Ma Jun naturally assumed that the "distinguished guest" the boss was referring to was himself, and said with a smug look on his face, "I didn't expect your store to have such good taste, knowing how to treat different kinds of guests."

The waiter has already told the owner about the situation in the private room.

Clearly, this was no ordinary banquet.

Ma Jun clearly did not know Jiang Tingzhou's identity.

The boss didn't expose Jiang Tingzhou's identity. He took out a few business cards and respectfully handed them to the four guests in the private room, saying, "These are my business cards. Please feel free to contact me if you need anything."

The owner then said to the waiter, "These are our honored guests, so we must treat them well!"

This was the first time Ma Jun had received such treatment. If he had a tail, it would definitely be sticking up in the air right now.

He said to Jiang Tingzhou and Xu Wan, "You're getting this treatment today because of me. Enjoy it. You definitely wouldn't get this kind of treatment if you came on your own."

Xu Pingshan found it strange.

This restaurant has an average price of four figures per person and is quite upscale.

Given their status, it's impossible for them to have their boss come in person.

She even suspected it was a scam.

Xu Pingshan looked at the boss and asked cautiously, "Boss, who is this distinguished guest you mentioned...?"

"Of course, it's Mr. Jiang." The shop owner faced Jiang Tingzhou and bowed respectfully to him. "Mr. Jiang, your presence at our shop today is truly an honor for our humble establishment."

This prestigious Black Pearl-level high-end restaurant is simply not something ordinary people can afford.

But the shop owner actually referred to himself as "this small shop" in front of Jiang Tingzhou?!

Ma Junyi felt utterly humiliated when he thought about his smug expression just now.

Xu Pingshan's face was full of surprise.

Although she had previously thought that Jiang Tingzhou was handsome, he didn't seem to have anything valuable on him and his car was ordinary, so she assumed he was just an ordinary person. She never expected that even the owner of such a high-end restaurant would come to see him in person.

Xu Wan's expression was the same as Xu Pingshan's.

She looked at Jiang Tingzhou in shock.

Jiang Tingzhou rested his right hand on the edge of the table, tapped the surface lightly with his fingers twice, and then said, "You all know I'm a lawyer, right? This shop encountered some trouble before, and I helped resolve it."

The shop owner, a man who had seen his share of ups and downs, immediately understood what Jiang Tingzhou meant and quickly said, "Yes, yes, that's exactly what Mr. Jiang said. We are so grateful to Attorney Jiang for his help before, so he will always be a valued customer of our shop."

Ma Jun then relaxed, adopting a disdainful expression, but still said, "I didn't realize that my nephew-in-law has achieved so much in his field."

"Um."

Jiang Tingzhou didn't stand on ceremony and readily accepted it.

The boss sensed that the dinner was somewhat complicated, so he put down his champagne, said "Please enjoy your meal, distinguished guests," and quickly slipped away.

To ease the awkward atmosphere, Xu Pingshan quickly said, "Wanwan, although I haven't been in contact with Mom all these years, I actually have her WeChat. I want to make a video call to her now, tell her about our situation, and ask her if she'd like to live with me."

"good!"

Xu Wan couldn't agree more.

The video call connected quickly, and Liu Yingjun on the other end of the screen saw Xu Pingshan and Xu Wan's faces appear simultaneously.

"Wanwan, Xiaoshan..."

As Liu Yingjun called out the two people's names, tears instantly streamed down her face.

"mom……"

Xu Pingshan called out a name she hadn't used in a long time.

While the two women were making a video call, Ma Jun left under the pretext of going to the restroom.

Jiang Tingzhou had some things to take care of, so he went out with his phone. After finishing his call, he was about to return to the private room when he ran into Ma Jun at the corner.

Ma Jun held up his phone and said in a coaxing tone, "Honey, I just have something to take care of. I'll come find you as soon as I'm done. Be good, okay?"