short series

Ruyi's Year of Shattered Dreams

share time: 2026-01-20 02:30:40

Su Ruyi clung to her father's legacy, the "Liunian Teahouse," vowing to keep it afloat this year. She brewed osmanthus wine at dawn, revised menus late into the night, turned down her boyfriend's proposal to focus on business, and even drank herself into a stomach bleed to secure a deal. Just as she hit her annual profit target on the 28th day of the 12th lunar month, she received an eviction notice: the house was sold, and she had to clear out by tomorrow. To add insult to injury, the new owner was her boyfriend's new lover, who sneered, "This teahouse is too tacky—I'll tear it down for a网红 café." When Ruyi crouched by the door crying, holding her father's old tea jar, a mute regular handed her a yellowed contract—her father had bought the teahouse a decade ago, saving it as a final "ruyi" (good fortune) for her.

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