Professor Gu's daily life in the countryside after his rebirth

Chapter 206: Finding Someone to Take Care of the Child

The search went smoothly.

The next day was Saturday, and Gu Zhan and Liu Xiaoxi were both at home. Before eleven o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Xuehua brought someone to the door.

Liu Xuehua brought her next-door neighbor, a woman in her fifties named He. She and her husband were raising a ten-year-old grandson.

The son was originally a factory worker, but he died in an accident. After his daughter-in-law remarried, the old couple lived with their grandson in poverty.

However, the old couple are also very frugal people. Even when life was difficult, they never asked others for help.

Liu Xuehua originally planned to observe for a period of time and recommend the person to Gu Zhan and his wife before going to work. Now that the time has been advanced, she can only bring the person over to let the couple take a look at him first, and then decide whether to keep him based on the actual situation.

bang bang bang...

Zhou Cuiping, who was mending clothes, heard a knock on the door and hurriedly got out of bed and walked towards the door.

"Who is it?"

"Mrs. Zhou is me, Liu Xuehua next door."

Hearing it was her neighbor, Zhou Cuiping hurried over to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, Liu Xuehua asked with a cheerful face, "Mrs. Zhou, what have you been busy with recently?"

Zhou Cuiping thought about her meager income that was not enough to cover her daily expenses, and sighed with a wry smile, saying, "I've taken on some clothes mending work these past few days, and I'm busy with it."

Liu Xuehua realized that Zhou Cuiping's family lived a much poorer life than she had imagined.

After entering the house, Zhou Cuiping took out a coarse porcelain bowl, poured a bowl of water for Liu Xuehua and brought it over.

"Drink water, girl."

"Oh, okay, sister-in-law."

If it were before being sent down to the countryside, Liu Xuehua, who was always known for her cleanliness, would have subconsciously frowned when she saw such a rough porcelain bowl, even if she would not even look at it. But now, after six years of living in the countryside, Liu Xuehua no longer cared about these external things.

She picked up the bowl, took a sip of hot water, and put it on the table. Liu Cuiping was obviously relieved, as she was afraid that Liu Xuehua would dislike it.

After taking a sip of hot water, Liu Xuehua slowly spoke and stated the purpose of today's event: "It's like this, Sister Zhou, there's a younger generation I know. Because the college entrance examination was open this year, the couple both got into universities in Beijing and are now attending school there."

Hearing this, Zhou Cuiping looked confused. She didn't know what Liu Xuehua meant. What did the students going to school have to do with an old woman like her?

Seeing that Zhou Cuiping didn't understand, Liu Xuehua coughed lightly, cleared her throat, and continued, "That couple has a child who's just over a year old. They're in school during the day and can't take care of the child. Now they need someone who can go over and help take care of the child. Sister Zhou, do you have any interest in doing so?"

Zhou Cuiping was stunned by this sudden good news. It took her a long time to react. She stood up excitedly and walked over to Liu Xuehua and said, "Is this true? Do they really need someone to look after the child?"

"Of course it's true. Would I come here specifically to lie to you?"

Zhou Cuiping calmed down a bit and said, "This... This is really great."

Zhou Cuiping's first reaction wasn't how much the salary was, but whether the job actually existed. It was clear that life was really tight. After thinking for a moment, Liu Xuehua continued, "They're offering a salary of 15 yuan a month, and the only requirement is that you take good care of their children."

"So high? Did you hear me right, girl?"

Liu Xuehua smiled and said, "How can this be wrong? I think the salary is very high. Do you have any interest in this? If so, pack up now and I'll take you to see it."

"Hey, good."

Zhou Cuiping excitedly turned around in one circle, then looked down at her patched clothes and said awkwardly, "Sister, please wait for me for a moment. I'll change into clean clothes first."

"it is good."

Zhou Cuiping searched for a long time in the red lacquer box with a mottled surface before she found a piece of clothing that was not too patched. She walked out a little embarrassedly and said, "Sister, how about this?"

Liu Xuehua understood and said, "As long as it's clean and tidy, let's go."

I didn't spend much time with my daughter this week. When the weekend finally came, Gu Zhanyi held little Gu Xinxin in his arms and played with her, teaching her to speak.

Liu Xiaoxi couldn't bear to disturb her. In the past week, because their daughter was not at home during the day, she would stick to him very closely when she came back at night. She seemed to be indifferent to her father. Gu Zhan looked calm on the surface, but he was very jealous in his heart.

The father and daughter were having fun at the moment, and Liu Xiaoxi was tactful enough not to disturb them. When he had some free time, he cleaned the room again from inside to outside until all the furniture was shiny.

"Finally, they've been cleaned up." Liu Xiaoxi said, holding his waist.

Gu Zhan held Gu Xinxin in his arms and spoke to her lovingly, "Xinxin, let's see if mommy is awesome."

This morning, with her parents by her side, little Gu Xinxin became her talkative self again. Seeing her father asking her something, she imitated him and mumbled, "Great!!"

Gu Zhan was thrilled to hear his daughter say a new word. He kissed her cheek and said, "Xinxin baby, let's go tell Mommy, okay?"

"Mommy mommy!"

"Xiao Gu?" Liu Xuehua's voice came from outside the door.

Gu Zhan walked to the window with his daughter in his arms and saw Liu Xuehua with a strange woman beside her. He knew that it was Liu Xuehua who came with someone to help find someone.

Liu Xiaoxi also heard the voice, and hurriedly got up from the stool and went out to greet them. Gu Zhan followed behind with the child in his arms.

"Aunt Liu, you're here."

"Xiaoxi, let me introduce you. This is an old sister of mine, surnamed Zhou. You and your wife are looking for someone to help take care of your child, right? Can you take a look at it?"

Zhou Cuiping was a little embarrassed as it was her first time facing such a situation. She clutched her clothes tightly with both hands and said nervously, "Hello!"

"Aunt Liu, Aunt Zhou, right? Please come in."

After entering the house, Liu Xuehua, as the middleman, briefly introduced the situation of both parties.

Gu Zhan saw that although the other person's clothes were patched, they were clean and tidy. After thinking about it, he made a decision: "Okay, Aunt Zhou, how about this? You can come over in the afternoon. My husband and I are home at the same time, so we can let the child get used to it first."

Based on their previous experience, the couple felt that it would be better to let the child adapt first, otherwise it would be heartbreaking to see him crying.