Batur and his wife exchanged a glance, both appearing somewhat excited.

His wife said triumphantly, "See? I told you, people can’t get their account to grow this big without some internet savvy. How could they?"

Batur nodded repeatedly, "You’re right, honey!"

...

When Li Younan learned that the other party was planning to drive hundreds of kilometers just to let him experience a traditional bow, he was somewhat surprised.

It was quite a coincidence today, as he usually doesn’t bother checking private messages on short videos. But while waiting for two girls to finish their makeup, he got a bit bored and started scrolling through his phone. That’s when he saw Batur’s message.

Li Younan, of course, wasn’t thinking about anything related to exposure or traffic; he was simply a bit curious.

He had watched a few of Batur’s videos; the main character in the videos was burly, although his height was about the same as Li Younan’s, roughly around 1.8 meters. But he was broad-shouldered and often seen in the videos pulling bows of over a hundred pounds.

Li Younan had previously used a compound bow, the maximum adjustable weight being just 70 pounds. Although this number didn’t quite reach Younan’s limit, the power of a 70-pound compound bow was already impressive, not losing out to a hundred-pound hunting bow or traditional bow. Yet, he was truly curious about what it’s like to shoot with an ancient strong bow.

Having someone come over with a bow to find him, Li Younan agreed without much thought, considering it just another part of his travel experience, which was nice.

This was just a small interlude that Li Younan didn’t pay much attention to.

To keep in touch, he added Batur’s contact using his work WeChat account, sent over his location, and then put the matter aside. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

The main task for today was to visit Lan Yiyi’s place to see his colt.

Li Younan certainly liked the newborn horses; the Altai breed is quite good.

Developing a rapport with it from a young age and patiently training it, even the intricate operations required in Western equestrian competitions aren’t too complex for Li Younan.

In terms of equestrian competitions, the country has always been nearly a blank slate, but clearly, the country’s riding community ranks among the top worldwide.

Although sometimes Younan felt participating in these competitions under foreign rules was somewhat unfair, like following domestic herders’ horse festival competition rules—such as picking Hada, cross-country racing, or shooting arrows while riding—several regions could easily field a lot of top-tier participants... surely better than Europe after the Mongolian cavalry passed through?

But such thoughts were just fantasies.

All in all, due to systematic reasons, Li Younan was adept in both equestrian systems, so trying out intricate operation training when conditions allow is quite interesting.

Yet, compared to that, galloping on a fast horse across vast grasslands is rather more fun... so if Lan Yiyi gifted him an adult horse, Younan would be happier.

While Li Younan was lost in thought, the two girls had finished getting ready.

Li Younan opened the room door, finding the two girls already standing in the corridor, engaging in friendly conversation as they waited.

"I didn’t expect you to have such deep knowledge about movies..."

"Not at all, compared to professionals like you, it’s just making a fool of myself..."

The two of them glanced toward Li Younan together.

...

For Chen Rui, this trip was mainly about seeing the winter grasslands.

Although generally bleak, the vastness coupled with a bit of snow could still be quite nice.

If she got too bored, she planned to leave early anyway, as staying long in the country made reapplying for study abroad tricky.

Lan Yiyi’s makeup skills were quite good; from Li Younan’s professional perspective, she was much better than his cousin, who was quite clumsy with it.

Yet overall, it was a standard template, lacking the essential essence of makeup and mastery of light and shadow.

But compared to Chen Rui, Yiyi was vastly superior; Chen Rui’s skills were still at the basic level of drawing eyebrows and applying lipstick, and she couldn’t accept the smoky makeup style popular in Europe.

Lan Yiyi called a young guy from the ranch to drive over and pick them up in a business car.

During summer, their ranch served as an experience project for the county hotel, enhancing guest experiences—this car was used for picking up and dropping off tourists.

The young man’s driving wasn’t steady enough; his understanding of driving skills remained at the level where driving quickly equated to being good at it. Perhaps he wanted to show off his skills to others, but he didn’t anticipate acceleration, going deep on the pedal one moment and shallow the next.

Not even 20 minutes into the ride, Chen Rui frowned, looking like she was about to get carsick, and Lan Yiyi also felt a bit queasy, asking the young man to slow down.

He agreed, but his actions showed little restraint.

When overtaking a big truck on a curve, the young man lacked the other’s view, signaling to change lanes. As the car entered the opposite lane, a bus came straight towards them, forcing him to quickly switch back.

Even though everything was within control, it made Li Younan frown.

Sitting in the front passenger seat, he reminded the young man twice.