Chapter 818: This Is Really Strange
Because he received too many phone calls, all from business acquaintances, Big Uncle didn't dare to be negligent. He immediately informed his family members and personally stood at the entrance with his wife to greet guests.
Fortunately, there was still 30 minutes before the memorial service began.
So in the next 30 minutes, the funeral home suddenly became lively.
Luxury cars arrived one after another, heading straight to the Guiyuan Hall.
Because all the parking spaces in front had already been occupied by the Mercedes-Benz cars brought by Vice Chairman Gao, the later arrivals could only park behind them.
These arriving businessmen all changed their usual attitude towards Big Uncle, becoming extremely polite.
Each person brought a wreath, and since the front was already full, everyone had to continue lining them up at the back.
Soon, the wreaths stretched out for 20-30 meters, far exceeding the display of the neighboring Song family.
These arriving businessmen were very perceptive. Although they came for Chen Fan, they knew such an occasion wasn't appropriate for business talk.
So everyone simply greeted Vice Chairman Gao briefly, introduced themselves, and then, under the introduction of Big Uncle and Su Xuecheng, exchanged greetings with Chen Fan. They handed over their business cards, which counted as a simple acquaintance.
In the last few minutes before the memorial service was about to begin, several more cars drove in.
Big Uncle rushed out to greet them.
"Chairman Pang?"
Big Uncle was somewhat surprised; he knew this person very well - wasn't this Pang Qinglai from Suzhou Pang Construction?
Why did he come?
Big Uncle hadn't invited him.
He didn't even have any connection with him.
He had only seen Pang Qinglai once from afar at a cocktail party.
This person's real estate company was quite famous locally, having developed many properties.
"Chairman Pang, why are you here?"
Before Big Uncle could go up to greet him, Song Weixiong, the eldest from the neighboring Song family, had already rushed over.
"Oh my, Chairman Pang, how come you personally came?"
"When we spoke on the phone yesterday, I thought you wouldn't be able to make it due to other commitments."
Song Weixiong changed his previous arrogant demeanor, standing before the other party with a flattering expression.
Although he had some influence, that was only in the town. On a provincial level, the Song family wasn't particularly notable.
And the Chairman Pang before him was one of the bosses the Song family needed to curry favor with.
Because many of the Song family's current construction projects were in cooperation with him.
Mainly, he got the meat while the Song family got to drink some soup.
It could be said that this Chairman Pang was the Song family's major financial backer.
The second and third Song brothers quickly followed behind, also running over.
The two wore fawning smiles, not daring to step forward to greet him.
Pang Qinglai looked at Song Weixiong with confusion.
"Hm? Why are you here?"
"Ah? Chairman Pang, aren't you..."
While Song Weixiong was still confused, before he could finish speaking, the Pang Qinglai in front of him suddenly changed his expression, just like Song brothers earlier, and quickly rushed towards the Guiyuan Hall.
Seeing this, Su Ruochu's Big Uncle's expression brightened.
Earlier he had thought this person was really invited by the Song family.
But seeing him rushing towards himself, Big Uncle's face lit up, and he immediately went to meet him.
"Chairman Pang..."
However, when Pang Qinglai passed by him, he obviously paused for a moment, instinctively saying "ah."
Then he darted past.
Big Uncle's extended hand was left hanging in the air, his face showing bewilderment.
"Mr. Chen. Oh my, Mr. Chen, I've finally met the real deal today."
Pang Qinglai rushed up the steps, extending his chubby little hand towards Chen Fan who was standing at the entrance.
Chen Fan was somewhat confused.
"You know me?"
Pang Qinglai hurriedly explained, "Mr. Chen might not know me, I'm Pang Qinglai, the owner of Pang Construction."
"Mr. Chen, I'm your Pudong Qifan Construction's cooperation partner, I also participated in the bidding for your company's Yinzhou Qifan Plaza project."
Chen Fan suddenly understood; the person before him should be a cooperation partner recruited by Zhou Wangchao.
He just hadn't expected this guy to know he was here, and even recognize him at first glance.
One shouldn't refuse a smiling face. Chen Fan extended his hand to shake with the other party.
"Hello, Chairman Pang."
"Oh my, I've long heard of Mr. Chen's great reputation. Meeting you today, you truly are extraordinary."
"In my eyes, Chairman Zhou was already an impressive big shot, but Chairman Zhou holds you in such high esteem. Meeting you today, I finally understand that what Chairman Zhou said was indeed true. Mr. Chen is truly a dragon among men."
Chen Fan didn't particularly like this guy's way of talking.
But in business, being eloquent was understandable.
He just didn't understand what method Zhou Wangchao had used to make this guy so admiring.
Chen Fan didn't want to steal the spotlight, so he pointed to Big Uncle beside him.
"This is my Big Uncle. Today I'm here to attend the memorial service for my girlfriend's maternal grandmother."
Pang Qinglai finally reacted, realizing he had almost overshadowed the main event.
"Look at my head, I almost forgot the main thing."
"Bring them up."
Over there, the driver and assistant each carried a wreath as they walked over.
Pang Qinglai was good at handling people. He held Big Uncle's hand and consoled him.
"I was in a hurry when I left, could only buy 2 wreaths first to show respect. Please accept my condolences."
Big Uncle naturally didn't dare to have any opinion, quickly responding politely.
He had just witnessed it with his own eyes.
Pang Qinglai, whom even he couldn't get close to, had just been currying favor with Chen Fan.
After exchanging pleasantries at the entrance, the group entered the Guiyuan Hall.
At the door, Lin Yutong glanced at the Song brothers standing confused in the courtyard, feeling a moment of satisfaction.
"Hmph."
She directly let out a cold snort and turned to enter the hall.
The Song brothers could no longer care about Lin Yutong's mockery.
At this moment, the 3 of them looked at each other, all terrified.
"Big brother, what... what kind of background does the Lin family have?"
"They don't have any damn background, didn't you hear just now? All these people came because of that young Chen guy."
"Chen? Seems like his name is Chen Fan? Haven't heard of any big boss surnamed Chen in our Suzhou area?"
"What's this kid's background? Should we investigate?"
"Big brother?"
Song Weixiong stood dazed for a while, his facial expressions changing several times before finally coming to his senses. His gaze fell on his 2 brothers who were staring at him.
Song Weixiong was so angry, he suddenly raised his hand and slapped the second brother.
"Damn it. This is all because of your wife's good deed!"
After saying this, he turned and left angrily.
The second brother held his face, looking wronged.
He of course understood what his big brother meant.
Because it was his wife who had taken away the Lin family's memorial hall yesterday.
It's just that their Song family had been used to throwing their weight around locally for so long. Last night they had even investigated the Lin family.
They were just an ordinary middle-class family, not worth considering.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have disrespected them today.
The second Song brother held his face, full of grievance.
"Who knew their family had such powerful relatives?"
"This is really strange."