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"Coffee Stains Under the Sycamore Tree" tells the story of Su Man, who graduated from a prestigious school and had a successful career but was labeled a "golden leftover", and Chen Kai, a middle-aged uncle who was once a senior executive of a foreign company and is now down and out. When they first met, Suman was full of dislike for Chen Kai, who was plainly dressed and in a difficult situation. She was accustomed to judging others by luxury goods and a glorious resume, and it was difficult to accept this man who was incompatible with her own world. However, with many encounters and contacts in the community, she gradually discovered that Chen Kai was not as unbearable as he appeared. Although he has experienced heavy losses such as car accidents and company bankruptcy, he still maintains his kindness and tenacity, silently helping his neighbors, and has rich knowledge and a gentle heart. From Chen Kai helping her repair water pipes, sawing the sycamore trees blocking the road on rainy nights, to finding her favorite paintings, Suman was moved by his sincerity and responsibility time and time again. She began to let go of her obsession with material things and identity, and saw the bright spots under his downtrodden appearance. In the end, Suman's initial dislike turned into deep love, and the two got closer through mutual understanding, confirming that true attraction has nothing to do with external circumstances, but lies in the warmth and strength of the heart.

The legendary king of European mercenaries has created countless brilliance in the hail of bullets. During a life-and-death operation, bad news struck like thunder - the family was ruined by corrupt officials and instantly bankrupted. His father's legs were brutally broken and he was paralyzed in bed; his younger brother fell into the clutches of dark forces and was sold to Southeast Asia, where he fell into the abyss of telecommunications fraud. At the same time, he himself is in a desperate situation, surrounded by dangers and on the line between life and death. In this darkest moment of fate, he resolutely embarked on a road of revenge full of thorns. From the abandoned factories in Eastern Europe, to the stormy waves of the Black Sea, to the hidden corners of foreign countries, he fought to the death with powerful enemies such as the Red Snake Organization, and experienced nine deaths. As the investigation deepens, a corrupt network headed by "Zhang Qiming" gradually emerges, and the conspiracy behind it is far beyond imagination. This is a lone hero's declaration of war against the forces of darkness. Every step is on the edge of a knife, and every decision is a matter of life and death. Can he overcome many obstacles, successfully rescue his younger brother, seek justice for his father, and bring those who have done all kinds of evil to justice? In this thrilling journey of revenge, what unexpected crises and challenges will he encounter?

"Dust Outside the Porthole" tells the story of Lin Weiwei, who came out of the countryside and worked hard to become an international flight attendant, and became neighbors with the shy software engineer next door. ? Lin Weiwei gradually develops a sense of superiority in her glamorous job. When faced with her neighbors who live a simple life and have an introverted personality, she often reveals her contempt through inadvertent words and deeds: showing off her luxury goods, mocking their frugality, and showing off the high-end of her flying job in front of them. These actions are like fine needles, constantly piercing the sensitive and fragile heart of the engineer. ? The engineer silently paid attention to Lin Weiwei, silently provided help when she needed it, and even prepared a smart home solution for her, but he was never respected. Until Lin Weiwei accidentally caught a glimpse of his difficulty in raising surgery fees for her father, she still hurt him with words that the performance award far exceeded his salary, which eventually caused the engineer to leave sadly. ? When Lin Weiwei discovered the items left by the engineer and the handwriting in "Aviation Knowledge", she suddenly realized the damage her actions had caused. Through the neighborhood disputes between the two people, the novel reflects the misunderstandings and gaps between people of different classes and living conditions, as well as the destructive power of superiority on interpersonal relationships, which is thought-provoking.

"Three Hands in a Shared House" tells the story of courier Li Jianjun, takeaway boy Wang Lei and security guard Zhao Gang, who went from despising each other to becoming as close as family members in the same shared house. The three had constant conflicts when they first met due to their professional differences: the express delivery truck blocked the road and caused quarrels. There was an endless fight for kitchen supplies. The conflict of living habits made the shared life full of gunpowder. However, an unexpected mutual help on a rainy night became a turning point. Li Jianjun's tricycle broke down, Wang Lei took the initiative to help, and Zhao Gang handed over a towel. For the first time, the three of them put down their barriers and ate at the same table, sharing each other's lives. After that, they gradually got closer in daily life: Wang Lei left the milk tea given by the customer, Zhao Gang helped Li Jianjun look after the express truck, and the two helped Li Jianjun when he retrieved the stolen battery. During the epidemic lockdown period, they became even more dependent on each other. Li Jianjun's wife gave birth, and Wang Lei and Zhao Gang cooperated tacitly to send her to the hospital. In the end, the three people who were once at war with each other, in the fireworks of the shared house, turned their initial contempt and conflict into a warmth that is better than brothers and sisters, showing the precious friendship of ordinary people supporting each other in the difficulties of life.

"Expired Milk in the Refrigerator" tells the marriage story of Su Qing and Chen Mo under the pressure of life during the epidemic lockdown period. When the news of the city's lockdown came, the three boxes of milk that Chen Mo snapped up became the epitome of the family's reserves. As time went by, the only expired milk left in the refrigerator was like their relationship gradually cooling down. The construction site is suspended, the mortgage is overdue, Party A is in arrears, and financial pressure hangs over the family like a dark cloud. Chen Mo's insomnia and alcoholism, and Su Qing's idea of ​​​​applying for a job as a supermarket tally clerk, have become the triggers of quarrels. The gap between husband and wife is deepening day by day, and the warmth that once was has been blurred by the edges of reality. The neighborhood tragedy Su Qing witnessed while volunteering in the community, as well as her parents' request for help, made her even more exhausted mentally and physically. However, when the blow of layoffs caused Chen Mo to collapse and Su Qing chose to embrace him, the frozen relationship began to loosen. From mutual accusations to silent support, from confusion about the future to deciding to face it together, they made a promise in front of the empty refrigerator to refill their lives together after the lockdown is lifted. The novel uses the special background of the epidemic to depict the struggle and perseverance of ordinary couples in difficult situations. The iron fence covered with morning glories symbolizes the hope and warmth that quietly grow in despair.

"Rust on the Class Schedule" tells the story of mother Lin Wan who arranged a full cram school for her 12-year-old son Chen Yang and fell into educational involution. Mathematical Olympiad classes, programming classes, private piano lessons and other courses filled Chen Yang's weekends. Even lunch had to be eaten on the subway while rushing to class. The child was like a programmed robot, gradually losing the liveliness and love that a child should have. Lin Wan quit her job to become a full-time stay-at-home mother. Her family was burdened with high monthly education expenses. Even though her husband's project payment was in arrears, she still insisted on letting her children take various courses. Chen Yang's interests in robots and model airplanes were ignored. His fingers were bruised from holding the mouse for a long time, and the piano he played lacked emotion, as if he was dismantling a clock. It wasn't until Chen Yang said while sleepwalking, "The robot has learned to play the piano, but it has no heart," and wrote on a scratch paper, "The robot also needs to bask in the sun," that Lin Wan finally woke up. She shredded the cram school payment slip and re-examined the meaning of education. The novel profoundly reflects the anxiety and blindness of parents under the involution of education, as well as the loss of children under heavy pressure. Finally, with the awakening of mothers, it calls for giving children the space to grow freely and returning to the true nature of education.

At the beginning of the story, Chen Ming's past glory is in stark contrast to his current abjection. He once enjoyed great glory in front of the Nasdaq big screen and designed a distributed system to support a large number of online payment transactions across the country. But now he can only squat downstairs in Zhangjiang Science and Technology Park, and the business card in his hand has become a faded proof of his past glory. A ruthless "downtime" caused the industry to suffer heavy losses. Offline business collapsed, partners' capital chains were broken, and the company laid off employees. Chen Ming, the former mainstay, was not spared. After losing his job, his life fell into a quagmire. His river view house was mortgaged, his wife and daughter left, and he could only spend his birthday in a rental house with takeaway longevity noodles. The road to job hunting was even more thorny. Young HR questioned his adaptability to work intensity. Outsourcing companies considered his experience "out of date." Former subordinates told him that industry changes had made his skills "outdated." When the pressure of overdue mortgages came like a mountain, Chen Ming had to lower his salary expectations again and again, struggling hard in the predicament, wondering whether he could regain the "code world" that once belonged to him.

Three hundred years ago, he was the most dazzling legend in Tianwu Continent - Chu Fan. He rose against the odds with a useless body and became a ninth-level imperial alchemist, an eighth-level imperial blood master, and a top formation mage. However, at his peak, he was betrayed by his most trusted beauty Su Qingyao and his brother Lin Yuefeng, and died tragically in the void cracks of Death Canyon. He devoted ten years of his efforts to help Su Qingyao ascend to the Nine Heavens Martial Emperor, and to help Lin Yuefeng establish the Hanhai Empire, but what he got in exchange was the heart-piercing Emperor's soldiers and his brothers' behind-the-scenes secrets. That day, the void storm swallowed up his body, but it could not extinguish his deep-seated hatred. Three hundred years later, the sea has changed, and the betrayers have become the supreme beings on the mainland - Su Qingyao is the empress of frost, and Lin Yuefeng is the emperor of the vast sea, respected by hundreds of millions of people. The glory at their feet is made of Chu Fan's bones. But Chu Fan was unexpectedly reborn in the body of a boy with the same name in the Prince's Palace of Zhenbei, a small and remote country. This body is frail, but it carries three hundred years of memories and martial arts insights at its peak. "Su Qingyao, Lin Yuefeng, you use everything I have to reach the top?" "In this life, I not only want to take back the glory that belongs to me, but I also want to make you taste the despair I felt three hundred years ago!" What about the broken veins? What's wrong with the body of a young man? With the heaven-defying skills and blood feud from his previous life, Chu Fan rose from his humble beginnings. Refining divine pills, setting up killing arrays, cultivating bloodlines, practicing martial arts... He works step by step, using thunderous means to clear away the thorns in the road ahead, and will eventually return to the top of the martial arts domain. This time, he will personally overthrow the thrones of the two supreme beings, let the betrayers fall into endless hell, and let the entire Tianwu Continent remember-- Chu Fan is back!

"Unemployment after Graduation" tells the story of Lin Xiaoman, a graduate majoring in applied psychology, who encountered employment difficulties during the graduation season. With the dream of becoming a psychological counselor, she bid farewell to campus and entered a big city, but she repeatedly encountered obstacles in reality. From the salary squeeze he encountered during the interview, the disconnect between his position and his major, and his failure to apply for a job at the Municipal Mental Health Center, Lin Xiaoman's job search path was full of thorns. She rented a small partition room and used her remaining savings to make ends meet. Watching her classmates find ideal jobs one after another, she was filled with confusion and struggle. In the alternation of hope and disappointment, Lin Xiaoman gradually adjusted his mentality. From insisting on finding a job that matched her major to changing her "desired position" to "no limit", she put down her dignity and re-examined her self-worth. The novel truly depicts the living conditions of contemporary college graduates under the severe employment situation, showing their wandering between ideals and reality, as well as their undying desire and tenacity for opportunities despite difficulties, and triggers people's thinking about the current employment situation and the growth of young people.