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Master's Still on 'Vacation' Today

share time: 2026-03-05 06:00:55

Lao Zhou, the master of a breakfast shop, swore to take a 'real retirement' after training his apprentice Xiaoxia. But the next day, he showed up in sunglasses, claiming to 'buy soybean milk.' When Xiaoxia kneaded dough too weakly, he secretly held her hands to guide her; when a customer complained about thick wonton wrappers, he gestured 'twist three times' from behind the shelf. Xiaoxia grumbled, 'Master is busier than me,' but quietly left an extra sugar bun on the top of the steamer—Lao Zhou's favorite, even though he had high blood sugar. Until a rainy night, Xiaoxia closed the shop early and found Lao Zhou crouching at the door fixing a leak, his white hair stuck to his forehead by rain. Then she realized: 'Vacation' was just an excuse. He never wanted to leave; he just feared Xiaoxia would think she 'couldn't do it without him.'

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