A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "Won't this affect your family's business?"

The girl smiled and said, "Business depends on people. If we let our guests get cold, that would be a breach of hospitality. These days, the shop is open for four hours a day, with staff taking turns to watch the night. If you don't have a tent, you can rest in the shop if you don't mind. The heating is on very well; a thin blanket is all you need to sleep through the night."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "We brought tents, I'll go and set them up now."

Jinchengzhai Qianye also has the side of a Japanese person who doesn't want to cause trouble for others. Since she brought her own tent, she shouldn't take away other people's resting space. Other people who didn't bring tents need the heated taxis in the store.

Chapter 1. Countdown

When the two men left the family restaurant and returned to the pickup truck, the truck was covered in a layer of ice.

Li Wei placed his hand on the carriage lid, and warm magic spread outwards, rapidly melting the ice on the carriage's exterior. The frozen doors opened easily with a gentle pull.

Jinchengzhai Qianye braced himself with one hand on the tailgate of the pickup truck, flipped gently, and landed nimbly in the tailgate like a cat, lifting the canvas covering the tent.

Li Wei grabbed the tent, dragged down all the materials, hoisted them onto his shoulder, and headed towards the camping area where tents were clustered together by the sea.

More than a dozen tents have already been set up on the beach. These tents are very close to each other, like penguins in Antarctica, huddled together for warmth.

The campsite was quite lively, with people bringing out their food and fuel to start a barbecue.

Li Wei found an empty spot to stop, assembled the portable tent, and then began to attach the tent anchors. Cape Soya is a coastal area with very strong winds. If the tents weren't anchored, a strong wind could easily blow the tent and the person away.

Some people wanted to come and help, but after seeing Li Wei's skillful movements and strong physique, they went back to their places. A strong man like Li Wei, who is as strong as a beast, is much more efficient at setting up a tent than the average person. In just a few minutes, the thick tent was set up. If it were them, it would take several people more than ten minutes to assemble a tent of this type.

After assembling the tent, Li Wei added a warming spell to it. Jin Chengzhai Qianye entered the tent and placed two large sleeping bags on the carpeted floor.

Jinchengzhai Qianye felt the temperature inside the tent; it was a completely different world from the outside.

Li Wei lifted the tent flap and walked in, saying, "I cast spells to keep you warm and soundproof, and also added a little bit of protective magic."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye laughed and said, "A tent this warm in winter is something money can't buy. I'm sleepy right after eating, so I'll lie down for a while."

Now, we still have to wait a few more hours until nightfall. After 10 a.m., it will be New Year's Day in Japan. When it gets light, we will be able to see the New Year's sunrise.

Li Wei laughed and said, "If you go to bed too early, you won't be able to sleep at night."

Jinchengzhai Qianye had already deftly opened the sleeping bag, crawled inside, and zipped it up from the inside, looking like a large pupa.

“But I’ve wanted to try eating and then sleeping for a long time. Before, I was afraid of gaining weight, so I didn’t dare to try it. Now I can finally fulfill my wish,” Jinchengzhai Qianye said with a smile.

Li Wei said, "Suddenly I feel that Japanese girls are also very tired. No matter what, they have to care about their image."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "There's nothing we can do about it. Even in Chongguo, there's a proverb that says, 'Respect the clothes before you respect the person.' Girls will do anything to maintain a good image, such as wearing beautiful clothes and applying exquisite makeup. Compared to them, I'm already considered to be quite plain."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye still hasn't mastered makeup skills. Simple light makeup is fine, but slightly more complex makeup stumps her. For other girls her age, however, makeup is a basic skill that everyone possesses. After all, it's one of the four great sorceries of Asia, and a necessary skill for many young Japanese girls to compensate for their shortcomings.

In other words, Jin Chengzhai Qianye is naturally beautiful and her looks are stunning even without makeup. Other girls wouldn't have the courage to go out without makeup, and they would have to put on some simple makeup even if they just went downstairs to throw out the trash.

Li Wei pulled a book out of his mind space, sat down cross-legged, and said, "Makeup is indeed a good thing. However, in Japan, it seems that some girls are obsessed with makeup. I heard online that many girls have been exposed to fashion magazines since their time in Japan. I remembered when I studied in Japan. At that time, although the girls in my class had developed an awareness of beauty, fashion magazines were still a very distant concept for them."

There are huge differences between South Korea and Japan in many aspects, even among young people. Aside from being the same age, the young people of the two countries are essentially two different groups.

Of course, it can't be said to be completely different. Li Wei had heard a saying from a young person in Japan: "Young people in Japan have everything, but they have no hope." If you change the wording of that statement, it seems quite apt to describe young people in China.

Jinchengzhai Qianye said, "Tsk, back in the country, I was bullied and isolated because I didn't have time to read fashion magazines. Those guys were always discussing all sorts of dressing and makeup stuff, and I never saw them reading or studying. So, I became an oddball because I actually studied. I'm grateful that my dad learned Aikido, which taught me some problem-solving skills."

Li Wei said, "I think you're the kind of person who solves problems. The problem of school bullying is never easy to solve."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye laughed and said, "Yes, if it were just about isolating me, I think it would be a good thing. After all, we have different paths and can't work together. I'll do my thing, and they can do theirs. Unfortunately, they actually hired some thugs from outside the school to ambush me and even wanted to take nude photos of me to threaten me. So I can only use some self-defense measures to make those who plot against me avoid me when they see me."

Li Wei said, "If an ordinary girl encountered this kind of thing, she would probably have been bullied to the point of suicide."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye laughed and said, "Yes, that's why people can't be too weak. No matter what the situation, you must never put down your weapons to protect yourself. Those thugs who blocked me outside the school were tricked into giving me the right to self-defense. Some died and some were maimed. I was only convicted of excessive self-defense, but because I was a minor at the time, my family disciplined me and didn't pursue the matter further. Afterwards, I found an opportunity to teach those crazy girls in the school who plotted against me a lesson, and they didn't dare to cause trouble anymore."

Li Wei wanted to complain in his heart that a little girl from another country could achieve such a record, which reminded him of "unrestricted special martial arts".

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "I wonder how those crazy girls are doing now. After that incident, they were always afraid of me, but to be honest, I never disliked them."

Li Wei said, "They schemed against you like that, and you didn't care?"

Jin Chengzhai Qianye laughed and said, "It's pointless to be angry with people who are weaker than yourself. The matter is over, and they have received their due punishment. It's as if the grudge has been wiped clean. Now, I just treat this as an important memory of my life, and I don't need to bring too much emotion into it."

The girl has better control over her emotions than her peers, and she didn't suffer any loss from beginning to end. So what's there to hold a grudge about?

Chapter 1. Mutual Criticism

Li Wei followed the girl's example and crawled into the sleeping bag. The sleeping bag Li Wei was using was the largest size that could be bought in the camping equipment store. Although the average height in Japan has increased significantly since the beginning of the new century, "big guys" like Li Wei, who are as strong as the governor, are still rare. So even the camping equipment store could only find a size that was barely big enough for Li Wei. After getting the bag, he modified it himself.

Li Wei lay down next to the girl and said, "I never imagined that my first official camping trip would be on the beach where there's constant wind and snow. This kind of experience is truly rare. And being able to hear the howling sea wind is such a wonderful feeling."

The girl peeked out and smiled, "The most amazing thing is that the wind outside is so strong, and it sounds incredibly cold, but the temperature inside the tent we're in now is still in the teens. This contrast is the best part."

Li Wei said, "For dinner, shall we go to that family restaurant that sells fried food again?"

The wind is very strong outside, and the temperature is so low that even if you set up a grill to grill meat, it will be difficult to grill the meat well in this environment. If you are not looking for the fun of grilling meat, there is really no need to put yourself through this ordeal.

Li Wei had brought barbecue equipment, which he had piled up with the tent in the back of his pickup truck. But now, he had absolutely no desire to light a fire. When he was setting up the tent, he had seen other people grilling meat. The meat on the grills was almost cooked on the side closest to the fire, but the side facing upwards was starting to freeze in the cold wind. Grilling meat at such a low temperature was just too much trouble.

A typical outdoor barbecue can be done in two minutes by slicing meat, but in the current extreme cold, it not only takes longer but also affects the texture of the meat. Rather than cooking up a pile of unappetizing food himself, Li Wei prefers to have dinner at a family restaurant.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "There are a few restaurants here that stay open in winter, so you can go there in the evening to try something different. However, I personally really liked the fried dishes from before, and I wouldn't get tired of them even if I had them again. Of course, this is just my personal opinion."

Li Wei said, "Then we don't need to change places. Let's go there tonight too."

The taste of fried food is something you won't get tired of after a couple of tries. Li Wei is a very picky eater, and most family-run restaurants are just casual visits for him—he'll go once and never again. However, the more times he explores restaurants, the more likely he is to stumble upon some hidden gems. The chefs at these family-run restaurants are usually unknown, without any particularly impressive certifications, but decades of culinary experience have made them comparable to top chefs in their areas of expertise. As long as you don't deliberately order dishes they're not good at, it's hard to go wrong with these specialized chefs.

Within Tokyo, there are quite a few ramen shops and family restaurants that Li Wei frequents. These ramen shops and family restaurants have one thing in common: the chefs are generally older, the kind of elderly people who have worked in the catering industry their whole lives.

The shops were generally quite old, with various posters from the Showa era still hanging on the walls. Stepping into the shops gave one the feeling of traveling back in time.

At first, Li Wei was a little unaccustomed to the old Showa-era style environment, which reminded him of the Ultraman series he watched as a child. While he found it somewhat eerie, he also felt nostalgic.

People are probably nostalgic, and old shops like this have a lot of older customers. When Li Wei occasionally happens to be there during peak hours, he often shares a table with those older men. Over time, Li Wei has become familiar with those older diners.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye laughed and said, "Deep-fried food, it has a very uncle-like feel. If a girl eats in a place like this, it will always feel like going to Yoshinoya, especially since it is an extra-large pork cutlet rice bowl."

Li Wei complained, "That's going too far. While Yoshinoya's food may not be very tasty, it's not that bad."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye laughed and said, "That's how Japanese girls are; they always pay close attention to some strange and unusual things."

Li Wei sighed. Everyone says to follow local customs when in Rome, but he still couldn't understand the strange thought processes of the Japanese. Because if you really tried to understand their thought processes, you could easily be misled by them. After all, the person who understands a mental patient best is not the patient's attending physician, but another mental patient.

Jin Chengzhai Qianye laughed and said, "Because Li Weijun, you are a Chinese, and the blood of the Yanhuang people flows in your veins. You can't understand what's wrong with the sick people on this island, because even I can't fully understand them."

Li Wei complained, "Isn't it a bit much to talk about your own compatriots like that? I admit that the Japanese do have a rather strange way of thinking, but it's not to the extent that Qianye described."

Jinchengzhai Qianye rolled over and said, "It's precisely because I'm Japanese that I know they're seriously ill. But there's nothing wrong with being a little strange; at least it adds some fun to life. Like those silly TV commercials, only Japan and the transvestite country can produce that kind of silly effect."

Li Wei crossed his arms and nodded. The TV commercials from Japan and the Land of Ladyboys were indeed a mudslide in the advertising world, full of quirky humor and even more entertaining than TV dramas. On Abi, there was a dedicated collection of Japanese and Land of Ladyboy commercials; some said they were incredibly absurd, but also genuinely funny. Only someone with a serious mental breakdown could create that kind of comedic effect.

After a while, the girl fell silent, and only her steady breathing could be heard. Li Wei did not disturb her, holding the book he had just taken out of his sea of ​​consciousness space, a new book by a certain runner-up, "Assassination of the Knight Commander".

Although he had already mastered extraordinary power, Li Wei still loved the literature of ordinary people. In terms of pure power, ordinary people could not compare with gods and Buddhas, but when it came to the profundity of thought, Li Wei felt that even gods and Buddhas could not match the greatness of ordinary people. It was precisely because of their ordinariness that the greatness of their thoughts was highlighted.

However, Li Wei, who is capable of multitasking, has a special thought process in his mind, recalling the fried dishes from his previous family restaurant, and he plans to replicate them.

The warm environment kept the girl from waking up in the middle of the night, and Li Wei stayed by her side, spending the quiet night with her. That evening, Li Wei finished reading three books, and it was around midnight. The once pitch-black sky gradually brightened, but the weather outside wasn't very good; the sea breeze was louder than at night.

Li Wei woke the girl up.

"What time is it now?" Jin Chengzhai Qianye rubbed his eyes and sat up.

"Ten points," Li Wei said with a smile.

Jinchengzhai Qianye breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Luckily we didn't miss the time, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to see the sunrise of the new year. We came here specifically to see the sunrise. If we had missed it, we would have had to wait until next year to see such a sight again."

Li Wei smiled and said, "As long as you want to see it, whenever you want, I can come with you."

Chapter 1. New Year's Sunrise

Jin Chengzhai Qianye quickly got up. As a cultivator, her physical fitness was far superior to that of an ordinary girl, so there was no problem with her staying in bed in winter. As long as she wanted to get up, she could immediately overcome the warmth of the quilt.

Li Wei asked, "Are you hungry?"

The girl shook her head and said, "I don't feel hungry at all right now. The thought of seeing the sunrise soon makes my stomach feel nothing."

The girl changed her clothes and walked outside the tent with Li Wei. By this time, quite a few people had already woken up. People didn't speak, but silently went about their business. Some who were prepared had already come to the beach, waiting for the sunrise.

Looking at the somewhat gloomy sky, the girl said, "The weather isn't very friendly today. Whether we can see the sunrise or not depends on luck."

Li Wei said, "Yes, the girl at the shop said that last year, everyone who came here made a wasted trip because of the weather. I do have the magic to change the weather, but it doesn't seem worthwhile to use it here."

Jinchengzhai Qianye said, "This is too dangerous. There are many powerful unknown beings lurking in the shadows watching this world. If we use weather-altering magic for something like this and it gets exposed, we'll be in big trouble."

Jinchengzhai Qianye is a very sensible girl, and it is precisely because of this that she rejected Li Wei's dangerous idea without even thinking about it. In her opinion, such a dangerous idea should not exist in the first place. Both of them are very cautious about this kind of thing.

Li Wei sighed, "I never thought we'd have to rely on luck. Even in Las Vegas, I had ways to make a fortune, but in this situation, cheating doesn't work anymore."

Jin Chengzhai Qianye said, "The people in the casino are just ordinary people. They can do whatever they want without being able to detect your cheating methods, Li Weijun. But now, if we are manipulating the weather, it is very likely that those gods and Buddhas will find out. Those are dangerous beings that we cannot afford to provoke."

Li Wei nodded and said, "Now, let's see how our luck goes!"

Li Wei's perception range was also very wide. Precisely because of this wide range, he knew that the current weather conditions were not good, and it would be impossible to dispel the dense fog without using magic. Moreover, the sea vapor was constant, and even if magic were used to dispel the fog, it would require a long time to maintain the spell's effect. Using such a large-scale spell in the real world would easily expose his presence.

Just then, a strong wind suddenly blew up, and the thick fog began to dissipate, gradually improving visibility on the previously misty sea.

The sudden change in weather excited everyone.

Li Wei was also a little bewildered, because he hadn't expected things to turn out this way. He was just thinking that it would be great if the weather cleared up right now, and unexpectedly, the weather actually did clear up as soon as he had that thought.

Li Wei thought of his unscientific good fortune. In a sense, he was also blessed with luck, and most of the time, his wishes came true. However, such luck was limited to low-probability events in human society, belonging to the game between people. Up to now, Li Wei had not tried to use such luck to influence natural phenomena. He never expected that his good fortune could go to such an extent.

Jinchengzhai Qianye looked surprised and said, "This is unbelievable, but that's the ocean for you. It can change its face at any moment, whether it's crying or laughing, it can happen in an instant."

Japan is an island nation, and its people are no strangers to the sea. In fact, they have a natural fear of it because human power is so insignificant in the face of nature. Tsunamis are a very common natural disaster in Japan, and for ordinary people, survival depends entirely on luck. This sense of powerlessness instills in them a mixture of fear and reverence for the sea, somewhat like the proverbial Lord Ye who professed to love dragons but was terrified of them.

Li Wei said, "It seems we're quite lucky. This is our first time here, and we've already had a clear sky after being overcast. Those who came last year weren't so fortunate."