As the saying goes, a fortune comes from keeping quiet.

Lin Minjun herself was not a very outgoing person. She never told anyone in the compound about the possibility of her appearing in the newspapers, not even her closest brother, Erwa.

It's not that I want to keep it secret, but I'm afraid that if I tell everyone, everyone will inevitably have expectations, and if I can't make it, everyone will be disappointed.

So up to now, no one in the compound knows that someone in this compound is about to become famous.

This matter was brought to light by Aunt Cao.

Saturday morning.

It’s not a fortnight yet, and we have to go to work on Saturday. Early in the morning, half of the alleys are empty because everyone has gone to work.

The people who went to work had just left, and not long after, Aunt Cao came out from the third courtyard, staggeringly carrying the basket, and greeted everyone she saw along the way.

"Wu Xiuhua, are you going out to sell breakfast again?" Aunt Xu was rinsing her mouth outside and when she saw her, she had to say hello.

Before the three major troublemakers in this courtyard were arrested and sentenced, the relationship between Aunt Xu and Aunt Cao was not very good and they often quarreled.

Now that those troubles are gone, their relationship has miraculously become much better. They are willing to say hello to each other when they see each other. Aunt Xu is a widow, and Aunt Cao is a widow in her living condition. The two of them sometimes even help each other. One day, Lin Minjun came back from the store and saw them drying radishes together, talking and laughing. She was shocked.

Aunt Cao was carrying the basket with great effort, with a smile on her face: "Of course, do you want to eat?"

"I got up late today. Give me a bun with shredded radish. I'll give you the money when I come back." Aunt Xu spat out the toothpaste foam in her mouth and said cheerfully.

Aunt Cao sighed, picked out the largest and busiest shredded radish bun from the basket, and went to Aunt Xu's kitchen. When she came out, she said hello and was about to leave.

"I have to hurry to the park, otherwise everyone will be gone," said Aunt Cao.

Aunt Xu: "Your breakfast business is really good."

Aunt Cao walked out with the basket, feeling happy.

She has no source of income now. Ever since Mr. Cao was arrested, the power supply bureau will definitely not be able to pay her retirement salary, so her life has become difficult.

The two sons felt ashamed of what Grandpa Cao had done and were unwilling to return to the compound. They did suggest taking Grandma Cao over, but Grandma Cao was unwilling to go and see her daughter-in-law's face, so she refused and lived on her own.

Seeing that Lin Minjun's business was booming, she also started to learn how to do business herself. Since she couldn't do big business, she would just make some buns and sell them early in the morning. Surprisingly, her business was pretty good. She couldn't make a lot of money, but at least she could cover her living expenses.

Aunt Cao staggered to the park. She was late today after all. Usually the items would be sold out in a short while. But today she only shouted twice and it took almost two hours to sell out.

After the sale, Aunt Cao walked back slowly with the basket in her hand, taking a break after every few steps. The old lady was very tired.

After resting for a while, when Aunt Cao was about to leave for home, she suddenly turned around and saw a group of people gathered at the newsstand next to her. They were a group of young people, and from their chattering, their accents sounded like those of outsiders.

The group was discussing passionately, and Aunt Cao thought there was something exciting to watch, so she ran over with tired legs.

"Young men, what are you talking about?" Aunt Cao asked excitedly.

When she shouted, the young man in the group immediately grabbed Aunt Cao's arm, as if he had seen a life-saving straw, "Auntie, can you show us the way?"

Aunt Cao was enthusiastic: "Sure, why not? Where do you want to go?"

Young man: “I don’t know.”

Aunt Cao: "I wonder if you're still asking me for directions and making fun of me?"

The young man quickly explained: "No, I really don't know where this address is. We saw a rice noodle shop in the newspaper that said it has good hygiene and won't give you diarrhea after eating there, so we all wanted to go and have a look and try the food."

After hearing this, Aunt Cao's face became better and she became more interested. "What rice noodle shop? I've never heard of it. Can you tell me where the address in the newspaper is?"

When the young man handed the newspaper to her, Aunt Cao said righteously, "I can't read."

After the young man said it, she screamed and pointed the way with her finger, "Go straight across this street and then turn right. Turn right again and you will see it when you find an intersection."

While Aunt Cao was giving directions, I was still thinking, why does this place sound familiar?

She asked curiously, "Hey boy, is the rice noodle restaurant really that delicious?"

"We haven't eaten it either, but the newspaper said it tastes good. The most important thing is that the food is clean and won't give you a stomachache after eating it. Also, the proprietress is a girl from Yunnan and she cooks authentic Yunnan flavors, so we thought about giving it a try." The young man explained quickly.

Aunt Cao got an idea after hearing this.

A girl from Yunnan opened a rice noodle shop? Why did she feel that she sounded so much like Lin Minjun?

Aunt Cao clenched her fists. "Is the owner of the rice noodle shop you are talking about surnamed Lin?"

The young man looked at the newspaper and said in surprise: "Yes, how did you know?"

"Oh! This person is from our yard! Come, let me take you there." When Aunt Cao heard that it was indeed Lin Minjun, she was surprised and happy. She jumped three feet high with a roar and almost howled in public.

At this moment, Aunt Cao felt extremely proud and proud, as if she was the one in the newspaper. She walked with her head held high.

She said excitedly: "You don't know, this girl is very good, she usually cooks in our yard, every family's children will be so hungry that they cry for three days and three nights."

Aunt Cao waved her hand and said, "Come on, follow me. I'll take you there."

As she spoke, Aunt Cao snatched the newspaper from the young man's hand. This time she went not only to show the way, but also to announce the good news. Xiao Lin had gone out early this morning to take care of things in the store, and probably hadn't had time to read the newspaper.

Lin Minjun really didn't know that reporter Gu had already put her in the newspaper. She was busy recruiting staff for her shop recently.

The business of the shop was getting better and better, and there were more and more customers. At this time, the workload of washing vegetables, washing dishes and cooking was increasing.

It was already difficult for Lin Minjun to work alone, and now she is even more exhausted. If she hires a worker, no matter what kind of work he or she is assigned, she can take a break.

But after actually posting the job advertisement, Lin Minjun found out how difficult it was to recruit suitable workers.

This is the fifth aunt she has interviewed.

Four or five aunties came to apply for the job early this morning, but none of them were suitable. Some of them were not good at their work, and they had no focus. They needed to be reminded to do anything. Lin Minjun didn't remind them, so the aunties just sat there and watched her busying around with cold eyes.

There was also an auntie who didn't do her job properly. The dishes she washed were greasy and she didn't dare to serve them to customers.

For the rest, either the time was not suitable or I had to go home to pick up my children in the middle of the work.

The fifth aunt who came to apply for the job said awkwardly: "I'm sorry, comrade, I live far away, it's not safe to get off work at night, and my husband is worried."

"It's okay." Lin Minjun politely sent the aunt away.

When she returned to the store, she had a headache. Business was getting better and better, but she couldn't handle it alone in the store and she couldn't find anyone. What should she do?

Just when I was worrying, I saw Aunt Cao rushing towards me with great momentum, followed by a large group of people.

Lin Minjun was shocked.

What is this? Robbery in broad daylight?

As soon as Aunt Cao came in, she said, "Xiao Lin, great news! You're in the newspaper, go check it out!"

It's not robbery.

Lin Minjun breathed a sigh of relief and suddenly realized: "Newspaper?"

"Of course, take a look!" Aunt Cao said excitedly.

Lin Minjun took it and looked at it for a while. She finally found a section of moderate size in the newspaper and saw the article about herself. She suppressed her excitement and started from the beginning, reading on haltingly. Reporter Gu praised her shop to bits in the newspaper and even quoted several comments from customers, which were particularly true and vivid.

At the end of the newspaper, reporter Gu also mentioned briefly that there can be competition in the market, but vicious competition is not desirable. He also talked about how Lu Xueping deliberately used him as a pawn to deal with Lin Minjun.

Of course, reporter Gu did not mention Lu Xueping's name on the spot, and used a pseudonym throughout, but people who are familiar with her can tell it at a glance.

It is conceivable that Lu Xueping must have been furious when she saw this report.

Lin Minjun was surprised and delighted. She read it carefully several times. She couldn't recognize all the words, but she could roughly guess the meaning.

She felt it was so unreal. From following her educated youth partner to the city, to decisively breaking up and setting up a stall on her own, to opening a small shop, no one knew how much hardship she had endured, and the fruits of all that hardship had matured.

This meant a lot to her, as it meant that she was no longer that vague rich lady, but herself, Lin Minjun.

Lin Minjun treasured the newspaper very much and collected it.

At this time, Aunt Cao yelled, "Xiao Lin, don't just stand there. These people are here to eat rice noodles."

Lin Minjun came back to her senses immediately and said with a smile, "What kind of rice noodles do you want to eat? I'll make it right now. The menu is printed on the wall. You can choose whether it's spicy or not. You can also add cilantro to the rice noodles. You can also tell me if you want it or not."

She held onto Aunt Cao and said, "Aunt Cao, don't leave. Thank you for telling me this news. Stay and have a bowl of rice before you leave. It's my treat."

"How can I say this? It's not easy for you to run a business. It's hard work." Aunt Cao said she was embarrassed, but she honestly put her butt on the stool and stared at Lin Minjun.

Lin Minjun greeted everyone with a smile, and after everyone had ordered their dishes, she quickly went into the kitchen to cook rice noodles. Everything had been prepared in advance. She stir-fried the minced pork in the pot and then added pickled vegetables, broth, and a handful of leeks.

This was not difficult to do, but as the weather got warmer, everyone was still eager to eat rice noodles, so Lin Minjun suffered a bit. The stove was too hot, and she was afraid of heat, so she was sweating in a short while.

Fortunately, this wave of customers came in high spirits and left in high spirits. Before leaving, one even gave a thumbs up and said, "This restaurant tastes really good, and you can see the cooking process. We must eat here often when we come to the capital in the future."

Only after seeing off this wave of guests did Lin Minjun have time to rest. It was then that she discovered a problem: the guests had all left, but why had Aunt Cao not left yet?

She had finished eating a long time ago, but did not leave. From time to time, she helped to bring a casserole over and acted as a waiter, looking like she had something to say.

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