The sensation of summer was becoming increasingly evident, with midday temperatures soaring well beyond thirty degrees. Under such conditions, the construction site arranged a two-hour midday break for the workers. For Qiao Fantian, those two hours were incredibly significant.
At the moment, he stood somewhat awkwardly in front of the cake shop. His dust-covered work clothes made him hesitant to step inside. The young men and women coming in and out also brought with them the cool breeze of the shop's air conditioning, which made him feel even more out of place.
He didn't want to leave because he had already caught sight of the busy figure inside the shop.
Qianning, with a smile, packed a cake and handed it over. The woman who took the cake said softly to the man beside her, "Look, that person has been standing there for so long."
"Never mind him," the man said disdainfully.
