I was in my final year of high school, and my deskmate found out I was writing a novel!

As the plane was about to land at Hongqiao Airport, the afternoon sun streamed in through the portholes, carrying the unique warmth of the Jiangnan water towns.

Miaomiao peered out the window, watching the familiar city skyline gradually become clear, and couldn't help but nudge Ye Feng beside her.

"Finally back! Suddenly I'm craving those pan-fried buns from the back gate area~"

Ye Feng smiled and helped her pick up her backpack, which still carried the faint scent of Xinjiang fruit wood.

"Let's go to the store first and deliver the gift to my cousin and the others. I'll take you out for dinner tonight, and we'll have a bowl of ice jelly too, delicious~"

The two took a taxi straight to the peripheral store. The peripheral store has changed a lot now. Most of the seven floors have been rented out, and the storefront is also cleverly designed.

The black signboard is adorned with glowing mechanical keyboard keycaps, and the shop window displays several custom keyboards that she assembled herself. The keycaps are printed with different anime patterns and gradient colors, making it easy to recognize "Miaomiao's Keyboard Shop" at a glance.

When I opened the door, the store was bustling with activity. Su Miaomiao's cousin, Su Qing, was sitting behind the cashier checking orders, while two young girls working summer jobs were squatting by the shelves arranging newly arrived keycaps. The sounds of keyboard typing and tearing packaging tape mingled together, creating a lively atmosphere.

"Sis! We're back!" As soon as Su Miaomiao's voice fell, the shop instantly fell silent.

My cousin looked up and saw them. Her eyes lit up and she immediately stood up to greet them: "You're finally back! Miaomiao, your trip to Xinjiang has been all over my WeChat Moments, I'm so envious!"

Ye Feng smiled and placed the large suitcase he was carrying on the ground, then unzipped it.

"I brought you some Xinjiang specialties, all of which I bought as authentic as possible."

Two young girls who were working summer jobs also came over, their eyes sparkling as they looked at the suitcase.

Su Miaomiao picked up two exquisitely packaged bags of almonds and handed them to them.

"These are paper-shelled almonds from Kashgar. They're easy to peel and have a wonderfully sweet aroma. You can eat them as snacks when you're working overtime."

He picked up a few more cans of Tianshan Snow Chrysanthemum Tea and gave them to his cousin.

"Sis, this snow chrysanthemum tea can help clear heat. You're in front of the computer all day doing accounting, so drinking more of it will be good for your eyes."

She even took out a small cloth bag embroidered with lavender patterns.

"This contains dried lavender flowers from Yili. Placing it in the shop can create fragrance and also deodorize the keyboards, killing two birds with one stone."

Ye Feng then took out several boxes of cut cakes and raisins from another bag.

"This 'qiegao' (a type of sweet rice cake) was bought in Hotan. It's not the overly sweet kind. It contains walnuts, almonds, and raisins, giving it a rich texture. There are three types of raisins: blackcurrant, seedless white grapes, and red grapes. They're all washed clean and can be eaten directly. You should try them."

Su Qing accepted the gift, beaming from ear to ear.

"Oh, I'm so embarrassed!"

They said that, but their hands were certainly not idle.

Seeing this, the other students who were also working part-time quickly said, "Thank you, Sister Miao! Thank you, Brother Feng!"

Su Miaomiao smiled and waved her hand, then walked to the shelves and looked around her shop: "Sister, how's business while I was gone? Are there many orders for custom keyboards?"

"Don't even mention it, it's incredibly popular!"

As he spoke, he pulled Miaomiao to the computer. On the screen was Miaomiao's account backend, and the data showed that although it was summer vacation, Miaomiao's popularity had not waned.

Especially the scenery videos she filmed while traveling and the songs she sang a cappella, although they weren't as popular as the videos of her three new songs.

Ye Feng leaned against the shelf next to him, watching her enthusiastic expression, and couldn't help but smile. He was already used to Su Miaomiao's excitement when talking about her online store.

"Oh, right."

Su Qing suddenly remembered something and took a delivery box out of the drawer.

"These are the custom switches you ordered before you left. They've arrived. I've kept them for you. Take a look and see if they suit your taste."

Su Miaomiao immediately took the box, opened the packaging, and found rows of switches of different colors inside.

She picked up a blue switch, pressed it gently, and the crisp "click" sound made her eyes light up.

"This is the feel of it! I'm going to use it to assemble that 'Hemu Morning Mist' themed keyboard; it'll definitely impress my fans."

"Hehe, I'm definitely going to make a proper video about the Tianshan series keycaps and keyboard base that I ordered!"

This trip wasn't just for fun. Miaomiao had a sudden inspiration and wondered why all those beautiful landscapes couldn't be used on the keyboard.

However, making these customized keyboards is quite troublesome, not in terms of installation, but in terms of manufacturing, and the cost is quite high.

Miaomiao is even considering whether she could bring in a machine to provide exclusive customized services!

But now's not the time to think about that, we need to go eat!

At the pan-fried bun shop, Miaomiao and her cousin chatted happily, and Miaomiao even took out her phone.

"Sis, look, Ye Feng actually sings quite well. Listen, this is a new song he wrote!"

The video on the phone was of Ye Feng singing "Sudden Self" while playing the guitar at the whole roasted lamb restaurant.

There are also videos of them dancing around a campfire, their smiles impossible to hide.

These videos can't be posted on Douyin. They'll be kept as a memento, since Su Miaomiao really doesn't want to show her face, feeling it would be very inconvenient.

"By the way, cousin, how's the cross-border e-commerce going?"

"Growth has been somewhat slow, and payments have been collected rather slowly, but it's all fine, and everything is growing steadily."

"That's good. By the way, Ye Feng, why don't you write an English song? We can post it on foreign websites, it'll go viral, and then our keyboards will sell like hotcakes!"

Miaomiao was dreaming, thinking about replicating her success in China.

But it's not that easy. Not only are the internal and external environments different, but cross-border travel is also very inefficient, and there aren't necessarily many people who can accept it.

However, Ye Feng still wanted to give it a try. What if he succeeded? That would save him a lot of trouble.

English was his weak point to begin with. Even if he copied it, he should at least have learned how to sing it, right?

So, after returning, Ye Feng started practicing, but he practiced entirely through "meditation," otherwise... he was worried that Miaomiao would laugh at him!

His high school English level improved purely through hard work, but his spoken English was terrible. So, he wouldn't reveal his ignorance until he met the requirements for leaving the country. He didn't know a single word!

However, what you think about during the day will appear in your dreams at night. One morning, Su Miaomiao looked at her and tried to suppress a laugh.

What are you doing?

"Haha, didn't you pass your CET-4? Why are you still working so hard?"

"What?"

"You spent all night memorizing vocabulary, did you even realize that?"

"Me? You're kidding, right?"

"Really, there's even a tune, but I didn't quite catch what you said."

"...You shouldn't laugh at someone who's working hard at their studies, especially when that person is your husband~"

Upon hearing this, Miaomiao rolled her eyes and ignored him completely!