Reborn in the Entertainment Industry: Second Life

The three of them went out to eat. Li Feng wasn't a stingy person, so he went straight to a barbecue restaurant.

This is a local halal restaurant, and it's quite popular.

It's doing very well in the city.

After washing their hands, the group sat down. Li Feng waved his hand and ordered a lamb barbecue hot pot, beef and lamb skewers, and grilled chili powder cakes. He then handed the menu to the two brothers.

"Order, Xiao Bing, you keep an eye on things," Li Feng said, tossing aside his sun-protective jacket and wiping his sweat with a tissue from the table. "Order whatever you want. If we can't finish it, we'll pack it up and eat it on the way or heat it up for a late-night snack."

"I'll get the menu and write it down," Li Bo chuckled, winking at Bo Bing. "Brother, what do you want to eat? It's rare for my dad to treat us, so let's order something expensive."

Li Feng slapped his hand in anger, laughing.

"Your kid's starting to notice things now."

Bo Bing didn't know what to eat either, so she pointed to the potato box in the picture and said, "I'll order a box then, I haven't had one in a long time."

Li Bo looked at it and said, "Then I want to eat potato boxes too. They're more filling than rice... It's a pity they don't have jiaotuan (a type of porridge), otherwise I'd like to eat jiaotuan with fermented bean curd."

"Your son can eat more than his father...you brat..."

Li Feng hummed in response.

Potato porridge is considered one of the delicacies of G province. The potatoes are steamed, then poured into a mortar and pestle and mashed into a paste until it is smooth and non-sticky, with no residue left in the mortar. Sauce, broth, coriander, and scallions are added according to personal taste.

Bo Bing was also a little tempted by what he said.

But he was just thinking about it; they didn't sell it here.

The dishes were served quickly, and the group ate their meal in a hurry. After resting in the car for a while, they set off.

Bo Bing will be driving, and Li Feng will be half-reclined in the back seat scrolling through his phone.

Li Bo was still carrying an unfinished bottle of mineral water and a takeout container of leftovers, taking a bite every now and then.

"Hey? Xiaobing, I need to tell you something..."

Li Feng touched his buzz cut and sat up.

"Do you have time tomorrow? Come over to your uncle's for dinner."

"tomorrow?"

Bo Bing drove onto a mountain road, lowered the sun visor to shield her eyes, and said, "It's not right to make my uncle's family spend money on me every day by eating for free?"

Bo Bing wasn't unaware of social etiquette. Indeed, the Li family's siblings had a good relationship, but they had just finished eating, so how could she feel comfortable going to their house for another meal?

Moreover, to be frank, I have absolutely no connection with their family.

Almost everyone in the Li family knows about Bo Xiaolong's beatings and verbal abuse of Li Yumei, and they all curse Bo Xiaolong as a beast.

Bo Bing isn't related to Li Yumei by blood. Why is she always joining in on other people's gatherings?

"Hey, don't put it that way. You're quite promising. Besides, it's not like I'm treating. We just happened to run into each other, right?" Li Feng scratched his head, roughly understanding what Bo Bing meant. "My brother said he'll come down tomorrow and treat us to dinner at Zhuangyuanlou!"

Li Bo's eyes widened.

"That Zhuangyuanlou restaurant in the new district?" He couldn't believe it. "Why did Uncle suddenly want to eat at Zhuangyuanlou?"

“Your uncle is capable; it’s because the owner of Zhuangyuanlou Restaurant gives him face,” Li Feng said enviously. “He’s someone who’s made his way in the world; who wouldn’t give him face?”

From the conversations of the father and son, Bo Bing roughly knew who this Li Dai was.

The Li family is considered a prominent family here. Even if they have declined now, the family tradition of the four Li siblings is still quite good.

At least the job is decent enough to get by.

Of the four, the eldest sister, Li Yulian, dropped out of school after elementary school to take care of her younger siblings. She was laid off from an alcohol factory and later worked in an asbestos mine and then a cement factory. The second sister, Li Yumei, went to junior high school and was considered a respectable worker in the county town, making a living. The youngest sister, Li Feng, went to learn how to drive a tractor after elementary school. Later, he borrowed several thousand yuan to go to a big city at the end of the last century to learn to drive and got a driver's license, becoming a truck driver.

Li Dai was truly a scholar, but unfortunately, his family was poor when he was young. Li Feng had to drop out of school, and his parents were farmers. His two older sisters were not married at that time, so they couldn't go to the city to find jobs through connections. They also helped with farming, and they didn't have enough money to support him.

He started working in society after graduating from high school. He's quick-witted and shrewd, and he's doing quite well now. It's said that he has connections with bigwigs like Zhi Yu and government officials like the mayor.

It's very prestigious for people to go out like this.

Their family also owns a Hongqi car. When you ride in it, everyone sees it's a Hongqi, it's incredibly impressive and makes them feel very prestigious.

In junior and senior high schools, even the most influential troublemakers wouldn't bother Li Bo, which is why Li Laosan does have some influence.

However, Li Bo encountered several people who beat him without any regard for the consequences. Although Li Feng was worried that his son might be retaliated against, he was not too anxious. He felt that his third brother had influence.

Li Feng used to tell Li Bo to learn from Li Dai every day. Li Dai was a real shrew, that's what it means to be a gangster, while Li Bo was just playing around and messing around.

Bo Bing thought for a moment.

"Second Aunt won't be cooking tomorrow night," Li Bo said, wiping his mouth. "Brother Xiaoyun said so; he said you should all cook together."

Li Bole spoke up.

"Brother, you haven't met my uncle yet, have you? Anyway, you can just come and eat quietly; we don't really have anything to say to each other."

"That's okay too."

Getting a free meal is something you get used to after a while.

"Xiao Bing, let's go to the barbershop after we get off the overpass," Li Feng said, glaring at Li Bo as if he'd just remembered something. "What kind of look is it if we drag him to the shop and give him a student-style haircut..."

"I won't cut it—"

Li Bo disagreed, saying, "I worked so hard to grow this hair out."

"Shut your mouth, do you think you can do whatever you want?" Li Feng said angrily. "You don't act like a student at all! You're embarrassing people to be seen with. Look at your brother Bo Bing and brother Xiao Yun, their hair is all styled properly."

"You don't understand, this is the trend!"

Li Bo retorted, "Why are you always comparing me to my brother!"

Bo Bing wisely kept quiet, letting the father and son resolve the situation themselves.

Li Feng had a lot to say.

“I won’t say anything about your brother Xiaoyun, but he’s a really good student. His hair is so neat and clean. Who else would dye their hair like this messy blue bird’s nest?” Li Feng pointed out to him.

He had long disliked this hairstyle, let alone having dinner with his family.

Although he had a good relationship with his siblings, Li Feng felt uncomfortable whenever he thought about how other families had all their children well-behaved while his own child was a good-for-nothing.

“Your Little Bing’s hair is the trend, what do you know?” Li Feng continued, spitting as he spoke, looking at him with exasperation. “People who appear on TV have the trendy hair. Your Little Bing has seen big cities, what do you know about trends?”

Li Bo glanced at Bo Bing suspiciously, and thought, "Hmm, I wonder if it's just my perception, but Bo Bing does seem handsome."

Is this a head shape issue?

"Brother Bing, don't I look good with my blue hair?"

Bo Bing kept his eyes straight ahead.

"It's outdated; the 'Shamate' style isn't popular anymore."

He said this without batting an eye, as if he had never been dyed with vibrant colors.

"So what's trending now?"

"The popular student hairstyle."

Bo Bing was afraid he wouldn't believe her, "Girls have long since stopped liking the 'Shamate' style. What they like now are H-style male god oppas and R-style comic book male students."

"Really?" Li Bo was skeptical. "Why are they all wearing Korean and Japanese haircuts? What's fashionable for men in our country? I'll get one."

"Student leader." Bo Bing remained expressionless.

Li Bo chuckled, "But the girls in my class like long hair."

Long hair?

Bo Bing instantly thought of someone.

It couldn't be that bastard...

He squinted, hummed softly, and his heart seemed to be beating a little fast.

“If the long hair that girls like… you’re talking about is that of actor Yin Su,” Bo Bing said, turning the steering wheel. “Then you really have no chance. His physical attributes are just that good.”

Li Bo's face turned bright red as Bo Bing instantly saw through his secret thoughts.

"How did you know? I... okay, okay, I'll cut it! Brother Bo Bing, what you said... it hurts me so much, sob sob..."

He cried for a long time without shedding a single tear.

"I've seen movie stars before, but someone like you... tsk... messy hair, looks like a donkey—your uncle might think I'm raising donkey balls. Not to mention he came with your aunt and daughter, what will he think?"

Li Feng chuckled and showed off his knowledge once again.

Li Bo ate a couple more bites out of anger.

Hearing that his uncle's family had come, he had no choice but to obey.

The family members were vaguely afraid of the third son's family, and also vaguely tried to curry favor with them.

We can't afford to lose points.