Under Lin Xiaocui's warm hospitality, Chen Yuan's family ate and drank to their hearts' content, and were very satisfied with the taste of the hot pot.
Her husband, Guo Feng, especially, hadn't had authentic spicy food in a long time, and this time he really enjoyed it.
If only that little incident with Feng Yu causing trouble hadn't happened.
When they left, the five-finger mark on Chun Tao's face had not yet faded.
The girl is only seventeen or eighteen years old, not much older than my own daughter, yet she has to come out to make a living like this and endure such mistreatment. It's really not easy for her.
"Xiao Cui, if you have time, please keep an eye out for a suitable nanny and introduce her to me," Chen Yuan suddenly said as they reached the door.
Finding a nanny you know well is always difficult, no matter the time. She trusts Xiao Cui, so the person she introduced should be reliable.
Lin Xiaocui readily agreed, pulling Chun Tao close and saying with a smile:
"Chuntao is a hardworking girl. She can cook and clean. Why don't you let her help you for a few days? Once you find a nanny, you can have her come back."
After she finished speaking, she asked Chuntao for her opinion.
It was just a matter of borrowing her for a few days, so she naturally had no problem with it. Earning money is earning money no matter where you are, and besides, Lin Xiaocui genuinely treated her like a sister.
Chen Yuan was very happy and negotiated the price with the two of them.
Lin Xiaocui didn't want to accept money, but was afraid that the woman would overthink it, so she asked for the nanny fee at the market price.
Chen Yuan's former nanny used to pay three yuan a month, but recently the price was raised to twenty yuan. She was still a little dissatisfied, so she resigned.
If calculated on a daily basis, she decided to give Chuntao one yuan per day.
Chun Tao works at a restaurant and earns one yuan a day. Lin Xiao Cui is generous and gets a bonus at the end of the month, which is about one yuan and fifty cents a day.
Lin Xiaocui told her to go without worry, and that the store would still give her the bonus later.
Guo Feng watched from the side while they talked about these things, clearly indicating that Chen Yuan was in charge of all the household affairs.
After Chen Yuan's family left, Lin Xiaocui instructed Chuntao,
"When you go to her house tomorrow, just focus on doing your work well. Don't ask about anything else, and don't touch anything. Also, don't be alone with the male head of the household. Men this age are getting tired of their wives, and if they suddenly see a pretty girl, they're easily distracted."
Let's be down-to-earth, and we'll definitely meet our soulmate someday.
To be honest, Chun Tao and she are quite similar. They both come from the countryside, are good-looking, and have a competitive spirit.
It would be a real shame if she went astray.
Chun Tao blushed and nodded: "Sister Xiao Cui, I know. I just want to earn money with my own hands now."
Some of her sisters went south and made a lot of money by selling their bodies. They even wrote to her asking her to come over, but she resolutely refused.
Although she couldn't afford to go to high school, she always longed for a university campus. She just wanted to earn money so that she could attend night school and eventually get into university.
Of course, she didn't mention any of this to Lin Xiaocui.
What she needs to do now is to do the work she was asked to do in order to express her gratitude.
......
On a sunny winter day, Lin Ye, who rarely has free time, went to the park with Lu Wanqing and their three children.
The sun was shining brightly, but the temperature was extremely low. Thick ice covered the lake, and many people were skating on it.
Some wore professional ice skates, while others carried homemade wooden sleds. The three babies had nothing and walked carefully on the ice, afraid of falling.
"Look here! It's crystal clear and so beautiful!" Miaomiao exclaimed as she saw the thick layer of ice.
As she spoke, she lay down on the ice and looked inside.
"There's a fish!" Duoduo followed her example and lay down, just in time to see a big fish pass by.
Soon after, Lin Ye rented several sleds from a nearby shop. He tied the sleds together and then let the children get on.
While other people's sleds pull one child at a time, he pulled three, a long string of them, which immediately attracted a lot of attention.
Lin Ye was having a great time, running on the ice while holding onto the rope, with Lu Wanqing following behind. Before long, she was sweating from exhaustion.
She untied the scarf around her neck to cool herself down.
Looking up again, I saw a crowd gathered not far away, with Lin Ye and the three babies hidden among them.
"Oh dear, whose child is this? Help!" someone shouted.
Lu Wanqing felt a cool breeze enter her neck and shivered.
Could it be that one of the babies fell into the ice water?
Her heart sank to the bottom, and she ran as fast as she could towards that direction.
Fortunately, she soon saw the three babies standing together, nervously looking ahead.
Right in front of the onlookers, a hole appeared in the ice, and a child fell in. Lin Ye was lying on the ice, using all his strength to pull the child's hand.
"Mommy, Tongtong fell into the water!" Miaomiao saw Lu Wanqing coming over and ran into her arms in fear.
"It's okay, Dad will save him."
Lu Wanqing offered gentle words of comfort.
The ice here is quite thin, and there's a sign that says not to get close. It's possible that Huo Tong was being mischievous and damaged the ice.
Just then, Lin Ye arrived nearby and grabbed him without hesitation.
But Huo Tong was wearing a cotton-padded coat, and the cotton became very heavy after absorbing water, so Lin Ye had no choice but to use this method to save him.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Lu Wanqing quickly took off her scarf and threw it at Lin Ye.
Lin Ye tied the scarf under Huo Tong's armpits, then pulled on the other end and finally managed to pull Huo Tong out of the water.
Lu Wanqing quickly went over, took off her outer garment, and draped it over Huo Tong's shoulders.
Such a big thing happened, and not a single adult from the family came. It's so pitiful.
Seeing Lu Wanqing take off her cotton-padded coat, Lin Ye quickly took off his own and put it on her.
"Honey, don't get cold."
After saying that, he carried Huo Tong and walked ashore.
His clothes were soaked through and he needed to change quickly. He was also pale and almost fainted, so it would be best to take him to the hospital.
To everyone's surprise, Feng Yu, heavily pregnant, came over as soon as they reached the shore.
Seeing Huo Tong like this, without asking any questions, they started accusing Lin Ye of pushing the child into the water.
"No, my dad just saved him," Miaomiao quickly explained.
This aunt is terrifying. She wrongly accused my brother of stealing toys before, and now she's wrongly accusing my father of pushing someone.
Feng Yu glared at Miaomiao, making her tremble in fright, and said coldly:
"Shut up! You're just a kid, what right do you have to speak here! If you didn't push anyone, why are you so kind as to save them? You only did it because you felt guilty seeing so many people watching!"
His sharp tongue and witty manner disgusted many people present.
The few people who had witnessed the whole thing but hadn't dared to help earlier finally mustered up the courage to defend Lin Ye now that they saw an innocent person being wronged.
Feng Yu, however, remained unmoved by reason and insisted that he was the murderer.
"Alright, you're not his mother, what right do you have to criticize him? The most important thing now is to get the child to the hospital."
Lin Ye walked past her impatiently, too lazy to bother with her anymore.
Even a stepmother should have basic humanity!
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