The peninsula spans mountains and seas just for you.

Li Qingshan walked over and sat down next to Chi Shizhen, took out a cigarette and asked, "Brother Shizhen, want a smoke?"

"I smoked when I was your age, but I quit as I got older." Ji Suk-jin shook his head, and seeing that Lee Cheong-san hadn't lit any for himself, he added, "You can smoke, I don't mind."

"Smoke less, it's not a good stuff." Ji Suk-jin looked at Lee Cheong-san and couldn't help but add a comment. After all, he was getting old and couldn't help but grumble.

Li Qingshan nodded and asked, "Brother Shizhen, how many years have you been doing variety shows?"

"I was born in '66, and I debuted with an album in '92. I started hosting in '94, so I've been in this industry for 20 years. This industry changes so fast." Ji Suk-jin seemed lost in memories as he slowly recounted his story.

"The entertainment programs on the peninsula are all scripted, like the Monday Couple." Ji Suk-jin looked at Lee Cheong-san, raising an eyebrow and smiling.

"I know, I've seen it all today, but I find your show quite entertaining." Li Qingshan watched it all day and genuinely found it very interesting.

"That's why I've kept doing it. Of course, the first reason is making money, the second reason is that the show has really taken off, and we've developed a bond after working together for so long."

"We almost canceled the show in its first year, but who knew it would become a hit overseas?" Gary chimed in, his face full of emotion.

Li Qingshan barely spoke to him today. At first, he thought Gary didn't like him much, but it turns out he's just not a talkative person.

One by one, the group sat down, all of them exhausted, yet they still forced smiles – this is how artists from the Peninsula Entertainment survive.

"I think you guys are all exhausted." Li Qingshan glanced around and suddenly blurted out what was on his mind.

Almost everyone at the table was there except for Haha, who had gone to the kitchen. They were all stunned for a moment when they heard this.

They both shook their heads and smiled wryly. Song Ji-hyo leaned against Lee Chung-san, turned her head and patted his shoulder. "It's really tiring. That's how it is when you make a living. The one who's most tired is the one on the other side." She pointed at Yoo Jae-suk.

Yoo Jae-suk opened his bottle of wine, not even wanting to bring up the topic.

Ji Suk-jin took the bottle and poured drinks for his younger siblings. After he finished, Gary took the bottle and filled it for him.

This is the drinking culture on the peninsula: the older people pour for the younger ones first, and then the younger ones fill the older ones' cups.

Everyone raised their glasses and drank a toast together.

"You performed exceptionally well in several scenes today. Do you want to pursue a career in variety shows?" Yoo Jae-suk put down his glass and said to Lee Cheong-san.

"This isn't my main job. I'm just doing this for fun," Li Qingshan explained. He didn't intend to make a living from this, and he really didn't care about the money.

"I have a question. What's going on between Jong-kook and Yoon Eun-hye?" Lee Cheong-san looked at everyone at the table with curiosity. He really wanted to find out.

"Hey, did you have to bring this up?" Kim Jong-kook said with a laugh, dropping his chopsticks on the table while he was picking up kimchi.

Everyone at the table laughed. Ji Suk-jin patted Lee Cheong-san on the shoulder and gave him a thumbs up.

"Judging from your reaction, something must have happened." Lee Cheong-san gave Kim Jong-kook a disdainful look. Seeing that no one was saying anything, he knew that something must have happened, but it was already over.

"Don't mention it, it's pointless." Kim Jong-kook wasn't angry, his expression was calm, and he took a bite of kimchi.

The group laughed and joked as they drank.

Song Ji-hyo is quite the drinker. She clinked glasses with Lee Cheong-san and said, "Noona is very happy to know your secret and has accepted you as her younger brother."

Lee Cheong-san and Song Ji-hyo downed their soju in one gulp, then exchanged a mischievous grin.

That's how relationships are between people. If you have compatible personalities, you can build a close relationship with just a few words; if you don't, you'll find each other annoying at first glance.

"Come on, let's have a drink since we're both 190cm tall." Lee Kwang-soo overheard Song Ji-hyo and Lee Chung-san's conversation and joined in with a mischievous grin. The three of them exchanged smiles and downed their drinks in one gulp.

Haha came running over with a charcoal stove, "Wow, everyone's already drinking! Wait for me!"

Haha, I went to the freezer and got a few more bottles of chilled liquor, and the meat was served one after another.

"Hey, what secret can't you share with everyone? Are you planning to split up the family?" Yoo Jae-suk pretended to be jealous, watching the little expressions on their faces.

"If he doesn't want to talk about Qingshan's affairs, can I?" Mongji picked up her glass and went to find Yoo Jae-suk, deliberately picking on the one with a low alcohol tolerance.

"There's no big secret, I just mentioned in the car that Jessica is my girlfriend," Li Qingshan said casually while grilling meat.

Li Qingshan felt that the table fell silent the moment he finished speaking, and he looked up and around in confusion.

"Cheongsan, I was just joking." Yoo Jae-suk smiled a little embarrassedly; he was just trying to lighten the mood.

Lee Cheong-san blinked and looked at Yoo Jae-suk. "I was just kidding."

Everyone at the table understood. Kim Jong-kook breathed a sigh of relief; with those words, things became much simpler.

"It's all a joke, no one will go around telling everyone." Yoo Jae-suk also had a drink with Lee Chung-san with a mischievous grin, thinking to himself, "This kid's quick-witted."

The group chatted for a while, summarizing today's recording.

"Kwang-soo hyung, you played the fool so well in the movie, I almost thought it was real." Lee Chung-san praised Lee Kwang-soo with admiration on his face.

Song Ji-hyo, sandwiched between the two, had just put a piece of grilled meat in her mouth when she heard Lee Cheong-san's words. She tilted her head and glanced at his sincere expression, then spat the food back into her bowl with a "pfft" and laughed so hard she couldn't straighten up.

"If you don't know how to compliment someone, then don't force it, okay? I'm begging you, I'll just take it as a compliment." Lee Kwang-soo's constipated expression made everyone at the table burst into laughter.

"I'm serious." Lee Cheong-san looked at Kwang-soo with a troubled expression, still not realizing what he had done wrong.

"Me too," Lee Kwang-soo quickly replied, his face also full of sincerity.

After realizing what the two had said, Li Qingshan couldn't stop laughing.

They were chatting animatedly at the table.

"Chungsan, is your family in America or on the Korean Peninsula?" Song Ji-hyo asked Lee Cheongsan while eating barbecue. She really liked this younger brother she had just met.

"I have no family left, only myself," Li Qingshan said calmly, glancing at Song Zhixiao.

"Ah, I... I'm sorry, Qingshan, I didn't know. Please don't blame me." Song Ji-hyo held up her cup to have a drink with Lee Qingshan.

"It's alright, I don't mind." Li Qingshan smiled and clinked glasses.

"So, are you living in the peninsula permanently now?" Haha was also very interested in learning about Li Qingshan, so he put down his chopsticks and poured himself a glass of wine.

He only heard Kim Jong-kook mention the fight in the store last time, but he had to leave early that time and didn't run into him.

Li Qingshan nodded, swallowed the grilled meat in his mouth, and said, "I bought a house by the Han River. I'll probably settle down here long-term."

"You're so young and you've already bought a house by the Han River. I'm so envious of you." Haha also had a drink with Li Qingshan.

"What's with the license plate on your car?" Ji Suk-jin had wanted to ask for a long time, but he was too embarrassed to ask.

"Oh, my friend is a prosecutor. He drives a beat-up car every day, and I couldn't stand it, so I bought a new car. We take turns driving it."

"We were originally planning to buy one for each of us, but he's a prosecutor and we didn't dare to take it, so we'll just take turns driving it. We probably forgot to take the license plate off, but I found that this license plate is quite useful; no one stops us wherever we go."

Li Qingshan continued speaking to himself, which effectively cleared up everyone's doubts.

"Just search it online and you'll see how much power prosecutors have. Having a friend like this on the peninsula means you have a powerful backer." Yoo Jae-suk assumed that Lee Cheong-san was unaware of the prosecutor's status.

Li Qingshan nodded as he ate. He was wondering whether to reveal that Han Cheng's father was the Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, but then thought better of it; there was no need.

Kim Jong-kook glanced at Lee Chung-san, but he didn't think so. He had met Han Seong, who had become a minister in his twenties, so his background must be incredibly strong.

After the meal, everyone got to know Li Qingshan and got used to his lack of the traditional seniority system found on the Peninsula.

Li Qingshan explained to them that he respected their opinions, but they genuinely couldn't adapt, and everyone expressed their understanding.

During dinner, Yoona texted him, asking if he was coming over that night.

He thought about it and declined, but then took a group photo with everyone and sent it to Yoona.

Song Ji-hyo watched Lee Cheong-san fiddling with his phone, bumped his shoulder against his shoulder, and casually asked, "Who are you sending it to?" Lee Cheong-san showed her the contact information.

Song Ji-hyo was stunned again. "Is it the person I'm thinking of?" Lee Cheong-san nodded after hearing this.

Song Ji-hyo slapped Lee Cheong-san a few times. "Hey, you little rascal... have a few more drinks with Noona today." She was really going crazy. This feeling of knowing a secret but not being able to tell anyone was too unbearable.

Jessica will be back soon, so he needs to rest and recuperate for a day.