Leisurely Traveler with Check-in System

Chapter 70: Chapter 69: A Pleasantly Surprising Skill

This piano isn’t perfect; two keys have become slightly off-tune, probably because tourists often play it, and the hotel owner hasn’t focused on its maintenance. But nonetheless, it was still a perfect performance.

When Li Younan finished playing, silence fell around him. By then, a few people had gathered behind him, all travelers here. Li Younan smiled at them, and soon after, applause erupted.

Li Younan felt a bit happy inside, unable to forget the embarrassment during a group singing competition in middle school. The more awkward that was, the more pleasant he felt now.

The reason he chose to play pop music was that he knew playing Beethoven or Mozart might not catch everyone’s attention. Instead, popular tunes adapted for piano are more likely to resonate.

After finishing that piece, Li Younan didn’t intend to continue playing and stood up.

Jing Chaoyi’s eyes lit up as she said, ”Senior, I never knew you could play the piano. You really are full of surprises!” She paused and added, ”If anyone I know had your skills, they would have been eager to find a piano to play the moment they landed. Why haven’t I seen you play before?”

Li Younan vaguely replied, ”You can’t exactly carry a piano around everywhere you go.”

Jing Chaoyi nodded in strong agreement, ”True, that would be too showy.” She bowed her head deeply, ”Senior, you really are subtly luxurious yet profound.”

Li Younan found it amusing, shook his head, and said, ”I’m tired from the day, let’s go back and rest.”

Jing Chaoyi followed Li Younan upstairs, looking utterly satisfied. She wasn’t a piano enthusiast, but starting from this morning, an inexplicable emotion accumulated throughout the day, released at this moment, perfectly timed.

If the senior had played another piece, it would have been too much.

Li Younan and Jing Chaoyi each returned to their rooms.

Lying on his bed, Li Younan opened his phone and, upon seeing the data on the short video platform, suddenly sat up. His follower count exceeded 30,000, and he had only posted three videos.

What surprised Li Younan was that the video with the most likes was the seemingly uneventful one shot when he just arrived in Xiamen. The video depicted not only the local life in Xiamen but also an immersive cooking experience.

Because it went viral, Li Younan couldn’t help but watch it again. This time, he felt a new sense of relaxation and warmth after watching.

The private messages in the background exploded, but Li Younan really didn’t have the energy to read them all one by one.

The comments weren’t all positive; some people said, ”It obviously looks staged.” Maybe because of the algorithm, these comments weren’t prominently displayed. Li Younan didn’t care; there was no need to respond to such doubts.

Then, Li Younan extracted the first-person parkour video he shot today with a sports camera and sent it to jk Long.

Undoubtedly, Brother Long had just woken up by then, and shortly after replied, ”This video is shot pretty well. It can be edited together with the previous videos you sent me, will have a nice feel.”

Then jk Long briefly described his idea for the video. Simply put, it involved continuous switching between the first-person and third-person perspectives, combining every exciting action in the fixed third-person shots with the free and unfettered outdoor parkour, which would feel great.

However, Brother Long regretfully noted, ”It’s a pity that the third-person camera shots are fixed. Some camera movement would have made it even better.”

Curious, Li Younan asked, ”Can you shoot video?”

jk Long paused for a moment before lazily replying, ”I can, but don’t get your hopes up; I won’t record videos for you, haha.”

This guy was quite cocky. Li Younan had just been curious, after all, Brother Long had never told him his profession. Naturally, though, Li Younan wouldn’t get angry over such a remark and retorted, ”You’re overthinking it, who asked you to record?”

Finally, Li Younan gave one more reminder, ”Make sure to add a watermark to the video, saying ’First-person video shot with DJI Sports Camera.’

jk Long found it odd, ”Why add that? Are you endorsing DJI?”

Li Younan said, ”Not endorsements per se, more like some form of collaboration. After all, I need money to travel around.”

It was evident that jk Long wasn’t disdainful of Li Younan’s compromise for practicality; he was rather pleased, saying, ”So, your family isn’t that well-off, then.”

Li Younan felt speechless and replied, ”Why does that sound so offensive? And why do you sound so happy about it? But I regret to inform you, my family’s pretty happy!”

The other sincerely explained, ”That’s not what I meant. If you were a rich second generation, the trip would be meaningless. This way, I feel more accomplished editing the video.”

Li Younan couldn’t help but shiver at Brother Long’s tone, sensing a bizarre sense of developing a quirky hobby.

After this brief chat, jk Long got busy with work. It seemed like this guy did nothing but sleep all day and edit videos at night. In Li Younan’s memory, he had never successfully contacted him around midday.

After ending the chat, Li Younan called his mom and briefly talked about his travel experiences.

His mom listened attentively, occasionally asking questions, and laughed heartily when he shared something amusing.

As they ended the call, his mom seriously said, ”Nannan, as long as you’re happy, I can feel that you’ve really been enjoying this journey.”

Suddenly, a thought struck Li Younan, and he asked, ”Mom, if I traveled like this my whole life without working, would you be mad?”

His mom chuckled and light-heartedly replied, ”Well, when I retire, I’ll travel with you. I haven’t been to many places yet.”

Li Younan paused for a moment and then said, ”Mom, when you retire, I’ll take you traveling.”

His mom replied tenderly, ”Then I’ll use all my savings and pension, and we’ll keep traveling. But don’t forget to find a girlfriend!”

”Let’s set that aside for now...” Li Younan chuckled and added, ”Mom, don’t worry. If that day ever comes, I’ll definitely not spend your pension. I’ll have plenty of money; we’ll enjoy life while traveling.”

As soon as he hung up, Huang Xiaoyang sent a message, ”Did you head to Xiamen?”

Li Younan thought for a moment; he happened to need something from Huang Xiaoyang and said, ”Let’s not talk about that now. I remember your family has a furniture factory, right?”

Huang Xiaoyang replied with a single word, ”Yes.”

Li Younan said, ”I’d like to ask a favor. I’ll come over in a few days.”

Huang Xiaoyang asked, ”Do you need furniture? I can send you a set.”

Li Younan sent a speechless emoji and said, ”Young master, you misunderstood. I just want to ask you to get me some wood for making furniture.”

Curious, Huang Xiaoyang asked, ”What do you need that for?”

Li Younan didn’t explain and said, ”Don’t worry about that.”

Huang Xiaoyang agreed readily with a calm response, ”Okay.”

The next day, Jing Chaoyi got up even earlier than him.

When Li Younan went downstairs, Jing Chaoyi was alone, playing discordant notes on the piano in the lobby.

After leaving the inn, Jing Chaoyi lingered, looking around nostalgically, and remarked, ”I didn’t expect this place to be so interesting.”

Li Younan nodded, replying earnestly, ”That’s what travel is about. Don’t let online opinions sway you. Whether good or bad, you must experience it yourself.”

It was indeed time to leave the island, but they hadn’t gone far when Li Younan paused. ”Another task completed.” This time, he had no hopes for driving skills, without a doubt...

[Random reward...]

[Radio operation skill +1].

Radio operation skills!?

Li Younan was momentarily stunned, then his eyes lit up with delight.