After the four people with generous faces fled in despair, the atmosphere in the lobby of Qujia Restaurant immediately warmed up. The worried guys breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly ran to tidy up the messed up tables and chairs.
Qu Ran'er, who was standing in the corner, also walked towards Bai Yucheng at this time, looking at Bai Yucheng with tears of joy in his eyes: "Brother-in-law, thank you for coming in time..."
Chan'er followed Qu Ran'er. When she saw this, she took out a handkerchief and handed it over, saying softly: "Cousin, it's okay. Wipe it quickly. Don't make your makeup messy."
Qu Raner took it with a smile and quickly wiped away her tears.
Bai Yucheng slowly shook his head, and then gestured to Lando beside him: "Cousin, you don't need to thank me, you should thank Brother Lando!"
"Yes, yes, you should thank Brother Landol, thank you!" Qu Ran'er hurriedly thanked Landolfo.
Lando smiled slightly, waved his hand and said: "Boss Qu, you're welcome!"
Then, Bai Yucheng briefly introduced the identities of Lando and his party to Qu Ran'er. It turned out that they were all clan members who were trusted by Mr. An Huai. Bai Yucheng originally wanted to invite Mr. An Huai to come with him today, but
Mr. An Huai had something to do and couldn't leave at the moment, so he asked Lan Duo and several people to come to support Qujia Restaurant on his behalf.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Bai Yucheng invited: "Brother Lan, everyone, let's go to the private room upstairs to talk."
"Yes, everyone please come upstairs! Who is that, come here..."
Qu Raner hurriedly summoned a waiter and told him not to neglect several distinguished guests.
So, Lan Duo and others went upstairs talking and laughing. Bai Yucheng was very humble and waited for Lan Duo and others to go upstairs before taking a step forward.
As soon as he stepped onto the first flight of stairs, Bai Yucheng turned to Qu Ran'er and said, "Cousin, don't worry, with them here today, no one will dare to cause trouble again!"
"Don't worry, don't worry. With you here, my cousin is at ease..." Qu Ran'er nodded happily.
Bai Yucheng looked at Chan'er again and said in a calm tone: "Chan'er, you can help my cousin down below. There's no need to go up."
"Okay, husband." Chan'er responded obediently and sensibly.
After saying this, Bai Yucheng continued to walk upstairs.
Qu Ran'er stood at the entrance of the stairs, looking up at Bai Yucheng's back as he walked upstairs. His thoughts were surging for a while, and he couldn't look away for a long time.
At this time, another guest came in at the door. Chan'er saw that her cousin was still in a daze, so she quickly pushed her: "Cousin, there is a guest..."
"Ah? Ah..." Qu Ran'er came back to her senses and greeted the guests who came in with a warm smile.
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In front of the county government office, Chai Yan walked into the hall at Situ Zhou's invitation.
During the greetings, the yamen servant brought hot tea.
After the yamen officer retired, Situ Zhou said with a grateful face: "Secretary Chai, now those rumors have disappeared, and the inside and outside of Ganquan City are getting calmer day by day. This is all thanks to Secretary Chai!"
Chai Yan smiled and said: "Master Situ, you have thanked me for this so many times. If you brought me here today, is it possible that we have to talk about this again..."
Situ Zhou waved his hand and smiled, then took out an invitation from his sleeve and handed it to Chai Yan: "Someone sent this early this morning. Let me pass it on to Secretary Chai..."
"For me?" Chai Yan had a hint of surprise on his face, so he took it and opened it, then raised his head and asked: "Master Situ, who is this An Huai? I don't even know him, why did he invite me?
Are you going to attend his birthday party?"
Situ Zhou said: "Secretary Chai, this An Huai is the favorite grandson of Elder Hanuo, one of the two most prestigious elders in the Youlong clan. Recently I heard that An Huai has been appointed as the next clan leader. It can be said that he is the next leader of the clan.
You are young and promising!”
"The eighteen-year-old new clan leader? That's awesome..." Chai Yan said with a smile.
Situ Zhou said seriously: "Logically speaking, the new patriarch should be An Huai's father, but An Huai's father is weak and has been bedridden all year round, so An Huai was chosen."
"I understand, these were all arranged by An Huai's grandfather, Elder Hanuo, right?" Chai Yan said.
Situ Zhou nodded and said, "It should be."
Chai Yan asked again: "Master Situ, have you also received the invitation?"
Situ Zhou said: "I got it."
"It seems that they want to take this opportunity to relax their relationship with us..." Chai Yan immediately guessed the other party's intention.
Chai Yan noticed that Situ Zhou suddenly stopped talking, so he asked: "Master Situ, are you going to the banquet?"
After Situ Zhou hesitated, he shook his head and said, "I won't go!"
"Oh." Chai Yan responded calmly. He could understand Situ Zhou's thoughts and it was reasonable not to go to the banquet.
Situ Zhou looked at Chai Yan and asked, "Is Secretary Chai going?"
Chai Yan smiled and put away the invitation, nodded happily and said: "Go! Why not go? Anyway, I have nothing to do, and I just want to see what the young new clan member looks like..."
Situ Zhou was slightly surprised: "Sir Chai, you need to think twice about this matter. After all, you made the Youlong people very embarrassed outside the gate that day..."
That day in front of the county government office, Chai Yan threatened Su Jushiyong with Su Ruicongpa, which made many Youlong people lose face. Situ Zhou was worried that he would be retaliated against when he went to the banquet.
Chai Yan was a little surprised and asked, "If Master Situ doesn't want me to go, why do you want to show me this invitation?"
Situ Zhou was startled and hurriedly explained: "Sir Chai misunderstood. Someone else entrusted me to deliver this invitation to you. How do I have the right to make my own decision? Now that the invitation has been delivered, the decision-making power still rests with me whether to go or not.
Mr. Chai, I’m just worried..."
"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Situ..." Chai Yan grinned, and then said: "But I still want to join in the fun, hehehehe..."
Situ Zhou thought for a while and suggested: "If Director Chai insists on going, he must not be without anyone around him. If there is any emergency, it would be better to have someone to take care of him..."
Immediately afterwards, Situ Zhou said again: "Why not, assign twenty people from the soldiers in the south camp to accompany you, Secretary Chai!"
"No need?" Chai Yan shook his head exaggeratedly and refused: "Bringing so many people there, maybe they think I'm a coward, no, no, no..."
"Uh..." Situ Zhou said after pondering, "Then ten people!"
Chai Yan still shook his head firmly.
"Five people!"
Chai Yan still shook his head.
"Five people are still many?" Situ Zhou was a little anxious and had to ask: "Sir Chai, how many do you want to bring?"
Chai Yan said: "Two are enough!"
"Ah?" Situ Zhou looked at him in shock.
Chai Yan nodded with a smile and said: "Master Situ, some things are more expensive than skills. I will pick two that can be beaten in a while! Hehehehe..."