My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 301 - 0301: Zhou Family’s Birthday Banquet

Chapter 301: Chapter 0301: Zhou Family’s Birthday Banquet

The following morning in Songlan City, the poshest Jun Tianhao Hotel started to see a constant convergence of luxury cars. Groups of wealthy and prominent figures from Songlan City began to enter the hotel, creating a scene even grander than the previous elite gatherings, because today, the Zhou Family patriarch was holding his seventieth birthday banquet here.

The Zhou Family in Songlan City was a Martial Arts Family, and Martial Arts Families held high positions in any city. The guests who came to celebrate the old master’s birthday were not only business tycoons but also representatives of other Martial Arts Families, making it a major gathering for Songlan City’s upper class.

Zhou Dafu, Mom Zhou, and Tang Ming took a taxi to the hotel entrance. The Zhou mother and son were stunned by the grandeur before them, with only Tang Ming nonchalantly pocketing his hands, showing no reaction.

"Ming brother, we’ve arrived!"

Zhou Dafu swallowed hard, looking at Tang Ming nervously. It was his first time attending the old master’s birthday banquet, and he had not expected such a grand scene, which uncontrollably started to make him nervous.

"We’re here so let’s go in!"

Tang Ming smiled casually.

"Alright!"

Zhou Dafu nodded, straightened the new suit he bought the day before, and walked towards the hotel’s entrance arm in arm with Mom Zhou, who was dressed in a black evening gown!

Although Mom Zhou was also dressed meticulously, she had never experienced such a huge event. Her gown, which she had thought quite expensive, suddenly seemed cheap compared to the attire of the surrounding ladies, giving her a sense of utter inferiority.

"Hold on, please show your invitation."

As Tang Ming and his companions approached the entrance, a uniformed security guard suddenly stopped them.

"We have it, we have one."

Zhou Dafu hurriedly took out the invitation and handed it to the security guard.

"You’re Zhou Dafu?"

Upon opening the invitation, the security guard’s eyes lit up. The young master of the Zhou Family had given him a thousand-dollar tip earlier to take special care of a guest named "Zhou Dafu." Here was the man himself!

"Yes, I am the son of Zhou Xianyi and the grandson of the old master Zhou!"

Zhou Dafu introduced himself with solemnity.

"Heh!"

The security guard chuckled coldly, looking at Zhou Dafu with amusement, "What can you provide as proof that you are Zhou Dafu?"

"If I have the invitation, what more proof do I need?"

Zhou Dafu’s face darkened, and he asked, somewhat angrily.

"Who knows if you stole this invitation? The way you few are dressed, utterly unsophisticated; you clearly look like nobodies who’ve never seen the world. I’m sure you stole the invitation to sneak in for a free meal and drink," the guard said with a sneer, tucking the invitation into his own pocket, and then looking at them with disdain.

"You, how can you speak like that? I really am the grandson of the old master Zhou, and give me back that invitation!"

Zhou Dafu shouted angrily.

"I now suspect you are a thief. We’ll keep the invitation for now, and you figure out how to prove it wasn’t stolen before we talk further!"

The security guard spoke arrogantly, his face stern.

As the entrance was a place with constant traffic, the commotion quickly drew the attention of the entering and exiting guests, with a crowd forming around the doorway, pointing and whispering.

Zhou Dafu was so infuriated his face turned beet red, but the security guard was clearly trying to trouble him, and he was at a loss for what to do in that moment.

Seeing Zhou Dafu’s plight, the security guard felt a surge of smugness. Typically, he wouldn’t dare to offend a guest like this, but today it was the Zhou Family’s banquet, and this person was someone whom the young master of the Zhou Family intended to handle. Additionally, taking money to do someone a service, he treated Zhou Dafu with such disrespect!

"Just you wait, I am calling my father right now!"

Zhou Dafu, after considering for a while, finally thought of a way to prove his identity.

"There’s no need for such a fuss!"

Tang Ming piped up, clearly displeased.

"It’s clear that someone instructed the security to give us a hard time; no need to be polite in that case," Tang Ming said coldly.

"Who are you?"

The security guard looked down at Tang Ming with arrogance, saying boastfully, "This is the Jun Tianhao Grand Hotel, not a place for you to act wildly..."

"Slap!"

Before the security guard could finish his sentence, a loud slap echoed throughout the venue.

"A low-life who looks down on others, how dare you make things difficult for the young master of the Zhou Family, who gave you the guts?" Tang Ming said, shaking his hand in disgust.

"You actually dared to hit me?"

The security guard, holding his face in disbelief, glared at Tang Ming and roared angrily, "You just wait, I won’t let you get away with this!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the security guard immediately called for backup with his walkie-talkie and pulled out his baton, aiming a vicious blow at Tang Ming’s head.

With a look of disdain, Tang Ming sidestepped and kicked the security guard to the ground before fishing out an invitation from the man’s pocket and said coldly, "Your master inside is waiting for us to go in, but you dare to stop us outside, how audacious you are!"

"You, just you wait!"

The security guard clutched his stomach in pain, his face filled with resentment as he stared at Tang Ming.

The onlookers around started whispering and pointing at Tang Ming; nobody expected him to actually strike a security guard. Jun Tianhao Grand Hotel itself had quite the reputation, and over the years no one dared to cause a scene here, especially today on the occasion of the Zhou Family’s birthday banquet, which is a Martial Arts Family. If they were to anger the Zhou Family, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"What happened here?"

Soon, a uniformed young man with a crew cut and a stern-faced approached, leading several security guards from inside the hotel—this was Dong Shi, the hotel’s security manager.

"Brother Shi Tou, these people are causing trouble and even hit me!"

The beaten security guard quickly crawled to Dong Shi and accused them angrily.

"Is that so?"

Dong Shi narrowed his eyes and looked Tang Ming up and down coldly.

"No, it was him who started causing trouble, insisting that I prove my identity," Zhou Dafu quickly explained.

"We have invitation cards, but he had the audacity to call me a thief," he continued.

"Show me your invitation!"

Dong Shi frowned slightly, unclear about what had actually happened.

Zhou Dafu immediately handed over the invitation to Dong Shi, who took the invitation and then started checking the guest list and information on a tablet.

A moment later, Dong Shi turned to the beaten security guard and scolded, "What nonsense is this? This person is indeed the son of Zhou Xianyi of the Zhou Family and the...close friend of Zhou Xianyi. Apologize to them immediately."

"What?"

The security guard was stunned, having not anticipated that Zhou Dafu was indeed a member of the Zhou Family.

"What are you shocked about? Jun Tianhao Grand Hotel is in the service industry, our customers are gods. If everyone acted like you, how would we do business?" Dong Shi asked, anger apparent on his face. As the hotel’s security manager, he was a pillar of the establishment, not one to jeopardize the hotel’s reputation for a petty profit like the security guard did.

"I’m sorry, I’m so sorry!"

The security guard quickly apologized, fearing Dong Shi would find out about his accepting bribes.

"We are very sorry for the oversight in our hotel’s management. Mister Zhou and Miss Liu, please come in!" Dong Shi invited them graciously.