Daily life of working as a substitute bride for a wealthy family

Xiang Ran asked: "Who is it?"

"Maybe it's takeout... I ordered takeout." Xia Yun said, "I'll go open the door."

Xiang Ran called out to her: "Look through the peephole first, then open the door."

"Yeah, I know!" Xia Yun stood on tiptoe and looked through the peephole. "It's okay! It's Mo Shaohua who's here."

"Mo Shaohua? Your friend? Manager Mo from the housekeeping company?" Xiang Ran asked her, "Why is he here? You..."

"Shh..." Xia Yun made a hushing sound. "I'll talk to you later. I'll open the door first."

As soon as the door opens,

Wearing slippers and shorts, with his hands in his pockets, Mo Shaohua looked at Xiang Ran intently: "Xiang-Ran? You...are here too?"

"I...just arrived...not long ago." Xiang Ran replied.

Xia Yun took Xiang Ran's hand and pointed at Mo Shaohua: "I forgot to tell you that Mo Shaohua is also in Country T these days. Yesterday, I saw on WeChat Moments that he was in Island J, so I made an appointment with him. We had originally agreed to go to PJ Beach this afternoon, but because you came, I almost forgot about it."

Mo Shaohua: "Xiang Ran? You graduated, right? I remember you graduated last year, so why can't I contact you since then?"

"Manager Mo, have you looked for me? Is there something wrong?" Xiang Ran asked.

"Oh, nothing special. The thing is, before you graduated, didn't you work part-time for one of our clients, regularly cleaning apartments and clearing out bird droppings? Last year, that family got married. She's a very nice woman, and she said she'd pay triple the hourly rate for any bird droppings cleaning work going forward. I heard from Xia Yun that you resigned from the training institution, so I wanted to ask if you wanted to work part-time. I called you, but your phone was turned off."

Um, it turns out it was something she did herself last year.

That's true.

Because I have been caught in the rain, I want to give an umbrella to others.

Hey.

Xiang Ran nodded. "I'm glad that Manager Mo still remembers me. After the educational institution was merged, I went back to my hometown to substitute teach at a middle school. But now I'm using my old phone card again. I plan to travel around the neighboring countries for a while before returning to China to look for a job."

"Oh, so that's how it is." Mo Shaohua looked at her. "You've changed a lot from before. I can't recognize you at first glance."

Xia Yun smiled and asked him, "Have you changed? You're still as cute and pretty as ever. Just your hair is a little shorter. What's changed?"

"I've gotten whiter." Mo Shaohua said bluntly, "I've gotten thinner."

Well, I haven’t been exposed to the sun for more than a month during the confinement period.

If you pay attention to skin care, of course your skin will be white.

Xiang Ran gently covered her chest with her hands to hide the milk stains. "Oh, the weather outside is nice. Let me get some sleep and go out in the sun tomorrow. I'll be back in the sun. You guys... go out and play quickly. Don't delay."

"Don't you want to go together?" Xia Yun asked.

"You guys go ahead." Xiang Ran said, "I'm going to take a shower."

"Then tonight, shall I treat you two to dinner?" Mo Shaohua asked.

"You guys go and eat. Have fun. Xia Yun ordered takeout for me. I need to catch up on some sleep in the afternoon." Xiang Ran winked at Xia Yun.

She knew that Xia Yun seemed to be a little interested in Manager Mo before, so she didn't want to be their "light bulb".

Xia Yun looked at her watch and said to Mo Shaohua, "Let's go first. The sea guide we booked online is already waiting at the dock."

"Okay then." Mo Shaohua took Xia Yun's waterproof bag and said to Xiang Ran, "See you later. We won't be back early tonight..."

"It's okay, it's okay! You guys go." Xiang Ran looked "kind".

-

Not long after Mo Shaohua and Xia Yun left.

The delivery guy really arrived.

Xiang Ran asked the delivery man to leave the food at the door and only opened the door to get it after the people left.

Now she is like a frightened bird.

Suspicious.

It's always better to be cautious.

Tomorrow she plans to go to City M to open an account in Country T at a domestic bank and transfer part of the money to the foreign card.

What if “they” try to freeze her bank card?

Then she won’t be able to get the money?

Isn't it a waste of time?

So in order to "preserve" her hard-earned money, she had to open a bank card at a foreign branch as soon as possible.

I checked the information and found that there are only five branches in Country T, and the M City branch is the closest one to PJ Island.

It was also thanks to Sheng Yang that she had some basic knowledge of finance and financial management.

Otherwise, according to the economic situation when I just graduated - I could only make ends meet by tightening my belt and dieting, how could I think about financial management, how could I have thought of these things?

Xiang Ran picked up a small pineapple with a fork and chewed it while looking at the coconut grove outside the hotel.

Suddenly I thought - I wonder if Sheng Yang has contacted Su Yiqing?

Oh, I dare not think about it.

She closed her eyes and shook her head desperately.

After much difficulty, she "shaken" the idea away.

But another thought popped up in my mind - has Sheng Songxuan had his milk at this time? Has he slept?

Oh, I’m a mother now.

It has the "mother taste".

Love to worry!

She sighed and took her time.

Slaves must still have servility on the first day of their emancipation.

But eventually you will be able to become your own master.

Xiang Ran recalled the first day of college when she saw a passerby on campus who looked like her teacher and wanted to go up and say hello, "Teacher."

How about going to City M early tomorrow morning?

It will be better if you stay busy.

By the way, I also have to take the IELTS test that I booked earlier.

I heard that IELTS scores are often suppressed in China.

I finally went abroad, so I should take the IELTS exam and see if I can get a total score of 7.

This will make it easier to apply to better overseas universities in the future.

It also saves me from disturbing Xia Yun's "plan" here.

-

It was past nine o'clock in the evening when Mo Shaohua brought Xia Yun back.

Both of their hair was a little wet.

"Is it raining outside?" Xiang Ran asked.

"No, the waves kept hitting me. You don't know how big the waves are in the open sea. That small boat was so bumpy and it was so cold..." Xia Yun wrapped herself in a towel as soon as she entered the house and threw another towel to Mo Shaohua.

Mo Shaohua thanked him while wiping his hair.

"Xiang Ran, Xia Yun and I will take you for a walk on the street tomorrow. It's quite lively at night." Mo Shaohua said.

"Oh, I'm planning on going to City M tomorrow morning... I have something to do. Have fun on your own."

"Ah, you're leaving so early?" Xia Yun asked her, "But how are you going to get there by yourself? City M isn't close."

"Manager Mo, are you familiar with Country T? There should be a bus to Bangkok here, right?" Xiang Ran asked Mo Shaohua.

"Hey, how about letting this man take you there? He's rented a car. It's just right, I want to go to M City with you." Xia Yun looked at Mo Shaohua with a smile, "Mo Shaohua, you're a grown man, and you have nothing to do anyway, why don't you take us to Bangkok?"

Well, Xiang Ran sometimes has to admire Xia Yun's "necklessness". She can always ask for things directly.

Not afraid of embarrassment at all.

Unexpectedly, Mo Shaohua looked happy: "No problem, I'll arrange it. What time do you want to leave tomorrow?"

Xiang Ran waved her hands hurriedly: "No, how can I trouble Manager Mo!"

Xia Yun said to Mo Shaohua, "Half past eight?"

"OK, I'll be waiting for you in the hotel lobby downstairs at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning." Mo Shaohua said, "I don't have anything important to do anyway, so I'll spend a day or two with you."

"Have you booked a hotel for tonight? Do you want to call the front desk and ask if there are any rooms available?" Xia Yun urged Mo Shaohua.

"I...live in the Marriott nearby." Mo Shaohua said with a smile.

"He's truly a rich man, staying in a five-star hotel when a disagreement arises." Xia Yun said with a smile, "See you tomorrow!"

-

After Mo Shaohua left, Xia Yun shook her head. "Uncle Mo is so stubborn. The waves were so big at night, but he didn't even hold me back and let me hold on to the railing by myself."

"Hahaha, why are you still interested in him? I remember you had a new target later?" Xiang Ran asked.

"I'm deeply in love. I'm interested in all types of men. But Mo Shaohua is a rather unique type. Maybe it's because I read some eunuch stories last year, and whenever I think of those powerful eunuchs, the eunuchs in charge of ceremonies, etc., I can always easily imagine Mo Shaohua's face..."

Xiang Ran was about to drink some water and almost choked and spit out the water.

"You mean—Manager Mo, him?"

"No, it's just that he looks a bit feminine. Look at his narrow, almond-shaped eyes, his slender hands, and the fact that he's always coordinating household matters for clients. Doesn't that sound a lot like the job of a chief steward?" Xia Yun laughed. "Some men over 30, even without wives, have a daddy vibe. But Mo Shaohua is over 30, and he doesn't have a daddy vibe at all. He just has this..."

"What kind?" Xiang Ran asked.

"A kind of...sorrow that Doctor Wen feels after he castrated himself." Xia Yun said after thinking for a while.

Xiang Ran: "If Manager Mo knew that you evaluated him like this, would he..."

"No, he's staying at the Marriott and can't hear it. Hahaha."

-

Xiang Ran originally didn't want to have anything to do with Mo Shaohua.

After all, he came to Jinxiu Villa once last year to take Master Zhu to an interview for a position as a flower and tree caregiver.

But I think he only saw his own back that time.

You probably wouldn't have guessed that "Mrs. Sheng" was her.

Before going to bed, Xiang Ran worriedly told Xia Yun, "Don't tell Manager Mo or anyone else about the 'novel plot' I mentioned this morning."

"Don't worry, if I'd been careless before, you wouldn't have told me. Besides, you didn't say which novel it was, and I don't even know the hero's name. How am I supposed to find the book? Hehe, there are so many books on the platform." Xia Yun pulled up the quilt. "Okay, I'm going to bed. Tomorrow I'll try to... find an angle to take advantage of Doctor Wen."

Xiang Ran: “…”