By linking my account to the check-in system, I became a leisurely traveler.

Chapter 14 Dad

The bustling pedestrian street will last for a very long time. Tourists come and go, and the flow of people is constant. Li Younan carries a backpack, and the girl carries an erhu case. The dim light shines on their faces.

After walking for a while, it finally quieted down when we reached the side of the road.

Li Younan said, "What a coincidence."

The girl nodded: "Yes, what a coincidence."

Then they both laughed.

Li Younan looked down and asked, "My name is Li Younan, the Younan of 'leisurely seeing the southern mountains.' What's your name?"

The girl said, "My name is Zhu Qingyue. Zhu means Zhu Yingtai, Qing means Qingfeng, and Yue means Chaoyue."

Zhu Qingyue stopped and turned around, carefully looking Li Younan up and down. Noticing his backpack, she asked, "So you came to Jinling City on a business trip?"

Li Younan shook his head: "No, I'm here for tourism, uh... travel." He smiled, "I don't have a job."

"Unemployed?" The girl's eyes flashed with surprise. She lowered her head and touched her chin, saying, "But... this is so unexpected. I thought you were a thinker."

She was genuinely surprised. Of course, the surprise wasn't just because her previous stereotypes about Li Younan had been shattered; part of the reason was that, in the vast sea of ​​people, two complete strangers reunited in two different cities—even novels wouldn't dare to write something like that.

What a coincidence!

Zhu Qingyue then asked, "What are your plans? How long will you be staying here? Alone?"

After posing three questions in a row, Zhu Qingyue was taken aback and smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

Li Younan chuckled and said, "When you last saw me, I was already preparing to embark on a trip. My plan is to visit as many places as possible over the next long period of time. My first step is to explore the eastern part of the country, and then gradually move towards the central and western parts once I have gained more experience. Nanjing is a city with a rich historical heritage, and I want to stay here for a few more days... by myself."

Zhu Qingyue's surprise deepened. If she didn't actually have no interaction with Li Younan, she would have suspected that Li Younan had spied on her schedule.

Zhu Qingyue said, "I also plan to stay here for a few more days."

The conversation abruptly stopped there, and the two fell silent for a moment.

Zhu Qingyue glanced at Li Younan secretly, but Li Younan remained silent.

The two walked silently for a while longer when Zhu Qingyue suddenly stopped, took out her phone, and said, "Let's add each other on WeChat."

Li Younan nodded, and the two exchanged WeChat contacts.

Zhu Qingyue stopped and said, "Will you contact me later?"

Li Younan was a little surprised. Was the farewell so sudden? He nodded: "Okay."

After a brief encounter and separation with Zhu Qingyue, Li Younan must continue on her journey.

Zhu Qingyue stood there saying goodbye to him. After watching Li Younan leave, Zhu Qingyue quickly took out her phone to reply to the message: "Coming, coming!"

Then, carrying her violin case, she turned around and jogged back in the direction where she had just seen Li Younan.

Without stopping, Zhu Qingyue ran to the entrance of a coffee shop, panting heavily and bending over to catch her breath.

When she looked up, there was a girl standing in front of her, with a round face, a little chubby but very cute.

The girl spoke slowly, but with a hint of resentment: "Where did you go? I just saw you playing the erhu at the door."

Zhu Qingyue chuckled and mumbled, "I just wandered around a bit."

The girl said with dissatisfaction, "You're going out alone again."

Zhu Qingyue's breathing calmed down a bit, and she said, "Oh, don't be angry anymore, I'll treat you to a late-night snack."

The girl's expression softened a bit.

The two of them walked away in one direction.

"I thought you ran off with some handsome guy." "Uh, this... how could that be?"

"It's fine to play around with handsome guys outside, but when it comes to marriage, you still have to find someone from our capital."

"Ah……"

"Just kidding, but don't carry your erhu around everywhere anymore. It makes you look like a street performer, and a pathetic one at that. Every time you take out your erhu, I feel like you're going to play 'Moon Reflected in the Second Spring'."

"That's a stereotype. The erhu is no worse than the violin."

"whee."

"Oh, right, I need to update my novel when I get back to the hotel," the round-faced girl added.

"I still don't have any inspiration."

"Not yet? Ugh, you lazy bum..."

The two chatted as they walked away.

……

The chance encounter with Zhu Qingyue again was a rare event, and it was certainly enough to make one's heart flutter. But after they parted and the passion faded, Li Younan couldn't help but think that this was probably just a minor episode, and life had to return to its previous course.

Lying in bed, Li Younan couldn't help but think of Zhu Qingyue again.

He sat up somewhat dejectedly, feeling a pang of guilt, after all, he had just broken up with his girlfriend of several years.

He got up and sat at the desk in the hotel room, taking the stationery and pen from the desk, wanting to try to draw Zhu Qingyue.

Half an hour later, he looked at the messy lines on the paper. Apart from the erhu, there was nothing that resembled Zhu Qingyue. He coughed lightly and casually stuffed the letter into his backpack.

I wonder if drawing skills will be included as a reward?
Now Li Younan has a general idea of ​​the level of the rewarded skills.

Without a doubt, it's at a professional level. Whether it's his photography, his repair skills, or even his piano playing, he has surpassed the professional threshold.

If you can reach a professional level in a skill, you can live a very comfortable life with that skill.

Take auto repair as an example. You should know that the vast majority of auto repair shop mechanics are not at the professional level. Although most auto repair mechanics can repair cars, they are still some distance from being truly professional.

The main difference lies in the understanding of the principles.

According to Li Younan's understanding, the watershed moment at this level is whether one can overhaul most common engine models.

But Li Younan also knew that being a professional was definitely not the end of a skill.

Top-notch mechanics are sought-after talents even by professional racing teams, and Li Younan has not yet reached that level.

In addition, his piano and photography skills are also at this level—professional, but not masterful.

Regardless, these skills are already incredibly exciting. Just by checking in, you've mastered a craft that would normally take over a decade to learn. As your travels expand and you acquire more skills, making money will be secondary; life will definitely become more interesting.

With that in mind, Li Younan decided to adjust his plans slightly and go to the Jinling Museum tomorrow to complete his visit.

He thought for a moment, then took out his phone and sent Zhu Qingyue a WeChat message: "What are your plans for tomorrow?"

"I plan to go to the Nanjing Museum."

"What a coincidence! Me too..."

Just as the message was sent, Zhu Qingyue's phone beeped with a WeChat notification. Gan Tian, ​​standing beside her, immediately looked at her with a mixture of curiosity and wariness and asked, "Who is it?"

Zhu Qingyue blinked, and said without blushing or skipping a beat, "My dad."

(End of this chapter)