Chapter 107: It's Disgraceful
Looking at Chen Liuhe's unconcerned face, Xu Shirong knew that he looked down on such a small chamber of commerce. At this time, he would never doubt Chen Liuhe's field of vision.
"Liuhe, this chamber of commerce is indeed small, but it is quite suitable for Miss Qin now. She can exchange some resources and interests with those businessmen equally and negotiate many business dealings successfully while chatting with them."
Xu Shirong said, "I think joining the chamber of commerce should be quite beneficial to Miss Qin."
Chen Liuhe smiled and said, "I'm not a bumpkin. Although I don't know much about business, I can understand some simple reasons. It is a society of resources and connections. It's difficult for someone to keep his business going alone."
"Ha-ha, yes, that's what I mean." Xu Shirong smiled. He suddenly remembered something and said to Chen Liuhe mysteriously, "I know something else. I heard that there is a very powerful woman in this chamber of commerce. She seems to have a great background. Even the president of the chamber of commerce has to show her some respect."
Chen Liuhe glanced at him and seemed to be a little interested. "It's just a small chamber of commerce. How powerful is she?"
Xu Shirong said, "I don't know. I've only heard of her, but I haven't seen her. Of course, I joined the chamber of commerce after taking over the Black Dragon Association. This is also my first time to attend a real business party."
Chen Liuhe nodded and didn't speak anymore. Smelling the faint fragrance of Qin Ruohan and glancing at her attractive legs wrapped in black opaque pantyhose from time to time, he wasn't so bored.
After a while, the car stopped steadily in front of the gate of a towering building.
Lijing Hotel was a famous five-star hotel in Hangcheng. It had twenty-eight storeys and towered into the clouds.
When they entered the hotel, everything they saw was splendid and magnificent. It was high-end.
Qin Ruohan naturally took Chen Liuhe's arm and followed Xu Shirong into the elevator.
The banquet hall on the 18th floor was brightly lit. The piano piece was melodious. The thick red blanket on the ground was luxurious and expensive.
After they showed their invitations, the doorman led them into the banquet hall.
At this time, the hall was lively. All the men and women were well-dressed like successful people. They walked about in the hall, getting together to chat or exchanging toasts.
At a glance, there were many people here. There were at least seventy or eighty people. Of course, some of them came with their family members because sometimes it was easier for women to become familiar with each other.
"Ha-ha, Mr. Xu, you are finally here. Welcome!" Someone saw Xu Shirong enter the banquet hall and went forward to greet him while laughing.
Qin Ruohan was eye-catching and gorgeous. There was no doubt that she attracted many people's attention when she entered the hall.
Beautiful women always had great charm and could easily become the focus of attention on any occasion. Obviously, Qin Ruohan was such a great beauty!
"Mr. Xu, you joined our chamber of commerce, which added brilliance to our present splendor. The banquet hall is magnificent because of you!" Several middle-aged men and women came here.
They had the same characteristic, which was that they had standard smiles on their faces. Such smiles made people feel very comfortable. No matter what they were thinking in their hearts, at least they were enthusiastic on the surface.
It could be seen that Xu Shirong was quite familiar with these people, and he was valued by them. It was reasonable. Xu Shirong used to be a mafia boss. Perhaps he was not very powerful, but he was cruel enough. Businessmen couldn't avoid having dealings with Xu Shirong. At the same time, they couldn't afford to provoke him.
"Ha-ha, Mr. Ma, you flatter me. Mr. Li, please don't exaggerate my status. It's my honor to work with you." Xu Shirong said with a smile.
They gathered around and laughed, flattering each other most of the time. Chen Liuhe was bored and yawned repeatedly. He had been attracted by the table of food
"Mr. Xu, aren't you going to introduce them to us? Who are these two people?" Someone looked at Chen Liuhe and Qin Ruohan.
Xu Shirong quickly patted his forehead and said with a smile, "Oh, I was so happy that I almost forgot about it. I'll introduce them to you. This gorgeous beauty is Miss Qin. She owns an entertainment club with assets of tens of millions of dollars. I brought her here to help our chamber of commerce develop better."
"Nice to meet you. Mr. Xu flattered me. My name is Qin Ruohan." Qin Ruohan smiled politely. Her every move was graceful. These middle-aged businessmen were amazed by her charm. They were stunned and opened their eyes wide.
They had seen and dallied with many beauties, but they rarely met such a gorgeous woman as Qin Ruohan.
"This is..." When introducing Chen Liuhe, Xu Shirong was in a dilemma. He really didn't know how to introduce Chen Liuhe. Should he say that Chen Liuhe was the vice president of Qin Ruohan's company? If so, Chen Liuhe's identity would be much inferior to theirs, and Chen Liuhe wouldn't be qualified to talk with them at all. They would despise or even ignore Chen Liuhe.
Should he say something else? But Chen Liuhe didn't have any other titles. Should he say that Chen Liuhe was a big shot who played dumb to have his opponents underestimate the situation and pulled the competition eventually?
When Xu Shirong was in a dilemma, Chen Liuhe said with a smile, "I'm Miss Qin's follower. I'm a mediocre man who works for her. You can treat me as if I don't exist and continue your conversation."
A middle-aged man was unhappy and deliberately said with a straight face, "Young man, that's not right. How can you belittle yourself? It's your luck to work for a strong woman like Miss Qin."
"Yes, young people can't have grandiose aims but puny abilities. You should stay grounded." Several people lectured Chen Liuhe. Anyway, their ultimate goal was to belittle him and flatter Qin Ruohan.
Obviously, they used Chen Liuhe as a stepping stone to please Qin Ruohan.
Chen Liuhe was a little dumbfounded. He tried to stop the corners of his mouth from twitching. What the hell was going on? He didn't say anything wrong, did he? Why did they despise and lecture him for no reason?
Xu Shirong's heart skipped a beat when he heard these businessmen's words, and he almost lost his temper. What was wrong with them? Why did they have to provoke such an evil man like Chen Liuhe for no reason?
Qin Ruohan was also very nervous. She used more strength to hold Chen Liuhe's wrist. She was afraid that Chen Liuhe would be wronged and angry.
At the same time, she sneered at the businessmen who satirized Chen Liuhe. They had an exaggerated opinion of their abilities and looked down on others.
If Chen Liuhe really got angry, they would suffer a lot.
Chen Liuhe laughed for a while, touched his nose without changing his expression, and glanced at those people. Then he said to Qin Ruohan, "Miss Qin, you chat here first. I'll go get some fresh air. Call me if you need anything."
Looking into Qin Ruohan's guilty and worried eyes, Chen Liuhe said with a smile, "I'm fine."
After Chen Liuhe left as if nothing had happened, Qin Ruohan and Xu Shirong both breathed a sigh of relief.
But Qin Ruohan suddenly lost her interest in this party, and she became a little absent-minded. She felt that such an occasion was not so amazing.
At least this party was not as important as the man whose hand was held by her just now.
Chen Liuhe wouldn't take the incident to heart because he didn't take those people seriously at all. It was not because he was too proud, but because they were not qualified to attract his attention.
He pulled at the collar of his shirt and untied a button, looking less solemn but more raffish. He seemed to be more charming.
Taking a glass of red wine from the waiter's tray, Chen Liuhe came to the long table casually. The exquisite cakes and Western food made him so hungry.
He put a piece of cake into his mouth and swallowed it with a mouthful of red wine. The aftertaste in his mouth was lasting and pleasant. Chen Liuhe looked satisfied.
"Tut-Tut, it's Lafite that was produced in 1993. It costs nearly ten thousand dollars to buy a bottle of it. Although it's not luxurious, it is barely satisfactory." Chen Liuhe slurped the wine and accurately told the brand and manufacturing year of the red wine.
If someone who knew wine was beside Chen Liuhe at the moment, he would certainly admire Chen Liuhe. Although people who knew wine could also tell the exact origin of the red wine after slurping it, Chen Liuhe only drank one mouthful of it. Moreover, he drank it with a piece of sweet and greasy cake.
The way he drank was simply an insult to the red wine. It meant that he looked down on Lafite, and it was a kind of waste.
However, Chen Liuhe got to know everything about the red wine on such an occasion.
In the next few hours, Chen Liuhe acted as if no one was around him. He walked around the table and tasted all kinds of food, and he had terrible table manners. He treated this place as a sidewalk snack booth and glutted himself with delicacies.
His rude behaviors soon attracted the attention of many people. They frowned and looked at him with disdainful eyes. They felt that Chen Liuhe had disgraced them a lot.
"Who is that man? I haven't seen him before. Is he a new member of the chamber of commerce? It's disgraceful." Someone whispered.
"No, he should be a minion brought in by a boss." Another said.
"Humph, it's simply inappropriate. Is the threshold of our chamber of commerce so low now? Is everyone allowed to come here?"
These people were successful businessmen of a sort. Among them, there were a few arrogant men. The biggest common error of them was that they boasted of being noble, elegant, and cultured, and they looked down on everyone who was inferior to them.
They believed that they were elegant. Obviously, at this moment, Chen Liuhe's unaffected behaviors seemed to have provoked them...