Peninsula's first chance encounter during my stay in Dali

It was still noon, and Zhou Haoming was still woken up by his damned biological alarm clock. Last night, Zhou Haoming played a few rounds of Honor of Kings, but after being repeatedly crushed by the enemy Sun Quan, he angrily turned to CS:GO and began his bizarre journey as a GO senior. But what followed was a frenzy by "Fish-Fried Bro." "What the hell? I'm already a Gold S rank, how could you, Fish-Fried Bro, blow me up like this?" Filled with deep bewilderment, Zhou Haoming welcomed the second day after meeting Esper.

The first thing I do after getting up is run to the litter box and start my job as a cat owner. Then, with a thousand cats by my side, I fill the litter box with cat food and water, and then leisurely go to the kitchen to start cooking.

I quickly made a bowl of hot and sour shredded potatoes and stir-fried some spicy pork, then started eating. After finishing my meal and washing the dishes, I lay on the sofa and started scrolling through Douyin (TikTok). I happened to see a video of Esper's performance, and various scenes from yesterday flashed through my mind. Now, it all seems so unrealistic. In my previous life, most of the Korean entertainment novels I read were set in places like Seoul and Busan. And yet, in this life, I actually met them in Dali. Unbelievable, unbelievable.

As Zhou Haoming reminisced happily, he opened his phone's memo app to see what he had to do that day. He was just slacking off, but he wasn't slacking off at all.

It turned out that I needed to go to Xiaguan Town to pick up some clean sheets and blankets, so I decided to drive my own pickup truck on the road.

It's quite strange, actually. In his previous life, Zhou Haoming had lived in Dali and Lijiang for a while when he was in college. As for why he came to Dali, it all started when he read a certain novel by a certain "big ice is tank" in high school, which tore his heart apart. From that moment on, a seed of wanting to go to Dali was planted in his heart. This also gave rise to the idea of ​​opening a guesthouse in Dali.

As Zhou Haoming passed through Dali Ancient City, he wondered what Liu Zhimin and Ningning were doing. Were they strolling around the ancient city, or had they gone to Xizhou Ancient Town to see the wheat fields swaying in the wind, or perhaps they had gone to a coffee shop in Wenbi Village, ordered a Korean iced Americano, and sat looking at the beautiful Erhai Lake?

Suddenly, as expected, an accident occurred. The pickup truck's engine emitted plumes of black smoke. Zhou Haoming immediately sensed something was wrong and rushed out of the truck. As the saying goes, don't panic when something happens; taking photos to remember the moment is the key.

After calling a tow truck to take him to the repair shop, while waiting for the mechanic to check what was wrong, Zhou Haoming was squatting by the roadside when he suddenly heard someone say, "Hey, isn't that Haoming-xi?" Zhou Haoming looked up and exclaimed, "Wow, this is like a scene from an idol drama! A down-on-his-luck young man meets a rich heiress he's attracted to."

After shaking his head to clear his mind of all the jumbled thoughts, Zhou Haoming saw the two of them, still fully armed with sun protection and carrying large bags, standing in front of him. "Haoming-ge, are you waiting here for me and Jimin unnie on purpose?" Ningning said, looking at Zhou Haoming who was squatting by the roadside.

"Please, I'm really not a sasaeng fan! My car was smoking on the road and had to be towed to the repair shop." She then pulled out her phone and showed them the commemorative photo of the smoking car. So, leaving a record of your work is really important! Otherwise, your idol might mistake you for a sasaeng fan!!

"Ningning, how could you say that to Haoming-xi?" Liu Zhimin glared at Ningning. "Haoming-xi, why don't you come with us for lunch? Your car won't be fixed today anyway. You know the old town well, so you can take us to find something delicious." She then looked at Zhou Haoming expectantly.

"Please, do you know how lethal your gaze can be? How am I supposed to refuse you like that? What am I supposed to do today?" "Well, I guess I'll have to reschedule for tomorrow. I'll just have to get things done for you two today." Without the slightest hesitation, Zhou Haoming took the small bag of mangosteens that had reddened Liu Jie's hand. When their fingers touched, Zhou Haoming clearly felt Liu Jie's hand, still covered in mangosteens, flinch.

Then she went to get one of Ningning's bags, so she had both hands full. What could she do? Zhou Haoming was a huge fan of the group. "Ani, it's inconvenient for you to walk like this. Give me and Ningning a bag," Liu Zhimin hurriedly said to me.

"Haoming is indeed a qualified male MY. You've worked hard, brother. When we get there, Unnie and I will definitely take a photo of you together and add your autograph."

"Of course, Ningning!" Zhou Haoming exclaimed excitedly, immediately throwing in an internationally popular phrase, which made Liu Zhimin and Ningning burst into laughter. "Can you two eat hot pot? I know a really good mushroom hot pot place."

  

"Sure, that's perfect, Unnie wants some soup." "Unnie, Haoming is taking us to eat local specialty mushroom hot pot, and you can also drink their mushroom soup, it's especially delicious!" Ningning said, hugging Liu Zhimin's arm.

"Then I'll leave it to Haoming-xi. Thank you so much!"

"Jimin-xi, Ningning, what do you guys think of Dali?" On the way to the hot pot restaurant, Zhou Haoming started chatting with the two of them casually.

"It's so beautiful! Haoming, I really, really love Erhai Lake in Dali. I envy you for being able to see such beautiful scenery every day, while we are still struggling to keep up with our schedules." Liu Zhimin said to him while taking pictures of the streets.

"Haoming, I think Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake are incredibly beautiful, but I think Dali Old Town is a bit too chaotic and dirty. But overall, this trip to Dali with my unnie was totally worth it. If Gisele unnie and Winter unnie hadn't been tied up with their schedules, they would have been speechless when they saw the photos of me and Jimin unnie in the group chat!" Ningning analyzed to me with a serious expression.

Zhou Haoming hadn't expected that while he could answer Liu Zhimin's question about a topic he'd casually thrown out, the quirky Ningning had so accurately and precisely pinpointed the current state of the ancient city. "It has to be you, Ningning! You saw the problem in the ancient city right away. Amazing!"

"Tch, that's for sure. Don't you know who I am? Right, Haoming-ge?" "Of course, Ningning!" Zhou Haoming's sudden remark caused Ningning to unleash her infectious laughter. Zhou Haoming quickly told Liu Zhimin to keep Ningning in check, otherwise, with her magical attacks, anyone familiar with her would immediately recognize them, and then things would be really messed up.

"Hey! Ningning, watch your laughter, it's too loud! Several passersby are turning around to look at us!" Liu Zhimin quickly covered Ningning's mouth upon seeing this. The two of them acted as if they were kidnappers taking hostages.