Chapter 144 Extra Yacht and Yan Xia
At seven o'clock in the morning, Liu Yue felt the warmth of the sun from outside the floor-to-ceiling window and woke up leisurely from the bed.
She stood up to wash up, electric toothbrush in her right hand, and rang the service bell near the sink with her left. After spitting out the mouthwash, she sat on the sofa and waited for the professional to complete her morning skincare routine.
Exquisite dishes were laid out on the table. The fish and shrimp still had the taste of sea water, and the meat and vegetables were also very fresh, with the temperature and taste being just perfect for eating.
Liu Yue tasted the local delicacies, drank some specially made drinks, touched Lucas who jumped onto her lap, and planned to practice aerial yoga later.
This is her life on the yacht, basically no different from usual.
Liu Yue believes that this is the essence of a great world trip. She's simply shifting her life from land to sea, but her quality of life shouldn't be compromised.
Not only materially, but also spiritually. Sang Yu reported to her that they could watch the latest movie released today. It was a Hollywood commercial film that had not yet been confirmed for release in mainland China.
Liu Yue nodded, indicating that she understood.
She'd been sailing on her yacht for over two months. Because her schedule was more flexible, with frequent visits ashore, her movements were much slower than with a travel agency, but that didn't matter. As long as there was an island and a helicopter could dock, she had many ways to get supplies.
Today, her yacht will dock in Hawaii, and a special guest, Yan Xia, will be on board.
Yan Xia took the college entrance examination this year. On the day of checking her results, before she could enter her admission ticket number, the admissions offices of Peking University and Tsinghua University called her.
Her first reaction was not to choose a university, but to call Ren Zhen immediately to tell him the good news. Liu Yue was already on the yacht at that time and was also very happy when she heard about it.
Yan Xia almost stopped studying at that time. Her help to her family was just a small effort, but it saved the life of a student from Peking University or Tsinghua University. The sense of accomplishment she felt was so great.
Liu Yue invited Yan Xia to spend two months at sea with her. She had been studying so hard for the past three years that she really needed to find a place to relax. As for earning a living, that was a piece of cake. Besides, Yan Qiu's business was also very stable and could afford her college education.
Ren Zhen took action and quickly got Yan Xia's passport and visa.
Yan Xia had assumed the yacht would be coming to Shanghai specifically to pick her up, thinking it would be too much of a hassle for Liu Yue. Unexpectedly, Ren Zhen had arranged a flight for her to Hawaii, so she could meet up there. When her school was about to start, they could find a city with an airport to dock and take her back.
Three years later, Liu Yue's yacht was completed, and the shy little girl she remembered had turned into a sunny and confident young lady.
But in Yan Xia's eyes, Liu Yue has hardly changed. She is still very delicate, very free, and exudes a temperament that makes people yearn for her.
Yan Xia and Liu Yue stayed in a hotel in Hawaii for a few days. They went snorkeling in the clear waters of Hanauma Bay, watched the eruption of Kilauea volcano up close, took a helicopter tour of the Na Pali Cliffs coastline, drove to the Keck Observatory for stargazing, surfed and played volleyball on Waikiki Beach, and admired the beautiful sunset...
They also explored pristine islands and experienced island life. Yan Xia learned how to start a fire and listened to Liu Yue's introduction to trees with fruits that could be used as a source of food and drinking water.
She admired Liu Yue even more, she knew so much!
Liu Yue smiled and said, "This is just my accumulated knowledge. I've seen and eaten it when I was traveling over the past few years, so I have an impression of it. It's nothing special. If you have had such an experience, you can also talk about it."
Yan Xia learned a new concept from Liu Yue, that accumulated knowledge does not represent a person's intelligence. The thinking and logical ability represented by the way of thinking about problems are the foundation of IQ.
She was lost in thought, her respect for Liu Yue intensifying. She thought Liu Yue must be reminding her that a few college entrance examination papers only represented past knowledge, and she couldn't get hung up on them and delay her continued learning.
Liu Yue: ...
Well...actually she was just saying it casually. This kid is really good at making up stories.
There's no way around it, maybe the image of her in her children's minds is just that tall and majestic.
Liu Yue and others played here for a few days. After the assistant team completed the supply, the yacht was about to set sail for the next destination.
They are about to go to Pitcairn, which is known as the loneliest island in the world, and then go to French Polynesia to check in Tahiti, which is known as the ceiling of island resorts. They will also stop in Samoa to feel the first ray of sunshine on the earth in this country with the earliest time zone in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Just hearing about these itineraries, Yan Xia felt it was very romantic.
She had taken a travel agency cruise as a child, and her impression of life on the water was that it was boring, extremely boring. It was a bit of a novelty when she first boarded the ship, but the next day, it started to feel boring. The sea view outside the window didn't change at all, the space on the ship was limited, the activities were limited, and there were always long lines.
However, if I accompany Liu Yue to those places to experience them, it doesn’t matter if I get bored on the way.
But she was wrong. If Liu Yue's assistant team could not avoid these problems, with Liu Yue's patience, it would be impossible for her to stay at sea for more than two months - there were so many new things on the ship.
The cinema on the yacht was showing blockbuster movies, and the infinity pool visually connected to the sea. Yan Xia and Liu Yue even went fishing in a small boat. Watching her put on a diving suit and go underwater to catch sea urchins and crabs...
The underwater sightseeing cabin here is also very interesting. You can actually look directly at great white sharks through the glass!
Yan Xia had only seen photos of great white sharks, and this was her first close encounter. Instead of being confined in an aquarium, she was swimming freely in the Pacific Ocean.
Liu Yue was also watching the great white shark. She enjoyed such encounters. She and the animal were just passing through each other's lives, becoming the scenery in each other's eyes.
The next day, Yan Xia discovered that the hula dancer she had seen in Hawaii and whom Liu Yue liked very much at the time appeared on their yacht. Some very interesting folk activities that they had not had time to experience could also be performed on the yacht.
This is Liu Yue's way of traveling the world: she spends her time ashore exploring the natural scenery and saves the cultural experience for the boat. The yacht has plenty of guest rooms, so once she's seen and enjoyed enough, she can simply drop them off at the next stop and arrange for a plane transfer.
Transportation costs were indeed a significant expense, but when had Liu Yue ever considered them? Her assistant only had to consider how to flexibly adapt the venue and how many people to invite aboard to ensure Liu Yue had a pleasant and enjoyable time.
After watching the performance, Liu Yue also took Yan Xia to experience Hawaiian woven bracelets.
This is a very special souvenir, and each pattern on the bracelet represents a different meaning. Yan Xia had no idea that the first step would be to boil the leaves. While watching the leaf boiling process, they listened to an introduction to the origin and weaving method of the Hawaiian knot.
The pace of the activity was slow, but they had a lot of time. Since they had a lot of time at sea anyway, they should calm down and slow down.
When Yan Xia used leaves and shells to weave the first wave knot bracelet, she listened to the sound of the waves and saw the seagulls flying over the sea outside the window. Suddenly, she felt a sense of leisure and comfort as the years were quiet and good, and her sentiments were cultivated.
Life on the boat will never be boring. Yan Xia noticed that the layout of several activity rooms was constantly changing.
The day before yesterday was shooting, but today it was changed to archery. The rock climbing wall was moved to a new location, and the oversized flying chess carpet was replaced with Monopoly...
Even the layout of the cat maze had changed. Lucas excitedly jumped in again, and Liu Yue even asked Yan Xia if she wanted to play.
Yan Xia: "Ah? But this entrance and passage are too small, only a cat can fit in."
The maze was built according to Lucas's size. Even a three-year-old would have a hard time getting in, let alone her.
Liu Yue handed her a remote control: "Hey, we can't get in, but the machine can!"
She's talking about an ultra-small, real-time flying machine that was originally designed to locate a cat and guide it out of a maze before it gets stuck.
Later, Liu Yue's imagination was sparked, and she made more requests to the custom manufacturer. She wanted to improve the accuracy of the remote control and transmit clearer images so that she could navigate the maze on TV using the controller.
Liu Yue: "I played this new map yesterday. It's quite difficult. You and Lucas have never played it before. You can have a race to see who can get out of the only exit first."
Wow, this is so interesting!
Yan Xia took the handle and realized that rich people could do so many things.
The aircraft and Lucas entered the maze at the same time. Lucas rushed out first, not remembering the route, and just enjoyed the joy of running around in the maze.
Yan Xia was much more cautious. Every time she controlled the aircraft to move forward, she would draw a map with paper and pen.
Although this task was more difficult than she had imagined, Lucas often caused trouble - when the cat met the aircraft, it would try to grab the aircraft and press it under its feet. Yan Xia had to maneuver to dodge, and sometimes she didn't have time to remember the route.
But she was having a lot of fun, and both her accuracy in operating the machine and her efficiency in drawing maps were improving. Liu Yue could see that Yan Xia was getting stronger with each setback and challenge. She was worthy of being a student that was sought after by Tsinghua and Peking University. This child would definitely become a great talent in the future.
Thinking of this, Liu Yue felt happy in her heart. It was so right to sponsor her to study and help her family solve the problems. She could be considered to be indirectly cultivating talents for the country, right?
At night, when the two were enjoying the breeze on the deck, Liu Yue asked Yan Xia what he wanted to do in the future.
Yan Xia's eyes sparkled: "The aircraft we saw today was very interesting. I want to study this in the future!"
"Have you chosen a major yet?"
"Yeah." Yan Xia nodded a little embarrassedly. "Sister Ren Zhen gave me some guidance, not only for undergraduate studies, but also for future master's and doctoral options, and future career directions... I didn't know about these things before, and I only understood them after listening to her."
That’s great. Liu Yue was even happier when she heard that she wanted to do scientific research.
Who hasn't dreamed of becoming a scientist as a child? She didn't have the talent, but perhaps Yan Xia did. She casually watered a seedling, and it would eventually grow into a towering tree.
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, she had already indirectly fulfilled her need for self-actualization through Yan Xia. In the future, her name would be mentioned in a page about her great contributions to human technological development, leaving a mark in history!
No, she was still thinking too far ahead... She should not put too much pressure on Yan Xia.
The evening breeze was a bit chilly and shouldn't blow for too long. Liu Yue returned to the main cabin and lay down on the soft bed.
Go to sleep, tomorrow is another new and wonderful day.
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Author's note: I originally wanted to write a first-person story from Lucas's perspective, but after writing half a chapter of scrapped draft this morning, I decided to give up. I felt that my writing was awkward, too human-like, and not at all like a cat...
But I've come up with a new spin-off idea: a story about Liu Yue's time travel to an imaginary ancient world. It's got a lot of cheat codes, including online shopping and a wealthy clientele. It's a quick, easy, and overwhelmingly popular story. The spin-off won't affect the main story's subscription rate, so I'm not interested in this part. Those who don't want to read the ancient setting should be careful not to subscribe by mistake.
By the way, let's do some research on new articles! The one I'm most interested in reading right now is "The Rich Only Affect My Earning Speed," which is from the perspective of an entertainment company owner. The other one is "Professional Star Chasers Make Millions a Day," which is from the perspective of a fan who buys stocks, but it's also about making money. I wonder which one you prefer (pointing fingers).
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