Chapter 124 Strange Guest
Chapter 124 Strange Guest
"That won't do! This is absolutely unacceptable!" Aunt Qiu took the obviously much larger salary and stuffed it into Wei Shuqing's hands. "Boss, I'm so ashamed of you and our two children for quitting halfway. How can you give me more salary? How can I be so embarrassed!"
Wei Shuqing smiled and said, "Becoming a grandmother is a happy thing. It's your responsibility to go back and take care of your family when things happen. Since you came to our house, you've taken good care of Tuantuan and Yuanyuan. You've been a great help to us!"
"Boss, you and your family are all good people!"
Aunt Qiu wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
She was also reluctant to leave the two children she raised, but life was stressful and nothing could go her way.
Wei Shuqing packed up a lot of Tuantuan and Yuanyuan's clothes and gave them to Aunt Qiu. "These clothes have been washed and aren't too old. If you don't mind, take them back to your unborn grandson."
"I don't mind, I don't mind!"
Nowadays, every child grows up wearing patchwork clothes. Aunt Qiu, an old lady from the countryside, doesn't care about these things.
She took the large bag of clothes from Wei Shuqing's hand and said, "Boss, you are all good people. Your life will get better and better."
With Aunt Qiu gone, the responsibility of raising the children fell on Queen Mother.
There are four children in the family, two of whom are babies crawling on the floor. Even though the children in the family are caring and sensible, the Queen Mother is still very tired.
Seeing Wang Mu fall asleep on the sofa while watching TV, Wei Shuqing was a little worried: "There are many children at home, and Mom is old. It's not a good idea to keep going like this. We should find someone else."
Wang Chenan looked at Wei Shuqing with an embarrassed expression. He opened his mouth several times but finally said nothing.
He originally had an opportunity to study abroad, but seeing that Aunt Qiu had left and the whole family was busy taking care of the children, he decided to give up this opportunity.
"Thank you and Mom for your hard work during this period. I'll help Niu Niu and Niu Niu with their homework tonight."
Wei Shuqing glanced at him coquettishly and stepped forward to help Wang Chenan roll up his sleeves: "Okay, I know you care about your family, but aren't you a doctor? A doctor's duty is to save the dying and the wounded. Those patients need you more than the children and me."
She is an ordinary person, not noble, but she knows how to prioritize.
Wang Chenan put his arm around Wei Shuqing's waist and looked at his wife, who had become noticeably darker and thinner. "Xiao Wei, there really is no better woman than you in this world."
Although the days after Aunt Qiu left were difficult, the whole family worked together and put their efforts into one, and soon there was light at the end of the tunnel.
When Wei Shuqing went to the countryside, she got along well with a cheerful aunt named Liu Xiaoying. Aunt Ying was warm-hearted and although her voice was a little high, she was efficient and her cooking was delicious.
Watching Aunt Ying busying herself methodically in front of the stove, she finally couldn't help but say, "Aunt Ying, would you like to come to the city to look after my child? I'll give you twenty-five yuan a month, including food and lodging. How about that?"
"How many did you say?!"
Twenty-five in a month!
This is almost enough for the salary of a newly employed worker!
Aunt Ying was so shocked that she almost dropped the bowl in her hand. "Oh my god, this is much better than farming. Twenty-five dollars a month, and food and lodging are provided. I can build a house for my son and get him a wife in no time!"
"Then what do you mean..."
Wei Shuqing asked with anticipation on her face.
Aunt Ying sighed and shook her head: "This is indeed a good opportunity, but I can't go. I still have mother-in-law to take care of at home. But if you don't mind, I can let my eldest daughter go."
"Okay, but I want to meet your eldest daughter first."
Wei Shuqing was a little hesitant. She hoped to find someone older because age also meant more parenting experience.
But Aunt Ying had already spoken, and she couldn't refuse Aunt Ying's face. After all, they had been eating at Aunt Ying's house these days. Although they were given money and food, Aunt Ying also prepared special meals for them.
Wei Shuqing remembers all the good things Aunt Ying has done for her.
Just after lunch, Aunt Ying's eldest daughter Yang Kuihua came in a ox cart. She was much more delicate than her mother. She was wearing a clean plaid shirt and a pair of patched trousers. Although simple, she was decent and generous.
"Mom, what's the matter that made you call me here so urgently?"
Yang Kuihua put the basket of wild vegetables she brought on the table with a smile: "I have been busy these days, so I went up the mountain to dig up some purslane. You can dry it and make some dumplings."
Her family was poor, and her husband was also a poor teacher.
Although the couple is poor, they live as one, which can be said to be content with poverty.
Seeing the young woman in front of her smiling, Wei Shuqing immediately expressed her opinion: "Aunt Ying, your eldest daughter is really good, but I don't know if she is willing to come to my house."
Aunt Ying quickly pulled her daughter over and began to persuade her, "My daughter, if you go to the city, not only can you make some money to support the family, but you can also see the East China Sea from time to time!"
"Really?!" Yang Kuihua looked up in surprise and kept thanking Wei Shuqing, "Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity."
Seeing Yang Kuihua's good conversation, Wei Shuqing guessed that she must be educated: "You must be an educated person, right, Kuihua?"
"My family wasn't well off, so I only went to primary school for two years before I ran out of money to continue," Yang Kuihua said with some regret. "But my husband is a teacher, and he teaches in the city!"
Her husband Xu Donghai taught her to read and write whenever he had time. On weekdays, Yang Kuihua often helped fellow villagers write letters to their children who were serving in the army, and she was quite famous for it.
Hearing this, Wei Shuqing felt even more satisfied. She had suffered from her lack of education in her life, and the people she admired most were scholars.
Wei Shuqing was just looking for a knowledgeable, gentle and considerate woman to take care of her children.
She gave Yang Kuihua the address and returned home happily, intending to tell her family the good news.
As soon as Wei Shuqing entered the door, she saw a young woman in a red blouse and a well-dressed middle-aged man sitting in her living room, chatting with the Queen Mother.
"Mom, are there any guests at home?"
As she spoke, Wei Shuqing hung her coat on the hook behind the door. She had been traveling a long way, and her coat was covered in dust.
Hearing this, the young woman raised her head and looked at her with resentment: "You are the woman my senior brother Wang Chenan married for the second time, right?!"
She almost did not hide her malice, and looked at Wei Shuqing with contempt and consideration.
Wei Shuqing raised her eyebrows, and without even glancing at the young woman, she looked directly at the elder: "Excuse me, are you..."
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