Chapter 105 Chapter 105 A World for Two

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One boat, two people, and a trip to the East China Sea is just a matter of time.

They failed to meet up with the Feng Yi, and if nothing unexpected happened, they would have to spend a long time on this 5.5-meter-long (about 4.5 meters excluding the head and tail) and 1.5-meter-wide diesel boat.

The simple canopy that leaks air and rain is ok for temporary use, but since they will be living and eating on the boat in the future, Gu Mengran doesn't want to put himself in a difficult position, so he feels it is necessary to upgrade and modify the diesel boat.

There are plenty of materials, but unfortunately the boat is too small, so how to modify it is a problem.

The sky was bright, there were no thick dark clouds, the heavy rain turned into light rain, and it kept falling.

The boat was refueled and set sail again. Liang Zhao was in charge of driving the boat, while Gu Mengran was in charge of thinking about the modification plan. As he was thinking, his stomach growled, and he remembered that he had not eaten for half the night.

Didn’t we agree to go out and eat meat? I almost forgot!

Most of his sleepiness disappeared immediately. Gu Mengran quickly took out a small folding table from the space and spread it out in the cabin. Then he took out the ventilation set meal he had prepared earlier - fried shrimp in the typhoon shelter, spicy crab, and a dish of fragrant braised pork with preserved vegetables.

It is the same as when you put it in.

Three hot dishes were placed on the table, and the aroma immediately spread with the heat. Liang Zhao, who was driving the boat in front, couldn't help but look back and exclaimed sincerely: "It smells so good."

"Come on, come on, eat it while it's hot." Gu Mengran took out two sets of bowls and chopsticks, and took a small basin, filled it with half a basin of stream water from the space, and washed his hands.

After eating vegetarian food for ten days, anyone could not resist looking at this table of food, but Ninja Liang Zhao held back. His eyes stayed on the table for two seconds, then turned his head to look at the water in front of him again.

"We are sailing. You eat first, and then it's my turn."

Gu Mengran sneered, "The boat is drifting downstream. It will move even if you don't give it oil, but at a slower speed. Just let it drift while eating and sleeping, and adjust the direction in time. We can't stop eating and sleeping together in the future, right?"

“That seems to be the case.”

Liang Zhao nodded thoughtfully, let go of the rudder and turned around.

The three dishes, the pork with preserved vegetables with alternating fat and lean texture, the spicy and fragrant fried crab, and the crispy outside and tender inside fried shrimps, were better than the Manchu-Han banquet. Gu Mengran was so greedy that he picked up the chopsticks, picked up the meat, and hurriedly put it into his mouth, like a starving ghost.

"Mm! It's delicious, this is the taste."

The crispy and tasty pork belly was wrapped with the rich aroma of preserved vegetables, which melted away with a light sip. After taking a bite, Gu Mengran's waist and legs were no longer sore, and he felt energetic.

Liang Zhao washed his hands and picked up the chopsticks. Gu Mengran had already finished three slices of braised pork.

Seeing him wolfing down his food, Liang Zhao chuckled, picked up a big, plump shrimp, peeled it, and put it into Gu Mengran's bowl. "Eat slowly. No one is competing with you for it."

"Don't peel it for me, eat it quickly."

"Yeah, I'm eating."

Sitting in a small boat that was leaking air on all sides, there was still water and mud under their feet. The clothes on their bodies had not dried yet and their skin was still mottled with mud. However, on the simple folding table were delicious dishes that most people today cannot eat.

The depression in his heart was cured by the delicious food. The shrimp shells on the table were piled up like a small mountain. Gu Mengran, who was half full, put down his chopsticks, took out two cans of Fat Otaku Happy Water from the space, and gave one can to Liang Zhao.

"Squeak."

After pulling the ring, Gu Mengran raised his head and gulped down half a can. He then burped loudly and sighed contentedly, "It feels so good to eat meat in big mouthfuls. I'm so happy. What a life I had these past few days."

Liang Zhao opened his Coke and took a sip. He raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and looked at Gu Mengran with a trace of worry in his eyes. "The food was a little bad a few days ago, but at least the space can shelter us from the wind and rain. In the future, we will drive this small boat to travel... It's a small and narrow cabin, and we will eat and sleep in it. Can we adapt?"

"Liang Zhao." Gu Mengran laughed and glanced at him unhappily. "What kind of spoiled young master am I? And you've adapted to it. I've been through so much hardship in my last life. Now I don't have to worry about food and drink, and I have plenty of fuel and materials. What are you worried about?"

The Coke can made a "crackling" sound when it was squeezed. Liang Zhao pursed his lips and smiled unnaturally, "The last life is the last life, it can't be counted like this. We could have lived peacefully on the Wind Wing, but I insisted on my own way, causing you to be separated from Grandpa and have to live on this small boat with me."

After these words were spoken, Gu Mengran finally understood everything.

He wanted to pat Liang Zhao's hand, but when he raised his hand, he found that his fingers were all greasy. Gu Mengran retracted his hand, looked at Liang Zhao with a smile, and said seriously: "Before, I also thought that the past was the past. Let go of hatred and grudges, and live in the present."

"But you don't know how happy I was when I saw Dong Hongbo fall into the water and his boat being taken away by the villagers. It was like a fish bone stuck in my throat for many years, and suddenly it was pulled out. I felt so relieved."

"Do you still remember my reaction when I saw Dong Hongbo that day? Fear, resentment... Although it is very embarrassing, I have to admit that he is my nightmare and my psychological shadow."

The hand on the table was still held. Liang Zhao did not mind taking advantage of the situation and held his hand tightly.

With a warm feeling in his heart, Gu Mengran held Liang Zhao's hand and continued, "Do I look like someone who doesn't bear grudges? I just weighed the pros and cons and was afraid of losing more for revenge. It's not worth it. But now that the revenge has been taken, Dong Hongbo has died without a burial place, and our family is fine. We are just temporarily separated from Grandpa. It's a very cost-effective deal."

"Don't let your imagination run wild. I have to thank you, Liang Zhao. Thank you for helping me untie the knot in my heart. And, is it a bad thing for me to live on this small boat with you? Why don't we modify the boat a little bit and spend some time alone together?"

Having said that, Gu Mengran blinked at Liang Zhao with interest.

The guilt in his heart and the haze that was hovering over his head were swept away. Liang Zhao looked at Gu Mengran intently, a happy arc on the corner of his mouth, and his deep eyes were filled with strong love bit by bit.

"Okay, let's just spend time together."

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After everything was said and done, and they had eaten and drunk their fill, the boat set sail again. Gu Mengran put away the dishes and chopsticks, and happily began his renovation plan.

A simple version of the overhead canopy has been set up. If you just want to be convenient, you can directly add waterproof tarpaulin around it. This is equivalent to setting up a shed on the boat, which can be lived in unless there are strong winds and waves.

However, for long-term living, considering safety and comfort, Gu Mengran decided to dismantle the awning. Then, referring to the unique water tool in the Jiangnan region - the awning boat, he built a curved canopy for the boat.

Gu Mengran has already selected the materials. The frame is made of aluminum alloy, and the ceiling is made of high-strength and tough PC endurance board. PC endurance board is used in awnings and sun rooms. It has strong plasticity and can be bent and twisted. The key is that it is strong.

I stockpiled some of these when I was stockpiling building materials before the disaster, and I never thought they would come in handy now.

Gu Mengran did what he said. He squatted on the ground, and the cabin was filled with various materials and tools.

Aluminum alloy pipe, cutting machine, welding machine...

After the materials are prepared, electricity is needed. Outdoor power cannot power these high-power tools. Gu Mengran got up and walked to the stern, found a place without water accumulation, and took out a small diesel generator from the space.

Inject fuel, add coolant, tap the start button with your fingertips, and the small diesel generator will immediately emit a loud hum.

The generator and the boat's engine, two very noisy things, made a loud noise at the same time. It was simply so noisy that my head was buzzing and my ears hurt.

But this was just the beginning. Not long after, Gu Mengran turned on the electricity, measured the required length of the aluminum alloy tubes on both sides, and started the cutting machine again. "Zizi, buzzing, zizi, buzzing", the boat sailing at full speed seemed like a moving noise source, and the harsh noise echoed across the entire water surface.

As the saying goes, professional matters need to be done by professionals. Gu Mengran was a complete novice. The ready-made aluminum alloy pipes were just lying there, and he just needed to change the length. It took him nearly four hours to cut the materials needed to build the frame.

After not sleeping for almost a whole day and night, Gu Mengran was tired and sleepy, and even a little dazed. He was really tired, but he was happy. Liang Zhao had repeatedly proposed to change shifts, but he refused because... building his own nest with his own hands gave him an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.

After the aluminum alloy tubes were cut, Liang Zhao left the rudder to help with the welding process. Welding is a technical skill, and Gu Mengran was a complete novice, so he had no idea where to start. Liang Zhao had worked in auto repair, so he had some experience with it.

It is not wise to weld in a wet cabin on a rainy day. Water contact with the welding area can easily cause short circuits or electric shocks, which is quite dangerous. Unfortunately, due to limited conditions and the inability to weld in space, Gu Mengran could only do his best to provide insulation protection.

Sparks flew everywhere and the "sizzling" sound of welding lasted for a long time.

Liang Zhao was nimble and quick at work, but he was in the narrow cabin and had difficulty in moving around. It took him until the evening to finally build the frame of the awning.

Gu Mengran was also busy. Since he couldn't help with welding, he cut the PC endurance sheet. When Liang Zhao finished his work and the boat awning took shape, he also prepared the PC endurance sheet and mixed a bucket of silicone sealant for the final installation.

"Boom boom boom, bang bang bang—"

As the night deepened, the lights on the boat drifting with the current began to turn on. Two figures on the boat were busy hammering with rubber hammers, quickly fixing sheets of transparent glass-like plates around the boat and finally sealing the roof.

Two people spent the whole day in a diesel boat that was leaking rain from all sides, and suddenly it was transformed into a warm, comfortable, movable sun room.

The transparent PC endurance board blocks the rain, and the water splashes layer by layer, while the dim lights in the cabin are generous, like the afterglow of the setting sun, reflected on the water surface with incomparable clarity.