The woman looked up at Lin Li blankly after hearing her words.
"But they are my man's family too!"
"You are his wife..."
Lin Li shook her head speechlessly, watching the little girl's frightened eyes emerge from her mother's arms.
"Come in!"
After saying that, he pulled the woman up from the ground, then lifted the thick, insulated door curtain and let the two of them inside.
"Mom, you..."
As Lin Laosan finished clearing out the goods in the warehouse and came out, he saw Lin Li leading the mother and son into the store.
"I'm here to apply for a sales clerk position..."
Lin Li turned her head to look at the woman.
My name is Xu Ting.
Lin Li nodded, then looked at Lin Laosan and said, "You register them, I'm going to the back warehouse to get some things."
"Okay!"
Lin Laosan took out a piece of paper and a pen from behind the counter and looked at Xu Ting to ask her questions.
Lin Li arrived at the warehouse, took out a bottle of milk and some food from her spatial storage, and prepared to leave.
When the woman knelt down, she seemed to hear the little girl and her stomach making rumbling sounds.
Thinking back to what she said, the mother and son must have gone without food for a while; they've lost a lot of weight!
When Lin Li came out, she saw that Lin Laosan was still interviewing Xu Ting. She walked over to the little girl who was timidly tugging at her clothes, squatted down, looked into the girl's big, dark eyes, and gave her a kind smile.
"Here's some food. Your stomach is growling. Come and have some!"
Hearing Lin Li's words, the girl leaned even closer to Xu Ting, but her eyes kept glancing at the food in Xu Ting's hand.
"I can't accept this," Xu Ting said, turning her attention to the food in Lin Li's hand and declining it with an embarrassed expression.
"You have the nerve to let your child's stomach rumble with hunger? What kind of mother are you? Can't you be a little firmer and provide for your child?"
Xu Ting blushed with embarrassment after being scolded by Lin Li.
"Don't scold my mother, I'm not hungry, I won't eat!"
The girl threw herself into Xu Ting's arms, burying her head in them, no longer looking at the fragrant food.
But she could still smell the enticing aroma, which made her stomach rumble incessantly.
Hearing her child's rumbling stomach from hunger, Xu Ting's eyes began to redden, and tears started to fall.
“You’re right to scold me. I’m really not a good mother. I let my child go hungry with me.”
Lin Li stood up and brought the food in her hand to her.
"Eat first. People are made of iron, and food is steel. You'll get hungry if you skip a meal."
Hearing Lin Li's rhyme, Xu Ting burst into laughter through her tears.
"Thank you!"
After saying that, she took the food from Lin Li's hand and said, "Duoduo, thank Boss Lin with Mommy."
After hearing her mother's words, Duoduo turned her little face around and gave Lin Li a cute and sweet smile.
"Thank you, Mr. Lin."
"Go eat quickly, or your tummy will start growling again!"
Lin Li touched her soft, thick hair and smiled.
The mother and son found a corner and began to wolf down their food.
Lin Li withdrew her gaze, walked to Lin Laosan, turned her back to the mother and son, and pointed to the white paper covered with writing on the counter.
Looking into Lin Li's eyes, Lin Laosan nodded, "Mom, I'll go return the things to Uncle Chen, I'll be back in a bit."
"Okay, go ahead!"
Lin Laosan quickly put the white paper on the counter into his pocket and ran away in a flash.
Lin Li went behind the counter to make a final summary of the quantity and types of goods to be stocked this time.
Five minutes later, Lin Laosan quickly ran back and nodded to Lin Li as soon as he entered the door.
I understand instantly!
Seeing the mother and daughter almost finish their meal, Lin Li gently closed the ledger in her hand. "Xu Ting, come to work tomorrow. The salary is 120 yuan a month. If you do well on sales, you'll get a commission."
Before Lin Li could finish speaking, Xu Ting immediately stood up and kept bowing towards Lin Li and Lin Laosan.
"Thank you, boss! Thank you, boss! I will definitely work hard!"
Lin Li watched as Duo Duo stood up with Xu Ting, nodding her little head and saying "thank you, boss," which made her laugh.
He took out 120 yuan from his bag, along with a few snacks he had brought from Shenzhen, and walked up to the mother and daughter.
"I've already paid you this month's salary in advance. You must take good care of the child and make sure the child doesn't go hungry!"
"Um!"
Xu Ting took the money and snacks and nodded emphatically.
"Then you two, mother and son, wait for me!"
Lin Li went into the warehouse, took out food from her spatial storage, and then went out.
"These are leftovers. If you don't mind, you can take them home and eat them!"
Looking at the clean, steaming food, Xu Ting couldn't help but shed tears.
She's really lucky to have met such a kind person! This isn't leftovers at all; it's clearly freshly cooked food!
"Thank you, boss, but we've only just finished eating."
Before he could finish speaking, he was stopped by Lin Li's disapproving look.
I had no choice but to accept the food again, feeling embarrassed, and thanked Duoduo once more.
From now on, she will definitely do this job well and not let down Boss Lin's kindness towards her and her son.
"Alright, you guys go back and rest now. Come here at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."
"Okay, boss!"
Xu Ting, holding Duo Duo's hand with her left hand and carrying food in her right, left the service shop with a smile.
Watching the mother and child leave, Lin Li sighed deeply. She was being bullied so badly by her in-laws; she didn't know if she would be able to protect her child in the future.
"Mom, let's go back. Tomorrow will definitely be very busy."
Looking at the worried expression on Lin Li's face, and recalling what he had found out, Lin Laosan shook his head helplessly.
Xu Ting's in-laws are truly formidable. Ever since her husband's sacrifice, they have been constantly beating and verbally abusing her and her daughter, and eventually even kicked them out of the house.
The neighborhood committee auntie gets furious whenever this topic comes up.
Then, when they heard that they were going to let Xu Ting come to work, they kept praising them as good people.
Let's go!
Lin Li sighed again. She had no right to help Xu Ting and her daughter. She had to stand up for herself, otherwise she would be bullied for the rest of her life.
Lin Laosan pushed the bicycle over, and Lin Li sat directly on the back seat. Lin Laosan ran a few steps, straddled the bicycle, and started pedaling.
Amidst the chilly atmosphere of the Beijing evening party, Lin Laosan's voice came from the front.
"Mom, I've been really happy and joyful during this time."
Lin Li smiled gently when she heard Lin Laosan's choked voice.
He patted his broad back hard, his voice laced with laughter, "Happy now? Then when you get married, won't you be so happy you'll be flying every day?"
Upon hearing Lin Li's words, Lin Laosan was immediately annoyed by her laughter.
His wife's birth date hasn't even been determined yet.
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