Chapter 6
As soon as Hu Zhenzhen entered the door, Chen Kai came to greet her.
"Don't worry, the person is in the lobby."
Rushing things won't solve the problem. As she walked up from the garage, Hu Zhenzhen was thinking more about how to deal with the two nannies.
Simply firing them seems too lenient.
"Where did you hire these two people?"
Hu Zhenzhen wasn't very clear about this kind of thing, so she could only ask the housekeeper.
"From the local job market," Chen Kai handled this matter. When choosing a nanny, he specifically selected those with outstanding looks and skills, but he never expected that these two people would be so good-looking but not good-looking.
Do they have families?
The distance from the entrance to the main hall is only a few steps, and the two nannies waiting in the living room heard the question clearly.
The two of them immediately tensed up.
"Miss Hu, it's all my fault for having a foul mouth. I love to gossip. Please forgive me this time."
The older nanny was a bit shrewd; as soon as Hu Zhenzhen mentioned family, she knelt down on the ground with a thud.
Her words startled the younger nanny standing nearby, leaving her unsure whether to kneel or not.
Hu Zhenzhen's lips curled into a smile, but there was no smile in her eyes.
"Don't worry, we live in a society governed by law. I'm just asking if you have a family or children. I won't do anything to them."
The more she said that, the more nervous the nanny became.
“Ms. Hu, I really know I was wrong. Please forgive me this time. I am willing to resign immediately and leave right away.”
"Even if you don't resign voluntarily, I will still fire you."
Hu Zhenzhen felt annoyed whenever she saw her, and shifted her gaze to her manicured nails.
Chen Kai spoke up at the right moment: "Both nannies are married, their children are in middle school, and they have happy families and are not divorced."
"A happy family..."
Hu Zhenzhen repeated those four words meaningfully.
"How perfect is it? Perfect enough that I can freely call my little Chen a burden?"
“Oh, right,” Hu Zhenzhen said, feigning sudden realization, “It is indeed very blissful, so blissful that she can casually call me a jinx to her husbands.”
She slowly sat down on the sofa, took the glass of red wine that the butler thoughtfully handed her, and gently swirled it.
The tomato juice had a color similar to red wine, and the aroma was refreshingly sour. Hu Zhenzhen took a sip, and her light-colored lips, which were only coated with lip balm, turned deep red from the tomato juice.
When she laughed, she looked like a cannibalistic devil in the nanny's eyes.
“I’m a very fair person. If you talk badly about me behind my back, I’ll fight back. But Xiao Chen is too young to do such a thing. How about this, let me verify whether your family is really as happy as you think.”
After saying that, Hu Zhenzhen's smile suddenly disappeared.
"Let them leave, Chen Kai. I don't want to see them again at Woshan Villa."
Chen Kai wore a perfect, mask-like smile. "As you wish, boss."
Are you just letting them go like that?
The nanny kneeling on the ground couldn't hide the smugness on her face. Leaving this family wouldn't affect her much; she could still work for other wealthy families.
When Hu Zhenzhen saw her like that, she curled her lips into a smile, her mockery obvious.
Does she think this matter is over so easily?
There were also several workers serving Hu Zhenzhen in the hall, including the gardener. Most of them understood the implication in Hu Zhenzhen's words and became even more vigilant.
Once you start working here, you must respect your boss; this is a basic professional principle.
Now that the boss values this stepson so much, they should also respect this young master and be careful in the future to avoid making mistakes and being kicked out.
When I looked at the two nannies again, my gaze inevitably carried a hint of disdain.
Job opportunities at Woshan Villa are hard to find, especially since Miss Hu is offering a very high salary. To be secretly pleased about losing such a job would be incredibly foolish.
Chen Kai took the person away and sent her directly back to the nanny agency.
"These two nannies are vicious and are really not suitable to work under Miss Hu."
He only said this one sentence, and the manager who came to greet him broke out in a cold sweat.
"Mr. Chen, what happened?"
He was very respectful to Chen Kai, even showing a hint of fear.
Chen Kai maintained his polite smile. "Those who gossip behind people's backs, I think you need to retrain them, Manager. They can't even do something as simple as washing vegetables properly, and they're cursing the young master to die young. This kind of behavior is unacceptable in any company."
The manager turned pale upon hearing this.
"Don't worry, I know what to do."
Chen Kai patted him on the shoulder, "Don't be so nervous. Our boss knows this has nothing to do with you. It's just that if you introduce someone like this to any rich person's house, you'll offend that family and cause trouble."
Chen Kai lowered his voice, "I have a good idea, I don't know if you want to hear it."
"Please go ahead, please go ahead," the manager said, wiping the sweat from his brow with his sleeve.
"The high-end market can no longer accommodate them, but I think they still have a chance in the mid-to-low-end market."
"Don't worry, I understand."
Even though they are both nannies, the workload and wages for those working in the high-end market are completely different from those for those working in the mid-to-low-end market.
At the time, Ms. Hu was not in S City. When she asked someone to buy the Woshan Villa, she also gave him all the rights.
From the very beginning of the renovation, this villa was managed by Chen Kai. Hu Zhenzhen placed absolute trust in him, entrusting him with all the funds without ever having met him once. She handled everything from hiring and hiring people to designing the villa, and didn't even supervise the construction. This kind of trust, this kind of trust...
After the manager left, Chen Kai dropped his fake smile.
He himself has a somewhat fierce appearance, and it is only through his glasses and smile that he can project the image of a gentle butler.
He stopped smiling, opened his eyes wide, and his piercing gaze immediately gave him a fierce look.
Chen Kai casually crumpled the resumes of the two nannies into paper balls.
This complete trust was ruined on his very first day meeting his boss by two foolish nannies—it's unforgivable.
Chen Kai didn't even dare to relay everything the two nannies said in the kitchen to Hu Zhenzhen. If the boss found out about his idea of using pesticides to harm the young master, he would probably lose all trust in him.
Chen Kai became increasingly fearful as he thought about it, and he became even more ruthless towards the two of them.
He automatically added weight to Hu Zhenzhen's words, changing it from "kick them out of the Woshan Rich Area" to "kick them out of the Rich Area altogether," and said, "Let them experience the unevenness first."
There are some dirty things that wealthy people like the boss wouldn't pay attention to, but Chen Kai had experienced quite a bit of it before, so he naturally knew how to take precautions and had taken precautions in advance. Fortunately, the two nannies were just talking and didn't actually do anything to the young master, otherwise Chen Kai wouldn't have dared to hide this detail.
He remembered Hu Zhenzhen's hint and dialed the number.
"Hey, Ah Shen, it's me, Chen Kai. Are you still a detective?"
"Oh, it's nothing. I just wanted to introduce you to a business deal, a small matter involving investigating extramarital affairs, it's worth a few figures."
"We're all brothers, so let me know as soon as you have any news."
...
After making the call, Chen Kai composed himself and drove back to the villa.
When he returned, the young master had already arrived home, so he naturally couldn't give the original report at this time.
"Boss, I've already arranged for a new nanny."
As soon as he said that, Hu Zhenzhen understood.
She wanted to test Chen Kai's abilities and get to know the housekeeper better.
"Okay, then I'll leave this to you, Chen Kai. I'll give you a raise once it's done."
Chen Kai's smile widened. "Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony, boss."
She seemed much happier than before. Was it because of the young master?
Hu Zhenzhen was indeed happy.
[Xiao Jin, say it again, what's your current family affection value?]
[Host, it's 3 points! Congratulations on receiving two chances to win a prize!]
Hu Zhenzhen's eyes narrowed into slits, concealing the joy within, but she couldn't hide the smile on her lips.
As expected of her eldest son, he gave her two chances to win a prize.
However, the child seemed to have something on his mind and remained somewhat sullen.
Hu Zhenzhen made up her mind to take good care of him, and on a whim, decided to hold a small mother-son heart-to-heart talk.
The location was set in the villa's media room.
She wasn't the serious type of person, nor could she be a very serious parent, so she decided to have a relaxed chat with Jiang Chen instead.
Thinking this, Hu Zhenzhen clicked on Peppa Pig.
The villa was luxuriously decorated, and even the home theater was top-of-the-line. Hu Zhenzhen was slumped in a massage chair, her gaze fixed on the projection screen that almost covered one wall.
Jiang Chen was seated in another chair, with a glass of orange juice prepared next to him.
"Xiao Chen, there's something Mom should have told you sooner."
In a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere, Hu Zhenzhen half-closed her eyes and spoke casually.
Jiang Chen, who hadn't yet learned to enjoy the massage chair, felt a pang of anxiety.
What was she trying to say? Was it about the fees?
Before this, Jiang Chen always thought he was forced to live with his stepmother, but after crying, he suddenly realized that he actually liked living with his stepmother.
He couldn't help but think that if his stepmother were his biological mother, he wouldn't have to struggle with the decision of whether to stay or leave.
Jiang Chen decided to fight for himself.
"I will make a lot of money when I grow up, and I can also study to be a doctor."
He will earn a lot of money to pay back Hu Zhenzhen, and he will also try his best to learn how to be a doctor to treat her illness, so can she continue to be his stepmother?
Jiang Chen wanted to ask that question, but the child, who was not used to expressing himself, only managed to utter the first sentence.
He nervously clenched his hands together, waiting for Hu Zhenzhen's answer.
Hu Zhenzhen was completely confused.
Why are you suddenly talking about your future aspirations?
In the original story, Jiang Chen became a movie star. Could it be that he has always harbored a dream of becoming a doctor?
"Xiao Chen is so smart, as long as he is willing to learn, he will definitely succeed."
She raised her hand and waved, casting a shadow on the screen. "Whatever you want to learn, Mom will support you."
Jiang Chen loosened his grip, and a slight smile appeared on his face.
The interruption blocked Hu Zhenzhen from saying what she was about to say, and she had to think it through again before she could speak.
However, if she didn't talk about it, Hu Zhenzhen always felt that it would become a thorn between her and her son.
She was prepared to raise Jiang Chen well, so naturally she wanted to get along well with him.
He should apologize for that slap, no matter what.
She gathered her thoughts and spoke again, "Xiao Chen, Mom wants to say sorry to you."
Jiang Chen had only relaxed for a few seconds when he was startled by those words again.
"No, I'm sorry," he said hastily, mistakenly thinking that Hu Zhenzhen didn't want to support him anymore, and sat up from the massage chair.
"No," Hu Zhenzhen replied firmly. "I should apologize. It was wrong of me to hit you this morning. I apologize to you."
So that's what they were talking about.
Jiang Chen suddenly relaxed.
He had been beaten so many times since he was a child that the blow from his stepmother didn't hurt at all. If she hadn't brought it up, he wouldn't even remember it.
"It's okay, Mom," Jiang Chen happily jumped off the massage chair and moved closer to Hu Zhenzhen.
"Your hit didn't hurt at all, Xiao Chen has already forgotten about it."
Your hit didn't hurt...
Hu Zhenzhen understood the implied meaning in those words: besides the original owner, had anyone else hit this child?
No wonder Jiang Chen hates skin contact with anyone after he grew up.
Hu Zhenzhen looked at Xiao Jiangchen, who was smiling, with a complicated expression, and touched her forehead to his.
"Hitting someone is wrong. Even if I'm your mom, I can't just hit you like that. So, Mom needs to apologize. I promise I'll never do it again. Let's pinky swear, okay?"
At that moment, her pity had nothing to do with money.
Jiang Chen reached out faster than her and hooked his hand around Hu Zhenzhen's little finger.
"Pinky promise, a hundred years of vows, never to be broken."
The voices of adults and children overlapped, and Jiang Chen secretly made a wish in his heart.
I hope my stepmother will love me like this for the next hundred years.
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