The time of three days passed in a flash, and it was finally the day of the banquet in the City Lord's Mansion.

Early in the morning, Chen's father and mother were busy preparing for the banquet in the evening, either worried that the clothes Chen Xiaobei was wearing were too shabby and not formal enough, or they kept telling Chen Xiaobei such and such precautions, which made Chen Xiaobei very annoyed.

For people like Chen's father and Chen's mother who live at the bottom, the city lord is like an emperor in ancient times, where can ordinary people see it? And what a glorious thing it is for their son to have the honor of being presented by the city lord himself, and naturally he must leave a good impression on the city lord.

Chen Xiaobei has always cared not much about these, he thinks that it is okay to dress a little more formally, and there is no need to be so careful, anyway, no matter how well they are prepared, in the eyes of those families, there will always be a place for them to find faults.

He deeply knows that as a dark horse, winning the top of the junior high school contribution list, there must be many people who can't look at it, waiting to pick his fault and watch his jokes.

Since this is the case, why should he tremble, it is better to be casual, at least he can live happily.

Along the familiar Hongyuan Avenue in the city center, through the jungle formed by countless high-rise buildings, the vision in front of me suddenly opened up, it was one of the few places in Mingkong City where there were no high-rise buildings, and the City Lord's Mansion was located here.

Although it is the City Lord's Mansion, it is actually the Ming Manor, but the city lord generally works here, so the people call it the "City Lord's Mansion".

As soon as he stepped into the wide iron gate, he was stopped by the guards at the door. In this regard, Chen Xiaobei has long been accustomed to it, and he used to occasionally pass by the community where the rich lived, and he often encountered such things.

He knew that people like "janitors" usually looked at people by their clothes, and people like him, who were all stalls, would be stopped as soon as they entered the manor.

In the past, he always felt that those people were "dogs looking down on people", so he was angry and secretly vowed to impress them. In recent years, I have matured rapidly, and I have not had so many ideas about secondary two, and I have gradually understood that other people's opinions are meaningless to me, and instead of wasting time on these people, it is better to do more things that are beneficial to myself. When you achieve something, you will find that those people's perceptions have quietly changed.

Just when he was about to take out the invitation card to prove his identity, a loud shout suddenly came from behind him: "You guy who looks down on people, don't open your dog eyes and see, this is Chen Xiaobei, who won the top of the junior high school contribution list, the distinguished guest invited by the city lord to send an invitation, don't hurry up and get out of the way!"

Chen Xiaobei was stunned when he heard this, he didn't seem to have enough friends to participate in this banquet in his memory, how could someone suddenly stand up and speak for him? So, he couldn't help but turn around curiously, only to see a handsome young man who was dressed formally but not at all old-fashioned standing behind him, smiling and signaling to him.

"It turned out to be Young Master Zhang! The little one who has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, so get out of the way!" The man immediately changed his smiling face, and his face was servile.

Young Master Zhang, who can be called this, in Mingkong City, I am afraid that there are only the children of the Zhang family in the south of the city, but he is sure that he has never known anyone from the Zhang family, but this person seems to be somewhat familiar.

"Hello! My name is Zhang Hongyi!"

The young man who was called "Young Master Zhang" by the doorman seemed to see Chen Xiaobei's doubts, so he introduced himself.

Chen Xiaobei shook hands with Zhang Hongyi and said awkwardly: "Hello......! You seem to know me?"

Zhang Hongyi smiled and said, "Maybe you didn't care at the time, do you remember the eagle demon who was led away by you in Yuanwang Mansion before? If it weren't for your help before that, I might have died under the siege of two monsters!"

Hearing Zhang Hongyi's words, Chen Xiaobei suddenly showed an expression of sudden realization, he was a little embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Actually, it's not that I saved you, on the battlefield, I can't say who saved whom!"

Zhang Hongyi smiled, it was pointless not to argue with Chen Xiaobei. He just had to remember who was helping him at that critical moment. If he has the opportunity, he must return this favor, which is the style of being a child of a family.

"Let's go in first!"

Walking into the grand banquet hall of Ming's Manor with Zhang Hongyi, there have already been countless delicious delicacies and tempting champagne, this set of banquet methods and champagne are also passed down from the ancestor Li Changsheng, which is popular with the public, and now grand banquets are generally held in this way. I have to say that the first saint Li Changsheng is really erudite and talented!

The banquet hall was full of eager conversations, and some of them seemed to see Zhang Hongyi's arrival, and immediately greeted him with a cheerful smile on their faces. Zhang Hongyi seemed to be quite familiar with this kind of occasion, and talked cordially with the visitors one by one.

Many people felt very strange that Chen Xiaobei and Zhang Hongyi were together, and Zhang Hongyi solved their doubts one by one and praised Chen Xiaobei's skills.

Under the influence of Zhang Hongyi, those people were quite different and enthusiastic about Chen Xiaobei. However, Chen Xiaobei was very unaccustomed to this, and he was silent, so after others talked to him for a word or two, he turned around and talked eagerly with others.

Chen Xiaobei didn't care about this, these people were much better than he imagined, at least they didn't deliberately avoid him because of his dress and other reasons. He knew that others were looking at Zhang Hongyi's face.

Not long after, a person came and whispered a few words in Zhang Hongyi's ear, so Zhang Hongyi apologized to him, and left for a middle-aged couple, who seemed to be his parents.

After Zhang Hongyi left, Chen Xiaobei was left alone, and no one talked to him, he was also happy to be clean and enjoy the food at the party. I have to say that the food prepared by the City Lord's Mansion is not only sumptuous, with all the delicacies of the mountains and seas, but also the workmanship is also very particular, as much as possible to maintain the aura of the ingredients themselves while not losing the deliciousness, so that Chen Xiaobei can eat happily.

"What a hillbilly!"

A shrill voice sounded, but it was a noble lady with heavy makeup, who was very unhappy when she saw that there was no one next to Chen Xiaobei eating and drinking, so she called out.

Chen Xiaobei, who was eating with relish, frowned when he heard this, and couldn't help but sigh secretly, he couldn't escape those annoying people wherever he went, they thought they were superior, and felt that only by trampling others under their feet could they highlight their nobility.

He didn't bother to pay attention to such a person, but his good interest was ruined like this.

Chen Xiaobei's ignorance made the man feel that his dignity had been insulted, and he shouted: "What are those guards doing to eat, and they actually let a hillbilly get in! Guard! Guard!"

When the people around heard the sound, they all looked sideways, and when they heard what was happening, many people showed a smile on their faces, and stood aside to watch the excitement with the attitude of "it's none of their business". Some people who are not used to seeing Chen Xiaobei even secretly hope in their hearts, hoping to see Chen Xiaobei make a big joke.

"Who's yelling here!"