So, the next day, he slipped away from his parents' supervision and secretly went to the lake alone, intending to practice on his own first and then show off to Er Lengzi the next day. But instead, he found Er Lengzi having a blast skating there.
Look at this simpleton, his movements are skillful and his body is light, he skates even better than before.
Seeing this, Yu Yuehe could no longer bear it. He suppressed his fear and braced himself to step onto the lake and begin to glide.
To save face, he tried his best to appear calm and composed, but in reality, he was terrified, and even his hands, hidden in his sleeves, trembled slightly.
Recalling the incident, Yu Yuehe was filled with pride and boasted with great enthusiasm: "Ever since then, my skating skills have improved by leaps and bounds. To this day, I can't find anyone in this area who can compete with me. My level is absolutely ahead by a huge margin!"
I wonder if Er Lengzi agrees with this?
After hearing what he said, Xie Yan couldn't help but admire him and exclaimed, "They're both really amazing, truly outstanding individuals!"
Seeing how smoothly others were gliding, even better than before, Yu Yuehe suppressed his fear and gritted his teeth to start gliding on the lake. To maintain appearances, he remained calm and collected on the surface, but in reality, he was terrified of Yang Si, and his hands were trembling inside his sleeves.
In his own words, "If you keep pretending, you'll gradually stop being afraid."
After hearing this, Xie Yan couldn't help but admire them; they were all truly remarkable people!
Neither Er Lengzi nor his brother-in-law are ordinary people! This Er Lengzi, in particular, lives up to his name; he has an unusually big heart!
If others experienced something like this, they would definitely be left with psychological trauma, but these two are completely unaffected.
They even started a competition, impressive!
Yu Yuehe laughed and said, "What's wrong with a grown man falling into the water? What's there to be so dramatic about!"
In Er Lengzi's words, "Those who survive a great calamity are bound to have good fortune in the future; our disaster is over."
After saying that, he laughed heartily with considerable pride.
Xie Yan could only laugh along helplessly.
After hearing Yu Yuehe's glorious story, Wu Dali couldn't sit still any longer and started bragging about himself, "Hey! What's that? It's just falling into the water. My story is much more dangerous! You guys don't know how dangerous it was for me back then. I almost didn't make it back alive."
Seeing everyone's eyes on him, Wu Dali excitedly stood up and said loudly, "When I was little, I was going beachcombing and I was swept away by a wave. You have no idea how big the waves are there. They're two meters high, taller than an adult. I was so small, and I was swept away in an instant. I vaguely heard my mother screaming. I heard that my mother was so scared that she was sitting on the beach, crying her eyes out. My sister even ran to find the police to rescue her."
Gu Bin couldn't help but ask, "Aren't there any adults around? No one came to your rescue?"
Wu Dali seemed to have been waiting for this sentence. Upon hearing it, his eyes widened, and he glared at Gu Bin, saying, "It's obvious you've never been to the beach. Those are ocean waves! Do you think it's some little ditch in front of your house?!"
"Who dares to rescue someone in the face of the raging waves!"
"That's not saving lives, that's sending people to their deaths!"
Xie Yan had already anticipated what was about to happen, and covered her face first.
Gu Bin asked very seriously, "Then how come you're still alive?"
Wu Dali was stumped. He just wanted to show off his skills, but he didn't expect anyone to ask such a question.
Yu Yuehe, standing nearby, broke the tense atmosphere again. He shoved Wu Dali and said, "You tell me, who saved you in the end? Was it the police?"
Wu Dali rolled his eyes and said disdainfully, "What public security? There's no public security at all!"
"The police station is far from where the incident happened!"
"So this woman is just a woman. She panics when something happens, and all she knows is to cry and run around! She's completely useless."
"By the time she calls the police, I'm afraid I'll already be buried at sea!"
Xie Yan looked at Wu Dali, whose cheeks were flushed from bragging, speechless. Would it kill him to stop bragging? He kept talking about women, as if he wasn't born of a woman.
I really hate people who constantly belittle women, acting like they're so great, but what are they all about?
In the end, he's still no better than anyone else.
If it weren't for the fact that it was his wife's special day and he didn't want to ruin it, Xie Yan would have wanted to kill him.
In rural areas, there's a strange and frustrating phenomenon: when men get together to boast, they seem to feel compelled to belittle their own women in order to appear capable.
Just like now, Wu Dali was surrounded by a group of people. The men around him sat together, smoking and drinking tea from large bowls, all looking at him with approval and eager eyes, waiting to hear his "legendary experience".
Feeling the eager gazes of the crowd, Wu Dali instantly perked up, puffed out his chest, glanced around, cleared his throat, and said, "You have no idea how terrified I was in the sea!"
"The salty seawater kept pouring into my mouth and nose, choking me. For a moment, I thought I was going to die. Just then, another wave crashed over me, lifting me up. In the brief moment I could breathe in mid-air, I screamed for help. Before I could even make a sound, another wave slammed me back into the sea. Seawater filled my trachea, and I coughed violently in the water."
"In the end, when everyone thought I was finished and was going to die there, they all started to comfort my mother on the shore. However, I was the only one who did not give up. I struggled with all my might, and unexpectedly, I even learned to swim!"
Xie Yan: "..."
He really didn't want to complain anymore; those were ocean waves!
Anyone with a modicum of common sense knows just how dangerous ocean waves can be. Even strong, healthy, and skilled adult swimmers are often doomed if swept away by a wave, with very few surviving. Let alone a child with absolutely no swimming skills.
To be able to learn to swim in the waves and then swim back is simply outrageous.
Of course, it's undeniable that there are such geniuses, but Wu Dali is definitely not one of them!
It was only because everyone present was from inland and had never seen the sea that they allowed Wu Dali to boast so recklessly, and even listened with great interest, occasionally exclaiming in amazement, completely unaware that this so-called "feat" was nothing more than an absurd story fabricated by Wu Dali to highlight himself.
Xie Yan's lips twitched upon hearing this!
He really wanted to stand up and tell everyone that Wu Dali was just bragging and lying to them!
However, it's just something I think about in my heart. After all, in this kind of setting, everyone understands that if what's said is even three-tenths true, that's already good enough.
Xie Yan guessed that Wu Dali had at most fallen into the sea while playing at the beach, and that he was rescued in time and only got his clothes slightly wet.
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