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This book contains 8 works by writer Chen Changping, of which "Kidney Source" and "Business Relationship" are novellas, and the rest are short stories. These works were created by the author between 2003 and 2013 and have been published in literary journals such as "Harvest", "People's Literature", "Writer" and "Novel Monthly". Eight stories that make people unable to stay away. Faced with the impermanence of daily life and the complicated world and people's hearts, who can be the master of themselves?

This is a small passenger terminal. There are several old and simple red brick bungalows, with mottled promotional slogans remaining on the walls, and several brightly colored fertilizer advertisements painted on them. In front of the bungalow is a parking lot the size of a playground. There are several restaurants, hair salons and grocery stores scattered around the parking lot, as well as many villagers selling mountain products and medicinal materials on the spot. The toilet is behind the restaurant. Xiao Li slipped in, ducked into the innermost pit, looked around, and carefully took out the box in his waist. The box is about the size of two bars of soap, with the words "Coffee Mate" printed on the outside, and is filled with milky white powder. Of course, he knew that the thing in his hand was not a companion.

On the first day of school, in order to send off the intellectual youth who went to the mountains and countryside, the school required us to dress uniformly. So, we all wore white shirts and blue pants, the boys wore white sneakers, and the girls wore gangster strap-on shoes with white edges. We had bright red scarves flying on our chests and colorful flags in our hands. If you look carefully, you will find that my sneakers are whiter than others - much whiter. Because by this time, I already knew how to make my sneakers look as white as snow. Others apply shoe powder to their sneakers. They mix dry shoe powder with water, mix it into a thin consistency, and apply it on the uppers of the shoes. But shoe powder has its own problems. If it is applied thinly, it will not be white. If it is applied thickly, it will easily fall off. I also applied shoe powder, but I mixed the shoe powder with a "secret weapon".

When the grocery store has no business, they play mobile games. When he got tired of playing, he curled up his arms and lay on the glass panel, feeling confused. My face is often covered with folds from sleep, one on the left and one on the right, like a healed wound. At noon that day, Xiao Cai was dozing off and was awakened by the sound of banging. He raised his face and saw a long, dark face looking back at him - it was Lao Fan. Coming? Xiao Cai said. Lao Fan held a few crumpled banknotes in his hands and looked at the shelves behind Xiao Cai. Lao Fan ordered a bottle of Bian Er, a bag of Hongtashan, and a bag of spiced peanuts. Xiao Cai collects the money and gives change. Instead of leaving, Lao Fan unscrewed the cap of the bottle and took a sip. Xiao Cai was glad that he didn't leave so that he could have someone to talk to to relieve his boredom. Lao Fan lives in the back street and is his elementary school classmate. He has been collecting old cultural relics and other things over the years. Did you come back by yourself, or did you bring someone with you? Xiao Cai asked.