In the spring of 2024, Wang Wan, unemployed, started working as a food delivery driver. From a novice who was fined to a skilled worker with good performance, she wrote about the people and events, the joys and sorrows of her journey—where delivery drivers eat and use the restroom, how to cope with off-seasons and peak seasons, how to deal with all kinds of customers, how to negotiate with the platform, and how to fight with security guards and traffic police; and, as a woman and a divorcee, the additional strange looks and challenges she faced. In short, she wrote about the unknown living conditions of food delivery drivers, especially female delivery drivers. What constantly troubled her was her identity dilemma as a low-level worker, and the complex emotions she felt towards her family and hometown. The book describes two worlds: one is the world within the algorithm, a world of constant movement between urban villages and large shopping malls in Beijing; the other is the world of human relationships in her hometown in Shandong, a world where she both feared being turned away and worried about being drawn in. Floating between them, Wang Wan was always looking for a place of peace, and unexpectedly, working as a food delivery driver gave her a temporary sense of security.
2024年春，失业的王晚跑起了外卖。从被罚的新手到业绩不错的熟练工，她写下奔跑途中的人和事、苦与乐——外卖员在哪里吃饭、上厕所，如何应对淡季和高峰，如何与各色顾客打交道、与平台博弈、与保安和交警斗法；以及，作为女性和离异者，她额外面对的那些异样目光与挑战。一句话，她写出了外卖员尤其是女外卖员不为人知的生活处境。而始终困扰她的，是她作为底层打工者的身份困境，面对家人和故乡的复杂情感。书中描述了两个世界：一个是算法里的世界，那是在北京的城中村与大型商场里不断穿梭的世界；一个是山东老家的人情世界，是她既害怕被拒之门外又担心被吸附其中的世界。悬浮其间，王晚始终在寻求安心之所，而意外地，跑外卖，令她暂时获得了安全感。
2024年春，失业的王晚跑起了外卖。从被罚的新手到业绩不错的熟练工，她写下奔跑途中的人和事、苦与乐——外卖员在哪里吃饭、上厕所，如何应对淡季和高峰，如何与各色顾客打交道、与平台博弈、与保安和交警斗法；以及，作为女性和离异者，她额外面对的那些异样目光与挑战。一句话，她写出了外卖员尤其是女外卖员不为人知的生活处境。而始终困扰她的，是她作为底层打工者的身份困境，面对家人和故乡的复杂情感。书中描述了两个世界：一个是算法里的世界，那是在北京的城中村与大型商场里不断穿梭的世界；一个是山东老家的人情世界，是她既害怕被拒之门外又担心被吸附其中的世界。悬浮其间，王晚始终在寻求安心之所，而意外地，跑外卖，令她暂时获得了安全感。
