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After Being Laid Off, I Returned to the Small County to Settle Down

share time: 2025-12-07 12:33:47

Su Xiao, an operations manager at a big tech company, was laid off at midnight. She packed her bags and returned to her hometown in northern Guangdong, planning to live off her savings and "retire" early—only to stumble into the old-alley café run by Lin Chuan, her high school crush. He’d quit his Beijing investment bank job to start a business here, but a malicious influencer review was pushing his café to the brink of closure. Su Xiao used her internet operations experience to turn the tide for him, and as they worked together, they unraveled the misunderstanding that kept them apart years ago. Along the way, she stumbled upon hidden business opportunities in the small county: helping a breakfast shop with food delivery operations, launching live streams for a handcraft workshop… It turns out, "retiring" was never the end—it’s a sweet comeback start to a new life with someone from the past.

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