Huayu: Starting with Rejecting 00s Actresses on a Dating Show

The streets of Xihe Ancient Town were even more crowded than in the afternoon, and the stone slabs were polished to a shine, reflecting the lanterns on both sides.

Four beauties walked ahead with Old Yuan.

Although Yuan Lijuan has many wrinkles on her face, you can still see the beauty she had when she was young.

Lu Yuxiao held Tan Si's hand, Yuan Lijuan pulled Liu Haochun to her side, and He Mier was the most casual.

Tan Wen carried He Mi'er's bag and walked behind with Lao Tan.

Old Tan looked at the backs of the three girls ahead and cast a questioning glance at Tan Wen.

Tan Wen looked around, not even glancing at his father.

"You need to explain," Old Tan asked, frowning.

"Explain what?" Tan Wen feigned ignorance.

"What's your relationship with this girl surnamed Liu?"

"Colleague relationships"

"Where's Miss Lu? The way she's looking at you is strange."

"What? You mean she has ulterior motives towards me?"

Tan Peng: "..."

"Have a smoke," Tan Wen said, handing a cigarette to Old Tan.

Old Tan took it: "Is the bracelet Xiao Liu is wearing yours?"

Tan Wen hummed in agreement. "She's been having a bad run of luck lately, so I'm lending her this to change her luck."

Old Tan was taken aback, a hint of doubt in his eyes, "Really?"

"If you don't believe me, ask her."

Old Tan looked at his son suspiciously, noticing that his son seemed different this time when he came home.

It hasn't gotten worse, but it doesn't seem to have gotten better either.

He wanted to ask more, but He Mi'er called out to Tan Wen, and Tan Wen immediately ran forward.

He Mi'er asked Tan Wen to buy a candied hawthorn and even fed Tan Wen one.

After that, Tan Wen stayed by He Mi'er's side. Whenever He Mi'er bought something, Tan Wen would pay for it.

However, Tan Wen would occasionally ask Lu Yu if there was anything he wanted to buy.

Now Lao Tan and Yuan Lijuan were both confused.

The women had amazing energy; they bought a lot of things, and it was almost ten o'clock when they finally decided to leave, still feeling quite satisfied.

Tan Wen is going home to stay, so he needs to drive the car He Mi'er rented to town tomorrow.

Lu Yuxiao had promised Tan Si that he would stay with her tonight, so he went home with Tan Wen and the others.

After waving goodbye, Tan Wen and Lao Tan carried their bags and walked for almost an hour before finally arriving near their home.

"Mom and Dad, you go home first. I'll take Lu Yu for a little walk."

Without waiting for their reaction, he pulled Lu Yu down to the other side of the embankment.

Old Tan and Yuan Lijuan looked at each other, thinking they should think about this matter carefully when they got home.

Looking around at the desolate and deserted area, with no streetlights and farmland on both sides, Lu Yu felt a sense of fear.

After Tan Wen saw his parents leave, he took Lu Yuxiao's hand.

After feeling the warmth, Lu Yuxiao's fear dissipated considerably.

"Why are you taking me with you?" Lu Yu asked.

"Didn't you say you wanted to walk around the area where I live? Let's go now."

Lu Yu's head twitched slightly. "Okay."

Tan Wen led Lu Yuxiao along a dirt road beside the farmland. The moon in the countryside was bright, willing to provide light for people.

Have you ever seen a mound of earth over ten meters high like this before?

Lu Yu shook his head slightly.

"This was built for flood control, and it's dozens of kilometers long. When I was a child, Huizhou was flooded almost every year."

Once there's a flood, we'll lose power here, and it can last for one or two months.

When I was a child, the most exciting thing was receiving a phone call; it felt like a sudden burst of light into my life.

So during those summers, the thing I did most was string the light cords, because I knew that if I kept stringing them, eventually the light bulb would turn on.

Lu Yu raised his head slightly, a bright light flashing in his eyes.

This was something she had never experienced before, and she sensed Tan Wen's stubbornness and romanticism from his description.

"Then I got a severe beating from my grandma because I broke the light cord," Tan Wen added casually.

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Tan Wen continued leading her forward, the moonlight casting long shadows of the two of them.

"When I got to high school, the most exciting thing became a power outage, because then I wouldn't have to go to evening self-study."

"You're quite fickle. Didn't you like studying before?"

Tan Wen shook his head: "I dated in elementary school, got into fights in middle school, and finally decided to study hard in high school. As a result, I got third place in the class in my first monthly exam."

"The result? Isn't this a good thing?"

"That's a good thing, but it's not a good thing if someone jumps from the 60s to third place."

My homeroom teacher accused me of cheating. When I asked him to provide evidence, he called my parents to the school.

I got a severe beating from my dad, and ever since then, I've found school pointless and started just coasting through life.

Lu Yu covered her mouth and asked, "Did you copy it?"

"No, I studied on my own for about two months in junior high and got into the second-best high school in the county. Do you think I needed to cheat?"

Lu Yu glanced at Tan Wen with a hint of sympathy. "If I said that my parents have always trusted me unconditionally, would you think I'm bragging?"

"How could that be? Your parents trust you because you are a good person, while my past performance was so terrible that their trust in me collapsed long ago."

Lu Yuxiao didn't know what to say, but fortunately she is growing up very well now.

"I dare not walk this road alone at night."

Why?

"There's a ghost."

Lu Yu rolled her eyes, but then she felt scared.

Tan Wen sensed her nervousness, pulled her into a hug, and thought to himself, "Plan works!"

Lu Yu leaned against his strong chest, feeling very at ease.

The two walked side by side for a few minutes, and then a not-too-wide river appeared before them—this was the West River!

Moonlight spilled onto the river, creating ripples.

Tan Wen casually swept the steps, and the two sat down. A warm breeze blew by, making it very pleasant.

"On the other side of the river is Yuan Village, which is my mother's hometown. My father was swimming in the river when he saw Xiao Yuan washing clothes on the bank. He was lustful at first sight, and then my mother was tricked into coming here."

Lu Yu nudged Tan Wen: "How can you talk about your own father like that?"

"I'm a little afraid of water, and that's because of this river."

Lu Yu listened with curiosity as Tan Wen recounted his past to her little by little, and she felt very happy.

This shows that he is willing to open up to her, which is very important to her.

Tan Wen continued, "When I was little, my dad took me swimming in there, and I almost couldn't get out."

Later, whenever the topic came up, he would deny that he was a bad swimmer, saying instead that a water monkey had grabbed his foot.

Lu Yu blinked her curious eyes: "Are there really water monkeys?"

Tan Wen smiled mysteriously, didn't answer her question, and continued:

"As far back as I can remember, this river would carry away several naughty children every summer."

In my memory, aside from the Lunar New Year, the most exciting time of the year is when someone goes missing while swimming in the river.

The dead became a free spectacle for the curious, adding a bit of fodder for gossip in the otherwise dull countryside.

Everyone gathered together, carrying bags of peanuts and sunflower seeds, arguing heatedly until their faces turned red.

Some say their eyes were bitten off, some say their noses were stuffed with sand, some say they saw a water ghost.

At that time, the person hadn't been pulled out yet, and it seemed like everyone didn't want the person to be pulled out, so that the feast could continue indefinitely.

I'm so glad I didn't become the subject of their gossip.

Lu Yuxiao gripped Tan Wen even tighter. "Are you lying?" She felt a little flustered, sensing that what Tan Wen was saying was too absurd.

"Are you scared?"

"Um."

"Then let's kiss. After the kiss, you won't be scared anymore."

"I don't believe you. You're not allowed to bully me."

Tan Wen wouldn't agree to that. He deliberately didn't smoke, so it would be a shame not to kiss her!

He laid Lu Yuxiao on his lap, watching her cheeks gradually flush in the moonlight. He lowered his head and slowly kissed her.

Lu Yuxiao's body trembled instinctively at first, but Tan Wen's kiss was very gentle, as if he were savoring a delicious meal. Lu Yuxiao got used to it, and her hands unconsciously wrapped around Tan Wen's neck...

After an unknown amount of time, the two separated, but their embrace tightened even more.

Seeing her flushed cheeks and moist lips, Tan Wen couldn't resist kissing her again...

The two gradually became somewhat confused and their hands began to explore unknown territories. Under the witness of the moonlight and the West River, a wonderful thing was about to happen...