Chapter 925: Chapter 864: Heavyweight Figures
If it really comes down to comparison, this Mercedes certainly cannot compare to the Ferrari, but just the license plate alone is worth two Ferraris, and such a plate number, no matter how wealthy you are, cannot be purchased.
The door of the Mercedes slowly opened, and a middle-aged man in a suit stepped out from the back seat. With a slight smile on his face, he walked towards Liu Hun.
"Gasp! Isn’t this Liu Dehai, Secretary Liu? How... Why would he come personally..." Watching the middle-aged man approach Liu Hun, some people couldn’t help but take a deep breath, murmuring in shock.
The appearance of Liu Dehai was unexpected, even for Liu Hun. He hadn’t anticipated Liu Dehai would suddenly arrive; if it were someone ordinary, a personal visit would be a glorious event, but for Liu Hun, it was not a good thing.
Before this, Liu Hun hadn’t informed him to come over, and Liu Dehai arriving on his own means he clearly already knows about the Wenhua matter.
Liu Hun narrowed his eyes slightly, staring intently at the figure of Liu Dehai, uncertain about Liu Dehai’s intentions even now.
"Congratulations, Director Liu, best wishes, Director Liu. On this auspicious occasion, this old man has come uninvited. Director Liu, you wouldn’t mind, right?" Liu Dehai approached Liu Hun, smiling slightly as he greeted him.
Upon hearing this, a hint of suspicion flashed in Liu Hun’s eyes, leaving him even more baffled by the old man’s words.
He absolutely couldn’t guess what Liu Dehai was actually thinking. Normally, if Liu Dehai knew he was masterminding Wenhua to take over the Hongxing Gang and De Yun Society’s territory, he would be furious, since Wenhua is fundamentally his man.
But surprisingly, this old man was not a bit angry; instead, he came to extend his congratulations personally, leaving Liu Hun perplexed.
"What is it, Director Liu? Are you not welcoming this old man to freeload?" Liu Dehai joked, seeing Liu Hun’s dazed expression.
"Wel... Welcome, of course, welcome. It’s a privilege to have Secretary Liu come personally to my humble establishment, how could I not be welcoming?" Liu Hun, stunned for a moment, smiled and said to Liu Dehai.
No matter what the old man’s purpose is, as the saying goes, it’s hard to hit a smiling face. Since he gave him enough face, if Liu Hun were to act foolishly now, he’d appear ignorant.
"Are you curious why this old man would come uninvited?" Liu Dehai seemed to have seen through Liu Hun’s thoughts, asking with a smile.
"Well..." Liu Hun was embarrassed as his thoughts were revealed by Liu Dehai.
Seeing Liu Hun’s expression, Liu Dehai smiled and said, "Being the Divine Doctor that you are, now that you’re planning to get into the restaurant business, and it’s all medicinal food, this old man wants to live a few more years, naturally taking this opportunity to come over, especially since it’s free."
Liu Dehai’s words immediately drew laughter from the crowd, though Liu Hun did not believe this old man genuinely came for a meal.
"Haha..." Seeing Liu Hun’s awkward expression, Liu Dehai laughed heartily.
However, just as Liu Hun was about to have Uncle Yun arrange a table for Liu Dehai, another Audi slowly pulled in.
Because of the example set by Liu Dehai just now, everyone instinctively glanced at the license plate. As a result, what they saw again took their breath away.
Hai a: 88888; such a license plate in the entire Huaihai Province could be auctioned for tens of millions, yet now it’s attached to a million-dollar Audi.
"Who... Who is this prominent figure again?" Seeing this plate number, everyone once again felt a surge of shock.
Meanwhile, there was a sense of anticipation, for as small people, they might never see such eminent figures in their lifetime, yet today, coming to dine, they witness such a grand scene, making the hours of waiting worthwhile.
"Director Liu, you just opened, yet didn’t bother to inform this old man, is it because you look down on me?" An elderly man, leaning on a cane, slowly approached Liu Hun, accompanied by two middle-aged men.
"Even the chairman of the Du Group has come!" When people saw a middle-aged man beside the elderly, they exclaimed in surprise.
In the entire Huaihai Province, the Du Group is one of the top enterprises; a report once said the conservative estimate of Du Group’s market value is at least tens of billions!
And now such a large enterprise’s chairman is assisting a frail old man, making it clear to everyone that this elderly must be the Du family patriarch.
"Grandpa Du, Liu Hun is really innocent, after all, Liu Hun just had a sudden idea to open a restaurant to benefit everyone, not expecting Grandpa Du and Secretary Liu to visit personally." Seeing the Du patriarch, Liu Hun blanked for a moment, showing a bitter smile.
The personal visit from Grandpa Du surprised Liu Hun, yet not as much as Liu Dehai’s appearance earlier, since he had given the Du family some benefits before, their presence seemed reasonable.
"Uncle Du, I didn’t expect you to come as well." Seeing Grandpa Du arrive, Liu Dehai also showed a respectful expression.
Besides being extremely aggressive in business, the Du Family also has the old master Du, who is not only one of the national representatives, but also has earned a high prestige in Huaihai Province due to his good deeds over the years.
So even Liu Dehai, being in his position, still showed great respect to the old master Du.
"Hmm, I didn’t expect you to come as well, young Liu." The old master Du glanced at Liu Dehai, his eyes involuntarily revealing a hint of surprise.
"Since it’s about doing good deeds for everyone, I naturally had to come in person, considering I wish to live a few extra years myself. Your medical skills are unparalleled in the world, this is well known." The old master Du nodded to Liu Dehai and then turned his gaze towards Liu Hun.
However, just as the words of the old master Du fell, several more cars arrived, from which a few elderly gentlemen, accompanied by some middle-aged men, stepped out.
"Old master Tong! Old master Shen! Hiss, even if I don’t get to eat today, it wasn’t a wasted trip. The opening of a restaurant has attracted so many big figures, something like this hasn’t happened in Huaihai Province in years!" As these elderly gentlemen got out of the cars, someone in the crowd couldn’t help but mutter in admiration.
Though his voice wasn’t loud, many people heard it, and everyone agreed unanimously.
These individuals practically hold half of the importance in Huaihai Province; without them, Huaihai Province wouldn’t be what it is today.
"Director Liu, congratulations on your grand opening. We two old men came uninvited, hope you don’t mind. We promise we’ll only sponge on one meal before leaving." Old master Tong smiled as he was the first to approach Liu Hun.
It seemed that he was completely oblivious to the previous happenings.
"Congratulations, Liu Hun." Old master Shen said with a somewhat unnatural expression, smiling at Liu Hun.
Speaking of the families, the Shen Family has been the worst off; they were unable to recover ever since being dealt with by Liu Hun, and have been declining steadily.
"With Grandpa Shen and Grandpa Tong here, naturally it brings glory to the humble store. Liu Hun would never slight anyone. Xin’er, arrange a table upstairs for the grandpas and Secretary Liu to have a good meal." Liu Hun nodded to the two men and then instructed Han Xin’er, who was standing behind him, mouth agape and in shock.
If this was Southeast Province, such a thing happening wouldn’t surprise Han Xin’er in the slightest. It’s astonishing how soon Liu Hun has been in Huaihai Province, that he’s managed to have all the big names come personally to celebrate, isn’t that a bit terrifying?
"Oh, oh, I’ll go and arrange right away." Han Xin’er finally reacted under the signal of Han Yunzhong, nodding quickly to Liu Hun.
"Liu Hun, since you called them grandpas, don’t be so formal. From now on just call me Uncle Liu." Liu Dehai nodded towards Liu Hun, smiling.
With Liu Dehai’s words, Liu Hun was taken aback for a moment, but promptly followed his words calling out, "Uncle Liu."
"That’s better. Since we’re not outsiders here, there’s no need for modesty." Liu Dehai chuckled, as he was the first to head upstairs.
After all, among the people present, his position in Huaihai Province is naturally the highest, so he didn’t hold back.
The few old gentlemen left, looking at the back of Liu Dehai heading upstairs, exchanged glances, with no one understanding the true meaning behind Liu Dehai’s words.
If Liu Dehai were to side with Liu Hun and the others, then the few families here would need to reconsider how they handle their relationships with Liu Hun in the future.
Old master Shen and old master Tong felt the most anxious inside, as their relationship with Liu Hun was practically irreconcilable. They came to congratulate just to avoid criticisms from others.
Considering the previous news reported by the journalists still hasn’t completely dissipated, if they didn’t come, those journalists would surely write something appalling again.
But old master Du was different. Besides congratulating this time, he mainly hoped for reconciliation. Their conflict with Liu Hun was just some minor dispute between juniors, fundamentally, the Du Family hasn’t really done anything against Liu Hun.
In contrast, last time Liu Hun even offered them a bidding slot. Plus, with Liu Dehai’s words now, old master Du was more convinced about forging a friendly relationship with Liu Hun in the future.
"Liu Hun, since you offered three hundred million for everyone to eat and drink for free, as a senior, I can’t let you down. Zhong Cheng, add one hundred million more for Liu Hun in a while, and in the next few days, establish branches in various cities in Huaihai Province, all on our expense, and leave the rest to Liu Hun. I consider this as borrowing flowers to worship Buddha, doing something good for everyone." Old master Du suddenly addressed Liu Hun at this moment.
These words left everyone in the room dumbfounded. Establishing branches in all the cities of Huaihai Province means setting up at least twenty branches and donating an additional hundred million with no expectation of return, that’s quite a gesture.
Facing old master Du’s generosity, describing it as a lavish spend would not be an exaggeration.
"Then thank you, Grandpa Du. I will use this hundred million to allow everyone to eat and drink for free for another three days." Liu Hun, momentarily stunned, looked at old master Du with a beaming smile.