"How about you give my mom eighteen yuan a month before you go to work? After you go to work, my mom will take care of the two kids most of the time, and I'll give her twenty-three yuan a month. What do you think?"
"If you feel it's not suitable, we can discuss it further."
Lin Xiaonong added another sentence, afraid that Xu Zijiang and Yu Jiu would think he was being domineering. However, the two of them did not have that thought. The price was actually not high and was within the acceptable range for Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang. Therefore, they did not haggle or anything to avoid hurting their feelings and agreed immediately.
"I'll pay her the previous month's salary on the first of each month, just as you suggested. I'm looking for someone to look after my two children long-term and help take care of them. If things go well and Aunt Wu gets used to working for me, and the two children get used to her, I'll give her a raise, at least a little bit every year."
Yu Jiu promised to raise her salary. If you want a horse to run, you can't expect it to run without feeding it. Especially since it's a nanny who takes care of her child, she has to be willing to take care of the child so that if something goes wrong, she won't take her anger out on the child. However, the reason she hasn't raised her salary yet is because she's afraid she won't work for long. Giving her a high salary but only doing short-term work is not acceptable.
"Okay, then I'll leave my mom in your care from now on."
"We should be saying that. We'll have to trouble Aunt Wu to take good care of us and the two children from now on."
After exchanging pleasantries, Yu Jiu and the others left Lin Xiaonong behind, leaving her mother there for Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang to take care of the child. The two of them wanted to see how well Aunt Wu could take care of the child, so the task of putting Yuanyuan to sleep at noon was left to her.
Aunt Wu was a skilled worker. After preparing milk powder for little Yuanyuan and feeding him, she expertly held him in her arms and patted him to sleep. She also sang a folk song in dialect, which Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang couldn't understand, but they thought it sounded quite nice.
Little Yuanyuan usually falls asleep quickly; he'll be asleep a few minutes after finishing his milk. This time, however, he seemed to have closed his eyes and fallen asleep just a few dozen seconds after finishing his milk. Aunt Wu carefully placed him on the bed, tucked him in, and then, without taking a break, she first dried and hung up Yuanyuan's diapers to dry. This was something they had discussed beforehand; they needed to wash the diapers. Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang really didn't want to wash them, so they wanted someone to share the task for them.
Sure enough, without having to take care of the child or wash diapers, Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang suddenly had some free time. The two of them happily drank tea and ate melon seeds in the yard. An'an's friend was originally also eating melon seeds between Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang when Aunt Wu called her over to draw with her. An'an hesitated for a moment, but then agreed.
The two of them set up a small table in the yard. Aunt Wu patiently watched An'an write and draw on it, and then patiently taught her Chinese characters, including the initials and finals.
Afterwards, she played with An'an for a while, and the day came to an end. It was a very fulfilling day. Although there were still some areas where she could improve, Lin Xiaonong felt that she had done enough. Based on her mother's experience in taking care of children, Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang would definitely let her stay. Sure enough, two days later, Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang didn't find any fault with Aunt Wu at all and directly let her stay and continue working. They even signed a contract with her almost impatiently.
There's no way around it, being free from all that trouble is just too wonderful. Even though Yu Jiu loves children, she doesn't want to stay home all day taking care of them. There are still many places she hasn't been to and many things she wants to do, not just having children as a life goal.
However, by this time, the leaves of the trees in winter had mostly fallen. Northerners go to the south to see the green mountains and clear waters, but these girls went to the north to see Tiananmen Square in Beijing. So Yu Jiu left An'an and Yuan Yuan at home with Aunt Wu to look after them, and then she and Xu Zijiang went on a date openly. The two went to Tiananmen Square to watch the flag-raising ceremony, and then went to the Great Wall. They strolled around and chatted, having a great time. After some time, Xu Zijiang found a way to do business and asked her to invest in it, so she was definitely busy.
Yu Jiu was just indulging himself a little in the last bit of time.
Sure enough, even when Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang weren't around, Aunt Wu took excellent care of the two children, requiring no effort from them. This put Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang at ease, so they simply increased Aunt Wu's salary to twenty-three yuan. They arranged for her to stay home alone with the children more often, while Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang went out for a stroll, enjoying shopping and leisurely walks for several days.
Finally, just when little An'an was getting bored and wanted to beg Yu Jiu and Xu Zi to let her raise some chicks in the yard, Huihui was brought over. Huihui was originally glossy and plump, having been well cared for by An'an. However, it turned out that it had suffered a lot and lost a lot of weight this time.
It was so thin it was practically skin and bones, which broke An'an's heart. She hugged Grey and gently stroked its body.
"Grey, it's been so long! Did you miss me? You've lost so much weight! Don't worry, I'll make sure you get back to your prep!"
Little An'an was full of confidence, and then she kept feeding Huihui, almost giving Huihui her own food, but luckily Yu Jiu stopped her.
"Grey isn't starving, why should we give her your share? Besides, what if she doesn't know when she's full and eats too much like a child? She'll get sick from overeating. So you should eat your own food. There are people here who take care of feeding the dogs."
"Who's in charge?"
"Of course it's your dad. Don't worry, don't you trust your dad's skills? In less than a month, he'll have Grey back to its glossy, healthy state. It'll look adorable. Then I'll build it a cat bridge and see how high it can run."
Oh, right, you can't just take Grey Grey out like that, okay? We need to buy a rope to put Grey Grey in, so it doesn't get lost in this unfamiliar place, and we're also worried it might scare other people. Even though Grey Grey is very well-behaved and usually doesn't bite, we're always better off than nothing.
"So if you want to take Grey Grey out to play, you'll have to wait until we buy the rope. For the first few times, an adult must accompany you. Once you're more comfortable, you can take Grey Grey out to play, okay?"
Yu Jiu spoke to An'an in a gentle and kind manner, and An'an readily agreed.
"Okay, I'll do whatever Mom says. But Mom, can you raise a few chicks for me here? I can shovel chicken poop with Dad every day!"
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