Chapter 1647 - 615: With Her Under the Ambiguous Moonlight
Zhang Jingdong chatted with He Jieyu until four in the morning.
He Jieyu finally urged again: "You should sleep soon, staying up late like this is bad for your health."
Zhang Jingdong chuckled and replied: "Are you satisfied with my performance today?"
He Jieyu: "Yes, satisfied, extremely satisfied! I absolutely adore you!"
Zhang Jingdong: "Alright, then I’ll sleep now. You should also rest soon, night night."
He Jieyu: "Night night."
Zhang Jingdong placed his Cellphone beside the bed and rested for a while.
About half an hour later, he got out of bed to have a sip of water.
Not long after, he suddenly heard some noises from downstairs.
He went to the window and saw Shangguan Yue in the yard.
She was sweeping the yard.
Zhang Jingdong hesitated for a moment, then got dressed and went downstairs.
Shangguan Yue saw Zhang Jingdong awake so early and immediately said: "Did the sound of me sweeping the yard disturb any of you?"
Zhang Jingdong shook his head with a smile: "No, I slept well last night, and when I sleep well, three to four hours is enough for me."
"So that’s the reason! You’re really impressive."
Zhang Jingdong earnestly said: "No matter how impressive I am, you’re even more impressive, you manage so many things inside and out every day, and take care of the whole family. Honestly, there aren’t many people I’ve truly admired over the years, but you’re one of them."
Shangguan Yue suddenly felt a little embarrassed: "You’re over-praising me, I’m far behind you!"
"You not only have impressive skills, but also great talent in photography and music, I’ve never seen someone as versatile as you!"
Zhang Jingdong casually asked: "Are you interested in these?"
Shangguan Yue instinctively nodded: "Yes! Actually, I’ve self-taught photography, singing, and flute playing before, and I always thought I was okay, but after witnessing your performance yesterday, I realized I’m still far from truly high-level."
Zhang Jingdong could see she truly liked these, then said: "Actually, I think you can refine these skills further. For example, if you improve your photography skills, you can earn money by being a personal photographer for tourists here."
"In that case, you wouldn’t have to fight for the canoeing jobs with those men, and you could earn more money."
Shangguan Yue’s eyes lit up instantly, but soon dulled again.
"I... I’ll seriously consider it."
Zhang Jingdong directly said: "You’re considering because if you take this job, you’d have to buy a better camera, and you’re not sure how to quickly improve your photography skills?"
Shangguan Yue bit her lip, then rarely showed some self-doubt and nodded: "...Yes."
She didn’t want to show this side in front of others, especially Zhang Jingdong.
But she could tell Zhang Jingdong genuinely hoped she would do it and truly wanted the best for her, so she didn’t want to disappoint him.
However, she really couldn’t afford to buy a camera and learn photography now.
Her mother’s illness required long-term medication, and her younger siblings need to go to school, so even though she worked hard outside earning money, the family was still struggling, even having thousands in debt.
Zhang Jingdong didn’t respond immediately but turned into the house.
Soon, he returned to the yard with his backpack.
"Come on, the light is still good, let’s go to the lakeside, I’ll give you a photography lesson. This stuff is actually easy to learn, and you already have a foundation. Within an hour, I’ll get you to a personal photographer level."
Shangguan Yue hesitated: "This... This is too troubling for you..."
Zhang Jingdong interrupted: "Shangguan Yue, I consider you a friend, among friends, there’s nothing too troubling. If nothing is troubling, what’s the point of having friends?"
"Moreover, teaching you something that can directly improve you, even your entire family’s quality of life, is a public virtue I earnestly seek, let’s go!"
With that, Zhang Jingdong headed straight for the yard gate.
Shangguan Yue hesitated a bit, but finally steeled herself and followed.
Once in the car, Zhang Jingdong operated skillfully, arriving at the lakeside in under 10 minutes.
At this time, there was no one around the lake, just some small boats resting on the water.
They got on Shangguan Yue’s boat, then she rowed it to the center of the lake under Zhang Jingdong’s guidance.
Though the sun hadn’t risen yet, the moon was still up.
And tonight’s moon was big and round, lighting up the whole lake even though it was high in the sky.
Zhang Jingdong surveyed the surroundings, then deeply glanced at Shangguan Yue.
Her hair was tied up neatly in a ponytail, her face was still sun-kissed, yet her features appeared more perfect.
She wore a black T-shirt with blue jeans below, although a bit worn, they were clean.
She appeared healthy and simple, with a kind of tough and resilient beauty akin to grass peeking from beneath stones.
For a moment, Zhang Jingdong felt she was more beautiful than many rated 90-point beauties.
Shangguan Yue felt the fervor in Zhang Jingdong’s gaze, unusually shy, and slightly turned her head.
Zhang Jingdong immediately said: "Alright, let’s start the lesson."
During the next hour plus, Zhang Jingdong taught the most serious, detailed, selfless, and environmentally friendly lesson since his rebirth.
Because he truly wished to help Shangguan Yue.