From afternoon into evening, Li Long delivered watermelons, muskmelons, and peaches to old Liang Donglou, his eldest brother's home at the Fourth Team, Uncle Lao Luo, and even his father-in-law Gu Boyuan, who had not come over for dinner that evening.
Apart from what he kept at the Big Courtyard for his own family, Li Long also planned to take some to Li Xiangqian tomorrow.
To borrow someone's words, Li Xiangqian had treated him pretty well, so when he had something good, he ought to remember him.
Gu Xiaoxia could practically count down the hours until she started work. She was still rather excited, and that evening, as she munched on a peach and watched television, she discussed it with Li Long:
"Once I start work, and you have things to do now and then too, Sister Yang will be looking after the children for us. We ought to pay her, no matter how you look at it, right?"
"Of course." Li Long had already thought this through. "I asked Section Chief Li. These days, a nanny gets about thirty-five yuan a month-though that includes cooking. We have two children, so naturally we should pay Sister Yang more. I think we should make it fifty. We can't shortchange her. What do you think?"
"All right." Gu Xiaoxia nodded in agreement. That was more than her own wages, but she was perfectly willing to pay it.
After all, looking after two children was quite troublesome and tiring.
Of course, another important point was that Sister Yang earned at least fifty yuan a month running her food stall.
Li Long took out a stack of money and handed it to Gu Xiaoxia. It would be more appropriate for her to give it to Sister Yang. If he gave it himself, Sister Yang