rts; Li小龍is so strong because he got acupunctured!" The middle-aged man spoke to the heavily made-up girl with a smug look on his face and made the trademark pose of Bruce Lee when talking about kung...Chapter 415: Imperial Cuisine Hall

After a while, Yun Xi's father and her uncle came back and said, "Too bad, there are no private rooms left. We'll have to make do in the main hall."

Xiao Yu didn't mind at all, and neither did Yun Xi’s relatives. Only Yun Xi’s aunt felt a bit aggrieved as she looked at her husband, "Old Gu, what happened Why is there no private room left Don’t they usually keep some in reserve"

It turned out that Yun Xi's aunt was much younger than her husband by over ten years. Her husband had also been divorced before. Therefore, when Yun Xi’s aunt chose him back then, everyone in the family opposed it strongly. But Yun Xi's aunt insisted on marrying him and even got pregnant first. They eloped afterward.

In that era, being pregnant out of wedlock not only brought ridicule but also caused her family to be looked down upon. Therefore, they had no choice but to agree to the marriage.

Even though Yun Xi’s parents accepted this marriage, they still treated their sister and brother-in-law coldly for a long time. In recent years, however, Yun Xi's uncle got lucky; he gradually rose from being an ordinary clerk in a neighborhood office all the way up to becoming the director of the District Civilized Affairs Office.

Yun Xi’s aunt also became more assertive when she came back home because her husband was now in power. Although sometimes her words were sharp, she did many practical things for their family.

When it came to finding jobs for the children of relatives, Yun Xi's uncle would always take charge regardless of whether he could help or not.

From the change in attitude towards them by other family members, Yun Xi’s aunt saw the benefits of power. This made her judge people based on their status and hope that others would look up to her. She wanted everyone to know she had chosen the right husband.

Therefore, when she heard there were no private rooms left, she asked her husband to find one for them. In her view, with his position in the District Civilized Affairs Office, he should be able to secure a private room easily. Then how could others not look up to her

But Yun Xi's uncle returned empty-handed, leaving her face quite red as she had just boasted about him being able to get them a private room with ease. Now that they said there were none left, Yun Xi’s aunt deliberately stepped back and walked beside her husband to ask.

"I don't know," Yun Xi's uncle shook his head after hearing his wife’s question, "The manager says the district leaders reserved all of them."

He knew exactly what was going on in his wife's heart but had never spoken up before. Back then, for him, she not only quarreled with her family but even when returning home, her relatives treated her coldly.

This is precisely why he cares so much about his wife's family matters, hoping that his wife will have a higher status there and that her relatives will look up to Yun Piao.

This is also the reason why, although he knew that helping others might not earn him any favors, when Xiao Yu made his first visit, he proactively offered to help with the procedures for establishing a clinic.

Upon hearing her husband say this, Yun Piao couldn't help but sigh. There was nothing she could do about such matters even if it displeased her in her heart.

"Director Gu, I'm truly sorry today. We really don't have any rooms left. Please bear with us here for now, and this meal will be at a 50% discount to apologize to Director Gu!" After Xiao Yu and Yun Xi's family took their seats by the window, a woman in her forties walked over and addressed Yun Xi’s uncle.

Although the civil affairs office where Yun Xi’s uncle worked was a small department, he still mixed with officials from the district committee and government. Therefore, these business owners adhered to the principle of getting along well for mutual benefit, speaking very politely.

"Manager Wang is too kind! This place is just fine!" Face-saving is reciprocal; since this manager had given him face, he responded courteously as well.

After連連道了幾聲謙虛後，這位女經理轉身離開。這時，雲溪姑媽又恢複了神采奕奕的樣子，對著雲溪的父母和一眾親戚說道：“怎麼樣？我們家老古的麵子還可以吧！要知道這家飯店的老闆來頭可不小，還不是得給咱們家老古麵子？”

After the female manager left, Yun Xi’s aunt regained her vibrant demeanor and said to Yun Xi's parents and relatives, "How about it Our Old Gu has quite some clout, right You know, the owner of this restaurant is quite influential, but isn't he still giving in to our Old Gu"

Seeing these relatives looking at her with envy, she wore a smug expression.

"Do you know what I have something to tell you guys, but don’t spread it outside. The district leaders are considering letting our old Gu take up the deputy director position in the區委辦公室after the new year!" Yun Piao’s smug look hadn't faded yet when she seemed to recall something and whispered to her relatives.

"What Really Is this true, little sister" Hearing Yun Piao's words, Yun Xi's relatives all showed expressions of surprise. Although Yun Xi’s father was just a small official in a factory, he knew the significance of being deputy director in an office. So upon hearing Yun Piao speak, his face lit up with joy and surprise.

Though Yun Xi’s father was asking Yun Piao, his gaze fixed on his brother-in-law as if waiting for confirmation from him.

"Haha, the district leaders have this intention, but nothing is final yet. So elder brother, don't mention it outside!" Yun Xi's uncle chuckled softly and said.

Xiao Yu was not interested in their conversation at all. As for Yun Xi, she was indifferent to such matters too, so both of them kept low-profile conversations to themselves.

The uncle of Yunxi suddenly showed a look of surprise, staring straight ahead.

Sitting with his back to the window, Yunxi's uncle had looked out in surprise. Seeing her husband looking outside, Yunxi’s father also turned around and peered out.

Seeing both men acting strangely, other relatives at their table also looked out of the window. They saw four or five black cars parked in front of the restaurant, with six to seven people getting out of them.

The moment these people got out of the car, they felt like someone was looking at them and turned around to look into the room through the window. Seeing everyone inside staring back at them, one person among those inside showed a surprised expression in particular.

Looking at this person gazing back at them from outside the window, these people sensed that he seemed familiar but couldn’t remember where they had met before.

Suddenly, when this person looked into the room through the glass, his face showed a look of joy. Turning around, he whispered to another young man who had just gotten out of a Jeta car, and the youth’s eyes widened in surprise upon hearing what the middle-aged man said before also looking inside.

The two men exchanged a few words in low voices and then walked into the restaurant. As soon as they entered, the female manager around forty years old greeted them warmly.

Ignoring this woman’s smiley face, the two men bypassed her and went to another direction. The woman’s originally smiling face froze for an instant before quickly recovering.

The uncle of Yunxi had seen a look of joy on that middle-aged man's face when he looked inside just now. He thought to himself, did the leader recognize him The more he pondered this possibility, the more excited he became. But seeing the two men leave disappointedly, he showed an expression of disappointment.

“Brother-in-law, who is that” Yunxi’s father saw Yunxi's uncle looking away and turned to ask.

"Hahaha, this is our district party secretary Wen Pengda! The few people behind him are all the big shots in the district!” Yunxi's uncle said self-mockingly after seeing them leave.

“Here he comes… here he comes…” Suddenly, a young man around thirty among their relatives whispered to Yunxi’s uncle. This youth was a cousin of his eldest aunt and had been put on by Yunxi’s uncle in a factory job; now he was doing well.

"What's come" When Yunxi’s uncle heard this, he asked puzzledly, then followed the young man's gaze.

When he followed Cloud Stream's cousin gaze, he was instantly dumbfounded and then quickly realized the situation. He hurriedly stood up and smiled brightly, waiting for the middle-aged man to approach.

He thought that the district party secretary had recognized him when they were outside and wanted to greet him. Therefore, his heart was filled with both excitement and anxiety; he never imagined that such an important person as a district party secretary would know him.

Cloud Stream's uncle-in-law watched as the district party secretary walked over, thinking he needed to hurry forward when the man had taken just a few more steps.

But when he was about to take a step towards the district party secretary, he suddenly noticed that the man’s gaze wasn’t on him. This caused him to hesitate and stop his movement.

"Little Yu, Cloud Stream, are you guys eating over here" The young man walked past the middle-aged man in front of him and called out to Xiao Yu and Cloud Stream who were seated and whispering.

Xiao Yu and Cloud Stream didn't like listening to their conversation topics, so they had been chatting quietly and forgotten about what was happening outside. Xiao Yu sensed something unusual but felt no danger and thus did not look up.

At this moment, the call made them both simultaneously raise their heads and turn around.

"Brother-in-law! What are you doing here" After turning around, Xiao Yu saw his brother-in-law Lu Jianhong standing behind him. He couldn't help but express astonishment in his voice.

"I came here for a meal with Secretary Yuan and didn’t expect to run into you," said Lu Jianhong as he glanced at the relatives of Cloud Stream’s family.

“Yes, what a coincidence!” Xiao Yu also smiled slightly.

Cloud Stream then introduced them all. "This is my brother-in-law, Xiao Yu!" She pointed to Lu Jianhong and introduced him to her parents and relatives one by one.

Lu Jianhong addressed Cloud Stream’s family members with a high degree of familiarity. He was now considered part of Xiao Yu's family, so he was very courteous in his interactions. As the first member of the Xiao family to meet Cloud Stream's family, Lu Jianhong represented the Xiao family and thus spoke politely and reservedly. (To be continued...) remarks, his face instantly turning cold."Well Have you made up your mind Otherwise... Gack... As you can see, Lord Ghosts are immortal. If we wear you down long enough, you’ll die of exhaustion!"See...