Qin Hanshu saw what Liu Ercui was thinking, and after Fan Hongxia left, he said, "Sister Ercui, although you can earn a lot as a nanny, living in the city may not only depend on money, but also require coupons."

"If you were alone, it would be fine. The host family would provide food and lodging, but you have two children to take care of."

Liu Ercui was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook her head and said, "I don't want to be a nanny. You've already found me a job as a salesperson, so how could I possibly want to be a nanny?"

Before the abolition of unified purchase and sale, salespeople had a very high social status. How could Liu Ercui give up her job as a salesperson to become a nanny?

Qin Hanshu smiled and said, "I saw that you looked very excited... I was wrong."

"I am really moved!" Liu Ercui said excitedly, "I have a sister who grew up with me in the countryside. She has not been living well since she got married. Her husband doesn't make much money and beats and scolds her when he comes home, complaining that she eats too much."

"I thought it would be good if I could let her come to the city to work as a nanny for a year or two, so that she could earn some money and improve her life."

This sister must have a good relationship with Liu Ercui and they have been in contact over the years, otherwise she would not have thought of her first when there was an opportunity to make money.

Qin Hanshu pondered for a while and said, "It is feasible, but there are difficulties in implementing it. For example, how can you find a reliable host for her? What if the host and she don't get along well and something goes wrong?"

"Also, although the social atmosphere is much more relaxed now than before, it is still an informal matter after all."

Liu Ercui: "That's true."

Qin Hanshu said, "Wait a few years, when things are more open, you can introduce people to the city."

Liu Ercui nodded, "You are really thoughtful!"

***

The nanny Zhou Weiguang found finally arrived before Qin Hanshu gave birth.

The nanny was a teenage girl named Gu Yan. She had dark skin and thick hand joints. It was obvious that she had been working since she was young.

However, seeing that she was so young, Qin Hanshu was a little worried and asked her, "Can you take care of the baby during the confinement period?"

Gu Yan seemed to be afraid that Qin Hanshu would not use her, and nodded repeatedly, "I have served before. I served my two sisters-in-law when they gave birth. I also raised my nephews and nieces, and they are all full of life!"

Zhou Weiguang also said: "Since she has experience, let her try it first."

Gu Yan saw that Qin Hanshu was the one who made the decisions in this family, so she just looked at Qin Hanshu eagerly, waiting for her to make the final decision.

Qin Hanshu nodded.

This is all we can do for now. It will be too late to look for another one later.

When Gu Yan learned that she could stay and see for herself, she grinned with joy, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

Qin Hanshu couldn't help but nod after seeing this. There was a lack of industrial products in the countryside, and few people could use toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, etc. Gu Yan's family conditions were probably not very good, but her teeth were clean, and the gaps between her nails were clean, so she must have good hygiene habits.

The place at home was small, so they could only put a camp bed in the living room for Gu Yan to sleep on at night and then put it away during the day.

Gu Yan didn't have much luggage, and it wouldn't take up much space if piled in the corner.

Qin Hanshu felt a little sorry and said, "Our family's housing conditions are limited. I'm sorry to have wronged you."

Gu Yan was startled and said quickly, "You've paid me so much money, why should I feel wronged? Besides, there's a bed here, and it's clean and bright, much better than the cowshed."

Qin Hanshu was puzzled, "Cowshed?"

Gu Yan smiled embarrassedly, "There are many people in my family and we have no place to sleep, so I sleep in the cowshed."

"You sleep like a cow..." Qin Hanshu came back to her senses after a while. It seemed that the conditions of the Gu family were worse than she had imagined.

However, no matter what, it doesn't make sense to let a grown girl sleep in the cowshed, right?

Gu Yan explained: "There are no cows in the cowshed. The cows are all raised in the production team. In fact, in winter, I hope to have a cow to sleep with me, so that I can hug it and keep warm, hehe."

Gu Yan's dark yellow face revealed his honesty and open-mindedness, which made Qin Hanshu feel uncomfortable.

It was obvious that the Gu family did not value this girl. She did a lot of work but received no preferential treatment.

Gu Yan's next words confirmed Qin Hanshu's guess.

"My family originally wanted to arrange a marriage for me and asked my third sister to come to the city, but I was ugly and the man didn't like me. He liked my third sister instead, so I came to the city."

"My third sister was not happy at first, she wanted to come to the city, but then the man said that if she got married, he would buy her a watch, so she agreed to get married."

Qin Hanshu smiled and asked, "What do you think? Do you want to get married or come to the city?"

Gu Yan was confused by the question.

No one ever asked her what she thought, and she didn't have any ideas.

From childhood to adulthood, she did whatever her parents told her to do, and she felt that she could do anything.

You can get married or come to the city to work as a nanny.

"I don't know... But now that I'm in the city, I have to work hard and try to earn more money so that my parents don't have to worry about my brother's tuition."

Qin Hanshu asked: "How many brothers do you have? Are they good at studying?"

Gu Yan replied, "I have two older brothers, two younger sisters, and a younger brother. The only one who studies is my younger brother because he is the smartest and always gets first place in the exams. He is now in junior high school."

Qin Hanshu asked about Gu Yan's family situation in detail, and finally instructed: "When you go out in the future, if others ask, just say that you are a distant relative of my mother's family who came to help take care of the child."

Gu Yan nodded repeatedly, "I know this, Brother Zhou has already told me."

"OK."

Gu Yan looks simple and honest, but she is actually quite smart and learns things very quickly. She is just shy around strangers and doesn't like to talk much, but I guess she will get better with time.

Qin Hanshu's baby came later than expected. She estimated that she would not be able to make it in time for school, so she asked for half a month's leave in advance.

However, she arranged everything in an orderly manner and then looked forward to the arrival of her daughter with peace of mind.

But who can tell her why she gave birth to another son? !