Chapter 356: Chapter 356: Greeting Personally_1n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om


    “Tsk, tsk!”


    “Old Song, your de hasn’t dulled a bit!”


    “It’s indeed the same old Song.”


    Zhou Xian and the othersughed as theymented.


    “Two pieces of trash, a total embarrassment.”


    The middle-aged man cursed inwardly, his face contorted distastefully. Seeing Song Qingshan’s unfriendly gazee his way, he gritted his teeth, put on a forced smile, and pulled a business card from the morous woman’s expensive purse, saying with a smile:


    “Brother, you’re formidable, clearly a master. They say people aim high and water flows low; with your skills so strong, you must becking a good ce to use them. Why not work for me? I guarantee you’ll live a hundred times better than you do now, never short of cars, houses, or cash!”


    Song Qingshan snorted contemptuously and bluntly said to the middle-aged man, “Go to hell—scram!”


    “Heh heh, quite the temper!”


    It was unclear whether the middle-aged man was mocking or praising, but he still said with a smile, “Bro, to put it bluntly, no matter how good your kung fu is in modern society, what does it amount to? You still need food, clothing, housing, and transportation. In this day and age, no oneins about having too much money. I, Li Yecai, don’t have significant abilities, but I’ve made a name for myself in Zhonghai. Guaranteeing you a life filled with delicacies and fine drinks isn’t a problem.”<div>


    “Don’t overestimate yourself. My boss is much stronger than you,” Song Qingshan said, his gaze turning towards Xu Fan on the steps.


    “You have a boss already?” Li Yecai was taken aback, followed Song Qingshan’s gaze, and turned to look. He spotted Xu Fan almost immediately, his brows furrowing slightly, somewhat doubting Song Qingshan’s words.


    He couldn’t help it; he always judged people by their dress. Xu Fan was clothed from head to toe in street market goods, and his face was unfamiliar, not looking like someone with money.


    Li Yecai immediately felt emboldened and couldn’t help but show his palm arrogantly as he said, “Your boss looks like a construction contractor. How much can you make a month working for him carrying bricks? I can offer you fifty thousand. And him?”


    Song Qingshan shook his head dismissively.


    If this had happened beforest night, he might very well have epted since he had a whole family to support.


    But now he had Xu Fan and a bunch ofrades. Naturally, he would not go back on his word.


    Let alone the fact that this man was offering him a high price of fifty thousand— even if it were five hundred thousand, he wouldn’t consider it.


    Being outright rejected, Li Yecai’s simmering anger could no longer be contained. He said sternly, “Don’t know to appreciate kindness. Fine, let’s have a proper talk about you injuring my bodyguards.”


    He was originally toozy to even mention those two failures. But now that his recruitment had failed, they had to return to the previous issue. There were grievances to be settled—he wouldn’t apologize, but he intended to get even.


    After all, losing face in front of his goddaughter didn’t look good.


    “The weak can’t me anyone else. I already held back. Besides, if I were the one lying there, you’d be absolutely arrogant right now!” Song Qingshan said unmoved.


    “Not bad with words,” Li Yecai huffed, toozy to argue, and took out his phone to make a call. Once connected, he spoke loudly, “Ah Biao, get your people to Jun Tian Grand Hotel’s front entrance now. Offering 500 per appearance, no limit on numbers, only need capable fighters… Just a bunch of country bumpkins,ing to the city to work and beg, what’s there to be afraid of? Make it quick.”


    After hanging up, Li Yecai looked at Song Qingshan with a smirk, “This isn’t over. You’ll be begging for mercy soon.”


    Song Qingshan’s brows furrowed and he retreated back into the crowd, whispering to Zhou Xian, “Old Zhou, this is blowing up. It won’t cause trouble for the boss, will it?”


    Zhou Xian nced at Xu Fan subconsciously and saw him enjoying the spectacle with the demeanor of an onlooking crowd, he felt greatly reassured and said, “It’s a trivial matter, the boss has a lot of clout.”


    After he finished speaking, he recalled the people he was withst night—Lu Chenbing and the Yue siblings, all of whom treated him well, and Cui Dong even mored to take him as a master.


    These individuals undoubtedly represented the most powerful forces in Zhonghai City; in front of them, Li Yecai was nothing but a small shrimp who could be taken out with a single word.


    “Younger Brother Xu, I apologize for not greeting you sooner; I was dealing with some urgent matters. I didn’t expect you to arrive so quickly. I’ll punish myself with a drinkter to apologize to you.”<div>


    At that moment, a hearty voice came from the hotel,pelling everyone to look over.


    Gu Chengyuan came out in a suit, greeting with a smile, followed by a bodyguard.


    “San Ye, we’ve disturbed you?”


    Seeing him, Li Yecai trembled, tore away the hand of the woman clinging to him, and ran up the steps to pay his respects.<div>


    Li Yecai was nearly fifty years old, but in front of the barely thirty Gu Chengyuan, he had to obsequiously call out “San Ye,” highlighting the huge gap in their statuses.


    Gu Chengyuan nced at Li Yecai and didn’t bother with him; instead, he walked straight up to Xu Fan,ughed heartily, and said, “The boss called me, and the banquet is all set up. Shall we go up now?”


    Xu Fan smiled and nodded, then walked side by side with Gu Chengyuan into the hotel. His bodyguard also warmly invited Bull Demon, Zhou Xian, and the others inside.


    After a while, everyone had entered the Jun Tian Grand Hotel, leaving only Li Yecai standing there dazed, his face full of annoyance and regret.


    He took a sharp breath of cold air, his face pale, a trembling hand holding his phone to dial that number again. As soon as the call connected, Ah Biao’s excited voice came through, “Brother Li, we’re about to get in the car, we’ll be there in twenty minutes. Don’t worry, I’ve called over fifty guys, all skilled…”


    Li Yecai interrupted him with gritted teeth, “Don’t… don’te, I can’t afford to mess with this guy!”


    “What? I’ve already called everyone.”


    “No need toe, I’ll transfer the money to youter.” Li Yecai hurriedly finished speaking and then hung up.


    He walked down the steps like a lost soul, and the coquettishly dressed woman ran over with a ttering smile, trying to sp his arm. He pped her away, furious, and snapped, “Get the hell away from me, you troublemaker!”


    Having said that, he walked quickly to his car and called his assistant on the way to prepare a generous gift to be sent to the Jun Tian Grand Hotel immediately.


    He was now deeply uneasy, his heart pounding. Could someone who received a warm wee from Gu Chengyuan possibly be ordinary? The person’s influence could probably crush a hundred like him. Without showing humility and apologizing, he was sure to face unbearable consequencester.


    Inside the Jun Tian Grand Hotel, Gu Chengyuan led Xu Fan and the others to a prestigiousrge private room with two big round tables set with exquisite tableware, where appetizers and drinks were already prepared, and four beautiful waitresses in stunning cheongsams were waiting.


    Gu Chengyuan was very gracious, warmly inviting everyone to take their seats. He then instructed the waitstaff to serve the food and poured himself a drink as a self-imposed penalty, apologized, and then left the room.<div>


    Xu Fan and the group had gathered for a meal and possibly to discuss matters; it wasn’t appropriate for him to stay.


    As soon as he left the room, Gu Chengyuan’s expression turned somber. He waved his bodyguard over and said, “Li Laoda is blind to who he’s dealing with and has offended Younger Brother Xu. Teach him a lesson. Otherwise, he’ll eventually die because of this kind of thing.”


    “Yes.” The bodyguard immediately left to carry out the order.