Restaurant
by Heimann
About This Novel
One restaurant, six stories of the intersection of streets. Slices of life at the end of youth, freeze different moments of looking back - "Is the signal good there?": The death of a friend brings several old friends together again. They salvage the weak signals left by the deceased in their memories, reflect on their own lives, and ask deep in their hearts: Why did you, who seemed incapable of committing suicide, choose to die first? "Migration": Hu Piao Xiaolin is a barista who develops a crush on the mysterious regular customer Yu. But before the good feeling could be conveyed, he heard the news of Yu's death. Several years later, Xiao Lin thought of Yu again during his trip. In the confusing and dazzling light of the return platform, he also experienced the urge to die just like Yu - Xiaolin realized at that moment that the boundary between life and death was actually blurred, and anyone could step into the torrent of chaos. "How about we crawl forward": Chen Qiao once liked that playboy Lin Dong so much, but rejected him when Lin Dong confessed his love after drinking. In a rain that was very similar to years ago, she remembered that she understood Lin Dong, and she understood his heart too well: and this was precisely the reason why the relationship between the two could not be maintained. "Mid-aged Angel": Shanghainese Zhou Yang chose to start a family and start a business in Qingdao after reaching middle age, while his adolescent daughter insisted on returning to Shanghai to study. His daughter's ideas, classmates, and interactions with men all made Zhou Yang feel that life had separated them who were once close. He chased hard and tried to climb on the train that was going away. "Oasis": Li Qun got married and gave birth to a daughter in Cape Town, far away in Africa. Her cousin's visit interrupted her busy life. The boredom of her hometown, the disappointment in her married life, and her self-awareness as a mother are intertwined. In her thoughts, she realizes that the home she built with her own hands is the oasis she can embrace in her life. "Like a Planet Can't Stay": My father suddenly had a heart problem, and I had to accompany him to Beijing for medical treatment. Only now, when I am middle-aged, do I realize how old my father is. In the process of taking care of him, I gradually understand him, and the father and daughter gradually reach a certain tacit understanding.
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