My Youth:Chapter 6

 　　In the afternoon, at home.

　　I was working on a set of practice problems, countless words and formulas crashing down on my shoulders, making it hard to breathe.
　　"Ring—" Thank goodness, I could finally escape the sea of ​​problems for a while.
　　"Hello, who is it? What's up?"
　　"It's me! Can't you recognize my voice?" The young woman chuckled on the other end of the phone.
　　"So it's the famous female boss. What's your name? I can't keep calling you 'female boss,' can I?" I said with a wry smile. Although we'd known each other for over half a month, I always forgot to ask her name.
　　"My name is Chen Yueran. Is that satisfactory? By the way, Lin Lu, are you free lately?" Chen Yueran asked.
　　"Pretty much, time can be squeezed out. What's up?" I asked. Although we'd only known each other for a short time, when did Chen Yueran have the leisure for this?
　　"The shop's not busy lately, and I'm thinking of going to Lhasa for a photo shoot. Do you want to come? If you do, the train ticket will be half price
　　." "Of course I want to go, but my father is keeping me from going." I smiled wryly. With my father's personality, how could he let me, who's about to enter junior high school, go out so easily? That's practically wishful thinking.
　　"It's okay, I'll take care of your trip. If you have time now, pack your camera equipment, travel expenses, and luggage. We'll leave from station X at 7:00 AM in three days."
　　"Hmm, if it's really as you say. But should we bring Xia Meng?"
　　Chen Xinran said, "I asked her, and she said she's a homebody and wants us to bring some souvenirs so she can take some photos of her." She smiled on the other end. Making friends with someone who smiles so much is probably not a bad thing, because she is as sunny as a sunflower, just like Xia Meng.
　　"Okay, I'll go prepare now." With that, I hung up the phone.
　　The New Year's money should be enough for the travel expenses. A phone and a macro lens will suffice for photography equipment; I'm always quick and easy. I've never bought a large camera before—firstly, it's not suitable for travel, and secondly, I don't have the funds—saving me the trouble of that step. The real challenge is convincing my father. I looked at him watching the game in the living room, a hint of distress in my voice. My studies are getting heavier, and Lhasa is so far away, making it extremely difficult. But Chen Yueran doesn't seem like the type to joke around. So, I'll just have to hope for a trip to Lhasa with her someday. I hope my wish comes true, I thought to myself.