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That night, Suning was naturally extremely happy and kept going all night long.

The next morning, Suning prepared a loving breakfast for Lu Qing.

Morning light streamed through the gauze curtains onto the bed. Su Ning propped herself up and looked at Lu Qing, who was still fast asleep.

Her eyelashes cast tiny shadows in the morning light, and traces of last night's frenzy still lingered at the corners of her mouth.

Quietly getting out of bed, Su Ning entered the kitchen, the sound of the spatula clattering against the frying pan waking Lu Qing from her sleep.

"Should I like my fried egg one-sided or two-sided?" Su Ning asked without turning her head.

He had only a bath towel wrapped around his waist, and his back muscles rippled slightly with each flip.

Lu Qing, wrapped in a blanket and leaning against the door frame, said sleepily, "I didn't know you could cook?"

"I can do everything except carry a baby for ten months and give birth," Su Ning casually made up, sliding a golden fried egg onto the toast and drizzling it with honey. "Eat it while it's hot."

Lu Qing stared at the heart-shaped ham on the plate, then suddenly laughed: "You're so strange. You were so fierce last night, but now you're..."

"Last night was a normal reaction for a normal man."

"Pah! Shameless."

The ringing of a cell phone at that moment broke the ambiguous atmosphere.

When Su Ning answered the phone, it was Gao Yawen urging him on.

He then finished his breakfast in a few bites, paused at the door, and asked, "Shall I come back tonight?"

"No need to come." Lu Qing stirred her coffee, looking down. "Thank you for breakfast."

"Holy crap! Is it really that heartless?"

"..."

……

Then, Suning listlessly accompanied Gao Yawen to visit her son at school, and suddenly felt that this job was really boring and depressing.

The current tragedy is almost entirely caused by the selfish behavior of adults.

Just as the three of them were about to eat, Su Ning received a text message from Lu Qing, realizing that Lu Qing was about to leave.

However, Su Ning did not "abandon his work" to go find Lu Qing, because he knew that doing so would be completely pointless.

At this moment, Lu Qing left with the urn containing her boyfriend Zou Fei's ashes, clearly unable to accept Su Ning for the time being.

It turns out that Lu Qing's fiancé, Zou Fei, died in a car accident a few days before their wedding. Lu Qing was devastated, but that wasn't the worst of it.

A few days later, on her way to collect Zou Fei's ashes, Lu Qing received a call from a strange woman.

The woman, who identified herself as Xiaowen, claimed to be Zou Fei's widow and demanded Zou Fei's ashes from Lu Qing.

It turns out that Zou Fei had already fallen in love with her, and the two of them were on their way to confront Lu Qing when they were involved in a car accident.

This was a devastating blow to Lu Qing. It was because of this shock caused by the other party's change that Lu Qing got into a car accident and then met Fang Yuan.

Suning suddenly felt that this drama should be called "The Story That Begins with a Car Accident".

So ever since she learned the truth, Lu Qing has been tormented by the dual pain of unrequited love and betrayal, and is in unbearable agony.

"Fang Yuan, you are really great! I am very happy to be with you! But please give me some time, I want to erase all traces of Zou Fei."

"My biggest fear is that I'll find someone else."

"Whatever! You're free anyway."

"Well... I wish you all the best."

……

One day, Su Ning suddenly received a call from Daniel. It turned out that Daniel missed him and had skipped school to go to Hong Kong to find him.

Suning quickly stopped the child.

When Gao Yawen learned from the school teacher that Daniel had skipped school, Daniel was already at a restaurant with Su Ning.

Gao Yawen rushed over anxiously and angrily reprimanded Suning for violating the rules.

Su Ning explained the situation at the time, and tried her best to make the child happy in order to ease the awkward atmosphere.

Daniel climbed onto Suning's shoulders and left the restaurant with her, which naturally brought great joy.

"Fang Yuan, I'm sorry! I was too worried about Daniel just now, so my tone sounded a bit too hasty."

"It's alright! Our employment relationship is ending anyway."

"What do you mean? You're not going to do it anymore?"

"A little! I feel that such deceptive behavior is unethical."

"What are you pretending for? It's all about the money, isn't it? Just tell me! How much more do you want?"

"Ms. Gao, do you think you're so great just because you have money? Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you have money?"

"That's right! That's exactly what I think."

"Pull over! This employment relationship is over."

With a screech, Gao Yawen, equally hot-tempered, brought the Audi to a stop.

Suning, however, resolutely opened the car door and got out, all in one smooth motion.

Damn it! I've never been wronged like this before.

At this moment, Su Ning made a decision: To hell with that mission! To hell with the male nanny!
"What's wrong? You seem a bit down?"

"Is it obvious?"

"That's right! It's written all over your face! You already had a big head, but now you look even worse."

"Damn it! I was almost driven mad by that Gao Yawen this time. She actually tried to throw money at me."

"This is great! I wish women would shower me with money right now."

"Get lost! I've already terminated my employment relationship with Gao Yawen. Go back and take down the information online. I don't want to be this male nanny anymore."

"Huh? It can't be that bad, can it?"

"That's the decision! Take the information down now."

"No! Think about it again."

"If you won't leave, I'll leave myself."

"..."

Then Su Ning went to Tao Ping's computer and went online to remove all the job application information.

……

Gao Yawen never really cared about Su Ning. If it weren't for her son Daniel, she would never have suddenly decided to hire a male nanny.

So he quickly forgot about Suning, and aside from occasionally making up a lie in front of Daniel, he easily got by.

Then, Mr. Zhou arranged for Gao Yawen to go on a business trip to Hong Kong. Mr. Zhou knew that Gao Yawen's husband was in Hong Kong, so he specially arranged for her to go on a business trip to Hong Kong.

But Gao Yawen had no way to express her suffering.

Then she realized that Daniel's father was very important, perhaps not only for Daniel's sake, but also to shut up those colleagues.

So Gao Yawen thought and thought and decided that Su Ning was the most suitable person. In the end, she could only go to Su Ning and throw him a wad of cash.

Then Gao Yawen explained that this was to settle the wages from a while ago, and also told him that she wanted to buy him out and not allow him to take jobs from other companies.

"Speak! Name your price! I want to buy out your services."

"I'm sorry! Our employment relationship has ended. Now you pay me my wages, and we have nothing to do with each other anymore."

"You just want money, don't you? I'm already giving you a lot of face by coming here in person to talk to you."

"Ms. Gao, you give me a strange feeling! It's as if you've always been living in a false world. It seems you're not only going to deceive Daniel, but you're also likely going to deceive your colleagues, right?"

"Are you... are you crazy? What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Alright! Then I won't meddle anymore. I can't do your job."

"You... Hmph! You don't know what's good for you."

Su Ning's refusal was unexpected by Gao Yawen, and in anger, she turned around and left.

Su Ning was naturally aware of what Gao Yawen was doing at work, so she didn't want to get involved.

Gao Yawen was naturally furious, feeling that Suning had given her too much face.

"Ex-brother-in-law, who were you arguing with just now?"

"Elegant text."

"What? Is this a really sincere offer?"

"Tao Ping, I've suddenly realized that everything seems to have a different perspective from you. I don't know if it's your problem or mine?"

"It's definitely your problem! There's no doubt about it."

"..."

On her way to work, Gao Yawen inadvertently witnessed her ex-husband's family's peaceful and happy life, which made her feel even more upset.

Then Tao Ping asked Suning for living expenses again, just to motivate Suning to work harder.

However, Su Ning only gave him a few bills, and Tao Ping scolded him for being stingy and left in a huff.

Suning secretly put his personal savings into the storage space, and now he has been restricted from all bug-related spending.

So now I can only live a frugal life, and it's the first time I've experienced the difficulty of going from luxury to frugality.

...Gao Yawen learned that President Zhou was going to dine at a high-end restaurant, so she wanted to take the opportunity to plan a chance encounter.

In addition, Gao Yawen realized her recklessness at the time because Daniel kept asking her about Suning every day.

So she took the initiative to invite Su Ning to have dinner at the same restaurant, but Su Ning directly refused and reminded Gao Yawen that the two parties had terminated their employment relationship.

Then, having exhausted all other options, Gao Yawen personally went to find Su Ning, sincerely apologized, and promised a raise, but Su Ning still refused.

Tao Ping and his wife, unaware of the specifics, tried their best to persuade Su Ning to agree, and even threatened to kick Su Ning out.

However, Suning's stubbornness also kicked in. He was only poor, not worthless, and naturally, he couldn't be bullied by everyone.

So he packed his bags and asked for back the living expenses he had just given Tao Ping.

Then, with a flourish, he left the movie theater amidst the bewildered gazes of the three.

"Hey! Fang Yuan is really stubborn."

Should we go after him?

"No need! This is Shanghai, a city of great foreign trade. He has no money on him, so he'll definitely come back on his own soon."

"I'm sorry to have troubled you! I hope you can help me persuade Fang Yuan later. We can talk about the salary. As long as he asks for a price, I will not haggle."

"Ms. Gao, what exactly do you want Fang Yuan to do?"

"Uh? Sorry! It's not convenient for me to tell you, but I promise it doesn't involve any illegal or criminal activities."

"Your situation is indeed a bit complicated."

"Thank you."

Gao Yawen then left the movie theater disappointed, not expecting Su Ning to be so stubborn.

Tao Ping and his wife also noticed something amiss and realized that Gao Yawen's request was definitely not simple, otherwise it wouldn't be so complicated.

"Tao Ping, why do I feel that this elegant writing style is a bit strange?"

"I sensed it too! Otherwise, Fang Yuan would never have had this attitude."

"Then you should hurry up and go find Fang Yuan!"

"No need! It's better if they leave! It saves me from worrying."

"Hehe, you're right! If your manager finds out one day, I might lose my job."

……

Raindrops streamed down the neon sign, soaking the four characters of "Cozy Hotel" until they swelled up.

Su Ning tossed her backpack onto the creaking bed and took out her phone to check the message from Tao Jun:
"Fang Yuan, I know you were wronged by Gao Yawen! So I found you a new job! Lawyer Ma Shuer, a single mother, needs an all-around housekeeper. I've sent you the address, the interview is tomorrow morning at 10. Don't say I'm not loyal!"

Su Ning scoffed and tossed her phone onto the pillow.

Outside the window, an ambulance drove by with its siren blaring.

The piercing sound reminded him of the little devil who stole snacks in the hospital—Ma Jimo.

That was shortly after he transmigrated here, when he was working as a caregiver at a hospital.

At 9:50 a.m. the next day, Su Ning stood downstairs in a high-end apartment building, adjusting his collar.

Inside the elevator, he checked his clothes against the reflective wall to make sure there wasn't a single wrinkle.

Standing in front of the door at number 1702, he took a deep breath and raised his hand to ring the doorbell.

"Ding-dong-ding-dong-"

The door was suddenly pulled open, and a woman in a beige suit appeared in the doorway with a cold expression.

She was indeed very beautiful, but she always maintained the demeanor of a professional woman, which always made people feel that she was unapproachable.

"10:03." The woman looked up at her watch. "Three minutes late."

Suning raised an eyebrow: "I got downstairs at 9:50, and it took me ages to wait for the elevator..."

“And three more dings,” the woman interrupted him, pressing her index finger to her temple. “Do you know what happens to the auditory nerve when a doorbell rings three times at 70 decibels? Studies have shown that sound waves at this frequency can cause…”

“Attorney Ma, right?” Su Ning interrupted her academic speech directly. “I’m here to apply for a housekeeping job, not to listen to a neurology lecture. Besides, I only rang your doorbell twice.”

Mashuer narrowed her eyes behind her glasses: "Disrespecting the employer, first requirement is disqualification."

She stepped aside to make way, saying, "Come in! At least let me see your practical skills."

There were two pairs of slippers in the entryway, one pair of pink children's slippers, and the other pair... Su Ning raised an eyebrow at the plastic shoe covers.

“The disinfected shoe covers are in the cabinet,” Ma Shuer said without turning her head. “My son has a weak immune system, so visitors must take precautions.”

As soon as Suning put on the shoe covers, he heard Ma Shuer start nitpicking: "The shoe covers have more than three wrinkles, which means you are not careful enough; the elastic band on your right shoe is not pulled flat, which reflects your lack of observation skills; there is a slight friction sound when you walk, which proves that your physical coordination is only so-so."

"Stop!" Su Ning raised her hand to interrupt. "Attorney Ma, I don't think I'm suited for this job. I think I should just give up."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

"Stop right there!" Ma Shuer said sternly. "Unilateral termination of the interview requires 24 hours' written notice, otherwise it will be considered a breach of contract!"

Su Ning laughed angrily: "Did we sign a contract?"

"Verbal agreements also have legal effect! According to Article 10 of the Contract Law..."

"Nonsense! I'm here for a job interview, what does a verbal agreement matter?"

"You...you're so vulgar!"

"Mom!" A childish voice suddenly interrupted.

The boy in dinosaur pajamas rushed out of the room, his eyes sparkling as he stared at Su Ning and asked, "Big brother! Is it really you?"

Ma Shuer was stunned: "Ji Mo, you know him?"

"It's the hospital superhero I told you about!" Ma Jiming exclaimed excitedly, gesturing wildly. "He did magic tricks for me and even shared his old lady's banana pudding with me!"

Mashuer's expression subtly shifted.

Su Ning squatted down, smiled, and ruffled the boy's hair: "Have you been secretly eating the patients' snacks lately?"

"No way!" Ma Jiming proudly puffed out his chest. "I have my own snack drawer now! Big brother, do you want to take a look?"

Ma Shuer coughed lightly: "Ji Mo, go back to your room. Mom is having an interview."

After the child reluctantly left, Ma Shuer pushed up her glasses: "So you're the caregiver who let my son steal food?"

“Let me correct you,” Su Ning said, raising his index finger. “I’m a good person who found a hungry child stealing food and then tried to find a way to let him eat openly and honestly.”

Ma Shuer walked to the coffee table and suddenly swept all the clutter off onto the floor: "Now show me your organizational skills!"

Glasses, magazines, and remote controls were scattered all over the floor.

Suning stood with his hands in his pockets, completely still.

"What? You don't know?" Ma Shuer asked provocatively.

“Yes, but it’s unnecessary.” Su Ning shrugged. “Save these childish tests for people who need the job more.”

Ma Shuer narrowed her eyes: "Then what do you think would be worth your time?"

“For example…” Su Ning pointed to the crooked group photo on the wall, “the hook on that photo is loose and could fall down and injure someone at any time.”

Then he pointed to the kitchen, "For example, the seal on your refrigerator is moldy, and the large number of bacteria that grow there is not good for your son."

Ma Shuer's expression changed: "How did you know about the refrigerator..."

“Professional sensitivity,” Su Ning interrupted her, “but unfortunately, I’m not interested in this job.”

He crouched down and winked at the peeking Ma Jiming: "I'll bring you magic props next time."

Ma Shuer suddenly blocked the doorway: "Wait! My son likes you... that's a plus. I can give you a chance."

"And then?" Su Ning raised an eyebrow. "You expect me to put up with your occupational hazard every day? Treat housekeeping like a courtroom interrogation? Order me around like a queen every day?"

“Double the hourly wage,” Mashuer said decisively. “Sundays off, lunch included.”

Su Ning's hand rested on the doorknob: "I don't lack money! Or rather, even if I starve to death, I would never tolerate an employer like you."

“Ji Mo has mild autistic tendencies.” Ma Shu’er’s voice suddenly softened. “He never takes the initiative to get close to strangers…except for you.”

Su Ning turned around and saw Ma Jiming hugging his backpack, hanging on it like a little koala.

"You're overthinking it! Ma Jimo is happier than any other child."

The boy looked up, revealing a smile with a missing front tooth: "Big brother, stay! I'll teach you how to play the latest Switch games, okay?"

Ma Shuer took off her glasses and wiped them, a gesture that suddenly made her seem less aggressive: "One-week trial period. You can leave anytime if you're not satisfied."

Sunlight streamed through the sheer curtains, casting dappled patterns of light on the floor.

Looking at Ma Jiming's expectant eyes, Su Ning suddenly remembered the children she had left behind in other worlds.

"Forget it! Knowing it's not a good fit, there's no point in forcing myself to stay."

"you……"

“Ma Jimo, we can play together again when we have the chance. I’m not suited to work in your house.”

At this moment, Ma Jiming suddenly hugged Su Ning and pleaded, "Big brother, I won't let you go."

"Listen to me! We're friends! How can you bear to let your friend be your housekeeper?"

"This……"

"gone."

……

(End of this chapter)