Life is more than just living

From childhood to adulthood, Chen Xu has been constantly facing and solving various problems. The dormitory for undergraduate students is closed during the holidays and cannot continue to live there. She stayed here to work without going home during the holidays and needed to solve the accommodation problem. After many inquiries, Chen Xu decided to share a dormitory with graduate students. After many days of hard work, he finally found a roommate. The graduate student was in his second year of graduate school. He had to stay in school to do various experiments and record data, so he would not go home during the Spring Festival. . Chen Xu shared a room, and she had a request. Chen Xu needed to clean up during the room.

At the beginning of the holiday, Chen Xu's temporary "landlord" Meng Xiangyu discovered that Chen Xu rarely came back, only occasionally coming to change clothes and clean up before leaving. When Chen Xu came over, he only dragged a suitcase with a few changes of clothes and a few books in it. Chen Xu put down his things, took toiletries and a book and left. He stayed out for more than 20 days, and the two of them didn't interfere with each other.

The day before the Spring Festival, Meng Xiangyu saw Chen Xu coming back and finally couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing outside?" Chen Xu didn't hide it from her, "I work as a nurse in the hospital." Meng Xiangyu was stunned. She thought that Chen Xu would be a tutor, maybe sell clothes, maybe be a model, but she never thought that she would actually be a caregiver. Isn't this what those laid-off uncles and aunts do?

Chen Xu did not hide anything and told her openly, "I have been doing this since the first day of junior high school. It has been more than six years now. I still have some experience in this area, so I am familiar with this industry, and it is better than here." Our county has a lot of money." Chen Xu quickly took a shower, and then quickly cleaned the room. After everything was done, Chen Xu lay on the bed and took a nap. Meng Xiangyu admired Chen Xu very much for being able to fall asleep at any time. Such confusion of right and wrong is really harmful to the body.

When he woke up, Chen Xu went to work in the hospital again. She stayed with the patient in the hospital on New Year's Eve. On this day of family reunion, Chen Xu, who had no home, was happy for the 500 yuan he was about to receive. Because today was New Year's Eve, the patient's family offered to add more money.

Grandma Jiang, whom Chen Xu took care of, was an old man who lingered on the bedside. Although her children all had successful careers, they had no filial sons in bed for a long time. Everyone no longer had the energy or patience to continue taking care of the elderly day and night, so they unanimously agreed to hire caregivers on weekends. Come take care of it so everyone can take a breather. Chen Xu started coming here not long after his freshman year to take care of the elderly every Friday night, and left on Sunday evening.

Chen Xu used to work as a caregiver in Beicheng, earning a few dozen yuan a night, but here, he earns a hundred yuan at night and 3000 yuan during the day. Box lunches are also provided, and family members occasionally send fruits. After one semester, Chen Xu not only did not use his spare living expenses, but also saved more than [-] yuan.

Grandma Jiang is over 80 years old. She is a retired cadre. Hospitalization costs nothing and her salary is high. Her children keep her in the hospital all year round. The old man’s children are not too young, and the old man is more difficult to take care of, so he takes turns taking care of his five children on weekdays and hires a caregiver every weekend. Because the old man has a bad temper, the nursing staff changes in a revolving door. Only Chen Xu corrected his position when he first arrived, so he remained silent and didn't get angry no matter how hard the old man made things for her. Later, Grandma Jiang fell in love with her and stopped making things difficult for her.

When the winter vacation was approaching, Grandma Jiang's family made an appointment in advance and asked Chen Xu to come every day. Because Chen Xu is here, Grandma Jiang's family members are really relieved. The Spring Festival is coming soon, and they all want to spend the Spring Festival quietly. During the Spring Festival, most people returned to their hometowns for the New Year, and there was a shortage of caregivers. Grandma Jiang's family offered to increase money to keep Chen Xu. For Chen Xu, this was just what she wanted, because she no longer had a home in Beicheng and had nowhere to go.

In contrast, Chen Xu quite likes this job and has been working as a caregiver during holidays over the years. She can choose female patients without worrying about anyone harassing her. In addition, wearing a mask here seems normal and can cover her appearance without causing unnecessary trouble. Another point is that wages here are not in arrears and will be paid every day.

From the 28th of the twelfth lunar month to the third day of the first lunar month, the patient's family took the initiative to process money according to the market, 8000 a day and night, and [-] on New Year's Eve. Chen Xu also didn't expect that he would earn more than [-] yuan during the winter vacation. Before school started, Chen Xu felt it was necessary to go back and clean Meng Xiangyu's room thoroughly, so he told the old man's children that he would leave the day before school started, so that the family members could make arrangements in advance. When Chen Xu left, Grandma Jiang's eldest daughter Qian Dingzhu Wan told Chen Xu to come every Friday, because the old man liked Chen Xu and said every day that with Chen Xu around, the old man's children would feel more at ease. Chen Xu readily agreed.

The hard work of a semester plus a holiday added to Chen Xu's savings. The 5000 yuan she had previously deposited for a six-month period expired, so she took out part of the money from her card and put it together to deposit 2 yuan for a period. deposit. There is more than 3000 left in the card, which is enough for living expenses even if I don't work part-time next semester. Chen Xu bought a set of outerwear, a pair of shoes, a few pieces of underwear, and a set of ordinary skin care products to reward himself.

When Chen Xu returned to Meng Xiangyu's residence, Meng Xiangyu couldn't help feeling strange. This person said he lived with him, but he didn't stay here for one night during the holiday. Chen Xu explained, "I need to stay here for one night today. Students can return to school tomorrow. I will thoroughly clean the dormitory here during the day tomorrow and go back in the afternoon. Meng Xiangyu asked her puzzledly: "Are you like this? A holiday spent entirely in the hospital? Can your body handle it? "

Chen Xu smiled faintly and said, "That old lady is very nice. She only gets up twice at night, drinks water twice, and takes medicine once. I can sleep most of the time. The old lady lives in a double ward, but only Even if the old woman is a patient, I can rest. She is busier during the day. I originally wanted to only work during the day during the holidays, but the old woman asked me to stay with her all the time, so I had to do it both day and night."

Meng Xiangyu said: "You are desperate to make money, how can you do this day and night?" Chen Xu smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, I have done a lot of menial and backbreaking work since I was a child. Now these are nothing compared to before. It’s nothing. It’s not tiring to stay with that old lady in the hospital. Although it’s a hospital, I feel a bit like a hotel. The ward has a separate bathroom and a TV. And the old lady is very lonely and pitiful. She also I told war stories, which were very interesting, so I also benefited a lot. And I also earned some living expenses during this holiday, so I think it’s pretty good.”

Meng Xiangyu couldn't help but remind him, "Chen Xu, take care of your body and do what you can." Chen Xu nodded, "I will. I promised my mentor that I will live well."