Chapter 926: Chapter 865: Freeloader
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the other elderly men changed slightly.
"Liu Hun, we can’t compare to Old Man Du, but since Old Man Du has spoken, we also can’t lag behind. Alright, our Tong Family will contribute fifty million; consider it a token of gratitude for everyone’s support over the years," Old Man Tong couldn’t help but say to Liu Hun at this moment.
"Liu Hun, our Shen Family is in a bit of a bad situation right now, we might only be able to support you with ten million," Old Man Shen gritted his teeth and said to Liu Hun, seeing that Old Man Tong and Old Man Du spoke up.
Old Man Du gave such a large sum of money, indicating his desire to befriend Liu Hun. Meanwhile, Old Man Tong was unlikely trying to befriend Liu Hun, but was instead trying to salvage the company’s bad reputation among everyone.
Even though people were speculating that it was the Tong Family who orchestrated the assassination attempt on Liu Hun, this was just unfounded rumor. Besides, Old Man Tong personally came to offer congratulations and supported Liu Hun with fifty million. Though it couldn’t completely salvage their reputation, it left a good impression at the very least.
The most pathetic one was Old Man Shen, who gave Liu Hun ten million for free, with Liu Hun gaining fame and fortune in return.
But since they were here, and Old Man Du was the initiator, if Old Man Shen didn’t speak, the whole company might just collapse in the future.
Faced with such a situation, Old Man Shen could only endure the pain of giving ten million to Liu Hun for free.
"Gentlemen, I, Liu Hun, am truly grateful to all of you here. Initially, I just wanted to do something good for everyone, but I didn’t expect to receive support from all of you. Liu Hun is eternally grateful," Liu Hun said with a face full of emotion as he looked at the elderly men.
However, in his heart, he knew better than anyone what these people were thinking; still, facing the crowd, he had to put on a show, otherwise, this scene would have no meaning.
After the elderly men went upstairs, in less than ten minutes, all the notable businesses and some officials in Huaihai Province arrived one after another. Are you kidding? With a personal invitation, these minor officials couldn’t possibly ignore Liu Hun and Liu Dehai.
As for those entrepreneurs, they all treated this as a charity donation. After all, with the Du Family leading the way, no one was stupid. They wanted to use this opportunity to promote their companies. After all, doing something like this was more effective than any product advertisement.
Firstly, they were doing charity, showing gratitude to everyone. Secondly, they could take advantage of Tianhe Company’s reputation. Thirdly, they could get closer to Liu Hun and earn his favor.
This threefold benefit was something these entrepreneurs certainly wouldn’t miss.
In a little over an hour, Liu Hun received nearly five hundred million in free contributions, meaning that these five hundred million were entirely gifted to him by everyone.
"Now I truly believe that in this world, pies can fall from the sky, but they seem to land solely on the chairman of Tianhe Company, Liu Hun!" At this time, someone in the crowd couldn’t help but exclaim.
Facing the multiple entrepreneurs, an overly smiling Liu Hun was already numb.
After all, with so many dignitaries having personally arrived earlier, compared to them, these people seemed somewhat insignificant.
Qin Chuan had been beaten up by Liu Hun before, and his Ferrari had been smashed. Originally, he was furious and planning to gather people to smash Liu Hun’s restaurant.
However, he suddenly arrived and treated Liu Hun with respect. At that moment, he gradually understood that the person in front of him was not someone he could offend.
Subsequently, as people from the Du, Tong, and Shen Families arrived, he was utterly shocked. It was just an opening ceremony for a restaurant, and yet so many dignitaries from the Provincial City personally came to offer congratulations. Looking across Huaihai Province, only Liu Hun could achieve this.
For so many years, no one had ever had an opening that attracted so many dignitaries; this was Liu Hun’s prestige!
Now, with a somewhat numb expression, Qin Chuan slowly stepped aside. Looking at the figure of Liu Hun in front, his eyes no longer harbored any trace of hatred.
For he knew that even if he called his father over, he would still have to bow down, and his smashed Ferrari could only be seen as bad luck.
Recalling that it was Tan Fei who encouraged him back then, Qin Chuan now wore a cold expression on his face.
Stretching out his hand, he gently wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, muttering coldly, "Tan Fei, you made me kick a steel board, but I won’t let you off that easily!"
This anger needed an outlet, and seeking trouble with Liu Hun was impossible, so he could only target Tan Fei, as it was all caused by him.
Without Tan Fei stoking him, he would not have come here for a beating, wouldn’t have had his beloved car smashed by Liu Hun, and certainly wouldn’t have made an enemy out of Liu Hun.
As for Qin Chuan’s matter, Liu Hun didn’t pay it any mind. To him, Qin Chuan and Tan Fei were just clowns.
It’s like a person who’s indifferent to the death of an ant; even if this ant provokes, a simple stomp would suffice, without needing to bother further.
"No one else should be coming now, right?!" Liu Hun, seeing everyone slowly walk into Tianhe Restaurant, couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. He gently wiped the sweat off his forehead and glanced at the dense array of vehicles ahead, feeling a headache coming on.
Although many people came and he made quite a bit of money, for Liu Hun, he didn’t care about the money at all.
What worried him now were these people’s cars. Since the parking lot couldn’t accommodate them, they parked directly on the sides of the road, which was very congested. With so many guests still waiting outside, it was inevitable that everyone would feel somewhat uncomfortable.
However, Liu Hun’s thoughts were completely off. When people saw so many prestigious figures personally attending, as ordinary folk, they didn’t have any intention to blame anyone.
After all, among these people, none are those they could offend; on the contrary, the fact that so many big shots came to dine shows confidence in Liu Hun’s dishes, so everyone became even more expectant.
"Everyone, I’m truly sorry. I didn’t expect so many people to come at once. Now that it’s lunchtime, I’ll have the chef make some snacks to fill you up." Liu Hun looked apologetically at the long line.
"Director Liu, you really don’t need to apologize to us. We’re here for your reputation, since you’re Huaxia’s Divine Doctor who’ve developed medicinal cuisines that are extremely delicious, we definitely can’t miss out, especially when it’s free." As soon as Liu Hun finished speaking, someone in the crowd couldn’t help but say to him.
With these words, the others quickly expressed agreement.
Seeing everyone’s high spirits, Liu Hun smiled slightly and said, "Since that’s the case, please bear with me for a while. I ought to accompany these distinguished guests as your humble shareholder, hoping for your understanding."
"Director Liu, you’ve already said ’welcome’ a thousand and eighty-five times today. If it were someone else, they might have collapsed by now. Naturally, we won’t blame you." Someone else said loudly to Liu Hun.
Upon hearing this, everyone was momentarily stunned, followed by roaring laughter. No one expected him to be so idle as to keep track of that.
Liu Hun chuckled and then turned around, heading toward the inside of the restaurant.
Just as he stepped inside, Liu Hun saw Han Xin’er sweating profusely. Due to the sheer number of people today, Han Xin’er couldn’t help but personally serve dishes to those big shots upstairs.
To prevent any mishaps, should any staff member accidentally make a mistake, it would be troublesome later on.
"Xin’er, how come you’ve become a waitress yourself?" Liu Hun asked Han Xin’er, seemingly surprised.
Hearing this, Han Xin’er couldn’t help but roll her eyes and say, "Don’t you see how many people there are today? And there are still many waiting outside, manpower is tight. Plus, I worry about the staff’s psychological strength; if they accidentally offend a big shot, it would cause trouble for you."
"Some people simply don’t need to be offended; offending them in any possible way is offensive, whereas offending others no matter how you offend isn’t considered offensive. That’s just human nature. Okay, take a break and cool down — look at you sweating buckets. If your dad finds out, he’ll think I’m abusing his daughter-in-law." After saying this, Liu Hun took out a tissue and gently wiped the sweat from Han Xin’er’s forehead, then naturally took the platter from her hands.
Watching Liu Hun slowly walk upstairs, Han Xin’er was momentarily stunned.
After all these years, she had never been this intimately close with any man, let alone allowing someone to wipe her sweat, yet Liu Hun did it just now, with such tenderness and attentiveness.
"Xin’er, even Dad has to admit this time that you’ve found a great boyfriend: capable, wealthy, and so caring and considerate toward you. You should restrain your temper in the future. Once married, if you keep being so capricious, even Liu Hun will get annoyed. Sometimes, those who treat you the best are the ones you should treasure the most." At that moment, Han Yunzhong suddenly appeared beside Han Xin’er, smilingly advising her.
Hearing this, Han Xin’er’s pretty face flushed slightly. The relationship between the two was actually nothing, and earlier stuff was merely Liu Hun joking around with her.
"If he was really just teasing me, then why would he help me and Dad with the money? Even if he’s rich, he wouldn’t throw money around so casually..." Deep down, Han Xin’er couldn’t help but mumble.
Liu Hun didn’t expect that just an unintentional act would cause this father and daughter to think so much.
At this moment, when he brought the dish upstairs, Liu Dehai immediately stood up and came up to Liu Hun, helping him serve the dish to everyone’s table.
Some guests at other tables were dumbfounded seeing Liu Dehai personally serving them.
"Uncle Liu, let me do it. It’s really inappropriate for someone in your position to do this." Liu Hun hurriedly tried to stop Liu Dehai.
"What does appropriate or inappropriate have to do with it? Today, I’m just your elder here to congratulate you and crash the meal. Isn’t helping a bit still okay? Moreover, if you say I’m inappropriate, do you expect Elder Du and Elder Tong to help out?" Liu Dehai didn’t forget to joke with Liu Hun at that moment.
Upon hearing this, Liu Hun helplessly shook his head and just let Liu Dehai carry on.
Earlier when Liu Dehai arrived, Liu Hun was somewhat worried. But at this moment, Liu Hun gradually felt that Liu Dehai had some fondness for him, even though he still didn’t know what Liu Dehai’s intentions were. At least for now, Liu Dehai’s fondness toward him was somewhat beneficial.