Chapter 2343 — Picking a Fight
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Last time Zhang Duopan had hosted a meal here, he had nearly come up short when the bill arrived. With Gu Pengzhan, there would be no such problem—a man of his means would hardly care about the cost of a meal. Of course, Wei Zhao's own assets were not inconsiderable either; it was just that they were all tied up in Fat Lai's real estate and fixed property, and could not be used.
Wei Zhao and Qing Bo parked the cars, and the group got out, just about to step into the Arctic Ocean Seafood Restaurant, when a Rolls-Royce Ghost pulled up right beside Qing Bo's Bentley. From it emerged a balding, middle-aged man with a garishly dressed woman on his arm. Catching sight of Gu Pengzhan, he grinned broadly. "Well, well? Isn't this President Gu? Not even a businessman from our East Sea City, yet you copy our East Sea businessmen and come spend your money at the Arctic Ocean Seafood Restaurant—tsk, tsk, a real country bumpkin come to town!"
Gu Pengzhan frowned slightly and said coolly, "President Lei, is where I take my family to eat any of your concern? Aren't you casting your net a little too wide?"
"Haha, too wide? I'm merely offering President Gu a friendly reminder: Songshan City is not the provincial capital—it's not the same. Take this restaurant, for instance—not just anyone can eat here." The fat man called President Lei laughed. "The chairman of the Arctic Ocean Seafood Restaurant is a friend of mine, and a member of our chamber of commerce. Mr. Gu had best not eat here, to avoid any unpleasantness."
"Are you threatening me?" Gu Pengzhan was somewhat angered. He had only come for a meal. This Lei Tianming was the chairman of the East Sea Chamber of Commerce; when Gu Pengzhan had wanted to move his company to East Sea, Lei Tianming had joined forces with many members of the chamber to obstruct him at every turn, making his plans in East Sea City advance with great difficulty.
But who would have thought that even coming here for a meal would not be peaceful—that Lei Tianming would interfere with that too.
"Threat? Hardly. I said it was a friendly reminder." Lei Tianming smiled. "Well, I'm going in to eat. President Gu can think it over himself."
With that, Lei Tianming put his arm around the garishly dressed woman and turned, swaggering toward the Arctic Ocean Seafood Restaurant.
Wei Zhao frowned. It had not been easy for the family to come out for a meal together, and now a bald man had ruined the mood. If Wei Zhao had not seen that he was an ordinary man, he would have dealt with him long ago. But Wei Zhao was not about to let him off so easily either. He glanced at Xiaoshu, and Xiaoshu understood at once. With perfect timing, she spoke up: "Uncle Chu, who is this **?"
"Pfft... cough, cough..." Shen Yushu's words left Gu Mengyao not knowing whether to laugh or cry. This girl was really fierce—cursing the man outright.
Still, Gu Mengyao knew it was Wei Zhao's doing. He must be thoroughly fed up with this Lei Tianming; otherwise, given Wei Zhao's character, he would never have had Xiaoshu deliberately pick a fight.