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A Special Night at the Inn
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Li Bin and Yang Min were a couple and students at Ningzhou University. On this Saturday, Li Bin drove his mother's car to Han City for a day of fun. However, they didn't stay long and decided to head back to Ningzhou.
On the way back, Li Bin intentionally avoided the highway, taking the Han Ning Provincial Road instead. They stopped frequently along the way to explore. Around five-thirty in the afternoon, they stopped at Kuaiji to buy a few boxes of Taro Cake before continuing their journey, planning to have dinner in the city. However, once they entered the urban area, traffic was heavy and they spent an hour searching for a place to park and eat, leaving them still hungry. They decided to keep driving along the Han Ning Provincial Road and reached An Dongxiang around eight o'clock.
Yang Min exclaimed that she was starving. An Dong was small, so finding a place to park wasn’t an issue. Li Bin parked near the train station and suddenly suggested, “Hey, why don’t we stay here tonight instead of going back?”
Yang Min looked puzzled. “Stay here?”
Li Bin pointed to a Small Inn ahead. Yang Min blushed and pouted, saying, “No! Going to a hotel with a guy will make people laugh at me.”
“Do you tell everyone about it?” Li Bin teased, poking her nose with his finger.
They got out of the car together, and Li Bin wrapped his arm around her as they walked toward the Small Inn. Yang Min hesitated but eventually followed him inside. The inn's front desk was manned by an elderly woman who was watching television; she didn’t ask many questions and handed Li Bin a key after he filled out some information.
“It’s five hundred fifty yuan,” the woman said in a thick Hakka accent.
Li Bin handed her six hundred yuan and said, “No need for change.”
The woman’s demeanor instantly softened as she led them to their room. The Small Inn had only four floors and no elevator; their room was on the second floor at the front facing the street. The interior could only be described as shabby. The woman opened the door and turned on the lights for them, also bringing hot water.
“No rush, thank you,” Li Bin said. “We need to go out for dinner first!”
“Oh, I should mention,” the woman said, “there’s a night market happening tonight with plenty of food options; you can go check it out.”
“Wow! That sounds great,” Li Bin replied. “Which way do we go?”
The woman gave them directions on how to get there. After thanking her, Li Bin and Yang Min followed her instructions and soon heard the lively sounds of people and saw bright lights—it was easy to find.
Hand in hand, Li Bin and Yang Min strolled through the night market, enjoying snacks and drinks while experiencing a sense of carefree joy in this unfamiliar place. The market was bustling with people of all ages; since An Dong had a vocational school, there were also many students mingling in the crowd, curiously looking around.
Yang Min wanted to try Oyster Omelette, so Li Bin accompanied her to a small stall where they ordered one serving together. As she ate, Yang Min complained, “Is this really Oyster Omelette? Where are the oysters?”
Li Bin searched through it and found a few tiny pieces. Yang Min couldn’t help but laugh when suddenly loud popular music blared from nearby. She asked, “What’s that? It’s so noisy!”
Li Bin smiled mysteriously and said, “You’ll see something interesting soon.”
Since the Oyster Omelette wasn’t very tasty anyway, Yang Min pushed her plate away. Li Bin paid the bill and led her toward the source of the noise. There were already two or three circles of people gathered around; colorful lights flashed while loud music played alongside men shouting into microphones. Li Bin pulled her into the crowd; it was too crowded in the front row so they settled into the second or third row where they could see better. Yang Min tilted her head to peek through gaps in the crowd and gasped—there was a striptease performance!
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