My wife is in my arms

Chapter 612 Shocking Part 3

It is located inside a barbecue restaurant in Dongcheng.

Despite a recent light to moderate rain, the business of this barbecue restaurant remained unaffected. The restaurant was bustling with people and was quite lively. Unlike roadside barbecue restaurants, this one was decorated very nicely.

Bamboo chairs and tables—while many businesses make the most of their store space, this shop features a small artificial hill in the center, complete with a flowing stream, giving the entire shop a rustic, idyllic feel reminiscent of the 1980s and 90s.

The store's good business is only partly due to its interior design.

The key is that this barbecue restaurant is owned by a celebrity in the entertainment industry. Nowadays, any artist with a little business sense will run some side businesses.

While it's true that money can be made quickly in the entertainment industry, the very speed at which it comes can make many people uneasy. In particular, fame is fleeting, and the same applies to those working in the entertainment industry. They may be very popular now, but it's hard to say what will happen in the future.

In this era where the old is quickly replaced by the new, no one dares to say how long they can stay popular. They might be incredibly popular this year, but a small incident could cause their image to collapse.

Therefore, many celebrities work hard to develop side businesses when they are popular, not for any other reason than to have a livelihood when they are not popular. This barbecue restaurant called "Xiao Ye" is no exception.

The two rows of flower baskets at the entrance of the barbecue restaurant indicate that it has only recently opened. However, as an actress, Xu Xiaoye is very good at handling interpersonal relationships in the entertainment industry, so in addition to regular customers who come to eat barbecue, many friends from the industry have also come to support her.

The rain started around 6 p.m. last night, stopped briefly, then continued for about half an hour, and then stopped again.

Xu Xiaoye remembers it so clearly because several friends from the industry came to support him at 6:30, and around 10:00, two henpecked husbands didn't dare to stay any longer, so he personally came out to see them off.

The others were still drinking.

People who can make it in the entertainment industry may not necessarily achieve great success or win many awards in their own field, but their drinking capacity... is something that they can all handle. Take the people in the private room upstairs, for example.

I arrived at 6:30, and it's already past midnight, and there's still no sign of it stopping.

At first, the group drank baijiu (Chinese liquor), about half a jin (250ml) each. Then they said they felt a little dizzy and asked someone to bring in a few cases of beer to sober them up. Now... apart from the two who left earlier, there are four people left, and they have already finished six cases of beer.

Teacher Haiqing is known in the entertainment industry for his drinking prowess, but he really didn't expect that another actor friend who usually doesn't show off his drinking skills could also drink so much. From last night until now, he has drunk the most, and the more he drinks, the more energetic he becomes, even though he has to go to the film set to shoot this morning.

Another one was brought by Teacher Haiqing. Like Haiqing, he is also a singer, singing folk songs. He is also a heavy drinker. He can't drink less than three catties of baijiu, let alone beer, which he drinks like water.

The remaining one is also a singer.

She is a female singer, specializing in folk songs. She is a powerful female singer in the industry. Generally, no one can sing the songs she sings. Don't underestimate her just because she is a woman; she can drink a lot.

Especially considering that the other three men kept going to the bathroom, she remained as steady as a rock. I wonder where all that beer went... Women really are strange creatures.

I bleed for several days every month but I don't seem to have anemia.

He drank so much alcohol, yet he didn't have any reaction at all.

"Teacher Haiqing, do you want more wine?!"

Seeing the waiter carrying two more cases of beer upstairs to the private room, Xu Xiaoye quickly asked.

"Yes," the young waiter nodded quickly.

"I'll do it! You go and do other things."

Xu Xiaoye didn't act like a boss at all. He took two cases of beer from the waiter and headed upstairs. As soon as he stepped onto the second floor, before he even reached the private room, he heard Teacher Wang's distinctive voice, rough yet bold, accompanied by the rhythmic sound of slapping the bamboo table.

Pushing open the door to the private room, Xu Xiaoye saw Teacher Haiqing holding a beer and shaking his head, seemingly immersed in Teacher Wang's bold singing with the feel of the vast grasslands.

The racket was hit by two other people.

"Ono, are you done with your work? Come over and have a couple of drinks with me when you're done."

Wang Cheng stopped singing, stroked his beard streaked with white hair, and said with a smile, "Your barbecue here is delicious, and the drinks are great too! You'll have to have a few more drinks with me today, and next time I'll bring a few friends to support you."

I have to drink this.

The reason these people are only bringing it up now is because there were a lot of customers in the shop not long ago, and they were worried that he wouldn't be able to get away, so they didn't insist. Now that there are fewer customers, they want to invite him to drink with them, so he shouldn't refuse out of courtesy or reason.

If I refuse now... even if they don't hold it against me, they won't call me again next time, which means our private relationship will end there.

"That's more like it! How can a man function without drinking!"

Wang Cheng said with a smile.

Seeing that Xu Xiaoye did not refuse or play the half-drink trick, Wang Cheng stroked his goatee again, revealing a satisfied look. Then, without saying a word, he picked up his glass, clinked it with Xu Xiaoye's, and drank it all in one gulp.

It's said that people who can drink a lot never get flushed, and that's true. The group present had each downed at least a pound of baijiu (Chinese liquor) and countless cases of beer, yet none of them had gotten flushed. In fact, their faces were getting paler with each drink. After clinking glasses with Xu Xiaoye, Wang Cheng smiled and called to the others, "Come on, come on!"

All of them were fond of drinking... and those who simply enjoy drinking don't really care about etiquette, and things like the custom of raising or lowering the wine glass are completely forgotten.

"Haiqing, didn't you know Zhang You when you were recording 'Special Voice'?! Why didn't you ever think of buying a song from him?!"

Li Hong, who had been sitting calmly on the sidelines, finally spoke up and asked.

She was unusually robust, almost unlike a woman, yet this very robust woman, when asked by the host if she had ever experienced any unspoken rules, actually said yes.

This shows that the entertainment industry contains all sorts of people.

Simultaneously.

Some people want to try everything.

"..."

Hai Qing paused, his hand still holding the wine glass. He put it down, took out his phone, and saw that the barbecue and drinking had gone on until 12:30 AM. As he checked his phone, he said, "I almost forgot Zhang You has two new songs released at midnight."

(End of this chapter)