94: From Technological Warfare to Space Empire

Chapter 114 Lake Tour

The old man took the deposit and handed over a ticket.

"The third ship is over there."

Following the old man's directions, the two found boat number 3.

It was a light green pedal boat with the words "Beihai Park" painted in red on its hull.

Lin Yu jumped up first, then reached out to help Song Shu up.

Song Shu helped Lin Yu onto the boat.

The ship rocked and swayed.

Startled, she gasped and quickly grabbed Lin Yu's arm tightly.

"Don't be afraid, everything's fine."

Lin Yu gently patted her arm to comfort her.

He then helped Song Shu sit on the boat.

After Song Shu settled into her seat, he sat back down himself.

After boarding the ship, Lin Yu took off his coat and placed it on a chair.

After the two sat down facing each other, they began to pedal.

He greeted the old man, but did not release the chain hooked onto the boat.

The boat slowly left the dock and headed towards the center of the lake.

The warm sunshine shone on my body.

A gentle breeze blew across the lake.

The breeze carried the coolness of water and the fragrance of grass and trees.

It also has that springtime feel to it.

Lin Yu couldn't quite describe the feeling, but he felt incredibly relaxed.

In the distance stands a white pagoda on Qionghua Island, looking particularly beautiful against the backdrop of the blue sky.

"So beautiful."

Song Shu leaned back in her chair, squinting at the white pagoda.

He glanced out of the corner of his eye at Lin Yu, who was wearing a white shirt that shone brightly in the sunlight.

Lin Yu noticed that his senior sister was glancing at him out of the corner of her eye.

He directly volunteered.

"Is my senior sister talking about me?"

This made Song Shu blush with embarrassment again.

She had never seen such a shameless person.

Even if she knew Lin Yu was right.

Even if she was indeed looking at Lin Yu when she said that.

You can't just say it like that!

"Pah! I clearly said the White Pagoda!"

Lin Yu pretended to suddenly understand and said "Oh".

"oh!"

"So it's the White Pagoda!"

Lin Yu looked in the direction Song Shu was pointing, but also glanced at Song Shu out of the corner of his eye. "She really is beautiful—"

Song Shu quickly took over the conversation.

"Right, right! It's especially beautiful when the water birds fly by!"

Lin Yu shook his head.

"I wasn't talking about the White Pagoda. Although my eyes were fixed on the White Pagoda, I could see my senior sister out of the corner of my eye."

"I meant my senior sister is very beautiful."

Song Shu was used to subtle expressions, so how could she withstand such a direct approach?

I feel dizzy all over.

My mind is completely confused.

Huh? Huh? Huh?

How could he say such a thing?

Lin Yu smiled as he looked at Song Shu's face, which was flushed with embarrassment as if it were about to bleed, and the way she deliberately looked away.

He has been busy for the past few months since he traveled back in time.

Busy with research, busy dealing with spies, busy fighting with unscrupulous businessmen.

My mind is filled with formulas, data, and plans every day.

There was almost no rest.

But now I'm sitting in a small boat, enjoying the gentle breeze.

Feeling the coolness of the lake water, and looking at the people around me.

He felt it was all worth it.

"Senior sister."

He suddenly spoke.

Song Shu was a little confused when she was suddenly called upon.

"Um?"

Lin Yu said with some emotion, "Thank you."

Song Shu then turned her head back and looked at him with some curiosity.

"What are you thanking me for?"

Lin Yu spoke subconsciously, but now that he thinks about it, there are indeed quite a few points.

"Thank you for bringing me food, thank you for sticking those notes on my plate, thank you—"

"Thank you for coming here with me—"

Song Shu paused for a moment, then smiled.

She looks beautiful when she smiles.

Every time, her two almond-shaped eyes would curve into two crescent moons.

She also has two shallow dimples on her face.

Song Shu listened to your words and gently punched him again.

"Are you stupid?"

"Are we family?"

Lin Yu smiled too.

Yeah, who's who?

The boat continued to glide forward, passing under a bridge.

It was chilly inside the bridge arch.

The wind made Song Shu shrink her neck.

Upon seeing this, Lin Yu handed Song Shu the coat that was on the chair and asked her to put it on.

Song Shu took the coat and draped it over her shoulders.

The coat smelled of Lin Yu.

A faint medicinal scent of sulfur soap mixed with a hint of sandalwood.

There is very little sunlight inside the bridge arch.

After putting on her coat, she glanced at Lin Yu furtively with her head down.

They discovered that Lin Yu was focused on pedaling, trying to steer the boat out of the bridge arch area.

Lin Yu still had that faint smile on his face, a smile that came from relaxation.

Gradually, Song Shu also became somewhat mesmerized by the sight.

Once we emerged from under the bridge, the sunlight shone down again.

Song Shucai looked away.

Now there are a few more boats on the lake.

There were several young people sitting on a boat, singing with guitars.

"Let's row our oars, and our little boat will push through the waves!"

The singing drifted over, carrying the vigor of youth.

Song Shu also started humming along.

As Lin Yu listened to her humming, he became even more captivated by the relaxed atmosphere.

They rowed for over two hours, until they had had enough of the lake, before finally rowing the boat back to shore.

We went ashore and continued exploring.

Walking along the lake, there are many small stalls along the roadside.

There were vendors selling candied hawthorn skewers and vendors selling pea flour cakes.

The loudest shouters were those selling donkey rolls.

The aroma of beans wafted far and wide.

But in the end, Song Shu pulled Lin Yu to a stall selling candied hawthorns.

I swallowed hard, staring at those bunches of bright red hawthorns.

Lin Yu took out his money: "Boss, two skewers, please!"

The candied hawthorns of this time were not like those of later generations, which had all sorts of varieties.

It's basically all candied hawthorn.

The woman selling candied hawthorns was middle-aged and spoke with a Beijing accent.

"Okay, two skewers for one dollar and sixty cents."

Lin Yu paid for the skewers, keeping one for himself and handing the other to Song Shu.

Song Shu took a bite; the crisp, sweet rock sugar was followed by the sour taste of hawthorn.

"tasty!"

Lin Yu also took a bite.

It's really delicious.

The temperature is already quite high, so the sugar coating isn't frozen very hard; it's crispy yet soft.

The hawthorns seemed to have been specially processed, with a perfect balance of sweet and sour.

The two walked forward while eating candied hawthorns, until they reached the edge of a lawn.

You can also see a few children flying kites.

The highest flying kite was a red dragonfly kite.

The long tail of a dragonfly fluttered in the blue sky.

Song Shu pointed to the sky.

"Look at that kite!"

Lin Yu looked up and saw that the kite was flying very high, and from a distance it really looked like a live dragonfly.

"I used to fly kites when I was a child."

He said with some emotion.

"It's made of newspaper, with a long strip of cloth tied to its tail. It can't fly very high, but it's very happy."

At this point, Song Shu fell silent.

He asked somewhat timidly.

"What was it like when you were a child?"

Lin Yu didn't know what to say.

They also fell silent.

In my previous life, I was an orphan who grew up in an orphanage.

With the support of the government and donations from various kind-hearted people.

Those days weren't particularly tough, but they weren't exactly great either.

Later, he was admitted to university and earned a doctorate, thinking he could live a peaceful and stable life.

When I woke up, I found myself back in this era.

But he couldn't say these things to Song Mei.

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