Lin Jianxue looked at Jiang Yubai with feigned confusion and asked, "Sister? I remember you were an only child, how come you have a sister?"
Jiang Yubai was stunned by her question, and the smile on his face froze instantly. He didn't expect Lin Jianxue to ask this.
On the contrary, Tong Caihe reacted faster and quickly tried to smooth things over.
"Oh, look at my memory. I forgot to tell you that she is not Yu Bai's biological sister, but her cousin. Her name is Jiang Yuning. She is eighteen years old, just one month younger than Jianxue."
"But that child is very hardworking. When she was back home, she often helped the neighbors take care of their children. The neighbors all said that she was very good at taking care of children!"
As she spoke, she did not forget to secretly wink at Jiang Yubai.
Jiang Yubai also nodded quickly and explained, "She's my cousin's daughter. She happens to be free these days."
Lin Jianxue took everything in, sneering in her heart, but on the surface she remained calm and looked away. She turned to look at her parents, Lin Yuefeng and Shen Wu, and asked, "Dad, Mom, what do you think?"
Lin Yuefeng and Shen Wu looked at each other, both of them a little hesitant.
Although they were relatives of the Jiang family, they had never met them before. They were still a little worried about letting them leave their child to be taken care of by others.
But they both knew that they would have to go back to work after their maternity leave ended, as their daughter was also busy with work in the art troupe.
Tong Caihe is alone in the family, doing housework and taking care of the children, and she is really too busy to handle it.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Yuefeng nodded and said, "Since he's a relative of the Yubai family, he's certainly reliable. Xiaohu is a really hard kid to take care of. He's very naughty and makes a fuss all day long. Your mother really can't handle it all by herself."
As he spoke, he looked at Jiang Yubai again, asking for his opinion: "How about this, if your cousin is willing to come here to help take care of the child, of course I can't not pay her. She will eat and live in my house, and I will give her a salary of 5 yuan a month to help take care of the child for a year. How about it?"
Jiang Yubai and Tong Caihe looked at each other, and a hint of joy flashed in each other's eyes. It was obvious that they were very satisfied with this result.
In the past few days, Jiang Yuning's body has almost recovered, but without her child, she feels empty and insecure. She has become extremely clingy and sticks to Jiang Yubai almost every step of the way.
Jiang Yubai also felt sorry for her and wished he could be with her all the time.
But he was going to work at the steel plant soon, and he certainly wouldn't be able to visit her every day. He could only think of a way to bring her to the Lin family and keep her under his watchful eye.
He was worried that the Lin family would not agree, but he didn't expect it to be so easy to do.
I'll tell Yuning this good news later, she will definitely be very happy.
Thinking of this, a sweet smile appeared involuntarily on Jiang Yubai's face.
Tong Caihe was overjoyed and quickly agreed: "Oh, that's great! I'll send a telegram to Yuning tomorrow to tell her to pack up and come over! But, father-in-law, don't be so polite. You can't just provide food and shelter like this. Five dollars a month is too much..."
However, before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Lin Jianxue.
She nodded and said with a smile, "Aunt Tong, you're right. Five dollars is indeed a bit too much. How about this? How about giving her two dollars a month? After all, Yuning is going to live with us, and it won't cost much if we eat and live together."
When Jiang Yubai heard this, his face turned green instantly.
He glared at Tong Caihe angrily, secretly cursing her for being too talkative!
Now, the monthly salary of five dollars was directly cut by two dollars. Isn't this a loss of three dollars in vain?
Tong Caihe just wanted to be polite and pretend, but she never expected Lin Jianxue to actually follow her words.
But once the arrow is shot, there's no turning back. Having come to this point, she could only smile dryly and say, "Jianxue is right. Two dollars is enough for Yuning."
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