After giving Lao Dao his instructions, Li Junsheng immediately walked towards Ma Yulian.
His steps were firm, his expression neither humble nor arrogant. No matter how smug Ma Yulian was, Li Junsheng was not afraid of her.
Ma Yulian really disliked Li Junsheng's current state.
Everyone else avoids looking him in the eye, and speaks to him with utmost deference. Yet Li Junsheng rudely stares directly at him. Isn't he afraid he'll teach him a lesson?
"Look at me, aren't my clothes and jewelry beautiful? To be honest, my entire outfit is enough to buy your restaurant!"
Ma Yulian took the opportunity to boast to Li Junsheng, who found it laughable.
The benefits she received from her second husband could never compare to the restaurant she had worked so hard to build.
Li Junsheng wasn't about to fawn over Ma Yulian. He retorted, "Oh, so what? Has no one told you that you look like a nouveau riche?"
"you!"
Ma Yulian glared angrily at Li Junsheng for belittling her by calling her a nouveau riche.
"Then what are you, this 'good thing'? I'm called 'noble' or 'elegant,' don't you understand?"
Li Junsheng was too lazy to talk to her anymore and said irritably, "Alright, you've had your fill of showing off. If you want to eat at Xiaoyu's wedding banquet, sit down and eat properly. If you don't want to eat, then leave!"
Li Junsheng thought to himself that Ma Yulian was quite interesting. She was living a good life, and of all people to brag to, she had to come to him.
This is just asking for trouble!
If it were someone else, they might have complimented Ma Yulian, but Li Junsheng couldn't even be bothered to give her a perfunctory response.
Ma Yulian was indeed quite angry. She was living a good life, even better than him, yet Li Junsheng wasn't furious.
I don't know if he was just putting on an act or what.
Glancing at the banquet table again, Ma Yulian said with a look of disdain, "This stuff is like pig swill. I won't eat it now, and I don't care for it!"
Ma Yulian now looks down on even the lavish banquets at restaurants, belittling Li Junsheng's usual practices and even calling everyone else pigs.
Li Junsheng didn't have any kind words for her either.
"Then you should leave, so you won't feel that others have insulted your status."
Hearing this made Ma Yulian feel somewhat comfortable, as if Li Junsheng was acknowledging her noble status!
She wasn't going to leave easily. Glancing at Li Junsheng, Ma Yulian's eyes darted around, and a wicked idea instantly formed in her mind.
She took a wad of cash from the bag slung over her wrist and threw it directly at Li Junsheng's face with a sense of humiliation.
Fortunately, Li Junsheng reacted quickly, and the wad of money didn't fall on his face.
But the money scattered instantly, falling to the ground.
When Tang Liang's relatives saw this scene, their eyes widened instantly, and they rushed over to pick up the money on the ground without hesitation.
But Ma Yulian's bodyguards were no pushovers; they directly stopped these people who were tempted by money.
Without Ma Yulian's permission, even if this money were thrown on the ground, no one could pick it up. She's incredibly domineering!
"What do you mean? If you want to give away your money, go to the streets or go find Chen Dazhu. You don't know, do you? He's begging on the streets now, penniless, and needs your help the most."
Li Junsheng made a few sarcastic remarks to Ma Yulian, and even her children thought she was crazy!
Ma Yulian snorted coldly and said imperiously, "This money is for you. Pick it up yourself. In a few days, you'll go to the East District Military Region compound and cook a family banquet. Everyone praises your cooking skills, so work hard in a few days and you'll get plenty of rewards."
Ma Yulian is really humiliating. I bet she didn't have any good intentions in asking Li Junsheng to host the family banquet.
Li Xiaoyu frowned, immediately stepped forward, and said coldly to Ma Yulian, "My dad isn't going, and he doesn't care about your stinking money. Get out of here with your money!"
"Exactly! Didn't you just say our restaurant's food tasted like pig swill? Now you're asking my dad to come to some kind of family dinner?"
Li Guohua couldn't help but angrily confront Ma Yulian.
Ma Yulian choked, never expecting that her second son would repeat what she had just blurted out to contradict her.
Ma Yulian was quick-witted and immediately tried to salvage the situation!
"You're so ungrateful! Making Li Junsheng cook at a family banquet is an insult to him. Do you even know what a military compound is? The people living there are no ordinary people!"
"Besides, the matter I put him in charge of was that of Old Xu, who had been in the news. If I hadn't promoted him, he would never have met such an important person as Old Xu in his life."
"Mr. Xu is my current husband. You must listen to me. You also need to make sure this banquet goes well. Do you understand?"
Ma Yulian was very arrogant and couldn't wait to show off her relationship with that old man Xu.
Originally, Li Junsheng didn't know which important person Ma Yulian had hooked up with, but when she mentioned Old Xu, Li Junsheng immediately knew which Old Xu she was referring to!
At the same time, Lao Dao was also startled. He knew exactly who the Xu Lao that Ma Yulian mentioned was.
That old man, Mr. Xu, does indeed live in the military compound in the eastern part of the city!
But... would Old Master Xu possibly be interested in a vulgar and materialistic woman like Ma Yulian?
"You're dreaming. Someone as important as Old Xu would never look at a woman like you. Take a look at yourself in the mirror. What makes you think you're so great?"
At this moment, Lao Dao spoke up, making Ma Yulian sound worthless.
Ma Yulian looked at Lao Dao and sneered without saying a word. She hadn't even bothered to argue with this man about threatening her with a knife, yet he dared to question her identity.
"You don't believe me, do you? Then let my bodyguard tell you whether I'm Lao Xu's current wife or not."
Ma Yulian was clearly going to make a move against Lao Dao.
This time, Lao Dao didn't yell at Ma Yulian, and his attitude wasn't as tough as it had been at the beginning.
Ma Yulian's demeanor was quite unusual, and it was feared that she might actually be Xu Lao's current wife. Therefore, Lao Dao dared not make any rash moves, because this Xu Lao was a powerful figure whom he could not afford to offend.
Meanwhile, Li Chunya and Qin Yong were still trying to persuade Li Junsheng.
"Dad, you absolutely can't go! This is clearly a trap, waiting for you to walk right into it!"
"Yes, whether it's Old Xu or Old Zhang, we don't want to host this family banquet. He can't force us to go; there's no such logic in the world."
Ma Yulian glanced at Lao Dao and saw that he seemed to know Li Junsheng well, and immediately had an idea.
"Li Junsheng, you have no choice. You don't want your friend to get into trouble because of his disrespect towards me, do you? He should apologize to me, or you should go to the family banquet. You choose the path you want to take!"
Ma Yulian actually threatened Li Junsheng with an old knife.
Old Dao was instantly furious; no one had ever been so arrogant in front of him before!
Li Junsheng didn't want Lao Dao to take risks because of his personal matters, so he decided to take responsibility for his own actions.
"Okay, I'll go then. It's just a family dinner!"
Upon hearing this, Li Junsheng's children all glared at her with resentment!
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