Chapter 24-Apprentice
The five of them temporarily stayed in Lei Dongbao's courtyard house. The next day, Yang Xun took Xiao Feng to the electrical market in Beijing to understand the market. Dong Bao and Song Yunping took Xiao Hong to Uncle Guan's house.
Uncle Guan was discharged from the hospital the day before yesterday. The doctor suggested that someone should take care of him. Uncle Guan disliked his granddaughter for not knowing how to work, so he didn't let Guan Xiaoguan take care of her. He still did everything himself.
"Old Master, are you home?" Lei Dongbao knocked on the door and shouted.
"Come in!" Uncle Guan coughed twice.”
Lei Dongbao led Pingping into the house and asked Xiaohong to wait outside. Pingping was carrying a box of apples and a large box of malted milk.
"Pingping is here too. Quickly sit down.”It was rare for Uncle Guan to be so enthusiastic. When he saw Dong Bao, he always looked indifferent, but Pingping changed her expression.
"In the end, it's more important to be good-looking. Old Master, you weren't so polite when I came alone.”Lei Dongbao said jealously.
Song Yunping smiled sweetly." Old Master, I heard from Dong Bao that you were sick a few days ago. I went back to my hometown, so I didn't have time to visit you at the hospital. How are you now?"”
Uncle Guan smiled and walked to the table. He picked up a yellow pear and said,"
"It's pretty good. You're so thoughtful. These pears are very sweet. I'll help you wash one.”
Lei Dongbao said unhappily," She's so thoughtful. I was the one who went to the hospital behind your back. Why didn't you just take a bath?" I'm still thirsty!"
"If you want to eat it, don't you know how to wash it yourself!" Uncle Guan returned to his usual attitude.
Song Yunping quickly got up and said," Old Master, don't be so busy. You've just been discharged from the hospital. Why isn't there anyone in the hospital to take care of you?"”
Uncle Guan sighed." My granddaughter can't even wash her own socks. How can she take care of others?"”
"Is your son not back yet?" Song Yunping asked, thinking that her father was sick and hospitalized. Even if he was overseas, he should come back to visit.
A trace of loneliness flashed in Uncle Guan's eyes."My son and daughter-in-law are busy with work. When they heard that I would be discharged soon, they thought that I wouldn't die for a while. Why would they waste the money for the plane ticket?”
Song Yunping quickly helped Master Guan sit down on the armchair."Old Master, don't say that. Perhaps they really can't get away from work. However, Master Guan, you're old after all. You're worried about living alone in our neighborhood. Yesterday, I brought a fellow villager from my hometown."
Uncle Guan looked at Song Yunping and then at Lei Dongbao. He interrupted,""So you found me a nanny?”
When Uncle Guan saw the figure outside the house, he had already guessed it.
"Xiaohong, come in and meet Master Guan." Lei Dongbao quickly said.”
Xiao Hong was a little nervous. Her face was flushed red as she said submissively,"Hello, Master Guan Guan."
Uncle Guan nodded slightly in response. He turned to Lei Dongbao and said coldly,"Dong Bao, do you think I'm too old to move?”
Lei Dongbao quickly smiled apologetically and said,
"Old Master, don't misunderstand. I know that you're still healthy. Xiaohong is from our village and I know her very well. This child's family is not well off. Pingping knew that Xiaohong was kind and capable, and she worked quickly. When I returned to Beijing this time, I was thinking of helping her find a lighter job that could help her make ends meet. Besides, there are people who can help you with the laundry and cooking. You can also go play chess with the neighbors in peace, right?”
Uncle Guan's expression softened. He looked at Xiaohong's honest face and heard Dong Bao's reason. He really couldn't refuse. If he refused, wouldn't this poor girl lose her job?
Uncle Guan thought for a moment and said to Xiao Hong,"
"How about this, Xiaohong? You can stay at my house for a week. After a week, we won't dislike each other. Don't worry, I can pay you this week's salary in advance. By the way, Dong Bao, how much did you tell the little girl for a month?”
"It's not heavy. You just have to give me 80 yuan a month.”Lei Dongbao quickly said and quickly winked at Chao Xiaohong, indicating that he would pay her the remaining 100 yuan.
"How can that do? He didn't know about the salary of nannies, but the workers in Beijing now were at least 120 yuan.”Master Guan didn't like to let others suffer losses.
Lei Dongbao smiled." Master Guan, how can an employer raise the salary? Our salary is 70 yuan. You can just pay 80 yuan."”
Lei Dongbao gave Xiao Hong a look. Xiao Hong immediately nodded and said,"Yes, Master Guan, you don't have to give me too much.”
Uncle Guan had lived for so long and had been in the officialdom for many years. He saw through this little trick at a glance and knew that Lei Dongbao must have paid for it himself.
Today, Lei Dongbao's various actions touched Master Guan's heart. This young man was straightforward and helpful. It was just that the first time he came, he mentioned that he wanted to learn antique identification knowledge from him. After he rejected, he never mentioned it again.
Uncle Guan had thought that he would be buried in the soil with his appraisal skills after he was 100 years old. Now, looking at Lei Dongbao, he suddenly felt that he had a successor.
After Uncle Guan accepted Xiaohong as his nanny, he said,
"Dong Bao, do you still want to learn the art of appraising antiques?”
"Yes! I want to learn it even in my dreams. Old Master, are you willing to teach me?”Lei Dongbao said excitedly with a smile on his face.
Uncle Guan puffed out his chest and said," I, the Nine Gates Admiral, have never taken a disciple in my life. I didn't expect that I would pick up you, Lei Dongbao, when I was about to die. Forget it. A person should leave something behind in his life." As my disciple, you have to learn seriously. You can't lose your master's face!”
Lei Dongbao quickly nodded and poured a cup of tea in front of Song Yunping and Xiao Hong. He quickly knelt in front of Uncle Guan and said sincerely,
"This disciple will never let Master lose face! Master, please have a cup of tea for me!”
Seeing that Dong Bao was polite, Master Guan nodded in satisfaction and took the tea with a smile.
Just like that, Lei Dongbao became Master Guan's eldest disciple.
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