Chapter 509: Bottom Line
Old Lady Zhao was indeed a sharp one, rarely clashing with her daughter-in-law. She would just tell people that she could help look after children for some money.
Since many dual-income families were at the base, naturally, there were plenty of children, so she immediately found a gig, ten yuan a month with a meal provided at noon.
So, scenarios like that of Old Lady Fang were not uncommon.
It wasn’t impossible to find someone reliable to watch the children, but Wu Qianyun couldn’t be at ease, insisting her daughter take over her shift, come back to breastfeed when needed, and not worry about anything else.
Since Wu Qianyun insisted so much, Qiao Qingyu didn’t feel right saying anything more; saying too much might seem like she resented her mother being there, but honestly, having one’s mother around was the happiest thing.
Thus, the young couple could afford the leisure to go running in the morning.
Upon reaching their doorstep and before they could even open the door, they heard a breaking voice from Zhao’s house in the backyard, "Mom, Mom...where did you take Guo Guo?"
It was Li Bo calling for Granny Zhao. Qiao Qingyu stopped in her tracks and exchanged a look with He Xiuyu. He Xiuyu quickly murmured, "I fear there’s something amiss with Granny Zhao’s daughter-in-law’s basket."
Qiao Qingyu remembered the sullen face of the old lady a few days ago when she visited Li Bo, the harsh words, and the escorting out, the old lady bluntly saying, "Both are college graduates, how come you gave birth to a son and she had a daughter? Really bad luck, no wonder it ended up like this, but shouldn’t my son be spared from this retribution."
At the time Qiao Qingyu had argued with the old lady, who then stopped talking before she left.