Quick Wear: Reversing Life

The next day, Wenxiu got up early and went to the market to buy vegetables for the day. When she returned home, she found Wen Jin sitting on the bed.

"Are you awake?" Wenxiu carried him out of bed. "Why don't you wash your face and brush your teeth? Didn't I teach you?"

After watching him brush his teeth and wash his face, Wenxiu let him move around on his own while she went to prepare breakfast.

After breakfast, Wenxiu dropped Wenjin off at Liu Meihua's house and went to work at the restaurant.

The kindergarten started its summer vacation today. Liu Meihua’s grandson Li Gaoxuan was at home. He was of similar age to Wen Jin. Although they couldn’t play together, Wen Jin was quiet and could play alone.

Wenxiu arrived at the restaurant. The proprietress had not arrived yet, and there was only a waiter wiping the tables in the front hall.

The waitress was a very petite young girl. She saw Wenxiu and greeted her.

"Good morning, Sister Xiuxiu, you come so early today."

"Well, good morning." Wenxiu smiled.

The waitress felt quite strange. Although Wenxiu was usually gentle and easy to talk to, she greeted her as usual today, but she felt something had changed.

Wenxiu put the account book at the front desk, and then the proprietress appeared at the door of the restaurant on a three-wheeled vehicle.

"Wenxiu, why are you here so early?" The proprietress parked the car at the door and took out the bags of green onions.

"The green onions in the countryside are still cheaper and fresher. Xiaohui, come and help me carry these to the kitchen."

Dongjiao County is an urban-rural fringe area, only a twenty-minute drive from the countryside. The proprietress often goes to the countryside to collect rice and vegetables grown by farmers, which is much cheaper than buying them in the market.

Seeing this, the waiter hurried over to help carry the things. The proprietress walked to the front desk and Wenxiu handed her the account book.

The proprietress opened the account book and took a look, her eyes widening slightly.

This account is so beautifully done, with the details of the money clearly written, the handwriting is elegant and graceful, and the layout is clear and easy to read at a glance.

The proprietress has been running this restaurant for nearly ten years and has been doing accounting for more than ten years, but she hasn't done as well as Wenxiu.

"Very good, Wenxiu, you're really good at accounting." The lady boss was in a good mood. "I'm a man of my words. You can do purchasing from now on. You'll be more familiar with these accounting things."

In the past, the boss's wife personally handled purchasing and bookkeeping, while her husband stayed home to take care of the children. However, last year, the youngest daughter started preschool, and the older one already started junior high.

So her husband discussed with her that he wanted to go to the city to work and leave his wife at home to take care of the two children.

The couple argued about this for a long time. The owner's wife has always been the one running the restaurant herself, while the husband stays at home to take care of the children. This was originally agreed upon when they got married, but unexpectedly, when the children grew up, the husband wanted to go out to work.

The boss's wife has been troubled by this matter for a long time, so she has been impatient and making frequent mistakes when doing the accounts these days.

Wenxiu helped her solve a big problem.

The boss lady said cheerfully, "Don't worry about the salary. It's definitely higher than what you had before. Purchasing isn't as easy as washing dishes, but at least you don't have to work three or four jobs anymore."

"If it weren't for your diligence, I wouldn't trust you to do the purchasing." The boss lady said, "How about this, I'll take you through it tomorrow."

"Okay." Wenxiu smiled.

The owner of the barbecue restaurant next to the restaurant had just come to open the shop. There were not many customers in the morning, so the owner sat at the door, stringing ingredients and chatting with the boss's wife.

"That's great, Xiuhua. You've trained a second-in-command so quickly."

The proprietress is Li Xiuhua, a local.

Li Xiuhua took out a handful of melon seeds and said as she ate them, "It's all because of my husband. He insisted on going out to work when the kids grew up."

"As a man, you always want to have your own career."

"Bah! He refused to come over here to help." Li Xiuhua spat out the melon seed shells in her mouth and said, "I've been the one earning the money to support the family all these years. He's exhausted raising two children on his own, and I haven't said much to him all these years. Now I don't know what's wrong with him, he insists on going out to work, and he has to go to the city."

"That's right, your little shop has made a lot of money over the years, right?" the barbecue restaurant owner joked, "You've been open for so many years, you must be a time-honored brand."

“If you earn a lot, don’t spend it.”

"Shop rent, food costs, employee salaries, and raising two children." Li Xiuhua said: "My little girl suddenly wants to learn piano recently. Do you think I can stop her from learning?"

"To buy a piano, you have to go to the city and hire a good piano teacher. All of this costs money."

The owner of the barbecue restaurant said, "Learning piano? Oh, that really costs money. My sister's child is learning piano. You don't know how expensive piano teachers are, especially the good ones. It's really expensive."

"Really?" Li Xiuhua was surprised.

"Of course not. Music, art, and other such things are just money-losing holes."

Wenxiu, who had been listening quietly, suddenly spoke up and said to Li Xiuhua, "Boss, I can actually play the piano, and I'm pretty good at it. Why don't you let me teach your daughter?"

"No way, Wenxiu." Li Xiuhua looked Wenxiu up and down, she really didn't believe it. If you said that she was good at studying before, she could barely believe it, but if you said that Wenxiu could play the piano, she would never believe it.

Piano is something that only people with some financial resources learn.

She has known Wenxiu for several years, but has never heard her mention this matter. From her interactions with her, she feels that Wenxiu's family conditions were not very good since she was a child.

Wenxiu was not angry about Li Xiuhua's disbelief, she still maintained a faint smile.

"Why don't I go to your house one day and try it out, and then I'll know."

The owner of the barbecue restaurant also knew Wenxiu and had hired her to skewer barbecue in his restaurant.

"Is this true, Wenxiu? I can't tell. If you can do it, why didn't you come out earlier to teach others? Why are you still washing dishes?" The barbecue restaurant owner didn't seem to believe it either. He thought Wenxiu was bragging.

Of course the original Wenxiu wouldn't do that.

Wenxiu said, "I don't have a diploma, so naturally the other parents aren't happy to let me teach. But, boss lady, since I said I can, I'm definitely not exaggerating. Look, don't I know how to keep this account book?"

The proprietress was skeptical. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Since you said so, fine. I'll take you to my house to try it out. The piano I just bought just happened to be delivered today."

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At noon, Wenxiu took Wenjin home from Liu Meihua's house. Liu Meihua tried her best to invite them to have dinner at her house, but Wenxiu still refused, so Liu Meihua did not force it.

Wenxiu sighed as she cooked. She couldn't cook, but the two worlds seemed to be a way to hone her cooking skills.

Fortunately, Wen Jin is not picky about food. He eats whatever is cooked and is very well behaved when eating. He doesn't need her to urge him.

In the afternoon, Wenxiu brought Wen Jin and knocked on Liu Meihua's door, wanting to put Wen Jin back at Liu Meihua's house.

Liu Meihua said to Wenxiu, "I'm sorry, Xiu, we plan to take Xuanxuan to stay with his parents for a while this afternoon."

"Is that so? Okay, sorry, Meihua-san, for always troubling you for so long."

Liu Meihua: "What are you talking about? We are all neighbors, and Wen Jin is so well behaved. I'm just looking after a child, so there's no trouble at all."

Liu Meihua's son and daughter-in-law both work in the city. They are both very busy and have no time to take care of the children. In addition, the tuition for kindergartens in the city is too expensive, so Liu Meihua simply sends the child to school in the county.

However, during holidays, Liu Meihua would often take her grandson to the city for a short stay.

Wenxiu was worried about Wenjin being alone at home, so she took Wenjin to a restaurant. The proprietress was already waiting at the door.

"Wenxiu, I've been waiting for you for a long time." The proprietress said, "Let's go. The piano just arrived, school is on vacation, and my two children are at home."

"Xiao Jin, you're here too?" Seeing Wen Jin, the proprietress greeted him with a smile. Probably knowing Wen Jin's situation, he didn't react, and the proprietress didn't seem unhappy.

Li Xiuhua's home is in the residential area behind the restaurant. It is an old community that has been built for a long time. The roads are full of various private cars, and she has to take a detour to get home.

The old residential complex does not have an elevator, and Li Xiuhua lives on the sixth floor, so she needs to take the stairs.

The proprietress walked in front, Wen Jin walked in the middle, and Wen Xiu followed behind Wen Jin.

The two of them live on the second floor, so climbing the stairs is not that difficult.

After climbing to the fourth floor, Wen Jin began to pant and his pace slowed down.

Wenxiu didn't urge him, but just followed behind Wen Jin. She followed him wherever he took a step, and stopped whenever he stopped.

When I climbed to the sixth floor, the proprietress had already opened the door.

Li Xiuhua and her family have lived here for more than ten years. There are a lot of sundries in the house. In order to make room for the piano, all the sundries are piled in the corridor.

"I'm so sorry, I have to throw all of this away. I have too much stuff at home. I spent a long time cleaning up yesterday and came up with this pile of stuff. Otherwise, I really have no place to put the piano."

"No need to take off your shoes, just come in." Li Xiuhua said hurriedly when she saw Wen Xiu preparing to help Wen Jin take off his shoes.

The house is not big, and the piano is placed at the entrance, opposite the dining room, and can be seen as soon as you enter the door.

"Ningning—come out."

A girl with two pigtails ran out of the room. She was a little taller than Wen Jin.

"Why are you going to your brother's room again? Don't disturb him from doing his homework." Li Xiuhua put her hands on her hips.

Xu Ning felt a little awkward when he saw two strangers in the restaurant.

Li Xiuhua said to Xu Ning, "This is Aunt Wenxiu. You've met her before. She works in my mother's shop."

Xu Ning took several glances before recognizing him.

It wasn't Xu Ning's fault. Wenxiu used to wash dishes in the kitchen wearing a mask, gloves, and an apron. Xu Ning didn't recognize her at first.

"Hello Xu Ning, this is my son Wen Jin. He's younger than you and is still in preschool." Wen Xiu smiled softly. "I heard you want to learn piano?"

Xu Ning nodded.

Wenxiu sat on the piano bench, one hand on the piano, and asked Xu Ning: "What kind of music do you want to hear?"

Xu Ning didn't say anything.

So Wenxiu chose a song and started playing it.