It was evening.
Ye Beiping was about to take Su Xinyi downstairs to Grandma Qiu's for dinner.
Elderly people usually eat dinner earlier because they also go to bed earlier.
Unexpectedly, as he opened the door, he was met by Su Qingwen and Su Xinwan, who were about to knock.
"Dad, Xinyi, what brings you here?" Su Xinyi's eyes widened, thinking she was seeing things.
Ye Beiping was also slightly stunned, but soon noticed a middle-aged woman standing behind Su Qingwen and Su Xinwan.
They were dressed very simply, and didn't look like city people at all.
Upon seeing this person, Ye Beiping roughly guessed what was going on and immediately stepped aside, saying, "Dad, Xinwan, please come in."
"Okay." Su Qingwen smiled and went into the house first.
"Sister, brother-in-law." Su Xinwan, the little girl, followed excitedly inside.
Ye Beiping closed the door only after the last woman entered.
He invited everyone to sit down and went to get teacups to make tea.
Seeing this, Su Qingwen said, "Beiping, don't bother, we'll leave in a bit."
"Huh? Dad, you're leaving so soon after you came?" Su Xinyi hadn't been so homesick until she met her father and sister, but now that she'd met her relatives, she suddenly felt a strong urge to go home.
Although she got along well with Ye Beiping, it was her home where she had lived for nearly 20 years, and she couldn't just stop thinking about it.
But because of her mother, she couldn't even go back to see her.
It's not that it's impossible, but the main problem is that I can't get over that mental hurdle.
Ye Beiping placed three glasses of water on the coffee table before echoing Su Xinyi's words, "Yes, Dad, since you're here, have dinner before you go back."
Upon hearing the word "dinner," Su Qingwen's lips twitched for some reason.
Is this kid going to use dinner as an excuse to drink again?
What's the reason today?
Celebrating finding a nanny?
Seeing Su Qingwen's expression, Su Xinyi and Ye Beiping suddenly realized something and chuckled softly.
Su Xinwan and the middle-aged woman standing next to them had no idea what the two were laughing about.
"Cough cough!"
To ease the awkwardness, Su Qingwen could only start by explaining the purpose of her visit: "This is Aunt Li, a relative of my colleague's family. She's also very good at taking care of children."
“I had already discussed it with her before she came. She would pay 50 yuan a month and cook for us. She is also experienced in taking care of pregnant women; she took care of all three of her daughters-in-law when they were pregnant.”
As he spoke, Su Qingwen waited for Ye Beiping and Su Xinyi's attitude.
I casually asked about it at work today, and a lot of people came over and said they had family members who could take care of pregnant women.
Moreover, his salary was paid by Su Qingwen.
The scene almost frightened Su Qingwen. He hadn't expected there to be so many; he thought he would have to search slowly.
After learning more, I found out that many women in the family had nowhere to work after giving birth.
Many factories were not doing well, and those who went home to give birth after pregnancy almost never returned to work. The factories provided them with some subsidies.
That's actually normal, otherwise there wouldn't be a rule later on that companies cannot fire pregnant women.
Especially in this era, women give birth one after another, without even a year in between, and then they have to go home to have another baby and rest during their pregnancy.
This has caused some factory leaders a huge headache. They've already allocated housing and paid wages, and now you want to have a baby? It's better to just ask these factory leaders for money directly.
Because of this phenomenon, there are very few women in the factory leadership team, including in some important positions. Except for one position, the accountant, there is no other way.
After hearing this, Ye Beiping glanced at Aunt Li.
It definitely looks like someone with experience; you can tell just by looking at their hands—rough but without calluses.
Women who work in factories will naturally have calluses on their hands, unless they work in offices. But office workers are a minority, meaning that those with rough hands and no calluses are likely those who do housework or something similar year-round.
Washing clothes and cooking won't cause calluses on your palms.
"Aunt Li, do you have any problems with laundry and cleaning? I can give you an extra ten yuan every month," Ye Beiping asked politely.
Su Qingwen frowned and looked at Ye Beiping. He had already agreed to give him fifty yuan, so why did he have to give him ten more?
But thinking that if Ye Beiping didn't do these chores, then his daughter would have to, he remained silent.
If it were his own daughter doing the work, Ye Beiping, with his money, would rather pay Aunt Li an extra ten yuan, so his own daughter could save some effort.
"Yes, yes, it's possible." Hearing that she could earn an extra ten yuan a month, Aunt Li was naturally overjoyed.
It's just washing clothes, cooking, and cleaning, right?
It's still a piece of cake for her.
Su Xinyi felt sorry for him and tugged at Ye Beiping's sleeve, saying softly, "That's ten yuan. I can do all of these."
He was a sent-down youth who had been to the countryside, so he knew how to do things like washing clothes.
Moreover, Su Xinyi didn't think this kind of work was heavy work, so why would it cost ten yuan a month?
Ye Beiping, however, remained firm in his stance. He patted Su Xinyi's hand and gave her a reassuring look, saying, "Then it's decided. Aunt Li's working hours are from eight in the morning to six in the evening. You'll take care of all the housework and cooking. It'll cost you sixty yuan a month."
"Of course, we'll cover lunch and dinner."
"Okay, okay, that's all easy to agree on." Aunt Li was a little excited. She was already happy with the agreed-upon 50 yuan, but she didn't expect it to become 60 yuan here, with two meals included.
Women of that era had very few expenses.
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