Chapter 421 Flowers on Flowers
If someone asks Lin Li now, "Lin Li, are you happy?"
Lin Li would definitely shake his head firmly: "My last name is not Hu, it's Lin."
But happy.
This moment is extremely pleasant and cozy.
The gray-blue Yuexi Lake spreads out under the cloudy sky, and occasionally one or two clumps of withered yellow reeds can be seen swaying in the wind on the shore.
Chen Yuying hugged Lin Li's waist, and her cheeks felt the body temperature from his back through his clothes, and the slight rise and fall of his muscles when he pedaled.
As comfortable and relaxed as he was, she was also comfortable and relaxed.
Then Chen Yuying raised her head, because at this time the bicycle turned a corner with slightly lush trees, and a "different" scenery appeared on the lakeshore.
In fact, it is the wishing pool by the lake, or the wishing lake.
It is not a traditional independent pool with a sculpture fountain, but a design integrated into the lakeshore.
A medium-sized platform slightly above the water surface was built on the shore, with the edge of the platform extending into the shallow lake water. In the center of the platform stood a large stone carp completely submerged in the lake water, with its huge mouth open and facing upwards.
There is always a target in a wishing well. Obviously, the target here is the mouth of a carp. Being able to drop a coin into its mouth is a good omen.
The water around the stone carp and in the area of the water facing the carp is so clear that you can see the bottom. You can see a large number of coins that were not thrown in, lying quietly in the cracks of the pebbles at the bottom.
Wishing wells are quite common in real life - for example, buses are actually wishing wells, and throwing a coin into one can fulfill your wish to travel to certain destinations, so it is not a rare thing. In addition, this place does not mainly promote this, so it is not a popular check-in spot.
Therefore, there are only two or three tourists on the lakeside trail, most of whom pass by without stopping, or rest on a bench in the distance to look at the lake.
At this moment, there were only one or two young people on the shore, and it seemed a bit deserted.
But this quietness was exactly what the two of them wanted. If the place was full of people, Lin Li and Chen Yuying would have lost interest.
After parking and locking the car, the two walked side by side towards the wishing fountain.
"There's actually a coin dispenser. Our careful planning suddenly seems redundant." Lin Li pointed at the coin dispenser not far away and said to Chen Yuying with a smile.
"The coins spitted out of that cold machine are different from the coins taken out of my warm backpack. Mine are better." Chen Yuying raised her chin slightly, with a smile and pride in her words. She didn't think so.
Then Lin Li felt that Chen Yuying was right.
When I walked to the wishing fountain, there was only a young man wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt next to him, who was casually tossing a coin in his hand.
Hearing the footsteps beside him, he subconsciously turned his head and glanced at Lin Li who was close to him. He just raised his eyebrows, but when his gaze passed by Chen Yuying, it stopped for a moment, and an unconcealable surprise and distraction flashed across his eyes.
Then, when his eyes swept over Lin Li, there was a bit more undisguised envy and jealousy in his eyes, "What virtue and ability does this bastard have?"
Lin Li keenly caught the gaze, turned his head to look at the young man, and then a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The young man named Xiang Zhicheng immediately withdrew his gaze from the two people and turned back to the stone carp in the pond.
He took a deep breath, clasped his hands together, closed his eyes, and silently opened and closed his lips several times, as if in prayer. Then, he gathered his energy into his Dantian and shouted at the stone carp with all his might, "My wish is to find a way out of being single!"
The moment he finished speaking, the coin in his hand was thrown out with force.
The coin fell into the water with a crisp sound. It was actually thrown quite accurately, but the trajectory of the coin after entering the water was unpredictable. For example, this coin did not fall into the carp's mouth as expected, but instead fell onto the carp's fin and then fell along the slope to the bottom of the pebbles.
Xiang Zhicheng's frustrated voice came from the side, just a little bit.
Lin Li's eyes lit up and he patted Chen Yuying on the shoulder.
"What's wrong?" Chen Yuying looked at him puzzledly.
"This pool is so magical." Lin Li exclaimed in surprise.
"Hmm?" Chen Yuying tilted her head slightly, somewhat puzzled: "Why is it working?"
"It's not like other feudal superstitions that are evasive; it gives a direct and specific response!" Lin Li explained seriously, "Did you hear that? Just now, this person shouted, 'I want to be single,' and threw a coin in. The wishing well immediately replied, 'A lifetime of loneliness.' Isn't that a response?"
"Lonely One... huh?"
Chen Yuying was stunned at first, and when she reacted, she pursed her lips and lowered her head, but her shoulders couldn't stop shaking, and a few suppressed breaths escaped from her throat.
But the laughter finally emerged from between her fingers that were tightly covering the corners of her mouth. Then she decided that covering her own mouth seemed useless, so she covered Lin Li's mouth instead:
"Keep your voice down! The person involved is still here!"
Xiang Zhicheng: "..."
It's too late.
I heard it all!!
And you don’t speak softly! !
Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you are beautiful!
"Dude! That's 'gulp' not 'lonely for life'! Stop spreading rumors! That's not what the God meant!" Xiang Zhicheng couldn't help but stepped forward to argue with Lin Li.
Lin Li looked bewildered: "Yes, a lonely life."
"Hey, you're a stubborn person, aren't you?"
"Fuck, why are you so vindictive... But," Xiang Zhicheng shook his head helplessly, paused, and said frankly, "Brother, your girlfriend is indeed ridiculously beautiful. No wonder you got so angry just now."
Hearing this, Chen Yuying's laughter gradually stopped, and she looked at Xiang Zhicheng with some confusion.
Why did he say that? It seemed like he knew Lin Li.
"My love rival." Seeing the girl's confusion, Lin Li introduced her first.
Chen Yuying suddenly realized. Lin Li's reminder made her remember that the voice belonged to the owner of the forest whom she had only heard but never seen.
However, because there is a subtle difference between when a person speaks at a normal volume and when they shout, she didn't hear it at first.
No wonder Lin Li didn't lower his voice when he spoke just now. Normally, Lin Li would know to avoid speaking ill of strangers.
"It looks good, right?" Lin Li then looked at Xiang Zhicheng with a slightly boastful tone.
"Alas, what have I done to deserve this..." Xiang Zhicheng stroked his chin, his eyes wandering between Lin Li and Chen Yuying. Finally, he shook his head: "It's like a flower stuck in cow dung."
"What are you talking about! She is also a flower!" Lin Li walked forward angrily, grabbed Xiang Zhicheng's collar, and said angrily.
Xiang Zhicheng and Chen Yuying: "..."
Xiang Zhicheng was silent for a long time, and finally laughed out loud: "Brother, you are invincible."
Then, he pointed to Yuexi Lake:
"You know, I often come to Yuexi Lake. In the summer, there are many lotus flowers in the lake, but many people shake the lotus flowers to take pictures, which is very uncivilized.
But I see that you, my brother, are also a flower, so you can definitely empathize with me and feel the same way. So you definitely won't shake the lotus, right?"
"Although I'm not as good as you say, I really don't shake the lotus." Lin Li withdrew his hand, feeling very touched by Xiang Zhicheng's praise, and said modestly.
Give a thumbs up to Zhicheng.
"Next time, treat me like cow dung." When Lin Li came back to her side, Chen Yuying was a little dissatisfied.
"Got it," Lin Li turned and looked forward, "Alright, let's ignore this single guy and make our wish."
Chen Yuying nodded with a helpless look on her face.
"I'll go first. I'll make a wish—" Lin Li's hands, which had been clasped together in prayer, suddenly parted, and one finger pointed at Xiang Zhicheng, "He'll never be single in this life."
And the moment he finished speaking, Lin Li aimed at the carp's mouth and threw a coin.
Listening to "A Life of Loneliness" again, the coin followed a perfect parabola, swayed after entering the water but did not change direction and fell accurately into the mouth and disappeared.
"Success! My wish came true!" Lin Li shouted happily.
Chen Yuying blinked.
Xiang Zhicheng: "(；☉_☉)?"
Oh no! What wish did you just make?
“Hey! Hey! Wait! Pah! Pah! Quick! Take back this wish!” The coin disappeared for several seconds before Xiang Zhicheng suddenly reacted and looked at Lin Li in shock and a little panic.
This person is really Cao Pi's father-in-law who framed Yue Fei for treason - Zhen Ji's father is so bad! !
Treat the wishing well as a cursed well?
"Words spoken are like spilled water; they can't be taken back." Seeing Xiang Zhicheng's reaction, Lin Li looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, his voice low and sad: "It's like a broken heart; no matter how hard you try to mend it, there will always be cracks."
Xiang Zhicheng: "..."
Are you in the code of melancholy and sadness?
And why does your girlfriend look like she's used to it?
"It's okay, it's okay," Xiang Zhicheng remained rational, shook his head, and forced a smile to comfort himself: "As we all know, wishes don't work if you say them out loud. Man, I just said it so loudly, this carp will definitely not come true, it's okay."
"Is that so? You mean, if I don't say it out loud, it will come true, right?"
Lin Li raised his eyebrows, took out another coin, and stared at Xiang Zhicheng meaningfully. When Xiang Zhicheng felt creepy and tried to stop him, he immediately threw the coin again, accurately into the carp's mouth.
"Nice! Hit the target again!" Lin Li smiled happily, then looked at Xiang Zhicheng: "Brother, do you want to guess what I just wished for?"
To Zhicheng: “(；゜○゜)?”
"I, I don't want to guess." Xiang Zhicheng's Adam's apple rolled and he shook his head.
"Yeah, it's good not to know." Lin Li smiled and nodded understandingly.
"Oh my god!!!" Xiang Zhicheng was completely defeated and let out a wail.
Finally, he cast his last ray of hope on Chen Yuying, his eyes filled with pleading: "Miss Chen, Sister Chen, Mother Chen, can you please control your boyfriend..."
Junior Wa, when did you come?
Lin Li stood between the two of them cautiously.
If she's your mother, just shout!
——Lin Li was not doing this for himself, but to stand up for Lin Ziwei and Lin Shouying.
Don’t be afraid, dad is here!
Chen Yuying hid her face and laughed, but she still suppressed her smile and gently pulled Lin Li's sleeve: "Okay, Lin Li, stop it."
Lin Li, however, looked somewhat innocent: "I didn't cast a curse. I swear on my life and my love for you that the wish I just made in my heart was that he would find a partner soon. Really."
Chen Yuying blinked, she believed what Lin Li said was true.
Xiang Zhicheng: “!”
Could it be... that I had wronged this person?
The next second, Lin Li covered his mouth in horror: "Oh no, I said it, it can't be realized!"
Xiang Zhicheng: “……?”
Wait a minute, this is a chain reaction.
Xiang Zhicheng smiled with relief.
This is intolerable.
He stretched his muscles, cracked his knuckles against Zhicheng, sneered at Lin Li, and then turned with all his might! He raised his leg with anger and ran away at full speed!
Can't afford to offend, just run away.
What's so good about a wishing well! Isn't it just a pool of coins? I don't care about her blessings!
"Why did you leave?" Lin Li asked in confusion as he watched the other party leave.
Chen Yuying smiled and shook her head.
"This pool is ours now," Lin Li said, looking back at Chen Yuying. "What wish do you want to make?"
"Of course it's a wish related to the two of us." Chen Yuying chuckled, clutching a coin, and said softly.
"Then what you expect will definitely come true." Lin Li answered casually but firmly.
"I think so too." Chen Yuying nodded in agreement and tossed the coin.
The coin drew an arc and entered the entrance.
Although Chen Yuying doesn't care whether she hits the target in the wishing well or not, she still feels surprised and excited when she sees that she actually hits the target.
Looking down at the girl with sparkling eyes, Lin Li's eyes were equally bright. "It seems that your wish will come true. We are not the only ones who think so."
——He didn’t use any abilities just now.
After throwing all the remaining coins, some of which hit the target and some which missed, the two returned to their bicycles and continued riding.
…
"Will you be tired?"
Feeling the road gradually turning into an uphill section under the wheels and the oncoming wind seemed to bring a slight resistance, Chen Yuying hugged Lin Li's arm and patted it gently, with concern in her voice.
"Don't worry, it's just a small lake." Lin Li rolled the fructose that Chen Yuying had stuffed into his mouth, the sweet taste filled the air, and his tone was relaxed and smiling:
"Forget about cycling around the lake, I can even take you to the Tour de France!
Oh, why don't you hold a cycling race around China? Otherwise, I will sign up now to show you the power of love."
"Ringzhong is going too far..." Chen Yuying laughed out loud.
Chen Yuying believes that athletes participate in competitions to show the world their rankings, but they should never do so to show the world their rank.
If the Tour of China were held in ancient times, perhaps a more accurate adjective would be: exile.
By the way, exile is usually within three to eight thousand miles, but within the ring it is forty thousand miles.
Continuing to ride forward, we gradually reached a blind spot that was not visible when we just left the "Frost Trail". A wooden viewing platform extending into the lake appeared in front of us, and many tourists gathered here to rest and play.
The view here is wide and the water is shallow. A group of wild ducks and several non-fearful pigeons have gathered on the shore. They are now cruising or pacing around several places on the shore where there are obvious signs of feeding.
Lin Li didn't need Chen Yuying's reminder behind him. Knowing that she was still upset about feeding the baby for half a day and only feeding herself in the end, he parked his bicycle steadily next to the bicycle rack at the entrance of the observation deck and locked it.
"Let's go and take a look." Lin Li naturally took her hand.
After buying a few bags of grain feed from a small vendor outside the observation deck, the two walked into the bustling area.
Taking the feed from Lin Li, Chen Yuying couldn't wait to walk to the railing at the edge of the observation deck.
The ducks seemed to sense that it was feeding time and immediately gathered around, quacking. The pigeons also flapped their wings and landed on the nearby railings.
Chen Yuying picked up a handful of grains and scattered them first to the area where a few ducklings were located a little further away and did not dare to squeeze forward.
The ducklings immediately lowered their heads and pecked at the food happily, making tender calls.
The girl rested her elbows on the railing, her palms supporting her cheeks. She looked at them tenderly, a smile on her lips, and coaxed them softly, "Eat slowly, don't be in a hurry."
The sunlight fell on the girl's face, and Lin Li's heart was moved by this scene. He took out his mobile phone and aimed the camera at this beauty.
After noticing the camera, Chen Yuying smiled and made a few "yeah" gestures, turning into a fully automatic photo-taking machine. Seeing Lin Li nod with satisfaction, she reached out her hand expectantly: "How's the picture? Let me see it."
"Not bad, quite handsome." Lin Li handed the phone to Chen Yuying.
Chen Yuying: “…”
When Chen Yuying saw that the first photo in the album was Lin Li’s face, her heart skipped a beat.
Sure enough, the latest seven or eight photos in the album were all selfies of Lin Li facing the camera, and he looked like a fruit fly.
I got fooled again!
He pointed the phone at me just now on purpose to let me find out!
"Why is it pre-positioned?" But Chen Yuying asked with a stern face, knowing the answer anyway.
"What?! It's actually front-facing?" Lin Li was surprised and scratched his head. "I was just admiring your beauty. Strange, I thought I was using rear-facing cameras. How could this happen?"
"It's okay," Chen Yuying shook her head, stood up, walked to Lin Li, and pretended to push him. "I've found some evidence. The truth will soon surface, just like your body."
“Hahahahahaha——”
Lin Li laughed heartily. He felt that Chen Yuying could now say such words seriously and naturally, which was something he had done invaluable.
"If you don't know how to take pictures, leave it to me!" Chen Yuying was dissatisfied with Lin Li being so happy.
"Keep feeding. This time I'm going to take a serious photo for you. Leave it to me! Go over here and squat down. I'll take a photo of you and the duck together--" Lin Li said with a smile, directing.
Chen Yuying was skeptical, but still obediently followed Lin Li's instructions.
Before Lin Li finished taking the photo and showed it to Chen Yuying, an aunt beside him exclaimed, "Young man, you took a very good photo."
The picture frozen on the phone has a gray-blue lake and distant mountains in the background. In the near distance are flocks of ducks and pigeons and a few water birds that rarely get close. The sun shines through the thin clouds and dances on the rippling waves, but the real center of the picture is Chen Yuying, who has her head slightly tilted and a gentle smile.
"Thank you, Auntie." Lin Li responded politely.
"Can you take a few pictures for me?" Auntie asked immediately.
"Sure, but Auntie, my photography skills are not that good." Lin Li accepted it first, but immediately changed his stance.
“This child is so modest,” the aunt waved her hand, immediately handed her mobile phone to Lin Li, and then posed.
Lin Li started taking pictures.
She hadn't turned off the shutter sound on her phone. When the clicking stopped, she looked at Lin Li expectantly, "How's the photo?"
Lin Li looked at the fruits of his labor with a slightly complicated expression: "Auntie, I took the photo of you to make you look very young."
"That's amazing!" Auntie nodded excitedly, "Then take a few more pictures, I'll change my position——"
"Auntie, I haven't finished yet. I don't know how to use some of the settings on your phone, and the pictures look a little too young..." Lin Li said embarrassedly.
Seeing Lin Li's expression, Chen Yuying's heart skipped a beat and she stood up and walked to his side.
After looking at the picture carefully, it was not what Chen Yuying had imagined, where the aunt was photographed as her grandson.
only.
It was just worse than Chen Yuying had imagined.
"Too young? What do you mean by too young?" Auntie asked, somewhat puzzled. "How young?"
Lin Li: "Thirty years younger..."
"Thirty years old, oh my, isn't that perfect? Auntie also wants to be eighteen again..."
Lin Li: "Three hundred thousand years."
Auntie: “(；☉_☉)?”
I didn't understand.
The woman walked to Lin Li's side puzzledly and looked at her phone.
I didn't see any photos of myself on my phone.
For some reason, the screen showed a funny looking Homo sapiens.
Auntie: "Haha, who is this monkey?"
“…”
“…”
Aunt: “No.”
(End of this chapter)
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