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

Chapter 232 The Best Son in the World
After having lunch at JK Long's place, Li Younan spent another afternoon in Chengdu, mainly going to the supermarket to buy some things to take back.

Having just eaten the young cook's cooking, he was now itching to cook a delicious meal for his mother when he got home.

The feeling and emotion were wonderful. What he ate at JK Long's place was not just three simple home-cooked dishes, but also a feeling of care and dedication. This feeling made him eager to cook a delicious meal for his mother as well.

It's been almost half a year since I last went home, and my mom must miss her son terribly.

Given the astonishing things Li Younan did, especially when he participated in "Living Alone in the Wilderness," which involved some danger, it was impossible for his mother not to worry.

However, Mom understands Li Younan's character. One very important point is that she knows Li Younan is a person who cherishes family and kinship. If he were to hurt himself, he would hurt every relative who cares about him.

Therefore, Li Younan would definitely take this into account when choosing to do something.

Based on this, even if her mother is worried, she won't interfere too much with her son's decisions.

But when Li Younan returned, she couldn't help but feel a little excited: "How long will you be staying at home this time?"

"I'll probably stay for a while."

"Oh, so what are your plans for the future?"

“I got a car and plan to spend some time converting it into a campervan, then drive around the 318 highway all the way to LS.”

"Are you alone?"

"Mom, if you can get time off work, I'll take you with me."

My mom smiled helplessly: "I'd like to go too, but it's almost the end of the year, and I'm very busy. If I take leave, I'll have to hand over my work to my colleagues, which won't do; I can't cause them any trouble."

"How long would it take to go to the 318 National Highway?"

Li Younan thought about it. Actually, if he just drove all the way from National Highway 318 to LS, it would probably only take about twenty days. But he planned to travel and have fun along the way, so it was hard to say how long it would take.

Perhaps we'll stop and linger for a while at a scenic spot along the way; or perhaps a certain spot for taking photos isn't on the national highway, so we'll have to drive to the countryside to stop.

In short, there will be many uncertainties, which will extend the timeframe indefinitely.

"It's hard to say. Mom, let's not talk about this now. I'll cook you a nice meal today."

Mom cheered up too; she really missed her son's cooking.

For the next few days, Li Younan focused on staying at home, picking up and dropping off his mother from get off work, cleaning the house, cooking, and repairing some of the old electrical circuits in the house.

Now that Li Younan has money, he has a new idea about his previous plan to buy a house. He plans to buy a house not only in the city, but also a new house for his mother in the county town. However, he has not yet discussed it with his mother.

The next few days were less busy, so Li Younan wandered around the county town, mainly looking for better accommodations.

In the county town, housing prices are much cheaper than in Chengdu. Li Younan has no plans to buy a new house, feeling that the second-hand houses from the past two years are quite good.

After searching around, Li Younan found a house of more than 120 square meters in a community not far from his mother's workplace, and arranged a time to go and see it in person.

The owner of the house is a young man who works in the government sector. He is going to be transferred to work in the city, so he plans to sell this house in the county town directly.

The house was bought two years ago. Compared to two years ago, the house price has dropped, but because it has been renovated, the other party quoted 6000 yuan per square meter, with a total price of more than 70 yuan.

Li Younan inspected the house. Although the layout of the water and electricity lines was not as meticulous as his, it was still quite responsible overall, so there was no need to make any further changes. The overall layout of the house was also quite good.

Li Younan was too lazy to haggle with the other party. To be fair, the price wasn't too expensive, so he readily signed the contract and completed the transaction.

After getting the house, Li Younan still didn't tell his mother. He planned to completely renovate the house before giving her a surprise.

Li Younan didn't intend to keep the furniture in the house. The young man would have needed furniture in his new place anyway, so he hired a renovation company to take it all away.

Over the next few days, Li Younan began to deal with the house.

Since the water, electricity, and gas were all available, Li Younan began to upgrade the house from a carpentry perspective.

He first demolished all the existing woodwork, such as the entryway wardrobe and TV wall, and then redesigned it according to his own ideas. He ordered high-grade wood that had been naturally dried and carried out a very meticulous production process.

There's a saying that goes, "No glue can be made without formaldehyde." The main source of formaldehyde is the glue used in the decoration process.

When Li Younan was doing the carpentry work, he didn't need to use any glue at all, and the wood paint he used was a high-grade paint that didn't contain glue, so you could move in with peace of mind right after the renovation.

This process took about two weeks.

Li Younan knew his mother liked taking baths, so he specially bought a high-end bathtub for the main bathroom in the new house, which was particularly large.

After everything was prepared, we waited for the house to air out naturally to get rid of the wood paint smell.

The next day happened to be a Friday.

Li Younan picked up his mother from get off work, but instead of driving straight home, he headed towards their new home.

My mom was sitting in the car and didn't realize at first that the route was wrong.

Since the new home wasn't far from my mother's workplace, the car arrived in the neighborhood in just a few minutes.

Li Younan's mother asked with some confusion, "Where are we going?"

Li Younan smiled and said, "Mom, don't you like taking baths?"

My mother's eyes widened in confusion.

This isn't a public bathhouse.

Without saying a word, Li Younan took his mother upstairs without explaining. When his mother asked, he simply said, "You'll know when we get upstairs."

He took his mother directly to the door of their new home in the elevator. The door lock was an electronic lock with fingerprint and password functionality. His mother stood at the door, increasingly puzzled.

Li Younan said, "Mom, enter the password. The password is your birthday."

My mother stood at the door for a while, and even though she's usually oblivious to things, she finally realized what had happened.

She looked at Li Younan, then at the door lock, her expression gradually changing from a hint of surprise to a joyful smile. Then, her nose turned red and a few tears fell.

"Haha, Mom, why are you crying?"

"Um……"

Mom nodded gently, entered the password, and opened the door.

Seeing the scene inside, my mom got as excited as a little girl: "When did you buy this house?"

"It was just a while ago, when I just came back."

"You didn't even tell me."

"Hehe, I wanted to give you a surprise."

Unlike other parents, my mother didn't grumble or say things like "It's too expensive," "We don't need it," or "We should save money." She simply enjoyed the happiness and the surprise her son had prepared for her.

She touched the brand-new wooden shoe cabinet and entryway, looked at the brand-new high-end furniture inside, then strolled around the kitchen, turned on the range hood, and felt the powerful airflow by placing her hand on the air intake. She then looked at Li Younan, and like a naive little girl, grinned and said, "This is amazing..."

Seeing this scene from behind, Li Younan felt very happy. He then took his mother to the bedroom to show her the large bathtub she had been longing for.

The mother finally couldn't help but hug her son, and while she was smiling, tears also fell down her face.

……

A few days later, Li Younan and his mother officially moved into their new home.

In this way, Mom won't even need to take a taxi to and from get off work anymore; it'll only be a ten-minute walk from here to her workplace.

When I get home, my mom hums a little tune, puts a few slices of cucumber on her face, and then goes to take a bath.

The weather is gradually getting cooler, and the house has underfloor heating, so it's warm and cozy.

Every time she comes out of the bath and looks at her son, she feels so happy, and that her son is the best son in the world.

Of course, there were other things that Li Younan needed to do during this time.

It is worth mentioning that due to the airing of the compilation version of "Living Alone in the Wilderness", Li Younan's fame and influence have continued to rise, and this influence is mainly on the external network.

After Liu Yu returned, she suggested that Li Younan open an account on an overseas website as well, so that he could earn money in China while also making some US dollars.

Li Younan agreed.

After he opened an account on the internet, his followers quickly exceeded several hundred thousand.

Meanwhile, a documentary about national treasures was also released, one episode of which was dedicated to the restoration of national treasures in the Palace Museum. A large part of the episode focused on the restoration of the revolving vase, and naturally, Li Younan became the protagonist of that story.

This time, Li Younan is no longer an unknown figure. On the contrary, the documentary details some of Li Younan's experiences, describing him as a true genius, and mentioning that there are no more than three people in the world who can repair this kind of rotating bottle.

The English version of this documentary was also released overseas at the same time, which subsequently triggered two related events.

The first thing is that someone from the British Museum actually contacted Liu Yu—in a sense, Liu Yu is now Li Younan's agent, and he has been handling Li Younan's business affairs.

The British Museum offered a high price to hire Li Younan to restore a similar revolving vase for them.

Li Younan's feelings were hard to describe.

After all, a hundred years ago, their ancestors came to China and looted those precious cultural relics. Now they have no way to bring those cultural relics back to China, yet the other party still dares to take the initiative to invite them to restore those cultural relics.

Li Younan refused.

He would feel very frustrated if he had to repair those cultural relics.

The news got out through some unknown channel.

The focus of attention was not on Li Younan's rejection of the other party, but on the fact that the British Museum also certified Li Younan's technical level.

In the cultural relics community, especially in the field of porcelain, Li Younan's reputation has been exaggerated to an extreme degree.

This led to another chain reaction: the batch of porcelain that Li Younan made in "Living Alone in the Wilderness" appreciated in value.

The wealthy man who bought Li Younan's "Wilderness Solitary Living" shelter and porcelain couldn't resist posting a status update online to showcase his collection.

He boasted, "Although this batch of porcelain has appreciated in value, I will absolutely not sell them! Without a doubt, Mr. Li is a true artist of our time! In fact, besides these porcelain pieces, there are other artworks that I find even more exquisite."

The accompanying image shows Li Younan's works featuring intricate carvings and painted beams.

Li Younan was both amused and exasperated by this.

However, to be fair, the wealthy man deserved it, because he had given Li Younan ample respect.

At the time, he bought those works simply because he liked Li Younan. Strictly speaking, he was not an art collector, but he still spent a lot of money to buy them. The appreciation in value at this time is a gift to him for his admiration for Li Younan.

Time flies, and it's already mid-November. The weather has turned completely cold, and the Unimog chassis and carriage frame that Li Younan has been longing for have finally arrived.

(P.S.: I was a bit busy during my shift today and only managed to write one chapter. I'll have to write and post the remaining two chapters tomorrow morning and noon... *crying*)

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