"Zhi, is this the family compound of the xx Independent Division camp?"
The young soldier on guard saw a girl in patched clothes coming over. The girl was carrying only a small bag in her hand, but her eyes were clear, her steps were steady, and she looked very decent.
"What can I do for you?"
The girl explained her purpose, and the soldier said, "Please wait a moment. I'll make a phone call and ask."
After a while, the young soldier came over and said, "Commander Xiao lives in the first row. Go straight in. Someone from his family is waiting for you at the door."
The girl nodded in thanks, took a deep breath, and walked into the staff quarters.
Although the houses in the family compound are bungalows, the rows are very neatly arranged, with uniform green tiles and red bricks, and bright glass windows, which looks very impressive.
Dongdong saw a strange older sister coming towards him from afar and guessed that it must be the person his mother asked him to wait for.
He stepped forward and asked politely, "Excuse me, are you from Liwangzhuang?"
The girl replied softly, "Yes."
Dongdong waved to the elder sister and said, "Come in with me." Then he walked into the courtyard first and shouted, "Mom, someone is coming."
An Hua came out of the kitchen and saw Dong Dong leading a skinny and dark-skinned girl in.
"You are Captain Wang Jinshui, the person you are looking for for us?" An Hua confirmed with the girl.
The girl was stunned for a moment when she saw such a young woman, then she swallowed nervously and said the words she had drafted countless times on the way here, "Aunt, my name is Wang Caiyan, I am seventeen years old now, I can do everything, cooking, washing clothes, feeding pigs and chickens..." Glancing at the vegetable ridges in the yard, Wang Caiyan added, "I can also grow vegetables!"
An Hua smiled and said, "Come in first."
After entering the house, An Hua poured a glass of water for Wang Caiyan and said, "Did Captain Wang Jinshui tell you what to pay attention to?"
Wang Caiyan nodded quickly, "I will work harder and talk less, and not cause trouble. If outsiders ask me, I will say that I am a distant relative of Commander Xiao and I came to seek refuge with him."
An Huan had been looking at Wang Caiyan. Although her clothes were a little torn and she looked dusty, her face and hands were clean, and there was no mud on her fingernails.
After hearing what Wang Caiyan said, she nodded with satisfaction, "Very good. You must be hungry, the meal will be ready soon, let Dongdong take you to wash your face, and we can eat soon."
Isn't she here to work? Why do you want to eat right away? Wang Caiyan stood up uncomfortably and said, "Aunt, let me work first."
Qiu Shushen came over and laughed when she heard this: "Kid, it's dinner time now, of course you have to eat first. After dinner, I'll take you to get familiar with the environment at home, and then we can talk about work."
An Hua introduced several people in the family to each other, and then asked Dong Dong to take Wang Caiyan to wash her face.
I used hot water and fragrant soap to wash my face and hands.
With the fragrant steam rising on her face, Wang Caiyan's tense nerves relaxed a little and she sighed comfortably.
She almost didn't make it.
When she was about to leave, she suddenly started having diarrhea and could hardly get out of the toilet.
Wang Caifeng's proud voice rang out from outside the toilet, "Just take your time, the ticket and address are mine! I'll go first!"
Wang Caiyan then realized that it was Wang Caifeng who caused her diarrhea and she just wanted to trip her up so that she could take the ticket to the city.
Wang Caiyan secretly hated herself for thinking too highly of Wang Caifeng and not expecting Wang Caifeng to do such a despicable thing.
Wang Caifeng went to the station to take the bus. Wang Caiyan's father and stepmother went to Wang Jinshui to make trouble and refused to let Wang Jinshui stop them.
It seemed that the candidate to go to the city changed from Wang Caiyan to Wang Caifeng.
Wang Caiyan looked at her father who was bent on getting a favor for Wang Caifeng, and her heart turned cold. She packed her small bag on her back and left without looking back.
If there was no ticket, she would buy one herself. Anyway, she had already memorized Teacher Xiao's home address.
No one knew that Wang Caiyan had her own private money. Every New Year, her uncle would give her New Year's money. Her uncle's family was not well off, so the money he gave her was not much, but she saved up enough for the fare to go to the city.
Along the way, Wang Caiyan was thinking, since both she and Wang Caifeng were here, only one person could stay. Would Teacher Xiao's family choose her?
I came to Teacher Xiao's house with trepidation, only to find that Wang Caifeng hadn't come... maybe she hadn't arrived yet? But Wang Caifeng clearly left before her.
After Wang Caiyan washed her hands and face, Dongdong pulled her to sit.
Wang Caiyan was shocked. "I can just squat and eat with a bowl. It's not reasonable for a servant to eat at the same table with the master..."
An Hua immediately became serious when she heard it, "Cai Yan, have you forgotten what you said just now? You are a relative of our family, how can you be a maid? You must never say words like maid or nanny again, not even at home, do you hear me?"
Wang Caiyan didn't know the situation was so serious. She was so scared that she nodded and promised quickly.
An Hua then relaxed her expression and said, "Sit down and eat."
Wang Caiyan sat down carefully, daring only to sit in a corner of the stool. Her hands holding the bowl were also very nervous, because the bowl in her hands was too small and too delicate. She felt that it would be crushed with a little more force.
When Qiu Shushen saw that Wang Caiyan didn't dare to pick up the food, she used a serving chopstick to pick it up for her.
Wang Caiyan actually felt that even if she didn't eat any vegetables, she could finish three bowls of rice alone.
After finishing the meal in a reserved manner, An Hua showed Wang Caiyan around the house and told her what kind of work she usually needed to do.
Wang Caiyan nodded as she listened.
Finally, An Hua let her into the house and counted out the money for her. "I'll give you one month's pocket money in advance, twelve yuan, and you can buy some personal items and clothes... The weather is so cold now, and it's a problem for you to keep warm with your cotton-padded clothes, right? I still have some cotton wool, so I'll make you a new cotton-padded coat... Don't be in a hurry to refuse, this is not a gift from me, the money for the cotton-padded coat will be deducted from next month's pocket money."
Wang Caiyan and Xiao Fangfang are completely different in nature.
When Xiao Fangfang first came, although she was only paid five yuan a month in pocket money, An Hua took care of everything else for her. Moreover, Xiao Fangfang's purpose of coming to the city was not to be her nanny, but Xiao Mancang hoped that she would come to the city and marry a suitable man.
Wang Caiyan is a pure nanny. It doesn't matter if she is paid well, but it is not appropriate to treat her too well from the beginning, so as not to develop an appetite for her.
But it was not appropriate for Wang Caiyan to wear too tattered clothes. After all, she was announced to the public as Xiao Chen's relative. Otherwise, people would accuse Xiao Chen of being harsh on his relatives.
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