Sheet music sheet 21
Lu Yao was a child of the mountains. Every day and every night, wherever he looked, he would see green trees and green mountains.
No, to be precise, the mountain didn't recognize her as a child at all, but just treated her as a trapped beast imprisoned there, to be eaten when hungry.
Lu Yao hated everything in the mountains. Even though she thought she would never be able to escape, she was still determined not to reconcile with that place or anyone else in her life.
Later, she finally got the chance to stand outside the mountain and saw the skyscrapers and bustling crowds she had always dreamed of, but she suddenly realized that the mountain itself was not wrong, the water was not wrong, and the sky was even more innocent.
It is wrong for humans to always use nature to satisfy their own desires.
Human beings are also the root cause of the world's destruction.
Even though she escaped from the mountains, she was unable to completely break free from the shackles imposed on her by humans. She still needed to be patient and peel off the soul that truly belonged to Lu Yao before she could "survive."
She has to be what the world wants to see her as.
It doesn’t matter if a woman is uneducated, as long as she finds a good man to marry.
Why would she want to have a job after getting married? She just wants to be a good wife.
Even if the other person beats or scolds you, being patient is what a good woman needs to do.
She thought about it day and night but could not come to any conclusion, and she didn't know where to escape to. The pure land mentioned in the book was all lies, and everywhere was a desert.
She wondered if it would be better if humans didn't exist in the world. She didn't have the ability to destroy humans, so she chose to destroy herself.
Later, she returned to the cage which was ten thousand times smaller than before, but she no longer felt fear, only a little loneliness occasionally.
*
Lu Yao actually didn't know how long the distance from the hospital to his daughter's home was. When the car stopped and he looked up and saw the huge villa in front of him, he felt as if he was in another world.
Tang Xi jumped out of the passenger seat before her and opened the door as wide as possible for her. Aunt Mo quickly came around to her side from the other side, holding her hand and helping her land steadily on the ground.
The granddaughter walked quickly, took steps backwards facing her, and danced with her hands, looking completely different from her yesterday.
She was in a very good mood today and spontaneously acted as a tour guide. She pointed to the nearest greenhouse and said, "Grandma, there are so many beautiful flowers in the greenhouse. If you get bored later, you can talk to the pretty flowers. It really relaxes me."
Lu Yao grew up in the mountains and was exposed to flowers, plants and trees the most. Later, she married Yu Ji's father. His family was wealthy and built a greenhouse for her to go in occasionally to change her mood.
She likes to stay there all the time, sometimes holding a book and staying there for a whole day, while her daughter does homework or writes music scores with a pen.
The granddaughter didn't know what happened in the past, so she naturally didn't pause for a moment on the topic of the greenhouse. She pointed to the house behind her.
"Grandma, Mom just told me that she plans to let you and Aunt Mo live in the room at the foot of the stairs on the first floor. It will be convenient for us to visit you. If you want to go out for a walk, you don't have to climb the stairs. You can go wherever you want."
The world of half a day was indeed a freedom that Lu Yao had never experienced before.
She couldn't help showing a longing expression. After a moment, she snorted and said half-jokingly, "Why, do you think I'm too old to climb stairs?"
The granddaughter quickly shook her head and explained that she didn't mean that and was just concerned about her.
See, she is just the most likable in this regard, kind to a fault.
Her sharp-tongued daughter was completely different. She was blunt and pointed out her shortcomings: "Mom, look how long it takes you to walk from the garage to the door, and you have to climb the stairs. Do something good for your meniscus."
Lu Yao glared at his daughter fiercely, but a smile appeared on his lips.
Tang Xi shook her head left and right, and when she thought the distance was enough, she quickly stepped back to the front of the gate. She inserted the key into the keyhole with a click, and then she pressed her palm on the door and pushed it gently.
As a result, the house, which should have been quiet, was suddenly filled with overly loud skit sounds. Tang Xi frowned and looked back inside, only to meet the nanny's panicked expression.
She and her mother looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.
If they had known that the nanny would be lazy, they would not have bothered to point it out. Even if they wanted to fire her, they would not have chosen today.
The nanny stood up suddenly with a guilty conscience, and the melon seeds on her knees instantly scatter to the ground. It's not that she didn't hear the sound of the car stopping just now, but since she didn't see Tang Guangyao's car, it meant that only Yu Ji came back.
She knew that the hostess had a habit of going to the greenhouse first thing after coming back from outside, and would never go into the house for several hours.
If she made an exception and came in, most of the time, even if she was found to be slacking off, she would not be angry or scold anyone, and the nanny would just pretend that she didn't exist.
As for Tang Xi, which nanny would care about a child's opinion?
However, what shocked her was that the people who came were not only Tang Xi and her daughter, but there were actually four "strangers" following them. She had seen Song Duzhou before, and the other one looked like her, probably the bastard who had no father as the male host mentioned.
What surprised her most was the elderly man surrounded by the mother and daughter.
And the simple and honest woman standing next to her.
Why pretend to be honest? She doesn't believe that someone would not be lazy behind her back and even wants to pretend to replace her.
She looked at her with a bit of resentment: "Madam, you took the initiative to bring back such a strange person. Does the gentleman know? Who will be responsible if something is lost?"
When she said this, her eyes were fixed on Aunt Mo, which made the honest nurse feel itchy all over.
She muttered under her breath, "I wouldn't steal anything."
The nurse only complained, not expecting anyone to speak up for her. However, Song Xingzhi immediately squeezed to the front and said something very blunt: "Why do you slander people for stealing with empty words? Or are you usually... hehe."
He is a bastard after all, and he is so rude.
The nanny cursed at him with all sorts of disgusting words in her heart, but she didn't dare show her dissatisfaction on her face. She only sneered, then lowered her eyebrows and said something that made people even more annoyed: "I didn't see it, but who in the country would know?"
Yu Ji frowned and interrupted, "That's enough. I don't think a person's birthplace can represent their character. Besides, do I need your consent to bring someone back?"
The nanny shrugged her shoulders. "Of course, Madam, you don't need my consent. Although I was hired by your husband himself, I'm just a nanny. Whether you agree or not is not a big deal. But based on my understanding of your husband..."
Her eyes fell on Lu Yao, and her smile became more awkward: "He just told me that there will definitely not be another person in the family. I'm afraid the master will be angry if you bring your mother back like this."
Song Duzhou clicked his tongue twice, turned his head to look at Yu Ji and teased, "I didn't know you were afraid of Tang Guangyao getting angry."
Yu Ji's expression remained calm: "This is the first time I've heard of this too. However, what she said about there not being one more person in the family is true."
Tang Xi understood instantly that what his mother was talking about was probably his father who had no plans to come back.
The nanny thought the man was talking about her, and her face turned very ugly. But when she remembered Tang Guangyao's solemn promise that he would definitely support her, she felt that she had nothing to fear. She straightened her back and glared at Yu Ji and said, "I don't care. It's not my job to take care of a mentally ill person. Either give me a raise, or I'll report you to the police!"
Even though Tang Xi was young, the words "legal illiteracy" popped up in her mind. It was unlikely that her case would be accepted if she reported it to the Ministry of Labor. If she reported it to the police station, she was afraid that the police would just feel helpless. She really couldn't stand people who were so ignorant.
Lu Yao couldn't help but start to feel bored with the human group, but she thought of her daughter and granddaughter beside her, as well as Song Duzhou and her daughter who treated her as a relative.
She forced herself to suppress her annoyance, but the feeling of either destroying the earth or herself returned to her chest. She clenched her hands at her sides without saying a word.
Aunt Mo couldn't help herself. She stepped forward and yelled, "Don't open your mouth! Have you ever been with Grandma Lu? You say she's mentally ill? I'll tell the police you're spreading rumors and have them arrest and shoot you!"
Well, Tang Xi took back what he said just now. Ignorance is not a big deal, but poor character is more annoying.
The nanny stamped her feet angrily: "You, you, you, I won't bother with country people!"
Yu Ji had wanted to bring her mother back five or six years ago, but considering that her daughter's reaction seemed very strong, even if she knew that it was definitely the result of Tang Guangyao's obstruction, she could not do it quickly and efficiently without any delay.
Now, she would never back down like she did before. She was not even afraid of Tang Guangyao, let alone facing a nanny?
Although Yu Ji had never felt pity for the nanny before, she did not think she was much nobler than the nanny. The nanny was a human being, and it was understandable that she did stupid things.
But she should never, ever, go too far and try to step on her mother's head.
She narrowed her eyes, not trying to hide her displeasure. "There's nothing wrong with what my mother said. It's you who's really wrong about your ability to understand. You're the one who's yelling that you don't want to take care of my mother, asking for a raise and suing me. She asked you to go, so why are you so unhappy? Could it be that you're just trying to threaten me?"
The nanny's face flushed red as she retorted, "Madam, please don't talk nonsense. I'm not threatening you. Go ask around. Which nanny would take care of a mentally ill person for free?"
"I think you are a psychopath!" Song Xingchui could no longer bear it.
The nanny said angrily: "Children without fathers are uneducated. Why are you calling someone mentally ill?"
Song Xingchui laughed instead of getting angry: "Haha, you're talking as if I care whether I have a father or not. My mother is worth three, right, mom?"
Song Duzhou rolled his eyes: "Yeah, not having a father saves me the trouble of disagreements with others when educating you."
Yu Ji felt that the mother and daughter had the same unique way of thinking. He smiled lightly, his voice as calm as ever: "First of all, I think the reason other nannies need to be paid more is because they need to pay more attention to trivial matters when taking care of people who can't take care of themselves and are unwilling to listen to advice. It is reasonable to double the work and get double the salary. But my mother does not meet the above two points at all, so I don't agree with your opinion that you need to pay more."
The nanny doesn't care what the other party says and doesn't give her extra money? Just refute it!
"I think you're just stingy, not even half as generous as Mr. Tang. He must be unlucky to marry a stingy wife like you. No wonder he told me he didn't want to see you."
The nanny was so happy with her scolding that she realized she had said something without thinking and quickly covered her mouth.
Unexpectedly, the woman on the other end didn't care at all, even ignoring her "accusations" and continuing to state her point: "Secondly, you said you felt the workload had increased and you didn't want to continue. I didn't stop you from looking for another job. To be honest, I'm a little confused about whether you're asking for a 'higher salary' or a 'quit' as soon as possible."
The nanny didn't listen to Yu Ji at all. She yelled, "Why are you talking so much nonsense? Why don't you just admit that you are stingy?"
Yu Ji raised his eyebrows and said calmly, "It's my freedom to express my opinion. It's also your freedom to express your desire for a raise or to resign. You don't even need to argue with me here. I don't care."
"Then don't put her—"
Yu Ji interrupted her, "What I mean is, the house is in Tang Guangyao's name, and he hired and paid for you. If you have any opinions, go directly to him. There's no point in talking to me. I can only tell you that I must let my mother and Aunt Mo stay here today. There is no other possibility."
After she finished speaking, she immediately opened the notebook on the coffee table, quickly wrote down an address, and tore it off with a sharp sound.
She looked at the nanny and smiled.
"Oh, yes. Tang Guangyao may not answer your call, but this is his new address. Go there. He will definitely meet you. If the negotiation goes well, he might even hire you as a nanny there."
Even though the nanny hated Yu Ji so much, she still subconsciously reached out her hand and held the thin paper tightly. Yu Ji's strength was released at an incredibly fast speed, and the paper, which had lost its support, lightly hit her fingers.
The nanny lowered her head stiffly, looking at the address of another villa above, thinking over and over again about Yu Ji's words, with some confusion in her eyes.
"Sir...you're not coming back?"
Yu Ji had no intention of hiding this, so he said frankly, "Yes, Tang Guangyao will be living in another house starting today. It's up to you whether you want to go or not, but I can tell you clearly that I'm not firing you now, purely because this house is not in my name yet, and your salary will not be deducted from my account."
The nanny still found it hard to believe: "You, you, you vicious woman, why don't you let your husband come home?"
Yu Ji blinked twice and said in surprise, "I didn't stop him from going home, but he likes to live with a woman who makes him feel more comfortable and with his beloved son. How can I stop him?"
Lu Yao and Tang Xi gasped at the same time.
Yu Ji was completely unaware of what he said, and his face was filled with genuine joy.
"Auntie, do you think I will ignore what Tang Guangyao does, or will he still choose to tolerate me? Or do you think that after I divorce him, I will choose you to continue to be the nanny of this family?"
The nanny is a very stupid woman, but not to the point of dementia.
She opened her mouth and let out a scream, then immediately crawled back to the nanny's room. In less than five minutes, she had packed her luggage and left the villa at the speed of light, dragging her suitcase.
Song Xingchui was delighted and gave Yu Ji a thumbs up: "As expected of Aunt Ji."
Song Duzhou sang a different tune: "I think what you did, Yu Ji, was just average. You actually let the nanny go so easily. If it were her, she actually dared to play tricks on Aunt Lu. We should teach her a lesson."
"Do you think we should round her up and beat her up?" Yu Ji raised his eyebrows.
She was just joking, but Song Duzhou actually started looking around for surveillance cameras, and finally concluded in all seriousness, "If you feel like beating her up is enough to vent your anger, I'll bring her back right now."
Yu Ji pursed her lips, not because she felt helpless towards her friend, but because she thought about how colorful her friend's expression would become the moment she was about to speak out her true thoughts and understood what she meant.
"Song Duzhou, if we beat her up, we'll have to pay her back. Isn't that playing into her hands? Don't you think it's interesting to send someone who can't reason with you to the person who loves to use crooked logic?"
As expected, Song Duzhou's expression changed again and again, and finally completely changed from dissatisfaction to praise. He did not forget to follow suit with his body movements, with his big red cuffs raised and his thumbs pointed straight in front of Yu Ji.
"You've been watching things unfold for so many years, I almost forgot how strong your vengeance is. Even if you don't kill anyone, the things you do can still make people suffer a million times more."
Yu Ji rarely showed a shy smile,
"Thanks for the compliment."
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