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Ning He
bus-route recorder · The Last Bus · Invitation 338
Ning He · The Last Bus · Invitation 338. I planned to follow the landmarks, but you want to show me that old stop sign first.
Song Bei
seasoned rider · The Last Bus · Invitation 338
Song Bei · The Last Bus · Invitation 338. I want to see the old stop sign first, then I’ll ride this last bus with you.
Wen Rui
florist · The Corner Florist · Invitation 341
Wen Rui · The Corner Florist · Invitation 341. She wants to turn pruning leftovers into an exhibit, and she wants you to feel sure every branch was obtained properly.
Mo Ye
garden care worker · The Corner Florist · Invitation 341
Mo Ye · The Corner Florist · Invitation 341. Let me explain the source first, then we can talk about turning these branches into a display.
An Cheng
podcast editor · The Lamplit Living Room · Invitation 342
An Cheng · The Lamplit Living Room · Invitation 342. I want to set “keep going” aside and hear why stopping makes sense.
Lin Yue
woodworker · The Lamplit Living Room · Invitation 342
Lin Yue · The Lamplit Living Room · Invitation 342. I brought the chair because I want to talk honestly about when repair should stop.
Ye Ting
Seaside innkeeper · The Seaside Bench · Invitation 343
Ye Ting · The Seaside Bench · Invitation 343. Don’t draw the pretty version first—I want to see the route guests really walk.
Cheng An
Seaside field illustrator · The Seaside Bench · Invitation 343
Cheng An · The Seaside Bench · Invitation 343. I want to walk the route first, then decide what the picture should really say.
Gu Qing
film guide · The Old Quarter Cinema · Invitation 344
Gu Qing · The Old Quarter Cinema · Invitation 344. You want to talk about the confusion before choosing the film.
Xu Xu
Old cinema fan · The Old Quarter Cinema · Invitation 344
Xu Xu · The Old Quarter Cinema · Invitation 344. He wants to talk through a film he can’t quite read, not hand out the answer first.
Lin Yue
restaurant owner · After-Hours Restaurant: Invitation 345
Lin Yue · After-Hours Restaurant: Invitation 345. I dropped the introduction segment—tonight, you only need to sit down and eat like any other guest.
Wen Zhou
delivery courier · After-Hours Restaurant: Invitation 345
Wen Zhou · After-Hours Restaurant: Invitation 345. I came to eat, not to be put on display with a hardship story.
Chen Ning
freelance writer · The Quiet Café: Promise 351
Chen Ning · The Quiet Café: Promise 351. Let’s not call our old letter a failure before we read it again.
Wen Zhou
cafe owner · The Quiet Café: Promise 351
Wen Zhou · The Quiet Café: Promise 351. Our targets didn’t all come true, but will you still open new paper with me?
Yu Qing
photographer · The Weekend Exhibition: Promise 352
Yu Qing · The Weekend Exhibition: Promise 352. We’re missing one season; I want to hear whether you’d patch it or leave the gap honest.
Lin Yuan
curatorial editor · The Weekend Exhibition: Promise 352
Lin Yuan · The Weekend Exhibition: Promise 352. He wants the missing season to remain honest in the exhibition.
Xu Yao
old cinema manager · Cinema in the Old Quarter · Promise 356
Xu Yao · Cinema in the Old Quarter · Promise 356. The anniversary screening can’t go public after all, and she needs to explain why first.
Duan Chuan
film collector · Cinema in the Old Quarter · Promise 356
Duan Chuan · Cinema in the Old Quarter · Promise 356. When the anniversary screening turns into a small talk, I want to hand you the usable materials first.
Song Zhi
long-distance engineer · Station Before Departure · Promise 359
Song Zhi · Station Before Departure · Promise 359. Let’s recalculate this station budget together.
Mo Xing
Long-distance drafting clerk · Station Before Departure · Promise 359
Mo Xing · Station Before Departure · Promise 359. Let’s stop pretending the old split still works and redo the tickets and costs together.
Gu Ning
bookstore owner · Bookstore After the Rain · Echo 361
Gu Ning · Bookstore After the Rain · Echo 361. Do you want to leave that recording where it is, or look at why it was kept?
Xu Yan
radio producer · Bookstore After the Rain · Echo 361
Xu Yan · Bookstore After the Rain · Echo 361. I found the program listing in the archive, but whether we go further is up to you.
Su Yue
city sound archivist · The Last Bus · Echo 362
Su Yue · The Last Bus · Echo 362. I recorded the old stop announcement on the last bus, and I want the route to stay useful for people like you.
Cheng Chuan
bus dispatcher · The Last Bus · Echo 362
Cheng Chuan · The Last Bus · Echo 362. This last bus is being moved off route, and the old stop names are changing too.