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Chapter 91 Traveling Alone
Zhou Jinbei took a few photos, took a selfie, then went down the mountain with his backpack on.

Zhou Jinbei, fifteen years old this year, is very thin and looks malnourished.

But his physical fitness is actually not bad, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to ride around the island. You have to know that riding around the entire Qionghai is more than a thousand kilometers, and most people can't persist at all.

Zhou Jinbei packed his bag, bringing only a few sets of clothes, and set off directly.

He has already traveled half the distance since he set out. Along the way, he has encountered high temperatures, headwinds, hill climbs, mosquitoes, bicycle tire blowouts, and even a typhoon. It can be said that he has gone through a lot of hardships, which makes Chen Haiyan very distressed.

Of course, I met a lot of nice people along the way, some of them were local residents, and some were travelers traveling by car.

Seeing that Zhou Jinbei was young, they either treated him to a meal, bought him some drinks and snacks, or gave him some money...

Except for the first two, Zhou Jinbei chose to accept them. If offered money, Zhou Jinbei would refuse them.

"I'm not a beggar, I'm traveling around the island," he said.

Whenever this happens, Zhou Haiyan's eyes are filled with tears at her son's understanding.

She knew why her son chose to cycle around the island. It was actually all for a wish she had long ago. However, she had been dead for almost ten years, and she didn't expect her son to still remember it.

This is also why, after the high school entrance examination, Zhou Jinbei put a photo of her in his pocket and set off directly.

Zhou Jinbei went down the mountain, found his locked bicycle, skillfully placed his backpack on the back seat and tied it with a rope, then heaved a sigh of relief, opened the kettle, and drank a lot of water...

The weather was too hot, and when he just came out of the house, he was not thoughtful and soon got sunburned. Gradually, he gained experience and knew how to protect himself from the sun.

At the beginning, many parts of my body, including my shoulders, hips, soles of feet, etc., had blisters due to friction. The blisters burst and were soaked with sweat. It was a terrible pain.

But after a long time, calluses form and slowly you get used to it.

During the journey, he thought about giving up countless times, but finally persevered. At this time, he had already ridden halfway across Qionghai.

Zhou Jinbei had been cycling for almost a month, and according to common sense, he should have finished the 1,000-kilometer journey long ago.

But Zhou Jinbei didn't have much experience, and on the other hand, his bicycle was just an ordinary bicycle that his father bought for him to make it easier for him to go to and from school, and he encountered many problems along the way.

Also, every time he goes to a tourist attraction, he will take a look around, not just riding for the sake of riding.

After coming down from the mountain, Zhou Jinbei rode for a while along the planned route. He still had several scenic spots to visit and was not planning to leave Binhai today.

It was almost noon and I was feeling thirsty and hungry, so I found a shade under a tree near the sea and stopped to eat something before continuing on my way.

He brought a lot of food in his backpack, including bread, instant noodles, and some biscuits.

At first, he thought he could buy something to eat on the roadside, but after he got on the road, he found that the ring road around Qionghai was often deserted, with no supermarkets or restaurants at all. He almost starved to death. Fortunately, he met some other people traveling around the island who gave him some food.

Zhou Jinbei took out the bread and ate it with water. He chose to eat bread not because he liked it, but because bread has the shortest shelf life and in hot weather, it will easily go bad over time.

One good thing about tourist cities is that there is direct drinking water in many places, so he can fill his kettle and save money on buying water. After all, he doesn't bring much money when he goes out, so he has to spend it frugally.

Zhou Jinbei felt that after the island tour, he must be incredibly strong. If he could persist in cycling around the island, then there would be nothing he couldn't persist in doing in the future.

However, this round-the-island cycling trip did help him grow a lot. He learned how to be thrifty, how to persevere, how to communicate with others, and how to repair a bicycle...

The sea breeze rode on the waves, came ashore, passed through the crowd on the beach, swept over the treetops on the shore, and finally came to Zhou Jinbei.

Lifting the boy's hair, she gave him a big hug, bringing him a touch of coolness. Zhou Jinbei took out his broken-screen mobile phone, opened the photo album, deleted some old photos, and cleared some memory.

This phone was given to him by his aunt. This old phone has a small memory and cannot store many photos. Apart from answering calls and sending messages, there is nothing else he can do.

Zhou Jinbei looked through the pictures one by one and deleted them one by one.

At this moment, a voice suddenly said in my ear: "This photo is very well taken. It would be a pity to delete it."

Zhou Jinbei was surprised when he heard this. He hadn't noticed anyone coming up to him. He quickly turned around to ask, and then he was stunned.

A familiar face appeared before him, and it felt like a dream.

Could it be because the weather was too hot and I had heatstroke, causing me to become mentally confused and see my mother?

Thinking of this, Zhou Jinbei hurriedly opened his backpack and took out a plastic-wrapped photo from it.

The person in the photo was Chen Haiyan.

Chen Haiyan sat down beside him without saying a word, just watching his movements with a smile.

Zhou Jinbei looked at the photo in his hand, then at the person in front of him, then at the photo again...

After repeating this several times, he finally stammered, "Auntie, you...you look like my mother."

At this point, Zhou Jinbei no longer believed that the person in front of him was his mother, he just thought that the two looked alike.

Chen Haiyan said, "Really? It's really my honor."

As if afraid that Chen Haiyan would not believe him, Zhou Jinbei hurriedly said, "What I said is true. If you don't believe me, just look."

After saying that, he handed the photo in his hand to Chen Haiyan.

Chen Haiyan naturally knew about this photo, but she still reached out to take it.

"It's been a long time."

Looking at herself in this photo, Chen Haiyan couldn't help but sigh.

This is a photo taken when she went north to work. At that time, she was working as a waitress in a hotel and was still wearing a blue work suit. At that time, she smiled brightly and was full of hope for the future.

But unexpectedly, more than ten years later, she died of illness, leaving behind a child who was only five years old.

"This is a photo my mother took when she was at work. Do you look alike?" Zhou Jinbei leaned over and said.

"Yes, I look alike, but maybe I am your mother." Chen Haiyan tried hard to suppress the sadness in her heart and forced a smile.

"That's impossible. My mother...my mother has passed away." Zhou Jinbei said.

His tone was calm and he didn't seem sad, but it wasn't surprising when you think about it. After all, so much time has passed and the sadness has already been felt.

Chen Haiyan heard this, but didn't know how to comfort her.

At this moment, Zhou Jinbei said angrily: "She is a big liar."

(End of this chapter)