Chapter 52: Chapter 23.1 They were sensible, caring, considerate and mature and they knew to go for the kidneys and not for the heart.

When Ji Lin returned home, he first complained to the head office of the housekeeping company and had his assistant lawyer draft a legal letter. Then he called several other reputable housekeeping companies in City A and provided a customer service request list with his information, contact details and the services he needed.

“Hello, Mr. Ji, we have recorded your information and requirements. After that, the company will select three to four suitable housekeeping staff according to your needs, and provide you with the other party’s information after calling. Once you choose the housekeeping staff who have confirmed the requested service, we can proceed with the electronic signing process. I wish you a happy life!”

When he hung up the phone, Ji Lin let out a cold snort. What that middle aged man said about being blacklisted by the housekeeping industry in A City was really nothing but nonsense. It was just some hollow words the other party said to threaten him.

It’s a pity that Ji Lin’s anger hadn’t dissipated when his cell phone rang. When Ji Lin looked at the display of the caller, he found that it was his mother’s personal doctor.

The person on the other end was complaining, “Mr. Ji, Ms. Meng’s blood glucose levels have been high again lately. Has she been controlling her sugar intake according to my diet list? In addition, has she been taking insulin after each meal and doing some exercise? Now according to the test reports, her blood sugar situation is very serious and very poorly controlled, if this continues her body is going to collapse ……”

Knowing his mother’s virtues, Ji Lin hung up the phone and just rubbed his brow with a headache, only for his phone to ring again in quick succession—

“Hello, is this Mr. Ji? I am the customer service representative of Yang Yang HomeCare. Sorry to inform you, at the moment our company happens to have no suitable domestic auntie in the slot, I am very sorry.”

“Hello Mr. Ji. I am calling from the customer service of Love Home Nanny Online, I am sorry to have to inform you that we have no relevant domestic helpers to recommend for your business at the moment that meets the requirements ……”

“Hello, we at Cinnabar International Home Services regret to inform you that we will be doing a refund on your order as we are unable to provide you with the home services you require.”

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Ji Lin has just consulted a few housekeeping companies and has now received feedback from several of them that they are not accepting orders …… It seems that what the middle aged man said was not all nonsense, his mother was really on the blacklist of housekeeping companies in the A city ……

Just leaving her alone was not a solution. Cleaning was the second thing. Ji Lin hired a housekeeper for his mother, with a motive to find someone to watch her take her medication every day and have a healthy routine of three meals a day.

Ji Lin’s mother has hypothyroidism which requires her to take medication every day. In addition, she also has severe diabetes and needs insulin. Unfortunately, Ms. Meng has a big appetite and always loves a high-sugar, high-calorie, high-fat diet and even so, she always forgets to carry her insulin with her, and often forgets to inject it. Once she forgot to take her insulin six months ago, her blood sugar spiked to 40 and she went into a coma. No one was around to take her to the hospital in that emergency situation and it was almost life threatening. ;

Since then Ji Lin made up his mind that he must find a housekeeper to keep an eye on her, who will report him about her schedule every day and make his mother take her medication and insulin on time, plus supervise her exercise, so that he can rest assured when he have to work late till night. And also to find someone who will keep an eye on her, so that she cannot go out alone again. It’s not that Ms Meng, who was a terror to the city’s domestic service industry, has Alzheimer’s disease and was lost on road. It’s just that when she goes out, Ji Lin’s money was lost, or lost in significant amounts.

He can continue to look for a housekeeper, but until he finds a regular housekeeper, he needs to find someone with at least a clean background whom he can trust to keep an eye on his mother ……

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Bai Duanduan was staring at her bank balance in worry when she heard the doorbell ring.

She stepped on her slippers and opened the door. Outside the door stood Ji Lin, who just a short time ago had claimed that she should stay away from him to avoid suspicion.

“You want to do housekeeping, don’t you?”

Bai Duanduan froze, then nodded, “I’ll do it! It’s all in the service industry! It’s all about serving the people!”

Forty thousand a month! Now that she was in a difficult situation, she doesn’t mind if she doesn’t get the right type of job. She will at least earn the debt she owes to Ji Lin and next month’s rent and living expenses……. Bai Duanduan has a good plan. She can ride a donkey while looking for a horse. She would work as a domestic helper first and once she finds a new job, she can pat her butt and leave. It’s perfect!

“Good, the monthly salary will be 20,000 yuan. You will have to start from tomorrow, I will give you the address and contact information, you…”

“Wait!” Bai Duanduan was stunned, “Didn’t you say this was 40,000 a month? How come it’s cut in half?”

Ji Lin sneered, “You tell me where are you worth forty thousand a month? With your cooking skills that can kill anyone who dares to eat it?” Ji Lin looked around the living room where Bai Duanduan’s things were piled up everywhere, “Or with your indescribable storage and organizing skills?”

“……”

Although he said so, but…

“You can’t just lower the price, you’re killing me, right? You think I’m easy to bully? No, Ji Lin, I can’t do it at this price, please find someone else! Thirty thousand, it can’t be any lower!”

Bai Duanduan understands the upright meaning of raising the price first and then refusing, and then again hinting at it indirectly. She glanced at Ji Lin, “After all, I am also considered a lawyer with certain work experience. Although housekeeping and lawyers are both service industries, the content of this service is actually very different. One provides manual labor and the other provides mental labor. I actually can’t get through this hurdle in my heart. You know, cultural people are all a bit noble. You say, who would want to work as a domestic helper if they are a senior lawyer? It would be a disgrace if word got out. I’m just doing this for your sake.”

Bai Duanduan coughed and started to play the emotional card, “I think we are neighbors now. A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor, and it’s not easy for you, so I can help if I can, plus you are a person with really good business skills, which I admire very much.”

“So I’m willing to work for your mother as a domestic helper, entirely only for your sake. I just tried to overcome my psychological defense …… you see this monthly salary, don’t you think it’s a bit little?”

“Aren’t you doing this for the money?” Ji Lin smiled, “Bai Duanduan, do I need to remind you? You still owe me over ten thousand dollars, and if you don’t take the job, may I ask how you’re going to pay it back in the near future?”

“……”

She didn’t want to do the job even more when he said that. With a monthly salary of 20,000 where she still owes Ji Lin more than 10,000, and then also had to pay tax. Wouldn’t that mean that after working hard for a month, she wouldn’t have much money left, or maybe even have to pay back more ……

It’s a loss!

Bai Duanduan immediately wilted, “Forget it, I quit, I’ll be a rogue. You can sue me and put me on the list of defaulters. I’m poor anyway and this house is also rented, so you can apply for enforcement.”

“Go ahead, write off the money you owe me, and I will give you a monthly salary of 20,000 yuan, after tax.”

! ! !

“Really?!” Bai Duanduan felt that she was alive again, “It’s a deal! I’ll do it!”

She can also go to the deep sea for the money! She can!

Bai Duanduan thought about it and added, “But you have to sign a confidentiality agreement for me. The fact that I’m working as a domestic helper for your mother must never be disclosed! After all, I’ll have to go back to the legal circle in the future, so it’s too humiliating to say that I’ve done this kind of thing to add as experience in this profession.”

“All right.” Ji Lin said lightly, “You can rest assured that I don’t really want people to know that you work for my mother as a housekeeper either, lest they get untimely associations about the relationship between me and you.”

“……”

“I will send you the address, my mother’s situation and contact details later. Specifically, you just need to talk to my mother every day. And most importantly keep her on her medication regularly, keep me informed of her schedule and also keep her in a happy mood every day.”

Bai Duanduan nodded repeatedly, “OK, OK, OK, no problem, I am particularly good at telling jokes. I’m also particularly pleasing to the middle-aged and elderly people. I have a feeling that your mother will like me.” With this turn of events, she was in a good mood, “I’m a very dedicated person, I love my job, I’ll place an order for the cookery instruction book later, and strive to make it as soon ……”

“No, you are forbidden to cook.”

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Ji Lin pursed his lips and firmly said, “You are absolutely not allowed to enter our family’s kitchen.”

“What about meals?”

“Order takeaway, I’ll pay for it separately.” Ji Lin glanced at Bai Duanduan, “You are only allowed to do the cleaning work.”

It’s really eye-opening. There are still housekeepers who are not allowed to cook. Okay, Bai Duanduan thought, she can count on her ability for this reduced workload.……

“So …… then you see my life is a bit difficult now, can i receive this monthly salary in advance?”

Bai Duanduan only asked tentatively, but didn’t expect him to really agree, “Yes, but with conditions.” Ji Lin paused before continuing, “Once you are fired by my mother after you have not persisted for a full month, you will not only have to refund all my fees, but also the arrears of previous suit debt. You will also need to pay for the losses caused because of you, such as the cost of looking for housekeeping again.”

“Yes yes yes!”

Bai Duanduan didn’t mentally think that this domestic work could be any difficult. It was just about looking after a middle aged old aunt. She had encountered a lot of extreme clients as a lawyer before, and can Ji Lin’s mother still be stronger than those oddballs? No way!