An hour and a half flight later, Lin Can safely arrived at the airport in Yun Chuan, the capital of Ninghai Province.
After getting off the plane, turning on his phone, Lin Can opened the group chat to report that he had arrived safely, but saw that the group name had changed to "Can Can Is a Big Fool."
Lin Can: [Who changed this?]
Ai Re: [I did!]
Lin Can: [Why did you do this?]
Ai Re: [Because you're foolish! You left behind us four beautiful, stunning ladies and ran away~]
Lin Can: [I had no choice, the situation was urgent, and I couldn't refuse.]
Back when he had no money, he had to find ways to make money, so he took photos for people to earn.
Now that he had money, he didn't need to take photos for people anymore, but old clients insisted on hiring him, so he reluctantly agreed.
Lin Can: [Why isn't Qingning Jie speaking?]
Ai Re: [She went to pee.]
Lin Can: [Suddenly, I really miss her. Please, show me a video of her now.]
Ai Re: [I thought you've already seen her (covering mouth and laughing)]
Lin Can: [I haven't (drooling)]
Miao Youxi: [Hahaha, Ai Re, Lin Can, both of you hurry up and recall the message, or else when Qingning comes out and sees this, she'll scold you both to death.]
Lin Can: [(covering face and laughing) Alright, no more chatting, I still have to go take photos for someone.]
Ai Re: [I don't want to chat with you anymore either. We're going to have fun this afternoon. Without you, we're definitely going to have a blast, la la la~]
...
Lin Can had arranged to take photos at East Lake Park in the afternoon.
After a quick lunch, he took a taxi to the pedestrian street of East Lake Park. This street was a popular spot in Yun Chuan, with many street photographers capturing beautiful women every day.
Lin Can had been here a few times before, mainly because he lived in Yang'an County, which was over 50 kilometers away from Yun Chuan City.
Ning University was located in Yun Chuan, so once he started university, he could visit frequently.
Lin Can held his camera, walking and shooting as he went.
Ahead of him, a beautiful woman in a pink strapless dress was holding hands with an older man wearing glasses and a suit with a pink T-shirt. He must be her older lover.
Around them, street photographers were busily raising their cameras, snapping away.
Beep beep beep...
"Zhang Ge, I'm here, oh, by the lakeside opposite the Sinopec gas station, right? Okay, I know, I'll come over now."
Lin Can was in a rush to take photos for his client but took a moment to look at the couple before leaving.
Along the way, he saw several couples taking wedding photos. East Lake Park had beautiful scenery and was a popular place for wedding photography.
At the lakeside across from Sinopec.
Lin Can met with Zhang Ge and his wife. The makeup artist had already done their makeup.
Out of breath, Lin Can ran up: "Sorry, Zhang Ge, Wang Jie, I kept you waiting."
Zhang Ge laughed and said, "We hired you before to take couple photos, and your Wang Jie was very satisfied. This time, no matter what, she insisted on having you take our wedding photos. I told her you were traveling and might be too busy, but she said she wanted you, or she wouldn't marry me, hahaha~"
Although it was a joke, Lin Can felt delighted inside. This was the highest form of recognition for his photography skills.
"Too kind, too kind, I'll definitely make you look handsome and her beautiful in the photos."
"We trust your photography skills."
"Then let's start. Hmm... let's go take a shot on the grass over there."
"You can arrange it however you want."
The afternoon sunlight filtered through the swaying tree shadows, casting a warm glow on East Lake Park.
Lin Can crawled, climbed onto the bride's head, crouched under her wedding dress, and took photos in all sorts of poses.
Zhang Ge was a typical straight man who didn't understand how to hold or embrace the bride. Lin Can had to step in and demonstrate first, then let Zhang Ge try.
There were times when the photographer wasn't just a photographer; they also had to be part of the action.
It was tough.
As time passed, by 3 p.m., they finally finished.
Lin Can, covered in dirt, said, "It's done. I'll go back and edit the photos, then contact you for you to choose the ones you like. After that, I'll arrange for a professional to make the album."
Clients were happy to book Lin Can for photos due to his excellent service at a reasonable price.
This made other photo studios grind their teeth in frustration.
"Thanks," Zhang Ge clapped Lin Can's shoulder, "Let us know how much it costs when you're done. If any of our friends need photos in the future, I'll recommend you."
"Thanks, Zhang Ge, but... I won't be doing photography for people anymore."
"Why?"
Lin Can scratched his head and smiled: "The reason I came back from the Western Region this time is that you and Wang Jie were the first clients who hired me, and you were the source of my first income. Now that you're married, I'll take these last photos for you. From now on, I won't do it for money. I'll only take photos of what I enjoy."
Zhang Ge: "Uh... alright, I believe in your photography skills. You'll definitely become a photography master in the future. When you have an exhibition, I'll go with Wang Jie to see it. Well, we'll be going now."
"Zhang Ge, Wang Jie, take care. I'll contact you once everything's ready."
Lin Can watched the couple leave and sighed. It felt like he had closed a chapter of his life and was about to open a new one.
Lin Can took a taxi back to Yangguang Village, Yang'an County, and collapsed into bed, sleeping until 6 p.m. before waking up.
He opened his phone and saw a flood of messages from Ai Re scolding him:
Ai Re: [Stinky Lin Can, dead Lin Can, smelly little brother, bad little brother, I hate you the most.]
Lin Can: [What's with all the scolding? (confused), did you not have fun this afternoon?]
Ai Re: [How dare you bring it up?]
Lin Can: [???]
Ai Re: [You either don't mess with us four, or if you do, don't run off! You stole their souls and left behind walking corpses. I tried to take them out, but they're not interested at all. Miao Youxi kept complaining she wanted to go home. It's all your fault! Do you deserve to be scolded?!]
Lin Can: [Am I that important? I could fly back on a private plane, and we can keep playing.]
Ai Re: [What's the use of you coming back now? They're all checking flights for tomorrow, planning to go home and look for their moms. I'm seriously going to be mad at you~ You messed with our girl gang's mood (angry)]
It's true, when they first traveled to the Western Region, they were together every day. Suddenly, one of them left, and it really did affect the whole group.
Lin Can realized that his presence had some kind of effect on the group of girls.
Suddenly, he felt really awesome.
Ding ding ding!
[Lin Can transferred 20,000.00 yuan to Ai Re.]
[I've paid for their return tickets and booked them business class. The rest, you can keep and buy more papayas to nourish yourself.]
[Papayas? Ah~ (angry) You think I'm too young?]
This really stirred up a hornet's nest. Ai Re went on a rant, and the messages just kept piling up, over 99+ in minutes.
Ai Re was a little firecracker—who could stand it?
Lin Can ignored her and started enjoying his "poor" travels.
[One-time poor travel card ended]
[Name: Lin Can]
[Wealth: 7.32 million]
[Skills: Dexterous tongue, attraction attribute (new addition)]
[Backpack: Private photo cash crit]
"After this poor trip, I'm financially free."