Chapter Thirty-Four: Lending a Hand (Please Collect)

  The sky turned a pale blue, very pale; A red glow slowly appeared on the horizon, expanding its range and intensifying its brightness. Huang Li knew that the sun was about to rise from the horizon, and this gave him a familiar and thrilling feeling, so he stared more intently at it.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, after a while, half of the sun appeared in that place, very red but not bright. The sun was like carrying a heavy burden, step by step, struggling to come up, finally breaking through the clouds and completely jumping out of the sea surface, the color was lovely and red, as if it had broken free from its restraints. Suddenly, the sun burst forth with dazzling light, making people's eyes feel some pain, at the same time, the surrounding clouds were also lit up with colorful lights.

  He let out a deep breath, his lungs deeply inhaling the refreshing sea breeze. His eyes were cast downward, gazing at the ripples on the sea that reflected the fiery red sun. It was truly familiar - this beach, this sea wind, this morning sun... The words that came to mind couldn't do it justice: breathtakingly beautiful, soul-stirring, majestic, awe-inspiring...

  It's started, a new day. Huang Li Ben is an open-minded person, influenced by this beautiful scenery, he immediately becomes cheerful. Memory loss is just memory loss, thinking about it doesn't matter, since it's something that can't be helped, might as well go with the flow. Maybe what was forgotten were painful and unbearable memories, recalling them would be even more distressing!

  Steady footsteps, even breathing, Huang Li followed his usual habit and ran across the beach, each footprint sinking in, only to be filled up by the seeping water. Perhaps life is like this, with more experience comes less fantasy, as long as one wants to survive, they will balance actual happiness with actual suffering.

  It wasn't just Huang Li who was watching the sunrise here, but there weren't many people either. When a foreign woman stood up from behind the reef rocks, Huang Li happened to be jogging slowly past her side, and this foreign woman actually called out his name.

  "Oh, it's you, God's messenger." Huang Li stopped in his tracks and gave a courteous greeting.

  "It's a servant of God." Teri smiled, correcting him, raising her hand, and a beautiful shell suddenly appeared before Huang Li's eyes. "Look, how beautifully God created such small things."

  Haha, Huang Li smiled dryly and didn't want to discuss the creation of God with this somewhat stubborn missionary, otherwise she would go on and on without end.

  "Mr. Huang, I'm taking the ferry this afternoon to Tianjin, what about you guys, when are you planning to leave?" Terri saw that Mr. Huang didn't respond and shrugged her shoulders, seemingly disappointed that she couldn't continue the conversation.

  "I'm afraid we'll have to wait for three days, by then all the boat tickets will be sold out and there's nothing we can do." Huang Li said helplessly.

  Tai Li nodded and smiled: "Do you want me to help? I can get you on the boat to Tianjin this afternoon."

  Huang Li looked at Taili with doubt and said: "Really?"

  "Of course it's true." Taili was slightly dissatisfied with Huang Li's attitude, puffed out her full chest and said with some swagger: "My boyfriend is the first mate on the Tian Shun wheel, as long as I say a word, he can handle it perfectly."

  It turns out that the yellow calendar is believed, men are almost the same, and many foreign men are also afraid of their wives, let alone unmarried boyfriends, who must perform well in front of women and cater to their needs.

  After a moment's thought, Huang Li decided to let Tai Li help out and wait here. Zhen Niang was very anxious to see her relatives as soon as possible, and she should be able to get great comfort from it.

  "Then I'll trouble you." Huang Li said politely: "I'll give you the ticket money now?"

  "No, no." Terri waved her hand and said: "Which hotel are you staying at? I can only collect the money after I've taken care of things."

  Huang Li raised an eyebrow and thought the foreign woman was quite interesting, so he told her the name and address of the hotel. The two chatted for a few more sentences before parting ways to attend to their respective matters.

  Back at the inn, it was only six o'clock. Huang Li knocked on the door, and Zhen Niang seemed to have gotten up early and quickly opened the door, but when she saw Huang Li, she felt a bit embarrassed about getting drunk last night.

  Huang Li didn't mention last night's matter, only telling her to tidy up after breakfast. If Taili can get things done, there's no need to waste time due to lack of preparation.

  Zhen Niang was like the most obedient daughter-in-law, whatever Huang Li said, she just nodded and rarely spoke. Huang Li was also used to it, so he teased Niu Niu a bit before taking the two of them out for dinner.

  No need to mention, Taili's efficiency in handling matters was indeed fast, and before noon, she had already sent over the ship tickets. Since there was only one four-berth first-class cabin available, she apologized for this, and her words revealed her dissatisfaction with her boyfriend.

  The Huang Li doesn't really care, a short-distance passenger ship, it's not too hard to make do. Besides, the three-day accommodation fee is saved. Thinking about it this way, I should thank them anyway.

  "I'll invite you to lunch at noon as a thank you." Huang Li sincerely extended the invitation.

  Terry blinked and smiled, saying in imperfect Mandarin: "Spicy, Sichuan cuisine, I like it."

  "No problem." Huang Li turned his head and asked Ah Lai: "You're familiar with this place, which Sichuan restaurant is better?"

  A Lai hastily shifted his gaze from the golden-haired and blue-eyed Taili, and replied somewhat flusteredly: "Not far from here, there's a Sichuan restaurant, I've heard their Sichuan dishes are authentic."

  Huang Li nodded and said: "Let's go, everyone together, it looks more lively. You go hire two cars."

  A Lai's face lit up with joy, and after a slight demur, he set off in a little run. For him, being invited by someone of status, and a foreign woman at that, was a matter of great pride to show off to his relatives and friends. As for Huang Li, however, he subconsciously didn't take such things as status or rank seriously.

  Tai Li is very close to Zhen Niang and Niu Niu. According to Huang Li's idea, this kind of preaching is similar to fortune-telling, and the elderly, women, and children should be easier to deceive. Hmm, it sounds a bit harsh to say that they are more likely to believe in their teachings.

  Zhen Niang was clearly unimpressed by Taili's words, "China has Bodhisattvas, why believe in foreign ones?" Niu Niu, on the other hand, was only interested in Taili's blonde hair and blue eyes, her eyes rolling around curiously.

  Chuanfu Restaurant, as soon as you enter the door, you see a string of chili peppers hanging on the board wall. Although it is for decoration purposes, you can also appreciate its characteristics. When the dishes come up, Taili and Huangli only take action on numbing and spicy dishes, constantly gasping for air, sweating on their heads, and fragrant in their mouths, which is really enjoyable.