Chapter 1263: Miss Cousin Does Not Want to Be Entrusted to Her (8)
Jin Shichu searched the entire house and did not find any thieves. He then remembered that there were many good things in his warehouse, so he hurried to check the warehouse.
Fortunately, everything in the warehouse was intact and nothing was lost. Jin Shichu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
When she finished all this and lay back on the bed, she felt that her home was too empty. Three of the four people in the family were elderly. If they encountered a thief, no one would be able to fight except her.
Although their family is lucky and has not encountered any thieves in the past 10 to 20 years, and has lived in peace, Jin Shichu will not pin the fate of herself and her family on illusory luck. What happened that night made her realize that no matter how capable she is, there will be mistakes. There was only one thief this time, but what if there are three or four, or four or five thieves coming back?
Therefore, she decided to let Jin Xiangrong add more people to the family. Besides, Chen Shu and Nanny Guan were getting older and older, and they needed someone to help share their chores - of course, Jin Shichu himself was lazy, and it would be great if he had a maid to serve him.
So the next day, after Zhai Yuecheng left, Jin Shichu made a request to Jin Xiangrong: "Dad, let's add some more people to our family. Uncle Chen and Nanny Guan are doing all the housework, and it's too busy and tiring."
Nanny Guan heard this and said quickly, "Miss, I'm not tired! I'm just doing some housework at home, how busy can I be?"
"Mammy, please don't be so stubborn. I saw that you were so tired after washing the clothes that you couldn't even stand up straight. You have been busy for our family for more than ten or twenty years. You have worked hard and made great contributions. You should retire and have a good rest."
"Miss, do you dislike me because I can't do the work? I can wash clothes slowly and I can do it. Don't chase me away..." Nanny Guan suddenly became anxious and explained hurriedly.
Nanny Guan was bought by the original owner's mother from human traffickers. Her previous owner was very harsh to her, beating and scolding her, forcing her to do a lot of work, but often not giving her food. Later, after she fell ill, the previous owner sold her to the human traffickers at a low price out of disgust. The original owner's mother felt sorry for her and bought her home.
Moreover, the people in the Jin family are very kind and do not treat the servants harshly. After Nanny Guan came, she only needed to be responsible for daily housework, and she would not lack for three meals a day, clothes, shoes and socks. In addition to the monthly salary, she would also be given silver rewards during the holidays.
She had been in the Jin family for so many years that she had long regarded the Jin family as her own home. She sincerely wanted to serve the Jin family for the rest of her life. But when Jin Shichu said this today, it immediately reminded her of the sad experience of being abandoned by her master. She became panicked, fearing that she would be disliked.
When Jin Shichu saw her like this, he quickly comforted her: "Mammy, don't worry. I don't mean to dislike you for not being able to work. You have watched me grow up. My father and I have long regarded you as a family. I will definitely keep you at home and see you to the end of your life. How could I dislike you? I am just worried about your health. I am afraid that you are too tired. You and Uncle Chen are both old, and you should rest well.
And even if we fill the house with new servants, you won't be idle, won't you have to help discipline them? We are worried about those new servants, you have to keep an eye on them personally..."
After much persuasion from Jin Shichu, Nanny Guan finally dispelled her fears and agreed to add a few new servants.
Jin Xiangrong had been listening to what Jin Shichu and Nanny Guan said. He was very pleased to see that she was speaking clearly and coherently when comforting Nanny Guan. He patted her on the shoulder and said, "Chu'er, you really have lived up to your mother's expectations and have grown into a kind and righteous person. It's great that you treat Nanny Guan and Chen Shu well."
"Of course. After all, I have inherited the excellent qualities of you and mother!" Jin Shichu boasted without blushing. But in her heart, she thought that she was not a kind-hearted person. She was just returning a favor. Nanny Guan and Chen Shu treated her sincerely, so she would naturally be sincere to them as well.
After hearing what his daughter said, Jin Xiangrong burst into laughter. He agreed to her suggestion and asked Chen Shu to find a human trafficker to bring people to him for selection.
"My dear daughter, why do you suddenly want to add servants to the family? Besides the reason you just gave of wanting to make Chen Shu and Nanny Guan's life easier..." Jin Xiangrong's eyes flashed, and he asked Jin Shichu after Nanny Guan left.
Jin Shichu originally wanted to fool him and not tell him what happened last night, but then he changed his mind and thought it would be better for him to have some idea in his mind, otherwise he would be too defenseless. What if the thief failed last night and came back to get revenge?
So she decided to confess: "Dad, there was a thief in our house last night."
"What did you say?" Jin Xiangrong opened his eyes wide in shock and asked in disbelief.
"A thief broke into our house last night. Fortunately, I discovered him and the thief ran away in fear." Jin Shichu said very calmly.
Jin Xiangrong then realized that he had not heard wrongly. He was so scared that he quickly checked Jin Shichu's whole body. He was relieved when he found no signs of injury on her body. Then he lectured her with a stern face: "Why didn't you call us when you met a thief? How dare you deal with him alone? I think you are so bold that you dare to face a thief with just a little Kung Fu! You should be thankful that the thief is a coward, otherwise if you meet a ruthless one who attacks you directly, it will be too late for you to regret it!"
Jin Shichu was so ashamed after being scolded by him, but she was not ashamed of facing the thief alone, but she was disappointed that her martial arts skills were indeed not as good as his, otherwise the thief would not have escaped and she could not even catch up with him.
So she argued back to her father: "Dad, you just recovered from a serious illness, and Uncle Chen and Nanny Guan are both old. If I call for help, what if you get scared, or you fall down in your haste? Or if you get caught by the thieves and used as hostages to threaten me, wouldn't that just cause more trouble? So it's better for a young and strong person like me to go first."
"You, you are talking nonsense! You say that we are useless and a hindrance, but you dare to call yourself strong and healthy? How dare you use this word on yourself? It's really, really outrageous!" Jin Xiangrong was so angry that he laughed at Jin Shichu's words.
"Dad, I'm telling the truth. The truth isn't pleasant to hear, but you can't deny that I'm right, right? Also, don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Even if I can't catch the thief, I can protect myself. My recent martial arts training was not in vain." Jin Shichu quickly reasoned with him and appealed to his emotions.
"What sense of propriety do you have? I think you are extremely bold, impulsive and reckless!" Jin Xiangrong was still so angry that he glared at her and scolded her.
(End of this chapter)
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