"What are you, to deserve me wiping your shoes?" the plainly dressed youth retorted coldly.
The youth who had extended his foot immediately turned grim. "Kid, are you getting too big for your britches? Never has a piece of trash like you dared to speak to me like this."
"You punk, it's an honor for Young Master Liu to ask you to wipe his shoes, and you dare to insult him? What do you think you are?"
"Do you even know who Young Master Liu is? He's a descendant of the Liu family. How dare a piece of trash like you spout such arrogant words? Who the hell gave you the courage?"
"Kid, do you know how many people would break their heads to get through this gate? Young Master Liu is kindly bringing you in, and you dare to insult him? You're practically asking for death!"
The young men and women standing beside Liu Xiaotian all wore angry expressions.
"The Liu family?" the plainly dressed youth looked at Liu Xiaotian.
"Heh, now you're scared?"
"Kid, why don't you hurry up and kneel to wipe Young Master Liu's shoes?"
"Wipe shoes? Once this kid knows Young Master Liu's identity, he'll probably be groveling on his knees in no time!"
The crowd burst into laughter, all waiting for him to kneel like a dog.
"As expected, birds of a feather flock together," the plainly dressed youth said mockingly and turned to leave, no longer intending to deal with these youths.
"Stop right there!" Seeing him about to leave and completely ignore them, Liu Xiaotian felt utterly insulted.
When had he, a descendant of the Liu family, ever been so disregarded?
"You punk, who told you to leave? Believe it or not, with a single word from me, you won't earn a single cent here today!" another youth threatened.
"This is Qin family territory. When did it become your turn to call the shots, you scum?" the plainly dressed youth asked coldly.
"Kid, you dare to call us scum?! I think you're tired of living!"
"Who gave you the courage to speak to us like that? Who do you think you are!"
"A stinking car washer, daring to argue with us? You're really tired of living."
"Security! Security!" one of the youths even shouted towards the surroundings.
The commotion here also attracted quite a few guests preparing to enter the Qin family mansion.
However, upon seeing the youth in simple attire, they all wore looks of disdain. In their eyes, it was undoubtedly this clueless poor kid who had provoked these young masters. These so-called rich people fundamentally looked down on the poor.
"What's going on?!" A moment later, a group of security guards hurried over.
But as they saw Liu Xiaotian and his group, the guards completely ignored the plainly dressed youth. Instead, they respectfully approached Liu Xiaotian and his companions. "May I ask who you gentlemen are?"
One of the youths introduced Liu Xiaotian. "This is Liu Xiaotian from the Liu family."
"So it's Young Master Liu. May I ask what happened here?" the head security guard asked, becoming even more respectful upon hearing he was from the Liu family.
"It's this clueless piece of trash who offended Young Master Liu and insulted all of us," the previous youth said again.
"What?!"
The security guards looked at the plainly dressed youth with shock. They never expected someone so clueless to dare offend Liu Xiaotian and his group here.
"What do you do? Do you know where you are? Daring to cause trouble here, I think you're tired of living!" one of the security guards, wanting to impress Liu Xiaotian and his group, pointed at Chen Fan and yelled.
"You punk, why don't you hurry up and apologize to Young Master Liu and the others?" the head security guard also reprimanded.
"Apologize? If apologies were useful, what would the police be for?" Liu Xiaotian said with a mocking smile.
"Make him kneel and bark like a dog."
"He should be made to kneel and lick our shoes. What do you call that groveling? I've never seen anything like it!"
"Hahaha!"
The youths burst into laughter.
"Kid, did you hear that? Why don't you hurry up and do as Young Master Liu and the others say? If you truly offend Young Master Liu and them, you'll be finished today!" the head security guard threatened.
"Is this how your Qin family treats your guests without distinguishing right from wrong?" the plainly dressed youth asked coldly.
"Guests? Hahaha, kid, you mean to say you're here for the birthday banquet?"
"You're too much of a show-off. If you were a guest invited by the Qin family, I'd personally kneel on the ground and bark like a dog for you!" one of the youths laughed so hard that tears almost streamed down his face.
"Kid, who among the guests attending Old Master Qin's birthday banquet today isn't a prominent figure? Who do you think you are to even think of entering this gate?"
"All guests attending today have an invitation, and these invitations are divided into three tiers: Gold, Platinum, and Black Gold. We only have Gold invitations, and even our Young Master Liu only received a Platinum invitation. As for the highest tier, Black Gold invitations, the Qin family only gave out about ten. Anyone holding one could make the entire Hua Nan province tremble. You say you're here for the banquet, so I'd like to ask, what color is the invitation in your hand?" a woman said, looking at him with disdain.
"Oh? Is that so? I'm sorry, but the invitation in my hand is precisely the Black Gold invitation you just mentioned, the one that can make Hua Nan province tremble." the plainly dressed youth replied.
"Hahaha!"
"I can't take it anymore, this kid is too much of a show-off, I'm dying of laughter!"
The youths erupted in laughter, and even the security guards were on the verge of tears from laughing.
"Kid, you say you have a Black Gold invitation? Do you know who holds Black Gold invitations? Even the Liu family only has two. Who do you think you are to claim you have a Black Gold invitation?"
"Kid, do you also want to say that the plastic bag you're carrying is the birthday gift for Old Master Qin?"
"A gift in a plastic bag? Hahaha, this is probably the funniest joke I've ever heard in my life!"
However, just as everyone was laughing uncontrollably, the plainly dressed youth calmly took out a black invitation from the plastic bag.
On the cover of the invitation, a golden character "秦" was clearly written.
When everyone saw the black invitation in his hand, all their laughter immediately ceased. The expressions on the youths' faces froze.
The security guards, who had been laughing so hard their stomachs hurt, were all dumbfounded. The head security guard stumbled, almost falling to the ground.
"This, this is Black Gold, a Black Gold invitation?" one of the youths exclaimed in shock after a moment, looking at the black invitation in his hand.
"This, how is this possible?" everyone was startled.
"How could he possibly have a Black Gold invitation? Hurry up and check the authenticity of this invitation! I strongly suspect this Black Gold invitation is fake!" Liu Xiaotian said with a grim expression.
"What?! Fake?"
"This kid's guts are too big! He dares to forge a Qin family Black Gold invitation."
"He's really courting death. Even forging a Gold invitation would be something, but he dares to forge a Black Gold invitation. You know, Black Gold invitations are for distinguished guests of the Qin family, and they can even dine at the same table as Old Master Qin!"
The onlookers were all shocked. It was known that no one in the entire Hua Nan province would dare to forge a Qin family Black Gold invitation!
Hearing Liu Xiaotian's words, the head security guard finally regained his composure, took out a scanner, and approached him. "Kid, let me verify the authenticity of your invitation!"
Seeing this, Liu Xiaotian and the others showed a mocking expression. "Kid, you don't know this, do you? Qin family invitations all come with personal information. Scanning the barcode inside will reveal the owner's information and photo. You have quite the nerve to forge a Qin family invitation!"
[Author's Note]
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