A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 368 Coming Together

"Of course, of course, I didn't pamper you for nothing. Haha!" replied Old Master Qiu with exhilaration as he smiled from ear to ear and looked at Qiu Mu-Ying and Chu Wen-Fei with approval and satisfaction. "I am so proud to have Yingying as my granddaughter and so happy to have a grandson-in-law like Wen-Fei. Yingying and Wen-Fei, thank you both! If it weren't for you, I would probably never be able to get past the Expo doors and attend the Entrepreneurs' Dinner in my life!" said Old Master Qiu as he almost broke down in joy.

He had worked hard all his life. Now that he had many descendants, and his business was successful, not being invited to the Entrepreneurs' Dinner was his only regret.

After all, it wasn't merely a meeting.

It represented glory, social recognition, and ultimate prestige.

Old Master Qiu could only righteously say that he, Qiu Zheng-Lun, was a great

Chinese businessman after leaving through the Entrepreneurs' Dinner's doors.

"Yes, even I managed to attend it because of you both," said Qiu Guang as he beamed. He was so moved that he could join for dinner.

"Then can Grandpa give me your incense burner?" Since Old Master Qiu was in such a great mood, Qiu Mu-Ying pounced on the opportunity to ask for the incense burner again.

Qiu Mu-Ying wanted to get her grandfather to give her his incense burner after they dined with Wang Xing-Duo previously.

But that incident made her grandfather furious, so Qiu Mu-Ying didn't dare to mention this again.

Now Qiu Mu-Ying jumped on the chance to bring up the incense burner and asked Old Master Qiu for it once more.

"You have natural business acumen and simply refuse to lose. Okay, I'll give you the incense burner once we get back," replied

Old Master Qiu generously as he agreed.

"Thank you, Grandpa," said Qiu Mu-Ying as she beamed instantly.

In her heart, Qiu Mu-Ying estimated that her grandfather's incense burner was worth approximately $1.8 million and enough for her to repay a part of their debt.

Yes, Qiu Mu-Ying and Chu Wen-Fei still had a $4 million debt on their shoulders.

When Qiu Mu-Ying broke two vases, Shen Meng demanded an $8 million compensation. Zhang Li forked out $1 million while Chu Wen-Fei and Qiu Mu-Ying only came up with less than $2 million after selling everything they could.

They still owed a total of $5 million, and Shen Meng said he would make a police report if they didn't pay up.

Chu Wen-Fei had no choice but to call his friends and borrow $4 million from them. In the end, Shen Meng reduced the debt by $1 million on account of Chu Wen-Fei's

friend.

Old Master Qiu and the rest of the Qiu family were kept in the dark.

Of course, Qiu Mu-Ying didn't dare to utter a word since most of the money came from the company. If she brought it up, they would suspect her of embezzlement.

Chu Wen-Fei didn't dare seek help from the Chu family either since his mother, Zhang Li, was already furious about the whole incident that night. How could he ask for money? Chu Wen-Fei simply didn't have the gall to ask.

So he could only borrow money from his peers.

Chu Wen-Fei was always generous and had made plenty of friends from relatively good families.

Among them was the Yunzhou mayor's son, Wu Yong.

Chu Wen-Fei borrowed most of the $4 million from Wu Yong.

And Chu Wen-Fei had Wu Yong to thank for the tickets to the Entrepreneurs' Dinner.

"Wen-Fei, is Wu Yong here yet?" asked Qiu Mu-Ying worriedly. Qiu Mu-Ying and the others counted on Wu Yong to bring them into the Entrepreneurs' Dinner tonight, but he wasn't there yet.

Qiu Mu-Ying was worried that something might have gone wrong.

"Don't worry. Wu Yong and I have been friends for years. We are super tight, so he won't stand me up," said Chu Wen-Fei confidently.

Wu Yong and Chu Wen-Fei were considered childhood friends. They were neighbors when they were kids and even attended the same elementary school.

Then Wu Yong's father was transferred away due to work, so the two parted ways.

After Wu Yong's father started to govern the city, he invited Chu Wen-Fei's father to invest when he was looking for private funding, and the Chu family became involved in city development. He was one of the main reasons that the Chu family could have it so smooth sailing in the real estate trade.

Given their relationship, it was natural that Chu Wen-Fei and Wu Yong were close friends.

Before long, a silvery-white Cadillac pulled up, and an elegant and handsome man got off the car.

He clearly had an extraordinary bearing and seemed rich and powerful. The moment he got off the car, he took off his sunglasses and looked around until he caught sight of Chu Wen-Fei waving at him from a distance.

The youth's lips instantly curled up as he steadily strode over.

"Wu Yong, you're finally here. I told you the guy wouldn't stand us up!" said Chu Wen-Fei as he chuckled and walked over to pat Wu Yong on his shoulder.

Qiu Mu-Ying prodded Chu Wen-Fei from behind instead and scolded him softly, "Wen-Fei, be more polite."

Although Wu Yong was the mayor's son, Chu Wen-Fei was behaving so disrespectfully towards him, so Qiu Mu-Ying was naturally concerned.

Chu Wen-Fei said heedlessly instead, "Yingying, it's okay. Wu Yong and I have been pals for years. There's no need for such formality between us. I don't care who he is. Even if he's the mayor's son, I will still whip him if I have to when he does me an injustice."

No matter how close they were as children, they fought before.

Chu Wen-Fei was tall and strong, so each time they got into fights, Wu Yong always got the short end of the stick.

Wu Yong shook his head and smiled as he said, "Okay, we can talk later. Let's go in first."

Then the group of people walked towards the Expo.

Old Master Qiu, Qiu Guang, and the others were undoubtedly surprised in their hearts when they saw Wu Yong banter with Chu Wen-Fei on their way in.

"I didn't expect Wen-Fei to have such connections. It looks like Yingying found the perfect match," said Old Master Qiu. The more Old Master Qiu looked at Chu Wen-Fei, the happier he became.

Qiu Guang sighed in joy as well and said, "Yes, Wen-Fei will become the Qiu family's beacon of hope. Our family business is in good hands!"

Then Qiu Mu-Ying and the rest of the Qiu family entered the Expo with Wu Yong.

Meanwhile, there was still some time before the dinner commenced.

So all the big bosses took the opportunity to socialize.

All the people present were business circle elites, so the entire hall was filled with distinguished guests.

There were smartly dressed successful businessmen and elegant ladies famous in the business circle.

They stood around mingling in small groups with wine glasses in their hands as they socialized. They wanted to use the chance to expand their connections and befriend corporate big shots.

"Isn't that Jinding Corporation's CEO and the chairman of Shengshi Entertainment? And that's the CEO of Wang Enterprise, the fifth richest man in Yunzhou this year. Are they all here too?" said Qiu Mu-Cheng

in surprise the moment she entered and saw all these business world big shots who rarely made appearances, instantly trembling in shock.