Li Ruan looked at the girl, who was at most fifteen or sixteen years old, who was in charge of greeting guests and asked with a smile, "Are there any private rooms inside? There are about five, six, seven or eight of us."
The little girl chuckled: "Yes, and I'll take you there with me in the big bag."
In the summer, most people who want to eat barbecue prefer to eat outside. Unless they are celebrities like Li Ruan who are afraid of being recognized, they will go to a private room. So the outside of her place is almost full, but most of the private rooms inside are empty.
The young girl led Li Ruan into a large private room and turned on the air conditioning. Li Ruan immediately sent Shen Qianqian her location and the name of the restaurant.
"Miss, would you like to order something to eat first, so you don't have to wait when your people arrive?"
Li Ruan didn't even look at the menu: "Just grill a little of everything you have here and bring it up. Give me a hundred lamb skewers, half mildly spicy and half not spicy."
After saying that, she looked at Qiangzi and said, "Order whatever you like to eat."
Qiangzi didn't stand on ceremony. After spending the past few days with Li Ruan, he had gotten to know her a bit. She had a great personality, like a little sun, making friends wherever she went. She didn't have any of that fake or pretentious stuff.
"I'll have five more skewers of chicken heads, five more skewers of squid, and another serving of lamb chops. That's all for now."
He had been to this restaurant before, and their lamb chops were the best—crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and without any gamey taste. They were especially delicious.
A short while later, Shen Qianqian arrived with her assistant and Bai Tang. Both of them were dressed quite heavily. Shen Qianqian was alright, but Bai Tang was at least a second-tier celebrity. Even if she wasn't a top star, she still had over 20 million fans, so it would be troublesome if she were recognized.
"Sister Tang, why didn't your husband come?"
Bai Tang took off her mask and sat down next to Shen Qianqian. "I didn't call him. He needs to control his weight, otherwise he might lose those abs."
Shen Qianqian felt a little sorry for Qiao Zhuo. How many delicious foods had he given up for his girlfriend's preferences?
Seeing that the grilled skewers had already been served, he ordered a few bottles of beer. "Barbecue and beer, one drink and you'll sleep all night! Come on, let's all down one together."
Bai Tang took a sip of her drink, picked up a skewer, and chatted while eating: "How's it going on the film set over there? Is filming going smoothly?"
Li Ruan put on disposable gloves and distributed one roasted lamb chop to each person. "We've been filming all night, and today is the first time I've finished before nine o'clock. I quickly called you all out for a get-together."
Bai Tang eats very slowly. She's not prone to gaining weight, so having a late-night snack occasionally is fine, but she doesn't dare to eat too much. Therefore, she always tries to slow down her eating pace. "Has Wang Xingrui stopped bothering you?"
Li Ruan smiled and said, "I didn't even give him my contact information. If he dares to knock on my door, I'll beat him up."
"Stop fooling around. You're just a young girl, so don't even think about solving problems with violence. You'll just get slapped in the face."
You might not know Wang Xingrui's family background; his family owns a company. It's just that he's not a big star yet and only plays minor roles. Otherwise, he'd always be accompanied by bodyguards. Even if you knew a few martial arts moves, you couldn't beat those big men.
Li Ruan thought to herself, "There's probably no one in this world I can't beat. But since Sister Tang cares about me, I can't refuse her kindness. Okay, I'll listen to Sister Tang. If he really comes to knock on my door, I won't open it for him."
"Yes, that's right. When he goes there, you should notify the hotel security. If that doesn't work, you can call the police." Actually, if something like this happens, it would be best to notify her agent to handle it, but Li Ruan's agent only came for one day and then went back. She wasn't with her at all.
Li Ruan nodded obediently. The waiter brought in another plate of grilled skewers. Li Ruan picked up a pig's trotter and put it into Bai Tang's bowl. "Sister Tang, eat up. It'll help you replenish your collagen."
Shen Qianqian was jealous. "You've already given Sister Tang food twice, why won't you let me have some too?"
Bai Tang secretly rolled her eyes. She was very elegant, so she had to roll her eyes discreetly.
Li Ruan quickly picked one up for her, even though there were still several on the plate. "Here, here, here, you get one too."
Qiangzi also placed one in front of Zhang Miao, saying, "You should eat one too. It seems like this is better for women."
Zhang Miao's expression remained unchanged, still stern. "Thank you."
"By the way, Qianqian, your scenes are almost finished filming, right?"
Speaking of this, Shen Qianqian became a little unhappy. "Yes, to be honest, Director Qu's crew is the most comfortable crew I've ever worked in. I really don't want to leave."
Li Ruan teased her on purpose: "That's easy, after filming wraps up you can just be an extra in the 'Spark' crew, then you'll still be here, right?"
"Are you deliberately trying to provoke me? Sister, I'm a minor celebrity with millions of fans. If I were to actually become an extra, Sister Zhang would kill me on the spot!"
Li Ruan chuckled, "You're still not satisfied even after filming is finished? You really have no ambition!"
She picked up a beer and raised it to the group, "Come on, let's have a drink! If I were you, I would have retired from the entertainment industry long ago. Isn't being a rich kid great? All you have to do every day is eat and shop!"
After clinking glasses with Bai Tang, he chimed in, "If I had such a good family background, I wouldn't have entered this industry."
Both she and Qiao Zhuo came from rural backgrounds; they were even from the same village. When Qiao Zhuo was in college, she was spotted by a talent scout and believed people who said that actors could earn a lot of money.
The result was alright; winning the Best Actor award did earn him a lot of money.
As for her, her mother said that men are the least trustworthy, and women should rely on themselves. She should work hard and earn more money when she is young so that she will have someone to rely on when she is old. So she followed Qiao Zhuo and entered this circle.
Li Ruan started egging them on again, "Come on, let's have another drink! Let's all work hard, make lots of money, retire early, and live a carefree life!"
Seeing that she had already drunk four bottles of beer, Qiangzi joked, "Sister Ruan, you have a pretty good alcohol tolerance."
Li Ruan blinked her big, soft eyes twice. "...Your soft sister here can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk!"
These people had never drunk together before, so no one knew her alcohol tolerance. But it was obvious that she couldn't possibly be immune to drinking!
While drinking and eating, Li Ruan counted for herself: she ate a lamb chop, a pig's trotter, a skewer of squid, two skewers of chicken gizzards, a skewer of beef tendon, a skewer of chives, eight lamb skewers, and drank eight bottles of beer. She couldn't eat anymore, or people would suspect she had two stomachs.
After finishing the last bite of her food, Bai Tang said, "I can't eat anymore. You guys finish the rest."
Shen Qianqian also touched her belly, "I can't do it either."
The girls turned their attention to the only man on the table: Qiangzi.
Qiangzi: "I can't eat anymore, but I can take it back for my brothers to eat."
Li Ruan waved her hand and said, "Then I'll go pay the bill, and we'll go back together later."
It's 11:30, time to go back and get a good night's sleep.
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