In the blink of an eye, it was the summer of 1982. The sycamore and ginkgo trees in front of the store were lush and green under the summer sun. There were many children eating rice noodles in the store, and there were always some naughty ones who liked to pull off a few leaves to play with when passing by.

It has been nearly three months since Lin Minjun's shop was featured in the newspapers. During these three months, the business of the shop can be said to be booming. From opening to closing every day, the seats in the store are always full.

Business was particularly good during the first two months after the newspaper was published. After two months, the business brought by the newspaper gradually decreased. Fortunately, by then the reputation of the shop had spread. Many nearby residents found the food delicious after eating there and became regular customers.

There are also many educated youth who once worked in the countryside in Yunnan and missed the Yunnan flavor and came from other places specifically to eat it.

At this time, Lin Minjun was extremely grateful that she had made the decision to hire Aunt Cao. Originally, she was exhausted running around in the store alone, but after Aunt Cao came, the two of them shared the burden and sometimes they could even take a break.

Aunt Cao used to be very annoying, but now that she's left Grandpa Cao, she's become a lot kinder. She's very hardworking and doesn't like to act smart. Her only shortcoming is that she's a bit of a nag.

Fortunately, although Aunt Cao was a bit chatty and very familiar when receiving guests, Lin Minjun had time to leave the store and send Zhao Ning to the train station.

Zhao Ning's college entrance examination results were pretty good, and she planned to apply to a university in the north city. Her mother left a sum of money, which was originally intended for Zhao Ning as a dowry.

Now that her boyfriend is broken up, Zhao Ning managed to survive and was admitted to a university in the north city. She used the money to pay for the first semester's tuition.

"I plan to find a part-time job while I'm in school. There are a lot of small shops near the school. I went to ask two days ago and they were short of waiters. I can earn my tuition fees by myself," said Zhao Ning.

Lin Minjun almost shed tears when she heard this, because when her aunt was still alive, Zhao Ning had never suffered such hardships.

Lin Minjun: "I can lend it to you first."

Zhao Ning shook his head: "Ajun, don't worry about me. You can be assigned a job after you graduate from university. Even if you are not assigned a job, I can find a job on my own and live a good life. As long as I am willing, my life will get better and better."

When the real results came out, Zhao Ning cried and cried his heart out. Then, when no one was at home, he took Lin Minjun home and packed up all his things.

When Zhao Ning passed by Xu's house, he didn't even look at them.

After leaving home completely, Zhao Ning told Lin Minjun that she had dug out the rotten spot called "family" from her body, and she was going to spend the summer vacation at her grandparents' house to tell them the good news.

After coming out of the train station, Lin Minjun hurried back to the store. It was just evening dinner time, and she estimated that Aunt Cao was already very busy.

When we got to the store, we saw Aunt Cao, as expected, smiling bitterly as if she had seen a savior, saying, "Xiao Lin, this is the first time I feel that good business is not always a good thing. My old waist is almost broken from fatigue."

"I'm back. How many tables are left?" Lin Minjun has already started to tie her apron. "When you're done with this period of time, I'll give you a bonus, double it."

These were all the two of them could say to each other before going back to their own work.

After being busy with meals, Lin Minjun used medicinal herbs to make a soup for herself to replenish her energy, and also brought a bowl to Aunt Cao.

As they were drinking, another person came into the restaurant. Lin Minjun said, "I'm sorry, we've sold out all the food. If you want to eat, come back tomorrow... Luo Lin, why are you here?"

Seeing that the person coming was Luo Lin, Lin Minjun stood up and served him a bowl of soup.

Luo Lin drank his soup elegantly and came in and said, "Ah Jun, I heard you were in the newspaper. How is your business going recently?"

Lin Minjun wrinkled her nose, her eyes sparkling, and she spoke of this with great interest: "It's great. Just before you came, we just sent off a wave of customers. The business in the store has been very good in the past few months, but I am a little tired."

"You are really different now. Although you say you are tired, you are in good spirits." Luo Lin looked at Lin Minjun carefully and was really happy for her. "Actually, when you first said you wanted to start a business, I really didn't expect you to do so well. At that time, I always thought that having a formal job was the best. I didn't expect you to be able to do so well now. Ah Jun, congratulations."

Lin Minjun smiled and said, "Thank you."

She also felt that she was different. It could be said that she was reborn and completely different from her previous life. Now Lin Minjun could hardly remember what her mood was at this time in her previous life. Was she probably checking in the hospital or looking for folk remedies to treat her infertility?

She had been to the hospital twice in her life. The second time the doctor announced that she was infertile. Lu Deping's mother began to doubt it. She first looked for folk remedies, and when those didn't work, she started looking for charlatans. In short, she tried every possible trick.

Lin Minjun suddenly came to her senses and realized that her thoughts had strayed too far.

She smiled at Luo Lin and asked with concern: "How about you? How was the college entrance examination?"

"My grades are OK. I think it shouldn't be a problem for me to go to the school I want to go to." Luo Lin suddenly stuttered and his face turned red. "I came here today to discuss this with you."

"Discuss with me?" Lin Minjun was surprised. "I don't understand the college entrance examination."

Luo Lin: "It's not about the college entrance examination, it's about us, between us."

His grades came out today. His one-year study was not in vain, his grades were very good. His family urged him to decide on a school as soon as possible. Luo Lin thought about it for a long time at home, and finally ran to find Lin Minjun.

Ever since the college entrance examination, all Luo Lin could think about was Lin Minjun and the time they spent in Yunnan.

He thought that it would be a pain if he stuck his head out, or it would be a pain if he retracted his head, so he might as well get an answer from Jun today and settle the relationship.

But when the words came to his lips, looking at the girl's sparkling eyes, Luo Lin was still embarrassed to say it. He looked at Lin Minjun's forehead, which was sweating non-stop and fanning herself with her hands, and suddenly an idea came to him, "By the way, Jun, it's very hot in the store, right?"

"Yes, summer is here, the weather is getting hotter, and the stove is also hot." Lin Minjun nodded, "But I have already ordered an electric fan from someone. I will install it in the back kitchen first. It's too hot when cooking. It will be delivered in two days."

Luo Lin said directly, with a look of great wealth and arrogance, "How about this, I will open a restaurant for you in the future, just like the old state-owned hotels, with everything. You don't have to do anything, just wait to get paid. Then I can hire a few more people and distribute the work among them, so you don't have to work so hard."

When Luo Lin said this, he really felt that he was thinking about Ajun. In his opinion, Ajun was too tired. When he came over just now, he carefully saw that Ajun was breathing heavily and her lips were white with fatigue. He didn't want the girl he liked to be so tired.

Opening a restaurant, you don’t have to do anything and just sit back and wait to collect the money. Isn’t that great?

When Luo Lin said this, Aunt Cao came out of the kitchen. She had just finished the soup that Lin Minjun had served, and ran in to get another bowl for herself. When she came out, she just happened to hear what Luo Lin said.

Aunt Cao is particularly enthusiastic towards everyone in the store. She always likes to smile when she sees people, and she is even more enthusiastic towards Luo Lin.

She was about to serve Luo Lin another bowl of soup, but when she heard this, she pouted and sat at another table holding her own bowl, muttering, "What they say is all lies. Now they say I support you and I help you, but later it will become, I support you. If you rely on the mountain, the mountain will fall; if you rely on people, they will run away."

She spoke in a very low voice, but Luo Lin had very good ears and he heard every word clearly. Of course, Lin Minjun also heard it clearly.

It was only then that Luo Lin noticed that there was another person in the store. He had just mistaken Aunt Cao for a customer in the store.

He asked Lin Minjun: "Ah Jun, who is this?"

"This is the worker I hired, Aunt Cao, she's also from our compound." Lin Minjun introduced them. "This is Luo Lin, my friend."

Luo Lin was a little dissatisfied: "Auntie Cao, what do you mean it's all nonsense?"

Aunt Cao, who had suffered losses in this regard, was also very dissatisfied. Moreover, she had always spoken very directly and did not know what was meant by euphemism.

"Isn't that just a lie?" Aunt Cao said bluntly, "You say you'll pay and help, but if you run away, our Xiao Lin will be left with nothing. Not to mention that you're just dating now, even if you're married, you can still run away! Even if you don't run away, Xiao Lin won't be able to say anything if you bring up this matter during a quarrel. In my opinion, instead of paying for a restaurant, you might as well run the store. Even if you're busy, the money is yours."

"My money is not hers, I gave it voluntarily." Luo Lin argued with Aunt Cao, he didn't understand, "Besides, why would I run away? I just don't want Jun to be so busy and tired. If we are together, shouldn't we focus more on our lives? I pay for the restaurant, so I can have something to do without being so tired."

Lin Minjun felt something was wrong. "You mean, if we were together, you want me to stay at home to take care of the family? No, I don't want to have children. Do you want me to stay at home and wait for you to come back all day?"

Aunt Cao opened her mouth in surprise, shocked by Lin Minjun's boldness and frankness.

How can a young girl who has not yet married talk about being together, raising children, and having children all the time? Young girls cannot say this, or they will be laughed at!

She was so shocked that she didn't even notice that Lin Minjun said she didn't want to have children.

An egg can fit in Aunt Cao’s mouth!

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I resumed updating today~~~~herding sheep is more tiring than typing