By linking my account to the check-in system, I became a leisurely traveler.

Chapter 19: Frozen Emotions

Zhu Qingyue swore that in her entire life, apart from the braised pork made by her classmate's father during her student days, this stir-fried rice noodle dish was the best she had ever eaten.

It was just ordinary rice noodles, ordinary beef, ordinary vegetables, and even rapeseed oil of unknown quality, but Li Younan's cooking made her very happy.

Zhu Qingyue smiled and said to Li Younan, "I didn't expect you could cook."

Li Younan picked up a piece of stir-fried rice noodles he had made himself, blew on it, and put it in his mouth to savor it.

A moment later, he showed a satisfied expression: "That's really good."

Before actually tasting it, Li Younan himself didn't know how the stir-fried rice noodles he made based on his intuition would taste.

But without a doubt, he underestimated the skill level of professional chefs.

I have to say, it's really great to be able to cook for yourself and still feel a sense of anticipation.

Li Younan couldn't help but leisurely fantasize about going camping in the west, modifying some kitchenware kits in the trunk of his car, driving to a riverbank or grassland, slowly cooking himself a delicious meal, setting up a small table and a folding chair, and then watching the sunset while drinking tea.

He slowly turned his attention back to Zhu Qingyue and Gan Tian, ​​secretly observing them.

Zhu Qingyue ate with great focus and seriousness. After being praised, she became completely absorbed in eating.

Zhu Qingyue took big bites of food, and she looked very satisfied and enjoying her meal. Watching her eat made me feel like I was enjoying myself and had a good appetite.

Meanwhile, Gan Tian, ​​on the other side, didn't rush to pick up her chopsticks.

She took out her phone and kept taking pictures of the stir-fried rice noodles.

Just as Gan Tian put down her phone and was about to pick up her chopsticks, Zhu Qingyue had already finished eating.

Just as Gan Tian was about to pick up her chopsticks, she suddenly remembered something and said to Li Younan, "Oh right, don't forget to send me the photos."

Li Younan handed the camera to Gan Tian and said, "The photos are all in the camera. You can upload them yourself."

Gantian nodded: "That works too."

She fiddled with the camera for a bit, put it into transfer mode, and then prepared to eat the rice noodles.

Looking down, I realized that the plate of fried rice noodles in front of me was gone.

She paused for a moment, then looked up to see Zhu Qingyue happily eating her second serving of stir-fried rice noodles.

Gan Tian's lips twitched slightly. Just as she was about to say something, Zhu Qingyue glared at her disapprovingly and said, "Didn't you say you wanted to lose weight?"

Gan Tian opened her mouth. She had indeed said those words when she was having a late-night snack yesterday, but wasn't she eating a proper meal now?
Seeing how much Zhu Qingyue was enjoying her meal, Gan Tian said with a pitiful expression, "But it's okay to eat a little bit for dinner, isn't it?"

Li Younan, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The shop owner watched with a smile and said, "I'll give you another one for free."

The boss was extremely enthusiastic and started working on it without saying a word.

Before long, a plate of the owner's original stir-fried rice noodles was served on the table.

By this time, Zhu Qingyue had almost finished eating the sweet fried rice noodles.

She glanced at the fried rice noodles the owner was making, and suddenly that feeling of having no appetite returned.

Gan Tian ate with great enjoyment... she was genuinely hungry.

After having eaten the stir-fried rice noodles, it was time to say goodbye.

The three of them walked to the intersection together, and then they went in opposite directions.

Zhu Qingyue hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Where are you planning to go next?"

Li Younan thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "I haven't decided yet. Maybe I'll go to Shenzhen, or maybe I'll go to Lin'an."

Zhu Qingyue nodded slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then asked with a smile, "Will we meet again in the future?"

Li Younan watched the traffic flow by, each car speeding towards its own destination, and smiled: "I don't know, but didn't we exchange WeChat contacts? Let's post more about the places we've been on our Moments, and give each other more likes, haha... If we think the places the other person has been to are interesting, there will always be opportunities, right?"

Zhu Qingyue smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, you're right. Goodbye then."

Li Younan nodded: "Goodbye."

As the sun set, Zhu Qingyue looked back again; Li Younan's shadow was stretched long.

In this bustling metropolis, people come and go, busy at a fast pace.

Two young women and a young man strolled slowly in their own directions, while the crowds around them hurried past.

This summer has been so long...

After saying goodbye to Zhu Qingyue and Gan Tian, ​​Li Younan returned to the hotel. There were still some things to take care of.

The two girls in cheongsams will have their own photos edited by them. As for the posed photos of Gan Tian, ​​Li Younan doesn't plan to edit them for her either.

Li Younan flipped to the last photo, then copied it and put it on her computer.

Looking at the photo, Li Younan crossed his arms, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Actually, this photo is his favorite of the day. But it's not a staged photo; it was taken secretly.

It's still the scene from the Republic of China era, with old streets.

In the scene, the blurred passersby are several girls wearing cheongsams, who seem to blend perfectly into the scene of that era.

But they are not the main subject of this photo. The main subject is a girl in modern clothing in the center of the picture.

The girl was tall and slender. She seemed to have heard the noise behind her and turned her head slightly, her eyes revealing a confused look.

Her modernity and the emotions conveyed in her expressions clashed violently with the Republican-era setting.

All the scenes and figures are designed to highlight the girl's image, and the dreamlike atmosphere that transcends a century and intertwines with the old film era is so strong that it almost overflows from the photograph.

The person in the photo is naturally Zhu Qingyue. This is a scene that Li Younan suddenly saw when he was in a daze, and then quickly picked up his camera to take a picture.

Li Younan didn't even need to do much post-processing; this was already a very good piece of work.

However, after thinking about it, he decided to strive for perfection and do some post-production color grading and retouching.

Unfortunately, he only acquired photography skills, but post-production is another skill tree.

But it doesn't matter, Li Younan graduated from the prestigious Binhai University, where he had many talented and extraordinary classmates.

He scrolled through his friends list and quickly found a skilled player. The profile picture was of a girl gracefully dancing on roller skates.

Li Younan sent her a message: "Xiao Jing, do you have time to Photoshop a picture for me?"

The other person replied almost instantly: "Senior, of course I'm free, send it to me."

After Li Younan sent her the photo, she sent a confused emoji: "Who is this girl?"

Li Younan simply replied, "I've been learning photography recently. I just took a candid photo of a random passerby at the Jinling Museum."

The other party immediately replied with a surprised emoji: "Jinling Museum, have you arrived in Jinling City?"

Li Younan asked curiously, "What?" Then he blinked and sent another message: "Don't tell me you're also in Jinling City."

The other person immediately replied with a giggling emoji and said, "It's a bit late today, I'll come find you tomorrow. You shouldn't have left yet, right?"

Li Younan quickly replied, "I didn't leave."

The other party was extremely efficient, sending over the retouched photos in less than half an hour.

Seeing that photo, which used top-notch composition and lighting techniques, and after some professional retouching, it is now comparable to commercial photos in photography magazines.

Li Younan was increasingly satisfied with the photo and forwarded it to Zhu Qingyue, adding the caption: "Sorry, although you asked me not to take your picture, the atmosphere you created when you turned around was so captivating that I couldn't resist taking a picture. I hope you don't mind."

After finishing this task, Li Younan discussed meeting up with the junior who had helped him Photoshop the image the next day.

Li Younan, of course, had no idea that Gan Tian and Zhu Qingyue were resting in bed at that moment.

When Zhu Qingyue picked up her phone and opened the photo sent by Li Younan, she was stunned for a moment, and then her breathing even paused slightly.

She gazed at herself in the photo, certain that she had never taken such a beautiful picture before.

Completely natural expression, completely unaware, without a trace of affectation or deliberate posing.

The atmosphere of the photo immediately gave her the urge to keep it as a treasure.

At this moment, Gan Tian was using Meitu Xiu Xiu to edit the photos she had just taken, and nodded in satisfaction.

Suddenly, she noticed her best friend who was grinning foolishly, and out of curiosity, she leaned over to take a look at Zhu Qingyue's phone screen.

Then I saw that beautiful photo, which was clearly several levels above my own.

In an instant, Gan Tian felt like the sky had fallen.

(End of this chapter)