While cooking, the maid received a phone call from my sister's grandson, Lu Pin, 4 years old. She used to work for my sister's family and has been with the boy for 4 years. Now that he is in kindergarten, she came to work for my family. Lu Pin said to her:
- Why haven't you come to visit me? I miss you so much. If you don't come, I'll be angry.
Hearing the boy say that, she was moved and promised to visit him in the late afternoon.
As promised, in the afternoon she went to visit the boy. Seeing her coming up the stairs, Lu Pin ran out and hugged her neck, then kissed her. They had only met last week, but now it felt like they hadn't seen each other for a long time.
It is normal for a housekeeper to quit after finishing his work. But the one who leaves behind the feelings of love and longing for the one who stays behind is precious. Occasionally, I still hear my sister and niece-in-law talk about the housekeeper's lovely, hard-working, and patient personality. She loves Lu Pin just like her own grandchild. She takes care of him carefully from meals to sleep. Under her care, he gains weight steadily. She is always diligent and dedicated to housework. She thinks that she has worked for many families, but there are few families that treat the housekeeper well, and there is no gap between the housekeeper and the homeowner like this family, so she tries even harder to do all the work well. When she came to work for my family, I understood and loved her more and more.
Actually, my family has few people, so there is not much work, but she is rarely free. She is always looking for something to do. Not only the house, but also the tables, cabinets, chairs, and bed are always clean and shiny. She is conscious in everything. She saves electricity and in food preparation. Because her family is poor, she dropped out of school after finishing fourth grade. Before, she went to the market to sell vegetables, shrimp, and fish, earning money with her husband by driving a motorbike taxi, raising children. In recent years, she has become old and her health is limited, so she has switched to helping the family. Although her education is limited, in her daily speech and behavior, she is tactful and profound, even more than some well-educated people.
She lives a decent and trustworthy life, so whenever I am away, I feel secure when she watches over the house. Every time she and her husband call each other, she is still sweet and affectionate with her husband. She talks about her husband with love and respect. I know that at this age, she and her husband are still happy, loving and respecting each other.
I often listen to music on YouTube, and I just found out that she has a musical soul. She likes bolero music. She knows a few lines of most of the songs on the CDs. She knows which singer sings well for each song. She takes Sunday off during the whole week. On Sunday, she goes to the market. Sometimes she goes out with her close friends. Sometimes she goes to the forest. Sometimes she goes to the beach. Sometimes she gathers to eat and drink together and then goes to karaoke at a house in her close friends' house. She lives wisely, paying attention to taking care of her family's and her own health. I see that when she goes to the market, she always buys quite delicious food. Shrimp and fish from Tam Giang lagoon, and rarely eats red meat.
She said: You should protect and maintain your health from now on, because when your health is weak, going to the hospital will cost you a lot more money. She once told me that she never feels inferior about her job. She alwayseducates her children that depending on each person's education and understanding, society assigns each person a different job. Doing any job, earning honest money is good enough. You children should not feel inferior about your job. My children listen to me. Always be filial, loving, and respectful to their parents.
Because both sides treat each other with respect and affection, she has been a housekeeper for my family for a long time, but we have never bothered each other. Many times I think, I am lucky to find a good housekeeper like her.
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