A god-tier fishing spot, anglers lined up to give me money.

.........

The drive took more than four hours, with one rest stop at a service area in between.

While driving, Chen Zilu chatted with him casually, talking about his reservoir and her live stream.

The conversation was trivial, filled with laughter and chatter, and neither of them felt awkward.

Before dark, the car turned into the road leading to Yangjia Village.

As we approached the roadside at the foot of the mountain, we saw a group of young people standing on both sides of the road, craning their necks to look up at the mountain.

Some were taking photos with their phones, while others were huddled together in twos and threes, whispering to each other.

The construction team's lights came on on the mountain; they were rushing to finish the job.

Seeing so many young people, Yang Qi understood that the village elders had probably called back those who were working outside the village.

After all, the agritourism model has a high probability of success, and who wouldn't want to come back and get a piece of the pie?

Come back early so you can prepare early.

"Yang Qi, is that your reservoir on that mountain?"

Chen Zilu looked at the construction site outside the car window and exclaimed in surprise.

Yang Qi nodded with considerable pride:

"Yes, yes, that open space at the foot of the mountain will be used for parking and transfers to prevent traffic jams. It won't be long before it opens for business."

He paused, then changed the subject, "Zilu, we'll be home soon. That's not what you should be concerned about."

"What's that?" Chen Zilu turned to look at him.

"My grandma. She's been hoping I'd find a boyfriend day and night. She secretly arranged several blind dates for me, but I ran away from them all. She still holds a grudge to this day."

Chen Zilu's expression immediately tensed up: "Is your grandma... fierce?"

"No, it's not that. It's just that they're pressuring us to get married. If you were to marry into the family, they'd probably be asking all sorts of questions every few days and pressuring us to do *that*."

"what……"

Chen Zilu's face flushed instantly, and she nervously clenched her fingers: "Yang Qi, isn't this too fast? I'm afraid... How about I rent a place for a few days first? I'll wait until you've talked to Grandma before..."

"Rental expenses."

Yang Qi interrupted her, "Uh, I don't want it to be so soon. Well... there's a room up on the reservoir where I usually stay at night to guard the reservoir. It's fairly clean. If it's okay, I can take you up there later."

"So...should we go back now?"

Yang Qi glanced at the sky and stepped on the brake: "No, we still have time. Let's go to town and buy some daily necessities first."

"Okay." Chen Zilu felt much more at ease; after all, she wasn't quite ready yet...

The car turned around and headed back into town.

I bought a toothbrush, towel, slippers, water cup, hair dryer, etc. at the supermarket.

When it came time to pay the bill, Yang Qi reached for his plate, but Chen Zilu tried to pay instead, only to be stopped by him: "It's my first time at my house, there's no reason for you to pay."

Chen Zilu couldn't help it; since their identities were already set, she felt perfectly justified in spending the money.

After shopping, the two found a small restaurant in town and had dinner.

It wasn't until 9:30 p.m., when it was completely dark, that I started the car and drove back.

When we arrived at the roadside at the foot of the mountain, the construction team had already stopped working.

The excavators and other machinery were parked quietly by the roadside, and there was no one on the construction site except for a few night lights shining on the utility poles along the road.

The young people who had been watching dispersed, and the village was quiet, with only a few lights shining from the windows of a few houses in the distance.

Yang Qi parked the car at the intersection, looked around, opened the car door and got out. "You can get out now."

"good!"

Chen Zilu got out of the car, carrying the bag in one hand.

I turned off the engine and the headlights.

The surroundings suddenly darkened, with only the moon overhead and the night lights from the construction site in the distance providing faint illumination.

Suddenly it got dark, and Chen Zilu instinctively grabbed Yang Qi's arm with her other hand: "Why is it so dark?"

"It's the countryside, there are no streetlights." Yang Qi took Chen Zilu's hand and said, "Follow me, don't get lost."

Yang Qi's heart pounded as he took her hand.

Feeling her palms getting hotter and hotter, Chen Zilu realized what was happening but didn't say anything.

Turning on the newly bought flashlight, the two of them walked up the path.

It was quiet all around, and the ground rustled underfoot.

A mountain breeze blew by, causing the bushes on both sides of the road to sway and whistle.

Chen Zilu paused, then asked nervously, "Yang Qi, what was that sound just now?"

"It's just the wind." Yang Qi patted the back of her hand. "There are no ghosts. Don't scare yourself."

Chen Zilu didn't say anything more, but she tightened her grip on Yang Qi's hand.

Looking around, all I could see were dark shadows of trees on both sides, branches swaying in the wind, making all sorts of noises.

Chen Zilu's breathing became rapid involuntarily, and she was almost walking close to Yang Qi.

It was both tense and exciting...

"Yang Qi," Chen Zilu whispered, "do we look like a young couple sneaking into the woods?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Qi almost tripped over himself: "...Wait, Zi Lu, how come your thought process is so peculiar?"

"Hehe, just tell me if it counts or not," Chen Zilu joked.

Yang Qi remained silent, because upon closer reflection, he really wanted to go into the grove.

When he was in college, he saw plenty of couples sneaking into the woods, and at the time he just thought they were being too promiscuous.

Now, reminded by Chen Zilu, my mind involuntarily drifted in that direction, and I became nervous...

"Yang Qi, what are you so nervous about?"

"No," Yang Qi denied, quickening his pace.

"Hey, slow down."

Chen Zilu bit her lip, followed Yang Qi's rhythm, looked at the person in front of her, and chuckled, wondering why he was so easily amused.

But then again, what if Yang Qizhen... what should I do? Should I push her away, or accept her?

As Chen Zihan thought about it, her mind began to wander uncontrollably, and the more she thought, the hotter her face became...

Oh dear, what am I thinking!

She shook her head violently, cursing herself inwardly, "Yang Qi isn't that kind of person, he's not like that..."

A moment later, the two finally reached the flat ground by the reservoir.

Before I could even catch my breath, a dark figure emerged from the shadows beside me and spoke in a low, husky voice.

"Who goes there? Get out of here."

"A ghost..." Chen Zilu turned her head to look at the dark figure, and shrank back in fright.

She dropped the bags from her hands, clung tightly to Yang Qi, and hung on him.

Yang Qi was also startled half to death by the shout, and almost dropped his phone.

Quickly turn the flashlight around and you can see a face that doesn't show much expression.

Number One stood there straight, watching them warily.

"No, Number One, not turning on the lights at night? Are you trying to scare us to death?!"

Yang Qi exclaimed in surprise, patting Chen Zilu's shoulder to reassure her, "It's alright, it's alright, he's one of us, the person in charge of the construction site."

Number One recognized the person and lowered his guard: "Sir, I'm sorry, I thought you were just some random outsider."

"Alright, that's all for now."

Number One nodded and turned to disappear into the darkness.

As the atmosphere quieted down, Yang Qi felt the other person's heartbeat, his face flushed, and he said awkwardly, "Zi Lu, why don't you get off me first?"

Realizing she had lost her composure, Chen Zilu shyly covered her face with her hands. "I'm sorry, yes, I... I was just too nervous."

"He should apologize."

Yang Qi looked down at her, feeling sorry for her, and said, "I forgot about that. I hope I didn't scare you just now."

"No, I just feel a little too weak to walk."

"I'll carry you on my back."

As he spoke, Yang Qi squatted down.

Seeing this, Chen Zilu suddenly felt very happy. Without saying a word, she rubbed the man's neck and leaned on his back.

"Are you done yet?"

"Okay, okay." Chen Zilu shyly buried her head.

"Okay, let's go inside."

……

Pushing open the door and turning on the light, the light shone on their already flushed faces.

Chen Zilu quickly got off Chen Zilu's back and turned her head away.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a bed, a table, a chair, a cabinet, and in the corner, an opened case of mineral water and several buckets of instant noodles.

Very simple.

Yang Qi was embarrassed, hesitated, and stammered, "Zi...Zi Lu, do you...want some water?"

Before long, he grabbed a bottle of mineral water, unscrewed it, and said, "I'm in a bit of a rush, just to tide me over for now."

Chen Zilu took it and drank several mouthfuls before she recovered and her complexion returned to normal.

"The conditions are basic," Yang Qi said, placing the shopping bags on the table. "You'll have to make do tonight."

"The bathroom is over there. If you want to take a shower, remember to turn on this switch."

To hide his nervousness, Yang Qi started looking for trouble, discovering that they hadn't lit mosquito coils.

"Also, there are mosquitoes on the mountain, so remember to pull up the mosquito net when you sleep."

"Aba aba..."

After saying a lot, and realizing he had nothing more to say, Yang Qi scratched his head: "That's about it. Um... if there's nothing else, I'll go home first and come back first thing tomorrow morning."

Seeing that Yang Qi was about to leave, and knowing that she wasn't alone, Chen Zilu quickly grabbed him, saying with a wronged expression:

"Yang Qi, I'm alone, I'm scared..."