Lake of Human Emotions 1

  The raw materials cost one yuan per year, but it's not exaggerated yet.

  Chen Huasheng was too lazy to carry the raw materials and spend a lot of money on transportation, so he directly chose to buy biological alkali extract. Since Chen Huasheng handed over a fixed amount bank draft, the procurement stopped when the quota was reached. As a result, the seller treated them as honored guests, not only did they not charge for the sample testing, but also gave them two large boxes of health products that were said to be safer and more effective than blue pills.

  Chen Hua ignored Pang Hua's strange expression and calmly accepted the gift - this was what she had promised Zhao Heng. Hmm, I guess the seller will think she's quite bold?!

  "This bottle alone, just the tax is over 10,000, it's really formidable..."

  "I can deduct it." Chen Xiao said calmly.

  They then found a travel agency, booked a chartered bus and 'door' tickets for that afternoon, paid the money, and contacted the lakeside hostel to arrange the specific location and room.

  "The hostel I booked is in a great location." It's just above the agency point, and it's so convenient to store luggage! Moreover, the price is reasonable. Anyway, they all bring their own stuff, including towels, toiletries, soap, pillows, slippers, pajamas, and toilet paper. "Why don't we leave some luggage here?"

  "It's not stored, go directly to the airport when the time comes."

  "Good."

  Ate a familiar-tasting KFC meal with rice, and also packed some snacks to prevent discomfort from unfamiliar food, then boarded a half-full tourist minibus heading to the plateau lake known as Lover's Lake.

  Pang Hua liked this nickname very much.

  Chen Huaicheng just smiled and said, "Before going, it's always expected."

  "Oh? Have you been there?"

  "No. But I've read other people's travel notes." The last time doesn't count: she misjudged the local temperature for the sake of taking beautiful wedding photos, and almost caught a cold... how stupid! And that foolishly lively wedding banquet - if she had known it would end like that, she wouldn't have bothered to spend money and exhaust herself organizing the party. No, this life she won't do anything as stupid as taking wedding photos or hosting a wedding banquet again!

  "That side has a big temperature difference, it should be around 10 degrees when we arrive. Are these clothes enough for you?" Pang Hua touched her outerwear and used the excuse of adjusting her woolen long skirt that dragged on the ground to "organize" her clothes, while also studying how thick the pants and socks underneath were. This guy has been getting more and more fidgety since he was 11.

  "These can withstand five degrees." Chen Huan opened the long overcoat that wasn't buttoned, "This is a compressed down jacket, similar to yours - hmm. Has your thin down jacket been washed at the store recently? Does it feel a bit thinner?"

  "No feeling. Even if this coat sheds 'hair', it should be very little."

  Chen Haotian took a look and saw that he was wearing a high-necked thick sweater inside, so this time he shouldn't catch a cold.

  "Be careful not to catch a chill, it's easy for a cold to turn into pneumonia here."

  A young couple in front of them immediately turned their heads upon hearing this. "Pneumonia? Why is it so severe?"

  "It's like that on the plateau. Fortunately, in this area, except for the snow-capped mountains, the elevation isn't particularly high. Have you felt a headache and heavy legs?"

  She asked Pang Hua.

  "No, so it should be no more than 3,200 meters." He explained to his temporary companion: "Once I exceed 3,200 meters, I will have altitude sickness, very accurate."

  The girl student with thick makeup in front laughed and changed the subject: "You guys are also skipping class, huh?"

  Chen Hua Sheng opened her mouth. This printed flower cotton-padded jacket and printed flower velvet boots are so effective? Skipping class?!

  Pang Hua smiled and patted her shoulder, "We graduated from college many years ago."

  "Which school did you graduate from? We are from B University, and we will be studying for our master's degree next year." The boy in the front row who was a bit below average in appearance. He seemed to be somewhat displeased that his 'girlfriend' was talking to another boy.

  "We both graduated from F University, I got my Ph.D. and didn't want to study anymore, so I teach at the university. She has two bachelor's degrees and two certificates, also tired of taking exams, works as a lawyer."

  "You think my educational background is too low?" Chen Huai Cheng raised an eyebrow and asked, pretending to be unhappy. "Or should I go get an MBA?"

  "Are you kidding me? You'd better go teach them some e-commerce lessons."

  I really don't want to take another exam.

  "Oh, is the judicial exam difficult? I'm thinking of taking it next year too." The boy thought for a moment and immediately changed his attitude.

  "What did you major in for your undergraduate degree?"

  "But I've learned a lot on my own."

  "It's tough. China's first exam isn't that simple, unless you're a law undergraduate. You have to put in a lot of 'blood' and 'sweat'. In the year and a half before my senior year, I took both the English level 8 test and the judicial examination back-to-back, and felt like I was going to die from exhaustion."

  The two eyeballs in front almost popped out! What a perfect example?!

  "I think you're still quite relaxed, still working part-time at a translation agency and law firm."

  "Those are all part-time jobs, barely enough to eat. I really don't have the energy for a formal job. Yeah, I really don't want to study and take exams again."

  "Haha, me too..." Pang Hua patted her shoulder and then said to the two senior students in the front row, "You can also read a part-time master's degree at the same time. I have two master's degrees... Hmm, but if you take the civil service exam, it's definitely not possible."

  The pride of the young couple in front was brutally burst like a balloon. What about the two PhD candidates? The two of them, with three bachelor's degrees, two master's degrees, and one doctoral degree, were not much different from each other, and their professional certificates were also of the highest gold content.

  Chen Haotian felt that continuing to talk about it would be going further and further back, and bullying a child was also not very interesting, so he changed the subject back to tourism itself.

  "Have you booked your hotel?"

  "Alright, alright!" The boy also felt that continuing to study would be a blow to his self-confidence.

  And then, the four of them actually ended up staying in the same inn. It's... quite interesting, isn't it?

  Chen Huaicheng and the other two did not wear branded sportswear, but they looked quite decent. The luggage they carried was also a brand, with two X backpacks and two IC trolley cases. The hostel where they stayed was mid-range locally - overall, they could be classified as middle class.

  In fact they are indeed, of course, after adding up the income, education and assets of both people, it is barely enough.

  In the sunset, there are only a few fishing boats at the dock not far from the inn. Now most of these boats are used for tourist rentals and occasionally provide on-site cooking of river fresh fish.

  To be honest, looking at the faces of those middle-aged men and then thinking about the local legend of young couples making vows by the lake... well, it doesn't feel that romantic. Of course, maybe those men were quite handsome when they were in their teens, but life and the strong ultraviolet rays of the sun have ravaged them into this state.

  "The lip balm you bought is still here with me." Pang Hua handed over a brand new, unopened package.

  "Oh! Good heavens, I forgot." She was just feeling that her lips were very dry. However, she had not yet realized that she had bought this thing at the airport out of boredom.

  "Is this not lipstick?" Someone is very curious.

  "No. It's a tinted lip balm, should say it's something between colorless lip balm and lipstick." Chen Huaixing quickly applied several coats.

  Pang Hua stared for a while, then reached out to touch - and was immediately slapped away. "It's not very red, is it? When you drink water, won't it leave a mark?"

  "It's not obvious." Chen Huan replied absent-mindedly. "Sigh... the air is really good here."

  "Over a thousand meters, there's not much pollution unless locals burn coal or straw and it doesn't disperse." Pang Hua surprisingly pulled out a handheld simple testing device, stared at it for half a minute before gesturing to her to take a look. "PM2.5 is only 30, PM10 is only 20, air quality is excellent."

  Chen Huaixiong burst out laughing. The hot air exhaled formed a thin mist in the air, then dispersed. In the distant mountains and fields, most of the grass and trees were withered and yellow, but against the sky and clouds dyed red by the setting sun, set off against the somewhat gloomy blue water surface, there was another kind of desolate beauty.

  "I saw that the hostel had fish for dinner. I ordered braised lake fish with mushrooms and cabbage, as well as sausage fried rice. So I threw away all the KFC stuff, haha."

  "Hmm, a bit of a waste." Chen Xiao said languidly.

  After standing for a while, Chen Huasheng felt that the temperature of the surrounding air and the ground was dropping again, so he slowly walked back under Peng Hua's urging.

  Two college students who ran out to have fun finally came back, chattering and expressing their opinions on the ropeway. And indignation at several recreational projects not being open, then enthusiastically chatting with other donkey friends in the hostel about entertainment gossip.

  Chen Huaisheng and the other person did not drink wine. There was only a cup of hot tea, but all the dishes were the kitchen's specialty.

  "I was worried that this fried rice would be too oily, but it's actually okay." It's just a bit salty and bland, I don't know if it's because the salt was added too late or not enough.

  "I think their hot pot is pretty good."

  "What's mutton?"

  "It seems like vegetables are the main dish. It seems like it's fish."

  "Okay, I'll try it tomorrow."

  Their flight is on Sunday evening, so they can actually only stay here for a day and a half.

  "Where are you two going to play tomorrow?" asked another pair of thirty-something travelers.

  Pang Hua looked at Chen Huasheng.

  "We'll just take a casual stroll, enjoy the scenery and have something to eat. We need to leave by tomorrow afternoon, so let's not get too tired and focus on resting and relaxing."

  "Oh, you guys are really on vacation." The woman smiled and commented. "Well, we don't want to rush either, wherever we go is wherever, happy then take some photos, not happy then sleep in."

  "Don't you want to take a sunrise photo?" The man raised an eyebrow and asked back.

  "The sunset is even more beautiful!" The woman said with confidence and justification.

  Chen Haotian burst out laughing, "I also want to sleep in. I don't even feel like touching the camera."

  "I saw the photos taken by others, and indeed the sunset here is more beautiful." Pang Hua hurriedly expressed. "Hmm, tomorrow I... might get up early to take a look, do you want me to bring breakfast for you?"

  "No need to bring me breakfast anymore. The things we bought today will have to be eaten anyway." Chen Xiao Sheng was unwilling to get up early. Anyway, the camera was also carried by Pang Hua.

  "Oh, okay."

  The other side couldn't quite grasp the relationship between the two of them, and didn't say much about personal matters either. The two tables of people simply merged together, then enthusiastically shared their travel experiences, and took the opportunity to tease Pang Hua's altitude sickness and terrible drinking capacity.