“I am sorry, ma’am,” Hansel suddenly apologized while standing in front of me.

I forged a cough, put the spoon down and replied, “It’s okay. There are also times when I accidentally put too much salt in the food.”

Hansel’s eyes widened. “The soup is too salty?”

I blinked swiftly. ‘Didn’t she apologize because of the salty soup?’

“If it is not because of the soup, then why are you apologizing?” I inquired.

“I am apologizing because I haven’t cleaned yet. Not because of the soup,” she answered then soon panicked. “B-But if the soup is salty, let me fix it, ma’am!”

I cleared my dry throat again, then said,...