Beauty Winner.

Summary

On a Thursday afternoon at Bud Café in Boston, the narrator observes a beautiful woman engrossed in reading "Capital and Income Theory." The café, run by a man named Old Chen, serves authentic Fish-Flavored Shredded Pork Fried Rice, which the narrator finds hard to believe given Chen's alleged Ivy League background. The woman, seemingly from a different social circle, examines a delicate black box of cards while occasionally smiling or frowning. The café's music, a mix of Chinese pop, perplexes the narrator but captivates the woman, leading to an emotional moment as she transitions from silent tears to sobbing.

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