Life 1984

Linzhi returned to Hong Kong from Xizhou with her children.

This time, the children transferred to Hong Kong to go to school.

On this day, Li Yunhai and Lin Zhi took the children to school to register.

Shen Xiulan and Guo Wanhua also accompanied them.

The children of the three families were all placed in the same school in Hong Kong.

This school has not only a primary school but also a secondary school.

What embarrassed Li Yunhai was that the principal of this school actually remembered him.

Last time, Li Yunhai, as An An's father, accompanied Guo Wanhua and Guo Zhian to participate in the school's parent-child activities.

That parent-child activity was sponsored by Li Yunhai personally.

The school leaders still remember Li Yunhai clearly.

Now, Li Yunhai has brought his three children to school, and he is also a father.

Fortunately, the principal of Hong Kong is well-informed and is not surprised by a man having multiple families.

Many children of Hong Kong's wealthy families study in high-class aristocratic schools like this one.

Hong Kong has an open social atmosphere.

In the early years, polygamy was allowed in Hong Kong and Macau.

Polygamy was not abolished until 1971.

Therefore, there are still many polygamous families in Hong Kong and Macao today.

The most famous one is probably the gambling king, who has four wives.

And his uncle had 12 wives.

In fact, there are still many countries and regions on the earth that allow polygamy and even polyandry.

Although our neighboring country Thailand practices monogamy, polygamy still exists among the people.

This custom also exists in some Arab countries and some African countries.

Some women do not understand foreign customs and blindly worship foreign things. After marrying a foreigner, they go to the man’s hometown and find out that they are just the man’s Nth wife.

As for finding a lover, it is no secret among powerful families.

These things are mentioned in Hong Kong gossip almost every day.

Especially the affairs between the rich man and the female star, I don't know how many paparazzi they have supported.

The school leaders have frequent contact with students' parents, so they are accustomed to these things.

Lin Zhi obviously knew this, so she specifically emphasized to the school leaders that her three children were Li Yunhai's legitimate children.

The principal smiled slightly to show his understanding.

After completing the admission procedures, Li Yunhai, Guo Wanhua, Lin Zhi and Shen Xiulan left the school.

Shen Xiulan and Guo Wanhua both said they wanted to go home to prepare meals.

After having children, a woman's time basically revolves around the children, with no time to rest.

Lin Zhi originally wanted to go out for a walk, but when she heard them say they were going home to cook, she took Li Yunhai home.

Li Yunhai hasn't hired a servant yet.

However, the housekeeping service in Hong Kong is very developed, and if you want to hire someone, it can be done quickly.

Li Yunhai said he wanted to hire a housekeeper.

"Can we invite an aunt who speaks Cantonese?" Li Yunhai said, "If the children want to integrate into Hong Kong, they will definitely have to learn Cantonese in the future. A Cantonese-speaking environment will be more conducive to their learning."

Lin Zhi said: "Hong Kong will soon return to the throne, and then Mandarin will rule the world."

Li Yunhai asked, "How many years have Guangdong and Guangxi been speaking Cantonese? Aren't they still speaking it now?"

Lin Zhi thought so too and agreed to hire a nanny in Hong Kong.

Before she came, she had sent all the servants in the house, such as Ding Miao, Aunt Guifen and others, back.

Peng Dianzi is old now. He has earned a lot of money by helping Li Yunhai's family over the years. The house has also been built, so he took his wife back to his hometown and did some odd jobs at home. He then cleaned up the land, planted two acres of fields, planted some vegetables, fed two pigs, and raised some chickens and ducks, which was enough to make a living.

Li Yunhai asked Guo Wanhua for the phone number of the housekeeping company, called her and said he wanted to hire two maids.

Because the children are all grown up, the servants can live in the house or not. As long as they can maintain good hygiene and prepare three meals a day, it's fine.

The people from the housekeeping company said that they would send two people over first and let Li Yunhai try the job out. If it works out, he can stay. If not, they can replace him.

Lin Zhi said, "You have to set some conditions. She should not be too old, should be clean and tidy, and should not have any health problems."

Li Yunhai handed her the phone and asked her to communicate with the people from the housekeeping company.

After the two sides reached an agreement, Li Yunhai and Lin Zhi prepared lunch.

Li Yunhai hasn't cooked for many years, but fortunately he still has his basic skills.

He also feels that cooking by himself is a very meaningful and fulfilling thing.

Lin Zhi behaved very docilely and well-behaved, and no longer mentioned the quarrel with Shen Xiulan.

The servant arrived faster than expected!
When Li Yunhai heard the doorbell ring, he thought it was Guo Wanhua coming. When he went out, he saw two very young women standing outside the door.

Although they looked very similar to Chinese people, Li Yunhai could still tell that they were not Chinese.

Sure enough, as soon as the other party opened his mouth, he spoke English.

Li Yunhai was a little surprised and communicated with them in English.

It turned out that these two people were Filipino maids.

The term "Filipino maid" refers to all foreign domestic workers. However, since the vast majority of them come from Southeast Asian countries such as the Philippines and Indonesia, they are collectively referred to as Filipino maids.

As early as the 70s, there were Filipino maids in Hong Kong.

As the aging society becomes more serious, the demand for Filipino maids among Hong Kong's middle class is increasing.

In Hong Kong, Filipino maids are very common. A middle-class family with a monthly income of tens of thousands or more for both the couple can afford to hire a Filipino maid, because the salary of a Filipino maid is not high, only a few thousand dollars a month, and even less than that of a dishwasher.

Li Yunhai invited them both in, and then called Lin Zhi out.

When Lin Zhi saw that the two maids were Filipino, she was a little confused and called the housekeeping company.

The housekeeping company said, "You want young maids who can do housework and take care of children. Only Filipino maids can meet your requirements. The market is basically full of Filipino maids. If you want to hire local maids, you can only wait. Otherwise, you can only hire older women, at least over 45 years old."

Lin Zhi heard this and said forget it, let's try out the two maids first. Li Yunhai thought it didn't matter, the maids could speak English but didn't understand Chinese, so the maids wouldn't understand when the family members communicated in Chinese. This kind of relationship made them feel more comfortable and harmonious.

There are regulations in Hong Kong that Filipino maids are required to live in their employers' homes. There are also relevant regulations on their monthly wages. They have one day off every Sunday. Every two years, employers must give Filipino maids a holiday to go home to visit their families and reimburse their round-trip airfare.

Li Yunhai could accept all these conditions.

Before Filipino maids start working, they undergo professional training and learn how to cook Chinese food, including fried spring rolls, dumplings, steamed fish, and chicken stewed with mushrooms.

However, when the Filipino maids heard that the husband and wife of their employers did not have to go to work and stayed at home every day, they became a little worried because they did not want to face their employers all day long.

Who wants to stay in the same room with the boss every day?

However, when Li Yunhai told them that they had their own room and could go back to the room to rest after finishing their work, they agreed to stay.

The two servants were named Lisa and Rudlin.

Lisa said that she used to work in an employer's home and had no place to sleep, so she had to sleep in the kitchen.

However, a small room also has its advantages, which is that it is easier to keep clean.

Li Yunhai couldn't help but become interested in the group of maids and made a point to learn more about them.

Don’t underestimate the maids. They go abroad to make money, but in their own country, they are national heroes!
Because their families rely on them to earn money and build houses to support the family.

These two Filipino maids are pretty good. They work hard and know the rules.

After trying them out, Linzhi decided to keep them.

She brought Liu Ruyi to Hong Kong and still let Liu Ruyi teach the children to learn musical instruments.

Because Linzhi thought that the children finally had a hobby that they were interested in and they couldn’t give it up.

Liu Ruyi gladly accepted the invitation and came to live in Hong Kong.

Lin Zhi asked Li Yunhai again: "Who is that painter? Su Wan'er, right? Didn't she say she would teach our children calligraphy and painting? Why didn't she come?"

Li Yunhai suddenly had an idea and wondered whether he should take Su Wan'er over as well?

So he said, "I just happened to be going back to Gusu, I'll go and invite her."

Lin Zhi asked, "What are you going to do in Gusu?"

Li Yunhai said: "Look at what you said, Sanjiang Company is still mine! I don't care?"

Lin Zhi said: "Okay! Then go quickly and come back soon."

Li Yunhai said: "That's not certain. I'll be gone for at least a month."

Lin Zhi was a little stunned.

Li Yunhai smiled and said, "You are reluctant to let me go? Weren't you very determined when you divorced me?"

Lin Zhi sighed quietly: "Who said I couldn't bear to leave you? I don't care if you come back or not! Humph!"

Li Yunhai said with a smile: "That's what you said."

Lin Zhi thought that she had successfully tied Li Yunhai to her side with the affection of her three children.

Unexpectedly, Li Yunhai left as soon as he said he would, and stayed away for such a long time. This made her feel that the emotional crisis had not been resolved.

On this day, Li Yunhai bid farewell to Lin Zhi and others and set off for the inland.

Li Yunhai left Suzhou and went to Hong Kong, and he was gone for a long time.

Su Wan'er was waiting for him at home with the child.

When Li Yunhai came back, it was already the end of the year.

The climate in Hong Kong is warm and you don’t feel the arrival of winter.

After arriving in the mainland, Li Yunhai felt a strong chill.

When Li Yunhai came to the familiar Li Garden in Gusu, he felt as if he was in another world.

Humans are incredibly adaptable.

Once you live in a place for a long time, you don’t want to move.

When Li Yunhai was in Gusu, he thought he would live here for the rest of his life, so he spent a lot of money to purchase Li Garden.

Unexpectedly, the plan could not keep up with the changes.

Not long after he arrived in Hong Kong, Lin Zhi used her family ties to lock him up by her side.

When he returned to Gusu again, the season had changed.

Fortunately, things are like this, and so are people.

Su Wan'er is a woman who can endure loneliness.

In her free time, she would paint and take care of the children, and she would live like this regardless of whether Li Yunhai was there or not.

The difference is that she has one more child and one more concern.

Li Yunhai walked into Li Garden and saw his daughter Xiaomin sitting in the cradle, sucking her fingers.

When Xiao Min saw him, she opened her big eyes and looked at him curiously.

Li Yunhai squatted down beside her and said with a smile: "Xiao Min, don't you recognize your father?"

Xiao Min burst into tears.

Su Wan'er walked out and was stunned when she saw Li Yunhai.

Li Yunhai put down his luggage and walked up to her.

Su Wan'er bit her lip, turned around and walked into the house.

Li Yunhai chuckled and picked her up by the waist.

Su Wan'er pouted and said, "You, you still remember to come back? I thought you didn't need us anymore!"

Li Yunhai kissed her pretty face and said, "I was delayed in doing something in Hong Kong. I have something to discuss with you. But don't be in a hurry, let's make love for a while first."

Su Wan'er's breathing suddenly became disordered, and she gently punched his chest: "You, you are really my - enemy!"

Li Yunhai smiled and said, "That's right, enemies always come together!"

Su Wan'er moaned and asked, "Why did you take so long? Did you find a new love? You don't want to marry me, is it because you want to have fun outside?"

Li Yunhai sighed: "I don't have a new love, but I do have an old love."

Su Wan'er was stunned. (End of this chapter)