Even if Jiang Mengxin guessed a million times, she would never have imagined that the Mayor and the Three Great War Gods would collectively attend Xun Rong's grand opening ceremony.
Not only did Xun Rong avoid an opening disaster this time, but it also allowed them to vent their anger!
Jiang Mengxin was filled with hatred.
If she had known this would be the outcome, she should have attended.
After all, it wasn't often that one could meet such influential figures. It was extremely difficult to get an audience with the Mayor on a normal day, let alone meet the Three Great War Gods.
It was a grand occasion that no amount of money could buy.
If Jiang Mengxin had attended the opening ceremony, she would have had the opportunity to meet these important people, and perhaps even exchanged contact information, making it a huge win.
Thinking about it made her furious!
While Jiang Mengxin was regretting her decision, her phone started ringing incessantly.
It was from members of the Jiang family and their business partners.
They called to inquire about the opening ceremony, but in reality, they were there to hold her accountable.
"Mengxin, what's going on? You didn't let us attend the opening ceremony, but secretly contacted the Mayor and War Gods to attend? Are you afraid that if we meet these important figures, we'll snatch your resources?"
"Isn't President Jiang a bit too stingy? You prevented us from attending such a grand event? What are your intentions?"
"I refused Jiang Lan this time, and I don't know if she'll hold it against me and seek revenge later. President Jiang, this is all your responsibility. If Jiang Lan seeks revenge, you'll have to bear it for me."
Every call made Jiang Mengxin extremely agitated.
She couldn't fathom why these people would turn around and blame her.
Jiang Mengxin thought that by not letting them attend the opening ceremony, she could dampen Jiang Lan's spirits. But in reality, Jiang Lan didn't need them to attend at all!
The influential figures Jiang Lan invited were far more useful than these people.
Jiang Mengxin hung up the phone and sighed deeply.
Regret was futile.
She couldn't understand where Jiang Lan got her connections from. Lu Ming was just a gravedigger, how could he invite these important people?
Only Xu Qin was 'smart' enough to immediately come up with an answer.
Xu Qin said, "I get it. The Mayor and the War Gods weren't here for Xun Rong, they were here for the Jiang family!"
Jiang Mengxin asked, "What do you mean?"
Xu Qin explained, "Good daughter, you still can't figure this out? Our Jiang family has a collaboration with the War Gods, that cemetery project. Jiang Lan could naturally use the Jiang family's name to invite the War Gods! Since the War Gods are good people, they came to support the Jiang family."
Jiang Mengxin suddenly realized.
In other words, the War Gods weren't here for Lu Ming or Jiang Lan at all.
The War Gods were tricked, thinking Xun Rong was part of the Jiang family!
Jiang Mengxin cursed, "This Xiao Lan is truly cunning, even coming up with such a lie. It was my mistake; I should have informed the War Gods and the Mayor from the beginning, telling them not to be deceived by Xiao Lan's plan."
Xu Qin also sighed, "It's too late to say anything now."
The two of them were utterly speechless.
They believed their guess about the Mayor and War Gods attending was correct, never considering any other reason.
Little did they know, how could a small Jiang family possibly invite so many influential figures at once?
Their presence was all thanks to Lu Ming!
The very gravedigger that Jiang Mengxin and Xu Qin looked down upon – Lu Ming!
Suddenly.
Jiang Mengxin shouted, "This is bad, something's going to happen."
Xu Qin asked, "Daughter, what's wrong? What's going to happen?"
Jiang Mengxin said, "To ensure Xun Rong had an opening disaster, I secretly contacted a small gang to cause trouble at the grand opening. Now that the Mayor and War Gods are all here... if they cause trouble, those people will likely be in grave danger. Their lives are not important, but what if they expose me?"
Xu Qin was shocked, "No way? Daughter, that would truly be a major incident. But speaking of which, with such a large crowd, that gang wouldn't dare to act recklessly, would they?"
Jiang Mengxin shook her head.
She said, "They are a bunch of brainless thugs who only care about money. I hired them precisely because they have no brains; they'll do anything for money."
Uh...
Xu Qin was completely speechless.
Now, they could only hope that the gang had some sense and wouldn't cause trouble.
...
Xun Rong Company.
The Mayor, the Three Great War Gods, Yuan Keying, Qiao Ling, and other guests who came to congratulate were successively invited inside the company.
Because there were too many people and the place was too small, many guests didn't even have a place to sit, making Jiang Lan feel very apologetic.
At first, she had worried about having too many seats.
Who knew that Lu Ming would bring so many VIPs, and there wouldn't be enough seats?
Jiang Lan was beaming with joy.
As she was happily celebrating, another group of people arrived.
This group was different from the other well-wishers. Each of them had a fierce demeanor, and their arms were covered in tattoos.
Jiang Lan stood at the entrance and took a look, finding it a bit strange.
Were they also here to congratulate?
They didn't look like it.
They rather looked like they were here to cause trouble.
She quietly asked Lu Ming, "Did you invite these people too?"
Lu Ming shook his head.
Given Lu Ming's status and position, why would he invite such thugs?
Soon, this group arrived at the store entrance.
Jiang Lan stepped forward and asked, "Excuse me, are you also here to attend the grand opening ceremony?"
The leader, a burly man with dyed red hair and a tiger tattoo on his arm, said with a smirk, "That's right, this old man is here to attend the grand opening ceremony."
Calling himself "old man" didn't sound like someone here to congratulate.
Jiang Lan's expression soured.
Lu Ming stepped forward and asked, "Which company are you from?"
The red-haired man chuckled.
He raised his arm high and shouted, "You blind dog, you don't even recognize Master Hu? Ask anyone on Jinling South Road, who is the boss around here?"
Seeing the distinctive tiger tattoo on his arm and his red hair, many people recognized him.
"Damn, isn't that Master Hu from Jinling South Road? Why is he here?"
"This guy is known for bullying men and women, and he likes to cause trouble with his gang. If he's here at Xun Rong today, his intentions are likely not good."
"But... the Mayor and the War Gods are both here, and he still dares to cause trouble?"
"Master Hu is famously reckless, a brainless idiot who values money over his life. He might really be here to cause trouble."
Lu Ming smiled faintly.
He hadn't expected that even with the Mayor and War Gods attending, and with thousands of soldiers present, someone would still dare to cause trouble.
Was his brain filled with mush?
Instead of being angry, Lu Ming found it rather amusing.
He asked, "Master Hu, is it? What do you want?"
Master Hu chuckled, held up a finger, and said, "This road is my territory. Anyone who opens a business on this road has to pay me protection money!"
Heh, so he was here to collect protection fees.