Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Gold Finger and First Meeting
"Xiao Lin, are you sure you're really well?" Aunt Li looked at Lin Anran suspiciously.
"I'm very energetic. I slept for several hours after lunch and now I feel great. If I lie in bed again, I won't need to sleep tonight." Lin Anran smiled and nodded, handing the curtain to Aunt Li.
Aunt Li quickly changed the curtains with a faint scent of laundry detergent. Aunt Li had been busy all afternoon with hygiene issues in various places in the villa, such as the curtains Lin Anran was holding in his hand.
Lin Anran asked, "Aunt Li, after Mr. Zhou came back to live here, do you change the curtains every day? Is it the same as before?"
Previously, the change was every three days, and this frequency was high enough in Lin Anran's opinion.
Aunt Li: "I change it every day, but I'm mainly responsible for the curtains. Xiaolin, you can just help me out later."
Lin Anran was relieved and said, "Okay."
She didn't have to wash the dirty curtains by hand. The villa was fully equipped with various household appliances, and with the responsible Aunt Li in front of her, it was easy for her to be a nanny.
After replacing all the curtains, Aunt Li no longer asked Lin Anran to help, allowing her to move freely, as she would have plenty of work to do tomorrow if she wanted to.
Lin Anran was very obedient and strolled to the kitchen. Chef Zhao grabbed her and asked her to taste the new dish and gave her the evaluation: "Delicious! Uncle Zhao, whatever you cook is delicious!"
Chef Zhao was not annoyed when he heard such a simple evaluation, because Lin Anran was truly sincere. For a chef, "delicious" is the highest evaluation.
Then Lin Anran was sent out of the kitchen with a bag of candied fruits. Chef Zhao was going to continue researching new dishes. The kitchen was a restricted area and no one was allowed to disturb it.
Uncle Wang was so busy that he was nowhere to be seen. Lin Anran did not wander around the villa, but went outside to the villa garden. There were yards in front and back of the villa. The garden and the villa were designed and built by an architect, so Uncle Ding's job was to prune and trim the plants based on the work of his predecessors, with the focus on taking care of the flowers and plants in the yard.
The garden was taken very good care of by Uncle Ding. No weeds or fallen leaves were left. Lin Anran looked at the beautiful garden. It was a great enjoyment just from a visual point of view. It seemed that even the air was exceptionally fresh.
Lin Anran took a deep breath, her eyes sparkling. She smelled the scent of money in the air, haha.
The garden, like the villa, is usually well taken care of under the leadership of the housekeeper Uncle Wang, so even if the owner of the villa comes back, everyone's work will not be hectic. Now Aunt Li and the others are so busy that they can't stop for a moment, for fear that any fish will slip through the net. Lin Anran couldn't help feeling ashamed when he saw Uncle Ding checking every flower and every grass. This work attitude is incredible.
Lin Anran did not disturb Uncle Ding and walked around in the garden by herself. She didn't know if it was because she had been lying in the room for too long, but she felt a strange sense of familiarity when she saw these flowers and plants. The most planted flower in the garden was bougainvillea. April is the spring flowering season when bougainvillea is in full bloom. This flower is the city flower of Shenzhen. Not only the Zhou family, but also this rich villa area has bougainvillea planted everywhere for greening.
Lin Anran's hand had just landed on the bougainvillea leaf when her movements froze. She immediately let go, looking at her fingers in disbelief, then at the bougainvillea leaf. Was this bougainvillea spirit? She seemed to have just—
"Xiao Lin?" Uncle Ding's voice came from behind.
Lin Anran pinched her fingers and turned around: "Uncle Ding, I'm going to take a walk in the garden. Do you want to water the bougainvillea here?"
Uncle Ding looked over and nodded, "Yes, I will. Once I finish this, it will be my turn over there. You don't need to help."
"Okay, I'll just take a look, I won't do anything," Lin Anran replied quickly. Seeing Uncle Ding busying himself again, Lin Anran turned back and looked at the bougainvillea whose leaves she had just touched. After a moment's thought, she reached out and touched the leaves again, confirming her feeling. To verify her suspicions, Lin Anran walked around the garden, touching and probing here and there, and finally confirmed that the bougainvillea wasn't a spirit, but rather she was.
She couldn't communicate directly with plants, but no matter which one she touched, she could sense their needs. For example, the first bougainvillea was thirsty and wanted water. The second bougainvillea had insect eggs on its leaves, and after she helped wipe them away, the second bougainvillea expressed her happiness. And it wasn't just the bougainvillea, but other plants as well. The rose wanted to accumulate strength to bloom more beautifully, and the Clivia with only eight leaves wanted to bask in the evening sun...
Summary - Just by touching the plants, Lin Anran knows how to take good care of them.
Lin Anran was very satisfied and accepted it well. She was given a golden finger after traveling through time. Her plan to make money became more and more promising.
"Xiao Lin, where are you going to move this pot of Clivia?" Uncle Ding looked at Lin Anran strangely.
Lin Anran gently placed the potted plant in his hand where it could get some sunlight: "Let it get some sun. It didn't get any sun there before. I'll move it back to its original spot later."
Uncle Ding moves the Clivia every day and takes care of it carefully. When he is not busy, he reads books on growing flowers and plants, especially those on growing Clivia. The original owner learned a lot from him and occasionally helped move the Clivia, so Lin Anran's behavior at this time was not unusual.
"Okay, remember to turn the flowerpot. The weather is getting warmer, and you have to take good care of the Clivia. Summer is the most important time." Uncle Ding said seriously while watering the bougainvillea.
Lin Anran gently touched the leaves of the Clivia, feeling its joy in basking in the sun, and couldn't help but laugh: "Uncle Ding, how long have you been growing this pot of Clivia?"
Uncle Ding patiently explained, "My husband's friend gave it to me. I've been raising it for two years. During these two years, I've had a lot of problems with the Clivia. I consulted a lot of orchid growers and only then did I prevent it from dying. Fortunately, with experience, it's easier to take care of it."
"Lao Ding, Xiao Lin, are you talking about this pot of Clivia?" Aunt Li came out to take a break after finishing her work. When she heard what Lin Anran and the others were saying, she joined in the conversation.
Lin Anran: "Yes, Aunt Li."
Without waiting for Uncle Ding to reply, Aunt Li opened her mouth and pulled Lin Anran to chatter, "The flowers and plants in the garden used to be easy to grow, especially the bougainvillea. Not only was it easy to grow, but the flowers were also beautiful, a vibrant red that looked very festive. Bougainvillea was the first choice for landscaping in the city. But this pot of Clivia is very delicate. People who don't know how to grow orchids really don't know how to take care of it. Several times we thought it was going to die, but Old Ding refused to give up and asked for advice everywhere. Now, not only can Old Ding grow Clivia well, but people even come to him for advice and even pay him for it."
"Uncle Ding is so awesome." Lin Anran admired him very much. Uncle Ding did his job to the utmost.
Uncle Ding shook his head and said, "I only have a little experience, I can't compare to the professional Clivia growers. If I hadn't consulted many people, this pot of Clivia would not survive. I have to take good care of it. I don't know if I can ever grow it to bloom."
"If Clivia can bloom beautiful flowers, it can be worth a lot of money. Xiaolin, you haven't read the newspaper, so you don't know that some Clivia can be sold for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan." Aunt Li gossiped to Lin Anran.
Lin Anran's mind was moved: "Is Clivia so valuable?"
Aunt Li: "Only good ones are valuable. It's not just Clivia, many orchids are valuable, worth a lot of money. The newspaper said that rare orchids can sell for over a million. In recent years, countless people have gone deep into the mountains and forests just to find orchids, especially rare orchids."
"Ah? Can everyone go into the mountains to look for orchids at will? Isn't this illegal?" Lin Anran said subconsciously.
Aunt Li was stunned for a moment, then looked at Lin Anran and laughed, "It's not illegal. Where did you hear that, Xiaolin? Everyone just looks for it casually. Whether you can find it or not, and whether you can get rich or not, all depends on luck."
Lin Anran immediately realized that this was the 1990s when the domestic economy was developing wildly and many systems were still not sound. This was not 2024.
"Xiao Lin, if you want to grow orchids, wait until you are on vacation and go to the flower market to buy an orchid pot. Try to see if you can grow it well. If you can't, don't worry about it. Most people can't afford to grow orchids. Those who can make a fortune by growing orchids have real skills and good fortune. Most people can't make a fortune by growing orchids. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. My family also grew orchids a few years ago, but in the end, the whole family still has to work honestly to make money." Aunt Li said it easily, and did not forget to advise Lin Anran.
Lin Anran said, "Thank you, Aunt Li. I know that becoming rich overnight is something you can only dream about, and then secretly enjoy for yourself."
When Aunt Li heard this, she couldn't stop laughing: "Xiao Lin, you're so funny when you talk. I used to think you were boring."
"When I first came here, I just wanted to work hard and stay." Lin Anran laughed. Fortunately, the original owner had only been here for a month, and he worked hard for a whole month.
Lin Anran was speaking the truth. Even if she had a golden finger, she wouldn't dare boast that she was bound to become rich. She did plan to grow orchids, but without rare orchids, how could she possibly sell them for hundreds of thousands or even millions? Orchid seedlings of good quality were not cheap, and she wouldn't even get them.
Lin Anran did not have any lofty ambitions or plans to make money, but took steady steps one by one.
"That's right, you are still young, it's better for you to be lively. It's not good to have a sad face all day long." Aunt Li patted Lin Anran's shoulder.
Lin Anran raised her hand and rubbed her forehead. She was so young and didn’t want to always have the character “川” on her forehead.
After moving the potted Clivia back, Lin Anran walked behind Aunt Li and Uncle Ding, reaching out to touch and bump into everything along the way. Every plant was happy. She also enjoyed her dinner happily. Since Chef Zhao had researched many dishes, the dinner was very rich. Lin Anran ate with everyone until her belly was full.
The villa has three floors above ground and two floors underground. Lin Anran and Aunt Li live in the nanny room on the first floor. The room has its own bathroom. The room is neither too big nor too small, enough for two people to live in. Lin Anran has her own small bed. She is quite satisfied with the living conditions because Aunt Li is a good roommate.
On nights without mobile phones and entertainment, Lin Anran had to get ready early like Aunt Li and go to bed. After a sound night's sleep, he was woken up promptly at 5:30 the next day. He brushed his teeth, washed his face, changed into work clothes, ate breakfast, and officially started work.
The villa is cleaned every day and is not actually dirty, but Lin Anran still followed Aunt Li to clean it diligently. The third floor is mostly guest rooms. Aunt Li said that there are very few friends who can be invited to stay in the villa by Mr. Zhou. The guest rooms are empty for a long time. The small study contains the books that Mr. Zhou has read, and the several entertainment rooms are treated the same as the guest rooms.
Aunt Li worked quickly, accurately and steadily, and soon finished cleaning the third floor with Lin Anran. The second floor was Mr. Zhou's main living and activity area, and it was also the area that the housekeeper Uncle Wang was mainly responsible for. It was usually not Aunt Li and Lin Anran's turn to work there. In Lin Anran's memory, the original owner only passed by the stairs on the second floor and never entered the second floor.
"Mr. Zhou attaches great importance to privacy. Xiaolin, you haven't forgotten it, right?" Aunt Li asked when they went downstairs.
Lin Anran nodded: "Aunt Li, I remember, don't look at what you shouldn't look at, and don't listen to what you shouldn't listen to."
Aunt Li said, "Mr. Zhou's bedroom and study are all taken care of by Uncle Wang. I used to help out when Uncle Wang was too busy."
After finishing the first floor, there is the basement. This floor not only has an indoor swimming pool, but also a wine cellar, audio-visual room and other functional areas. Seeing this, Lin Anran secretly sighed in his heart that the rich are really evil. The second basement floor is mainly a garage, and the laundry room is also here.
All the work had to be completed before eleven o'clock. If Lin Anran had his original body, he would definitely be exhausted. Cleaning was really physical work, but the original owner was used to doing farm work in the countryside and had long been accustomed to this intensity of work. It was not physically tiring, but mentally. Lin Anran never liked doing housework, but now housework has become a job, and it is a daily task. How can it be described as hard?
Lin Anran was even more determined to find a better job while she was still a kid. She didn't like repetitive and tedious work. Since it was a rare opportunity for her to travel through time, she had to struggle and try her best.
"Okay, Xiaolin, you go and have a rest. I'll check it again." Aunt Li looked energetic and didn't look like someone who had been busy all morning.
Lin Anran looked at Aunt Li in awe. She was so dedicated. As for her, of course she had to be obedient and take a rest.
It was almost twelve o'clock when Mr. Zhou, who was longed for by all the employees, arrived home. Lin Anran followed the others to greet him. She did not look around and was quiet. Uncle Wang approached Mr. Zhou to report the situation. Suddenly, she heard Uncle Wang say, "Sir, this is the new nanny Xiaolin."
Lin Anran knew that Uncle Wang was introducing her to Mr. Zhou so she could recognize her face. She took two steps forward and said, "Mr. Zhou."
"Yes, Aunt Lin."
Lin Anran's calm expression suddenly broke.
Aunt Lin?!
she? !
Her Aunt Lin? !
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