With Yu Jiu protecting her, Zhang Yan shook her head and let Gou Dan sit on it again. That was five times in total, costing one yuan per person. Money really flies when it's only been a short time, but it was definitely fun.
After finishing this round, the group went to the miniature train. Since the amusement park charges per ride and the ride is quick, there are many people coming and going, but the queues are not too long. Unlike the zoo, where tickets are only collected at the entrance and the shows inside are free, people stay for a long time, which causes the zoo to be crowded.
The carousel costs two cents per ride, while the miniature train is more expensive at three cents. The seats are quite large; one adult can comfortably sit with two children, allowing one person to hold both kids so they don't have to sit separately. Because Zhang Yan was a little scared, feeling the miniature train was too thrilling and being afraid of heights, she had Yu Jiu go up and hold An'an and Gou Dan.
Yu Jiu handed Yuanyuan to Zhang Yan and then casually asked Aunt Wu.
"Aunt Wu, will you go sit with Yueyue? It might not be safe for her to sit alone. I can only hold both children here."
"No, this looks a bit dangerous, Yueyue won't sit here."
Aunt Wu shook her head somewhat embarrassedly.
It's not really a matter of danger, the main issue is that it costs three cents per person. If she wanted to go up too, it would cost six cents for a ride, which is too expensive and not worth it, especially since the little train only lasts for five minutes.
“If you’re not going, Aunt Wu, you’ll be holding Yuanyuan. I’m afraid Zhang Yan won’t be able to hold both children by herself.”
After listening, Yu Jiu took Yuanyuan out of Zhang Yan's arms and put her in Aunt Wu's hands.
"Okay, you guys go have fun."
Aunt Wu held Yuanyuan obediently, not daring to have any other thoughts. Yu Jiu pinched Yuanyuan's little face.
"You're too young to play on this. Wait until you're old enough to sit on it in a couple of years, then Mom will bring you here to play. Be a good boy/girl, and you can play on the slide when we go over there later."
"good."
Little Yuanyuan nodded obediently, her big, dark eyes sparkling as if she were envious of her older siblings.
"good."
Yu Jiu casually comforted him, then took Gou Dan and An An to ride the train. When the train started, it made a "toot toot toot" sound, which sounded rather scary. However, the little train moved very slowly, and the slope was not designed to be very steep. It was only a bit exciting for children, but for adults, it was basically child's play, unless they were particularly afraid of heights or dizzy.
Zhang Yan, watching from below, became quite interested. She rubbed her hands together, wanting to go up and sit down herself. Just then, Yu Jiu came down, and it was Zhang Yan's turn to go up and hug the two children.
The children rode the little train five times; they really loved it. Gou Dan almost didn't want to leave. This dazzling world is truly mesmerizing for children.
Yueyue looked longingly at An'an and Gou Dan from below, her eyes filled with envy. She stood alone at Aunt Wu's feet, looking quite pitiful, but even if Yu Jiu were willing to pay, she couldn't free her hands to put her arm around Yueyue and sit down, as Aunt Wu was actually quite old.
Yu Jiu didn't want to pay either. She suggested that Aunt Wu go up and sit with Yueyue. She figured the child would be fine, but if Aunt Wu got too nervous up there and it caused a heart problem, she couldn't take responsibility. So she could only harden her heart and pretend she didn't see Yueyue's pitiful eyes.
So Aunt Wu really shouldn't have brought Yueyue along.
Later, Yu Jiu took them to play on the remaining attractions, which were quite ordinary, not very exciting, and didn't cost much. After playing with the children on the slide for about half an hour, Yu Jiu took everyone back because they were too tired.
When Xu Zijiang and Gouzi returned from their stall, Yu Jiu told Xu Zijiang about it. They still needed to talk to Aunt Wu, but would it be inappropriate to talk to her directly? Should they talk to Lin Xiaonong first and ask him to go home and talk to Aunt Wu?
"No need, let's just talk to Aunt Wu directly. If the message is passed around, it's bound to be unclear, and it would be bad if there were any misunderstandings."
"Too."
Yu Jiu nodded and accepted Xu Zijiang's suggestion.
An'an will be going to school again tomorrow, so Aunt Wu will naturally have to come to work again. Yu Jiu also needs to go to the shop to check on things; she can't leave all the work to Sun Haohao alone. It's fine for her to be busy for a couple of days, but if she's busy for more than a few days, she's afraid she'll get too tired.
So the next day, when Aunt Wu came to pick up An'an to go to school, Yu Jiu took the time to tell her about what happened yesterday.
“Aunt Wu, we’ve known each other for so long, you know our character, and we know your character very well too. You’re a meticulous and patient person, and you’re good to children. I’m very satisfied that you’re taking care of my Yuanyuan and An’an.”
However, there's something we need to clarify with you first: please try not to bring Yueyue along during work hours. I don't mind you taking her to and from school, since she goes to the same school as An'an and it's on the way, so it won't take much effort. But in the future, when we need your help taking care of the children, please don't add another child.
Like yesterday, we asked you to come and help because we couldn't manage taking care of the children ourselves and wanted you to help share the burden. But since you brought another child with you, we felt bad asking you to help, and we were also afraid of losing Yueyue.
In short, it's not very convenient. If Yueyue wants to go out and play, you can actually take him out during your vacation. For example, the day before yesterday, you didn't have to take Yuanyuan and An'an with you, so you could take Yueyue out to play instead.
I just hope you can understand the job responsibilities, okay? I'm not blaming you, but if there's anything we need to say, we should talk it out promptly to avoid misunderstandings. After all, we really hope you can stay and take care of our Yuanyuan and An'an.
Yu Jiu said calmly, and Aunt Wu nodded in shame.
“I know I was wrong yesterday. I shouldn’t have brought Yueyue with me. When Xiao Nong came back last night and found out I brought Yueyue, he got really angry and thought I shouldn’t have done that.”
So last night I reflected on myself, and I won't do it again. When I'm at work, I'll focus on taking care of Yuanyuan and An'an.
“I’m so glad you think that way, Aunt Wu. I’m a mother too, and I believe you can understand how I feel. I get really nervous in crowded places, afraid of losing the two children. So I definitely hope you can focus on watching these two children. I really can’t keep up with any more.”
"I know, I'm really sorry. I don't want yesterday's wages. You paid for Yueyue and my zoo tickets and even treated us to lunch. That's almost a day's wages for me."
"I don't need that money. I wasn't really that helpful yesterday anyway."
Aunt Wu felt extremely guilty and offered to forgo her wages. Yu Jiu was very pleased that she said that, but it was just a day's wages, so she didn't really care and generously agreed.
"No need, we should still give what we owe. Don't worry about it, just don't do it again next time."
The two chatted for a while longer. After An'an was ready, Yu Jiu asked Aunt Wu to take An'an to school, and Yuan Yuan was also taken away by her.
Yu Jiu is going to the store to help check the accounts later. Xu Zi will take Gouzi and Zhang Yan to look at houses. Lin Xiaonong has already found two houses and asked them to go and take a look this morning. If they are not suitable, he will look for another one.
Gouzi and Zhang Yan were of course fine with it, so everyone split up and went about their own business.
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