"Shandong people are kind, and Hunan people are straightforward. One hundred yuan, without deducting food expenses, is settled." After hearing Lin Chuang's words, Yang Xianfen nodded silently, then waved her hand and said without any explanation.
"My wife is kind, I have no choice but to be respectful rather than obey my orders." Lin Chuang had no choice but to agree.
Yang Xianfen had a very good impression of Lin Chuang. He was a well-born, knowledgeable, and knew how to advance and retreat. Such a teacher would definitely be able to teach his son homework.
Lin Chuang also had a perceptual understanding of Yang Xianfen.
In the original history, Yang Xianfen was portrayed as a woman who loved money and was jealous. Lin Chuang originally thought that this person must be narrow-minded. After a brief contact, it was found that although Yang Xianfen had a narrow sense of superiority, she was generally a very open-minded person.
A very cheerful person, not narrow-minded.
History books are harmful.
"You can live in that room, and eat with us." Yang Xianfen negotiated the salary with Lin Chuang and began to arrange room and board.
Lin Chuang looked along her finger. She was pointing to a room on the first floor facing west.
"Thank you, madam, for your kindness. I can't live here, so I'd better live in a bungalow and eat with everyone," Lin Chuang said.
"No, you are a teacher, how can you live and eat with the servants?" Yang Xianfen disagreed.
"Madam, you and your husband and the young master are having a nice dinner together as a family, and you don't want anyone else to be around, right? Besides, I was born in a rural area and have never seen the world, so I can't let go eating with my husband and wife." Lin Zuozhuang
He looked shy and said.
"Hehehe... Mr. Lin's words are really honest. Okay, Xiaoling, you and your third sister will clean up the first room in the west row. You will need new bedding and a small dining table. When it's time to eat,
, Mr. Lin will have dinner with us at the same time, let him eat alone in the room, not with you." Yang Hua smiled, agreed to Lin Chuang's request, and casually ordered Bai Xiaoling.
"Yes, ma'am." Bai Xiaoling lowered her head slightly and responded obediently.
"Madam, I have just arrived and am not familiar with the mansion yet. Could you please let Miss Xiaoling help me familiarize myself with the environment and people in the mansion, and also ask her to teach me the rules of the mansion," Lin Chuang said.
"Okay, let Xiaoling clean up the house for you first, and then take you around to get familiar with the people. Youshan won't be back until noon, and I will introduce you then." Yang Xianfen smiled slightly and agreed.
"Mr. Lin, please." Bai Xiaoling stretched out her hand to greet Lin Chuang.
"Okay, madam, you are busy. Youzhu will leave for now." Lin Chuang stood up, bowed slightly, and followed Bai Xiaoling out.
Yang Xianfen looked at Lin Chuang's back and nodded secretly: "Well, that's right. This young man is well-informed and courteous, and makes people forget the vulgarity at first sight. I just don't know if Youshan is satisfied?"
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Bai Xiaoling lowered her head in front of Yang Xianfen, as well-behaved as a kitten, but as soon as she left her sight, she immediately raised her head and straightened her chest, turning into a proud swan.
However, in Lin Chuang's opinion, this swan is similar to a duck, frivolous and shallow, without any noble temperament?
Bai Xiaoling took out a bunch of keys and opened the northernmost room on the west row.
Lin Chuang went in and took a look and found that the house was not big, but the floor and walls were quite clean and there was not much dust. Except for a wooden bed, there was no other furniture in the house.
"Senior high school girl, Lao Zhong, come here." Bai Xiaoling stood outside the door and shouted into the distance.
After a while, a man and a woman came over.
"Mr. Lin, come out and let me introduce you." Bai Xiaoling said.
Lin Chuang followed his words and walked outside the door.
From Bai Xiaoling's title, Lin Chuang knew that one of the visitors was Zhong Qinghe, a gardener, and the other was a high school senior shopping girl.
Zhong Qinghe had an apron tied around his waist, and he had obviously just finished working in the garden.
He looks to be in his fifties, not tall but very strong, with a short beard, very bright eyes, and wrinkles on his face that are as sharp as a knife. At first glance, he looks like a man who has gone through the vicissitudes of the world.
People who have been working hard for many years must have great character.
The junior high school girl is relatively thin and looks about seventeen or eighteen years old. She is a bit frail. She is about the same height as Bai Xiaoling. She is thin and has a sickly pale face. Her expression seems slightly sad.
Lin Chuang also keenly noticed that the two of them glanced at Bai Xiaoling inadvertently. Zhong Qinghe's look showed disgust, while the senior high school girl's look showed resentment.
Lin Chuang couldn't help but secretly marvel: "It seems that the relationship between these two people and Bai Xiaoling is not very good."
"Lao Zhong, junior high school sister, this is the new teacher who teaches the young master. His surname is Lin. You will be called Mr. Lin from now on." Bai Xiaoling introduced Lin Chuang.
"Mr. Lin, this is Lao Zhong, Zhong Qinghe, who manages the garden and does odd jobs. This is the junior high school girl, who does shopping and cleans the courtyard." Then Zhong Qinghe and the senior senior sister were introduced.
"Mr. Lin." Zhong Qinghe and his senior high school sister bowed down to say hello to Lin Chuang first.
"Brother Zhong, Miss Gao, hello." Lin Chuang smiled and extended his hand to the two of them.
Zhong Qinghe seemed a little overwhelmed by Lin Chuang's kindness. He hesitated for a moment, wiped his hands on his apron, stretched out his hands, and shook hands with Lin Chuang.
Lin Chuang stretched out his hand to the senior girl, who blushed on her face. She also hesitated and shook Lin Chuang's hand.
Lin Chuang felt her hands were slightly cold and thought: "Is this person sick? Why are the palms of her hands cold in the summer?"
"Miss Xiaoling, please bring me a broom and a rag, and I'll clean it up." After Lin Chuang, Zhong Qinghe, and the third sister of Gao met with each other, they turned to Bai Xiaoling and said.
"Mr. Lin, please don't invite me. We are all servants, so we don't need to be so formal." Bai Xiaoling said with an expressionless expression, waving her hands and saying in a tone that left no room for doubt.
"You are a servant, I am not a servant, okay? You have such a good appearance, but you are so shallow." When Lin Chuang heard that she listed him as a "servant", his dislike for her further increased.
However, he was here to solve the case, not really to take up a job, so of course he couldn't be really angry.
If you don't get angry, you won't get angry, but Lin Chuang is capable of sowing discord.
"Miss Xiaoling, I can be rude to others, but I must be polite to you." Lin Chuang said with a smile.
"Why?" Bai Xiaoling was puzzled.
"I can see that you are actually the housekeeper in the house. Apart from the husband, wife, and young master, you are the biggest in this courtyard. So, I ask you to take good care of me in the future." Lin Chuang said.
"How did you tell?" When Bai Xiaoling heard Lin Chuang's words, her expression softened a lot, and there was a sparkle in her eyes, flickering.
"It's not difficult to know if you look at the big hanging key in your hand. What is the key? It's the right." Lin Chuang said.
"Haha, that's interesting. As expected of a scholar, he's smart!" Bai Xiaoling laughed twice, stretched out her thumb at Lin Chuang and said.
"Can the maid who is my wife have no power?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as Bai Xiaoling finished speaking, Zhong Qinghe retorted coldly.
"Zhong Qinghe, you are talking nonsense!" Bai Xiaoling was immediately angered by these words, her almond-shaped eyes widened, and she scolded in a low voice.
"Okay, it worked."
Lin Chuang couldn't help but feel secretly happy when he saw this scene.