Yang Qingheng glanced at the manager and readily admitted, "You're right. I didn't book this banquet hall through you, but I did book it through proper channels."
Sun Rong received her gaze, nodded slightly, and slipped out of the crowd unnoticed.
“Miss Yang, you may not know this because you haven’t held a banquet at this hotel before. Each banquet hall in this hotel has a designated person in charge. If the person you contacted wasn’t Manager Li, then you’ve probably been scammed.” Qiao Xihe smiled and casually reminded her. But how could Yang Qingheng, who had been dealing with her for so long, not know this? Her expression was clearly mocking, mocking her for overestimating herself.
I felt a bit annoyed.
Manager Li, standing next to her, looked Yang Qingheng up and down with an arrogant expression.
"This one..." He paused for a few seconds on purpose, as if Yang Qingheng's name was some kind of trash that he hadn't remembered at all.
Qiao Xihe, who was standing next to her, reminded him, "This person's surname is Yang."
He then continued casually, "Ms. Yang, I think you must have been scammed. Recently, a criminal gang has been operating in Beijing, claiming they can book our hotel's banquet hall. Most of the victims are small business owners who can't afford to book our banquet hall but have a little money. Several groups of victims have already come to our hotel to make trouble. But in this case, our hotel is also a victim. If you encounter something like this, you should immediately go to the police station to report it, instead of pretending to be ignorant and coming to our hotel to make a scene."
“So you were tricked. Well, that’s understandable, you’re just an inexperienced young girl. But it’s wrong to cause trouble here,” Qiao Jiajun, standing behind Qiao Xihe, smiled kindly. He patted Tang’s father on the shoulder like an old friend and continued to Yang Qingheng, “Your father-in-law and I have been friends for many years. Let’s just let this go. You should take your people and leave now.”
“Yes, Miss Yang, today is not only Aunt Mu’s birthday, but also my father’s birthday. You can’t deliberately disrupt our banquet just because you were deceived.” Qiao Xihe sighed, putting a black pot on Yang Qingheng’s head and directly condemning her.
"Mr. Qiao is mistaken. We're not friends, just colleagues." Tang's father shrugged and dismissively shook off Qiao Jiajun's hand.
The sudden display of anger from someone who was usually amiable was particularly noticeable to acquaintances. Yang Qingheng was surprised and turned to look at Mu Xiaoxiao beside her.
But the girl was just as angry as Tang's father. She whispered in his ear, "This old bastard is the shameless leader that I told you about when Dad was in the army."
Yang Qingheng raised an eyebrow, remembering that Mu Huihe had indeed mentioned this matter to her several times.
When Tang's father was young, he worked on the front lines. During a border dispute, he almost died on the border. Fortunately, he survived, but unfortunately, only he and his superior, Qiao Jiajun, returned.
While Tang's father was fighting for his life in the emergency room, this old man disregarded his comrade's critical condition. Despite deserting his post, he insisted on taking credit and even, to prevent Tang's father from revealing the truth, took advantage of his inability to speak and falsely accused him of desertion and colluding with foreign enemies, thus kicking him out of the army.
If someone hadn't testified for Tang's father later, his life would have been ruined.
Mu Huihe glanced coldly at Qiao Jiajun across from her, her face completely dark, devoid of any birthday joy: "Not just anyone can be called a friend."
Seeing her two elders so angry, Yang Qingheng also felt a surge of anger. She was determined to get revenge for them today!
"Miss Yang!" Manager Xu strode out behind Sun Rong.
When Manager Li saw Manager Xu come out, he frowned and glared at the waiter next to him. He thought to himself, "If I hadn't asked him to get rid of this manager, he wouldn't have been able to handle even the smallest things."
He greeted him politely: "Brother Xu, why did I trouble you to come all this way for such a small matter? Don't worry, I will definitely handle this today. You can go back and attend to your other matters."
"When did I hand over my banquet hall to you for management? How come I didn't know?" Manager Xu sneered, then gave Yang Qingheng an apologetic look. "Ms. Yang, I'm so sorry. I promised to rent you the banquet hall I'm in charge of today, but this happened. You can use it as you like."
Manager Li, who had been reprimanding him, looked embarrassed. He hadn't expected his colleague to show him no respect in front of everyone.
Yang Qingheng finally understood: the banquet hall did indeed belong to Manager Xu, but the arrogant Manager Li had secretly rented it out to Qiao Xihe without her consent.
As for whether Qiao Xihe did it on purpose...
Yang Qingheng glanced at her indifferently, inwardly scoffing.
Qiao Xihe couldn't possibly be unaware that she had been going in and out of the banquet hall for so many days; she was waiting for Qiao Xihe to bring the person over today so that she could embarrass herself in public.
This was a trap she deliberately set.
"Since Manager Xu has said so, then I'll go in and arrange the banquet." She smiled politely and gestured for her relatives behind her to go inside.
Tang's father, beaming with pride, helped with the hospitality: "Yes, today is Huihe's birthday. Everyone should eat and drink as they please, and not let these things spoil the fun."
Qiao Xihe was displeased and gave Manager Li a warning look.
Manager Li's heart skipped a beat, and he pulled Manager Xu aside: "Brother Li, this is the mayor. Are you really going to offend him today? Then we might not be able to keep our jobs."
Manager Xu was slightly startled, but knowing that the common people cannot fight against officials, he quickly changed his tune: "Qingheng, I just found out that Manager Li rented out the banquet hall first. I was caught off guard and caused this misunderstanding. Here's what I'll do: I'll give you double the compensation. You can take advantage of the early hour and rent another venue outside."
These words were like a slap in the face to Tang's parents. Yang Qingheng's expression also turned ugly. This was clearly a last-minute change of heart, and anyone with eyes could see that this was a deliberate insult to them.
Qiao Xihe sneered, mimicking Yang Qingheng's earlier gesture as she greeted the relatives: "Alright, now that the matter has been investigated, everyone, please go inside."
Yang Qingheng frowned and stepped forward: "I personally arranged this banquet hall. Miss Qiao, who organizes banquets, couldn't possibly have been completely unaware of it. Yet you deliberately made the mistake and only now stand up to say it. Isn't that inappropriate? This banquet hall should rightfully be used by me."
Before Qiao Xihe could speak, Pan Changshu next to her seemed to have heard a huge joke: "Isn't it normal that my cousin doesn't know? It's just a banquet. There are plenty of people vying to help her with things. Setting up the venue is something that can be done easily. Only a woman like Miss Yang, who has no skills and stays at home all day as a haggard housewife, would have time to do that."
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