He unexpectedly becomes a father at the start of his life, and the mother of his child is a national

Shanghai Book City is the first super-large retail bookstore in Shanghai. Book lovers flock here. It's no exaggeration to say that it's a paradise for book lovers.

At 9:30 a.m., as soon as the bookstore opened its doors, a long queue had already formed in the most prominent bestseller section on the first floor, stretching as far as the eye could see.

The line meandered from the children's book section all the way to the bookstore's main entrance; a rough count would have revealed at least a hundred people.

Most of the people in line were young mothers, carrying snacks and water bottles for their children, and occasionally standing on tiptoe to peek ahead.

There were also a few elderly people with gray hair, probably buying things for their grandchildren, who quietly followed the group.

Occasionally you can see a few young people, probably either for their own enjoyment or to help look after their relatives' children, scrolling through their phones while queuing, and occasionally looking up to see if the queue has moved.

Kang Yuyan and Wu Xinyue were squeezed into this long queue, standing close together, and they had to move to the side from time to time so as not to block the people behind them.

They are both full-time stay-at-home moms with children who are about the same age, around three years old. They often take their kids out for walks and chat together when they have free time. They always have so much to talk about, making them the most compatible pair.

A few days ago, they saw a message in the neighborhood's mom group saying that the second physical edition of "The Adventures of the Chen Family Heiress in the Mountains and Seas," a book that children love to read, has been released.

The two of them thought it would be a good opportunity to buy a book for their child, so they agreed to come together today, hoping that arriving early would shorten the wait. However, they ended up being late.

Kang Yuyan stood on tiptoe, her hand on her forehead, peering ahead. Her neck ached from craning her neck, but she still couldn't see the beginning of the line. She couldn't help but frown and complain:

"My goodness, there are so many people... I wish we had left earlier. My son was dawdling this morning and wouldn't let me leave until he ate an egg, otherwise we wouldn't be so far back in line."

Wu Xinyue also sighed, reaching up to smooth the stray hairs from her forehead, a hint of helplessness on her face:

"Who says otherwise? I never expected there would be so many people."

I thought that since we arrived at nine o'clock, we would only have to wait in line for half an hour at most to buy something, but who knew the line would stretch all the way to the door.

"But that's okay. If we really can't buy it here, we can just use the Tongxin.com app. Their official online store definitely has it in stock. We can just wait a few more days for delivery."

Kang Yuyan glanced at her sideways, her expression somewhat subtle, her lips pursed, and her tone implied, "How come you don't know yet?"

"You don't know yet?"

Wu Xinyue was stunned for a moment, then looked at her with a blank expression:

"What do you know? I checked the Tongxin.com app yesterday, and it said it went on sale today. I was thinking of buying it online if all else fails. What's wrong?"

Kang Yuyan didn't say anything more. She took out her phone, unlocked the screen, opened the Tongxin.com app, quickly tapped the store page, and then handed the phone to Wu Xinyue, saying helplessly:

"Look for yourself, Tongxin.com's online store started selling at 8 a.m. this morning, and only 10,000 copies were released. They were all sold out in less than ten minutes. I went in at 8:10 a.m., and they were already out of stock."

Wu Xinyue was stunned for a moment. She quickly took the phone and put her eyes close to the screen to look carefully, afraid that she had misread it.

On the Tongxin.com online store page, the "Purchase" button below the cover image of "The Adventures of Chen Family Heiress in the Mountains and Seas" had turned gray, and next to it were clearly written several large characters:

Temporarily out of stock, with a small note below that reads "Restocking time to be determined".

Undeterred, she scrolled down and opened the comments section. Good heavens, the comments section was already in an uproar, with one message after another, too many to scroll through.

"What's going on? I was only two minutes late, how come it's sold out? I set my alarm for 7:50, but I finished washing up a few minutes late, and when I checked, it was gone! This is outrageous!"

"Ten thousand copies sold out in ten minutes? Are you robbing gold or books? Can you release more stock?"

"Please, publisher, please reprint it! My child kept saying last night that they wanted to buy it, that all their classmates had some, but I overslept and missed out, and now they're throwing a tantrum!"

"I suggest Tongxin.com learn from those mobile phone sellers and implement a pre-order/flash sale system. At least let us know when we can buy it; waiting aimlessly like this isn't going to work!"

"I went to three bookstores but couldn't find the first edition. I finally got the second edition, but I couldn't even get one online. I'm so exhausted! Can anyone understand?"

Wu Xinyue read through the messages one by one, growing more and more shocked with each reading. Her mouth was slightly agape. After finishing, she handed the phone back to Kang Yuyan, her voice filled with disbelief.

"This book... is it really that popular? I know the first edition sold well, but I didn't expect it to be this popular. Ten thousand copies sold out online in just ten minutes?"

Kang Yuyan took her phone back, put it in her pocket, and said helplessly:

"What do you think? The first edition sold out in less than an hour with 10,000 copies. This second edition, which the kids have been waiting for so long, will definitely be even more sought after."

I specifically set my alarm for 7:50, and opened the app as soon as it hit 8:00, but I was still a step too late. By 8:02, it was already sold out. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had to suffer queuing here.

Wu Xinyue then realized the seriousness of the problem. She looked ahead at the long queue again; the queue was completely still.

I glanced down at my phone again; it was almost ten o'clock. My heart started pounding, and I couldn't help but mutter to myself:

With so many people, when will it be our turn?

What if we get to the front of the line and the goods are sold out? Wouldn't that be a wasted trip?

Just as the two were having their doubts, a young girl in a bookstore uniform, holding a megaphone, slowly walked over from the front of the line.

The girl, probably in her early twenties, with a ponytail and a slightly apologetic expression, walked to the middle of the line, stopped, and cleared her throat.

Then the loudspeaker was turned on, and the sound came through the loudspeaker, reaching everyone's ears clearly.

"Dear customers, we regret to inform you that the book 'The Adventures of the Chen Family Daughter in the Mountains and Seas'..."

We are completely sold out. Please do not queue anymore to avoid wasting your valuable time. We apologize for the inconvenience.

As soon as he finished speaking, the team erupted in chaos, with complaints and doubts pouring in.