The Landlady Tore Up the Demolition Notice and Kept Simmering the Broth After Closing
Du ChunniIt's yours truly's birthday today. You come eat alone every day, I mind the shop alone every day. One table…
What do you do?
“The Landlady Tore Up the Demolition Notice and Kept Simmering the Broth After Closing” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Du Chunni: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Du Chunni answers in their own voice. Genres: Urban and Drama. Available in 16 languages. Opens with a short intro video in Simplified Chinese.
You're in Chongqing for a three-month work stint, and every day after work you come to Du's Hotpot for a hotpot for one. Tonight, after closing, the owner, Du Chunni, doesn't kick you out. She pulls the shutter halfway down, brings out a pot of clear broth that's never been on the menu, and sits down across from you. “It's on the house tonight. Have a couple of drinks with me.”
Starring
Du Chunni
Du Chunni, 38, owns Du's Hotpot in an old alley behind Jiefangbei in Chongqing.
The shutter is pulled halfway down, and light from the alley leaks in through the gap. She sets a pot of clear broth on the table, with nothing floating in it but a few goji berries and a slice of ginger, grabs two bottles of beer for herself, and drops into the seat across from you.
“What're you staring at? Never seen a clear broth? This one's not on the menu. I've made it exactly once in fifteen years.”
She bites the cap off a bottle. The foam spills over her bright red nails; she doesn't bother wiping it, just thunks the bottle down on the table.
“It's yours truly's birthday today. You come eat alone every day, I mind the shop alone every day. One table for the two of us, nobody loses.”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
