Chapter 29 (1/2)

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“drinking together — as for after beco intoxicated…hehehe~”

day twenty three

drink together and get drunk

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The two people arrived at the hotel where they had previously scheduled their stay Throwing down their baggage, they both took a shower before pouncing onto a bed and caught up on some sleep It was already afternoon by the time they awoke

wang Guangning had already slept for a while on the train, so he got up first Upon seeing that Zhang Lingyi was still asleep, wang Guangning didn’t disturb hi over to theto gaze at the scenery outside

The place where they were staying at was an apartment next to Xiamen University It was quite close to the ocean, and thefaced the water directly As soon as wang Guangning pushed open the , a humid breeze blew in from the sea

There was an underlying save people an unexpectedly co

wang Guangning breathed in deeply The colour of the ocean in Xiamen was not the sky-blue as shown on TV, but rather, it was blue with hints of light grey The water extended out all the way to where the horizon started

wang Guangning’s ainst the frauide on his phone He was researching places that provided snacks which were a speciality of Xiamen

When Zhang Lingyi woke up, he saang Guangning resting against the ith his head bowed as he stared at his phone in concentration A corner on the lower hehtly brushed aside by the breeze, causing him to seem like a manifestation of a poster

Zhang Lingyi took in a deep breath, then said in a loud voice, “Ah, I’ to death! Shou shou, let’s set off on our journey to vanquish delicacies”

By following the directions on the uide, the two found a bus and headed towards Zhong Shan Road It was currently the peak season for tourise nuyi casually ht their eye, they would buy it

“Shou shou, eat this It’s delicious” In Zhang Lingyi’s palm, there was a bowl of sipunculid worm jelly He jabbed a toothpick into one piece and ate it Then he used a different toothpick to stab it into another one and brought the wor’s mouth

wang Guangning held a cup of grass jelly in one hand with a bottle of freshly pressed guava juice in the other He was disoriented and confused fro, the food presented before hiyi offered hi didn’t ask anything and directly ate it

“En, it’s alright A bit cold though” wang Guangning sed the worm jelly and frowned

“I think it’s quite delicious” Upon seeing that wang Guangning didn’t like it, Zhang Lingyi quickly ate the rest of the wor, he said, “Shou shou, I want to drink sorass jelly”

wang Guangning handed the cup of grass jelly over to Zhang Lingyi, but the other did not take it Instead, he si’s hand With an expression of content, Zhang Lingyi reood”

“En Zhang Lingyi, I want to try that bun¹” wang Guangning saw a stall with a signboard selling buns that were highly recoyi and nodded his chin towards it

[1] 金包银 : Not sure about the translation of this bun, but it literally translates to: Jin Bao Yin—金 (gold) 包 (bun/wrapping) 银 (silver)

“Oh, sure” Since wang Guangning was carrying so the responsibility of buying food He bought one of the buns and fed it to wang Guangning Upon taking a bite, wang Guangning exclaimed that it was delicious

“Is it really that good?” Faced ang Guangning’s expression of satisfaction, Zhang Lingyi also took a bite from the part already eaten by the other The food that they had eaten nunificant aht The pair had long discarded the mentality of ‘this is mine, that is yours’

“Ah, it really does taste quite good” While speaking, Zhang Lingyi took another bite

“This one’sGuangning protested quickly upon seeing that Zhang Lingyi had already consuhed, before running away

There was plenty of street food in Xiamen that suited their tastes Since the tould eat whatever that found to their liking, it wasn’t long before they felt as if they would burst fro so much

“Oh, I can’t handle anyrass jelly then threw the empty paper cup into a trash can by the side of the road

“I don’t think I can eat anything else either” Zhang Lingyi rubbed his stoe to roll his eyes

“Let’s go for a walk and let everything digest,” suggested wang Guangning, despite the fact that his line of sight was pinned to a long queue of people waiting to buy mochi

“Alright, don’t look anyyi reached for wang Guangning’s hand He casually threaded their fingers together as they strolled down the road slowly

Sometimes, an appropriate atmosphere can reduce people’s unease and restlessness It can transfor that was once unthinkable to one that feels reasonable and right

Maybe, it’s because of the beautiful scenery and food

Maybe, it’s because of the unfamiliar stream of people

Maybe, it’s because here, they only know each other

Even if their fingers were threaded together as they walked down the road leisurely, they did not feel that there was anything strange or unnatural about it

wang Guangning and Zhang Lingyi ahtscape and taking photos along the way

Suddenly, wang Guangning halted

“Shou shou, what’s wrong?” Zhang Lingyi folloang Guangning’s stare and then the corner of his mouth twitched

Unexpectedly, it was a claw machine

“Hey, you want to try and win a stuffed toy?” Oh God, did he just accidentally discover soning was actually so childish at heart He silently looked at the other in disdain

“I want that SpongeBob one” wang Guangning stared at the yellow cuddly toy that was situated at the very top of the pile If they were in G city and he saw the SpongeBob toy there, wang Guangning wouldn’t want to buy it However, the environ

For example, he felt completely relaxed in this unfa willful

Zhang Lingyi had aleBobphilia orz

“If you want the toy, then try capturing it” Zhang Lingyi searched around in his clothes then yanked out four coins wang Guangning joyfully took them and inserted it into the machine to start

Reality has proved that high IQ does not equal strong hands-on ability

“Forget it, you and that SpongeBob toy aren’t fated” Zhang Lingyi patted wang Guangning’s shoulder “This isn’t easy to control anyway”

wang Guangning was unwilling and poked around in his pockets, but was unable to find any coins

The truth was, he knew that such a machine relied mostly on luck Sometimes, there would be success Other ti did not continue to insist on playing and resentfully left with Zhang Lingyi

The returned to their residence with a large bag of beer after having decided that they would continue their nextdrunk

The floor of their flat was covered with carpet, so the pair sat next to theand felt that it was quite co and Zhang Lingyi drank while gazing out at the ocean