Chapter 1394: Chapter 999: Full-time Mother’s Counterattack 7
"Miss Qi, you see, your last name is Qi, and ours is Qi as well, so our two families are sort of fated. Given my father-in-law’s situation, he definitely needs to move back to Shanghai with us. Once he leaves, the house will be vacant. I wonder if you might need it?"
Qi Qi was surprised, not expecting this meaning, and she apologized sincerely.
"Thank you for your kindness, but Mr. Qi, I’ve just paid half a year’s rent. Besides, the place I’m currently staying at is quite close to my employer, and it’s convenient for the child’s schooling and other matters, so your house..."
"Oh, you’ve misunderstood. We don’t care about rent or anything; we just want someone to look after the elder’s house. You know, their community is known for its school district in this area. If you need, we can help the child get into a public kindergarten, and future elementary and junior high schools are also possible."
Qi Qi didn’t expect that her momentary curiosity would lead to such sincere gratitude from the other side. To be honest, this earnestness made her feel a bit overwhelmed.
"I’m sorry, Mr. Qi, thank you for your kindness, but I really can’t take anything without earning it. Besides, my child and I are always on the move, and might not stay in this city consistently. You, "
"Then would you consider moving to Shanghai? Given the elder’s condition, we need to hire a nanny, "
Qi Qi awkwardly rubbed her forehead: "Mr. Qi, I’m sorry, but I don’t plan on leaving anytime soon." At least not until half a year later.
However, she didn’t plan to explain the specifics to him, so in the end, they politely hung up the phone.
What Qi Qi didn’t expect was that after the call ended, they added her on WeChat, with the reason being.
"If you come to Shanghai in the future and need help, you can reach out to us."
The other party really was persistent. However, it was a simple gesture, and they also gave a one thousand yuan gratuity, which should have been mutually offset. Who would have known that such an unusual person would come along? She didn’t have many friends anyway, so she added them as a contact.
Qi Qi didn’t plan on attending a local university. Subconsciously, she wanted to leave the province, the farther away from her ex-husband, the better.
As for which city to go to in the future, she hadn’t decided, but Shanghai had never crossed her mind. Obtaining a Shanghai household registration, tut-tut, is as difficult as a Beijing household registration. She didn’t consider herself capable of it.
Resting on the second day, from the third to the sixth day, she continued to deliver food. Although the child didn’t have school on the seventh day, the employer’s family had to return to work. Now the kids were getting along well, and Mrs. Cai allowed her to bring the child to work together. Based on this, Qi Qi took the thousand-yuan worth of sausage she had specifically made for the Zhang Family and brought it over as a New Year’s gift.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she walked in, she received red envelopes from the elderly couple. Both she and the child received one, each with two hundred yuan: "May you find happiness as you open the door, wishing you great luck."
"This is a custom from my in-law’s hometown. You should take it, or they won’t be happy."
Cai Yuan noticed Qi Qi’s awkwardness and quickly explained, and Qi Qi hurriedly accepted: "Thank you, Uncle and Aunt."
"No need to be so formal, come in quickly, it’s so cold out there, oh, what did you bring with you?"
Qi Qi bashfully replied, "These are sausages I made for you guys. I’m not sure if you like them, but they come in two flavors: five-spice and spicy."
"Oh, wonderful! We love it, how could we not? You’re so thoughtful. How much was it? I’ll transfer the money to you."
"Sister Cai, please, these are my New Year’s gifts to you and your whole family. Can we not talk about money? I would feel embarrassed if we did."
"Ahahaha, alright, alright, I won’t mention it. But I still have to thank you! I’m leaving the house to you; I need to get to work right away."
Cai Yuan yawned, her fair and intellectual face filled with reluctance: "It’s such a shame the holiday is over so quickly."
After Cai Yuan left, the elderly couple stayed in the living room and played with the three kids. Qi Qi changed into her work clothes and began cleaning the house, both upstairs and downstairs. As she started her shift at six thirty in the morning, she managed to finish the cleaning early and still had time to prepare lunch.
"Qi Qi, let’s have a lighter meal these days; we’ve been eating too heavily over the holidays."
"Alright, no worries, that’s exactly what I had in mind."
Before the holidays, she set up a simple plastic shed in the yard, planting some wild vegetables inside. However, they were still too small, and it would take about half a month before they could be harvested.
Ahead of time, the yard was planted with numerous napa cabbages and radishes. Some were preserved into Northeast-style sour cabbage, spicy cabbage, and spicy radishes, and others remained underground. Digging up one cabbage, she peeled off a layer of slightly rotten leaves on the outside to reveal fresh, pure white cabbage underneath, looking quite vibrant.
"Wow," came a cry followed by Wen Han’s wailing from the house. Hearing this, Qi Qi’s heart skipped a beat, and she rushed to see her son on his back, his head covered in blood. There was a broken dressing mirror beside him, and the old couple, seeing her approach, quickly said, "Call 120 fast."
Wen Han’s face had been slashed in several places by mirror shards. Fortunately, he instinctively shielded his eyes. If any fragments had gotten into his eyes, the consequences would have been unimaginable. She didn’t have the time to inquire how it happened.
If they were in a cold room without heating, perhaps it wouldn’t have been so severe; after all, they would have been dressed warmly. But since the house had heating, everyone wore only thermal wear, leaving Wen Han’s head, face, arms, and calves with abrasions and punctures. Though the bleeding looked alarming, the other injuries were minor. The wound near the eye corner was the most serious.
Given the thinness of the eyelid, the puncture wasn’t mild, and it would leave a scar even after healing.
Wen Han was taken to Cai Yuan’s hospital, with the elderly having to stay home to watch over the other two children. When Cai Yuan saw Qi Qi, she was deeply apologetic: "I’m so sorry for Wen Han’s serious injury; we will take full responsibility."
"Sister, please don’t worry. Although I haven’t asked how it happened, no one wanted this, right? Besides, when children play together, bumps and scrapes are inevitable. These are normal, and I never intended to hold anyone accountable. Although the elders were nearby, their limited mobility and delayed reactions are understandable. Fortunately, he isn’t in grave danger. As a mother, not considering the hazards at home is my fault, and you shouldn’t blame yourself."
"Qi Qi, you’re so kind. Rest assured, regardless of whether it’s our responsibility, since it happened in our home, we certainly bear responsibility. So we will cover the child’s medical expenses. I consulted the doctor, and the scar near the eye corner may remain. But we’ll handle the cosmetic surgery afterwards as well."
The two mothers first thought about solving the problem rather than blaming each other. Besides the good relationship between the two families, it was also driven by mutual trust.
In the afternoon, the two children came to the ward themselves to explain how it happened to Qi Qi. It was just that the three of them were playing hide-and-seek. Zhang Qian’s daughter wanted to hide behind the mirror, accidentally pushed it, and Wen Han happened to be in front of it, causing the accident...
