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Yang Qingyin didn’t expect Luo Ziling to actually hug her shoulder when they were taking a photo together.
She instinctively wanted to break free, but the photo was already taken.
Luo Ziling also felt embarrassed, so he quickly let go of her shoulder and ran over to retrieve his phone with a smile.
After seeing the photo taken automatically, Luo Ziling was stunned. “Hey, the picture tuned out really good.”
In the photo, the two of them were hugging each other very intimately. Yang Qingyin’s slightly shy expression was indescribably moving; it was even more exciting than taking a photo with a camera.
And his own face was smiling foolishly with a hint of pride. The two of them looked like a young couple in love for the first time when they held hands. The man was quite excited and shy, while the woman was flustered and shocked. It was very innocent and vivid.
Yang Qingyin also ran over to look at the photo. She was shocked when she saw the unusually vivid expressions of the two people in the photo.
“Twant to keep this photo forever.” Luo Ziling was afraid that Yang Qingyin would delete the photo, so he quickly grabbed the phone and prepared to put it in his pocket.
“Let me see it.” Yang Qingyin blushed slightly and reached out her hand to him. “Can I?”
Luo Ziling hesitated, but took out his phone and showed the photo to her.
She took the phone from him and enlarged the photo. After looking at it carefully for a while, a smile appeared on her face. “It’s indeed a good photo. Send it to me later.”
‘When he heard that, Luo Ziling was instantly very happy and promised, “No problem. I’ll send it to you now.”
As he said that, he opened his messaging app and sent the photo over.
A notification sound immediately came from Yang Qingyin’s phone, but she didn’t open it to take a look.
“Let’s go, then. The scenic area of the Xiyang Lou is just up ahead.” Yang Qingyin tidied her hair up and smiled at Luo Ziling.
The two continued to walk forward.
Soon, they arrived at their destination, and what first came into view was the ruins that they were very familiar with.
“What a pity.” As he looked upon the real scene, Luo Ziling sighed. “I’ve seen the TV show ‘burning down the Old Summer Palace.’ It’s such a beautiful garden; what a shame that it was burned down.”
“Actually, the fire wouldn’t have been able to burn down all the buildings inside. But since the country was declining and couldn’t resist the invasion of foreign enemies, no one could defend their beautiful home,” Yang Qingyin explained.
“After the eight-nation alliance army lefty, there were many people who took advantage of the situation and plundered the homes. In the end, the Old Summer Palace was left completely destroyed.” Her voice was a little heavy.
“However, in history, there were many magnificent buildings that were destroyed by the flames of war. The Fanggong Palace of Qin, Weiyang Palace of Han, and Daming Palace of Tang. I think those buildings are definitely more beautiful than the Forbidden City and even more imposing. Unfortunately,
they were all destroyed by the flames of war. The history books say that it was a peasant uprising, but the history books say that it was a riot.”
As they spoke of historical events, Luo Ziling suddenly found himself more and more interested, and he couldn’t help but show off his knowledge to Yang Qingyin. “I think that regardless of whether it was an uprising or a riot, the damage to human society is incalculable. The social unrest brought great
suffering to the people, and it also made society regress for many years.”
“After such unrest, it would take decades or even hundreds of years for the economy and population to recover. In fact, I personally think that no matter if it is an uprising or a riot, the result will be the decline of the society, not progress. Therefore, I do not agree with the current mainstream thinking
that the peasant uprising promotes social progress. I think it will lead to the decline of the society, a large number of people will disappear, the economy will collapse, and leads to people having no livelihood.”
“That makes sense.” Yang Qingyin nodded. “I also think that internal strife is sometimes more destructive than foreign invasions, except that Meng Yuan and Manqing invaded the Central Plains.”
“Yes.” Luo Ziling agreed with her point. “The an-shi rebellion caused more damage to the magnificent Tang dynasty than the Turkish invasion. The Tufan people occupied Chang ‘an, but it was not as great as the losses caused by the an-shi rebellion.”
“The turmoil between Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong at the end of the Ming dynasty was the root cause of its destruction and the death of the country at the hands of the foreigners. Without those peasant uprisings, how could the Manging enter the pass?”
“We’re like history students discussing history.” Yang Qingyin tilted her head and looked at Luo Ziling. “It seems that what you have learned is also very different, and your views are also different from ordinary people.”
“Tam a person who has learned a lot and is very talented. My grandfather said that I am a well-educated person, so you can’t underestimate me!” Luo Ziling couldn’t help but boast. “Call me the great scholar Luo in the future!”
Yang Qingyin laughed again. “Men really like bragging, don’t they?”
“Well. You’re not wrong.” When Yang Qingyin asked him, her big eyes stared at him without blinking, She looked very focused. Luo Ziling felt a sense of comfort in his heart, so he didn’t deny her statement. “Men like to show their best side in front of women. This may be the instinct of a male animal.
Their purpose is to attract the attention of the opposite sex.”
“Tt seems that you’ve also studied biology before.” Yang Qingyin looked curious.
“No, everything I said was just nonsense. In fact, I haven’t studied anything,” Luo Ziling said. He lowered his voice and said mysteriously, “Let me tell you a secret. I haven’t even graduated from primary school.”
Yang Qingyin naturally thought that Luo Ziling was just joking and couldn’t help but laugh. “Next you’re going to tell me you haven’t been to kindergarten either.”
“That’s true.” Luo Ziling shook his head in embarrassment. “I’ve never received formal schooling.”
“You’re too funny.” Yang Qingyin laughed. “Then are you a genius who grew up through self study?”
“You could say that.” Luo ziling nodded seriously again.
She thought that he was deliberately teasing her, so she laughed even more happily. “Looks like I’ll have to look at you in a new light.”
Luo Ziling knew that Yang Qingyin didn’t believe him, so he didn’t elaborate on his words much. Smiling, he walked around the part another time.
In the past, tourists could walk inside the scenic area of the Xiyang and stand on the ruins directly, but now, the ruins had been closed off, and they couldn’t go in anymore.
‘When he heard Yang Qingyin say this, Luo Ziling felt that it was quite a waste. “I still want to go in and take a photo with the ruin:
“Let me take a photo for you.” Yang Qingyin took out her phone and prepared to take his photo.
“Let’s take a photo together.” After Yang Qingyin took a photo for him, Luo Ziling took out his phone and called out to a man who looked like a student and was glancing at them from time to time. “Sir, can you take a photo for us?”
“Sure.” The man agreed without hesitation and praised the both of them, “You guys are really good-looking. Are you acting in a movie? Can you give me an autograph later?”
“We are students, not actors,” Luo Ziling quickly explained.
The man didn’t seem to believe him, though. He looked at the two of them seriously, but didn’t ask for an autograph after that.
“You two, come closer. Lad, put your arm around your girlfriend’s shoulder or waist. That’s how you get close.” The man who helped take the photo saw that the two of them were a little shy, and their movements weren’t very intimate, so he naturally thought that their relationship hadn’t developed to
that stage yet.
Eager to help them improve their relationship, he kept asking them to come closer and make their movements more intimate.
The both of them were very embarrassed. Yang Qingyin blushed, which was rare, but she did not move away.
Luo Ziling was also very flustered, but he did not explain anything to the man who took the photo. In the end, he hardened his heart and put his arm around Yang Qingyin’s waist, letting her lean into his arms..