Chapter 930 Su Ning Comes to Cause Trouble
Su Ning chuckled, "Cousin Yunxi, I heard you were hosting the influential figures of the provincial capital. I was worried no guests would show up, and I feared you'd be left in an awkward situation, so I decided to come uninvited to support you!"
"No need!"
Su Yunxi shook her head and refused.
A weasel wishing the rooster a Happy New Year was never with good intentions!
"Su Yunxi, don't be ungrateful! It's your lifelong honor that my Ningning has come to support you!" Shi Menglu shouted.
"Hmph! Honor? That's only because you treasure it. In my eyes, what's the difference between that and trash?" Su Yunxi retorted.
Shi Menglu was extremely irritable at the moment. Upon hearing this, she was about to retort like a rabid dog, but Su Ning stopped her and said indifferently, "Cousin Yunxi, I know you're proud, but I don't think anyone will show up today."
"If we hadn't come to support you, you'd likely be in an even more embarrassing situation!"
Su Yunxi's expression darkened upon hearing this.
She was aware that Su Ning had sent invitations to various factions. Although she was confident in the current strength of the Su family in the provincial capital, Su Ning's influence was undeniable.
Whether those factions would actually come was uncertain.
"Then you don't need to worry about it," she said with a slight哼.
"Then we'll wait and see!"
Su Ning smiled and did not enter the main hall, choosing to wait outside. He wanted to see who else dared to show up!
Which family dared to ignore him?
Shi Menglu also stood aside and giggled, "I really don't know what's good for them. I think your banquet today is going to be a disaster!"
She was extremely confident. Su Ning himself had extended the invitation; surely they wouldn't dare to come?
Would they openly defy Su Ning?
They waited for a long time but saw no one. Su Yunxi kept checking the time, her heart filled with anxiety.
At this hour, guests should have started arriving, but why hadn't anyone come yet?
Just as Su Yunxi was getting anxious, a warm hand landed on her shoulder. Looking up, she saw Chen Xuan looking down at her.
"Yunxi, don't worry. Even if they don't all come, it won't be an embarrassment!" Chen Xuan comforted her.
Su Yunxi nodded, looking at Chen Xuan's confident eyes.
Su Ning sneered, "Where does your confidence come from?"
Although Su Yunxi's influence in the provincial capital was growing, he believed that the name of the Su family from the capital was not something ordinary people could compare with.
"Guests are here!"
At this moment, someone shouted.
An Audi car screeched to a halt at the entrance of Jiujiang Grand Hotel. A man in a baggy suit stepped out of the car.
He carried a gift and scanned the surroundings. Upon seeing Chen Xuan and Su Yunxi, he walked towards them quickly.
Su Ning's expression immediately turned grim.
Clearly, this fellow was here for the banquet!
Shi Menglu's face also looked displeased.
Someone actually dared to come...
Chen Xuan said lightly, "Su Ning, look, someone has arrived."
Su Ning's face turned green, "They haven't arrived yet, so how can you be sure they are here to congratulate you?"
"Let's see then," Chen Xuan smiled faintly.
"Miss Su, Mr. Chen, I am from the Axe Gang. Our boss's mother is hospitalized, so he specifically sent me. This is the gift our boss asked me to bring."
A middle-aged man carrying a gift box walked over with a smile and bowed.
Su Yunxi and Chen Xuan's expressions turned grim.
This was not a case of the mother being ill, but rather that they feared both Su Ning and Su Yunxi, so they sent a subordinate to go through the motions!
Su Ning burst into laughter upon hearing this. "Hahaha, this is the VIP you mentioned? You're killing me... they're too afraid to come, so they sent a subordinate to save face!"
Shi Menglu couldn't help but mock, "Your Su family in the provincial capital is only worthy of the subordinates of third-rate forces attending your banquet."
The middle-aged man from the Axe Gang looked somewhat embarrassed.
However, he couldn't afford to offend any of the people present and could only swallow his pride. Normally, he would have already grabbed an axe and started chopping.
Since they had come, they were guests. Su Yunxi still managed to force a smile and extended her hand, "Please come in!"
She didn't lose her temper. Thinking from their perspective, they were merely a third-rate force. Neither the Su family of the provincial capital nor the Su family of the capital could afford to offend them.
Sending a subordinate to go through the motions was undoubtedly a wise choice.
"Thank you, Miss Su, thank you, Miss Su!"
The middle-aged man from the Axe Gang had been prepared to face the wrath of the Su family of the provincial capital, but seeing Su Yunxi's gracious attitude, he was immensely relieved.
His good impression of the Su family of the provincial capital also soared.
But... alas, they couldn't afford to offend the Su family from the capital.
He carried the gift and turned to walk inside!
"Sanqing Association!"
"Mad Dragon Hall!"
"Qingfeng Gang!"
...
One by one, the invited factions arrived, but not a single chairman came. The highest-ranking representative was a squad leader, which was truly disheartening.
Some timid factions, fearing retaliation from the Su family of the capital, didn't even send anyone, completely standing them up.
"Hahaha, Cousin Yunxi, it seems the influence of your Su family in the provincial capital is nothing special!"
Su Ning was all smiles, feeling like he had regained his dignity today.
Shi Menglu also said, "I think the influence of your Su family in the provincial capital is mediocre. Compared to my Ningning, it's like comparing heaven and earth!"
"Lulu, you shouldn't say it like that; be more humble."
"Ningning, why be humble? This is clearly the truth."
Su Ning and Shi Menglu's back-and-forth banter made Su Yunxi's expression even more grim.
Chen Xuan, however, remained composed. "There are still some people who haven't arrived..."
He believed that some people would still come.
Even if the Gao family, the White Dragon Chamber of Commerce, and others didn't come, the Xuanji Hall and other factions could serve as a fallback.
"Mm..."
Su Yunxi also knew that those were merely second and third-rate forces, of little importance.
"You don't actually think any big shot will come, do you?" Su Ning sneered a few times.
"White Dragon Chamber of Commerce, Master Bai is here!"
Suddenly, a resonant voice rang out!
Su Ning's expression stiffened.
Master Bai and Young Master Bai, carrying bags of gifts, walked forward quickly. They cupped their fists and said, "Mr. Chen, Miss Su! We are truly sorry for being late; something came up..."
Su Yunxi smiled charmingly, "Not late, not late, it's good that you're here!"
Finally seeing a significant figure, she managed to regain some of her dignity.
After speaking, she glanced at Su Ning, "Su Ning, look, there are still people coming."
"Tch, he's just a branch president; what's so great about that?" Su Ning dismissed with a curl of his lip.
Although Master Bai was from the White Dragon Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Bai family, in the end, he was just a branch president.
Shi Menglu chimed in with a mocking tone, "Exactly, just a branch president of the White Dragon Chamber of Commerce; what's so impressive? In front of my Ningning, he's nothing but trash!"
Chen Xuan also frowned and looked at Master Bai, "Didn't you say Old Master Bai would also be coming? Why isn't he here?"
Master Bai's expression changed, and he stammered, "I... I... my old master is unwell, so he didn't come. I'm truly sorry..."
Seeing Master Bai's unusual expression, Chen Xuan's frown deepened. He said displeasedly, "Is that so?"
Just as Master Bai was about to explain, Young Master Bai said sternly, "Dad, stop hiding it. What illness? My grandfather is simply too muddled..."
He then looked at Chen Xuan and said, "Mr. Chen, it's not my father's fault; it's my grandfather's. This morning, my grandfather wouldn't let my father come. My father had a huge argument with my grandfather and even said that if my father went, he'd strip him of his branch president position."
"Enough, stop talking!" Master Bai glared at Young Master Bai.
He turned to look at Chen Xuan with a face full of apology, "Mr. Chen, I'm truly sorry."