Leisurely Traveler with Check-in System

Chapter 299 - 132: Leisurely Life at the Horse Ranch

Xiaowang takes the initiative to help Li Younan when he has free time. Little White Cabbage’s milk isn’t plentiful, but in this day and age, it’s not a big deal. Feeding little Shengjiang specially formulated milk powder will suffice.

As the bottle’s nipple nears little Shengjiang, its moist nose rubs against Li Younan’s wrist, carrying a probing warmth.

After feeding, a damp towel wipes the milky residue from its mouth corner. It extends a pink, barbed tongue, licking Li Younan’s fingers—a rough yet soft warmth that gently tickles.

In the following days, during supplementary feeding, little Shengjiang seemed to recognize the shape of the bottle. Upon hearing footsteps, it would poke its head out from under Little White Cabbage’s belly, nostrils damply flaring.

Once the nipple touched its lips, it would actively take hold and suck with noticeably more strength, no longer in fits and starts.

Halfway through drinking, it pauses for a moment, tilting its small head slightly. Its shiny black eyes, briefly and confusedly gaze at Li Younan, with a bit of grassy debris hanging on its eyelashes, then continue to bow its head and suck forcefully.

After feeding, Li Younan habitually cups its chest and belly for a moment, feeling the steady, strong heartbeat and the thin fur-covered warm, gradually burgeoning vitality beneath.

Little White Cabbage quietly chews hay beside, occasionally lowering its head, using its nose to gently touch its spine.

Soon after, they began attempting to expose little Shengjiang to short outdoor sessions.

The heavy curtain opened a crack, letting in crisp, bone-chilling air carrying scattered snowflakes.

After little Shengjiang went outside, excitedly puffing white breath, its shiny black eyes reflected the snow light, vividly mirroring the vast expanse it would soon gallop across for the first time.

Li Younan stood at the door, watching the little horse contentedly.

During the time he cared for the foal, Lan Yiyi didn’t offer help, stating she was cultivating the bond between Li Younan and little Shengjiang.

The filming process moved faster than Li Younan had imagined.

Initially, each episode of the short series was much briefer than a regular TV drama, lasting only about 10 minutes, making the total runtime less than two hours.

The storyline was incredibly simple, yet the quality of the footage exceeded Li Younan’s expectations considerably.

Li Younan initially considered asking JK Long for help with editing.

But after some thought, he chose not to bother Brother Long. Instead, he turned the filming experience into material and sent it to JK Long.

JK Long edited a video titled "What It’s Like to Film a Short Drama in Inner Mongolia."

In this era, everyone carries a gene for curiosity and wonder, intrigued by everything, curious about the inner workings of industries they’ve seen but never experienced.

As long as you reveal the true life within an industry, you generate traffic, like a crane operator filming daily work from atop the crane and easily garnering millions of followers.

And these short dramas, almost everyone now knows, are themselves quite intriguing to look into the daily details behind the scenes.

Over these few days, Li Younan’s video gained a new running joke.

The catalyst was Batur’s experience video of drawing a bow that went viral.

Some even suspected the video was faked, claiming a 20-pound bow was pretended to be a 120-pound bow, since there wasn’t anyone at the scene to prove the actual poundage, letting Batur say whatever he pleased.

However, in the footage, Li Younan pulls a 120-pound strong bow, and the straight trajectory of the arrow and the vibrating target raised the video’s credibility several levels.

This visible power providing a visual impact is undeniably genuine.

Moreover, experts in the comment section explained, even if the bow isn’t exactly 120 pounds, it’s at least over 100 pounds, evident from the arrow’s trajectory and speed.

Upon confirming this truth, Li Younan’s profile added the new label "Archer."

Some suggested next time he could try shooting arrows while skiing for added coolness, while others spurred on discussions, saying Li Younan could now fully attempt participating in "Alone in the Wilderness."

To many, merely his displayed archery skills revealed a strong survival potential.

In "Alone in the Wilderness," participants carry American hunting bows, commonly known as compound bows. With decent archery skills, securing food is quite easy.

Everyone gradually realized, as did Li Younan himself, the primary distinction between Li Younan and other travel bloggers—or rather, his unique advantage on this path—is him being a travel blogger with a strong athletic gene.

He increasingly showcased his outdoor survival skills, which differed greatly from other travel bloggers who merely visited attractions.

Li Younan could explore places regular travel bloggers couldn’t, experience journeys others couldn’t, and see sceneries unlikely for others to witness.

On this path, he possesses unparalleled abilities.

One week later, the short drama’s filming was complete.

Editing posed little challenge, thanks to Chen Rui’s initial detailed script planning, even broken down to storyboard precision, needing only to follow the script for editing.

They could nearly finish editing the day’s footage into a video on the same day.

Chen Rui wanted to proceed with subsequent seasons swiftly, but time no longer allowed. She could only stay for two or three more days before returning to school, needing a trip home first.

Whether they could continue any further depended solely on future opportunities.