Going home for Chinese New Year, I squeezed onto a bus with three energetic young women.

At 6 PM, as Bai Li pressed the Enter key, the script for the second season was completed.

He stretched and tossed the last few printed A4 pages onto the table.

[Finally finished writing!]

The girls also put down their storyboards.

Zhang Qian tucked her blue hair behind her ear, twirling a ballpoint pen in her hand:

"Brother, we've already rehearsed the lines for the part you wrote this morning."

Chen Tingting, with her legs crossed, chimed in:

"The emotions are all set. We'll go straight to the air tomorrow when we start filming."

These girls usually cause all sorts of trouble and mischief, but once you give them a task, they're all incredibly reliable.

Execution is at its peak.

"That's great."

His gaze shifted and landed on An Yaoyao in the corner.

An Yaoyao was holding a rag and lying on the ground wiping the baseboards.

She kept her huge 1,000-square-meter studio spotless.

Bai Li was in a great mood as he watched everyone working hard.

"Alright, everyone stop what you're doing."

That's all for today.

"Xiaoshuang, go to the break room and wake up Ruyue and Mengmeng. Let's get ready to leave work."

Lin Xiaoshuang readily agreed and ran towards the lounge.

Bai Li suggested:

"Everyone did a great job today. I'll treat you all to a nice meal tonight."

"good!"

A spicy snack pops up.

An Yaoyao threw the rag into the bucket and bounced up from the ground.

After a day of physical labor, she was so hungry she could eat a whole cow.

Zhang Qian and Chen Tingting exchanged a glance, then nodded in agreement with smiles.

Only Wang Wei's fat face looked long and droopy, as if he had no will to live.

Bai Li turned her head to look at him:

"Fatty, let's go together."

Wang Wei shook his head like a rattle drum, his face jiggling back and forth.

"Brother Li, I won't go. You take your wives to eat."

His tone was solemn:

"I have to go home and eat the bamboo shoot and pork stir-fry that my dad prepared."

"That brat Ruyue..." Bai Li sighed helplessly.

This pot is indeed too dark and too heavy.

"Okay, if you really can't stand it, then wear two more pairs of thermal underwear."

Wang Wei wiped his face, pushed open the door and left, his back view desolate.

The door to the lounge opened.

Li Mengmeng rubbed her sleepy eyes, while Jiang Ruyue followed behind, holding a SpongeBob SquarePants pillow in her arms.

"Brother Bai Li, what are we going to eat?"

Chen Tingting walked over and made the decision:

"Hey bro, let's go eat hot pot at the place across the street!"

"The same place as last time, the taste is really authentic."

Bai Li had no objections.

He has always been casual about what he eats.

"Okay, let's go to that one."

Lin Xiaoshuang raised her hands:

"Great! I want lamb hot pot too! Extra cilantro!"

The group walked down the second floor in a grand procession.

The old street was brightly lit at dusk.

The late summer breeze swept by, taking away some of the daytime heat.

Bai Li led them across the zebra crossing and into the hot pot restaurant.

The shop is small, with a dozen or so folding tables inside.

"Boss lady, let's put two tables together!"

"Two servings of lamb hot pot with wide rice noodles and tripe. Five servings of beef brisket hot pot."

Chen Tingting greeted them with practiced ease.

When the proprietress heard that guests had arrived, she quickly put the two square tables together and wiped them twice with a cloth.

Everyone pulled out plastic stools and sat down.

As the proprietress brought out all the hot pots, a rich aroma of soy sauce wafted out.

The soup was bubbling and boiling on the stove.

Everyone was getting impatient.

Chopsticks flew in unison.

An Yaoyao completely disregarded her image.

She picked up a large piece of wide rice noodles soaked in broth with her chopsticks and slurped it into her mouth.

"It's so delicious!" An Yaoyao mumbled indistinctly, a fine layer of sweat appearing on the tip of her nose.

Zhang Qian placed a piece of beef brisket into Bai Li's bowl.

Not to be outdone, Li Mengmeng picked up a piece of enoki mushroom with her chopsticks and brought it to Bai Li's mouth.

Looking at this scene, Bai Li placed the seven cups of milk tea she had bought in advance on the table:

"Eat slowly, don't burn yourself."

Lin Xiaoshuang inserted a straw and took a big gulp, her eyes narrowing into two crescent moons:

"Thank you, brother!"

Just as everyone was engrossed in their meal and the atmosphere was harmonious.

A cell phone rang.

An Yaoyao wiped her hands on her skirt twice, took out her phone and answered the call:

"Hello, Dad, Mom."

Bai Li raised his right hand, putting his index finger to his lips, signaling everyone to be quiet.

The girls, who had been chattering and grabbing for food, immediately fell silent.

An Yaoyao gave Bai Li a grateful look:

"oh!"

"Of course I've found a job! Although your daughter isn't a good student, she's still very hardworking!"

As she spoke, An Yaoyao glanced at Bai Li, who was drinking milk tea:

"A proper job, makes 3500 a month~"

"The food was good."

"Yes, yes, it's a rented apartment, and the conditions are great."

Her voice grew softer and softer as she spoke, and her toes dug into the ground inside her shoes.

But with a single sentence from the other end, An Yaoyao's hand trembled, and her phone almost fell into the pot.

"ah?!!!"

The sound of spicy snacks broke the tranquility of the small shop.

"You're coming to see me?!"

"They're already on the bus?"