The Strongest Dandy in the City-Chapter 207 Almost Peed Myself

"Shouqiu, make a call and invite Xiao Yuan to sit with us in our private room," the head of the Li family, Li Tangming, spoke to his third son with a pleasant tone.

Li Yuan, known as Li Pangzi, now that Ye Chenfeng had a big backer like the City Committee Secretary, how could their family compete? What’s more fatal was that during the earlier toast in Ye Chenfeng’s room, they had pointed at the nose of the City Committee Secretary and cursed. Wouldn’t it be a simple matter for the City Committee Secretary to deal with the Lis if he wished to?

As a mid-sized commercial family in Tianhai, the Lis had a diverse portfolio of businesses and naturally, issues like tax evasion and tax avoidance occurred annually. This was a common ailment among business families.

However, as long as you take good care of everything and the people from related departments receive benefits, wouldn’t they just turn a blind eye?

But now, if the City Committee Secretary were to investigate the Lis, with his means, all the old accounts of the Lis would surely be dug out, and if they were unlucky, not to mention maintaining a foothold in Tianhai, it would be inevitable to face lawsuits.

Wasn’t Li Pangzi now following Ye Chenfeng? It seemed their relationship was not bad, so if he could ask Ye Chenfeng for help, maybe their family could avoid this difficulty.

Then, let Li Pangzi return to the Lis and, with his relationship, climb up to Ye Chenfeng, which would be essentially reaching the City Committee Secretary, right?

In just a few minutes, Li Tangming had the whole situation figured out, and he felt a little more settled in his heart.

Li Shouqiu and Fang Qin exchanged a look and felt a nameless rage boiling within them. How quickly the Lis changed their faces! What had their expressions and words been just a moment ago? They verbally abused Li Shouqiu and Li Pangzi, calling them trash, but now... frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

Seeing her husband, Li Shouqiu, remaining silent, Fang Qin stood up from her chair, unable to contain herself any longer. She no longer had any concerns,"Dad, didn’t you just say that you wouldn’t allow us to mention Xiao Yuan in front of you, and now you want us to call him here? He is currently dining with the City Committee Secretary."

Li Tangming’s face turned the color of pig liver. Yes! Thinking about the words he had spoken with such conviction just before, how ironic was it? But now it was a crucial time for the survival of the Lis, and he tried to squeeze a smile onto his face. He looked at Li Shouqiu, his youngest son who sat silently, "Shouqiu, Xiao Yuan is after all our Li family’s blood. Make a call to him, will you? I was foolish before. I can apologize to him in person, what do you think?"

"Shouqiu, are you not even listening to our father’s words now? He’s just asking you to make a phone call. Is that so difficult for you?"

"Right, do you want to just watch the City Committee Secretary go after our family? Don’t forget, you’re also a part of the Lis."

Li Shouxia and Li Shouchun were accustomed to ordering Li Shouqiu around, and for a moment, they spoke with an authoritative tone.

"Call your son over, let’s have a meal together! We should have a good chat," Secretary Cui joined in. At this point, aside from using Li Pangzi as a breakthrough, there seemed to be no other choice. He did not dare to hope to become the City Committee Secretary’s secretary again, but at the very least, he needed to ensure the Secretary wouldn’t dig into his past.

Li Shouqiu sighed silently, pulled out his phone from his pocket, and was about to dial Li Pangzi’s mobile number when Fang Qin spoke up, "Li Shouqiu, are you even a man? We don’t have to worry about our son now, we could even leave the Lis. What are you doing?"

Just before, Li Shouqiu had been repeatedly insulted as "useless" by Li Tangming and indeed he wanted to stand up and turn against him, but now that the Lis were on the brink, he was still a member of the family after all. He couldn’t bring himself to be so cold-hearted and ungrateful, so he said in a low voice, "Xiao Qin, let me make this call, please. After this call, I assure you, we will officially leave the Lis and find an apartment to live in, okay?"

Li Shouqiu’s voice was only audible to Fang Qin. Since her husband had gone to such lengths, Fang Qin nodded and said, "Then make the call!"

Seeing Li Shouqiu go through with the call, everyone from the Li family and Secretary Cui eased their tension, their hearts finally settling slightly.

...

Inside private room number eight.

Ye Chenfeng, Zou Wenhai, and Zhu Maode returned to their room and continued their joyful feast, not letting the day’s events spoil their mood for dining.

Li Pangzi raised his glass to Ye Chenfeng, his voice sincere as he spoke, "Boss, I won’t say much else, but following you to build a career is the greatest honor of my life."

Li Pangzi was indeed quite emotional. He downed his glass of white liquor in one gulp, mumbling something in his throat, and surprisingly, his eyes started to moisten.

"Li Pangzi, quit acting like a woman. If you keep this up, don’t say I’m your boss when we go out; I can’t lose that much face!"

In his heart, Ye Chenfeng felt a bit touched. Seeing Li Pangzi’s sincere demeanor, he gradually started to acknowledge Li Pangzi as a brother.

"..." Just as Li Pangzi was about to say something more, his phone rang from his pocket. Checking it, he saw that it was a call from Li Shouqiu.

Without much thought, Li Pangzi knew why his father was calling him now. He hesitated, unsure whether to answer the call or not. Ye Chenfeng spoke, "Li Pangzi, why are you staring at your phone like a fool? Hurry up and answer it! I believe you can handle this matter."

Looking gratefully at Ye Chenfeng, Li Pangzi said, "Thank you, boss, thank you." Then he stepped out of private room number eight.

"Boss, I’ll go take a look. It must be the Lis calling Li Pangzi to their room! I can give him some advice with me there," Monkey said after taking a sip of his drink.

Ye Chenfeng waved his hand, signaling Monkey to go ahead without worry, then addressed Zou Wenhai and Zhu Maode, "Uncle Zou, Brother Zhu, let’s just enjoy our drink, no need to mind them."

"That’s right, Mr. Ye! Today’s meal is specially to thank you, we must drink to our heart’s content!" Zou Wenhai momentarily set aside his status as the secretary of the municipal party committee.

"Mr. Ye, I originally wanted to invite you today, but little did I know you had an appointment with Secretary Zou. I must make it up to you in a few days!" Zhu Maode’s cheeks were flushed from drinking, clearly a bit tipsy today.

"Director Zhu, when you invite Mr. Ye next time, you must bring me along! You wouldn’t shun me, would you? Let’s exchange phone numbers." Zou Wenhai pulled out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Zhu Maode.

Zhu Maode’s whole body jolted with excitement, trembling slightly as he held the business card from Zou Wenhai. It meant he had finally established a connection with the municipal party committee’s secretary.

Zhu Maode knew very well that the secretary’s favorable treatment of him was all thanks to Ye Chenfeng. In that moment, Zhu Maode swore in his heart that from now on, he would revere Ye Chenfeng like an ancestor. Could he still be worried about his career not advancing?

Honestly, Zhu Maode was perplexed about Ye Chenfeng’s identity. He had initially assumed that Ye Chenfeng was at most a relative of the municipal party committee secretary, but seeing Secretary Zou’s respectful attitude towards Ye Chenfeng, he realized it was not what he had thought.

Taking advantage of the atmosphere at the table, Zhu Maode cautiously asked, "Mr. Ye, you aren’t from Tianhai, are you?"

Ye Chenfeng obviously knew what Zhu Maode was thinking. His identity was no secret, so he nodded and said, "Brother Zhu, I’m from Capital City."

"From Capital City? A Ye? Could it be..." Zhu Maode’s grip on his glass faltered, spilling half of it on his arm. His bladder swelled with intensity, almost to the point of wetting himself.

Zhu Maode knew that Secretary Zou was an official of the Ye faction from Capital City. Seeing the respect Secretary Zou had for Ye Chenfeng, and considering that Ye Chenfeng’s last name was Ye, there was no doubt that Ye Chenfeng was one of the Yes.

"Brother Zhu, it’s enough that you know my identity," Ye Chenfeng said, raising his glass towards Zhu Maode.

"Of course, of course. Mr. Ye, I absolutely won’t go around speaking carelessly," Zhu Maode quickly agreed, his heart blossoming with joy, wishing he could burst into a chorus of ’The Smiling, Proud Wanderer’. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.)