With the launch of the new product Adriana had developed, the year was officially winding down.On the day before New Year's Eve, the company let out for the holidays that afternoon.When Adriana drove home from headquarters, the streets were already thick with holiday spirit.The square that normally banned street vendors had roped off a stretch of open ground, and a dozen or so stalls had sprung up. Some sold holiday banners, some sold kites, some sold fireworks and firecrackers, and others sold toys for children.Food stalls were everywhere too, especially ones selling roasted treats—chestnuts, peanuts, walnuts—all laid out in neat rows.Adults haggled over roasted nuts and paper banners, while kids darted between the toy stalls and the firework stalls, coveting one thing after another. The whole place buzzed with life.Outside the mall, it was even more crowded, everyone loaded down with bags of holiday shopping.Adriana had meant to go in and pick up a few things, but after
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