Urban Divine Doctor Descends the Mountain

Chapter 426: Chapter 426: A House Full of Distinguished Guests

Upon hearing the words of the vice director of the museum, Zhou Shichang hurriedly said to his granddaughter, Zhou Na:

”Na Na, quickly apologize to Elder Li!”

Realizing she had spoken out of turn in her haste, Zhou Na hurried to apologize to the museum’s vice director, Elder Li.

He waved his hand, paying her no mind.

Instead, he approached Qiao Guoting, and upon reaching him, he gently touched the painting and exclaimed in admiration,

”It really is an original piece by Tang Bohu. This painting is truly like a miracle. It’s no wonder it fetched a price of 50 million—a true rarity.”

Seeing this, everyone couldn’t help but look toward Lin Dong.

”So it seems that Lin Dong didn’t hire an actor after all? Was that really Tong City’s tycoon Guo Jun just now?”

At the moment, such a thought popped into everyone’s mind.

But what followed were question marks.

Why would someone like Tong City’s tycoon Guo Jun show such respect to Lin Dong just now?

This was the point that everyone couldn’t figure out.

”Lin Dong, I’m really sorry. Just now, even Grandfather Qiao almost misunderstood you,” said Qiao Guoting at the moment, holding the painting and apologizing to Lin Dong.

Lin Dong waved his hand, bearing no grudge against him.

Chu Yunxiu’s face also squeezed out a smile, thinking to herself that this time Lin Dong had indeed helped the Qiao family save face.

As for Chu Lan, she frowned and asked Lin Dong, ”Lin Dong, how do you know Tong City’s tycoon Guo Jun? Aren’t you going to explain what happened just now?”

Lin Dong glanced at her indifferently and said, ”Why do I need to explain my actions to you?”

”You...” Chu Lan, upon hearing Lin Dong’s response, was momentarily at a loss for words, and couldn’t help but stomp her foot and say, ”Hmph, you just know some gang leader. What’s there to be so proud of, acting as if you’ve flown up to the sky!”

As soon as she uttered these words, her father, Chu Yunhai, quickly pulled her arm and whispered scoldingly,

”Are you seeking death? You dare to speak such words. If Guo Jun hears about this, you’ll have a taste of the consequences.”

Chu Lan was startled as well, but she still stubbornly muttered under her breath,

”What I said is true, though. What’s so great about knowing a gang leader? Compared to the Zhou family, it’s still a long way off.”

Zhou Na was also feeling awkward on the Zhou side.

She initially wanted to prove that Lin Dong had hired an actor just now, to make him lose dignity.

However, far from proving that point, she ended up confirming that the other party was indeed Guo Jun.

Seeing this, just like Chu Lan, she also argued stubbornly,

”So what if he’s just a gang leader. It’s no big deal.”

”Being able to invite business, even official big shots, that’s what counts as ability!”

Zhou Shichang initially felt that his face had been lost because of Guo Jun, but after hearing his granddaughter put it in such a way, he felt there was some truth to it.

Even if Tong City’s tycoon Guo Jun was formidable, he wasn’t one who could genuinely stand out in high society.

Only business tycoons and official big shots could truly showcase a person’s connections.

Meanwhile, more guests kept arriving.

”President Chen from Jianghai Chunming Pharmaceutical Company, here to wish Elder Zhou Zhou Shichang a happy birthday!”

”Director Hong from Jianghai Renmin Hospital, here to wish Elder Zhou Zhou Shichang a happy birthday!”

”Mr. Zou from Ming Kai Real Estate, here to wish Elder Zhou Zhou Shichang a happy birthday!”

”...”

The MC’s voice ceaselessly echoed, announcing the guests arriving to wish Elder Zhou a happy birthday.

All of them were local rich businessmen of Jianghai, each with assets surpassing hundreds of millions and extraordinary identities.

Looking over at the Qiao family, their last guest had still been Guo Jun.

More than ten minutes had passed since Guo Jun had left, and in those more than ten minutes, let alone a group of billionaires like the ones at the Zhou family, not even a single individual with a net worth of a million had arrived.

Zhou Shichang’s face, once again, brightened with a smile as he said to Qiao Guoting,

”Old Qiao, too many tycoons have come to my home. They’ve brought so many cars that the parking lot is almost at capacity. Why not lend us the parking space you’ve reserved this time? After all, it’s unused on your side anyway!”

This time, the entire Misty Vacation Hotel had only their two families hosting banquets, so the parking lot was accordingly divided between them.

They each had half.

But now, the parking spaces allocated to the Zhou family side were almost full.

As for the Qiao family side, a large area still lay empty.

This seemingly casual request to borrow a parking lot was actually a veiled boast.

Qiao Guoting could not fail to understand the implication behind the old rival’s words.

His face instantly took on a less pleasant expression.

”Haha, no response? I’ll take it as your consent!” Saying this, Qiao Guoting was about to direct the upcoming guests to park their cars on the Qiao family’s side.

But at that moment, a voice rang out.

”President Liu Qingcheng from Jianghai Qingcheng International, here to wish Elder Qiao a happy birthday!”

This announcement started a round of heated discussions.

”President Liu Qingcheng from Qingcheng International? The one who recently launched the hit Beautifying Powder cosmetic product?”

”That’s her!”

Even as the hot discussions continued, the Qiao family’s MC spoke up once more,

”The director of Renmin Hospital, here to wish Elder Qiao a happy birthday!”

”The Needle King, Old Master Li Qingyang, accompanied by his granddaughter Miss Li Qingdai, here to wish Elder Qiao a happy birthday!”

”Mr. Chen from Hua Sheng Real Estate, here to wish Elder Qiao a happy birthday!”

”...”

As the MC kept calling out guests who came to celebrate Elder Qiao’s birthday, the Qiao family members and relatives were all dumbfounded, as even they did not know when they had made the acquaintance of so many people.

The Zhou family, upon hearing these names, managed to keep their composure and maintain their dignity at the start.

But when the last name was announced, they finally lost their cool.

”Jianghai’s richest man, President of Jianghai Commerce Association, Mister Shen Yun, here to wish Elder Qiao a happy birthday!!!”

When they heard Shen Yun’s name, everyone from the Zhou family was shocked, even Zhou Shichang himself.

”President Shen, how... how could he have come to wish the Qiao family a happy birthday?”