1980S: in the Old Alley, the Fragrance of Chestnuts Is Strong

[Two male protagonists + sweet pet entrepreneurship + generational marriage and love] The gentle and tough roasted seeds and nuts shop owner is attacked by the evil-minded doting wife who is a returned engineer from overseas In the winter of 1983, Lu Zhaoran was huddled in a drafty roasted seed shop counting chestnuts, and was wrapped in a suit by a man who had returned from the country. "It's time to settle the interest for fifteen years." Gu Mingchuan squeezed his frostbitten hand and put a Swiss mechanical watch on his wrist. "Back then, you said you would marry me if you earned enough foreign exchange certificates. Can I chase you now?" Everyone said that Gu Gong from the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office was crazy—— A man who draws precise drawings during the day, squats on the old stove at night to teach him how to calculate thermodynamic formulas: "When the sugar sand is 280°C, the cracks in chestnuts are most beautiful." Later, Qingshi Lane was filled with gossip—— The engineer in a suit and tie was caught by the joint defense team as a thief after he climbed over the wall to deliver breakfast. "I'm practicing Teresa Teng's lyrics." Gu Mingchuan shook the tape recorder and hummed "Sweet Honey" at the police station: "The spring breeze of reform is blowing everywhere, my partner should register with me." When the east wind of policy blows through Haicheng—— Gu Mingchuan pressed his fingerprint on the private license: "The law does not recognize it yet, but my drawings, bankbook and heartbeat belong to you." Hong Kong's handover night in 1997 Gu Mingchuan laid out a map of China with chestnuts in the warehouse, while the TV broadcast behind him showed the troops stationed in Hong Kong. "When Taiwan returns, open the branch factory to the Sun Moon Lake." He kissed the frosting off Lu Zhaoran's eyelashes: "Use your sugar to roast chestnuts and make the whole of China sweet." Reading Guide 1. Daily sweet cookies, focusing on romantic/food fortunes for engineering men 2. Background Two men can fall in love, but it's still hard to accept.