Peninsula: The Great Producer

“Zhi En Xi, tell me the truth, why is this guy meddling in your affairs? Why should he decide your matters? Tell me.”

Lee Ji-eun remained silent, simply keeping her head down and following behind Ki Yo-gu.

Qi Yaojiu was very confident. He put his arm around Song Xihai's shoulder and said, "Get some rest early tonight. We'll go sea fishing together tomorrow."

"Who wants to go sea fishing with you? Even if we're fishing, I'll be the one inviting Ji-eun Xi to go together."

In the blink of an eye, the three of them had arrived at their grandmother's house.

Qi Yaojiu took the suitcase from Song Xihai, laid it flat on the ground, unlocked it, took out a laptop from inside, and handed it to Song Xihai: "A gift."

Song Xihai muttered, "Don't think that just because you gave me a gift you can make me..."

The voice disappeared as they were talking.

When Qi Yaojiu locked his suitcase again and stood up, Song Xihai hugged him tightly, his face full of emotion, and whispered in his ear, "Brother, you'll always be my brother, truly."

Qi Yaojiu was speechless.

If Qi Yaojiu had known that a brand-new Apple laptop could move Song Xihai this much, he would have bought it as a gift long ago.

"Go back now, see you tomorrow."

"Don't worry, brother. I'll personally steer the boat tomorrow, and I'll also prepare the ramen and other ingredients in advance. Leave it to me."

Song Xihai excitedly turned around, clutching the laptop box, ready to go home.

As Song Xihai passed by Li Zhi'en, he inexplicably said, "Zhi'en Xi, I think listening to Jiu is definitely the right thing to do. He's definitely doing this for your own good. I'm leaving now, goodbye."

Watching Song Xihai skip away, Lee Ji-eun smiled and said, "Is Xihai oppa always like this?"

Qi Yaojiu smiled and said, "Just as innocent as you."

"Me? Just like me?"

"Yes, that's exactly how you are."

Just as Lee Ji-eun was about to deny it, Ki Yo-gu slowly said, "I left your gift in Seoul. I'll give it to you when we get back."

She swallowed the words that were about to come out and asked Ki Yoo-gu expectantly, "What gift did Oppa prepare for me? Is it another Apple laptop?"

Qi Yaojiu shook his head mysteriously.

I opened the courtyard gate and pushed my suitcase into the courtyard.

Lee Ji-eun followed her in, turned around and carefully closed the courtyard gate. She quickened her pace and ran a few steps to ask, "Oppa, what did you prepare for me? I told you what gift I prepared."

Qi Yaojiu replied, "You didn't tell me what you had prepared on the ship."

Lee Ji-eun pouted and pretended to be unhappy. Ki Yo-gu had already entered the house and called out, "Grandma, we're back."

The word "we" made Lee Ji-eun happy again, and she echoed, "Grandma, we're back."

There are only two rooms on the left and right and a main hall in the middle.

Finding no one there, Qi Yaojiu, having put down his suitcase, turned back and came out again.

Looking towards the kitchen, sure enough, Grandma came out, muttering, "I stewed your favorite ribs. Xihai even brought rice wine this morning, saying it was for us to drink tonight for the festival."

Qi Yaojiu went to greet her. The simple iron basin was filled with large pieces of pork ribs. This was Grandma's love, afraid that the child would not have enough to eat.

Qi Yaojiu couldn't remember why he liked eating pork ribs. He guessed it was because he lived on an island and got tired of eating seafood every day, so he started to like pork ribs.

Suddenly, Lee Ji-eun, who was standing behind Qi Yaojiu, appeared. She smiled brightly at her grandmother and said in a coquettish tone, "Grandma, I've come to see you too."

Grandma then noticed Lee Ji-eun.

Grandma vaguely heard a girl's voice in the kitchen just now, and she thought she was hallucinating.

After all, Ki Yo-gu has always been very evasive about this. During her last trip to Seoul, his grandmother tried to probe him but didn't get a result. Yesterday on the phone, Ki Yo-gu said he would come back to spend the holiday with her, but he didn't mention bringing anyone else back.

Grandma was a little taken aback when she suddenly saw Lee Ji-eun.

"grandmother"

It wasn't until Lee Ji-eun took her grandmother's hand that her grandmother happily nodded and said, "Good, good, Ji-eun, it's so good that you're here, so good."

Lee Ji-eun shook her head and said, "Did Grandma miss me?"

Grandma replied without hesitation, "Yes, I've thought about you a lot since I came back."

“I also missed my grandma, so I secretly followed her here.”

"Really? It's not important. It's good that you're here. It's cold outside, let's go inside quickly."

Given this treatment, Qi Yaojiu really suspected he had gone to the wrong place. It felt like he wasn't on Wanjae Island, but at where Lee Ji-eun's grandmother lived.

Her own grandson was completely ignored. After entering the house, the grandmother took a blanket to warm Lee Ji-eun and then took out fruit and snacks and placed them all in front of Lee Ji-eun.

Qi Yaojiu reminded her that it was time for dinner, but Grandma told Li Zhi'en that she could eat whatever she wanted, and that she would find a way to satisfy Li Zhi'en if there was anything that wasn't available at home.

Lee Ji-eun waved her hands repeatedly. Her grandmother was even more enthusiastic than before, and it wasn't good to keep ignoring Ki Yo-gu, so she told her grandmother that she wanted to eat the pork ribs that her grandmother stewed.

A small round table, a pot of pork ribs, several plates of seafood salad that the island's residents eat, and a bottle of rice wine.

A TV drama was playing on the TV. In the twilight, three people sat in a circle, creating a lively and warm atmosphere.

Grandma and Lee Ji-eun passed food to each other, while Ki Yo-gu ate his ribs by himself.

Grandma picked up the rice wine and said she was going to pour a cup for Lee Ji-eun, but Ki Yo-gu stopped her, saying, "Grandma, Ji-eun isn't old enough to drink alcohol yet."

Little did Grandma know that she would retort, "Rice wine isn't considered wine. Drinking a little will warm you up and help you sleep better at night."

Lee Ji-eun hadn't originally planned to drink rice wine; when she was with Ki Yo-gu, she had gotten used to only drinking beverages.

But Grandma's hospitality was too much to refuse, and Lee Ji-eun felt that drinking a little wouldn't hurt, so she looked at Ki Yo-gu with a pitiful expression.

Qi Yaojiu remained firm: "She won't drink."

Grandma had been observing Qi Yaojiu and Li Zhi'en. When Qi Yaojiu said that Li Zhi'en couldn't drink alcohol, Li Zhi'en's reaction was to accept it normally without any rebuttal.

It's obvious that Ki Yo-gu usually doesn't allow Lee Ji-eun to drink, and Lee Ji-eun listens to Ki Yo-gu.

Grandma didn't insist on it blindly.

This small detail alone shows that the relationship between the two is truly extraordinary.

Since Qi Yaojiu was able to bring Li Zhi'en home, it's probably not long before they start dating. Come to think of it, they've known each other for almost 3 years, so they have a foundation of affection.

During the meal, Grandma became even more certain of her judgment.

Lee Ji-eun and Ki Yo-gu were very familiar with each other. Ki Yo-gu would just raise his glass and drink, and Lee Ji-eun would immediately refill Ki Yo-gu's glass after he finished drinking.

This isn't a tacit habit formed from just one or two meals together.

into the night.

Grandma and Lee Ji-eun slept in the room on the left, while Ki Yo-gu slept in the room on the right.

Grandma hadn't originally intended for the two of them to make any progress; she just hoped that after Lee Ji-eun drank some rice wine, she would be able to open up to her more when they slept together tonight, talking about Ki Yo-gu, about Seoul, and about Lee Ji-eun and Ki Yo-gu when they were in Seoul.

Grandma wanted to hear, and also wanted to confirm what Lee Ji-eun was thinking.

The night was long, and everyone thought that Lee Ji-eun, who hadn't been drinking, would be shy and wouldn't want to talk. Unexpectedly, Grandma and Lee Ji-eun talked a lot that night, for a long time. Even when Ki Yo-gu got up and left his room in the middle of the night, he could still hear Lee Ji-eun laughing from the room to his left. (End of Chapter)