RV Trip

He couldn't let his father keep going on this topic. Lin Qiye spoke up. "Oh, right, Dad, do you have a driver's license? I got a big RV. Our whole family can take it out on a road trip."

"Really?" Dad Lin's attention was instantly drawn away. "How could I not have a license? Aren't I the one driving every time we deliver flowers? What does the RV look like?"

When Lin Qiye took out his phone and showed him photos of the RV's exterior and interior, Dad Lin couldn't hold back anymore.

He called to the two women chatting enthusiastically nearby, "We're leaving. Don't just stand there like wooden posts. Let's go see the RV first."

Then they hailed a taxi and headed toward the school.

The taxi drove for forty minutes and stopped outside the trading company's gate.

Lin Qiye got out, paid the fare, then walked over to the gatehouse of the trading company.

"Hello, I'm here to pick up a vehicle. It's the RV parked inside."

The old man in the gatehouse looked up. "Oh, it's you, Little Zhuge, the promising young man who helped Manager Li crack the fraud case. Go on in. Everyone in the company knows you now."

For no reason at all, he had somehow gained the nickname Little Zhuge. Lin Qiye still had no idea what was going on, but he called his parents over and walked into the company.

Once inside, it was just as the old gatekeeper had said. Employees passing by all smiled at him warmly, like they were old acquaintances.

What was going on?

Lin Qiye, completely confused, kept walking and saw several people busy around the trading company's office building and the outer wall of the warehouse.

They were making a publicity wall. When he got closer to take a look, he found that Li Xiongye was actually making a huge show of how they had cracked the fraud case on the publicity wall.

He had become the hero who turned the tide and rescued fallen female college students. Along the way, Lin Qiye had also been described as an incomparably clever and promising young man, and the people involved in the operation had even been given nicknames as if in a made-up story.

For example, Lin Qiye was called Little Zhuge, a master strategist.

There was also Flying Legs Jiang Dabao, handsome young Li Nanguang, and so on.

That storytelling-style publicity piece was filled with grand, dignified praise, and Dad Lin and Mom Lin appreciated it very much.

But it made Tian Nina unable to stop herself from wanting to laugh.

"If you want to laugh, then laugh. It's not like I was the one who claimed I was Zhuge Liang reborn." As Lin Qiye spoke, he took out the key and walked toward the RV.

Tian Nina immediately ran over and grabbed Lin Qiye's hand. "Sorry, I really can't help it. I don't know why either, I just want to laugh."

"Actually, I want to laugh too. This is way too ridiculous. How about I talk to Boss Li and have him add a classmate Tian Nina, Sai Diaochan?"

"Annoying. Don't mess around."

The young man and woman walked toward the RV, talking and laughing. Seeing such a handsome man and beautiful woman look so well matched, Dad Lin and Mom Lin couldn't help exchanging a smile.

The RV drove out of the trading company warehouse. Dad Lin was the one behind the wheel, ready for a spontaneous trip.

Dad Lin slowed the vehicle and asked, "Where are we going?"

These past two days, Lin Qiye had been busy catching scammers and trading stocks, so he really hadn't thought about this.

Which meant that now, he didn't even know where to go.

"Dad, drive a bit slower. I'll look up the info. I even prepared all night last night, so why can't I find it now?"

As Lin Qiye bluffed, he glanced to his right and saw Tian Nina chatting happily with Mom Lin. He then pretended to take out his laptop.

"Make a National Day RV travel plan as quickly as possible."

[Task received. Because the administrator used urgent wording, I understand the task priority to be the highest. Temporarily adjusting Computing Power structure.]

Before long, Lin Qiye received a reply from Intelligent AI.

[National Day seven-day RV trip plan. Due to insufficient data, it is impossible to determine future congestion caused by a massive increase in traffic volume in various areas.]

[Through big data comparison, the following three travel routes are suitable.]

[First travel route: Kun City–Stone Forest–Yuanmou. Itinerary suggestion: Depart from Kun City and head to the Stone Forest Scenic Area to tour the bizarre and marvelous stone formations. Then go to Yuanmou County and visit the Yuanmou Ancient Human Site Museum to learn about the origins and development of humanity.]

[Second travel route: Kun City–Dali–Lijiang–Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Itinerary suggestion: Depart from Kun City and first visit Dali Ancient City to appreciate Bai people culture and the history of a thousand-year-old ancient city. Then head to Lijiang and tour Lijiang Ancient City and the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Scenic Area.]

[Third travel route: Kun City–Xishuangbanna. Itinerary suggestion: Depart from Kun City and head to the Xishuangbanna tropical rainforest scenic area, visit the tropical botanical garden, and experience the joy of the Water-Splashing Festival.]

[Travel route maps have already been sent to the administrator's QQ as images.]

Lin Qiye opened QQ and received the images sent by an unknown User.

The images not only had travel routes marked in red lines, but also briefly introduced the scenic areas on each of the three travel routes.

It could be said that, departing from Kun City, these three were the most fun and also the most popular options.

National Day only lasted seven days. If they wanted to enjoy themselves properly, they could only choose one of them.

Lin Qiye repeated the three routes and let everyone choose.

Tian Nina said sweetly, "I'm fine going anywhere. Auntie and Uncle can choose."

Mom Lin gave her an approving look, completely ignored Dad Lin, who was driving, and took the right to choose.

She took the laptop, looked at the images, and said, "Actually, I've always wanted to see a great snow mountain. The weather now is just right too. And the local customs around Dali and Lijiang are pretty good as well. This whole route feels really worth it."

She paused. "I'm done. What do you all think?"

It was very quiet inside the RV. Li Qiye didn't care either way, and Tian Nina had made her stance clear in advance.

After staying silent for a while, Dad Lin muttered, "Does it matter where I say we should go?"

Mom Lin answered decisively, "No. It's decided. We're going to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain."

No one objected. The proposal passed unanimously.

In 2012, the trip from Kun City to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain was not as wonderful as they had imagined.

In this era, there was not yet a large-scale expressway network. There was an expressway running south from Kun City to Pu'er, and another heading east to Qujing, but the expressway to the west had yet to appear.

If they wanted to drive the RV there, they could only take the national highway.

According to the route provided by Intelligent AI, the RV left Kun City and got onto National Highway 214, the famous Dian-Tibet Highway.

They had to pass through Chuxiong and Dali before finally reaching Jade Dragon Snow Mountain north of Lijiang City.

Although it was not as fast as an expressway, driving along the Dian-Tibet Highway had its own pleasures.

They stopped and went along the way, taking photos of beautiful scenery, giving themselves over to nature, and experiencing the various customs and local cultures of this beautiful land.

When they got hungry, they bought some ingredients from supermarkets in towns along the road and cooked for themselves in the vehicle. It was hygienic, affordable, and convenient.

For safety's sake, and also to avoid bumps as much as possible, Dad Fang drove very carefully.

But after they passed Chuxiong, on the road to Dali, as the altitude rose, Mom Lin suddenly got carsick in the RV.

Seeing his wife feeling unwell, Dad Lin asked, "How much longer until Dali?"