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by Aria — On the first day of the New Year, Chen Jian woke up on the cafe sofa. Sprawled around him in various states of disarray were all the male staff of Dayin excluding the boss—including his father. Hu Pan and Sun Nana were asleep in the small back room behind the front desk. Calling it "waking up" was generous; he hadn't slept long at all. Going down around five, he was jolted awake by firecrackers at six. Hardly anyone slept on New Year's Eve to begin with. After finishing their dinner, everyone…
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by Aria — After they finished eating, went to the restroom, and even washed their faces, Chen Jian felt refreshed when he returned to the parking lot, but only mentally. Physically, he was not very energetic. "Damn," he said, supporting his lower back with his hand. "My back is sore." "Where is it sore?" Shan Yu looked at him. "Be specific." "The erector spinae!" Chen Jian clicked his tongue. "That's more like it," Shan Yu said, holding his waist and rubbing his erector spinae with his thumb. "Is it…
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by Aria — This question left Shan Yu somewhat stumped for an answer. It wasn't that there was no answer; it was just that to an outsider, this answer might... No, Chen Jian couldn't be considered an outsider. Not an outsider, not an outsider... Given Chen Jian's sensitivity to crossing boundaries, even when merely turning it over in his own mind, Shan Yu had to be very mindful. Chen Jian is an insider, he's an insider, no lines were crossed. Realizing what he was thinking, Shan Yu felt like an idiot and…
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by Aria — Over there, Lu Yun was still speaking. At this point, he was probably talking about developing the area around Hongye Town as an integrated tourism zone. Every word was clear in Chen Jian's ears, but he immediately forgot the previous sentence as soon as he heard it. When the next sentence entered his ears, the pen in his hand couldn't keep up... Shan Yu was sitting in the chair right behind him. This guy said he couldn't come and had even helped Chen Jian prepare everything for the meeting, yet here he…
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by Aria — Although the red envelopes given to the guests were only ten yuan each, the effect was remarkably good. Every guest who came downstairs expressed their gratitude, and the message board was completely filled with "Happy New Year" wishes. Today, two hardworking agritainment farmhouses in the village opened for business, which immediately relieved quite a bit of cooking pressure on the inn. After having dumplings for lunch and prepping ingredients for dinner, Chen Jian accompanied his dad back to the…
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by Aria — "If someone saw this," Shan Yu smiled, "it would be even more exaggerated than holding a concert in the car." "That's different," Chen Jian said, rubbing his thumb on his lips. "And as long as it's not President Liu, I'm fine." Shan Yu glanced at the coffee and the opened snacks in the car. "Your afternoon tea is quite rich." "Afternoon coffee," Chen Jian said as he packed things up in a plastic bag. "The coffee in the city is too expensive. A crappy latte costs twenty-eight yuan, and it's nothing…
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by Aria — For the bonfire festival, they had prepared some fireworks—though calling them sparklers or firecrackers might be more accurate, as they didn't quite reach the scale of full fireworks. If Dayin had been in charge of preparing this, it definitely would have been grander. Still, these fireworks did the trick. Lined up along the riverbank, they erupted into a shower of colorful light to the beat of the live band's music. The tourists on site burst into laughter and applause. Chen Jian returned to the…
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by Aria — An hour is actually quite a long time. Shan Yu usually hid on the fourth floor of Dayin, watching the staff busy themselves down below; they could get a lot done in an hour. They could sweep the courtyard and the path out front, wipe down tables and chairs, run out to buy groceries, pop over to the pavilion for two or three smoke breaks, and let Mushroom chew a brand-new squeaky ball to shreds... Put into a different setting, however, an hour wasn’t even enough for a couple who hadn’t seen each…
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by Aria — Liu Wu's mother stepped out of the car, and Chen Jian continued with the greetings: "Happy New Year, Auntie." Hu Pan and Sun Nana came outside just then. The moment Liu Wu spotted Hu Pan, he bounded over to meet her. "Panpan!" Liu Wu called out. Unable to pull her into a hug, he flailed his arms in the air a few times instead. "You've gotten even prettier!" "Whoa, really?" Hu Pan said. "I think so too." Sun Nana added with a smile, "Probably because working at Dayin is so delightful." She…
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by Aria — Visiting Shan Yu's room was something Chen Jian had been looking forward to. But now, with Shan Yu's prelude, visiting his room felt very wrong. Chen Jian held onto the bar with one hand and the Coke glass with the other, not moving. "Hey," Shan Yu looked at him. "Hm?" Chen Jian took a sip of Coke. "Don't make me carry you in," Shan Yu said. "No," Chen Jian put down his glass and turned to look at him. "This is so strange. It's like having an affair." "Having a relationship in one's…
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