Super Soldier in the City

Chapter 1839 - 1900: Mr. Li

But Su Lio is the biological granddaughter of Elder Su, born to his own son. Besides, Elder Su has two adopted daughters who are already married with children, so they are not mentioned here."To achieve such strength at a young age is truly not easy, really remarkable!" Seeing that his son and granddaughter did not speak, Elder Su sighed.

Wang Chao and Ma Han nodded in agreement, but Su Lio disagreed, saying, "Li Yifei’s reputation is a bit exaggerated, he’s clearly a petty and tiresome man who only knows how to bicker with small fry. Li Xiang almost hit his wife, and he made Li Xiang kneel and forced him to apologize."

Elder Su immediately frowned and said, "Ali, don’t talk nonsense, I’ve never really liked that Li Xiang. Judging people by their actions, that boy’s behavior is problematic in itself. Should we blame others for punishing him? If not for Li Yifei, could he have just hit people randomly?"

Su Lio pouted and said in a low voice, "Even so, that’s a bit too unforgiving!"

Wang Chao said, "Hehe, Ali, this is already letting him off lightly. If Li Yifei really wanted to be unforgiving, he could have directly broken his leg or given him more serious punishment!"

"Li Xiang’s family is quite influential too. If he dared to do that, he’d only be causing trouble for himself!" Su Lio said.

Elder Su shook his head and said, "Not really, Li Yifei didn’t even know who Li Xiang was, and even if he did strike him, so what? Even if it was Li Xiang’s great-grandfather... alright, that old fellow indeed protects his descendants, but facing someone so young who’s already on par with us old folks, I believe Old Li would also think carefully about whether it’s worth provoking such a person."

"Then I have nothing to say, but he saved grandpa, so I’ll keep my word and not bicker with him!" Su Lio said.

The third brother and other elders couldn’t help but laugh, as this girl’s personality was like that, but she still had a good heart and wasn’t too flawed, so they didn’t plan to correct Su Lio for this.

In fact, having encountered Li Yifei, he was much better than Elder Su had imagined. Based on impressions, Li Yifei should be an arrogant, overly flamboyant individual, especially considering his immense strength and the fact that Mile City seemed like his territory. Yet, when the hotel owner dismissed them, he didn’t say a word before leaving, demonstrating that this young man knew his limits and wouldn’t act recklessly. This notion of discerning a lot from small details made sense. What’s more, when Li Yifei saved him, he had explained the reason, which impressed Elder Su even more.

In conclusion, this first impression was excellent.

Li Yifei and Song Lianyao returned home, and it was already almost three o’clock. As soon as they arrived, they heard the sound of a child crying. Song Lianyao, who had been laughing happily and sweetly with Li Yifei, kicked off her shoes and ran upstairs to attend to the child. Meanwhile, a few relatives were sitting in the living room. As there was to be a dinner, these relatives, who had just left not long ago, came back again. However, they weren’t arriving too early, as they feared Li Yifei might not like it. So, for now, only a few elders were present, while other younger relatives would come closer to dinnertime.

Li Yifei went over to greet each one, remembering how to address each elder properly.

Song Lianyao’s father immediately noticed the bloodstains on Li Yifei’s clothes and quickly asked him what had happened. Li Yifei explained, "I just saved someone, and this blood is from the other person."

"Oh, that’s good then, but did you bring any clothes? I’ll go find you a set of mine to change into." Song Lianyao’s father said, about to look for clothes, but Li Yifei stopped him, saying, "Dad, I brought clothes with me, no need to bother, I’ll change now."

At the restaurant, all the relatives from the Song family had arrived, including Liuu Ming’s parents. The restaurant was booked by Song Lianyao’s cousin and nephew, and it was a very high-end place. But when they called to confirm before dinner, they were told that the largest private room had been occupied by people from the National Tax Bureau who had come to dine temporarily. The smaller private rooms couldn’t fit everyone; even the two big tables were needed to seat them, and those small rooms were utterly inadequate.

Embarrassed, Song Lianyao’s cousin couldn’t keep his face straight and shouted into the phone, but the other party simply replied that there was no space, and if he continued, they would hang up the phone.

"This... it’s alright, we’ll find another place. Ying City is big, there are plenty of places to eat!" Song Lianyao’s father comforted.

"Uncle, I’m sorry, I messed things up." Song Lianyao’s cousin said apologetically.

"It’s okay, don’t worry!" Li Yifei patted him on the shoulder and said, "How about this, I’ll find a place and see if there are any seats available over there."

The people from the Song family quickly said that wasn’t necessary, after all, they were on their home turf, how could they let Li Yifei be troubled? But as these people were all ordinary folks, finding a suitably upscale place wasn’t that easy. So Li Yifei turned to Song Lianyao and said, "Honey, you still have that card with you today?"

"Mmm-hmm. I have it." Song Lianyao nodded, handing the child over to their grandmother, and took out the card. This VIP card was the top of the line, with Huang Zicong’s private phone number on it, not the hotel’s reception number, showing how much he valued it. Of course, there weren’t many such cards, probably fewer than ten in the whole of Ying City, and those who received them were prominent figures.

Li Yifei took the card and dialed the number on it. On the other side, Huang Zicong was dining with a group of big bosses. They had all encountered the incident with Elder Su today. Although Elder Su was saved by Li Yifei and out of danger, they were all still uneasy at the thought. If anything had happened to Elder Su there, they would all be responsible.

The phone rang, and Huang Zicong, noticing the number, frowned. He didn’t recognize the number, but then he froze, seeing that it was from the Mile City code. He quickly said to everyone, "Let’s keep quiet for a moment."

Everyone present had equivalent status, and logically, Huang Zicong couldn’t just demand silence like that, as it was quite impolite. But since it was a call from Li Yifei, he had to do so. If he took the call amidst a cacophony of noise, it would leave a terribly bad impression on Li Yifei.

This shout attracted a lot of attention. Some people frowned, while others were about to speak, but Huang Zicong had already answered the phone and said into it, "Hello, this is Huang Zicong."

"Hello, Manager Huang, it’s me, Li Yifei." Li Yifei said.

Huang Zicong was overjoyed; it was indeed Li Yifei. He hurriedly said, "Ah, hello Mr. Li, may I ask what you need?"

Upon hearing the words "Mr. Li," the other bosses at the table immediately looked over. The ones who were frowning stopped frowning, and those who were talking quickly shut their mouths, looking at Huang Zicong.

"It’s not an instruction, really. It’s just that we have a family dinner today, but the restaurant we booked got rented out suddenly. I was wondering if you have a place that can accommodate about twenty people, not quite thirty, just a large private room with two tables would do!" Li Yifei said.

"Yes, yes, of course, we do. Mr. Li, you can come over anytime. Our doors are always open for you!" Huang Zicong nodded eagerly, his expression respectful as if Li Yifei could see it.

The others finally confirmed that the person calling Huang Zicong was indeed Li Yifei, and they couldn’t help but show a look of envy on their faces.

Li Yifei chuckled and said, "Alright, we’re heading over now. Manager Huang, please make the arrangements, thank you."

"You’re welcome, you’re welcome. I’ll make the arrangements right away." Huang Zicong quickly said.

After hanging up, Huang Zicong let out a breath. Before he knew Li Yifei was Li Yifei, he felt nothing. Once he knew, even saying a single word, he could feel the invisible pressure, making it truly hard for him to breathe.

"Boss Huang, congratulations!" The big bosses at the table all raised their glasses to celebrate, though many might not have been sincere. They couldn’t help but think how great it would be if Li Yifei called them instead.

Huang Zicong grinned and said, "Good enough, I think I’ve made amends."

"Old Huang, it seems like a blessing in disguise. If I had known, I would have gone up and let Mr. Li push me too." Someone joked.

Huang Zicong nodded with a smile and said, "Next time there’s such an opportunity, I’ll give it to you."

"Haha, where would there be such an opportunity again? No, to be precise, how could Mr. Li appear in our Ying City for no reason?" That person shook their head in regret.

Soon someone said, "No, Mr. Li might come again in the future. His wife is from our Ying City."

"Yes, yes, you could say he’s a son-in-law of our Ying City!" Someone chimed in.

"I heard that Mr. Li has more than one wife."

"Don’t talk nonsense. Sigh, in this life, I wouldn’t say I’m aiming for Mr. Li’s level, but even being ranked in the province would be satisfying."

"Let’s work hard, everyone; today can count as a lesson. Do good deeds and don’t ask for the future." Huang Zicong raised his glass, and others followed suit. Huang Zicong said, "Everyone, one last drink, then we’ll have to find another place to drink."

"What’s up, is it over already? Old Huang, you’re pretty good with drinks. Are you scared today?" someone asked.

Huang Zicong shook his head and pretended to be cryptic and said, "It’s not that I won’t drink anymore, but we need to change rooms to drink. No worries, I’ll have someone bring the dishes back, and we’ll drink to our heart’s content."

That person then said, "How come... ah, is it because Mr. Li is coming?"

"That’s right, he’s coming for a family meal. He just asked me to prepare a private room, and the one we’re in right now is the best, so I’ll give it up for him. I hope you all don’t mind." Huang Zicong said.

"Of course not, since Mr. Li is coming with his family, let’s quickly change rooms so you can have it cleaned. Remember to clean it thoroughly." Usually, these were people of high status, naturally adept in social situations. Everyone soon understood and quickly drained their glasses and stood up to leave.