The two looked at each other, both clearly displeased.
"Ye Feng! How come you, you stinking fisherman, are here?" the man in front of Ye Feng said with annoyance.
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng chuckled and replied, "Heh, if Qin Hao is here, why can't I be?"
That's right, the person Ye Feng had bumped into was the one he detested the most – Qin Hao.
"Me? I am the eldest young master of the Qin family in Dongchuan City. How can you compare?" Qin Hao said proudly.
But Ye Feng remained disdainful, "So what if you're the eldest young master of the Qin family? Is it that impressive? In my eyes, you're nothing, not even worth a fart!"
"What, you fellow..."
As Qin Hao was about to fly into a rage, he suddenly noticed the kitchen uniform Ye Feng was wearing and immediately burst into laughter.
"Haha, I wondered how you managed to get in. So you're working as a waiter here!"
Seeing Ye Feng's uniform, Qin Hao immediately assumed he was working in the Dragon King Hall, and his sense of superiority surged.
Ye Feng heard his words and finally looked at his own attire. It was indeed a work uniform. But this didn't mean he was staff here.
"Ye Feng, hurry over, there's still work to be done here!"
Just as Ye Feng was about to retort, Xiao Feifei's voice suddenly rang out.
Helpless, Ye Feng snorted at Qin Hao and hurried over to help.
Seeing this, Qin Hao became even more convinced that Ye Feng was working here.
"Since he's just a worker, won't it be even easier to mess with him later?" Qin Hao's lips curved upwards slightly at the thought.
In the following time, luxury cars one after another stopped at the entrance of the Dragon King Hall. Many people alighted, all of them influential figures.
Although Ye Feng didn't recognize who these people were, just by looking at their cars, their attire, and the aura they exuded, he knew they were no ordinary individuals.
Furthermore, it was common sense that anyone invited by the former mayor would not be simple.
At the very least, they were all big shots, wealthy businessmen, and high-ranking officials, or perhaps friends and relatives of the mayor, or civil servants, and so on.
Among them, Ye Feng also saw Gao Fuxuan and Kang Wenbo.
By six o'clock, the number of people had reached over a hundred.
After finishing his tasks, Ye Feng observed these people from the side. He noticed that they seemed to be divided into different tiers.
Some people went directly to the third floor upon arrival, while others stayed on the second floor, occasionally strolling around the first and second floors.
And some remained on the first floor, as if the second and third floors were off-limits to them.
After careful observation, Ye Feng discovered that those who went to the third floor were basically high-ranking officials like Kang Wenbo and Gao Fuxuan, as well as some wealthy magnates.
The second floor was occupied by civil servants, small business owners, and some people whose identities were unclear, but judging by their clothing and demeanor, they were on a similar level to the former two.
The people on the first floor were easily identifiable; they were mostly ordinary friends and relatives of the former mayor, and their behavior and speech were clearly different from those on the second and third floors.
Just then, Xiao Feifei suddenly appeared behind him and patted his shoulder, startling Ye Feng.
He turned around and realized it was Xiao Feifei, and said speechlessly, "Miss, can you stop sneaking around? You scared me to death!"
"Uh, what do you mean sneaking around! You're the one who's secretly peeking at something!" Xiao Feifei glared at him.
"I, I didn't! I was just..."
As Ye Feng was about to explain, Xiao Qinghai suddenly walked over, about to say something to Xiao Feifei.
But he suddenly saw Ye Feng next to Xiao Feifei and froze. A second later, he said, "Oh, Ye Feng is here too. Hmm? Why are you wearing a kitchen uniform?"
Ye Feng spread his hands and glanced at Xiao Feifei, saying, "It's all your daughter's doing!"
"Feifei, you're being ridiculous. Ye Feng is a guest, and moreover, he's the former mayor's savior. How could you make him wear a kitchen uniform to help you?" Xiao Qinghai reprimanded her urgently.
"We were short-handed, so..." As she spoke, Xiao Feifei suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.
Indeed, Ye Feng and she were at most friends. Yet she had ordered him around for several hours.
"Ridiculous! Even if you were short-handed, you shouldn't have made Ye Feng..." Xiao Qinghai was about to scold Xiao Feifei, but Ye Feng quickly waved his hand to stop him.
"Alright, alright, it's nothing. Feifei and I are..." Ye Feng's words suddenly stopped, as if he realized something was wrong.
He had just subconsciously blurted out that they were boyfriend and girlfriend, and he was surprised at himself for saying such a thing.
Xiao Feifei also stared at Ye Feng with wide eyes, her expression full of disbelief.
"Boyfriend and... what?" Xiao Qinghai asked, confused.
The next second, Ye Feng quickly corrected himself, "Boy... boy... we're rare good friends, rare good friends! So it's normal for me to help out, isn't it?"
At this moment, Xiao Feifei also stepped forward and said, "Yes, yes, we are rare good friends! Heh heh!"
Xiao Qinghai didn't think much of it and just said, "Even if you are rare good friends, you shouldn't have let him help you like this!"
Xiao Feifei pouted and nodded, "Oh, okay, I understand!"
"Ye Feng, I'm truly sorry. Feifei is still young and doesn't know any better! I will definitely punish her properly when we get back," Mr. Xiao apologized earnestly.
Ye Feng was flattered and said, "It's fine, it's fine, it's no big deal!"
"Boss, the former mayor and the others have arrived! Many guests are going to greet them!" Ye Feng had just finished speaking when a waiter suddenly ran over to announce.
Xiao Qinghai heard this and hurried to say, "Oh, I see, I'll be down right away!"
"Alright, I need to go down and host the mayor. Feifei, take good care of Ye Feng. Ye Feng, you wait here for a moment, I'll go greet the former mayor!" Xiao Qinghai said.
Ye Feng nodded quickly, "Okay, you're busy, don't worry about me!"
After Xiao Qinghai left, Xiao Feifei kept looking at Ye Feng, and Ye Feng was also looking at her. An awkward silence hung between them.
"Ahem, I, I'll go see if there's anything that needs doing!" With that, Ye Feng fled like a deserter.
Seeing Ye Feng leave, Xiao Feifei let out a dissatisfied snort, but the next moment, a strange smile appeared on her face.
Ye Feng, who had left, went to the first floor and was about to enter the kitchen when he saw the former mayor's family, surrounded by many guests, walking in from the entrance.
However, the former mayor and the others were surrounded by people and didn't see Ye Feng at all.
Ye Feng didn't mind, he just watched from the side. The people present also treated Ye Feng as a waiter and paid him no attention.
The former mayor, surrounded by everyone, walked from the first floor to the third floor, greeting everyone along the way, without any airs of a high-ranking official.
After the greetings, the former mayor and the high-ranking officials and magnates went up to the third floor, and everyone found their seats.
The banquet officially began...