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Chapter 61: What I want is to wear the school uniform.

The afternoon in Chengdu was still hot with summer. The air conditioner in the hotel room was blowing cool air. Tian Xi leaned against the window and looked at the street scene. The aroma of beef tallow wafted from the hot pot restaurant downstairs. She sniffed and said, "Brother Feng, the smell here is just like in Chongqing."

"Sichuan and Chongqing are one family, after all." Lin Feng put his luggage in the corner. "I'll rest for half an hour first, and then go to the cinema later."

Liu Haochun sat on the sofa flipping through the roadshow program, and Li Yitong leaned over to look: "The audience in Chengdu seems to be very enthusiastic. People were calling out to us in the parking lot just now."

Half an hour later, the four arrived at the cinema backstage. The makeup mirror was filled with flowers given by local fans, including a bouquet of sunflowers with a card attached: "Director Lin, from 'The Beginning' to 'Take My Brother Away,' your stories always touch my heart. A Chengdu movie fan."

Lin Feng picked up the card, smiled, and handed it to Li Yitong: "It seems Li Shiqing has quite a lot of influence."

"It's because your script is so good." Li Yitong put the card into her bag. "Someone might ask about Wang Mengmeng later."

After the roadshow began, an audience member asked Tian Xiwei, "Weiwei, is the character you play, Shi Miao, as mischievous as you are in real life?"

"Pretty much," Tian Xi stuck out her tongue, "but I'm more well-behaved than Shi Miao, I won't steal Feng Ge's snacks."

"Yeah, right!" Lin Feng retorted, "You ate the last piece of cured meat yesterday."

The audience burst into laughter. Tian Xi, her face slightly flushed, playfully punched him, then turned to the audience and said, "Let's dance!"

She pulled Liu Haochun and Li Yitong up, and as the music started, the three of them began to dance the "Gulu Gulu Dance".

Tian Xiwei's movements were exaggerated and agile, and Li Yitong and Liu Haochun followed along. The audience below the stage clapped along, and several children even ran into the aisle to jump with her.

"This is what summer should be like!" one audience member exclaimed, recording on their phone. "It's so funny and touching, and you can even dance along. This movie is worth the ticket price!"

During the Q&A session, someone stared at Li Yitong and asked, "Did Li Shiqing end up with Xiao Heyun? I saw them having breakfast together in the ending, it was so sweet!"

Li Yitong laughed: "You'd have to ask Director Lin about that, he wrote the script."

Lin Feng took the microphone: "In my heart, they are definitely together. After going through so many cycles, they've long since etched each other into their very bones."

The audience erupted in cheers, with one member asking, "So when did you and Teacher Li get together?"

Li Yitong's cheeks flushed instantly, and Lin Feng smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Our most important thing right now is to recommend movies to everyone, so we don't go off-topic."

As the movie ended, an older woman grabbed Raymond Lam's hand and said, "Young man, my daughter is studying filmmaking just like you. She said this industry isn't easy, so you have to work hard."

"Thank you, Auntie, I will."

Back at the hotel, Tian Xiwei shouted as soon as she entered, "I want to eat rabbit heads! I've heard that rabbit heads in Chengdu are the soul of the place!"

Lin Feng opened the food delivery app: "Didn't they say bunnies are so cute? Do you want them spiced or spicy?"

"I want it all!" Tian Xi slammed her hand on the table. "And I also want sliced ​​beef and tripe in chili sauce, Zhong dumplings, and 'Three Great Cannons'!"

Looking at the "rabbit head" on the menu, Liu Haochun asked softly, "Really...is it edible?"

"Of course," Li Yitong said with a smile, "I've eaten here in Chengdu before, and it's absolutely delicious."

The takeout arrived quickly, filling the table. Tian Xiwei was the first to pick up a rabbit head, breaking it open like everyone else, taking a bite, and her eyes instantly lit up: "Wow! Brother Feng, it's so delicious!"

"I told you so," Lin Feng said, picking one up as well. "The 'it's so good' principle never goes out of style." He slowly nibbled on it, the meat was tender, the spicy flavor spread on his tongue, with a hint of sweetness, it was indeed better than he had imagined.

Liu Haochun hesitated for a long time before picking up a spiced one and carefully taking a small bite. The soft, tender meat melted in her mouth with the aroma of the braising sauce, and her eyes narrowed: "Mmm...it's really delicious."

The four sat around the coffee table, eating and chatting.

Raymond Lam took a sip of his drink. "I never thought I'd be doing a promotional tour with you guys and watching the box office break 100 million."

"It's because you're amazing," Tian Xi mumbled, gnawing on a rabbit head. "Brother Feng is the best!"

After finishing her meal, Tian Xi glanced at the time: "It's only ten o'clock, let's play games!"

"What do you want to play?" Liu Haochun asked.

"Playing mahjong!" Tian Xi said excitedly, "The soul game of people from Sichuan and Chongqing!"

Li Yitong and Liu Haochun both shook their heads: "No."

"Let's play Truth or Dare!" Tian Xiwei pulled a deck of cards out of her bag. "Draw cards and compare their values; the lowest one loses."

In the first round, Tian Xiwei lost. Li Yitong asked, "What role would you most like to play?"

"The female knights-errant in martial arts movies!" Tian Xiwei exclaimed immediately, "Wandering the martial world with a sword, so cool!"

In the second round, Lin Feng lost, and Tian Xi asked with a mischievous smile, "Have you ever been in a relationship?"

Raymond Lam raised an eyebrow: "Truth or dare."

"Then you should learn the penguin dance three times!"

Lin Feng stood up helplessly and swayed awkwardly from side to side, making the three of them laugh non-stop.

In the third round, Li Yitong lost. Tian Xi's eyes lit up: "Truth or Dare?"

Li Yitong hesitated for a moment, and Tian Xiwei pressed further, "Do you have someone you like right now?"

Li Yitong's gaze inadvertently swept over Lin Feng before quickly shifting away: "Truth or Dare."

"Oh~" Tian Xi drew out her words, "Sister Yitong must have someone she likes! For the dare, she'll... send 'I miss you' to the third contact in her phone."

Li Yitong took out her phone and scrolled to the third contact, which was her dance teacher. She blushed after sending the message, but luckily the teacher replied immediately, "Do you want to have class?", which saved her from the awkward situation.

In the fourth round, Liu Haochun lost. Tian Xiwei leaned closer: "Do you have someone you like?"

Liu Haochun gripped the playing cards tightly, his cheeks flushed, and after three seconds whispered, "Truth or Dare."

"Wow! Hao Chun, you have someone you like too?" Tian Xiwei exclaimed excitedly. "Truth or dare... we'll do the Guru Guru dance!"

I played the game until after midnight when Li Yi's message came right on time: "Today's box office reached 60 million! A turnaround!"

"6000 million!" Tian Xi jumped up. "The same amount as the first day! Brother Feng, we're going to be rich!"

"It's almost 200 million," Liu Haochun said with a smile. "At this rate, 500 million is definitely achievable."

Li Yitong raised her drink: "Let's celebrate!"

The four clinked glasses, and the bubbles in their drinks burst in the glass, just like their joyful mood at that moment.

"Red envelope! Red envelope!" Tian Xiwei shook Lin Feng's arm. "You have to give me the biggest one!"

"Okay," Lin Feng said with a smile, "Go to sleep, we have to travel tomorrow."

After taking a shower, Lin Feng sat on the edge of the bed looking at his phone and sent Li Yitong a message: "Come to my room."

A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door. Li Yitong stood at the door, wearing a blue and white school uniform, the same uniform Li Shiqing wore in "The Beginning," her hair in a ponytail, her cheeks slightly flushed.

"Why are you wearing this?" Raymond Lam raised an eyebrow.

"Didn't you tell me to bring it?" Li Yitong closed the door, giving him a reproachful look. "All this fuss, what if someone sees us..."

"So what if you saw it?" Lin Feng picked her up. "Forgot what you're supposed to call me?"

Li Yitong's ears turned bright red, and she whispered, "My Lord..."

"Good girl." He placed her on the bed, his fingertips tracing the collar of her school uniform.

"You haven't taken your clothes off yet..." Li Yitong's voice was barely audible.

"No need to take it off," Lin Feng said, lowering his head to kiss her forehead. "That's exactly what I want—to look like she's in her school uniform."