Everyone was in a hurry to go to class, and the small supermarket soon became quiet.

The two looked at the emptier shelves and smiled at each other.

Qi Siling was facing the front door. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a man peeking furtively from the wall. His expression changed and he strode out of the cashier counter.

The man made eye contact with him and turned to run.

"What do you want to do!" Qi Siling stretched out his big hand and grabbed Xianren Jin's collar.

This person is none other than Idle Jin. Ever since he was released that night, he hasn't come here to cause trouble again. I wonder what he's up to today, acting so stealthily.

"No, I don't want to do anything. I just came to take a look." He was short among men, dark and sloppy, and his timid look made Qi Siling feel disgusted.

He loosened his grip on the collar and looked at his hands with disdain, probably because they were stained with grease from his clothes.

"I didn't do anything, why are you running?" He walked to the tap beside the door, turned on the tap and rinsed his hands.

Xianren Jin followed behind him and said, "I just saw that you are recruiting here and wanted to ask. Do you think I am qualified?" He had a flattering look on his face and an awkward smile.

Qi Siling refused without a second thought. "You can't."

"Why? I can do anything."

"You're too dirty," Qi Siling said bluntly. "For us in the food business, cleanliness is paramount. We need to sort the goods, do the cleaning, and be the chef. Which of us doesn't need to be clean?" He looked Xianren Jin up and down at his clothes, then shook the water stains off his hands. "Clean yourself first, then come back to me and I'll see if you're qualified."

While the two were talking, Xia Youyou leaned against the door and listened. She also looked at the short man, who should be in his thirties. He was also dressed in gray, and there was a strange smell on him. "You can come to work if you want. You really need to be a little cleaner."

Xianren Jin understood. He tilted his head and sniffed the scent on his neck, then wrinkled his nose. No wonder others disliked him. He hadn't bathed since Chinese New Year. He just wiped himself with a towel every day.

He smiled awkwardly and looked at the little girl leaning against the door. "Then I'll clean myself up, and you'll let me do the work?"

Xia Youyou didn't comment and shrugged, "Sure, but you have to wash your clothes clean not just today, but every day from now on. Can you do that?"

This was a difficult task for someone who had only taken a bath all year round. He hesitated a little, as his family was very poor and needed coal to boil water for bathing. He didn't have any coal and was too lazy to chop firewood.

"Let me think about it." Xianren Jin retreated and turned to leave.

"If you don't change yourself, you will never achieve anything. If you want to be a good person, you must first clean yourself up."

The girl's voice was like the sound of nature. Xianren Jin paused for a moment, not knowing whether he had heard it or not. He left quickly as if he was fleeing in panic.

Qi Siling didn't care whether he was recruited or not, but he was a little curious about what this little girl was thinking.

"What are you looking at me for?"

Xia Youyou tilted her head and looked at him with a smile, a questioning look on her face.

He walked over and placed his big hands on her shoulders, "Look how cute you are!"

The little girl wrinkled her nose at him and turned around to help people pay the bill.

The recruitment didn't cause much of a stir, with only a few people asking. Most were casual inquiries, and the only one who was genuinely interested was probably Xianren Jin.

"If Xianren Jin comes, what are you going to ask him to do?" Qi Siling helped her take out the things in the basket and watched her calculate the price of each item.

"Five dollars in total." He quickly calculated the bill and only then had time to look back at the tall man next to him.

"Be a security guard and keep watch at night." Her idea was simple. Whether it was a guesthouse or a small supermarket, they all needed people to keep watch at night. Since that person wanted to come, this was the only position suitable for him.

After seeing off the last customer, Xia Youyou yawned and sat down.

Qi Siling felt a little sorry for her. She got up too early this morning. Judging from her appearance, she was probably going to stay here all day.

"You go back and get some sleep. I'll be here to watch over you."

She shook her head and held his hand. "No, you don't know the price yet. Once you're familiar with it, we can switch. Today is the first day, and I want to see how the customer flow is."

He dragged the stool closer and said, "Lean on me for a while. I'll call you when someone comes."

Xia Youyou obeyed his words and leaned into his arms with a sweet look on her face. Smelling the bamboo fragrance on his body, she felt satisfied and happy.

"I promised to take you to the countryside last week, but I didn't do it," Qi Siling said with regret. He's been busy lately, with the guesthouse being put to rest and the small supermarket about to open. He'd promised to go out on Sunday, but he didn't expect to break his promise.

"There's nothing I can do about it. Everyone is busy, and I'm embarrassed to go out and play. There will be opportunities in the future." Xia Youyou lifted her little face from his chest, pouted, and asked him for a kiss.

The man lowered his head and held her in his mouth, his big hands supporting her little head so that she could be pressed closer to him. His eyes were full of her, and his ears were always paying attention to the movements outside. If there was any movement, he would let her go, avoiding the two of them from getting into an awkward situation.

The little girl's hair was soft and smooth. Cao An had just combed it for her, but now it was messed up again.

He took a deep breath against her soft lips, then let go of the delicate girl whose breathing was uneven.

"Be good." He felt so soft in his heart that he just wanted to rub her into his body and carry her with him at all times.

Xia Youyou felt drowsy from the kiss. She put her hands into his windbreaker, wrapped them around his waist, and leaned softly against him, ready to close her eyes and take a nap.

"Call me when someone comes down. I want to take a nap."

"Okay, you sleep, I'll watch you." Qi Siling adjusted his posture so that she could lean more comfortably.

He looked at the door. Half of the upper half of the two doors were covered with glass, so he could clearly see what was happening outside. After making sure that there was no one there, he took out the book from the space and continued reading from the place he had seen before.

The morning passed quickly, and Xia Youyou was woken up after taking a nap.

Qi Siling put the book in the cashier's drawer. When he heard the noise outside, the person in his arms called out. Seeing that she was still a little dazed, he helped her sit down, stood up, and walked around to block her, letting her lean against his legs to wake up.

"What do you want?" Qi Siling looked at the woman who pushed the door open and asked gently.

"I saw there is a job opening at your door. I want to ask, is there anything I can do?" Qi Siling was relieved that the man came to inquire about a job.

"We have several positions, such as cook, cleaner, or changing bedding in the guesthouse. It depends on what you want to do."

"What are the specific working hours? I'm free during the day, but I have to go home to cook at night." The visitor was a bit embarrassed. She was only in her thirties, her child was already in elementary school, and her husband worked in the factory during the day, so she could only sit and do nothing, occasionally pasting paper boxes. It was during her time to buy vegetables at the supply and marketing cooperative that she passed by here, saw the job notice, and thought she would ask.