Wang Cuifen was a little nervous, and Xia Youyou sat down at the desk beside her.

"Sister Cuifen, where does your husband work?" Xia Youyou pretended to chat with her about family matters, motioning her to do it while she spoke.

When talking about familiar things, Wang Cuifen was finally not so flustered. She thought about what she had just seen, moved her hands, and talked about the situation at home.

Xia Youyou lay on the desk and watched her operate, slowly listened to her family affairs, and pointed out some mistakes in time.

After changing, Wang Cuifen was still a little unconvinced. Was it her who changed it? How could she remember to speak and not even remember how she changed it?

"Okay, you can check other places and then go down and come to work officially tomorrow."

Wang Cuifen picked up the dirty sheets on the ground and asked, "What about these?"

"I'll wash these."

"Let me do it. Tell me where to wash. I need to be familiar with these things too."

Xia Youyou smiled and went downstairs with her.

As for his brother's room, there was no need to clean it because they all had a room on this floor, and Cao An slept in his own room last night.

Leading Wang Cuifen, we stopped at the second floor. There was a laundry room at the end with a door leading to the backyard platform, which was convenient for drying the sheets after washing.

The two of them washed and wrung the sheets together, hung them on a prepared rope, and then went downstairs.

"Sister Cuifen, our guesthouse has just opened, so there may not be much work to do. I may need you to help take care of other places when the time comes."

"Don't say that. I'm paid to work. I wouldn't feel right just sitting there doing nothing. I'll definitely do my job. I won't take my salary for nothing."

Xia Youyou looked at her with a smile, "Thank you so much. I'll give you a bonus when the business picks up. You're the first official employee of our Anhai Guesthouse!"

After seeing Wang Cuifen off, Xia Youyou returned to the small supermarket tiredly.

Liu Hui came over after cleaning up the restaurant and was looking at the list of goods written by Xia Youyou. Qi Siling had posted it on the desk for easy access.

"Mom." Xia Youyou walked around the cashier counter, took Liu Hui's arm, and leaned on her shoulder with her eyes closed.

"Hey, the person has left? Why didn't you bring him in to sit down?" Liu Hui knew that she had hired a worker and was taking him to familiarize himself with the environment, so she didn't go up to disturb him.

"Well, she had something to do at home, so she left first and will come tomorrow."

Qi Siling was inside clearing the messy merchandise from the shelves. He came out to see her when he heard the noise. Seeing that she looked a little exhausted, he approached her worriedly, "Are you tired?"

"I'm not tired, I'm just sleepy." After saying this, she glanced at him sideways, and the two of them understood each other tacitly.

Qi Siling avoided his gaze, turned around and went back to continue sorting the goods.

Liu Hui poked her forehead with a finger in amusement. These young couple were truly sweet and affectionate; even an outsider could sense the underlying warmth between them. She stayed for a moment before heading back.

When Qi Siling heard the noise, he walked out and saw the little girl still waving to Liu Hui at the door, so he walked to the cashier and sat down.

When Xia Youyou turned around, she saw him waiting for her there leisurely.

She wrinkled her nose at him, changed direction, and went to the back to sort the goods.

The man quickly followed and cornered her. "Aren't you tired? Go take a nap behind the curtain." He took her hand and found it was a little cold. "Did you go in the water just now?"

"Oh, go away, someone will be here soon!" Xia Youyou wanted to push him away, but was picked up by the man's strong arms, like a child, and carried behind the curtain with big strides.

"Put your things away and get the sofa out." Qi Siling put her down and steadied her. It would be better for her to put the armchair away so that it would be convenient for her to come out later.

Xia Youyou did as she was told. She was indeed a little tired.

Lying down on the sofa, Qi Siling squatted beside the sofa to cover her with the blanket, holding her little hand to warm her up.

"Next time, don't go into the water yourself. Since you're hiring someone, avoid it if you can. If you really can't, just wait for me to come, okay?"

"I know!" She stretched out her hand towards him, asking for a hug.

Qi Siling knelt on one knee, bent down and let her put her arms around his neck.

"You keep pampering me like this. I'm becoming very dependent on you. What should I do when you're not around?"

"How could that be?" He wasn't worried about that at all. He lifted her head and slowly stroked her black hair. "I'll take you with me wherever I go!"

"If you keep getting bored every day, you'll get tired of it one day."

The man sighed in her ear, as if he could do nothing about her, and his deep and rich voice whispered sweet words in her ear.

"Be good, have some faith in me. Even though I may change in the future, I can be sure and certain that my love for you will never change." Knowing that she is sensitive and may suddenly become insecure, he could only comfort her slowly.

He stood up and sat beside the sofa, pulled her into his arms and held her in his arms. He bent down and kissed her hair, "Be good, don't let your mind wander. Close your eyes and have a good sleep."

Xia Youyou closed her eyes and raised her lips, "You haven't coaxed me to sleep in a long time." Every time, she fell asleep because of the tossing and turning, and he never sang to coax her like that time.

"We're outside now. Can I go back and comfort you at night?"

The delicate girl in his arms shook her head, and he could only hold her and rock her gently, whispering in her ear.

After making sure that she was finally asleep, he put her down, covered her with a blanket, lifted the curtain and went out.

Throughout the morning, some customers came intermittently, and Qi Siling received them one by one. He thought that there would be more people coming to apply for the job, but unexpectedly, there was only Wang Cuifen, and even Xianren Jin was nowhere to be seen.

Standing at the entrance of the small supermarket, he felt a little worried. The two of them were leaving in a few days. Would he be able to handle the work here? Also, he had originally planned to go south, but now that plan had changed, and now that he had a military rank, would he still be able to do business in the future?

He didn't have time to think too much. Cao An and Xiao Hai had already arrived after class, bringing two familiar classmates with them. He recognized one of them; he had met Zhang Sheng from the School of Economics on the first day of school. Xiao Hai had also taken the other one home for dinner; he was considered a close friend in the class.

Xiao Hai waved to Qi Siling at the door, "Brother Qi, these two people said they want to come for part-time jobs."

Qi Siling was full of disbelief. Zhang Sheng's family was not poor, so why would he come here to work part-time?

Seeing his doubt, Zhang Sheng was already familiar with them. "Hey, Comrade Qi, please don't doubt my determination. I'm here to help with my good roommate."

Zhang Sheng put his arm around the shy man next to him, saying, "Hello, Comrade Qi. My name is Liu Qiang."

The man nodded, "I'm Qi Siling, just call me by my name." He opened the door and led the others in. "Don't you have classes? Why are you out so early?"

Cao An still ignored him. He looked around but didn't see Xia Youyou. He guessed that she might be resting behind the curtain. He walked over and lifted the curtain a little to make sure she wasn't woken up before walking away.

"Let's go over there and chat." He walked out first, took out his key and opened the door of the guesthouse. There was a set of chairs in the lobby for customers to wait and rest.