Chapter 40

Two people played bowling.

After coming out, Ming Yunle looked at the time and asked, "What was the original plan for today?"

Ruan Yan said, "Let's go to the art museum."

"What about tomorrow's plans?"

Although Ming Yunle continued to ask, he knew it was pointless since the plan had already gone wrong.

"Let's go to another park tomorrow."

Ming Yunle said, "Then let's go to the art museum tomorrow, and put other things off until later."

Fortunately, Xia Chen reminded them not to plan every day and to leave the last few days free.

The freed up time can be put to use to extend the time they temporarily occupy.

"Xia Chen really understands me and his prediction was completely correct." Ming Yunle said.

*

About halfway through the trip, they left this location and went to other places in City T.

This was also arranged, as the places they planned to visit were limited.

If I continue to live here, traveling will become more and more inconvenient, and I will end up spending a lot of time on the road.

After moving out of this place, they dragged their luggage to another place they had booked in advance.

There is a forest here, which is very suitable for enjoying autumn.

Ming Yunle took out the camera from his suitcase again, intending to take it up to take pictures of the scenery.

Walking in the red, Ming Yunle took photos and admired the scenery.

There were layers of fallen leaves under his feet, and Ming Yunle felt something falling on his head.

Ming Yunle was very foresighted this time and he wore a hat.

Just by tilting his head, a small leaf fell down.

Ruan Yan watched his skilled movements with a smile and said, "It seems you've gotten used to it after doing it so many times."

"Yeah." Ming Yunle pressed the camera again.

After he had taken enough photos, he was finally able to devote his attention to Ruan Yan next to him.

The weather is colder today, and Ruan Yan has already put on that thicker coat.

After walking for a long time, they decided to have something to drink, so they walked out of here and went to a nearby store.

This time they didn't buy iced juice, but switched to hot drinks.

The scenery here is beautiful. It is a famous tourist spot and many people come here.

After walking for a while, they wanted to sit down, but found that there were no empty seats.

I passed by many benches, each with people sitting on them.

They walked for a long time before they found a place to sit down.

Ruan Yan asked, "Tired?"

They did walk a lot during the past two days and also did some exercise at some local sports stadiums.

Not to mention the stadium, they have even been to the gym twice.

Ming Yunle sat down, took another sip, and said, "A little."

"Then rest in the hotel for a day tomorrow?"

"Let's take a rest for half a day." Ming Yunle said, and then remembered that from tomorrow they had no fixed plan to go anywhere.

Ming Yunle was surprised to think that they actually visited all the places they had chosen.

I thought I would completely deviate from the direction as I walked.

But this is also related to the fact that they did not fully arrange their itinerary.

The trip will only last half a month in total, and we have only booked a seven or eight-day itinerary. It would be terrible if we can't complete it all.

On their way back they passed by a handicraft shop.

Thinking of the agreement to make handicrafts together, Ming Yunle asked, "Do you want to go?"

Ruan Yan said, "You must be tired now. Anyway, this place is not far from the hotel. It won't be too late to come back tomorrow."

Before arriving at the hotel, Ming Yunle saw a gourmet restaurant.

He saw the advertisement at the entrance of the store and said, "The crabs must be very fat now."

Ruan Yan laughed: "Okay, let's go."

*

They did not go out the next morning as agreed, and only went to the handicraft shop in the afternoon.

On the way back, each of them was holding a small paper bag.

Ming Yunle held the bag in front of his eyes, as if he could see the finished product inside through the bag.

After a while, Ming Yunle asked, "Can these be put together? Wouldn't it be a bit weird?"

Ruan Yan didn't care: "Anyway, the cabinet is just a souvenir, so we don't need to worry about whether it matches or not. Is it possible that every time we go to a place, the things we make will be similar?"

That's indeed impossible.

"So it doesn't matter whether it's suitable or not. There's no need to think too much about it."

Ming Yunle asked, "Isn't it just one release per year this time?"

"You're right. If we make one handicraft every year, we won't be able to fill it up in the future. So let's put some commemorative items in here as well."

Ming Yunle said, "Then this is the memory cabinet."

"Yes, that's right. It's a cabinet filled with our memories. When we get old, we'll see how many memories we can finally accumulate. If there's no room left, we'll just move them to the next cabinet."

Ming Yunle was a little moved when he heard this.

The trip was almost over, and Ruan Yan asked as usual: "What do you want to do tomorrow?"

After finishing the handicrafts last time, they had absolutely nothing to do and all their plans were over.

Ming Yunle also began to think about what to do tomorrow. After thinking for a while, he thought of something big.

Apart from buying two T City specialties at the beginning, they seemed to have forgotten about this matter, which was originally an important step.

Ming Yunle patted Ruan Yan's shoulder and said, "We haven't bought any local specialties yet."

Ruan Yan didn't say anything for a long time, and it was obvious that he had forgotten about this matter.

Ming Yunle said, "If you don't have any plans, buy some local specialties first so you don't forget about it later."

"Where can I buy it?"

Ming Yunle had nothing to say, and they began to search online for where to buy suitable specialties in T City.

Finally, Ming Yunle found it. He pointed to an area and said, "There are a lot of souvenir shops here. Let's go there."

"That seems a bit far."

Ruan Yan looked at the place and felt that it looked familiar. He said, "Isn't this near the mountain you were going to climb? How about it? Are you still going to climb?"

"...Let me think about it."

"Well, but our trip is almost over, so we need to make a decision quickly."

They began to change hotels for the last time.

Because they might go hiking on the last day, they chose a hotel that was convenient for getting there by car.

After settling in, they went to buy local specialties.

They had little experience this time, so it took a long time.

They are also very careful when buying local specialties. They don’t buy big items, otherwise they won’t be able to move them back.

They returned to the hotel but came out again not long after.

There are only two days left in the trip, and it is now the penultimate day.

Since we are in this new place, we have to try some new food. This time we might as well have lunch outside.

City T is a popular city. There are many people everywhere you go, and there are also many popular restaurants nearby.

They picked one at random, and when they were walking towards the nearby shopping mall after eating, they passed by a bus stop.

When passing by this platform, Ming Yunle looked at the name of the station curiously, then pointed to one and said, "Let's go here."

This place is one of the more famous check-in spots in the vicinity.

He remembered that they had seen it, but perhaps because he had seen it in too many places, it didn't leave any special impression.

Although they had not planned it during their trip, they ended up going there naturally.

Ruan Yan agreed.

They waited for the bus for a while, and it arrived five minutes later.

When they got on, there were not many empty seats on the bus, so they sat in the last row.

Ruan Yan also had some impression of the place they were going to next. He asked, "Have we seen that place online? You also said it would be great to go there once if we have the chance."

"Yes, but since it's not convenient to go there, I didn't include it. The situation is really different now."

Ruan Yan thought that they originally wanted to see if there were any good movies, and they just passed by a platform and took a casual look when they saw this place.

It went from being inconvenient to just dropping by to take a look.

Thinking of this, Ruan Yan felt that this journey was really magical. When they came here, they actually didn't expect that this was a place they had once wanted to go.

After getting off the bus, they found that the wind was blowing. Fortunately, they were wearing warm clothes today, so it was not too cold.

Ming Yunle walked to the destination and said, "It seems better than what it looks like online. Fortunately I came here, otherwise I would not know."

He glanced around and said, "There are quite a few people here. It's more popular than we thought."

They walked here for about two hours and took some photos. When they were about to leave, Ming Yunle received a call from Xia Chen.

After answering the phone, Xia Chen said, "Cousin, I'm already in T City."

Of course Ming Yunle did not forget that Xia Chen had said he wanted to go hiking.

But their trip was almost over and they still hadn't received any definite news from Xia Chen, so he thought Xia Chen was too busy to come.

Xia Chen asked: "Are you planning to go hiking?"

He still remembered that Ming Yunle said that if he went, it would be in the last two days, but there was also a high chance that he would not go.

There is only one day left in the trip, and Ming Yunle hasn’t made up his mind yet.

But he had a good rest these two days, and since Xia Chen is here, they might as well go together.

Xia Chen told Ming Yunle where he was, and Ming Yunle was stunned when he heard it.

Isn't this the same hotel they were staying at? They were staying at the same hotel?

However, although it is a coincidence, it is normal for them to live close to each other given that they have the same destination.

It was getting late, so they bought some things they needed for climbing the mountain, had a meal, and then returned to the hotel.

After agreeing on the specific time to climb the mountain, we parted ways.

*

The mountain is very high. If it weren't for this, Ming Yunle wouldn't have hesitated for so long and made the decision only on the last day.

But when he really stood at the foot of the mountain, he became eager to try it.

Looking at the mountain, he even felt a little regretful about his hesitation.

Ming Yunle said, "Let's go."

Seeing his reaction, Ruan Yan was a little amused.

Xia Chen was also very enthusiastic. He had taken time off from work to fly here specifically for climbing the mountain, and his anticipation was high, so Xia Chen's enthusiasm was much higher than Ming Yunle's.

"Let's go." Xia Chen said, "The scenery on the top of the mountain must be beautiful. I can't wait."