Yunzhou city.
At Yunjing Hotel, new decorations had already been put up.
And extending from the hotel lobby, was a brand new red carpet. It went on for about a hundred meters till the end nearly touched the main road.
On each side of the red carpet was a row of female greeters, attired in red cheongsams and wearing exquisite makeup. Each of them had both hands clasped in front of them, just above their waists. The ladies comported themselves with dignity, and the smiles they displayed were a feast for the eyes.
And brightly colored banners had been put up on the trees lining both sides of the road. Each banner had the following message written on it: A Grand Welcome to Mr. and Madam Chu.
"Impressive!"
It is awe-inspiring."
"A few-hundred meter long red carpet and several dozen beauties there to welcome us. Wen-Fei, well done.”
”1 have been around, you know. But I have never experienced such treatment before!"
"Wen-Fei, these people really look up to you. Even Mr. Shen has to go to such lengths to welcome you."
"Our family is basking in your reflected glory. To think that I am able to exhibit such splendor in my lifetime~"
At that moment, the Qius had not yet reached the banquet venue, but they could already see the luxurious display at the hotel. Immediately, the Qius got themselves all worked up. As they looked into the distance, they exclaimed in admiration, one after another.
"Of course. Just think about it. What kind of person our Wen-Fei is?"
"Our Wen-Fei is the scion of a rich and influential family. Such pampering is not a big deal to our Wen-Fei." When everybody started praising Chu Wen-Fei, Wang Qiao-Yu felt that having him as her son-in-law made her look good by association. So she started cooing our Wen-Fei our Wen-Fei lovingly.
Meanwhile, Qiu Mu-Ying was feeling smug and floating on cloud nine as she thought about how she was going to be a star at the banquet later, alongside her husband.
When Chu Wen-Fei looked at the display before him, he felt pleasantly surprised.
And he also could not help thinking what the hell, because he had not expected his father to be so powerful. To think that even Shen Jiu-Yi would try to suck up to his father, by arranging such a grand welcome for him.
He must have an ulterior motive. It looks as if he arranged this grand welcome to suck up to me, but he is actually trying to get close to my father.
But I am going to inherit my father's estate anyway. So sucking up to me is the same as sucking up to my father.
Chu Wen-Fei was not stupid. He knew very well that, currently, he was not capable enough to command respect from the Shens. So his first thought had been that Shen Jiu-Yi was putting on a show for his father's benefit. And that explained the VIP treatment on display.
This Shen Jiu-Yi. He has put a lot of thought into this.
Just then, Chu Wen-Fei was feeling rather smug. He thought that, at a later opportunity, he would definitely put in a good word for Shen Jiu-Yi with his father.
But, if Chu Yang knew what his son was thinking at that moment, the former would definitely be scared witless.
A good word?
Considering the enormous wealth of the Shen family, the Chus were the ones who were supposed to do the sucking up. Neither Chu Wen-Fei nor his father had the right to put in a good word on behalf of a Shen.
"Halt!"
"We are expecting a VIP guest at Yunjing Hotel today. The venue has been cleared and we are not entertaining anyone else today."
But, right after Chu Wen-Fei had instructed the driver to move over to Yunjing Hotel, their vehicle was stopped at the entrance by a security guard.
"Damn!"
"Are you blind?"
"Can't you see that your VIP guest is already here? Why are you stopping him, you idiot! Get out of the way!”
Wang Qiao-Yu flew into a rage at once, and started scolding the security guard.
The latter took a glance at Wang Qiao-Yu and, after getting subjected to her torrent of abuse, he decided to return the favor. With a mocking smile on his face, he said, "How dare you call yourself a VIP guest when you look just like a housewife? You sure have grandiose delusions."
"Get out of here right now!"
"The VIP will be arriving soon. If you block his way, can you bear the consequences?"
The security guard's attitude was cold and he continued to bar the way into the hotel.
"Wen-Fei, what's going on. Why can't we go in?"
After Chu Wen-Fei's car had been barred from entering, the vehicles tailing behind had to stop as well. Some of the Qius disembarked and moved forward to find out what was going on.
Chu Wen-Fei waved his hand dismissively and said, "Uncle Guang, don't worry. I will take care of this."
After speaking to his uncle-in-law, Chu Wen-Fei stepped forward to face the security guard and, assuming the air of a superior person, he spoke to the guard in an indifferent manner: "You are shortsighted and a person of low social status.
So it is only natural that you do not recognize me. But consider this carefully. After he had offended me, even Mr. Shen had to apologize personally to me. You are just a small fry. If you offend me, you will not be able to appease me with just a simple apology."
"So get out of my way right now! And let us through!"
Toward the end, Chu Wen-Fei suddenly raised his voice and the frosty tone shocked the security guard.
Just then, the latter's confidence had been shaken.
Could this person be Mr. Chu?
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