Shortly after Ye Tian and the others left their table, the restaurant went into an uproar.
Waitresses clad in cheongsams came downstairs one after another and hurried over to Guangyue Restaurant's entrance. Even their manager and boss came downstairs and went out too.
The entire restaurant was in a jittery commotion as though the king was coming.
Ye Tian asked a waiter when he noticed the commotion, "Young lady, what's going on? Why's everyone so anxious?"
"Sir, an important man is coming to the restaurant. Sorry, I have to hurry over and welcome him," replied the waitress before she turned to leave hurriedly.
Ye Tian and the others were stunned to hear her explanation.
"A big shot?" "Did they catch wind that General Lu was coming and went out to welcome him?"
"Haha!"
"That's great!"
"The Ye family can get to bask in General Lu's glory too."
"Let's go welcome him!”
Ye Tian and the others chuckled before following the restaurant waiter out.
Meanwhile, a red carpet was already laid outside the restaurant.
The restaurant staff was standing respectfully on both sides of the steps.
All the restaurant executives stood at the door and looked into the distance with flowers in their hands and looked like they were waiting for someone.
Finally, a military green SUV pulled up outside the restaurant.
An old man got off the car with a young
lady.
"Hmmm? Yu-Yan, did your father prepare this?” asked Lu Tian-He in surprise when he saw the grand welcome when he got off the car.
"Huh...huh? I...I guess?" replied Ye Yu-Yan at a loss. She was clearly uncertain whether the glorious welcome was meant for her teacher.
"Haha! You must be Yu-Yan's teacher, Deputy Military Instructor, General Lu Tian-He, right? I'm Yu-Yan's father, Ye Tian. We invited you for dinner at Guangyue Restaurant to thank you for grooming our girl. It's a great honor for the Ye family and Jingzhou that you could turn up for a meal here. See? All these Guangyue Restaurant execs are here to welcome you," said a male voice as he laughed heartily.
Ye Tian and the rest of the Ye family came over and complimented Lu Tian-He.
Lu Tian-He replied politely, "You're too kind, Mr Ye. You didn't have to go to the expense of planning such a grand welcome for an old man like me. I feel so bad. I simply don't deserve it."
"Oh my! General Lu, you're too modest. You help to defend our country, so you deserve all the fanfare. Enough. Let's dispense with formalities and continue our chat inside."
Ye Tian and the others smiled flatteringly before bringing Lu Tian-He into the restaurant.
But when everyone was about to walk on the red carpet and enter the establishment, an employee stopped them.
"Sorry! One moment please, no one is allowed to enter the restaurant yet," said the restaurant staff apologetically.
Ye Tian was stunned to hear this.
What?
"Why can't we go in? Have you made a mistake? Do you know who you're talking to? I'm Ye Tian, a Dongyang County official. This is Lu Tian-He, the army's special forces trainer and a major general Even your managers respectfully offer us flowers when they see us. How dare a rookie like you stop us?" shouted Ye Tian madly.
He found the employee stupid. Didn't the restaurant send everyone out to welcome Lu Tian-He? Why did the staff stop them from entering when Lu Tian-He was standing right before them?
Sure enough, the restaurant executives walked over with courteous smiles and flowers in hand when Ye Tian finished his sentence.
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