A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage) novel Chapter 108

Yunzhou City. Liuyuan Residential District.

"Haha~"

"Darling, my daughter is simply the best, right?"

"I knew it! Our Mu-Cheng is truly an extraordinary person!"

"Now that she is put in charge of her own project, she can finally taste the fruits of her labor.”

"The power is in her hands now. She is being put in charge of such a huge project. Good days are coming to our family."

When the news reached Han Li, she was overjoyed. Not only had her daughter been put solely in charge of the partnership with Hongqi Group, but that detestable Qiu Mu-Ying had also been removed from the project.

Han Li was in such a good mood that she kept on insisting on having a celebratory feast that very night.

Qiu Lei was of the same opinion. "Haha, you are right. Our Mu-Cheng has gotten a promotion and a pay raise. We ought to celebrate. Tonight, the three of us will go to a restaurant. To think that, thanks to my daughter, I am finally able to hold my head up with pride. From this day forward, nobody in the family will dare look down on us!"

Qiu Lei felt a sense of satisfaction.

Now that Qiu Mu-Cheng was handling such an important project, one that could affect the survival of the Qiu family, both Han Li and Qiu Lei felt that they could finally hold up their heads with pride.

After hearing what her husband had just said, Han Li was struck by a sudden idea. "Since we are going to have a celebration, then we should make it a big one. Let's invite all those relatives who used to look down on us. Make sure to invite Luo and his family. We have to show them who's the boss now.”

Just then, Qiu Mu-Cheng was going through some company documents while picking away at a fruit platter with a toothpick. When she heard the conversation between her parents, she could not help but reluctantly ask, "Mm? Mom, what are you up to now?"

"Mu-Cheng, there is no need for you to know. I won't do anything to trouble you.” Han Li chuckled and picked up her phone. And then she sent a ten-yuan red packet to the Qiu family's WeChat group.

And right away, a group of users popped up. Most of them were middle-aged women who had nothing better to do at this time of the day.

"Oh, ten yuan?"

"A ten-yuan red packet? This is a rare occasion. Han Li, don't you usually send one-yuan red packets?"

At this moment, Qiu Mu-Cheng's second aunt, Jiang Hong, popped up to question Han Li. It was obvious to any astute person that Jiang Hong's question was meant to be sarcastic.

Han Li laughed and said, "Haha, that's the right thing to do. After all, my Mu-Cheng has just gotten a promotion. As her mother, it is only right and proper for me to raise my standards."

"Tonight, I would like to invite all of you to the food court at Liuyuan South Road. We will be having barbeque. Our treat."

"We are celebrating Mu-Cheng's promotion. Everyone has to come."

After saying her piece, Han Li sent a series of smug emojis to the group.

A commotion broke out among the WeChat users after Han Li had made the announcement.

"Haha~"

"It is rare for Han Li to be so generous! We wil definitely be there."

"I knew it! Mu-Cheng is a child with a bright future." "Congratulations-" "In future, we will be depending on Mu-Cheng to lead us to prosperity." Jiang Hong and the others went along with Han Li and kept on offering their congratulations.

In the past, Qiu Mu-Cheng and her family had been treated like pariahs by the other Qius. And everybody in the WeChat group had ignored Han Li and Qiu Lei whenever they spoke up. But now that Qiu Mu-Cheng was in a position of authority, the snobbish relatives would naturally defer to her family and be more proactive during conversations.

Moreover, they were going to pay for dinner. Only a fool would turn away a free meal.

"Thank you, everyone."

"Once Mu-Cheng starts making money, I will treat you all to something better."

Han Li was smiling happily as she typed away on her phone. This was the first time she was experiencing the feeling of being a host. She felt flushed with success.

But the moment Han Li had finished speaking, five red packets suddenly appeared in the group.

"Whoa~"

"It's a hundred-yuan red packet!"

"There are five of them!"

"How generous~"

"Awesome!"

"Who is this Madam Chu?"

"I want to be her follower!"

The appearance of five red packets in a row had caused a commotion among the WeChat users. And the younger generation of Qius started clamoring to become Madam Chu's followers.

Just then, the person who had using the "Madam Chu” moniker suddenly started speaking.

"Uncles and aunties, today is my one-month wedding anniversary with Wen-Fei."

"Tonight, we will be having a celebratory dinner at Yunjing Hotel. We will be having the Manchu-Han Imperial Feast, Chateau Lafite and Maotai. There will be enough food and drinks for everyone.”

"Damn!"

"Qiu Lei, look at your relatives! They are just a bunch of snobs! Fence-sitters~”

"They were supporting Mu-Cheng earlier, but now they are supporting Qiu Mu-Ying."

"So what if that bitch has a little money?"

"Why are they having a stupid wedding anniversary after just one month of marriage? That Qiu Mu-Ying is doing this on purpose. She just wants to humiliate us."

"Oh, I am so vexed~"

As she looked at the messages in the WeChat group, Han Li was almost driven mad with anger.

Qiu Lei was also filled with rage. He thought that Qiu Mu-Ying and her family were doing this on purpose to humiliate his family.

"Hmph, fine. If they don't want to come, we will just eat by ourselves," Qiu Lei said angrily.

But Han Li shook her head. After thinking for a moment, she said: "No way. I have never had a Manchu-Han Imperial Feast before. And I want to drink red wine that costs several dozen thousand yuan per bottle."

Qiu Lei was taken aback for a moment. "What are you talking about?"

Han Li ignored him and sent a message to the group: "Ying-Ying, congratulations. Our family will be sure to show up tonight."

"What? Han Li, aren't you supposed to celebrate your daughter's promotion tonight? Since you are so busy, you had better not come.” The Qius in the group were taken aback by Han Li's shamelessness.

"No, it's nothing. We can celebrate my daughter's promotion another day." And then Han Li sent a laughing emoji to the group.

But, just then, Madam Chu spoke up again. "Auntie Han Li, I am so sorry. But you informed me too late. I have already made the reservation. I am afraid we do not have any leftover seats for your family."

"Auntie Han Li, I think you had better go to that road side barbeque stall for your dinner. My husband will foot your bill when you are done. Anyway, Mu-Cheng is already used to cheap hawker food, so she will not be able to stomach expensive cuisine like the Manchu-Han Imperial Feast. I reckon such delicacies are not suitable for your family."

After "Madam Chu" had said her piece, the Qius in the WeChat group started to send in laughing-out-loud emojis. One after another, they went along with Qiu Mu-Ying.

"Ying-Ying is right. Han Li, you should bring your daughter to the road side stall.”

"Yunjing Hotel is not suitable for your family."

In her villa, Qiu Mu-Ying was smiling smugly as she looked at the supportive messages from her relatives.

Qiu Mu-Cheng, this is what you get for going against me! Now, I have completely humiliated your family!