"She's a friend of mine. She opened a shop, but she's pregnant and has a child to look after. She's due in two months, and the shop is too much for her to manage. So, she's been hiring recently," Zhao Chun said earnestly. "If you're interested, you can give it a try." A young woman, working alone away from home—this takes courage; and for a woman living in such a run-down place—this is something to sympathize with.
Zhao Chun's words contained many things that Jin Zhi couldn't fully understand.
She silently pressed her lips together.
A woman running a shop all by herself? To her, this seemed like a fairy tale.
In Jin Zhi's mind, after women got married, they typically stayed home to nurture their family and manage domestic affairs while men worked outside the home. Rural women, she believed, were destined for a lifetime of toil—working from a young age in their parents' house, only to continue caring for their husband's household upon marriage.
