Chapter 8: Softening
In early summer, taking advantage of the breeze and the fact that Wangshu was not hidden, Lin Xiyan continued to embark on the journey after enjoying the beautiful scenery of the sunrise.
It has been nearly a month since the last dinner with Kong Liu, Tiffany and others, and Lin Xiyan has already embarked on the road of cycling.
This time is no different from traveling in other countries.
From time to time, you will meet fellow riders who have also traveled around Korea, ride together for a while, or bump into each other's fists, and encourage them to continue along their respective routes.
But the trip was not all satisfactory, and Lin Xiyan also encountered a lot of troubles.
Mistakenly entering the highway and being stopped by the police, only to know that the intersection was wrong, and then the police car drove to the right road.
I couldn't find a suitable campsite at night, so I had to rest for the night in the wilderness near the road.
"Whew," Lin Xiyan parked his car on the side of the road, intending to rest for a few minutes.
At this time, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon, and Lin Xiyan roughly estimated according to the time he went out in the morning, and he would arrive in Quanzhou City in about 3 hours.
When I had dinner before, I heard that Jeonju bibimbap is a relatively famous delicacy, so you can try it.
Lin Xiyan, who hid under the tree, drank some water, and took a short rest, looked at the traffic whistling by, and complained that the temperature rose too suddenly.
After taking a short nap and continuing to move forward for more than ten kilometers, Lin Xiyan saw a middle-aged man sitting on the side of the road with a sad face, and a silver-gray pickup truck next to him flashed and jumped.
"Anihassai, is there anything I can do to help you?" Lin Xiyan slowed down, propped himself on the ground with one foot, and asked the middle-aged man sitting on the side of the road.
Hearing someone talking to him, the middle-aged man raised his head and showed a happy expression.
"Inside, I'm sorry, my car is broken, but the towing company can't come for a while, and it's going to be nearly night at the earliest, I'm worried about what to do!" The middle-aged man said embarrassedly.
"What's wrong? I'll be a little bit better and maybe be able to help. Lin Xiyan parked his bicycle on the side of the road, took out a small tool kit, and said to the middle-aged man.
Seeing that Lin Xiyan didn't seem to be cheating, the middle-aged man was very happy, and his face, which had turned a little red from the sun, showed a relaxed expression.
"That's really bothering you, I was originally going from Gaoyang to buy goods back to Jeonju today, and tomorrow my daughter is going to Seoul to participate in a trainee of an entertainment company, if I can't go back today, I may not be able to send my daughter tomorrow."
The middle-aged man rubbed his hands, a little embarrassed, but when he mentioned his daughter later, the proud expression on his face could not be concealed.
"Let me help you see, what's the problem?" Lin Xiyan didn't interrupt the middle-aged man's words, and only after he finished speaking, did he ask again.
"Oh, yes! I'm really embarrassed, I'm so excited all of a sudden. The middle-aged man reacted, he said too much off-topic, and hurriedly told Lin Xiyan the question, "Suddenly the fire went out, and then it couldn't start." ”
Lin Xiyan opened the hood of the car, sat in the cockpit and tried to ignite it, and found that it really couldn't start.
Back in front of the car, propping up the hood, holding a flashlight and checking it little by little.
.....
After nearly an hour of maintenance, Lin Xiyan finally re-ignited the car.
"Agassi, you hurry up, if I'm lucky, this way of dealing with me will be enough for you to drive to the whole state." Lin Xiyan urged the middle-aged man to hurry up.
"Inner, thank you so much. Won't you come with me? Bicycles can be placed on the car. The middle-aged man thanked Lin Xiyan and tried to invite Lin Xiyan to go with him.
"No, I'm traveling, there's no need to take a car." Lin Xiyan politely refused.
Seeing that Lin Xiyan insisted on riding, the middle-aged man had no choice but to give up, and then took out a business card from the armrest box and handed it to Lin Xiyan.
"This is my optical store in Jeonju, if you have time, you can come and sit, I see that your sunglasses have been damaged, come to my store to get you a new pair, free!" The middle-aged man said seriously.
Business card: Jin XX, phone XXXXXXXXXXX, address Quanzhou XXX.
"Okay!" Lin Xiyan responded happily.
Then, looking at the back of the truck in the distance, Lin Xiyan also stepped on the bicycle again and continued to set off.
However.
There are unpredictable circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck.
Not long after Lin Xiyan rode it, the bicycle chain broke for some reason, and after replacing it with a spare chain, it broke again after riding for a long time.
Counterfeit and shoddy products! I'm going to have trouble going to this store after returning to Seoul! Lin Xiyan looked at the chain and wanted to cry without tears.
I took out the map and roughly judged the location, there are still about 20 kilometers left from the whole state, and it looks like the weather is still raining.
is dying, I hope the rain won't fall too much, Lin Xiyan secretly complained in his heart.
I had no choice but to push the cart and continue to move slowly.
The rain swept in as expected, wearing a raincoat and facing the strong wind, Lin Xiyan walked slowly in the rain.
Suddenly, two lights shone in the distance, followed by the sound of the car's brakes.
"Hurry up and put the bike on!"
Hearing a somewhat familiar voice, Lin Xiyan blocked the somewhat dazzling light with his hand, only to see that it was the middle-aged uncle in the afternoon.
"Uncle Jin, why are you back!" Lin Xiyan was stunned.
"It was raining heavily on the road, and I thought it wouldn't be convenient for you to ride, so I turned around and came back." The middle-aged man smiled and said, "But it seems that you don't just have a problem with the inconvenience of riding. ”
This time it was Lin Xiyan's turn to be a little embarrassed.
Sitting in the car, Lin Xiyan took out a towel to wipe his wet hair, and smiled at the middle-aged man: "Uncle doesn't worry about any more problems with the car, and then he will lie down again!" Then you won't be able to send your daughter out of the house. ”
"Then there's no way, you can't help me, I'll go on my own!" The middle-aged man left the steering wheel with one hand and shook it lightly twice, "I don't know what your name is, young man!" ”
"Lin Xiyan, Chinese."
"Then your Seoul accent is so good that you can't hear the accent at all." The middle-aged man was a little surprised.
"Inside, I've been practicing for a long time." Lin Xiyan nodded, "At the beginning, I was often said to have a country accent. ”
Not long after, Lin Xiyan came to his house at the warm invitation of the middle-aged man.
"Abba, you're finally back." After the door opened, Lin Xiyan saw a girl who was not tall, thin, and had very white skin.
"Tomorrow is the day when Wuli Taeyeon goes out! Abba, how can I not rush back! The middle-aged man said happily.
"Who is this?" Taeyeon notices Lim Hee-am, who is standing behind Kim's father, drenched.
"Hello, I'm Lin Xiyan." Lin Xiyan said hello.
"Anihasai has, I'm Kim Taeyeon." Taeyeon immediately bowed in return.
Although he wiped it with a dry towel in the car, he couldn't dry it all at once, and his hair was still drooping, so Lin Xiyan looked a little embarrassed at this time.
"I have to thank Xiyan today, otherwise Abba and I won't be able to come back today!" Father Jin patted Lin Xiyan on the shoulder.
"Then you're going to let the guests stand at the door and listen to you thank you?" At this time, Jin Mu walked over, followed by a small tail, and timidly poked her head out to look at the unfamiliar Lin Xiyan.
Kim Taeyeon also reacted as if she had blocked the guest at the door, her cheeks flushed, and she hurriedly got out of the way.
"Xiyan, you go wash up first and change your clothes, otherwise you will catch a cold!" After changing his slippers, Father Kim said to Lim Xiyan, and then instructed Taeyeon, "Your OPPA hasn't been at home recently, so let Xiyan go to your OPPA room to wash up, and you can take Xiyan over." I'm going to change it too. ”
"Nei, Lin Xiyanxi, please come with me." Kim Taeyeon said to Lim Hee-yan, although she doesn't know why Abba brought Lim Xi-yan back, she shouldn't be a bad person.
Half an hour later, Lin Xiyan sat at the dining table and ate a late dinner with Father Jin.
Jin Mu looked at Lin Xiyan with interest, asking a word or two from time to time.
She already knew what was happening on the road, not to mention that Lin Xiyan, who had finished packing, had an outstanding appearance, and her communication was not like an ordinary person.
When Lim Hee-yan mentioned that he had traveled around the world in recent years, Kim Taeyeon showed a yearning look, he had never been abroad since he was so big.
"So Xiyan, you've been traveling outside for the last few years?" Father Kim was taken aback.
"Inner, yes. I've been to quite a few places. Lin Xiyan nodded.
"What about your studies? Look at how old you are. Jin Mu asked with concern.
"I skipped a grade!" Speaking of this, Lin Xiyan was a little proud, "I graduated from Yale in 2000 with a double master's degree, but then I felt that studying for a doctorate was too time-consuming, so I didn't continue to study." ”
It was at this moment that Lin Xiyan rarely showed the vitality of a young man.
"Is a master's degree amazing?" The little tail when he opened the door in front of him asked ignorantly.
"Daihatsu!" Kim Taeyeon is a little sour, why is it so easy for other people's children to study.
"From then on, Xia Yan must study hard to be so powerful!" When Jin Mu heard Lin Xiyan's words, the satisfied look in her eyes couldn't be hidden, and she saw Lin Xiyan's scalp tingle.
"You're really willful!" The corners of Father Jin's mouth twitched, if his child was like this, he would have pulled out his belt and invited her to have a good meal.
"I heard Uncle Kim say on the road that Taeyeon Xi is going to Seoul as a trainee?" Lim Hee-am turned to Kim Tae-yeon, who was sitting next to Kim's father.
"Not really!" Before Kim Taeyeon could return, Kim's father spoke, "My Taeyeon passed the selection of SM Entertainment, first place!" ”
Looking at her father's smug appearance, Kim Taeyeon felt her cheeks heat slightly, but her bright eyes also let people know that she was proud of this achievement.
"That's pretty good!" Lin Xiyan nodded in agreement, "I have a few friends who are about the same age as you, and they are also trainees in SM, and a few of them are not bad at singing!" ”
“?” Kim Taeyeon had a few question marks in her head, "Lin Xiyan still has friends of my age?" ”
"yes, a lot of fun kids!" Lin Xiyan nodded, completely noticing that Yi Tae-yeon's eyes changed slightly after hearing the child.
It can't be some kind of strange uncle! Doesn't look like it?
"You'll find out when you get there, Jessica has the best singing skills, and the other people have good singing skills, but not as good as Sika!" Lin Xiyan said briefly.
"It's not too early, let's all rest early. Xiyan, you don't have to be polite, just like you are at home. Father Jin looked at the time, it was nearly twelve o'clock, and asked everyone to rest.
Hearing this, Lin Xiyan nodded, signaling that he would not be polite.
"That uncle, aunt, Taeyeon xi, and little Xiayan, good night!" Lin Xiyan took the lead in getting up and politely said goodnight to a few people, even the little girl Xia Yan did not fall.
"Lin Xiyanxi, have a good rest." Kim Taeyeon responded politely.
After returning to the room, Jin's father heard Jin's mother muttering, it would be nice if he was a few years younger, and shook his head with a smile.
Lying on the bed, Lin Xiyan stretched a few lazy waists and made a lazy sound.
With the sound of rain outside the window, Lin Xiyan fell asleep.