Lin Xiaoran's life collapsed in one day - she was laid off from her job by an Internet company, broke into a relationship with her boyfriend and her best friend, and became homeless on a rainy night dragging a cardboard box.
It wasn't until she found the repair notes left by her grandmother, that old notebook that said "Repair all things, warm people's hearts", that she clenched her last bit of courage. When she rented a small storefront of 30 square meters in the old town and hung up the wooden sign of "Xiaoran Used Things Shop", she never expected that these hands could not only mend old things, but also mend a broken life.
Social fear? She gradually learned to deal with old neighbors, listened to Aunt Wang's stories about old cotton-padded jackets, and helped Uncle Zhang repair the radio that had been with him for half his life; encountered evil competition? Gao Feifei's "high-end restoration shop" spread rumors and suppressed it. She repaired the cracks in the porcelain bowl with gold repair, and restored the lotus branches of the old cheongsam with seed embroidery. Craftsmanship is the last word; when it comes to gentleness? The designer Jiang Chen upstairs is always guarding her in the dark - installing sensor lights to prevent her from being afraid of the dark, making customized tools to save her effort, and standing in front of her when she is being challenged by customers.
Old photo frames hide my wife's thoughts, old sweaters wrap my grandma's warmth, and rag dolls carry my children's childhood... Behind every old thing is a time that I want to keep. Lin Xiaoran transformed from a troubled girl into a unique restorer, not only revitalizing old craftsmanship, but also gaining a long-lasting love.
Come and sit in Xiaoran's old antique shop in the old city. The objects here are repaired and warm people's hearts. There is also a passage about love and growth of youth, waiting for you to read.
