When Lin Xiaonong saw that Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang wanted to find someone to take care of their child, he was overjoyed and immediately recommended his own mother to them.
"My parents have both retired early and handed over their jobs to my older brother and sister-in-law. My dad is currently doing some odd jobs, while my mom mainly stays at home to take care of the family and help my brother and sister-in-law take care of their children."
However, since our family mainly relies on the income of just the two of us, we're struggling to make ends meet. My mom has been trying to find another job, but she hasn't been able to. And now that Yueyue is older, she has experience taking care of children. If you're looking for someone to look after your child, maybe my mom could help. Plus, we live so close by, it's convenient for everything."
"If you think it's okay, I'll have my mom come over and help you take care of the kids for a couple of days. If it doesn't work out, that's fine too. I'll find someone else for you."
Lin Xiaonong's statement was quite frank. Moreover, he was a good person, and his niece Yueyue was also a good person. Presumably, the character of his family members was also acceptable, and his mother was even more so. However, we still need to observe carefully and not jump to conclusions.
"Okay, let's have Auntie come and give it a try, but let's discuss the salary and working hours first."
Yu Jiu nodded and agreed.
"It's quite convenient that Auntie lives so close by. We don't have many rooms here, so Auntie can just come over during the day. Yuanyuan is still young, and I'm still at home, so Auntie only needs to come over after 8 a.m. and then go home at 5 p.m. She can rest between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m., so Auntie doesn't need to cook."
But I have to make it clear first, the current working hours are like this, but in a few months, when An'an goes to school and I go out to work again, then Auntie will need to take care of Yuanyuan herself and also be responsible for picking up and dropping off An'an. If Auntie wants to leave, she can only leave after one of Xu Zi and I comes back, so her off-get off work time is uncertain.
I wonder if this will be too tiring for my aunt, and what will happen to Yueyue then? If my aunt comes to help us take care of the children, who will look after Yueyue?
Yu Jiu raised her work requirements and some questions, since Yueyue wasn't old enough to just give up and ignore things.
"The timing shouldn't be a problem. I'll go home and ask my mom what she thinks. As for taking care of the child alone, my mom has done it before, so it's not a difficult task for her. She can take Yuanyuan to pick up An'an, it's fine, since it's close by."
As for Yueyue, I'm thinking of letting her go to school with An'an. My mom can pick them up together. Besides, Yueyue usually plays outside a lot and doesn't need my mom to supervise her much. My dad only does odd jobs and is home most of the time, so he can take care of Yueyue. My mom doesn't need to worry about her much, and she can focus all her attention on you guys.
Lin Xiaonong spoke after careful consideration. His mother was a very hardworking and resilient person. Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang's two children were well-behaved, and his mother could easily manage them. More importantly, compared to hard work, his mother preferred to have work and earn money, given the current situation at home…
Lin Xiaonong is already in his twenties, but he's still unmarried. He also has two younger sisters who are still in school and not yet married, so the family burden is quite heavy. His parents had taken early retirement to avoid being sent to the countryside. Originally, his father's job was for his older brother, and his mother's job was for him. Since his two younger sisters are still young, this way, none of them would have to go to the countryside.
However, after her sister-in-law married into the family, some messy things happened. After all, her older brother had promised her that he would arrange a job for her after she married into the family. For the sake of peace in the family, Lin Xiaonong took the initiative to give her job to her sister-in-law and then kept looking for odd jobs outside. Fortunately, she was not arrested and sent to the countryside, so she was lucky.
His mother feels guilty towards him and wants to earn some money for him to get married, but he has lost his job, so how can he earn money? Therefore, his mother is also very anxious. Now, if his mother comes to help take care of the child, she will definitely be happy to do so.
"If Auntie can accept it, then there's no problem. As for the salary, I'm new here and don't really know what the salary level is for childcare here. Why don't you go back and discuss it with Auntie to see how much money she wants, and then we can discuss it further?"
Yu Jiu was quite respectful to him; they could even discuss salary. She wouldn't ask for too much or too little; they would just work things out gradually. They were friends, so they wouldn't cheat each other.
"Okay, I'll go back and ask her now."
Lin Xiaonong nodded and happily went home. His mother was cooking in the kitchen at the time.
"Mom, I have good news for you. I found you a job at the new house that moved in in the alley. We've become friends, and they're looking for someone to help take care of their child. Mom, would you like to go?"
"Of course I'm willing! Why wouldn't I be? I don't know how to do anything else right now, but taking care of children is my specialty. How much do they offer?"
Sure enough, Lin Xiaonong's mother's eyes lit up when she heard there was a job, especially one that involved taking care of children. She was even happier, especially since it was so close by, allowing her to earn money and take care of her family at the same time. She was overjoyed, and she was willing to accept any salary as long as it wasn't too low. No, no, no, as long as there was a salary and the person wasn't difficult to get along with, she was willing to accept anything.
"They wanted to ask our opinion. They said they had just moved in and didn't know how to price it appropriately, so..."
Lin Xiaolu briefly explained Yu Jiu's request to her mother, and then the two of them carefully considered what price to ask for. If it was too low, they felt they would be at a disadvantage, and if it was too high, they were afraid that people would think they were not being honest. So they simply gave a middle price.
"At first, you'll just be an assistant, while Yu Jiu will mainly help take care of the children. So, we'll pay you less at the beginning, how about fifteen yuan a month?"
“Once she goes out to work, and you're taking care of two kids by yourself, we'll double the price to thirty yuan. She says you don't need to do any housework; you just need to take care of the two kids. They'll try their best to come back and cook lunch. If they can't come back, you can just cook something simple. She'll give you extra money based on how many meals you cook in a month.”
This also means that the rules should be clearly explained from the beginning so that things will be easier to do later and there will be less chance of any unpleasantness.
"Isn't that asking for too much? The older girl is like our Yueyue, and she'll be going to school soon. I'll just pick her up and drop her off. I won't need to take care of her much. I'll mainly be taking care of her younger son, which won't take much effort. If I ask for too much money, I'm afraid they won't want me to work. Your Aunt Qiu also takes care of other people's children, and she only gets eighteen yuan a month."
Lin Xiaonong's biological mother was a little uneasy. Thirty yuan was a lot of money. Even though the wages here were a bit higher, it was still about a month's salary for an average company. High wages were only available to highly skilled workers; not everyone could earn a high salary.
“This amount seems a bit too much. Let’s change it to twenty-five, or at least twenty-three. Eighteen is too little, considering she has two children. But if you go to help take care of those kids, you need to be more attentive and not just focus on your own home. Let your sister-in-law cook when she gets back; you don’t need to do it. Just focus on taking care of things over there.”
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