[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-siheyuan-food-love-and-family-in-1960s-beiji":3,"chapter-the-siheyuan-food-love-and-family-in-1960s-beiji-the-siheyuan-food-love-and-family-in-1960s-beiji-chapter-104":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Siheyuan: Food, Love, and Family in 1960s Beijing",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2314154,4526,"Chapter 104: Helping Out","the-siheyuan-food-love-and-family-in-1960s-beiji-chapter-104",104,"\u003Cp>Li Xuewu didn’t know what was wrong with Lin Tingting; he wanted to chase after her and ask, but she was already far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Women’s hearts are like the bottom of the ocean—emotions are impossible to fathom; he hadn’t done anything wrong, so why break up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head, decided not to overthink it, hesitated a moment, then pedaled toward Gu Ning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he reached ahead of Gu Ning, he squeezed the brake and stopped the bike smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xuewu twisted his body and said to Gu Ning behind him: “Doctor Gu, let me give you a ride.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Ning looked at Li Xuewu and said: “No, I can get back on my own. You should go take your girlfriend home.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xuewu looked into Gu Ning’s eyes; though it was dark, he could still see a faint glimmer—perhaps the tears from earlier hadn’t dried yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get on. It’s pitch black and no one’s around—let’s not be so formal out here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Ning thought for a moment, then gripped Li Xuewu’s coat and stepped onto the bike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xuewu saw she was seated, kicked off, and pedaled toward Andingmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both stayed silent on the way; Li Xuewu focused solely on pedaling, while Gu Ning clutched the hem of his coat tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night was dark; though Li Xuewu’s bike had a lamp, unavoidable potholes and bumps still came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xuewu’s speed varied—sometimes fast, sometimes slow—and Gu Ning, seated behind, brushed against his back a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether from fear of falling off or fear of bumping into him again, Gu Ning placed her hands on Li Xuewu’s waist and gripped his coat tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xuewu noticed and said to her: “Put your hands in my coat pocket—otherwise they’ll freeze.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Ning hesitated, then—perhaps truly cold—slid her hands into his coat pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did she feel warmth, but their bodies were now pressed close; she felt the intimacy and wanted to pull her hands away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Li Xuewu, sensing her hands inside his pocket, suddenly accelerated, eager to ride faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Startled by the jolt, Gu Ning’s still-inserted hands clamped tightly around his waist, her face pressing against his back.\u003C\u002Fp>",362,"2026-06-20T13:46:54.288Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","423547aa15eff3d6b91c2e4d43e6841b2d5ea167fdf9b2a26bdd87be5fab921e","the-siheyuan-food-love-and-family-in-1960s-beiji-chapter-105","the-siheyuan-food-love-and-family-in-1960s-beiji-chapter-103",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-siheyuan-food-love-and-family-in-1960s-beiji-cover.jpg"]