It was March, a time of fleeting warmth and lingering chills.
One moment, the sun was warm and gentle; the next, a fine, dense rain began to fall.
Bronze bells on the eaves clanged erratically in the spring breeze, making urgent sounds. Rainwater slid down the crenellations of the city wall, spreading across the bluestone pavers like layers of black ink.
Pedestrians on the street hurriedly opened their umbrellas. Those without one either quickened their pace or ducked into a small shop by the roadside.
Wang Bin stood at the entrance of a beef soup restaurant, his mood as foul as the weather outside.
Although Kuai Pao was already a leader in the Group Buy industry, it was still getting the cold shoulder in the small county of Chunshen.
He had made cold calls to over a dozen restaurants along North Street, and the owners' replies were basically all the same: "Never heard of it," "We don't do partnerships," and "Not interested."
