Longing [Republican Era]

Gu Xuan, dressed in her school uniform, descended the stairs with her parents. Her skirt swayed as she moved, and she looked refined and graceful.

Chi Sheng was daydreaming. When he saw someone coming down, he quickly lowered his head and opened the door.

"Thank you," Gu Xuan said softly.

After working as a doorman for so long, Chi Sheng was used to seeing rich young ladies act high and mighty. Her thanks took him by surprise. He raised his head slightly and saw Gu Xuan.

He'd once heard the teacher at the private school next door recite a line of poetry: "What lovely eyes, what graceful brows." It suited the young lady before him perfectly.

Gu Xuan looked him over, too. Chi Sheng was tall and well-built, and somehow even his cheap suit looked like it was tailored in France. When he smiled, two dimples appeared and disappeared.

I only looked at you once, and remembered you for the rest of my life. The bustling city could not compare to your faint smile. The grandest mansions could not compare to the light touch of your hand.

Rich girl x poor boy

Coming soon: Looking into Things (Republican Era)

The Wu family, outside the jurisdiction of any authority, suddenly found its house crowded with visitors. Everyone in town knew that the Wu family's old maiden aunt, Wu Zhen, had finally begun reading people's fortunes.

They called her the old maiden aunt, but she was actually in the prime of her youth. She was simply the youngest daughter of the Wu family, with an unusually senior standing in the clan.

The incense hall was wreathed in smoke day and night. People came and went, asking about their prospects or their love lives. But Wu Zhen knew very well that many people carried on exactly as before, even after receiving advice.

Some people came countless times, spending countless silver dollars, yet always asking the same question. Wu Zhen didn't know if anyone else was annoyed, but she certainly was.

But people are people because of these very obsessions.

At first, Wu Zhen didn't understand. Then, one day, with the sun shining brightly, Yu Shen swept aside the curtain and walked in wearing a suit, and she understood.

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