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

"Oh, is this all you're eating? Why don't you come over and get some from us?" Jiang Yi, wearing an apron, walked over.

Tan Wen: "Okay."

"what?"

"Sister Meng, go and bring over two steaks. Tell them Jiang Yi said so."

Jiang Yi was a little confused. He had only used polite sarcasm, but was Tan Wen so lacking in emotional intelligence that he couldn't see through it? Why did he actually agree?

He had just fried four steaks, and Ni Ni and Liu Haochun had already started eating. He was about to call the guest chef when he accidentally said something inappropriate.

"Is it...is it okay?" Meng Ziyi asked Jiang Yi somewhat uncertainly.

Jiang Yi's lips twitched slightly, and he nodded reluctantly. Alright, the last steak is finished. Let's eat the rest.

Two delicious steaks were served, one for Chi Chi and one for Lu Yu, and one for Tan Wen and Meng Ziyi. The four of them were very satisfied with their meal.

After eating and cleaning themselves, the four of them went out.

Lu Yu drove north along Lovers' Road in Zhuhai, and soon arrived at Tanjiawan, an ancient town that is quite suitable for taking pictures.

The production team sent two cars to follow behind.

"Won't there be a lot of tourists?" Meng Ziyi asked from the back row.

Tan Wen: "Afraid of being recognized?"

Meng Ziyi pursed his lips, while Lu Yuxiao and Chi Chi understood each other without asking any further questions.

The car turned into a small road, with old houses on both sides. The walls were made of blue bricks and the roofs were covered with black tiles. Vines climbed the walls, and most of the leaves had turned yellow.

Lu Yu parked his car in an open space.

The four people got off the bus.

"I never imagined there was a place like this in Zhuhai," Chi Chi exclaimed. "It has a really nice feel to it."

Meng Ziyi stood at the street corner, looking around.

Lu Yuxiao was already taking pictures with her phone, planning to post them in the family group chat.

"This is Sister Meng, the village beauty, this is the rich young lady who came to the courtyard to relax, and this one..." Lu Yu looked at Tan Wen's profile, "This one is the domineering village hunk."

Tan Wen struck a smug pose, "You have to capture my handsomeness in the photos."

"I've already sent it to the group chat," Lu Yu chuckled.

"Uh, what group is it?"

"It's for my family, I took this picture for my parents to see."

Tan Wen's face instantly turned green: "Damn it, delete it right now, or your parents will think I'm some kind of immature kid."

Lu Yuxiao remained unmoved: "It's too late, my mom already gave me a smiley face."

"Not a loud laugh, not a face-covering laugh, not a silly grin, but that smiling emoji?"

"yes."

"...Your mother's smiling expression is a smile, right?"

Lu Yu gave Tan Wen a disdainful look: "My mom isn't old, of course she knows that a smiling emoji means speechless."

"Lu Yuxiao, you've really put me in a terrible situation."

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A residential community in Shanghai.

Inside a not-so-large living room.

It was a rare occasion for Lu Yuxiao's parents, Lu Zheng and Wu Lan, to be home at the same time.

After seeing the video her daughter posted in the group chat, Wu Lan showed her phone to her husband.

"Is this the boy?"

Lu Zheng took the phone: "It's him, this kid's name is Tan Wen."

"How is he?"

"He's a very warm-hearted person and treats Xiaoxiao well, but there's one thing I absolutely cannot accept."

"What?"

"Besides Xiaoxiao, he seems to be nice to other girls too."

Wu Lan's eyes widened: "This won't do! Isn't this bullying Xiaoxiao?"

"Why."

Wu Lan said with some worry, "I feel like Xiao Xiao seems to have really fallen for this boy."

"Feelings?" Lu Zheng sneered. "Didn't you see Xiaoxiao asking us in the group if we could accept guys from out of town? She's already thought things through."

"Should we intervene?"

"I'll talk to Tan Wen after they finish recording that show."

"Chat? You really can accept someone from out of town?"

"We already have a house in Shanghai. No matter who Xiaoxiao lives with in the future, we can lend her the house, but only if I can approve of the man's character and ability."

The two opened the "Moments of Heartbeat" live stream, wanting to take advantage of the time they had today to observe carefully.

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Tanjiawan.

Ahead was a narrow alley with polished stone slabs, lined with small shops selling tea, handicrafts, and sweet soups.

There weren't many people, just a few tourists taking photos with their phones.

"Tan Wen, is this a good spot for filming?" Chi Chi asked.

Tan Wen walked in, looking around as he went.

"It's an option. The male and female leads could brush past each other for the first time here. They would both notice each other, but that would be it."

Following his train of thought, the girls imagined what would happen next.

"Chichi, please take notes."

"OK."

Chi Chi was somewhat surprised. How could she have subconsciously accepted the work Tan Wen had arranged for her? ...Do I still need to consider him later?

The four continued walking in, and at the end there was a small square with a large banyan tree in the middle. The branches hung down, and the fallen leaves were deliberately left unswept.

"It can be used here too."

Upon hearing this, Chi Chi took out her phone, took a picture, and marked it, saying, "It's great; some romantic things can happen here."

"No," Tan Wen shook his head, "An argument under the banyan tree would be more memorable."

Chi Chi didn't refute it. She closed her eyes and imagined the scene, and found that Tan Wen was right.

"You not only have the mindset of a screenwriter, but also that of a director," Chi Chi exclaimed sincerely. She found that when Tan Wen got serious, he completely lost his frivolousness.

Lu Yu stood under the banyan tree, looking up. Sunlight filtered through the leaves, dappling her face.

Meng Ziyi came closer.

"Xiao Lu, don't move, I'm going to take a picture of you."

Meng Ziyi took a few pictures and looked down at the screen.

"Amazing, the atmosphere is amazing."

Lu Yu glanced at her and his lips twitched slightly. Meng Ziyi had taken a very beautiful picture of her.

Tan Wen walked over: "Let me see."

On the screen, Lu Yuxiao stood under a tree, sunlight falling on her face, her expression was calm, and her eyes were bright.

"It looks good, I like it."

Lu Yu lowered his head slightly, his ears turning a little red.

After all, there were several machines broadcasting live to them.

Lu Zheng and Wu Lan looked at each other, seeing their daughter's embarrassing shyness, and didn't know what to say.

"Wow, it's Lu Yuxiao!"

The four of them turned their heads at the same time. Not far away stood two girls, who looked to be in their early twenties, holding their phones and looking at them with surprise.

Lu Yu was taken aback for a moment, realizing that he seemed to have been recognized.

Meng Ziyi reacted even faster than her, quietly moving her body behind Tan Wen.

Two girls walked over nervously. "It really is you, Xiaoxiao, I like you so much."

Faced with the two girls' enthusiasm and the phone shoved in her face, Lu Yu was a little shy. "Thank you."

"Can we take a picture together?"

Lu Yu glanced at Tan Wen and then nodded.

The two girls stood excitedly on either side of Lu Yuxiao, giving him a peace sign.

After the photo was taken, a girl said, "Xiaoxiao, could you say into my phone, 'I support you not needing to learn calculus'?"

"Huh?" Lu Yuxiao was a little confused.

Meng Ziyi stuck his head out and shook his head at her. Lu Yuxiao realized that she shouldn't say such things carelessly.

She apologized to the two girls.

The two girls spotted Meng Ziyi, and were both surprised and embarrassed. They wanted to say something, but didn't dare to say it to his face.

"Okay, I won't bother you any longer. Good luck, Xiaoxiao."

As the two girls left, they glanced at Tan Wen.

Tan Wen was speechless. What kind of look was that?

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Ao Ruipeng and his group had also left the cabin long ago.

Zhang Yanqi and Feng Fan both agreed to let Ao Ruipeng and Sun Yike get to know each other, so the two of them lagged far behind.

Ao Ruipeng followed behind Sun Yike, carrying her bag.

Sun Yike completely forgot about finding inspiration and went straight to shopping.

At first, I just bought street food, but later I went to shopping malls to try on clothes and cosmetics.

Bored, Ao Ruipeng watched as Sun Yike tried on clothes one by one with great energy. He then video-called Meng Ziyi to ask how things were going on their end.

"This is so awkward, please talk to me a bit more."

"Haha, embarrassing humans, your savior has arrived," Meng Ziyi joked with him.

Ao Ruipeng had a good impression of Meng Ziyi, so they chatted happily, to the point that Sun Yike called him several times but he didn't hear her.

"Are you embarrassed to be with me?"

"What?" Ao Ruipeng was somewhat bewildered by Sun Yike's question.

"Is she checking up on me? What? Did you two get married?"

"Uh, what are you talking about?"

"You two are putting me in an awkward position, stuck in this mess. What am I, the mistress? This is ridiculous."

Ao Ruipeng didn't know why she suddenly broke down. "You seem to have misunderstood something."

"Misunderstanding?" Sun Yike snorted. "What's said online is true, Meng Ziyi is a scheming bitch."