165: You watch the scenery on the shore, and I watch you on the boat

Today, his Korean woman girlfriend wore a floral dress, and her long, slender legs appeared exceptionally fair under the lamplight.

His Korean woman girlfriend.

Don't look at Brother He constantly 'chattering'; he was still a bit apprehensive about meeting Li Qinghe again.

Two conflicts, two defeats, had already made this Brother He realize Li Qinghe's strength, so when he saw Li Qinghe and the others approaching him...

He could only drag his girlfriend, shouting 'Xiba,' while his feet honestly took a detour.

Li Qinghe looked at the swaying back of his Korean woman girlfriend and her unhindered steps; it seemed she had recovered after half a day's rest. Her physical condition seemed quite good.

"Brother He, let's continue tonight."

Le Xuan Mai teased Li Qinghe from the side; she could tell Li Qinghe rather enjoyed this feeling.

"We'll talk about tonight later; let's go take a boat first."

At night on the Thu Bon River, besides the lantern boats, the entire river surface was dotted with floating prayer lanterns.

The river was brightly lit, reflecting the lights from both banks and shining brilliantly.

As the saying goes, you watch the scenery from the shore, and I watch you from the boat; everyone is a part of the scenery in the other's eyes.

Li Qinghe even saw Brother He and his girlfriend by the riverbank, but they couldn't see him and Le Xuan Mai on the boat.

Sitting on a boat and admiring this ancient town has a unique charm. It's likely that Chinese merchants hundreds of years ago also sat on boats, admiring this small city in the same way.

Time flows by; the human world is but a fleeting moment.

What was once an Oriental grand port, renowned worldwide, eventually became this seaside ancient town for tourists to relax.

After circling the Thu Bon River, Li Qinghe took Le Xuan Mai ashore and then sat in a cafe for a while.

Actually, there was one more place they could go tonight.

It was said to be quite unique.

The tour guide shared it with everyone today when they took a boat to Cham Island.

In Hoi An Ancient Town, there is also Vietnam's largest live impression show called 'Hoi An Impression.'

Li Qinghe always felt that this was Vietnamese students who studied in Guangxi Province, China, learning from Guilin's 'Impression Liu Sanjie' and bringing it to Vietnam.

Otherwise, the name wouldn't sound so distinctly Chinese.

Although the tour guide praised this live show as having a strong Vietnamese flavor and charm...

Li Qinghe, however, had no interest in seeing it.

This kind of performance is only suitable for foreign tourists who briefly visit Vietnam for a few days and then quickly leave.

For Li Qinghe, the true Vietnamese charm lies in the street food, the quaint streets, and the graceful beauties.

Therefore, the grand 'Hoi An Impression' performance was less appealing than a cup of coffee Le Xuan Mai, calling him 'Gege' and trying to please him, put to his lips.

At night, Hoi An Ancient Town lit up with numerous lanterns, which is one of Hoi An's special sights.

It can be said that in Hoi An Ancient Town, there are far more lantern shops than Ao Dai shops.

Li Qinghe helped Le Xuan Mai custom-order two Ao Dais at a highly-rated Ao Dai shop.

Here, custom Ao Dais allow customers to personally select fabrics in the shop, have their measurements taken, and then pick them up the next day.

The fabric price is not expensive; the fabric cost for one Ao Dai is 300,000 vietnamese dong, which is over 80 dragon country currency, but the tailoring fee is 500,000 vietnamese dong, nearly 140 dragon country currency.

A set of Ao Dai costs over 220 yuan, which most tourists visiting Hoi An can afford.

Le Xuan Mai, who had chosen her favorite fabric pattern, was quite happy.

However, she also told Li Qinghe a fact: in hot Vietnam, most young girls are not very willing to wear Ao Dai unless it's necessary.

Because the stand-up collar design of the Ao Dai is actually quite stuffy and hot.

So, people only wear Ao Dai on important occasions or in important environments.

And the situation in Hoi An, where there are Misses wearing Ao Dai everywhere, is mainly due to local requirements and regulations to attract tourists.

Therefore, most of the Misses in the service industry wear Ao Dai clothing.

Of course, some gentlemen should not misunderstand; the Ao Dais here are not the same as the sheer Ao Dais in Hanoi and Saigon.

They are very proper Ao Dais.

Li Qinghe and Le Xuan Mai walked and stopped, ate some snacks on the way, and drank two cups of coffee.

It was past 11 PM when they returned to the homestay, and they both washed up in the bathroom.

The diligent and eager-to-learn Le Xuan Mai followed Li Qinghe in studying foreign languages again. The profound human language and culture made Le Xuan Mai unable to stop learning.

While she was repeatedly reciting words, the two Brother Hes next door returned.

Listening to the commotion next door, Le Xuan Mai turned to look at Li Qinghe behind her. Their eyes met, and both had expressions of surprise.

Because judging by the commotion next door, it was clear that Brother He was drunk again tonight.

Was the purpose really so obvious?

A few minutes later, the commotion next door suddenly stopped.

After a while, their room door was knocked.

Li Qinghe got up to open the door.

Sure enough, Brother He's girlfriend was standing at the door with a flushed face. Clearly, she had also drunk a lot of alcohol.

She had gone all out to come and make friends.

Seeing Li Qinghe open the door, this Brother He's girlfriend's eyes lit up.

"He's drunk again. We're leaving Hoi An tomorrow."

She walked naturally past Li Qinghe and into the room as if it were her own home.

Ignoring Le Xuan Mai, who was learning a foreign language by the floor-to-ceiling window, she slowly leaned beside her and looked out the window.

The Korean woman turned back and gave Li Qinghe a flirtatious look: "I think you teach very well. I'll come and learn too."

Li Qinghe, who enjoyed being a teacher, certainly wouldn't refuse such a request.

He also came to the floor-to-ceiling window, pointing to the calm, surging river outside: "Thu Bon River, abundant water."

Brother He, after all, was used to being startled. Facing the scenery outside, he loudly exclaimed in Korean, full of astonishment.

Le Xuan Mai was not to be outdone, reciting in the two languages she had just learned for her... It was another hazy dawn when Li Qinghe carried the Korean woman, who was as soft as a lump of mud, back to their room and placed her next to the happily snoring Brother He.

After Li Qinghe left the room, the Korean woman struggled to get up, tore off all of Brother He's clothes.

She took something out, applied some substance, and after all that, she wearily leaned against him and fell asleep.

The people in both rooms slept until almost noon again.

Li Qinghe and Le Xuan Mai heard Brother He's familiar proud laughter again. They exchanged glances and smiled silently.

After washing up, Li Qinghe took Le Xuan Mai to check out.

For some reason, they didn't see the two Brother Hes come out to check out.

Perhaps one of them was truly unable to walk normally today, so they couldn't leave Hoi An today.

But after this parting, Li Qinghe and the Korean woman might never see each other again in this life, because Li Qinghe hadn't even asked for her name or contact information.

Perhaps Li Qinghe would become a special memory in the Korean woman's life, something to chew on after Brother He got drunk.

At least they had met... Because the Ao Dai Le Xuan Mai ordered wouldn't be ready until later in the afternoon.

So Li Qinghe and Le Xuan Mai could only continue to wander around Hoi An Ancient Town.

As the most numerous traditional Chinese buildings in Hoi An Ancient Town, they hadn't thoroughly explored them yesterday because they were in a hurry to see the coral on Cham Island.

Li Qinghe decided to take Le Xuan Mai to see these traditional Chinese buildings properly in the afternoon, even though some of the owners of these buildings were no longer Chinese descendants.

However, the spirit of China still circulated within the buildings.

To make shopping easier, Li Qinghe rented a bicycle for 150,000 vietnamese dong and took Le Xuan Mai shopping using this environmentally friendly mode of transport.