125: No big problem

Qiu Gu picked up a slice of beef from the bubbling pot and popped it into his mouth.

"Mmm~ So satisfying. Having this in cold weather is really something else~"

"Mmm, right? Eat more. Follow me, and you'll always be eating the best food."

Gao Xiaofan was also eating like a madman. The meal at noon hadn't suited his eating habits; although the fish head was delicious, it wasn't as satisfying as eating large mouthfuls of meat.

Qiu Gu glanced at that arm which was still swaying limply.

"I've always been curious, Xiaofan. Is there really no cure for your left arm?"

Gao Xiaofan paused for a moment, then smiled without saying a word.

Wasn't he in the middle of curing it right now? The progress bar was only at 2%.

"Hey, say something. I'm being serious~"

Seeing him like this, Qiu Gu couldn't help but get a little anxious. He stopped eating and put down his chopsticks.

"Oh, I'm not seeking treatment because I have a better way. Ever heard of Traditional Chinese Medicine? An ancestral secret recipe, you get it? I've been secretly applying medicine every day~"

Gao Xiaofan said without looking up.

Qiu Gu was left speechless by him, but then he seemed to think of something.

"Then you could have waited until you were better before coming out for a fishing tour. Why the rush?"

Hearing this, Gao Xiaofan also put down his chopsticks, blinked, and began to think seriously.

Damn it, if it weren't for the system's tasks, he definitely wouldn't have come on a fishing tour~

If his arm wasn't damaged, he would definitely be happily nestled in his own territory.

But he didn't think that way now. After experiencing the situation with Li Shuai, he suddenly felt that his perspective had changed.

"Mmm, isn't a fishing tour good? You can meet all kinds of people, encounter all kinds of things, and taste all kinds of delicacies. Think about it, if we hadn't gone to 518, wouldn't 518 have collapsed? Didn't you hear what Li Shuai said? He thanked us for saving him. Doesn't this feeling of helping people feel good?"

After Gao Xiaofan finished speaking, he picked up his chopsticks, grabbed a slice of meat for himself, and ate it happily. Qiu Gu felt it sounded reasonable and started eating again too.

Seeing that Qiu Gu was no longer questioning him, Gao Xiaofan silently added a sentence in his heart.

"Because I feel that my father once traveled through these places too, and I am also looking for a path to redeem myself."

After the two finished dinner, they called the front desk to ask the owner next door to come and collect the things. Then Gao Xiaofan opened the window to let some air in and dissipate the smell of the beef pot; otherwise, when they woke up the next morning, both of them would likely smell like beef stew.

Qiu Gu, meanwhile, continued to charge that long string of power banks.

After tidying up, Gao Xiaofan closed the window, flopped onto the bed, and started scrolling through TikTok.

"Brother Gu, go to sleep early. You drove all afternoon, and you have to drive again tomorrow~"

Qiu Gu irritably buried his head in the pillow.

"I was just about to fall asleep, damn it. Don't talk to me."

..."Cluck cluck cluck cluck~"

"Wait, are you laying an egg? Cluck cluck cluck."

"Oops, Brother Gu, I'm really sorry. This video is just too funny. I'll stop watching. Hurry up and sleep~"

..."Xiaofan, can you stop moving back and forth like a maggot?"

"Uh, I slept this afternoon, so I can't fall asleep all of a sudden."

Gao Xiaofan said aggrievedly.

"Then you'd better go back to watching videos."

..."Hahahahaha *hic*~"

Qiu Gu stared at the ceiling with a numb expression, dazed, his eyes vacant.

He simply pulled out his phone and started watching too, scrolling through TikTok... "Hee hee hee hee hee~"

"Brother Gu, are you going to let anyone sleep? What's with the 'hee hee hee'~"

Gao Xiaofan slapped the pillow next to him, looking like he had a headache. He had just fallen asleep when he was woken up by Qiu Gu's laughter... At ten o'clock the next morning, the two of them sat on the bed smoking, looking like they hadn't slept enough.

"Xiaofan, don't sleep in the car anymore, okay? Once you sleep, you're so hyper at night that I can't sleep either."

"Oh, I won't sleep this time."

The two of them washed up and packed. They didn't bother looking for breakfast and went straight for lunch.

They ordered two stir-fried dishes at the local restaurant next door: Shredded Pork with Green Peppers and Fish-Fragrant Shredded Pork. Both were perfect dishes to go with rice.

After paying the bill, the two climbed into the car, and Gao Xiaofan started the livestream.

As soon as the stream started, the bullet chat went wild.

"This dog Streamer stood us up again~ Waited all morning and didn't see the stream start."

"Exactly. I was almost ready to call the police; he vanished without a trace."

"Hurry up and fish. Once you're done, let's continue drawing for the fourth stop. Why haven't you reached our Sichuan Prefecture yet!!!"

Looking at the bullet chat, Gao Xiaofan couldn't help but laugh.

"Sorry, Brothers. I woke up late today. It's mainly because Brother Gu didn't sleep last night; he was holding his phone and going 'hee hee hee,' which meant I didn't sleep well either."

Qiu Gu had just started the car when he heard this. He looked at the still-babbling Gao Xiaofan in dumbfounded shock.

"Anyway, what everyone says makes sense. We really shouldn't delay too long in some places. Let's set a rule: no more than three days in one place. How's that?"

"Let's strive to travel across the whole country within a year. Everyone, don't be anxious."

"It's impossible to exceed three days. If it does, you can suggest any punishment you want, okay?"

"Hehehe, but that's impossible~ With the car in my hands, I can go anywhere in the world~"

Gao Xiaofan stuffed his phone into the mount on the armrest box. Looking at the scenery flying by outside the window, he wondered why he felt like sleeping again after eating his fill.

He glanced at Qiu Gu next to him and saw that he was in good spirits, so he felt relieved.

He quietly tilted the seat back a bit, twisted his body lazily, and slowly closed his eyes.

Just a short nap~

Before long, cheerful snoring echoed inside the Wuling.

Qiu Gu looked speechless. Hah, an hour ago he said he wouldn't sleep, and he's already snoring within half an hour of getting in the car.

Speeding all the way, Qiu Gu drove like a madman to prevent a repeat of last night's situation. When Gao Xiaofan woke up from his nap, he found Qiu Gu's face was flushed bright red.

"Holy crap, Brother Gu, what's wrong?"

"I damn well missed a service area. The next one is 30 kilometers away."

"Huh?"

"I can't hold my pee anymore. Don't talk to me."

In a bizarre atmosphere, the van sped at 130 km/h, making Gao Xiaofan in the passenger seat tremble with fear.

Seeing the sign for the service area ahead, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Qiu Gu slammed the gas and parked the car right at the entrance of the service area building, pushed the door open, and sprinted inside.

Gao Xiaofan shook his head, pushed open the door, walked to the driver's side, and parked the car in a proper space. Then he picked up his phone to check the stream.

The number of people in the livestream room was less than 50,000. It was normal; who would want to watch a stream where the Streamer just goes to sleep as soon as it starts?

"Alright, three hours left. Let's try to get there tonight."

Gao Xiaofan looked at Qiu Gu, who was standing beside him.

"Can you make it? If you can, we'll keep going."

"Not a big problem!"

Gao Xiaofan obediently got out of the driver's seat and returned to the passenger side.