After a few rounds of drinks, Zhou Jian'an and "Dai Xueyi" were both flushed and red-faced. Zhou Jian'an wanted to leave, but "Dai Xueyi" stopped him.
Dai Xueyi took off his sweater, and even his shirt was too cumbersome. In the dead of winter, he was wearing only an old man's undershirt underneath. He looked nothing like a national leader, but more like an old man playing chess or selling newspapers at the alley entrance.
Zhou Jianan thought to himself, "The national leaders are very approachable. They live in apartment buildings but wear old-fashioned shirts. They are not picky at all."
He thought the men in the compound all used imported goods and ate and drank specially supplied products. Dai Qinxue's father was completely different from what he remembered, and Zhou Jian'an finally felt relieved.
Dai Qinxue looked unwell and quickly gave Sun Xiulan a meaningful look. Sun Xiulan then grabbed "Dai Xueyi's" arm.
"Mr. Dai, you've had enough to drink. You have work to do tomorrow, so you can't let alcohol interfere with your studies."
Dai Xueyi grinned slyly at her and even secretly pinched her. Sun Xiulan glared at him, and Dai Xueyi awkwardly touched his nose. Only then did the drinking session finally end.
Zhou Jian'an had a good alcohol tolerance, so he pretended to be drunk so that his father-in-law could see him exchanging glances with the housekeeper.
Officials are officials, they really know how to have fun. No matter how beautiful Sun Xiulan is, she's still just a nanny. They don't even spare nannies. Her father-in-law's character is no better than hers.
Zhou Jian'an stood tall and proud, no longer showing the timidity he had when he first arrived.
Dai Qinxue helped Zhou Jian'an up. "Jian'an, I'm going in to give my dad the five thousand yuan that my second sister has. Tell my second sister not to worry. Her matter will be settled sooner or later. You know, everyone has their own place. Someone has to leave to make room for my second sister's husband."
Zhou Jian'an gained Dai Xueyi's approval and was completely at ease with Dai Qinxue. It was just five thousand yuan; how could she run away?
Given the Dai family's status, do they seem like they're short of money?
Dai Qinxue gave Sun Xiulan five hundred yuan, but Sun Xiulan thought it was too little and stared at the four thousand five in her hand, which made Dai Qinxue very irritable.
"I have other uses for this money, so I can't give it all to you."
Sun Xiulan then looked away. She took out fifty yuan and stuffed it into Dai Xueyi's shirt. The man went into the kitchen, his smile turning greasy. When no one was around, he secretly pinched Sun Xiulan's breast, grinning maliciously.
“You and your daughter are quite bold to commit fraud at the leader’s home. If I write a letter to report you, you and your daughter will be in deep trouble.”
Sun Xiulan met this man at a card game. Sun Xiulan loved playing cards and had been involved with several shady men. She dated this man for a while, but because Sun Xiulan worked at her boss's house, they didn't see each other often. The man also had other women, so Sun Xiulan's relationship with him cooled off.
Calling the man was a last resort. Dai Qinxue originally wanted to find an actor, but this kind of thing was illegal, and who would be willing to take the risk? The man was unreliable, but he looked decent and resembled Dai Xueyi somewhat, so Sun Xiulan had no choice but to call him.
Sun Xiulan threw off her apron, sat down in a chair, and sneered: "Sue me? You were involved in this too. You think you can get away with it? If we all go to jail, we'll all go together. Do you think I'll let you off the hook?"
The man leered and stopped joking with her.
"How's it going with your flirting with this man? We had a deal: you flirt with him, and I'll use my position as your man to catch you cheating and extort a hefty sum from the Dai family. We'll split the money."
Sun Xiulan was extremely agitated. She had come to work as a nanny for the Dai family with the intention of seducing them.
But what she wanted was to replace Zhou Yun as Dai Xueyi's wife, not to extort money. However, Dai Xueyi was as if he were dead and wouldn't listen to reason, so Sun Xiulan couldn't find an opportunity.
The sound of a car engine came from outside the door, which startled Sun Xiulan. She then ushered the man out through the back door.
Zhou Yun carried a wool coat on her arm. After entering the room and hanging up the coat, she noticed the smell of alcohol in the air and frowned slightly.
"Sister Sun, why does the house smell of alcohol?"
Sun Xiulan smiled and said calmly, "Well, we can't finish all the fruit and medicinal herbs they sent for the New Year, so I was thinking of making fruit wine or medicinal wine."
Zhou Yun nodded. Having worked as a nanny in the Dai family for several years, she had this much right. She didn't take it too seriously and went upstairs to run hot water for Dai Xueyi to take a bath.
Dai Xueyi is nearly fifty years old. Although he has lived in the compound for many years, decades ago, where in China were there all the nobles? Dai Xueyi was born during the war and suffered through gunfire.
But he is very clean and takes a bath every day, even in winter.
When he went to his hometown to perform the ancestral rites, he smelled of ashes on his clothes. Dai Xueyi couldn't stand the smell, so he went straight to the bathroom after getting out of the car.
"Boss, I'll head back now," said driver Xiao Wang.
Dai Xueyi nodded. The sound of running water filled the bathroom. He took off his shirt and went in. He had just rinsed off a couple of times when the door was turned.
Dai Xueyi asked in a deep voice, "Who's outside?"
Sun Xiulan panicked. She thought that she was still attractive even though she was a few years older than Zhou Yun.
Zhou Yun is lucky; she married into a good family and found a good man. Even her son is successful. Sun Xiulan is from Dai Xueyi's hometown and has a lot to talk about with him. If she can hook up with Dai Xueyi, she will be the mistress of the house and never have to worry about anything for the rest of her life.
Even if Dai Xueyi refused to make her a full-fledged employee, she would be willing to grovel before him as long as he offered her some incentives.
Zhou Yun, as the hostess, called her "Sister Sun," which was clearly not a nice address. Sun Xiulan couldn't stand Zhou Yun's smugness and wanted to expose the illusion of Zhou Yun's perfect life.
The man's deep voice carried an air of authority, and Sun Xiulan panicked. "It's me... I thought no one was home, so I came to get some clothes to wash."
Dai Xueyi was somewhat displeased. There was the sound of water inside. How could Sun Xiulan still push the door open and come in to wash clothes? Those who work in a leader's house cannot be without their own senses.
"Get out! We don't need you here!"
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