I won't move unless the enemy moves. Lin Minjun didn't ask anything at first. She just greeted and asked Aunt Cao to sit outside. She went into the kitchen to clean up the dishes.

As soon as I put the clay pot into the water, Aunt Cao came in and said, "Well, Xiaolin, let me help you wash the dishes. I wash them very cleanly."

"No, I can do it myself. How can I trouble you?" Lin Minjun immediately hid to the side, and became more and more confused in her heart. What on earth did this old lady want to do?

Aunt Cao didn't know what politeness meant. She just took a rag and came over to help wash the other clay pot. You know what, she was very efficient. She washed the clay pot shiny with just two swipes.

Aunt Cao smiled embarrassedly, "It's not a bother, it's not a bother. We are old neighbors, how can it be considered a bother? It's my duty to help you. Besides, I was wrong to do what I did before, so just consider it as my apology to you."

After she said that, Lin Minjun felt something was wrong. She just said, "I just saw you didn't leave after finishing your meal. Do you have something to tell me?"

Aunt Cao was very embarrassed: "It's nothing, I just think that what I did before was wrong, I'm sorry for you and Erwa, I don't want to apologize."

"It's all in the past, let's just forget it," said Lin Minjun.

She stopped talking after she finished speaking and concentrated on cleaning the store. Soon, sweat broke out on her head.

Lin Minjun didn't say anything, but Aunt Cao became even more nervous. She was restless and eager to help with the work. Finally, she couldn't hold it anymore and volunteered: "Xiao Lin, I saw a job opening notice outside your door. Did you find one?"

"Not yet. Do you have any candidate to recommend?" Lin Minjun said with a smile while wiping the table.

Aunt Cao came over cautiously and asked, "What do you think of me?"

She wants to work here!

Lin Minjun was stunned for a moment, and said with some embarrassment: "This is not good, my store is just a small shop."

"What's wrong with the shop? You're hiring workers, and I can do the work, isn't that perfect?" Aunt Cao said, "Are you worried that I won't be able to do the work well?"

Lin Minjun shook her head, feeling a little embarrassed to speak.

In fact, she didn't dare to hire Aunt Cao because of what happened before. She was too impressed by what happened before. She always felt that Aunt Cao had done bad things. Although she has been well behaved now, her character is not very good. What if she has bad intentions to harm people in the store again?

But Aunt Cao looked particularly pious, and she patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, if I worked for you, I would definitely do whatever I was asked to do, and I would do it thoroughly for you, and I would never be lazy."

"It's not because of that." Lin Minjun thought for a moment, "It's just that you hit my brother without asking before, which is not a good thing. There are many children in my store. What if you hit other people's children again?"

Aunt Cao was stunned at first. Just when Lin Minjun thought she was going to get angry, Aunt Cao suddenly slapped her thigh and said, "Don't worry, I have changed. I no longer beat other people's children! You are afraid that I have a bad heart, right?"

"Xiao Lin, Auntie has really changed for the better now, and she knows that I was wrong in the past. You see, I've been busy making dumplings lately, so busy that I don't have time to go out and gossip. I rarely even talk nonsense." Auntie Cao hurriedly explained her innocence and brought over a basket to show that she was now doing a legitimate business.

Lin Minjun was surprised: "You've already started selling buns, why do you still come to work here? Working here is very tiring, and I don't have enough time."

"You don't know, selling buns is so tiring. I have to get up in the middle of the night to knead the dough, chop the fillings, and make the buns. I have to sell them early and not leave them until the next day." Aunt Cao shed tears when she talked about selling buns. "We can't sell them near the alley, so I have to take two buses to sell them in the park. It's hard work, but the key is the money. I sell them cheaply, so I don't make much money. It's too tiring. So I thought about coming to your store as a worker. I can move things without any problem. We happen to be neighbors, so it's very convenient to go to work and get off work. I can just take your car to come here."

That's true. From all aspects, Aunt Cao is really suitable. She is efficient at work. When Grandpa Cao was still alive, she took care of everything at home and outside, and she kept it very clean. Being a nanny at home doesn't make money, but now she can earn money by working outside.

Aunt Cao lives nearby, so we can come over during weekdays and go out together at night, so Erwa doesn't have to come all the way to pick us up.

Lin Minjun was already tempted, but still a little hesitant.

Aunt Cao looked at her twice and said proactively: "Actually, I want to apologize to the second baby. I did something wrong at the beginning. I was blinded by lard. The suffering this child has experienced before, we all The neighbors didn’t show much support and even bullied other children.”

She touched her eyes and said with regret, "Why was I so confused at the time? It was as if my brain was in a daze."

After hearing this, Lin Minjun made up her mind: "Don't talk about it, Aunt Cao. I'm willing to give you a chance. You stay in my shop for three days. During this period, you will be paid as usual. If it suits you, you can come to work."

"Really? Thank you, Xiaolin! Thank you so much." Aunt Cao was so happy that her teeth were showing.

Although it was decided to let Aunt Cao give it a try, Lin Minjun was still curious and worried about one thing, "By the way, what will you do if your son Cao Bin comes back?"

Cao Bin was not involved in any murder case; he was arrested for stealing.

He didn't spend the things he stole and basically returned them all. He also confessed a lot of things in prison, which was considered as meritorious service. Therefore, Cao Bin was not sentenced to a long term, only five years. If he behaved well during this period, his sentence could be reduced. What Lin Minjun was most worried about was that Aunt Cao would continue to spoil her son and turn the whole family upside down when Cao Bin came back.

Even if Cao Bin didn't come back, if Aunt Cao went to see him, maybe something would happen.

"Cao Bin?" Aunt Cao was in a trance. She was angry and sad when she mentioned her son. "Don't mention that beast. I went to the prison to visit him last month. Do you know what the little beast said?"

"What?"

"This beast said that everything was my fault. If I hadn't been nagging him all the time, he wouldn't have made such a big mistake." Aunt Cao spread her hands. "Yes, I was confused before, but I also disciplined him when he was young. It was the old man in our family who said that it was okay for a child to steal something, it was not a big deal, and that they were on the same team. I couldn't stop him. I couldn't control him. How could I not control him? Now he is in jail, and he just knows how to put all the blame on me."

Lin Minjun frowned: "So what are you going to do now?"

"Whatever we have to do, we'll just have to do it. This son is worse than nothing. I'll just treat him as lost." Aunt Cao said calmly, "When he gets out of prison, he'll make a living. I've raised him until he's grown up. That's enough. I'll save money for my retirement. It's nobody's business. I don't think it's a good idea to count on this son to support me in my old age."

Lin Minjun immediately looked at Aunt Cao with new eyes.

She felt that a saying in later generations was true: no matter how old a person is, once they get rid of the love mindset, they will immediately become different.

Lin Minjun was completely relieved and said, "If you are okay, you can stay here and work for me. Since the work is quite busy, I will pay you according to the standard of a worker. The work in our small shop is quite miscellaneous. In the morning, you have to accompany me to the market to buy vegetables, and when you come back, you have to pick the vegetables, clean the place, wash the dishes and pots, and you have to do all these jobs."

"Don't worry, I've been doing this kind of work for decades." Aunt Cao patted her chest and said happily, "I can start work now and start working in the afternoon."

As she spoke, she looked around and saw that there was still a table that had not been cleared. She immediately ran over, picked up the food and brought it to the kitchen, humming a song to herself, and then she started working.

The benefits of being in the newspaper are gradually showing. Today the business in the shop is booming. Although the morning wave is not very noticeable, it is better than usual.

In the evening, guests started arriving at around three o'clock, and they came in a steady stream.

Most of the customers who came today held a newspaper in their hands. After entering the store, they pointed at the newspaper and asked, "Comrade, is the rice noodle shop mentioned in the newspaper here yours?"

After Lin Minjun nodded, everyone started ordering dishes. Some ordered tofu rice noodles, some ordered pork elbows. It was so busy that they couldn't even handle it.

Only then did Lin Minjun begin to feel how beneficial it was to have one more worker in the store. There were not many customers at noon, so she didn't feel the busyness. But in the evening, customers came in large waves. On normal days, she would not be able to handle it at all, but today she actually felt quite relaxed.

Because Aunt Cao could do the work of two people alone, she was very efficient in serving the dishes and clearing the table. And because she was always gossiping and had a loud voice, Lin Minjun didn't have to come out when she shouted outside what the customers wanted, and could just prepare it inside.

While Lin Minjun was busy, she decided to increase Aunt Cao's salary during this period.

When Erwa came over in the evening, he had already heard about his sister being in the newspaper. As soon as he came, he took the newspaper and read it carefully for a long time with a smile on his face.

The kid was reading a newspaper at the counter and helping to collect money, like a little shopkeeper.

After finishing this work, Lin Minjun saw Aunt Cao quietly call Erwa out, and the two of them were talking outside.

Is this an apology?

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Sorry for being late. My family is also whining. Today's update will be late.