Scientific Travel

Qiu Qingyu is truly exceptionally eloquent; at least Deng Yin has never seen anyone so talkative.

I regret giving her too much water earlier; otherwise, she would have been thirsty and quiet.

Deng Yin's last trip out was merely to lure out the people behind him; everything in the courtyard had already been put away.

Qiu Qingyu followed behind Deng Yin at a distance. She didn't hear Deng Yin ask someone to deliver things to her house, and when she saw that there was nothing in the yard, she didn't show any surprise.

Deng Yin kept his eyes fixed on Qiu Qingyu, taking in all her expressions as she entered.

It doesn't seem like she targeted me because I was buying something; it's possible she was faking it.

Besides this reason, Deng Yin couldn't think of any other reason why she could be targeted.

Deng Yin pointed to the guest room and said to Deng Yin, "You can stay here tonight. No one has lived here for a long time, so it's probably a bit dirty. If you think it's dirty, you can clean it up before you stay."

Qiu Qingyu put on a pitiful expression: "Can I sleep with you?"

The girl's fair face seemed to glow in the moonlight; her features were delicate, and her pitiful expression made it impossible to refuse her.

"No."

"Oh."

No sooner had Qiu Qingyu finished speaking than her stomach began to rumble.

"Hehe." Qiu Qingyu chuckled, "I haven't eaten all day, and my stomach is protesting a bit."

There wasn't a single vegetable leaf to be found in the house, and at this hour, there was no food for sale outside.

Deng asked Qiu Qingyu, "What would you like to eat?"

"Anything is fine, I'm not picky about food."

"Wait for me here."

Deng Yin pretended to go back to his room to find food, closed the door, and waited a minute before coming out.

Deng Yin was holding two tomatoes in one hand and two cucumbers in the other.

Qiu Qingyu remained silent, but still took the things from Deng Yin's hands.

Who eats this so late at night?! Even though she's not a picky eater, isn't this a bit too casual? At least make her a bowl of noodles!

Wasn't Deng Yin supposed to be rich? How come he's so stingy?

Qiu Qingyu crunched on the cucumber as she sat with Deng Yin on the steps in front of Deng Yin's room.

Qiu Qingyu eats like a hamster, stuffing all the food into her cheeks.

Seeing Deng Yin staring at her, Qiu Qingyu understood and handed another cucumber to Deng Yin.

Deng Yin took it and started eating it with her.

You cheapskate!!!

Although Deng Yin still had cucumber in his mouth, his words were still clear. "How dare you eat what I gave you? Aren't you afraid I'll poison you?"

Qiu Qingyu's cheeks puffed out as she turned to look at Deng Yin. "Would you poison me?"

Deng Yin looked serious. "Yes."

Qiu Qingyu turned her head away and took another bite of cucumber. "Well, there's nothing I can do about it now, I've already eaten it."

Qiu Qingyu suddenly turned her head and looked at Deng Yin. "Besides, didn't you eat it too? If we're going to die, we'll die together. That sounds pretty romantic."

For some reason, Deng Yin felt a little sad when she heard Qiu Qingyu say those words.

Deng changed the subject. "Haven't you kept your distance from me all day? Why did you suddenly get so close just now?"

"I can't see anything after dark; I can only see you when I'm close." She then quickly covered her mouth, as if remembering something. "You tricked me!"

Deng Yin was amused by her reaction. With a brain like that, the person behind her couldn't be much smarter.

"Why are you following me?"

Qiu Qingyu swallowed the cucumber in her mouth and said, "If I said I was following you because I wanted to see you, would you believe me?"

"Oh?" Deng Yin raised an eyebrow. "Why do you want to see me?"

Qiu Qingyu's eyes sparkled, glistening with moisture. "You really... don't remember me?"

No way, no way, could Qiu Qingyu be Deng Yin's childhood playmate from the past?

She didn't have the original owner's memories, so she couldn't attend this family reunion!

Deng Yin forced a stiff smile and asked, "Huh? Who are you?"

Qiu Qingyu looked at Deng Yin without saying a word, gave a sad smile, and two lines of tears slid down her face.

Deng Yin couldn't stand seeing people cry, so he wiped away Qiu Qingyu's tears with his sleeve.

"Don't cry. I have a bad memory. I forget what happened yesterday. I also have face blindness. I can't remember a face even if I've seen it many times."

Qiu Qingyu stopped crying and started laughing. She grabbed Deng Yin's hand and used it to wipe away her tears.

Qiu Qingyu's face was as tender as a peeled egg.

Deng Yin had always heard in novels that the female protagonist's face looked like a peeled egg. So, Deng Yin spent a lot of money to buy an artificial egg, but after touching it, he always felt that the author had exaggerated it too much.

And today, just now, a second ago, if she had closed her eyes, she would have really thought that Qiu Qingyu's face was like a peeled egg.

After calming down, Qiu Qingyu said, "I started begging when I was very young. There were many beggars back then. Although a small beggar like me could get a lot of money, I still had to give offerings to the older beggars. Usually, most of the money I got had to be handed over. So what I hoped to receive most every day was not money, but food."

"It was winter, and you were dressed like a little ball of fluff with two little tufts of hair in your hair. You were so cute. The year was tough, and fewer and fewer people were willing to give money to beggars. Going hungry or not eating was a common occurrence. Before I met you, I hadn't eaten for three days."

"I was so hungry that I could barely keep my knees up. Just before I fainted, I saw you walking towards me."

"I don't know how long I was unconscious. When I woke up, I saw you squatting in front of me. When you saw that I was awake, you smiled and told Mom and Dad. Honestly, that was the most beautiful smile I had ever seen in all these years."

"You bought me two pies, and because you were worried I was thirsty, you also bought me a bowl of hot soup."

"I ate it too fast back then and can't remember the taste anymore, but the warmth that bowl of hot soup brought me is something I still remember to this day."