From theory to practice, there is always a process that not only makes the childcare skills more proficient, but also integrates with the environment in which they are located. This is the first lesson Zhou Xuecen learned when he came to this middle-class family.

The first thing Zhou Xuecen had to do was to learn how to live in peace with He Miaomiao. After work, she soon discovered that this strong woman was the head of the family. Usually, the male owner in the family was mostly silent, and even some important financial matters were mostly decided by the hostess.

That's right, the economic foundation determines the superstructure, and it seems that this is a true saying.

According to the requirements of this severely obsessed with cleanliness, Zhou Xuecen went to the supermarket to buy an oversized plastic cup, which was enough for a day. Looking at the cup, she found it funny. It was the largest water cup in her life. She didn't expect that she could drink it so much. Could it be a buffalo?

Every day when he comes to He Miaomiao's house, the first thing Zhou Xuecen has to do is to change into slippers, arrange all the shoes and clothes on the door to neatly, then change into home clothes, make milk powder for the little guy to make breakfast and change clothes, and everything is done, so he will play with the child.

At this time, Zhou Xuecen can fully display the skills he learned in the training school. Children over one year old quickly became clingy.

At first, this little guy was really not easy to manage. No, he should be called felix - give his child an English name, which is popular in more and more middle-class families. People hope to cultivate their aristocratic temperament.

What is aristocratic temperament? The original work from China, Miss Tian, ​​once had a classic description: When you walk into a wine estate and want to know the wifi password there, the waiter in a tuxedo with a golden haired tuxedo smiled mysteriously. He did not speak, but held a small silver plate with a note on it with a wifi password on it.

Look, this is called aristocratic temperament! In English, it is nobility, which is similar to the catchphrase of young people today - newability (Niu B).

In this family, there is an unwritten rule that no matter who it is, he can only greet this little guy in English. Of course, Zhou Xuechen is a person who has been to college, so it is still very easy to adapt to this.

At first, felix was still unfamiliar with Zhou Xuecen. Every time Zhou Xuecen approached him, he would sit on the bed blankly, not moving or making trouble. Zhou Xuecen tried to tease him with some small toys, and he just kept hiding backwards. However, this state was broken in less than three days, and felix quickly became good friends with Zhou Xuecen.

Every time Zhou Xuecen rings the doorbell of He Miaomiao, he can hear the rapid footsteps of a baby through the thick entrance door. The sound always makes Zhou Xuecen feel a lot warmer. Because she often has hallucinations, she thinks that the little guy on the other side of the door is Nuo Yi. How can such a scene be similar? Isn’t such an illusion also a kind of physical and mental pleasure?

Zhou Xuecen knew that everything was a fantasy, and every time the door opened, the feeling of loss in her heart would arise naturally. However, she would rather enjoy this fantasy, even if it was only a few seconds.

When Zhou Xuecen finished her day's work and changed her clothes and was about to leave, felix crawled to the door again, tilted her head and watched her leave blankly, just like a puppy looking at her mother. At this time, Zhou Xuecen would have an illusion and regarded felix as Nuoyi. She even confused the names of the two of them for a while. This was really bad for a nanny.

Not long after coming to this family, Zhou Xuecen soon got to know each other with two other colleagues. They were all in the same journey and naturally had a common language.

The confinement nanny who took care of He Miaomiao's eldest daughter was a middle-aged woman in her 40s. She came to this family half a year earlier than Zhou Xuecen. According to her own words, she was the 34th confinement nanny who came to this family and was the longest one.

"What does it mean to change to a 34-year-old confinement nanny? Do you know?" The middle-aged confinement nanny asked Zhou Xuecen.

Zhou Xuecen shook his head.

"This little girl is 4 years old this year. If she had started to hire a confinement nanny since she was born, she would have to change eight of them that year. Oh, it's amazing. I can stay here for half a year, it's really a burning incense." The middle-aged confinement nanny was filled with emotion.

It seems that no money is easy to make. Society is progressing, with fewer and fewer fools and more and more smart people.

Zhou Xuecen never asked what the middle-aged confinement nanny was named. She only knew that He Miaomiao usually called her "Sister Liu", so she also called her this.

Any job type can make a breakthrough by working hard to enter the market. In jargon, it is called brand building. Just like the masons and plumbers in the south, they are always more popular than the north. The same is true for the confinement nanny industry. In Hedong City, most families like to find local confinement nannies, who are patient, meticulous and upright in character, and the most important thing is to endure hardships and work hard.

Sister Liu has always claimed that she is from Hedong, and she lives in the suburbs and lives with her daughter. But when she hears her talk, she has a strong coastal accent. Zhou Xuecen never asks much about this. After all, everyone has their own privacy. If others don’t say it, they naturally don’t want you to know, at least they are not familiar with you.

However, Sister Liu is a very smart person. Her cleverness is that she knows very well what she should do and what not to do. She will do the work she should do very carefully and leave no talk to others. However, if she is not in charge of it, she will not take the initiative to do it.

In a word, you have to do your best! How many years of social ups and downs a person can develop such an instinct to seek profit and avoid harm.

At noon that day, Sister Liu and Zhou Xuecen were both at He Miaomiao's house, and the two babies were already asleep. They had nothing to do and started chatting.

"Let's not talk here, go, go to the restaurant"

Zhou Xuecen was originally sitting on a chair in the living room, but Sister Liu pulled her up. Zhou Xuecen was puzzled and followed her to the restaurant.

"What's wrong, Sister Liu? Why do you have to come to the restaurant?"

"You, don't understand." Miss Liu carefully pointed to the TV in the living room, "Have you noticed something on the TV in the living room?"

Zhou Xuecen looked closely and saw that it was a black square box stuck above the TV screen, with red dots on it constantly flashing.

"Yes, what's that? I see it can turn on itself sometimes."

"That's surveillance!" Sister Liu was shocked and had a lot of scenes. "This gadget can clearly see the movements here, except for this restaurant."

"Oh." Zhou Xuecen suddenly realized that every line has its own tricks. "How do you know it is a surveillance? How do you know it can't see here?"

"Oh, do you think I've been in vain for the past six months? At first I knew what this was. Later, several times the hostess talked to me and said that I was wrong and that was wrong. I was surprised. What was wrong? What was wrong? Even if I was wrong, how could she know? Later I discovered that it was the one that was caused by this black box. As a result, I was hiding in the restaurant and nothing happened." Sister Liu became more and more impulsive.

"Oh, that's it." Zhou Xuecen suddenly realized that she seemed to have the experience of Sister Liu. On several occasions, He Miaomiao returned home and asked herself, such as why she often sat in the living room and was stunned? Why did she move the trash can? Zhou Xuecen was puzzled. How did she know these things? Could it be that she had a thousand miles of eyes and ears? Now it seems that something is indeed strange.

"You said, how can you do this job at a young age? You are hard and tiring, and it depends on the expression of others." Sister Liu asked.

Those who work in this industry are either from rural areas or middle-aged and elderly women. This is the first time Sister Liu has encountered someone like Zhou Xuecen. But it’s true that people who have received higher education are really different as confinement nannies. They work quickly and quickly, and the key is that they can tutor their children. But there is one thing that Zhou Xuecen’s eyes are blind and often dazed like they have lost their souls.

"Hehe, I think this job is pretty good. I can play with my children every day, so happy." Zhou Xuecen lowered her head, feeling a little embarrassed, "Sister Liu, you don't know, I have a baby at home that is about the same age as felix, very cute. When I saw felix, I felt like I saw our Nuoyi."

Speaking of Nuo Yi, Zhou Xuecen's eyes shiny, and his whole body suddenly became different.

Zhou Xuecen's transformation scared Sister Liu. She had never seen this woman so excited, but she felt a little overly excited.

"Then why are you going out to do? How nice it would be to be with him at home."

"Uh," Zhou Xuecen's originally glowing eyes became confused again, "I have to earn money to support my family. He is not afraid, he is very obedient."

Zhou Xuecen is incoherent. Sister Liu is indeed a sharp-eyed person. Seeing Zhou Xuecen's emotional changes, she immediately changed the subject. Everyone has a secret. Maybe someone has divorced and the child follows his father; maybe he just doesn't ask if he has any experiences.

In a blink of an eye, Zhou Xuecen's job was already "full of a month". He Miaomiao called her in front of her and handed out an envelope.

"Sister Zhou, this is the salary this month, because it is the probation period, the salary is 3,500 yuan."

"Thank you." Zhou Xuecen was happy. She hadn't received a salary for several years. The feeling of earning money by herself was different.

"Sister Zhou, do you think you are satisfied with doing here?" He Miaomiao asked a strange question.

"It's pretty good." Zhou Xuecen didn't understand what she meant.

"I won't hide it from you. There are not 50 confinement nannies and 30 of them who have worked here, and they can't stay for a long time. Either I drive them away, or they voluntarily resign." He Miaomiao was frank and did not avoid this topic. Perhaps in her opinion, this is not a shameful thing.

"I've heard of this." Zhou Xuecen was even more frank. She didn't have any sense of confidentiality when Sister Liu told her. It seems that she has been a housewife for too long and even forgot about the rules of the workplace.

"What?" He Miaomiao was surprised, "It seems that there is no secret hidden in this house. Well, you will know sooner or later. So, let's talk about whether you want to do it here next month. I want to hear what you mean first."

Zhou Xuecen didn’t know what He Miaomiao meant to raise this topic. Is she not wanting to use me? Or would she test whether I would be willing to stay?

"I think it's good to be here. I like felix very much." Zhou Xuechen spoke timidly.

"Since that's the case," He Miaomiao stopped and was silent for a while, "You don't come tomorrow."

"What?!" Zhou Xuecen's expression was surprised, turned to disappointment, tears rolling in his eyes, "I understand, I'll pack up now."

"Hey hey," He Miaomiao called her, "Before I finished speaking, are you in a hurry to pack up?"

Zhou Xuecen stopped and said nothing.

"What week will be tomorrow?" He Miaomiao asked.

“Sunday.”

"Yes, weekends. What did we say before? I will take a day off every month. I will take you a day off and continue to work the day after tomorrow, even if I officially start working."

Zhou Xuecen was overjoyed and finally had a stable job. When she was busy, she had no time to think about Xiangbei. When she could rest, her heart suddenly became empty, and many things began to emerge in her mind: the weather is getting hotter and hotter, how is Xiangbei doing in the detention center? Should she prepare some seasonal clothes for him?

Zhou Xuecen felt that this was a wife's obligation and she had no idea what she could bring and what she could not bring, so she called Wang Youqian to consult first.

The other party's reply was very straightforward: He was going to the detention center in the afternoon, so he could give his clothes to the north, but the guardians had regulations that clothes should not have buttons, and pants should be elastic, and shoes should not have shoelaces.

Oh, it's really troublesome.

According to the lawyer's words, Zhou Xuecen began to rummage through boxes and cabinets to organize clothes. After working for a long time, he only found three or two tops and pants that meet the requirements. That's all, buy some clothes next time. Zhou Xuecen packed the clothes and packed them up. Suddenly, he felt that something was missing. Yes, bringing a book can also save him boring time in the detention center.

Zhou Xuecen was flipping through the bookshelf in the study. Xiangbei was really a bookworm, a room full of books. After reading for a long time, a book lit up her eyes - "Poetry of the Index Finger". This is a collection of poems published by the People's Literature Publishing House in 2000. The Index Finger is the author's name.

This book has been following the north for more than ten years, and the cover is still in the old-fashioned design and font, with a heavy sense of age. When you open the book, the pages inside have turned yellow.

Zhou Xuecen suddenly remembered that when she was in college, Xiangbei often took out this collection of poems and found some beautiful sentences to read to her. She also clearly remembered Xiangbei's favorite poem - "Believe in the Future":

"When the spider web ruthlessly sealed my stove,

When the smoke from the ashes sighs the sorrow of poverty,

I still stubbornly spread the ashes of disappointment,

Write with beautiful snowflakes: Believe in the future.

I want to use my fingers to the waves that flow toward the horizon,

I want to use my hands to support the sea that holds the sun,

The warm and beautiful pen holder swaying with the dawn,

Write down with your child's pen: Believe in the future.

Regardless of the flesh that people have rotten to us,

Those lost melancholy,

The pain of failure,

It is the tears that bring touching,

Deep sympathy,

Still give a contemptuous smile,

Spicy mockery.”
Chapter completed!