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Chapter 847: Chapter 737: Urban Complex (Subscribe Please!)
Seafood Restaurant.
It had already reached mealtime.
The entrance was packed with cars.
The venue teemed with guests, exhibiting a scene of booming business.
Usually, at this hour, there would be no parking spots left at the entrance of the restaurant.
However, today was special. Tang Qing had informed Li Jianguo early on that some important guests would be arriving tonight and asked him to reserve a few spots. Not daring to neglect his request, Li Jianguo had someone cordon off the three parking spots directly in front of the entrance right after lunchtime.
There were three plastic signs that read "No Parking" placed on top.
A security guard was specially assigned to watch over them.
In just that short while.
The security guard had no idea how many people he had turned away.
Finally.
He encountered a tough nut to crack.
"How do you manage your business, huh? Why won’t you let me park? There are three spots here, what’s the harm in letting me park for a while? Do you not want to do business anymore? If you don’t want to, you should close early," a chubby-faced car owner complained as he got out of his car.
His Mercedes-Benz was behind him, its license plate apparently a lucky number ending with four sixes.
The young security guard wiped the cold sweat from his brow.
He was a bit afraid that the man might hit him.
Regardless.
The fault was on their side today. The security guard hurriedly apologized, "I’m sorry, sir. This is our boss’s instruction. There are vacant spots in front of the hotel next door, so I must trouble you to park there. I’m very sorry." 𝓃ℴ𝓋𝓹𝓊𝓫.𝒸𝓸𝓂
Although the security guard was sincere, the middle-aged man was still not satisfied, "You just tell me to go and I should go? I’ve been a regular customer here, is this how you treat your regulars? Get your restaurant manager here."
Just as he spoke.
Li Jianguo, who had been watching from the entrance, quickly walked over with a smile, "Hello, I am the owner here. I’m very sorry about this situation today. Tonight, I will give you a 20% discount on your bill."
Being affable was Li Jianguo’s usual business approach.
Seeing Li Jianguo,
Knowing that he was the owner, the middle-aged man was tempted. A 20% discount could save him a considerable amount of money. He had already reserved a box for dinner with a leader tonight, and the bill was sure to be high. He was somewhat interested.
"A 20% discount, that’s actually..."
He was just about to agree,
"Boss Du, you’ve arrived quite early," a voice called out from behind him.
The chubby man, Du Ming, turned around with a broad smile, "Director Yin, you’re early. I’ve already reserved a spot, just give me a moment to park over there." Less trouble is better than more, and with the discount, it was worth moving the car.
"There are spots right here, why go so far?" Director Yin remarked as he looked at the three vacant spots.
"They won’t let us park here," Du Ming said with a forced laugh.
He was now eager to move to the front, given the discount.
"Boss Li, what’s going on here?" A question came from ’Director Yin’s’ mouth.
"Hello Director Yin, I reserved this spot specially for a friend, I really can’t make it available for Boss Du," Li Jianguo recognized the man, a deputy director at the Qingyan City Health Bureau named Yin Lingzhen.
Typically, Li Jianguo had little interaction with him, interacting instead more with the director of the Health Bureau. The company owned shares in Tang Qing’s name, and all procedures were handled by Sky Eye, and by chance, Dou Jiao had introduced him to the director of the Health Bureau.
Li Jianguo usually didn’t need to get involved in regular matters.
But he did need to meet with the general managerial leadership occasionally, so he had met this newly appointed deputy director, as for the former director, Li Jianguo’s mouth twitched continuously. It was because of troubles with the restaurant, and then... there was no ’then.’
He didn’t know the specifics, only that the previous deputy director was gone.
Who was behind it, he didn’t know.
Or perhaps, he didn’t want to know.
"What’s the big deal, just let Boss Du park here. Your friend can park somewhere else, right?" remarked Yin Lingzhen nonchalantly.
Having just been promoted from deputy county head below, Yin Lingzhen was not very familiar with Li Jianguo’s background but believed he carried enough clout, seeing Li Jianguo as just another obsequious businessman, having met him only once before.
Li Jianguo had left a very ’compliant’ impression on him.
"That won’t do."
Li Jianguo shook his head without hesitation.
What a joke.
The kind of VIPs Tang Qing could invite with that kind of seafood certainly weren’t ordinary people. If things went awry, and they arrived to see only two parking spots, Tang Qing might not say anything, but he would have no face left to join the meal.
Or else, he might need to seek out the director for some matter,
Li Jianguo wouldn’t have acknowledged Yin Lingzhen at all then.
"You..." Yin Lingzhen was exasperated.
Just as he was about to speak,
a car behind them honked ’beep beep.’
"Please make way."
A commanding voice arose from behind.
Seeing the situation spiraling out of control and with someone urging from behind, Du Ming turned his head around somewhat angrily, thinking: What’s the rush? But as he turned, his previously stern expression softened like a kitten’s, almost bowing and scraping.
He recognized the car.
Rolls-Royce Phantom.
It was the only one in Qingyan City, or rather, in the province; it was the exclusive vehicle of the major tycoon Liu Qian, unmistakable.
And the face in the passenger seat was unmistakably Liu Qian’s too.
"Alright, I’ll move immediately." Du Ming was almost ready to kneel.
In Qingyan City,
Liu Qian was a true tycoon, not someone you’d dare block.
Speaking thus, he immediately got into his car and drove forward. Yin Lingzhen also stepped back, knowing the newcomer was not to be trifled with. He chose to close his mouth, especially as he saw Li Jianguo removing the plastic barrel from the parking spot, quickly understanding that this was the person Li Jianguo had been waiting for.
