[A clueless deaf dancer who is the recipient x A gentle, love-struck cook who is the giver]
[Two Male Leads + Childhood Friends Who Grow Up Together + Giver's POV + Four-Year Age Gap + Steamy Height and Build Difference + Doting on His Partner + One-on-One, Both Pure + Mutual Secret Crushes + Older, Fatherly Giver + Sweet Romance]
In the six months since the neighbors moved in, Fang Yuling has stayed inside and never once gone out of his way to meet them.
By chance, Shen Yan agrees to Fang Yuling's father's request to pick him up from his dance school.
The two neighbors' boys get to know each other a little.
From his mother, Shen Yan learns that Fang Yuling's fear and wariness toward him are largely because of his hearing disability.
On December 21, the winter solstice, Shen Yan comes back from the supermarket and runs into Fang Yuling, who's gone out to avoid him.
He turns around and asks, "Want some dumplings in tomato sour soup?"
Fang Yuling is stunned.
So Shen Yan firmly spirits the neighbor's kid back to his place for a meal.
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After starting his first year of college, Fang Yuling finds dorm life impossible to adjust to.
He moves into a rental off campus.
Eating, sleeping, and going to class: dull routines fill Fang Yuling's days without a ripple.
Another winter solstice comes around.
Fang Yuling has gotten used to falling asleep while listening to Shen Yan's cooking blog. He can't resist leaving a comment.
[Brother Yan, happy winter solstice.]
The next second, his phone rings with a WeChat message.
Shen Yan writes:
[Didn't we agree that I'd make you dumplings in tomato soup for the rest of our lives?]
[Reading Guide]
1. The recipient has some hearing difficulties, but they don't interfere with his daily life. He's a little spoiled.
2. The giver is very attentive and hopelessly romantic.
3. Four-year age gap.
A cozy winter story, warm and unhurried.
