After being reborn, I raised my childhood sweetheart.

Chapter 6 Mother's Work

"The nanny..."

Xu Jingguang had indeed considered hiring a nanny, but he had not yet found someone he could trust.

After all, news of nannies abducting children still happens frequently these days, and similar news always appears in the county town every year.

Since I usually have enough time to take care of my child, I kept putting this matter out of my mind.

But Xu Yuan's sudden mention of this matter at this time was clearly purposeful.

"Dad knows you're trying to help your best friend's mom find a job, right?"

"Dad, the big boss, is really amazing. He has such good judgment."

So Xu Yuan told her about how Lin Yueyao's mother couldn't find a job, and then muttered in a somewhat aggrieved voice, "Lin Yueyao is a good friend I finally made, and I want to help her."

"That is indeed very difficult."

Xu Jingguang smiled and said, "This is the first time Dad has heard that you have a friend."

Damn, the advantages of having no friends are showing here. I don't know whether to be happy or cry.

Xu Yuan's mother passed away when he was in first grade. Because he lost his mother, he was always quiet and missed the golden period of making friends. Xu Jingguang was always worried that his son would become autistic, so he always stayed with him.

"Then Dad promises you, I can try to ask Lin Yueyao's mother."

"But as you can see, Lin Yueyao's mother has a rather stubborn personality. We don't know what she did for a living before, and it's not certain whether she'll be willing to come to our house as a nanny."

"Dad, don't ask yet. Wait until Lin Yueyao and I have found out the details before you call."

"Okay, Dad will do as you say."

Xu Jingguang squatted down and patted Xu Yuan's head. "Baby, since Daddy is so good to you, can you do what Daddy does?"

"Ok?"

Xu Jingguang's voice softened, "Your Aunt He said she wants to come to our house this weekend to apologize to you in person and clear up the misunderstanding. Since you promised Dad you would forgive her, could you give Aunt He that chance?"

"Forehead?!"

Old Deng, he actually plotted against me...

The current situation doesn't allow Xu Yuan to bargain any further, but of course, he doesn't care.

Come on, come on!

Do you think I'm afraid of you now?

"That's a man's promise, you can't go back on it."

"A real man! Dad won't let me cheat."

Xu Yuan and Xu Jingguang made a pinky promise.

When I was in elementary school, there was only one long break between classes, which was 25 minutes after the second period in the morning.

During this time, older and middle grade elementary school students do their morning exercises, but younger children haven't learned the difficult and standardized movements yet, so they are allowed to move around freely.

Xu Yuan also took this opportunity to come to the second floor of the teaching building. He had just arrived at the door of Class 2(1) when he was suddenly patted on the shoulder by someone.

"Young Master, Young Master, what brings you here!"

The person who spoke to him was Xia Ke.

She tilted her head and stared at Xu Yuan with a curious expression.

Although her smile was indeed endearing, her carefree attitude was a bit hard for Xu Yuan to handle; to put it bluntly, she was a little silly and goofy.

"Shh, how many times have I told you, don't call me young master, call me Xu Yuan."

"Yes, young master, no problem, young master!"

Xia Ke skipped and hopped, "Did you come to play with us? We're going to play 'applying plasters,' do you want to join us?"

"Applying plasters" is a tag game that we often played as children. Several children stand still in the field, one is the ghost and the other is the person. The people run around the ghost, and the ghost tries to catch the person who is moving. However, if a person taps the shoulder of another person who is standing still, then the person who was tapped will be chased by the ghost and must stand still.

"I'm not playing. I need to talk to Lin Yueyao. Go and call her out."

"No problem, young master!"

Xia Ke bowed respectfully to Xu Yuan, then dashed into the classroom.

Speaking of which, when Xia Ke was caught picking up bottles at first, she was clearly afraid of Xu Yuan. But after they became friends, her attitude completely changed. A naturally gifted socialite like her is indeed amazing.

Xu Yuan saw Xia Ke find Lin Yueyao through the classroom window. She listened to Xu Yuan and sat obediently in her seat during the break.

Xia Ke pulled Lin Yueyao aside and spoke quietly, then pointed to Xu Yuan outside the window.

Lin Yueyao jogged up to Xu Yuan, and before she could speak, Xu Yuan asked her:
"You didn't tell Mom about that money this time, did you?"

"Yeah, he didn't say."

Lin Yueyao nodded.

"Thank goodness, you finally proved yourself this time."

Xu Yuan casually asked, "Have you thought about what birthday present to buy for Mom?" Xia Ke chimed in, "We originally planned to buy a small cake and something that Auntie might need, like a comb or a hair clip. Auntie's birthday is the day after tomorrow, so we're going to the store to buy things today."

After she finished speaking, she paused, looked at Xu Yuan, and asked, "Do you want to come with us?"

"You guys go buy it, what am I supposed to do?"

Xu Yuan frowned and said, "You're willing to pick up bottles in hotels, but you're afraid to buy things?"

"How could that be? I thought you wanted to play with us, so I took you to experience it."

Xia Ke patted Xu Yuan's shoulder with a smile, "After all, a young master like you has definitely never been to a place like this before."

Considering she's an innocent eight-year-old, I'll assume for now that she's not being sarcastic or mean.

"I'm not interested. Just be careful."

Xu Yuan's main purpose in coming this time wasn't to discuss birthday gifts, but rather to talk about Lin Yueyao's mother's work.

"Lin Yueyao, what did your mother do before she was laid off?"

"I worked as a worker in a cotton mill," Lin Yueyao said.

"Oh, that's a state-owned enterprise, right..."

"I don't know, what is a state-owned enterprise?"

"It's okay, don't worry about it."

Was the wave of layoffs in state-owned enterprises still ongoing in 2004?

Xu Yuan wasn't quite clear about the layoffs in the county town during that era, but if it was a group of people losing their jobs and competing for work, it would indeed be difficult for Lin Yueyao's mother, a single-parent family, to find a suitable job.

“My dad has a very good impression of your mom, so I told him about your mom.”

Xu Yuan said, "My dad said he could let your mother come to my house as a nanny, but I don't know if your mother would be willing."

"What does a nanny do?" Lin Yueyao tilted her head.

"I know! It's about doing things like washing clothes, cooking, and cleaning for his family."

Xia Ke said, "This character often appears in the TV dramas my mother watches. She is usually the mother of the female lead, and the male lead is the young master of a rich family, just like you, young master."

Xu Yuan was surprised after hearing this: "You're only eight years old, how can you understand Korean dramas?"

"What's so hard about this?"

Xiao Xia Ke stood with her hands on her hips, looking very proud, "My mommy will tell me."

"..."

Lin Yueyao hesitated after hearing Xu Yuan's words, "My mother is indeed a very good cook, but I don't know if she would be willing to be a nanny."

"Why don't you ask your mom about it when it's your birthday?"

Xia Ke gave Lin Yueyao some advice, "Your mother doesn't have a job right now, and it's very hard for her to support you. She probably won't be happy on her birthday."

"You should tell her at that time that the young master's father can give her a job, and she will definitely be able to have a happy birthday."

"Um……"

Lin Yue looked at Xu Yuan from afar, as if seeking his opinion.

Xu Yuan thought for a moment, then continued:
“When your mom sees the cake and the gift, she’ll definitely ask you where the money came from.”

"Yeah, so what do we do?"

Lin Yueyao started to worry again when she thought about this.

"No need to do anything, just tell me that I forced it on you."

Xu Yuan said, "But you also need to tell your mother that our family is also a single-parent family, and try to make me sound pitiful, like I have no one to take care of me or something..."

"Finally, you bring up the nanny issue again, saying that my family is hiring a nanny."

Lin Yueyao, of course, did not understand Xu Yuan's purpose in doing this.

But she trusted Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan said he would do it, and she agreed to give it a try.

In Xu Yuan's view, Lin Yueyao's mother was indeed not the type to accept "charity".

She might not accept a job as a nanny.

A mother who can raise a child on her own, a mother who deserves such filial piety from her child, must be a loving and good mother.

Losing one's mother at such a young age is a tragic experience that can likely trigger the other person's maternal instincts and gain their sympathy.

Xu Yuan felt that he had done a good job for his friend.

As for the rest, it's up to Lin Yueyao's mother to make her own choice.

(End of this chapter)