Zheng Wang

Chapter 1 New Jobs

Early on Friday morning, when it was just dawn, Guan Zan got up and changed his clothes, then packed the rest of his luggage into his backpack, and left the tool room of the shared apartment outside the Fifth Ring Road before the other tenants woke up. I have rented the place for nearly half a year, and the monthly rent is only 300 yuan.

It is now approaching the middle of June, and the summer heat in Beijing is coming up, even in the early morning, you can't feel much coolness.

The north gate of the community is next to the subway station. It is still early, and there are only a few passengers at the entrance. It is conceivable that there will not be many people on the subway. This is the most comfortable time for the city subway.However, Guan Zan didn't have much cash on him, and his job was not yet settled, so he didn't want to waste the ticket money at all, so he had to walk an extra ten minutes to the nearby bus stop to take a bus.

After wandering on the bus for nearly two hours, Guan Zan finally arrived at the Karen Housekeeping Company located in Financial Street in the city center from the north of the city.

This company has a foreign name, and it also provides high-end services. It is specially aimed at the domestic upper-class market. Every nannie it exports must undergo professional training and strict health checks.Of course, compared with other places, the income of Karen Housekeeping's nanny is also very considerable, completely exceeding the level of ordinary white-collar workers.

Guan Zan just took a fancy to this, so after resigning from his previous job, he didn't rush to look for it again. Instead, he stayed in a rented house for two months, and put the sorted files directly into this company on the day he became an adult, and then returned to the company. I paid all the training fees with the money I scraped together.He only holds a high school diploma in his hand, is young, and has no serious work experience. He can't even reach the threshold of a general company. At present, he can only consider service-related industries.

At 08:30 am, Karen Housekeeping opens for business.

Guan Zan entered through the staff passage, found the supervisor's office with ease, and knocked on the door very politely.

The supervisor in charge of their group of new recruits was surnamed Liu. She was a well-dressed middle-aged woman. The first thing she did after arriving at the company every day was to touch up her makeup.After the sound of "please come in" came from inside, Guan Zan pushed the door open and entered the room, and it was no surprise to see Director Liu powdering his face with a loose powder box.

"Good morning, Sister Liu." Guan Zan greeted her.

Director Liu was busy appreciating the effect in the makeup mirror, without raising his head, he said, "You came quite early, take a seat."

"I live far away, so I'm also afraid of being late." Guan Zan responded, and sat down beside the sofa in the reception area.

Manager Liu smiled when he heard the words, squeezed the powder box and put it in the drawer, then picked up the hard-shell folder on the desk, got up and walked over, and sat down on an adjacent single sofa.She handed the folder to Guan Zan, motioned him to open it, and then said unhurriedly: "The family who likes you is named Ke, and their address is a little far from ours, but it's a good place! It's built in Xishan Have you heard of the privately-made villa area above?"

Guan Zan nodded obediently, but actually had no idea what Director Liu was talking about.And Director Liu didn't care if Guan Zan really knew, it was just that a big order was about to be won, and the commission doubled at the end of the month, so she couldn't help but say a few more words.

Director Liu continued to introduce: "The Ke family usually needs to take care of only the old man. The two children don't come back often. In addition, there is a housekeeper and a few servants. In short, the population is small, the relationship is simple, and the work is shared. , the conditions can be regarded as particularly good for you.”

Guan Zan opened the folder and carefully read the employer's requirements for nanny. He couldn't help being surprised, and asked puzzledly, "Sister Liu, don't they want a service-oriented nanny?"

"That's right, I haven't had time to tell you that yet." Director Liu said with a smile, "This Ke family is a well-known music family in China. The old man has peaches and plums all over the world, and he enjoys good fortune in his later years. There is no shortage of people to serve him. From their this time Judging from the conditions mentioned, I think Mr. Ke wants a companion to relieve boredom and chat, so he has requirements for academic qualifications and specialties, and he must also know musical instruments and play chess."

"In fact, the company has a few suitable candidates with more experience than you. Unfortunately, after reading the resume, they are not satisfied, and they keep asking if there are any alternatives. It stands to reason that we will not arrange new services for customers of this level. But in the end, there was really no other way, and I was afraid of missing the source of customers, so I had no choice but to submit the information of the newcomers who met the requirements, but I didn't expect that they would directly make a decision on you."

Guan Zan raised his eyes to look at her, and he couldn't help feeling a little nervous: "How is Mr. Ke's temperament and health? Is there anything that needs special attention?"

Director Liu said: "The old man is over 60 this year, and his heart has not been very good since he was young. However, according to the housekeeper, he has been treated by a family doctor in terms of health, so there is no major problem, and his body is still in good health."

Guan Zan breathed a sigh of relief calmly, and took the contents explained by the supervisor into his heart one by one.

At this moment, Director Liu suddenly said "Oh", and hurriedly said: "But I heard that Mr. Ke is famous for being strict in his industry, and he has very high requirements for students. I guess his temper may not be very good. Well, although you don’t need to take care of food and daily life after you pass by, you still need to pay attention to your words and demeanor when you get in touch with him a lot. The elderly are just old children, and they have weird tempers. Don’t go against the old man’s intentions, understand?”

"Sister Liu, don't worry." Guan Zan's eyes curled up with a smile, "Mr. Ke is the employer, so naturally what he said and what he did was right, I just listened."

Manager Liu breathed a sigh of relief: "You are an obedient child. I really have nothing to worry about if I hand it over to you." She took the initiative to look through the file folder, turned the contract to the last page, and said, "The Ke family is very generous in terms of treatment. , I gave you a basic salary of 8000 a month, settled at the end of each month, and a three-month probationary period." After finishing speaking, she reached out and patted Guan Zan on the shoulder, and shook it lightly, "You work hard and earn two You are two years younger than that brat in my family, and you are smart and stable. There are many good prospects for you in the future. Do you want to be a nanny for the rest of your life? What a pity……"

"I know." Guan Zan smiled shyly and said politely, "Thank you."

Director Liu waved his hand: "It's also your fate. You have this opportunity just after training, so take advantage of it."

There was still a while before the pick-up time agreed with the Ke family. After introducing the employer's situation and related precautions, Director Liu got up and went back to his desk to do other things, leaving Guan Zan to sit on the sofa alone and wait.

Guan Zan didn't have a formal job before. He used his free time after training to go to a convenience store next to the subway to work.He was reluctant to part with the wages for those few hours, so he proposed to the store manager to resign after finishing his shift last night, and got up before six o'clock in the morning to avoid the morning rush hour. I plan to read the information in the folder several times to get a thorough understanding of the employer's requirements and preferences, so as not to make mistakes in the past.

However, the effect of strong support was not great. When Director Liu raised his head again, Guan Zan had already fallen asleep leaning on the arm of the sofa.

Unknowingly, it was past ten o'clock in the morning, and the intercom phone on the desk rang.Director Liu picked it up, and the girl at the front desk told her that the guests had arrived and had just entered the reception room.

Guan Zan was woken up by the ringing of the bell, and only then realized that he had fallen asleep in the supervisor's office with the audacity to do so, and someone had covered him with a lunch break blanket...

After answering the phone, Director Liu raised his head and said to Guan Zan, "The Ke family is here, you go to the bathroom and wash your face, and I will take you there when you regain your energy."

Guan Zan didn't dare to delay, quickly folded the blanket and put it aside, and walked out of the office quickly.

Ten minutes later, Guan Zan followed Manager Liu to the reception room on the same floor, carrying a backpack.However, before they could enter the door, the man waiting inside had already stood up and greeted them.It was obviously not the first time Director Liu had met him. After exchanging polite greetings, they took Guan Zan by the shoulders and brought him in front of him.

"This is Xiaoguan." Director Liu introduced to the other party graciously, and then said to Guan Zan, "This is Mr. Xu, the housekeeper of the Ke family."

The man looked to be in his mid-fifties, wearing a dark, crisp suit and no tie.When he wasn't smiling, his expression was a bit serious, but he looked calm and composed, and he actually had a bit more majesty of a male host than a butler.

Guan Zan nodded to him and said hello, "Hello."

The man nodded in return, and handed him a business card by the way.After Guan Zan took the business card, he quickly glanced at the name on it, and noticed that this person was Xu Zhendong.

"You can just call me Uncle Xu. In the future, if you have anything you don't understand, you can ask me anytime. You can ask me if you have any needs. Don't be too formal." Compared with his appearance, Xu Zhendong's voice is much gentler and more casual.After finishing speaking, he took the initiative to take the bag in Guan Zan's hand, and turned to Director Liu: "I have signed everything that needs to be signed, and the contract is on the coffee table. The old man is still waiting at home. Take it away first."

"Thank you for coming to pick me up in person," Manager Liu said politely with a smile, "Go slowly."

After leaving Karen's housekeeping, Xu Zhendong took Guan Zan to the parking lot, opened the back door of the Mercedes-Benz for him, and then returned the backpack to him, saying: "There is water in the storage compartment, take it yourself when you are thirsty."

Guan Zan got into the car shortly, looked up at Xu Zhendong, and said with a smile, "Thank you."

Xu Zhendong didn't say much. He closed the car door and walked around to the other side to sit in the driver's seat. He casually took the printing paper from the co-pilot and handed it to Guan Zan. Then he backed the car out of the parking space and said, "This is the You must remember to follow the old man's usual life arrangement after reading it. The old man's work and rest routine has been adhered to for more than ten years, so you can't be sloppy at all."

"Uncle Xu, don't worry." Guan Zan looked down at the contents of the paper and replied seriously, "I will pay attention."

Hearing this, Xu Zhendong stared at him from the rearview mirror for a while, but didn't say anything more, turned the steering wheel in his hand, and drove away from the parking lot.

The Ke Family Mansion is located in the western suburbs of Beijing. It was built on a hillside with an independent landscape garden platform and parking lot, as well as a small fruit forest provided by the developer.It was early summer, and the branches of the fruit trees were bent by the ripe small white apricots, and even the air was filled with a clear and sweet aroma, which was very pleasant to smell.

Guan Zan waited in the shade of a tree next to the parking lot with a backpack on one shoulder, with apricots on the top of his head.So Xu Zhendong, who had parked the car and came over, raised his head, just in time to see the kid who had just picked him up with his head up, his eyes fixed, he stretched out his hand and pulled the little white apricot, but in the end he was still not ashamed to pick it, and just swallowed dryly After spitting, he took his hand back and waited obediently.

It's like an overly cautious little milk cat, but it can't stand its greed.