The next day, Yu Jiu brought An'an over directly. Xu Zijiang rode his bicycle to take the two of them. Yu Jiu dressed the baby in long sleeves and held an umbrella for her. The baby was quite curious along the way, looking at the outside world with her big, watery eyes, feeling both curious and happy.
I felt absolutely no unease or discomfort about going out.
"An'an, listen to Mommy, okay? Daddy will come to pick you and Mommy up again at noon, be good."
When they arrived at the department store, Xu Zijiang put An'an down. He poked An'an's little face and gave her some instructions, then squeezed Yu Jiu's little hand, telling her to go home if she couldn't keep going and not to exhaust herself.
"I know, but please don't make me pig's trotter and peanut soup for lunch. I don't want chicken soup either, I'm tired of it."
Yu drank the wine for two months straight. Although her face turned rosy from drinking, she was about to vomit.
"Okay, then I'll make you something else, something simple, okay? Egg drop soup?"
Xu Zijiang chuckled and stopped pressuring her to drink it.
"Okay, but I don't need the broth."
Yu Jiu said firmly that she wanted to eat some vegetarian food recently.
"no problem."
Xu Zi watched as Yu Jiu took the baby upstairs before riding his bicycle back to the team.
Yu Jiu brought the baby over, and Sister Wu and the others gathered around.
"An'an is so pretty, she's really cute. Her eyes and mouth are like yours, and her nose is so straight, it should look like your man. She only inherited the best features of both of you. She'll be amazing when she grows up."
With her sharp eyes, Sister Wu immediately analyzed who the baby resembled in every part of his body. Overall, he looked seven parts like Yu Jiu and three parts like Xu Zijiang.
"Anyway, no matter who she looks like, as long as she looks like them, she won't be ugly. If she has a sister, she can get pregnant again in a few months. Next time she can have a son and give An'an a brother, making a perfect family. Then her life will be complete."
Sister Wu couldn't escape old ideas. An'an had just been born, and she already felt that Yu Jiu should get pregnant again to try for a son.
"Later, there's no rush now."
Yu Jiu smiled indifferently. It's good to have both a son and a daughter, but some things are destined to be yours, and you can't force what isn't meant to be. She wasn't in a hurry.
"Haha, that's true, taking care of a child is really hard work."
After everyone finished chatting, they returned to their respective counters. At Yu Jiu's counter, Gouzi, as instructed by Xu Zijiang, had already brought over a small bed and placed it under the counter. Yu Jiu could put the baby in it to sleep after she fell asleep, without having to hold her all the time.
The baby is still awake, her big eyes darting around, glancing at Yu Jiu one moment, then looking elsewhere, completely busy. When Yu Jiu has a spare moment, she points out various cosmetics to the baby, explaining that this is lipstick, this is face cream…
She started learning about all sorts of things when she was only two months old.
A customer came in to buy something and noticed a little baby over there, so he came over curiously.
"Is this your child? Is it a boy or a girl? They're quite cute."
"It's a girl. Look how colorful her little blanket is."
Yu Jiu pointed to the floral quilt and laughed, saying that if it were a boy, she would have used a plainer quilt for him.
"Too."
"Give me one of those lipsticks, winter isn't even here yet and my lips are already cracking."
"Okay, I'll get it for you right away."
Yu Jiu picked up An'an, stood up, got the lipstick for the person, and gave them change. Throughout the whole process, little An'an remained quiet, which suited her name perfectly.
"It seems your child is quite well-behaved. You can bring her to work from now on."
After observing for two days, I found that An'an only cries when she is hungry or needs to urinate. After changing her diaper and feeding her, she immediately stops crying. She doesn't bother people much. However, the diapers that are taken off cannot be left out, as they might smell bad. Therefore, An'an's diapers need to be washed promptly after being changed.
If Yu Jiu had to watch An An and the counter, she wouldn't be able to wash. If she asked Gouzi to watch An An and the counter temporarily, she could wash herself. However, Xu Zijiang had already told her to let Gouzi wash, so Yu Jiu wouldn't have to do it herself. Yu Jiu felt quite embarrassed.
"You're not even married yet, and you're already washing baby diapers? You're not going to be afraid to have children in the future, are you?"
"No, it's normal to wash diapers. I've even picked out chamber pots before, it's fine. Besides, you've given me a job, I can do anything. My mother even thinks I'm not doing enough. Yu Zhiqing, you don't need to feel guilty, just consider it as me practicing in advance."
The dog was happy to have its diapers washed.
His marriage to Zhang Yan was indeed settled; they skipped the engagement and went straight to the wedding. It was set for two months from now, so he could bring his wife into the family before the Lunar New Year and have a happy reunion.
"Oh well."
Yu Jiu couldn't argue with him, so she had no choice but to let him wash it.
No need to wash diapers, just watch over An'an and the counter, Yu Jiu's life is more comfortable.
Whenever she had free time, she would think about the other counter, so she went directly to the manager and asked her to introduce her to the manager of another department store. The manager had quite a bit of power and could decide where the counter would be placed.
"The manager of that department store, I think his surname is Li, but I don't know him well."
Manager Chen stroked her chin, wanting to decline, but it would be awkward for her to insist on introducing someone she wasn't familiar with.
"At least we know each other, even if we're not close. It's still much better than me suddenly going to them. Manager, please help me with this, okay? I have a family to support, and we all need money. I'm just thinking of earning as much as I can."
As Yu Jiu spoke, she took out the prepared box and placed it in front of the manager.
"If this works out, I'll have to treat the manager to another meal and give him a thank-you fee. Otherwise, I'd feel bad for doing you so much for me."
Yu Jiu smiled sweetly. On the manager's desk was a beautiful silk scarf, a defective item that their department store had sold out. Although it was a defective item, the flaws were negligible. It was essentially an employee perk; employees could buy it at half price, and it was quite popular among them. Some people couldn't even get their hands on it.
The manager was definitely the first to know, but even with the discount, it still cost five yuan. The manager touched her neck and felt that she didn't wear this kind of thing often, so spending five yuan on it seemed a bit wasteful. In the end, Yu Jiu bought it first.
Unexpectedly, when she gave it to the manager, it really touched his heart. Actually, when buying small accessories like scarves, it doesn't matter how often you wear them; the key is that you like them. So there's no such thing as not worth buying, only not willing to spend the money.
Considering the scarf and the promised thank-you fee from Yu Jiu, she immediately agreed.
"Okay, I'll take you to meet him in a couple of days. But let me make this clear first, I can't guarantee it will work out. I'm really not familiar with him."
"Of course, there's no way to guarantee that. I just need an opportunity. Thank you, manager. Whether it works out or not, I'll treat you to a meal."
Yu Jiu's answer was perfectly flawless.
The manager was very satisfied, so she took the matter very seriously. Just two days later, the manager said he would take her to the department store to find Manager Li directly.
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