Bab 365: Chapter 365: Watching a Movie Together
Chen Jianhai secretly opened a travel app and entered the name of the island hotel. Sure enough, in the "Q&A" section, someone had indeed asked that question.
Chen Jianhai didn't know which hotel manager specifically responded. Ever since Wen Zifan arrived, she had delegated some of the daily personnel tasks to others. Regardless of who it was, they deserved praise!
"Wow, this response got 50 likes!"
"Seems like people do appreciate the truth," Chen Jianhai thought.
The curly-haired guy, unaware that he had unknowingly offended both the hotel and bookstore owner, continued chatting energetically:
"But this bookstore is especially humane."
"Not only can you stay for free, but during the day there are also free snacks and lemon water. Truly a model business!"
Ha!~
No more snacks for you tomorrow! I guarantee it! In the dim corner of the bookshelf, someone who considered themselves a model business owner muttered through gritted teeth.
...
Although there's a golden house in the book,
when night falls, except for the model business owner who was engrossed in reading a fantasy novel, lost in the pages,
the rest couldn't resist the drowsiness, and they soon fell asleep with their heads on the books.
However, quiet sleep time is always short.
Early the next morning, the bright sunlight pierced through the large floor-to-ceiling windows, shining directly on everyone in the bookstore.
Chen Jianhai tossed and turned for a while before finally giving up, using his shirt sleeve to cover his eyes, allowing himself another half hour of sleep.
In a half-dazed state,
he heard the rustling of clothes and the creaking of the bed boards as the other lodgers got up and tidied their beds.
Reluctantly, Chen Jianhai also got up.
After a simple wash, they went down the mountain for a meal before returning to the bookstore.
Chen Jianhai lazily sat on the terrace on the rooftop, petting a cat. Since there were temporary helpers at the bookstore, he gave the employees half a day off, allowing them to come in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, the curly-haired guy and the bespectacled guy were at the vintage green flower cart at the entrance, removing the books they had set out yesterday and replacing them with a new batch.
The young man curiously asked, "Do these discount books change every day?"
The curly-haired guy nodded, "I heard from the bookstore employees that you can read any book here, but you can't buy them."
"The only books for sale are the discount ones on the cart at the entrance."
The young man was astonished.
What kind of rule is this? Not selling the books on the shelves but only those on the cart? These cart books cost no more than 5 yuan each.
It's almost like a charitable public library.
"To be honest, I kind of like this method."
The curly-haired guy said while taking books from the spare shelf, "I have severe indecisiveness. If I had to pick one book from all these shelves, I'd never be able to choose."
"But if the books are on the cart... I still can't choose, but at least the pain of indecision is less, with fewer options."
"Don't you think?"
He said, sneakingly placing the book "The Feasibility of Using Medieval Black Magic on Oxen" on the 5-yuan shelf, planning to buy it legitimately once the employees arrived.
...
The entire morning, the young man helped the bespectacled guy and the curly-haired guy clean and organize the bookshelves.
They returned the rolling bookshelves to their original positions.
Since the bookstore was not for profit,
besides the large number of books and the scattered pens and notebooks, there were hardly any valuable items.
This was probably why the bookstore owner allowed travelers to stay overnight.
After finishing the organizing,
they helped themselves to lemon water, grabbed some individually wrapped biscuits from the small fridge, found a favorite book, and nestled into the sofas to read.
One person even spread out a sheet of paper, put on headphones, and prepared to write a romantic poem.
The leisurely day passed slowly. Besides reading, they chatted about books, the world, and life. When tired, they went down the mountain for a swim in the sea and ate fish and drank at the island's central restaurant in the evening. Though there were no computers or games, it didn't stop them from enjoying their unique lifestyle.
Late at night,
they closed the bookstore doors, set up their beds, and lay down under the warm orange lights on their thin, simple beds.
Through the large floor-to-ceiling windows, the sky full of stars looked like scattered diamonds hanging in the sky,
sparkling,
just like the inscription of the bookstore, angular and glittering.
Listening to the surrounding snores,
the young man lay on his bed with an iPad, writing.
As a freelance writer for a digital travel magazine, his job and life involved recording his experiences and thoughts online.
Though the pay wasn't much and he was traveling on a budget, the freedom of time was invaluable,
allowing him to follow his heart and go wherever he wanted.
Since arriving in Nanjing, he had been searching for a way to document his journey, but he lacked direction.
Now, he had finally found the focus for his Nanjing travelogue:
"Experiences at the Most Beautiful Island Bookstore…"
He typed these words on the keyboard, yawned contentedly, and turned off the iPad.
The title was done, the content could wait until tomorrow. Time to sleep!
...
At this time, the island hotel
The screen by the sea lit up, and guests began to leave the hotel, preparing to board boats to watch the open-air movie.
By the lightbulb pier,
Xiao Lang and Feng Di each held two large buckets of popcorn, watching the two couples with complicated relationships.
After thinking for a while,
Feng Di quietly asked, "Lang Ge, should I call Yaozi over?"
Xiao Lang glared at him, "Why call Yaozi? If Yaozi comes, Jichi will have to come too!"
After that, Xiao Lang looked at Chen Jianhai and Wen Zifan on the left, then at Xu Bo and the kitchen girl on the right.
He wished he could pour all the popcorn on their heads.
So…
How did things come to this??
Just a moment ago, it was a movie for three people. How did it turn into a situation where he was left out?
After all this time, he finally got a female employee like Yaozi,
but before he could make a move, Jichi beat him to it.
Xu Bo and the kitchen girl were one thing.
But how did Chen Jianhai and Wen Zifan end up watching a movie together??
This made no sense...
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