The air was deathly still.
The entire restaurant fell silent for a moment. Everyone could only hear their own heartbeats. Time seemed to stand still, so much so that even the footsteps coming from afar could be clearly heard.
"What? Are you intimidated by my status?"
Cui Baoxiang thought that Mu Jingsheng and the others were intimidated by his identity, and scoffed at him.
Mu Jingsheng silently cleared his throat.
Cui Baoxiang scoffed, "Clearing your throat won't help, old man. You've messed with me today, and you're not leaving Jinqiao County. Now you're scared? Where were you before?"
Mu Jingsheng nodded seriously: "Yes."
"Huh? Old man, you think a simple 'hmm' will solve everything?"
Cui Baoxiang's face hardened, and he pointed to the ground, suddenly saying, "You kneel down before me! And those two who just hit me, kneel down and apologize to me, and I'll forgive you!"
"Otherwise, I'll make sure you never leave the Golden Bridge!"
As he said this, he pointed to Qin Zheng and Ye Yun, who were standing to the side, looking completely bewildered.
Qin Zheng and Ye Yun exchanged a glance.
Turning their heads, their pitying gazes unanimously fell upon what lay behind Cui Baoxiang.
Mu Jingsheng, with a solemn expression and arms crossed, looked at Cui Baoxiang calmly: "Young man, I didn't quite hear you just now. Did you just say that even the county's top official has to greet your father with a smile? Are you the crown prince of Jinqiao County?"
Cui Baoxiang sneered: "What? You don't believe me?"
Behind him, the county magistrate, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, was looking at Cui Baoxiang with a gloomy expression.
“Nephew Cui.”
The eerie voice, so familiar it was like his own father's Seven Wolves leather belt, sent a shiver down Cui Baoxiang's spine.
Cui Baoxiang turned his head shakily and saw County Magistrate He Houfa staring at him with a gloomy expression.
He trembled instantly, raised his hands and rubbed his eyes in disbelief, exclaiming in astonishment, "This, this... no, Uncle He, what brings you here?"
He Houfa snorted coldly.
"If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known that I, the top official in this county, had fallen so low that I had to greet your father with a smile!"
"No, Uncle He, please don't misunderstand!"
Upon hearing this, Cui Baoxiang quickly stepped forward to comfort him, saying, "Uncle He, these people have gone too far. They bullied me because they outnumbered me, and I was so angry that I brought you and my father into this!"
"Yeah?"
He Houfa wasn't buying it at all. He snorted coldly, put two fingers together, and politely pointed in Mu Jingsheng's direction.
He turned his head, staring at Cui Baoxiang with a stern gaze: "Nephew, do you know who they are?"
Cui Baoxiang was completely bewildered.
He glanced at Mu Jingsheng, then at Qin Zheng and Ye Yun standing beside him, and shook his head in bewilderment, saying, "I...I don't know..."
He Houfa's face grew even colder.
At this moment, the restaurant manager arrived with the restaurant manager, Wang Laowu.
"President Mu?!"
Wang Laowu was a middle-aged man of medium height. He was quite impatient at first, but his face changed in shock the moment he saw Mu Jingsheng.
"Mr. Mu, what brings you to Jinqiao at this hour?" Old Wang hurriedly stepped forward, bowing and flattering, "Why didn't you tell us you were coming? We could have made some preparations for you!"
Mu Jingsheng said calmly, "If I told you, I really wouldn't know that this is how you manage a restaurant."
He glanced at the manager beside him, gently patted the fifth brother's shoulder, and shook his head, saying, "Fifth brother, I'm very disappointed in you."
Wang Laowu opened his mouth.
He had learned about the matter from his subordinates before he arrived, so he could hardly deny it now.
He Houfa also shoved Cui Baoxiang away from his arm, pointed vaguely in Mu Jingsheng's direction, and scolded him angrily: "This is Mr. Mu, a big entrepreneur on the national ranking list! The young couple next to him, one is the boss of the largest real estate and construction company in our county, and the other is the factory director of Lantian Garment Factory in our county, and also the only female entrepreneur in our county!"
"You're just a spoiled brat who can't even be brought to the table. Would such a big boss really lower himself to humiliate you?"
What? !
Cui Baoxiang was shocked.
No matter how much of a scoundrel he is, he still comes from a distinguished family and, through his upbringing, knows who Boss Mu, a prominent entrepreneur on the domestic rankings, is.
There are also Qin Zheng and Ye Yun.
He had never met Qin Zheng and Ye Yun, but he had heard of their names. The two of them had made quite a stir in the county last year and were not people to be trifled with!
Moreover, there was another reason why he couldn't provoke Qin Zheng and Ye Yun.
In an instant, Cui Baoxiang was drenched in sweat.
"Brother Baoxiang, is this really the county magistrate...?" Ye Xue shook Cui Baoxiang's arm and asked in a low voice.
She secretly sized up He Houfa; was this middle-aged man the county magistrate?
"Pfft..."
A laugh rang out, and Ye Xue's face froze. She looked up and saw Ye Yun covering her mouth and laughing.
Ye Yun glanced at Ye Xue indifferently, a slight smile playing on her lips: "That's true, little sister. You've never met the county magistrate, so it's normal for you to have such doubts. I shouldn't have laughed at you. I'm sorry, little sister."
"you……"
Ye Xue was furious.
Although Ye Yun's words were an apology, they were filled with contempt for her!
She gritted her teeth in anger, feigning a wronged expression, and said resentfully, "Ye Yun, don't be so smug. You're better than me now, but in the future, we might not be able to beat each other!"
"Compare?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Yun's smile deepened.
"Xiaoxue, you want to compete with me?" She shook her head and sighed, "Tsk, what do you have to compete with me with?"
"Do you see this restaurant?"
"My dad's!"
"Do you know the biggest construction company in the county? The one that does projects with real estate developers."
“It’s my man Qin Zheng’s.”
"As for me, I own the largest private garment factory in the county and Ye's Pastry Shop. I don't need to remind you of these, do I?"
"Yes, they're all mine!"
"Not to mention my abilities and my capable relatives, the connections they have to pave the way for me are something you can't compare to."
"Good sister, you even have to slander me and step on me to get ahead in finding a man. What do you have to compare with me?"
His words were powerful and resounding.
Ye Xue's eyes reddened with anger, her face flushed: "Ye Yun, you...you..."
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