Xu, the Sleepy Landlord

A lie-flat, easygoing bottom x a disciplined puppy-like top. A short story of around 100,000 words, a sweet little slice-of-life tale told in a straightforward style.

I injured my right arm and shoulder in a car accident, so I'll be taking some time to rest. I'll resume updates once I've recovered. I won't abandon the story.

Being a programmer is a high-risk profession. Working eight days on and two days off, with 996 and 007 schedules as the norm, means you have to be prepared to die suddenly and face the threat of layoffs once you're over thirty.

On his twenty-ninth birthday, Xu Ci decisively quit his job and returned to his hometown. He renovated the old house, then looked at his savings. If he pinched every penny, he could get by for ten years without much trouble.

A few days after the renovations were finished, he listed the spare room online. In less than three days, a tall, broad-shouldered man in a suit, standing six-foot-three and wearing a stern expression, appeared at his door at noon.

At the time, Xu Ci had just gotten out of bed. But the spring sunshine was so warm and lovely that he had dragged a reclining chair to the front door and was lazily basking in the light, eyes half closed.

The man froze in surprise when he saw him, then came closer and asked, "Are you the landlord?"

"Yes." Xu Ci raised his brows slightly. Through his half-lidded eyes, he saw a remarkably handsome face and a neatly tailored gray suit. The corners of his mouth lifted a little, then quickly fell again.

"You just woke up? You slept until now?" Yuan Chaoyan asked tentatively.

Xu Ci glanced at him, his voice thick with sleep. "Yeah. Is there a problem?"

Hearing his drowsy voice, the man studied him curiously, wondering how anyone could sleep so much when it was already afternoon.

After the tenant moved in, Xu Ci started cooking three times as much as he used to.

One night, he made rose soy-sauce chicken. Yuan Chaoyan ate a whole chicken by himself, five bowls of rice, then went to the neighbor's house for two steamed buns to mop up the sauce.

And yet he didn't look full at all.

Xu Ci: "Were you born starving?"

Yuan Chaoyan: "..." He kept his head down and gnawed on a steamed bun.

#One of them sleeps a lot, the other eats a lot

#Younger top, everyday sweetness, wild in bed

#Features delicious food from Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, and Chongqing. They love eating and eat plenty.

Theme: Love life.