This humble Taoist priest wants to take the college entrance exam.

Chapter 115 Taoist Priest, let's take a group photo!
Chen Shi'an didn't understand why girls took so long to go to the bathroom; he even thought they had fallen into a pit.

With nothing much to do while waiting, he took out his phone and started taking pictures on the viewing platform.

Fat Mo, who loves taking photos, immediately jumped out of the bicycle basket and struck a pose.

The cat sat perched on the wooden railing, like a black stone lion.

Chen Shi'an bent down, took out his phone, and looked for the right angle and composition to take a picture of it, attracting curious glances from many tourists.

"Young man, did you bring this cat?"

"Correct."

"Hey! This is quite rare."

The tourist auntie glanced at the cat, then at Chen Shi'an, and suddenly stared at him: "You look so familiar... Oh! I remember now, aren't you that high school student who practiced Baduanjin online before?"

"Does your aunt know me?"

Chen Shi'an was somewhat surprised. The video already had 490,000 likes, but as time went on, the number basically stopped increasing.

In the internet age, people are bombarded with a dizzying amount of information every day. The handsome men and beautiful women in the last video are forgotten after the next one is watched. In addition, he is not a big internet celebrity. Apart from his school classmates who recognize Chen Shi'an, very few people can recognize him when he walks outside.

"It really is you! Auntie even saved your videos, saying she'll watch them and learn from them when she has time."

"Really? How's Auntie's learning going?"

"I'm usually so busy that I haven't had time to practice..."

The older woman smiled shyly. It was her first time meeting someone from the internet in real life, and she was very excited. She called over her companion, who was also an older woman, so she could take a photo with Chen Shi'an.

"Young man, can I take a picture with you?"

"sure."

Chen Shi'an stood between the two women and took a photo with them.

"thank you."

"You're welcome."

After resting for a while, the two middle-aged women left on their bicycles, while Chen Shi'an continued taking photos and having fun.

The girls who went to the restroom hadn't returned yet, but Wu Jiayun and Yan Yufei, who were lagging behind in the group and leisurely riding their tandem bicycles, arrived first.

At first, Wu Jiayun rode in front, but now Yan Yufei has taken over. The two best friends each slack off, and often only one of them is moving. Riding a tandem bike feels more tiring than riding a single bike.

"I can't go on, Feifei, let's take a break."

"Wow, you have the nerve to say that? I was the one doing all the moving!"

"Sister Jiayun, Sister Yufei, over here—"

Seeing that his two older sisters hadn't noticed and were about to ride over, Chen Shi'an quickly spoke up to remind them.

"Hey, Shi'an, where are your sister Wanyin and the others?"

"They went to the restroom. Let's rest for a bit and wait for them. Do you two need to go to the restroom?"

"We've already been to the observation deck, so let's take a rest..."

The two stopped the car and waited there for Li Wanyin and the other two.

When Li Wanyin was away, she was alone with Chen Shi'an. The two older sisters seemed a bit reserved, each of them very demure. It's really hard to imagine what it must have been like for Wanyin to be in the same room with such a handsome and charismatic male high school student...

"How long have your sister Wanyin and the others been gone?"

"It's been about seven or eight minutes."

"Oh, I guess we'll have to wait a while. There aren't many stalls in the women's restroom here, so there's always a queue."

"Jiayun, Yufei, would you like some water? Wanyin has some in her bag."

"No, no, we still have water. Are you taking pictures?"

"Ah."

With their best friends present, the two older sisters gradually grew bolder and curiously peered over to look at Chen Shi'an's phone screen, where he was taking pictures of the black cat.

"You took such great photos..."

"It's alright. I'm not very good at adjusting the parameters yet. I'll figure it out myself."

Recently, Chen Shi'an has been taking more photos, and he no longer uses the system to automatically adjust parameters like before. He explores and adjusts the camera parameters on his own. In fact, there are only a few parameters. Once you find the pattern and feel for it, you can get the hang of it quickly. For photography, the most difficult thing is often not these technical things, but the most intuitive feeling for beauty and composition.

After taking pictures of the cat, Chen Shi'an put away his phone and looked at the two older women beside him.

"Sister Jiayun and Sister Yufei, do you want to take a picture? I can take one for you."

"Okay!"

"Should we use your two older sisters' phones to take the picture?"

"It's okay, just use your phone to take the picture. We've all joined the group, right? Just send the picture to the group later and we'll claim it ourselves."

"That's fine."

What girl doesn't love taking pictures?
Photographers who are both handsome and good at taking pictures like this are expensive to hire elsewhere!

Seeing Chen Shi'an's enthusiasm in helping to take photos, Wu Jiayun and Yan Yufei were very excited and quickly stood in front of the camera to wait for him to take pictures.

Compared to Li Wanyin's awkwardness in front of the camera, Wu Jiayun and Yan Yufei were much more at ease. The two best friends struck various poses they had learned online, taking group photos and individual shots, and then running over to see how the photos turned out.

"Shi'an, you must have studied photography, right? These photos are so professional and amazing!"

"Remember to send photos later, and make sure to send the original images."

Wu Jiayun and Yan Yufei were amazed. This time, Wanyin had really struck gold, and even her friends benefited from it.

After a while, Li Wanyin, Wen Zhixia, and Lin Mengqiu, who had gone to the restroom, finally returned.

"I thought you guys had fallen into a trap," Chen Shi'an said.

"You're the one who fell into the pit!" Wen Zhixia said, taking revenge on him by raising her small hand and slapping him.

That stinky Taoist priest! He actually went to the movies with the Ice Cube Demon...!
Thank goodness you didn't watch my "The Legend of 1900" with that ice cube, otherwise you'd never be able to watch a movie with me again! You wouldn't even get to drink soy milk!

Seeing Xiao Zhi's sullen face, Chen Shi'an was puzzled, wondering what the three of them had gone to the bathroom for.

Wanyin seemed quite normal, but Lin Mengqiu's expression remained unchanged for years. She simply took back her water bottle, unscrewed the cap, and took a small sip of water.

"Are you taking pictures?" Li Wanyin asked Wu Jiayun and Yan Yufei.

"Yes, your little... little lens reveals a whole world! Shi'an takes exceptionally beautiful photos!"

The two older sisters almost blurted out something that would make Li Wanyin want to kill someone with a knife. Li Wanyin was startled for a moment and secretly pinched her two troublesome best friends.

"Wanyin, come quick! Let's take a picture together. Shi'an, can you take another one for us?"

"Okay, Sister Wanyin, go over there. I'll take a picture of you and the two older sisters."

Li Wanyin walked over to the railing and took a photo with her two best friends, using the lake view behind her as a backdrop.

Lin Mengqiu was also standing by the railing. When she saw that the three of them wanted to take pictures, she sensibly stood aside and went to a corner. She didn't join in the fun or check how well Chen Shi'an took the pictures.
Feimo always has to be in the picture. Compared to Wu Jiayun and Yan Yufei, it is naturally closer to Li Wanyin. So it ran over along the railing and sat down next to Li Wanyin.

Wen Zhixia loved to join in the fun. Instead of taking a group photo, she stood next to Chen Shi'an and watched him take pictures.

Chen Shi'an was much taller than her, so when she looked at him holding his phone, the girl had to stand on tiptoe, naturally supporting him with her small hand, and tilting her head to look at his camera together.

Taking photos from a high vantage point always makes other people's legs look shorter. Chen Shi'an hadn't learned any systematic photography skills, but he was good at finding angles. He half-squatted down, and then Wen Zhixia, who had just been standing on tiptoe, also bent down to look at his phone screen while holding her knees.

Li Wanyin has camera shyness, but luckily it's a group photo. Her two best friends are on either side of her, each holding one of her arms, laughing wickedly, looking like they're escorting a prisoner or a bride trying to run away.

Li Wanyin's original helplessness, shyness, and awkwardness became the most fitting expression at this moment, and Chen Shi'an instantly snapped a photo, capturing this exceptionally funny picture.

"Taoist priest, you took such great photos!"

Wen Zhixia was shocked. She had seen the photos Chen Shi'an had taken before, but they were all landscape photos, such as the photos he posted on Douyin of him hiking, his profile picture, and so on.

Girls aren't very interested in just landscape photos. When they encounter beautiful scenery, they won't just take pictures of the scenery; they must take a picture with the scenery to prove they've been there. Even when editing the photos later, they care more about how well the people in the pictures look.

Seeing that Chen Shi'an could even photograph people so well, Wen Zhixia was immediately tempted.

As if sensing her thoughts, Chen Shi'an whispered, "Don't rush, I'll take your picture after I finish taking pictures for Sister Wanyin and the others."

"Tsk, who cares..."

Despite saying that, the girl's pretty face was clearly beaming with joy.

After waiting for Chen Shi'an to finish taking a group photo of Wan Yin and the other two, Wen Zhixia quickly came forward to take a picture.

First, there's a front-facing photo.

In the shot, Wen Zhixia is leaning against the wooden railing by the lake. A black cat sits beside her, its small white legs extending from under its shorts, its feet in white shoes with bits of light green grass clinging to the edges, exuding a carefree and energetic vibe. Her head is slightly tilted towards the cat, her big eyes looking directly at the camera, her finger making a scissor gesture near her cheek, and a sweet smile curving her lips...

Lin Mengqiu, who was standing in the corner by the railing, turned her gaze away from the scenery and onto Wen Zhixia and Chen Shi'an, who was taking pictures of her.

Seeing the two constantly changing positions and interacting, seemingly enjoying themselves, the girl tightened her grip on the bottle, then unscrewed the cap and gulped down a few mouthfuls of water...

After trying several different poses, Wen Zhixia was finally satisfied.

Oh right, a group photo!
Wen Zhixia: "Taoist priest, let's take a picture together~"

Lin Mengqiu: "××××××!"

The girl in the corner was squeezing her water bottle so hard it made a cracking sound, her eyes fixed on them.

When taking the group photo, Wen Zhixia's phone was used. She held up her phone and switched to selfie mode. Chen Shi'an stood next to her, and together with the cat perched on his shoulder, they took a photo.

Wen Zhixia's photography skills are not as good as Chen Shi'an's, but she is clearly more satisfied with this intimate group photo than with those solo photos.

Wu Jiayun and Yan Yufei, who were standing nearby, nudged Li Wanyin.

Li Wanyin looked down at her phone, pretending not to see her two best friends' warnings...

Wu Jiayun and Yan Yufei sighed, "Wanyin is hopeless."

Go and flirt with him! If you don't flirt with him, how will his heart be moved?
Fortunately, Wu Jiayun and Yan Yufei could also see that Chen Shi'an didn't have any special feelings for any of the girls who were with them today, beyond just friendship. So everyone was on the same starting line, and our Wanyin still had quite a few unique advantages...

After helping Wen Zhixia finish filming, Chen Shi'an didn't forget Lin Mengqiu, who had been quietly staying in the corner.

It was midday, and the sunlight shone through the gaps in the clouds, casting a golden hue on the lake.

Like the little rabbit in her WeChat profile picture, Lin Mengqiu was facing away from everyone, gazing at the lake from the railing. A few strands of her smooth, long hair were gently blown by the lake breeze, clinging to her cheeks and outlining her delicate jawline. The stray hairs on her forehead were not deliberately styled, falling casually and just enough to cover her eyebrows.

Her gaze fell on the lake not far in front of her, as if she were watching egrets skimming across the water, or perhaps she was lost in thought. Gone was the usual icy coldness; the whole scene softened.

Chen Shi'an raised his phone and pointed the camera at her.

The black cat had to be present to take photos. Fei Mo reacted quickly; just as Chen Shi'an raised his phone, it darted over from the railing and sat down on the railing next to Lin Mengqiu.

Lin Mengqiu turned her gaze away from the lake view in front of her and lowered her head to look at the black cat.

Chen Shi'an pressed the shutter and took this photo.

Only after taking the picture did he ask, "Class monitor, do you want to take a picture?"

"No shooting."

"Okay. I just took a picture of you without your knowledge."

"?"

Lin Mengqiu didn't notice that Chen Shi'an had just secretly taken a picture of her. Just as she was thinking of coming over to see what the stinky Taoist priest had secretly photographed, Li Wanyin enthusiastically invited everyone to take a group photo.

"It's rare for us to get together and have fun, let's take a picture together."

“Okay,” Wen Zhixia agreed.

“Okay, I’ll take the photos for you,” Chen Shi’an said.

"Shi'an, you come too."

"Then who will take the picture?"

"Just ask someone else to take a picture for you."

There were other tourists resting nearby, so Li Wanyin took her phone and went over to ask someone to take a group photo for her.

Lin Mengqiu didn't like taking pictures, but she didn't want to spoil everyone's fun. Seeing that everyone wanted to take a group photo, she walked over from the corner and naturally stood to Chen Shi'an's left—Wen Zhixia had already taken the spot to Chen Shi'an's right.

These annoying cicadas seem to have grown wings; as soon as they hear we want to take a photo, they rush off to claim their spot.

Wu Jiayun and Yan Yufei also reserved a middle position for Li Wanyin, so the six of them stood in a row from left to right as follows: [Lin Mengqiu, Chen Shian, Wen Zhixia, Li Wanyin, Wu Jiayun, Yan Yufei].

Each person placed their bicycle on either side and took this group photo together.

……

"OK, let's go, next stop, let's go to the campsite for a self-service barbecue."

"Remember to send all the photos to the group later, and everyone can claim them themselves."

Team leader Sister Wanyin spoke.

The mangrove lake cycling greenway is 15 kilometers long. It wasn't until the 12-kilometer mark that the six of us finally met up.

(End of this chapter)