You are my wife, don't doubt it!

"Surprisingly, it's not bad..." Shen Jie said to herself.

"What did you say?" Lucia asked.

"I think the sea is very beautiful." Shen Jie told Lucia.

As the bus drove on, the beach became clearer and clearer. The golden sand shone with an attractive luster against the blue sea. On the beach, mottled... I don't know what kind of trees cast colorful shadows, adding a bit of coolness to this land under the scorching sun.

"Of course, we are all looking forward to this summer camp," Lucia said happily, "Summer is all about going to the beach!"

"You and Dai Yu agree with each other." Shen Jie told Lucia.

"Cuttail fish? Wouldn't that kind of fish die if it leaves the water?" Lucia asked.

As expected, anyone would call this name "Cuttail Fish" instantly, Shen Jie thought.

"His name is Dai Yu, not Hairtail. He is a friend of mine and he sits in the front." Shen Jie told Lucia and pointed Hairtail to her.

The summer sun shone on the windows of the bus. The warm light made the atmosphere inside the car seem relaxed and cheerful. Some people began to clap and sing - at first it was some girls, and gradually, some boys joined in.

"In countless dark nights, I drew you with stars. Your grace is like the morning star, allowing me to see you truly..." Lucia also joined their team.

The waves gently lap against the coastline, as if playing with the children - the laughing and playing children splash water from time to time as they are chased by the waves, and some laughter floats into the carriage, complementing the cheerful singing in the carriage, making people feel full of summer vitality.

"In my song, I praise you with notes, and your beauty is what I praise in this life..."

Along the beach line, you can see some leisure parasols laid out on the soft sand, with sparse crowds of people enjoying the coolness and leisure under the umbrellas.

Several girls in swimsuits are walking on the beach, and the traces left by their footprints are gently washed away by the waves, as if time is flowing quietly here.

“The most beautiful blessing in this life is to know the Lord Iesu; the most beautiful blessing in this life, ah ah ah~ is to trust in the Lord Iesu~~~”

In the distance, there was a white sailboat dancing on the sea level, like a free seagull soaring in the blue sky.

“Whether I am walking in the mountains or in the valleys, He will accompany me. I know this is the most beautiful blessing~”

The whole Long Beach was full of life and energy, making people feel relaxed and happy. Inside the bus, the passengers were intoxicated by the cheerful songs, and their faces were filled with...crazy smiles? In short, everyone seemed to be immersed in this summer beach picture, enjoying this rare summer vacation.

Even Shen Jie was infected by the atmosphere and felt inexplicably happy, as if a ray of sunshine had shone into a gloomy corner.

It’s really nice to come to the beach and have some fun, Shen Jie thought.

"We're at the beach!" Qiu Yiting, whose Christian name is "Luzia", ​​shouted excitedly. Her words made the atmosphere in the carriage even more cheerful. Everyone was looking forward to the upcoming beach vacation - no, it was the seaside summer camp life.

"Father Yu, come on! Father Yu, come on!" No one knew who started the noise first, but then the shouting became continuous, and even Shen Jie joined in.

Yu Bo was finally carried out and stood at the front of the car. He made a STOP gesture to everyone, and the noisy car immediately became quiet.

He picked up a hat and put it on his head, then struck a few gorgeous and handsome poses, which immediately attracted screams from the little girls.

Then, Yu Bo picked up the microphone, sang twice, and sang amidst laughter: "In countless dark nights,

I draw you with stars, your grace is like the morning star, allowing me to see you truly…”

After singing just a few lines, Yu Bo's pleasant, magnetic baritone was drowned out by applause and strange screams.

Really full of energy, Shen Jie thought.

He is worthy of being in charge of youth work in the parish.

"You sang very well." Shen Jie turned to Lucia and gave an objective evaluation.

"Of course it's good. Don't you see who it is?" Lucia said proudly, "It's our Bogo."

"Is Brother Bo so famous in the entire Magic City?" Shen Jie asked curiously, "I thought he was only famous in Beihong District..."

"Of course he is famous," Lucia exclaimed, "He is a legend in the whole parish."

"I'm not very surprised about this..." Shen Jie said.

Lucia did not dwell on this topic any more, but changed the subject and said, "Since we got on the bus, I saw you holding St. Augustine's Confessions. Do you like Augustine very much?"

"St. Augustine? Do you mean Augustine?" Shen Jie was stunned.

"Yes." Lucia said.

"Not bad," Shen Jie thought for a moment and said, "I've been reading his book these past two days. It's actually quite interesting."

In fact, the end was almost reached, and Shen Jie had originally planned to finish it in one go on the journey to Dongqi.

"Saint Augustine is my favorite saint." Lucia told Shen Jie: "One of them."

"I guessed it," Shen Jie said with a smile, "Is this why you're talking to me?"

"Half and half," Lucia said, "and the other thing is that I've never seen you before."

"Before?" Shen Jie asked Lucia, "Was there a summer camp every year?"

The two of them started chatting back and forth, mainly about "Confessions" and Augustine.

"Um, Xu...Xu..."

"Xu Qingwei." Shen Jie introduced herself again.

"Yes, yes, yes, I remember, Xu Qingwei, Maria." Lucia continued.

"It's not Maria," Shen Jie corrected, "It's Saint Mary I."

"Wow, so cool." Lucia stared at her for a long time: "You must be a new member of the church."

"In fact, not yet," Shen Jie said frankly, "Maybe next Easter, I will... But how did you know?"

"First, you don't know that Bogo is a legend in the entire Magic City. Second, you asked me if there is a summer camp every year. Third, and most importantly, the decisive basis: those who give themselves cool holy names are all new believers," Lucia said, "Our parents don't have such imagination."

"Like this..." Shen Jie said.

"You'll know later," Lucia said, "In the Diocese of Shanghai, basically half of the men are named Paul, half are named Peter, half of the women are named Mary, and the remaining half are named Teresa - the world is divided into four parts."

Shen Jie was inexplicably tickled to laugh again. She bent over, holding her stomach, buried her face in the back of the front seat, and her shoulders twitched.

"Your name is Lucia like me, which is already very unique... Hey, are you okay?" Lucia twisted Shen Jie's shoulder.

"No...it's okay, I just hit the funny spot, that's all." Shen Jie explained to Lucia while controlling herself.

"It's quite funny." Lucia shrugged.

"So, did you tell your family, or did you believe it yourself?" Shen Jie regained her composure and asked, "Oh, yes, I must have told my parents, because you just said that our parents don't have such imagination."

"Yes," Lucia nodded, "our whole family is."

"How many generations?" Shen Jie asked curiously.

"Who knows?" Lucia said without hesitation, "Seventy, eighty, ninety, eleven, twelve, anyway, it's probably around this range."

"Like this..." Shen Jie said.

"Look at these people in this car. 80%, 90%, no, 95% are similar to me. They are all children of old church members." Lucia introduced Shen Jie.

"You have a good family background." Shen Jie complimented casually.

"They are all very worldly and don't understand the truth. To say they are neither hot nor cold is a compliment," Lucia said, "Why do you think we should hold a summer camp?"

"So..." Shen Jie was a little confused. After a long pause, she said, "But you are quite pious."

Lucia did not respond to this comment, but just asked:

"By the way, you haven't told me which university—which school you are from?"

She originally wanted to ask "which university", but after seeing Shen Jie's young face and short body, she changed her mind.

"City..." Shen Jie said, "It's from St. Francis High School."

"Then you are Yu Luying's classmate?" Lu Jiya said, "You and Yu Luying - Oh, you were all brought in by Brother Bo, right?"

No, Shen Jie thought, do I look like a gangster?

"Don't tell me that Yu Luying is also a legend in the entire parish." Shen Jie said with a smile.

"That's not the case," Lucia lowered her voice, "but the Yu family is too famous in the Magic City."

"Oh." Shen Jie said.

She still remembered that Shen Hongsheng had mentioned to her that the market value of the Yu family's "Esdel Group" was slightly higher than that of their Miwei Group.

"They were a big family a century ago," Lucia told Shen Jie, "I heard that all the expenses for our summer camp were borne by the Yu family."

"Oh?" Shen Jie said.

"In previous years, we still had to charge a certain amount of money for the summer camp," Lucia explained, "This year, the Yu family paid for everything, so we changed it to a free donation."

An all-inclusive package would cost a lot of money, but it's just a drop in the bucket for the Yu family, Shen Jie thought.

"Hey, Lucia, I've always been curious about something," Shen Jie glanced at Yu Luying who was far ahead, and asked in a low voice, "The Yu family is so rich, why is Yu Luying... living such a twisted life?"

Lucia looked embarrassed and said, "It is not right for church members to gossip about others or talk about their family affairs."

"It's inconvenient to say it, so forget it." Shen Jie quickly stated: "I have no intention of snooping into anything. I just asked casually out of curiosity."

Lu Jiya lowered her head and thought for a while: "In fact, many people know about this. Mr. Yu Texuan has three children. Yu Luying's mother is the second child. The eldest son is Yu Baolu and the second son is Yu Bo."

"Ah."

"When Yu Luying's mother was young, she did some... not-so-good things. It's the same mistakes that young people make. I won't go into the details, but in short, Mr. Yu Texuan was furious and broke into her mother's house.

"You've seen how Bo Ge has been living a dedicated life, so the Yu family's assets have basically been inherited by Yu Baolu alone. That's about it." Lucia said cautiously.

"I understand." Shen Jie said.

"So for so many years, Yu Luying and her mother have basically been left to fend for themselves. They didn't even go home for the Spring Festival. I heard that," Lucia said. "There are also rumors that Yu Baolu planned all of this behind the scenes. Of course, these are pure conspiracy theories with no basis. Alas, I shouldn't have mentioned that."

Just as Shen Jie was about to ask further questions, the bus began to slow down.

After a shudder, the bus came to a complete stop and turned off the engine.

"Get off the bus, get off the bus!" Yu Bo yelled, "Little brat, little girl, wake up!"

As soon as he got off the car, Hairtail began to breathe heavily exaggeratedly.

“Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss…”

"You have fucking asthma." Xiao Yao slapped Daiyu on the back of the head.

"I'm breathing the scent of the sea!" said the cutlassfish seriously.

Xiao Yao sniffed twice: "It smells like fish."

"They all smell like stinky hairtail fish," Yu Luying added.

"Come on, Guan Yiniang!" Daiyu was obviously too excited: "Beach! Bikini! Girl! - Hey, Qingwei, Chenlu..."

At this moment, a man named Yu Bo happened to pass by and kicked him on the back of the knee. Daiyu staggered and almost fell to his knees on the spot.

"No matter what, let's go to the hotel and put down our luggage first." Xiao Yao, expressionless, held up Hairtail with one hand and pulled up Yu Luying with the other.

There were a total of six buses in this summer camp, coming from the three dioceses of Shanghai, Hangzhou and Yunzhou. The theme was "Let Love Move", and it was said to be the largest in history.

The "Holy Love Hotel" where the summer camp stayed was magnificently decorated. It was a standard sea view hotel. Even in Dongqi, it was obvious that it was not cheap.

Whether it is the name of the hotel or the magnificent Our Lady of Mount at the entrance of the hotel, they all tell Xiao Yao that the boss is "one of us".

"I heard from them that the rooms are free and the meals are all at cost price, so there is no profit." Hairtail boasted vividly: "The boss is really enthusiastic."

"Hey, Xu Qing..."

Xiao Yao saw Shen Jie wearing a small suit and pleated skirt, and a blue duckbill cap with the logo of the Magic City Diocese on her head. She was walking into the hotel with her head down, dragging two suitcases and carrying a bag on her back. There was another girl who looked like a college student beside her, walking side by side with her, so he subconsciously waved at her twice, but Shen Jie acted as if she didn't hear or see anything, and went straight in.

"Brother Yao, Brother Yao, the hat." Before Xiao Yao had time to feel disappointed, Daiyu had already handed him the little blue hat. Xiao Yao turned around and saw that Yu Luying had also put it on.

"It's like a tour group of middle-aged and elderly people..." Xiao Yao complained while putting on a baseball cap.

Daiyu wore his cap backwards: "Brother Yao, let's go, what are you standing there for?"

"Look at that one, over there, the one wearing a blue hat tilted at an angle, and blue socks," Xiao Yao said, pushing Daiyu and Yu Luying to look, "Look quickly, isn't that Zhao Xiaomei?"

"How can you wear a hat tilted at an angle..." said Daiyu.

"You just look at girls' socks..." said Yu Luying.

"Hey, where did he go?" Xiao Yao rubbed his eyes, but still couldn't find the figure among the crowd of little blue hats.

"I'm leaving, but I'm still thinking about Zhao Xiaomei!"

The three of them walked into the lobby of the "Saint Ai Hotel", which was full of people and filled with noise.

The summer camp logistics team is trying their best to maintain order and collect students' ID cards for unified registration.

"Is it him?" Xiao Yao noticed a short and fat man dressed in black and wearing a Roman collar in the crowd, and his face immediately became gloomy.

This person was Father Li whom he met at Bingfang Catholic Church, the guy who had been teasing him in front of Yu Luying.