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Currently, there are approximately 400 million people in the country who like to play mahjong. Among them there are many leading cadres, film and television stars, business giants, and most of them are ordinary people and a large group of retirees. They love this kind of entertainment that they love to hear and see, but with what purpose and what mentality they have, they should and deserve to be guided and guided. The first part of the trilogy "Teahouse" mainly describes the story of Chen Chunhua who was laid off from her job in the late 1990s, under the wave of social and economic changes, and opened a teahouse to make a living. Regarding the management of the teahouse, whether it is profit or entertainment, a group of old people represented by the old man insist on happy entertainment as the purpose. They work prudently and carefully manage the gray area of ​​opening teahouses, guiding people to enjoy noble entertainment and reject gambling. The novel focuses on describing Chen Chunhua's attitude and pursuit as a teahouse owner. There are also some group portraits of people who frequent teahouses, such as Yao'er, Ma Gan, Section Chief Wu, Xiao Ding, Ma Li, Chen Jun, etc. They are all imprinted with the characteristics of the times. Life in the teahouse is full of humor, full of jokes, or talking about the past and the present. The people in the teahouse also have ups and downs, like Xiao Ding who silently restrains the urge to love for the sake of love, like Chen Jun who runs business but is repeatedly frustrated, and there are also like Ma Gan who does not do his job properly, Yao'er who is idle, etc.