She listened carefully and found that it was very quiet in the nursery. Her daughter was probably still sleeping. She put on a nightgown and got up to wash up.
Although Lisbon aristocratic lady Sonia Lili Sharpe is an out-and-out blonde beauty, due to the limitations of the times and her long-term drifting at sea, her hygiene habits when she first came to the Lin family made Lin Hanlong, who considered himself a "rough man"
All the men were stunned.
It took Lin Hanlong a lot of effort just to get her into the habit of washing her face every day - he had to remind her every day that if he was not at home, this task would be left to Lin Hanlong's maid Lin Guanyu.
Now, she has adapted to the new Australian hygiene habits: wash her face and brush her teeth in the morning, wash her hands before meals, and take a shower at night. However, when Lin Hanlong is away, Sonia often skips taking a shower at night. After all, taking a shower is easy to catch a cold, and catching a cold is easy.
Death - she has seen too many such examples.
After washing, Sonia came to the living room outside. As the territory of the Senate continued to expand, many senators left the dormitory area of Bairen City one after another and built more comfortable new residences near their workplaces. This was originally complained about "
The dormitory area where "two maids had to sleep in the living room" gradually experienced a "shrinking population" phenomenon. Many more empty apartments came. The office transferred the extra apartments to the elders who stayed in Lingao.
, to solve the problem of tight space.
Lin Hanlong's original apartment was only a small apartment of 40 square meters. In the past, only he and the maid lived there, so there was no inconvenience. However, since Sonia came, it was obviously not enough. So the office allocated another medium-sized apartment.
After the connection was opened, it was quite convenient to use. However, after I recently had a child, the general hospital assigned a nanny, so housing was a bit tight. Fortunately, there were many empty apartments, and the office separated an empty small apartment.
The apartment was given to him.
On the table in the living room was the breakfast prepared by Lin Guanyu for her.
"I'm just a member of this Australian harem." Every time she saw Lin Guanyu, she couldn't help but think sadly.
However, Lin Guanyu didn't have as much emotion as she did. She neither welcomed Sonia's arrival too much nor showed any anger. The two of them got along a little awkwardly at first, but Sonia gradually got used to it.
The maid took care of the housework at home, taught Sonia how to live in this family, used various facilities she had never seen before, taught her simple Chinese, took her shopping, went to the special shops of the senators, and
She entered the social circle of life secretaries. Gradually, she became one of the indispensable figures in Sonia's life - because Lin Hanlong was rarely at home, he often had to turn to the maid for help when encountering difficulties.
Due to the language barrier, it was difficult for Sonia and Lin Guanyu to communicate at first. It was not until her language skills improved greatly a few years later that they had deeper communication. Sonia soon learned that Lin Guanyu had a tragic story.
Life experience and how she came to be with Lin Hanlong.
As a scientist, Sonia was very curious about Lin Guanyu's opinion on her situation, but Lin Guanyu's reaction was that she had no opinion.
"The chief is very good to me. As long as he still wants me, I will stay here. If one day he no longer wants me," Lin Guanyu said with a hint of sadness, "the general office will also take care of me."
Lin Guanyu is very satisfied with the current situation, because without the Senate and Lin Hanlong, she would have "died a long time ago", let alone "live such a good life". Her biggest regret is "not giving Chief Lin a child."
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Sonia could understand Lin Guanyu to a certain extent. In her father's plantation, the biggest dream of the black slaves who were trafficked from long distances was to meet a master and overseer who were not too harsh and who did not exploit and torture them excessively.
After all, what can a woman who once had nothing and was on the verge of death expect? Just like herself, if she hadn't fallen into the hands of the British, she might have been living in hell.
Breakfast is toast - this can be regarded as some changes after Sonia came to this home. The Lin family ordered more bread, cheese and butter from the special food store at Nanhai Farm. Although Lin Hanlong has lived in the United States for many years in the old time and space
, but still a Chinese stomach.
As a Portuguese, Sonia has eaten rice - the Iberian Peninsula was influenced by the Arabs who once ruled here, and rice was grown and eaten. However, rice food is just a decoration after all, and she is still more accustomed to bread.
The bread delivered by Nanhai Farm’s special food store is soft and exquisite. Although 20% bran is added for health reasons, its exquisiteness is much better than any kind of bread Sonia has ever tasted. It is only about
The buttery buns baked especially for ladies can rival it.
The bread slices were carefully toasted and browned on both sides. It would be very delicious if it was hot, but unfortunately it was cold. Sonia didn't care about this. She picked up the knife, opened the white napkin, and removed the butter.
I cut a thick slice off the plate, spread it on the bread slices, and ate it.
There was fresh milk in the milk jug. Sonia poured herself a full cup and added two tablespoons of sugar. Excessive love of sugar was probably one of her few "eating habits". She was essentially a dieter.
A very simple person. A person who grew up on a colonial sugar plantation and wandered at sea would not be particular about his diet. Bread, butter and dairy products are enough.
After breakfast, she quietly came to the nursery, where the nanny was dozing off in an armchair - she was also exhausted, and the little daughter was snoring in the rattan cradle.
She looked at her daughter's face carefully with affection and joy. Her daughter's face was a mixture of European and East Asian features. The slightly curly hair was hers, and the black hair color was obviously her father's. A pair of big hair
Eyes - "These are mine too", she thought to herself. And her daughter's nose seemed to be a combination of their characteristics: neither too high nor too big, it seemed just right.
Sonia thought that she had had a strong interest in mixed-race children - she had seen many mixed-race children on the plantation, including black and white people, Indians and white people, or mixed-race children of black people. Because of mixed race, ethnicity and mixed-race algebra
The differences between them show a huge variety of appearance and characteristics. Every time mixed blood will bring some special characteristics to the next generation of children. These characteristics will gradually fade and change with the generations of mixed blood, and sometimes they will suddenly reappear. This has caused
She was curious and began to collect data in the plantation to conduct research in this area. However, this research was mercilessly ridiculed by her brothers.
Unexpectedly, she also gave birth to a mixed-race child. What a wonderful thing it was! Recalling the scenes of her pregnancy and delivery, she was still a little unbelievable. She actually "created" a human being. The mystery of nature is so amazing...
She reached into the quilt of the cradle and touched it. She found that the diaper and sleeping pad were all dry, and the nanny had probably changed them for her. If the office hadn't sent a nanny, she would have been worried to death - she never brought one.
Have children.
The nanny suddenly woke up, and the middle-aged woman quickly stood up and greeted: "Miss..."
Sonia made a "silence" gesture and asked in a low voice: "Is she awake?"
"I woke up once at 9:30, changed her diaper, fed her milk and fell asleep again." The nanny said, "She was exhausted from being too late last night."
Sonia said: "Do you see how big this kid is?"
"That makes sense! The children of the elders are all big!" the nanny said flatteringly. "The child who is only eight months old weighs more than 18 pounds! At the mother and child center, the eight-month-old boys are not that heavy!"
Sonia mentally converted "jin" and "pounds". In fact, she didn't know how big or heavy an eight-month-old child should be, but every time she took her child to Bairen General Hospital for a physical check-up, she saw the same thing.
The older babies seem to be younger.
"This child drinks milk every day, and of course she has grown up." The nanny said with a hint of boastfulness, "She has already grown teeth, and she will grow even bigger when she eats complementary food."
Sonia returned to the living room, but Lin Guanyu was not at home - she had gone shopping. Sonia knew that shopping was more about meeting her colleagues and it was their pastime.
Lin Hanlong is not at home either - he only has a handful of days at home in a month, and most of the time he spends the night in a single dormitory in the optical factory. Some people jokingly say that Cai Junjie, who has been with him all year round, is Lin Hanlong's.
Wife.
Sonia admired and respected this master very much, and also had a little love for him. He was different from all the men she had met. He was a rough man and a scholar at the same time, and he could stare at the machine in a noisy workshop.
Even if he watched for several hours, he could explain a lot of esoteric knowledge in a eloquent manner. His dress and enjoyment could be said to be simple to crude, but in terms of elegance, he could not compare with the Roman emperor and the Turkish sultan.
This kind of contradiction is more or less reflected in every senator she knows. But one thing they have in common is that no matter how humble the senators are on the surface, they are proud in their bones. This kind of pride does not come from
Bloodline does not come from position, nor does it come from religious belief. It comes from the heartfelt recognition of one's own thoughts and knowledge - speaking of it, Australian elders are the most worthy of study.
Sonia returned to the bedroom, made the bed, and changed into clothes for going out. She made a fitness appointment at eleven o'clock. Then she had a simple lunch outside and went to the museum in the afternoon. She had a separate office there where she could
She calmed down and fully engaged in research. However, her main job this afternoon was to prepare lessons, and in the evening she had to teach a large natural history class to the students in Fangcaodi.