The work style was very strict, and the timing of Lin Peng's report happened to be when Zhang Lei and Liu Ercui were getting divorced, so someone came to talk to Liu Ercui.

If Liu Ercui makes a fuss, and combined with the well-known incident between Zhang Lei and Dr. Qiao in their early years, this matter will most likely be confirmed.

Then Zhang Lei would have to take off his military uniform and go home to farm before he could be demobilized.

However, Liu Ercui did not make a fuss.

Instead, she spoke for Zhang Lei, saying that they divorced simply because they had different personalities and were always quarreling and could no longer live together.

After all, Doctor Qiao had passed away for many years, so it was impossible to convict Zhang Lei based solely on Lin Peng's one-sided statement.

"Oh, this silly woman. If it were me, I would definitely turn the world upside down!" Fan Hongxia heard this from her husband and she exploded after hearing it.

Because she had lived in the staff quarters for a long time, she witnessed Zhang Lei's incident from beginning to end.

She saw how Zhang Lei treated Dr. Qiao in the beginning and how he treated Liu Ercui after they got married.

At first, like most people, she thought that Dr. Qiao was gentle and quiet, while Liu Ercui was rude and noisy, so it was understandable that Zhang Lei didn't like Liu Ercui.

But after so many years of being together, Fan Hongxia has completely sided with Liu Ercui.

She put herself in Liu Ercui's position. Since she was going to divorce Zhang Lei anyway, she took the opportunity to make Zhang Lei lose everything, which would also be a good way to vent her hatred.

Knowing that Liu Ercui had helped Zhang Lei, she came to Qin Hanshu indignantly to complain.

Unexpectedly, Liu Ercui was there too, so I took her aside and started chatting with her.

Liu Ercui lowered her head and listened to what Fan Hongxia said. When Fan Hongxia finished her words and took a breath, she spoke:

"Although my life with him was a mess, I didn't want to make the final result so ugly. After all, he is still the father of the children."

"Besides, I know very well that he just has a dishonest heart, and I can't go against my conscience and say that he has an affair with someone else."

Fan Hongxia fell silent.

Yes, they had four children.

It was a very ugly scene and it had a bad influence on the children.

Qin Hanshu said: "No matter what, this matter is over, and Sister Er Cui has obtained her divorce certificate. We can start a new life now."

Fan Hongxia asked with interest: "I heard that you became a salesperson in a department store? This is a good start. Maybe you will live a better life than your ex-husband in the future."

Liu Ercui smiled and said, "I don't have any big ambitions for the future. I just hope to raise my child well."

Fan Hongxia asked: "By the way, how do you arrange for your children?"

Liu Ercui said, "Originally, I wanted my three sons to go back to my hometown with him, but my eldest son didn't want to. He insisted on following me, saying that he was grown up and could help me if he followed me."

Fan Hongxia nodded continuously and praised: "You have educated him well. Your eldest son was very naughty when he was young, but he is sensible now."

"Yes..." Liu Ercui smiled with relief. She never expected that the old man would make such a choice.

Zhang Lei did not insist on opposing it and followed the boss's wishes.

He also said that he would send her one-third of his salary every month for her to use to raise the child.

Qin Hanshu asked: "When are you moving?"

Liu Ercui said: "Zhang Lei told me to move slowly, but I wanted to move as soon as possible, so he found a few people for me and said they would come to help me move tomorrow."

Qin Hanshu pointed at her belly and said, "I can't help you in this state."

Liu Ercui waved her hands quickly, "Just stay at home and wait for the birth of your baby. I don't need your help here."

Fan Hongxia sighed and said, "Since the beginning of this year, Xiao Cao moved out first, then Xiao Wang from the fifth floor, and now Er Cui has to leave too... Alas, the children have grown up and gone to school, and it feels more and more deserted."

Qin Hanshu smiled and said, "When someone moves out, someone else moves in."

Fan Hongxia nodded: "That's true."

After Cao Jing and Qin Feiyang moved into the house allocated by the Meteorological Bureau, the house opposite Qin Hanshu has been empty. A new family moved in a few days ago, and people have been coming in and out moving things these days.

Qin Hanshu had already met the hostess of the opposite door, a young woman not much older than her. The two got to know each other but didn't have much communication.

"By the way," Liu Ercui asked Qin Hanshu, "what are you going to do with this baby? Who will take care of you?"

When Qin Hanshu gave birth to her first child, it was Zhao Chunmiao who took care of her during the confinement period. She wanted to come this time too, but Qin Hanshu didn't let her.

She wrote a special letter to Zhao Chunmiao, telling her that she could come to see the child, but she didn't need to take care of him during the confinement period.

Zhao Chunmiao is already in his sixties, and it is said that his health has not been as good as before in recent years. Qin Hanshu can't bear to let the old man work so hard anymore.

Coming here from the northwest, the train ride alone takes several days and nights, which must have been very tiring for Zhao Chunmiao, otherwise she would have come to see her grandson frequently.

Qin Hanshu's letter was sent a long time ago, but his family has not received a reply from there. He doesn't know what's going on.

But she has already made preparations.

"My husband, Mr. Zhou, asked someone to find a nanny."

Fan Hongxia was surprised and asked, "Who did you ask to find one? Is it reliable? Just saying you're looking for a nanny so openly?"

Qin Hanshu: "My old Zhou must be reliable. I didn't ask for details, I just know that he asked a classmate from the military academy to find it. On the surface, he just said that it was a relative who came to help."

Fan Hongxia lowered her voice and asked, "How much money do you want to give?"

Qin Hanshu said: "Twenty yuan a month for the trial period, and thirty-five yuan a month after becoming a regular employee."

Fan Hongxia sighed, "It's really a lot. Tsk, everyone says that using a nanny is exploitation, but this nanny earns more than my salary. I don't know who is exploiting whom..."

Qin Hanshu burst into laughter and said, "It's not me who decides how much to pay, nor is it the nanny who decides, but the market that decides."

Fan Hongxia asked: "What is a market?"

Liu Ercui rushed to ask: "Is it the kind in the black market in our town?"

Qin Hanshu nodded, "Yes. We went to the black market to buy eggs before. Sometimes when there were many people buying eggs, the price would be cheaper. When there were few people selling eggs, the price of eggs would be more expensive that day."

Liu Ercui said, "I understand. That means there are fewer people working as nannies now, but more people using them. So the longer a nanny works, the higher her salary will be."

Qin Hanshu explained, "This is one reason. The nanny's salary is high, but she also does a lot of work. She lives in my house 24 hours a day and is basically on call at any time. Isn't she worth more than 30 yuan?"

Fan Hongxia said, "But her food and lodging are free, so you have to pay for it. I think the nanny is taking advantage."

Qin Hanshu smiled and said, "It depends on the wishes of both parties. As long as one party is dissatisfied with something, the deal will not be successful."

Fan Hongxia thought about it and said, "That's right."

Liu Ercui seemed to be thinking about something.