Ayi runs the household For Taiwan mothers the greatest advantage of the move to Shanghai is that they can afford to hire an ayi (" auntie "--a maid) to do the cleaning and cooking. At RMB800-1000 a month for four hours of work a day, almost every family has to get one.
阿姨當家對台媽而言，移居上海最大的好處就是請得起打掃做飯的「阿姨」。一天工作 4 小時，一個月約 800 到 1,000 元人民幣工資的阿姨，幾乎家家必備。