Chapter 434: Chapter 433: Enjoying Nature

Saturday morning, Yan Feifan woke up at his usual time and came out of his bedroom. He found his sister in the living room, standing before a pile of items and taking inventory.

"Tent, ground tarp, air mattress, inflatable pillows..."

Yan Feifan walked over to his sister and glanced at the jumble of items. He noticed that in addition to a family medicine box with common drugs and a first-aid kit, there was also an emergency surgical kit.

"Sis, it’s just a one-night camping trip. You even brought a surgical kit. Isn’t that a bit excessive?"

Yan Ziruo shot him a look. "Better safe than sorry. It’s better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it."

She then urged, "Hurry up and get ready. Go make breakfast."

"Once Su Ye gets back from the hospital and we’ve eaten, we’ll head out."

Yan Feifan grunted in acknowledgment. Then a thought occurred to him. "Sis, that kid is having the atrial septal defect repair surgery this morning."

"Aren’t you going to go see him?"

Yan Ziruo waved her hand dismissively. "I’m not a close relative. Besides, I already visited yesterday. That’s more than enough."

"Stop wasting time. Go do what you need to do."

At 6:50 AM, while Yan Feifan was still making breakfast, Yu Suye returned home after a busy night in the hospital’s trauma surgery department.

At 7:40 AM, after breakfast, the Yan siblings and Yu Suye had to make two trips to carry all the camping equipment, two cases of bottled water, a large box of snacks, and other supplies down to the Cayenne in the underground garage.

Luckily, the Cayenne had a decent amount of space. Otherwise, there was no way they could have fit so many things.

The weather wasn’t great today. The cloud cover was thick and dark, and the forecast called for light to moderate rain.

For Yan Ziruo, who had her heart set on camping, this was nothing. After all, this was a far cry from a downpour.

They parked at the south gate of their complex and waited a few minutes. Soon, a Class B RV slowly pulled up.

Song Yi was behind the wheel.

She had specially rented the RV just for today’s camping trip.

Yu Suye hadn’t slept all night and couldn’t stop yawning, so Yan Feifan sent her to the RV to get some sleep.

Then, the SUV and the RV drove out of the complex one after the other, heading south from Binhai.

Around 10:00 AM, the two vehicles met up at Phoenix Tail Mountain with a Jeep Wrangler equipped with a rooftop cargo box.

With the Wrangler in the lead, the three vehicles continued south.

Over half an hour later, the Wrangler turned onto a narrow, uphill forest path, just wide enough for a single vehicle.

After another half an hour of rhythmic jostling, Yan Feifan, riding in the passenger seat of the Cayenne, saw the Wrangler ahead make a sharp turn. Suddenly, the view opened up completely.

A beautiful landscape unfolded before his eyes.

Before them lay a large, flat expanse of sand and gravel, dotted with patches of blanket-like green grass and a few scattered shrubs.

Farther on, a small mountain stream trickled down a cliff about forty or fifty meters high. It meandered across the flat ground, forming a small, winding brook that followed the lay of the land into the forest.

All around them, aside from the cliff face, were lush trees standing twenty to thirty meters tall. The only connection to the outside world was the dirt road they had just driven in on.

’Beautiful and serene. What a rare gem of a campsite.’

If it hadn’t started to rain, Yan Ziruo would have surely gotten out of the car and started jumping for joy at the sight.

As it was, she had no choice but to join the others in hastily setting up a rain shelter and unloading their gear.

Between the RV’s side awning and another rain shelter Wang Chuan had brought, the group of six had a decent amount of covered space to move around in.

Next, they set up two sets of outdoor tables and chairs and laid out all the food, snacks, and fruit everyone had brought.

Meanwhile, Wang Chuan busied himself with the charcoal grill, carefully lighting the coals to cook the marinated meats he had brought along.

Amid all the activity, Yanyan got to know Song Yi a little better and wasn’t so reserved anymore.

After another ten minutes or so, the hustle and bustle died down.

The only sounds were the patter of raindrops on the shelter and the occasional CRACKLE of burning charcoal.

Yan Feifan, Song Yi, and the others sat quietly in their chairs, taking in the scenery and enjoying the tranquility of nature.

Suddenly, the soft melody of a ringtone broke the silence.

Song Yi quickly pulled her phone from her purse, glanced at the screen, and said apologetically, "It’s Yu Chuanbai. It must be about work."

She went back into the RV to take the call.

Yanyan handed a peeled cucumber to Yan Feifan and said softly, "Last night, Xiaoyu was complaining to me. She said you were cruel for sending her home."

Yan Feifan took a big, crisp bite of the cucumber and sighed. "That kid only thinks about having fun. She has no sense of priorities."

Yanyan chuckled. "She studies more than ten hours a day, and with the high school entrance exams coming up, she’s under a lot of pressure. It’s normal to want to relax a little."

Yanyan handed another peeled cucumber to Yan Ziruo.

"Ruoruo, I’ve been watching all the videos you film of Fanfei. The cinematography and editing have been getting better and better lately."

Yan Ziruo giggled. "That’s because I recently upgraded to a set of professional-grade camera equipment."

"As for the editing, that’s not me. The hospital hired a professional video editor."

She added, "The hospital is increasing its investment in soft promotion on new media, so they’ve started a bunch of short-form video accounts."

At that, Yan Feifan suggested, "Yanyan, you could also film some short videos about your interests and post them online."

"Not to get famous or anything, just to find some like-minded friends."

Yanyan shook her head. "Between working out, reading, and playing snooker, my days are already quite full."

Just then, Song Yi finished her call, came out of the RV, and sat back down in her seat.

"Baiyulan Group just suddenly proposed that they want the overseas distribution rights."

Yan Feifan said with a chuckle, "They’re certainly thinking long-term. Domestic sales haven’t even launched yet."

Song Yi chuckled. "It just shows they’re optimistic about its future prospects."

"I told Yu Chuanbai to start negotiations with them first. We’ll see what kind of terms they propose..."

Just then, Yan Feifan’s phone rang.

He pulled out his phone and saw a number from the United States.

Yan Feifan answered the call and heard the voice of Kevin Vega.

"Mr. Yan, hello! I’ve just sent a patient’s case file to your email address."

"Please review it and give me a response as soon as possible."

Yan Feifan agreed. He thought about mentioning the recommendation letter for Sun Le’s brother, but then decided against it for the time being.

’Sun Le’s brother isn’t in a rush for the letter,’ he thought.

’If I wait until Kevin Vega’s next visit to China and bring it up face-to-face at the right moment, he’ll be more likely to agree.’

He exchanged a few more words with Mr. Vega and then ended the call.

"Hey, you two..."

Yan Ziruo stood up. "The whole point of this camping trip," she said, "is to escape the city, escape work, and enjoy the freedom of nature."

"How is that supposed to work if you two keep taking calls? Your bodies are here, but your minds are still tied up with work. That’s not a vacation."

She declared commandingly, "Turn off your phones! All of you!"

Yan Feifan protested, "Sis, I’m a doctor. I can’t turn my phone off. What if there’s an emergency..."

Yan Ziruo’s eyes flashed as she cut him off. "What are you, Superman? Ultraman? Is the world going to end if you’re out of reach for a day?"

"No excuses! Turn it off!"

Wang Chuan, who was tending the grill, chuckled. "Feifan, listen to your sister. If you’re going to relax, you need to go all in."

"I’ll go first. Turning my phone off now..."

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