Rebirth of the courtyard, the start is 80s

Lou Xiao'e is indeed a strong woman, she does what she says and she does it very simply.

Since you agreed to help Cao Zhiqiang take care of Zhu Lin, take action immediately.

First of all, for the sake of convenience, Lou Xiaoe took Zhu Lin directly to her home instead of going back to the hotel with Cao Zhiqiang.

Then, Lou Xiaoe quickly helped Zhu Lin rent a four-bedroom mansion near the Sanatorium and Hospital.

Well, although it is only a four-bedroom and one-living house of about 120 square meters, and it is relatively old, this kind of house is indeed considered a luxury house in Xiangjiang.

Just look at the rent. The monthly rent for this kind of house is HK$[-].

The monthly rent of HK$[-] is definitely a very high price in Hong Kong, at least for now.

You know, many white-collar workers in Hong Kong only earn less than HK$[-] a month at this time, and most of them still can't get it.

The film and television industry is even lower.

For example, Hong Kong's later famous director Li Lichi, when he joined Asia Satellite TV in 1984, his monthly salary was only 1400 yuan.

The monthly salary of 1400 is actually the average salary at ATV at this time. It is not deliberately harsh.

As for TVB, the average monthly salary is only 1500 yuan, which is only a little more than [-] yuan more than ATV.

It should also be noted that this 1400 and 1500 are all income. Other benefits such as insurance are also included. If you want to pay for insurance, you have to pay for it yourself.

As for rent, when most young people rent, they usually rent a house that costs [-] to [-] yuan a month, and they usually rent a house together.

This kind of house that costs [-] a month is usually rented by wealthy families.

Of course, the price is also very suitable. After all, Happy Valley in Wan Chai District is also close to Sanatorium and Hospital, which is a high-end location!

Renting a house in this area is a large house with more than [-] square meters. The monthly rent of [-] yuan is really cheap.

In fact, the landlord originally asked for a price of [-] a month, but firstly, this kind of house is not easy to rent. Secondly, Lou Xiaoe rented it for a long time and rented it for a whole year, so he gave it a cheaper price, which is [-]. One month, but you have to pay a year's payment first, which is [-].

If not, it would be impossible to rent a house here quickly for only [-] yuan a month.

During the rental period, Cao Zhiqiang naturally accompanied Lou Xiao'e. After all, he had to see the environment in person before he could rest assured.

After seeing the environment, Cao Zhiqiang felt satisfied.

Needless to say, the location of the house is a famous high-end old district in Xiangjiang. There is absolutely no problem with public security. Everything else, whether it is education, medical care, food, drink, or entertainment, is very convenient.

As for the house itself, although it is a bit old, it is well maintained and the space inside is not small.

The decoration is very good, and even the division of four bedrooms and one living room is very clear.

In addition to a large living room and a kitchen, there is also a master bedroom, a second bedroom, a study room, and a maid's room.

There are two toilets, one large and one small, both with flush toilets.

But what's interesting is that the water in the toilet is piped separately, and the water used for flushing is actually sea water, not tap water.

In addition, there are also many home appliances, such as TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners and electric fans.

Especially the air conditioning, I really like it.

You know, it’s extremely hot here in Xiangjiang. It would be really difficult without air conditioning in the summer.

Of course, because this is a subtropical ocean climate, most of the air conditioners here only provide cooling, not heating. Because of this, they are usually called air conditioners, not air conditioners.

Therefore, if you talk about air conditioning, people will know that you are from mainland China, and most locals will despise you.

Well, regional discrimination exists everywhere, so this is nothing.

After all, rather than regional discrimination, here it is more important that the rich are the real boss, and there are more cases where the rich discriminate against the poor.

Now that the house is settled, the next step is to solve the problem of maids.

The service industry in Xiangjiang is very developed. There are many professional labor agencies. It is not difficult to find helpers.

There is no need to go to so much trouble. Just find the largest local agency with the best reputation near your house and ask them to help recommend it.

Needless to say, the professionals are indeed very professional, and they quickly gave many choices, all with resumes and photos. You can choose as you like, and you can try it out for a month, and it looks legitimate.

Finally, at Lou Xiao'e's suggestion, Cao Zhiqiang selected two helpers.

One is 32 years old, the other is 25 years old, both are women.

The 32-year-old woman's surname is Zhang, and her English name is Amanda.

Amanda's family is originally from Baoding, Hebei. After she settled here with her parents, she worked as an obstetrics and gynecology nurse.

She quit her job as a nurse because she got married. Later, after her divorce, she just became a nanny. She has served several masters and received good reviews.

Sister Zhang is good at everything from taking care of pregnant women to preparing confinement meals and taking care of babies.

Moreover, she has been married once and divorced once, which is similar to Zhu Lin's situation. In addition, she is originally from Baoding, Hebei, so there is no pressure on language communication.

As for the 25-year-old woman whose surname is Lin and whose English name is Nicole, she is also from the mainland and was originally from Cantonese.

After coming here, she worked as a nanny directly after graduating from middle school. During this period, she learned many skills. Not only could she clean the house, but she could also cook and drive. She also had a certain foundation in English.

To put it simply, both nannies have their own strengths and can form a high-level match.

For example, in terms of escorting, you can let Sister Zhang do it.

Others like cleaning the room and running errands are left to Nicole.

It is enough for two professional women to take care of Zhu Lin, a pregnant woman.

If this is not possible, for example, when the expected date of delivery arrives, you can directly check into the Sanatorium and Hospital and be accompanied by more professional personnel.

Anyway, as long as the money is in place, nothing will be a problem.

By the way, the most important thing is that these two nannies are very strict with their mouths.

At least judging from their past resumes, these two people do not have the habit of being loudmouthed, nor have they made any similar complaints.

As for why they did not stay with one master for a long time, but changed several masters.

This is also very simple, that is, those who can hire them are basically the middle class and cannot be the real rich people.

After all, the real wealthy people, caregivers and maids are usually their confidants, and they usually don't go to any agency to find them.

Therefore, generally only the middle class or the rich with a little bit of money will hire them.

The middle class and the small rich usually hire them to take care of pregnant women.

In other words, Sister Zhang and Miss Lin are both nannies who specialize in caring for pregnant women, similar to the situation of confinement nanny.

This kind of nanny requires more professional skills, so the price is of course higher.

Therefore, generally speaking, once a pregnant woman gives birth to a child, these people's mission ends and they usually will not continue to be employed.

Then they will continue to use the agency to find the next pregnant woman to continue their escort work.

In short, it's not that they don't want to stay with one family forever, it's actually the kind of nanny job that is similar to serving a family for life. It's basically hard to find. In most cases, they are short-term workers, especially in caring for pregnant women.

There are also long-term nannies, but that kind of nanny is usually a Filipino maid who is cheaper and more cost-effective. But as for Filipino maids, it's okay to be an ordinary servant, that is, clean the room, buy groceries, etc. If you say you take care of children and pregnant women, at least for now, many locals in Xiangjiang will not believe it.

It was actually after the 90s that Filipino maids in Xiangjiang became popular on a large scale. In the 80s, they were just showing their signs. Overall, the quality was far inferior to that of local nannies in Xiangjiang.

The house was rented and people were hired. The next step was to ask the two nannies to clean the room and let Zhu Lin move in the next day.

In these situations, Cao Zhiqiang no longer needs to worry.

Anyway, there is a phone in the rented apartment. If Cao Zhiqiang really wants to talk to Zhu Lin, it is not difficult.

For example, if you are in Xiangjiang, you can call and chat with Zhu Lin directly in the hotel.

If you have replied, you can also go to the post and telecommunications office, or simply make cross-border calls at a foreign-related hotel, that's no problem.

For things like telephones, as long as you know the phone number, you will have no problem making calls.

At most, the two parties can agree on a rough time and don't call in the middle of the night.

The next day, Zhu Lin, accompanied by Lou Xiao'e, came to the new house and settled in. Zhu Lin first got to know the environment of the house, and by the way got familiar with Amanda and Nicole, who were taking care of her.

Well, actually calling people by their English names is a custom here, especially when calling servants.

At least, you can't let Zhu Lin, the hostess, call Amanda Sister Zhang and Nicole Xiaolin. It's not impossible to call them like this, but outsiders will feel awkward or think you are rustic.

Of course, if you can't accept being called by their English names, you can also call them by their Chinese nicknames.

For example, Amanda's full Chinese name is Zhang Fang, so you can call her A Fang.

Nicole's full Chinese name is Lin Suzhen, so you can call her Ah Zhen.

As for the names A Fang and A Zhen use to call Zhu Lin, they are very consistent. They both call her Miss, or Miss Zhu.

Miss is the usual name, and Miss Zhu is the formal name for the outside world.

Of course, in order to better adapt to the local customs, Cao Zhiqiang also gave Zhu Lin an English name, called Juleen. The pronunciation is almost the same as Zhu Lin, and he is also called Zhu Lin, or Julien.

Externally, for example, when facing some uninvited neighbors, she can call herself Julien in English, or have people call her Miss Zhu.

If you are familiar with her, you can call her Alin.

To put it bluntly, we should try our best to do as the locals do and not be special.

Since you have come to Xiangjiang, you must naturally follow the general rules here so that you can better integrate into it.

If you call someone comrade, teacher, or master like in the north, it's not impossible, but it's definitely inappropriate, and you'll be laughed at, and the person you call him that won't be happy either.

Of course, there are other things to note, but it will be up to the woman named A Fang or Amanda to help Zhu Lin answer these specific things in the future.

Of course, due to Zhu Lin's special situation, Zhu Lin should try to live as simply as possible while he is here to give birth. He should not run around or meet people randomly.

Let's go back and wait until Cao Zhiqiang has settled Zhu Lin's identity and can stay in Xiangjiang legitimately, especially after the child is born, it will not be too late to move around.

After roughly explaining the matter and making an agreement with Zhu Lin to call her or her assistant at any time if there was any trouble, Lou Xiao'e left first.

After all, Lou Xiao'e still has a lot of things to do. Not only does she have to deal with her own company's affairs, but she also has to help Cao Zhiqiang handle that kind of offshore company.

Well, Cao Zhiqiang is not unable to find this kind of company, but he is not familiar with this place after all.

When Cao Zhiqiang was looking for offshore companies in Japan, he also asked his Japanese friend Nobuo Tomioka for help.

If there is no local person who is familiar with this situation to help, and you have to go look for it on your own, you will most likely be deceived.

In the same way, Cao Zhiqiang had no relatives or friends in Xiangjiang, so he naturally had no choice but to ask Lou Xiao'e for help.

Of course, if Cao Zhiqiang is willing to find an organization and let Uncle Lin from above to help, he will definitely be able to find an organization in Xiangjiang, and he will definitely be able to find his own people to help him.

But then the nature changes.

At least for now, Cao Zhiqiang doesn't want to trouble the organization on this kind of thing.

After all, strictly speaking, this is a private matter.

Also, it would be much easier for Cao Zhiqiang to get in touch with those in finance and then secretly set up a few offshore companies and offshore accounts.

As for the company that Lou Xiao'e was asked to help run, even if it is just something that everyone sees on the surface, it is just for everyone to see, and it is also deceiving people.

Cao Zhiqiang's real wealth, especially the shady wealth, definitely cannot be used with these accounts.

As soon as Lou Xiao'e left, Cao Zhiqiang asked Amanda and Nicole to go for a walk outside first, visit the supermarket and buy some fruits and vegetables.

The situation is obvious, that is, Cao Zhiqiang wants to be alone with Zhu Lin for a while.

Amanda and Nicole are both very discerning. They took the money and left without saying a word, without even asking, and their expressions did not change, highlighting their professionalism.

If you were from China, you would probably have winked at me a long time ago.

But here in Xiangjiang, this is very common.

After all, there are mistresses and mistresses everywhere here. This situation is too common. It's not like they have never served such mistresses and mistresses, so they have long been used to it.

Everyone is out to make money, so of course we must abide by professional ethics. Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask, and don’t say what you shouldn’t say.

In this way, when only Cao Zhiqiang and Zhu Lin were left in the room, Cao Zhiqiang sat on the sofa, hugged Zhu Lin who was leaning in his arms, and enjoyed a moment of peace.

After a while, Cao Zhiqiang sighed softly: "Sister Zhu, you won't blame me if I do this, right?"

Zhu Lin continued to lie in Cao Zhiqiang's arms, closing his eyes and saying softly:
"How could it be? I chose the path. It was me who hooked you up by hook or by any means, and that led to this ending.

So if you want to blame, then it's my fault. I'm the one who caused you trouble.

Zhiqiang, actually you did nothing wrong, it was me who was wrong.

Me, I'm a bad woman. "

"That's what I said." Cao Zhiqiang smiled.

"How can I bear to blame you, and I can't even slap you in the face? This matter is not your fault in the first place.

I had a plan for you a long time ago, but before I could do anything to you, you came to me first, so I just followed the trend.

Otherwise, do you really think I will fall for your little tricks?
How could you have successfully hooked up if I didn't want to?

So, don't think too much of me, I am the bad guy. "

Zhu Lin opened his eyes and smiled at Cao Zhiqiang: "You are really good at talking, you must have deceived many women!"

Cao Zhiqiang smiled faintly, stroked Zhu Lin's hair and said: "No matter what, you are the first woman to give birth to my child, so if you don't mind your status, then live a good life.

Due to various reasons that I can’t tell you yet, I really can’t give you a title right now.

But don’t worry, I will take care of your and your children’s lives from now on, and I will definitely spend more time with you.

By the way, when the child is born, I will not only let the child receive the best education, but I will also make you a big star.

I do what I say! "(End of chapter)