Doomsday Paradise

Chapter 1981 Lin Sanjiu Watching Movies 2
"The House of Sighs"

Jess lifted the wide brim of his hat and admired the three-story house in the sun for a moment.

It is indeed a big house built by the Marquis family from the era of King Baisha. Although it looks old and tired because of its age and lack of repairs, the aura of another era in its bones still makes people feel awe-inspiring when they look at it. Respectfully.

When Jess rang the doorbell, he couldn't help but think of the dinner at his friend's house before leaving.

"Marquis,"

To congratulate her for finding a new job, and also to see her off, Man Li specially cooked a lot of dishes, and said with her tongue while setting the table, "Even if it is a Marquis who is not as good as before, he is still a nobleman. I have never seen a live one in my life." the nobles."

"I don't know if it will be more difficult to deal with than Little Pete," Jess couldn't help but tremble when thinking of his previous employer. "I've never met such a nasty child... Is it wrong for me to say that?"

"Family teachers are human too! Why can't you complain about it. However, the Marquis family's family style should be different," Manli comforted, "You remember to call me more often, and when you are on the right track, I will go there when I have time. look at you."

Jess nodded, paused, and said, "You...you don't have to worry about me, that Beppu is far away."

Having known each other for many years, she could tell at a glance that Manli was pretending to be relaxed when she answered: "Who is worried about you? I want to see the summer Beppu of the Earl's family."

With the turn of the door lock, one of the heavy wooden doors was pulled open, and Jess' thoughts were drawn back to his eyes.

A well-dressed man, about 30 years old, with a narrow face and narrow chin, looked at her and raised one eyebrow in doubt.

"Hi," she smiled, putting down her suitcase and holding out a hand. "I'm Jess, the Marquis asked me to come in advance—"

"Oh," the man showed an apologetic smile, "You've found the wrong place."

Jess froze.The driver misplaced her?Maybe it's because the private land outside is too big and there is no road?In remote rural areas, many roads don't even have names at all.

"Isn't this the Marquis's Mansion?"

"No, people often misunderstand it like this." He said, "Go out from this green grass, pass through a forest, and the Marquis's house is about two kilometers away."

Jess thanked in a daze, and picked up the suitcase again.The car she hired has gone, and she has to call to get another from the rental car company—"Can I borrow the house phone?"

"No problem," the man enthusiastically led her into the corridor.The interior of the house was unexpectedly dark compared to the sunlight outside; upon entering the porch, a telephone was sitting on a small stand, the dial as well wiped as the floor of the furniture.

Jess took out his notepad, found out the phone number of the local car rental company, and dialed it.After talking about the destination and the cost, when the operator asked her where to pick her up, she asked the man for the address in a low voice, and then said into the microphone: "I'm at the back of Westwind Village, on the west side of Sigh Hill. Big house."

The operator paused. "Are you sure?"

"Yes……"

"Is this a joke?" The operator's voice sank unhappily, "Miss, you are in the Marquis's Mansion."

"what?"

"Another name for the Marquis' Mansion is the House of Sighing Hill—"

Before Jess could hear the last part of the operator's sentence, the man beside him suddenly burst into loud laughter; he laughed so hard, wiped away his tears, and reached out to press the phone off.

"I'm the butler of the Marquis, White," he said breathlessly. "I knew you were the governess who was coming, and I didn't expect you to be so easy to deceive! Just kidding, we don't have so much here." Restricted... oh, I laughed so hard..."

Jess felt the blood rushing to his face.She didn't think it was funny at all; but she also didn't want to make it sound like she was taking herself too seriously to be funny, that she could just stand there and feel like a fool for a while.

She came to work, she told herself twice.Colleagues can be any kind of person, and she has to ensure professionalism in every move; but that being said, Jess still can't get rid of that uncomfortable feeling of stiffness.

"I've been waiting for you all morning." White didn't notice it at all, and took her suitcase enthusiastically, and said, "The Marquis' family will arrive in two days. I'll take you to your room first, and wait for you to get ready." After you go downstairs, let's talk about the work you should do in the past two days."

...Maybe the other person is not bad, but inappropriate.

Her room was located at the end of the corridor on the second floor, on the same floor as the Marquis's daughter's room, exactly at both ends of the house.The room is quite spacious, and there is a bathroom attached, but it has not been used for a long time, and there is a thin layer of dust everywhere.After Jess took out and put away her few luggage one by one, she changed her clothes and went downstairs.

"The cook and the gardener are temporary hires from nearby villages. The cook comes in twice a day to cook and then leaves, and the gardener comes in once a week." Sitting with her at the kitchen island, White said, "So it's mainly you and me. , responsible for cleaning the house before the arrival of the Marquis. The cook does not come in the morning, so we have to take turns preparing breakfast. There are also some repairs and purchases..."

Jess jotted down his assignment in his notebook and added, "I need to furnish a room for class."

"No problem," White said with a smile: "The room has been reserved long ago, and there are textbooks and materials for the fourth to sixth grades."

"Isn't Mona only eight years old?" Jess asked.

"She has been homeschooling all the time, so the content of learning is progressing quickly." White lowered his eyes and said in a tone almost like reciting. "She may have extra demands on you... No, she definitely has extra demands, not a lot."

It doesn't sound like a worry-free job... Jess sighed in his stomach, thinking about what to say to Manli, and then remembered another thing to ask: "About making phone calls, do you have any questions?" What rules?"

"Nothing special," White said. "Try to call during breaks, don't take too long on the phone, and that's fine."

*
When the Marquis family arrived, Jess saw the Marquis himself and his daughter for the first time.During the interview, she discovered that the Marchioness was the type of person who felt that her responsibility as a parent was only to find a qualified nanny, qualified nurse, and qualified tutor for her child-once this task was completed, she was free.

The paunchy Marquis didn't really look like a nobleman; he always seemed to be preoccupied with some distant affairs, hurriedly said "excuse me" to Jess, and disappeared into the house.

"Hello," Jess stretched out his hand to the little girl with a yellow braid in front of him, and said with a smile, "I am after you..."

"I know, Jess." The little girl interrupted her. "One thing I want to tell you, my name is Mona, and my friend's name is Lisa, but I'm tired of that silly joke about Mona Lisa, so stop it."

"Your friend?" Jess was taken aback.

"Yes, here." Mona pointed to the air around her. "She is the same age as me and doesn't like math, so you have to take her into consideration when you teach math."

Oh... During the interview, the Marchioness did say vaguely that her daughter is special.It is also common for children who have been educated at home and do not go to school to imagine a friend for themselves when they feel lonely.

*
"Let me just say, small children are really puzzling creatures,"

Manli's voice sounded especially kind on the phone after a hectic day at work. "No, it's not hard to understand. Although imagining friends is normal, I still feel a little creepy! I didn't have imaginary friends when I was a child."

"It's because you are popular, or you forgot." Jess replied with a smile, "I was very introverted when I was young, so I imagined that my toys were my friends."

"That's better than fancying the air as a friend, too," grumbled Mary. "How was it? Your first day?"

"It's going well," Jess rolled the phone cord, looked at no one in the hallway, and said in a low voice, "I told you, the housekeeper is a bit, um... out of place. And I don't have a phone in the room, it's quite inconvenient."

"Don't let him hear you saying bad things behind your back," Manli laughed.

*
Mona is a girl with strong ideas.During class, she insisted on bringing two chairs, one for herself and one for her friend Lisa.During class, she would stop in a serious manner, turn her head and ask the air on the chair next to her: "Lisa, do you understand this part? Do you want Jess to explain it again?"

It's obvious that I didn't understand it, so I'm sorry to say it - this child is cute in some ways.

Mona seemed to find out very quickly, "Jess is the adult I like", so the relationship between the two became very close within a few days, and they were inseparable even when eating and walking.

Because Jess has to take care of and raise the children, no matter who prepares breakfast or cleans up, it is left to White to do it every day. It stands to reason that the housekeeper does not need to be so hands-on, but it is a pity that the Marquis’s house is not like before, and cannot afford to hire too many people. , Both of them took on a lot of extra work.This morning, Jess led Mona out for a walk after breakfast as usual.

"You see, this is what we've been taught, plants photosynthesize through their leaves..."

As Jess said, he stroked a large wall of creepers.They walked to the back of the big house of Sighing Hill at this time, and the entire wall was covered with thick green leaves; she happened to find a lot of poison ivy among the creepers, and hurriedly called out to Mona who was a few steps away : "Come and get acquainted with this—"

The little girl didn't respond to her, she just turned her head slightly and then stopped, only the long brown hair flashed a light.

Jess got half of the words stuck in his throat.

Beside her, someone tugged on her sleeve.She looked down and found that Mona was looking at her and said, "I'm here."

Jess squatted down beside her, and out of the corner of his eye, the back of the little brown-haired girl was still standing quietly a few steps away.

Even she didn't know why, she heard herself asking in a hoarse whisper, "Lisa... Where's Lisa?"

Mona shrugged her shoulders and flicked her yellow braid. "Like I said, Lisa didn't get up today and slept late in the house."

Jess wanted to say something, but she couldn't even breathe.

A few steps away, the little brown-haired girl remained motionless.

Mona's eyes swept over the place where the little girl was several times, but she obviously didn't see anything. Instead, she asked, "Jess? What's wrong with you? What are you looking at?"

No... You must never let the Marquis family know about your past.

　The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Is it not good for me to write these shady things when it is a big Chinese New Year... In other words, I live too far away from the world, and I didn’t know until three days ago that the Chinese New Year is almost coming!This year, I also live in two places separated from my mother, and I can’t eat her dishes, so my housework is as good as a dog, so I can only roll up my sleeves and prepare to cook for the New Year’s Eve dinner by myself.What do you usually eat and play during Chinese New Year?
ps: Although the title is Lin Sanjiu Watching Movies, but Lin Sanjiu himself did not appear...

　
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