At Beautiful Boutique, Xu Nianhua had finished all her tasks. Since she intended to hire two people, she posted a job advertisement at the entrance.
The job ad, in red paper with black characters, was particularly conspicuous. Holding her notebook, she was keeping the accounts and took the opportunity to write some more price tags in preparation for the next batch of goods. Just sticking them on would suffice. The store arrangement also needed some further adjustments for easier selling; on both sides, shelves were placed, and on these shelves, different boxes were lined up with varying prices inside each.
If time had not been so tight and Xu Nianhua and her siblings were not in a hurry to open the business, Xu Nianhua could have made the shop even prettier. Fortunately, she had chosen soft lighting that stayed on day and night, making the storefront look bright and tidy.
"Hello, are you hiring here?"
A female voice spoke up.
Xu Nianhua looked up and smiled, saying, "Yes, we are hiring. Are you looking for a job?"
"Yes," the woman replied, somewhat awkwardly standing at the doorway, observing the bright store, the clean floor, and the shelves with pretty hair clips and hanging scarves. She subconsciously hid her rough hands in her sleeves, feeling that she shouldn’t have come in.
Before Xu Nianhua could speak, the woman turned and started to walk out.
"Wait a moment." Xu Nianhua had finally seen someone come to apply and naturally did not want to let her go, especially since the woman’s attire, although old, was very clean and tidy, showing her to be honest and conscientious with a sincere look, indicating a dedication to her work.
"Don’t go, we are indeed hiring," Xu Nianhua called out to the woman.
The woman stopped, looking at Xu Nianhua’s strikingly beautiful face, and felt even more out of place. She said, "I, I might not be able to do it."
"How so? It’s just selling items and handling payments, with carefulness and patience, you can do well," Xu Nianhua’s smile grew even warmer as she talked with the woman and learned she was a single mother. Her husband had passed away early, and her in-laws had driven them out.
So, she brought her child to Ningbei to seek help from her sister, not wanting to burden her sister and brother-in-law’s family, she rented a place nearby and planned to find some work.
"Your child is of school age, right?" Xu Nianhua asked.
Wei Hong nodded, saying, "Yes, she’s seven this year, I’m planning to enroll her in the Yuhong class for the first half of the year."
"During holidays, you can bring your child with you as long as it doesn’t affect your work," Xu Nianhua, through the conversation, felt Wei Hong was reliable, especially given their vulnerable situation, this job would hopefully make life a bit less tough for her and her daughter.
"Really?" Wei Hong’s eyes lit up instantly. She had applied for many jobs, but people criticized her for bringing her child, and she didn’t want to leave her daughter alone at home.
"Of course, it’s true," Xu Nianhua smiled and nodded, saying, "However, usually, my brother is at school, and most of the time, it will be you and another employee in the store. Your daughter wouldn’t run around, would she?"
"Not at all, my daughter Hua is very well-behaved, especially obedient, she definitely won’t run around," Wei Hong, excited, hardly knew what to say. She immediately agreed to start work the next day. As she was about to leave, Xu Nianhua asked, "Sister Wei Hong, don’t you want to ask how much it pays per month?"
"The lady won’t treat me unfairly," Wei Hong smiled shyly.