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Amber sunlight poured over the sea of green rice paddies, turning the standing water to molten gold between the straight rows. Ren walked the narrow earth ridge, the hem of his tunic whispering against the tender leaves, a cloth-draped basket swaying in one hand, Xiao’s small fingers wrapped tightly around the other. He dipped his head in polite greeting to each neighbor passing by, his expression a map of gentle calm. At the field’s edge, Lei stood tall among the gathered sheaves, his shirt darkened with sweat, shoulders broad against the sky. A warmth, familiar and profound, swelled behind Ren’s ribs as he stepped carefully closer. Xiao tugged his hand, laughing at a dragonfly’s dance, and the air hung thick with the scent of wet earth and ripening grain, heavy with peace.