For the first two days, we didn't see a single whale.

On the third day, I did see a whale spouting water in the distance.

On the fourth and fifth days, there were no whales again.

On the sixth day, a surprise came: a whale swam around his boat, as if it had finally noticed something extra.

Yun Zhao especially hoped that this was a whale covered in barnacles or whale lice.

Unfortunately, its back is very smooth, which makes it look like a whale that is good at fish care.

Under the scorching sun, after six days of continuous exposure, he became noticeably darker and looked rather listless.

On the seventh day, as he drifted listlessly in that sea, a long, gray-white shadow suddenly surfaced and swam toward his boat.

Yun Zhao was stunned for a moment before he reacted.

He finally got the whale he wanted!

This is a small gray whale, about two meters long, with a thick layer of white whale lice on its back.

Whale lice look a bit like crabs. They're not ugly, but when they're densely packed together, they can be a bit creepy.

The little gray whale raised its head, its eyes pleading.

Yun Zhao suppressed his excitement and reached out to pick a whale louse.

Seeing that the little gray whale was not disturbed by his movements and remained in place, he felt a surge of joy.

Instantly transforming into a lice-removing expert, I removed all the whale lice from the little gray whale's back.

He intended to throw the whale lice he had picked into the sea, but thinking they might parasitize back into the sea, he threw them into the boat instead.

It filled the entire ship's hold.

Anyone who didn't know better would think he caught a whole bunch of crabs.

Spending so much time with his foodie cousin, Yin, he'd picked up a bit of her foodie spirit too, and couldn't help but think, "Maybe these whale lice would taste delicious if they were deep-fried?"

But after observing these whale lice closely, they appeared to be just arthropods with no flesh, so I gave up on them.

After the whale lice were removed from the baby gray whale, the whale became much more active.

It nuzzled Yun Zhao's hand and left reluctantly.

Yun Zhao was greatly encouraged.

He transported the entire hold of whale lice back to shore and gave them to the fishermen to feed their chickens and ducks, before continuing his voyage the next day.

To his surprise, the little gray whale came again, bringing with it a friend who needed lice removal.

Yun Zhao did his best to be a lice-removing guardian and also gained the friendship of a whale.

Three days later, the news that there was a lice-removing expert here had spread, and every day one or two whales came to Yun Zhao to have their lice removed.

He finally mustered enough confidence to go find Qiu San Niang.

"Third Sister, would you like to see whales?"

He said to Qiu Sanniang with a nervous expression.

"These whales may be a bit ugly, but they are very well-behaved and willing to let people pet their heads."

Qiu San Niang was dumbfounded.

"Whales let people pat their heads?"

Is it the whale she knows?

It's some kind of fish that shares the same name as a whale...

Yun Zhao nodded.

"You'll find out when you go with them."

Qiu San Niang did not refuse.

This was beyond her imagination; she even suspected that Yun Zhao was lying to her.

But when she arrived at that sea area with Yun Zhao and waited for half an hour, a huge whale surfaced and stopped beside the boat, she had to believe that what he said was true.

Whales actually approach people on their own initiative.

Yun Zhao routinely removed whale lice from the whale.

Qiu San Niang paused for a moment, then finally understood why these whales had approached him.

She smiled and helped Yun Zhao remove the lice.

After the lice were removed, the whale lingered for a long time. Qiu San Niang not only touched it but also hugged it, finally fulfilling her long-cherished wish.

Yun Zhao watched her interact with the whale, a smile playing on his lips.

Upon their return, the two were lost in their own thoughts and remained silent for a long time.

As the sunset changed from gold to purple, the magnificent glow shone on the person in front of her, making her even more beautiful and charming. Yun Zhao's heart was filled with joy.

Such a beautiful sunset is the perfect time to confess your love.

He looked at Qiu Sanniang with tenderness, about to speak, but she spoke first.

"If Fatty Ke knew I touched a whale today, he'd be green with envy. No one in their Giant Whale Gang has ever touched a whale, yet they dare to call themselves that? They're just all talk and no action..."

With a "crack," Yun Zhao heard a sound of something shattering.

He glanced around the cabin and his surroundings.

Nothing was broken.

His heart was broken.

He was completely focused on her, and when he wanted to confess his feelings to her, she was actually thinking of Fatty Ke.

This is probably the farthest distance in the world.

After Qiu San Niang finished speaking, she seemed to remember something and asked him, "What were you about to say?"

Yun Zhao smiled slightly: "It's nothing, the sunset is beautiful, I wanted to call you to see it."

Qiu San Niang turned around, looked at the sunset for a while, and smiled, "It is quite beautiful."

The two fell silent and watched the entire sunset in peace.

Upon returning to Hong Kong, Qiu San Niang jumped off the boat and said gratefully, "Thank you, Yun Zhao, for fulfilling my childhood dream."

"You're welcome."

Yun Zhao waved to her and rowed away.

For the next three days, he continued to go to that area every day to remove lice from the whales, and only then did he notice that there was more than one type of whale coming to him for lice removal.

It seems the news has spread far and wide.

"Feel sorry."

After removing the lice from the last whale, he stroked its head and said.

"This is my last day here. You'll have to clean up yourselves from now on."

As if sensing his sorrow, the whale nuzzled his hand with its head.

Yun Zhao stroked its head, remaining silent for a long time.

After that day, he stopped going to the sea and instead stayed at the inn reading.

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