The village beauty and me!

Liu Qingqing's words reminded Chen Huan of some things he had heard before.

The old master of the Qiao family had previously hinted that the reason the Qiao family fell into decline was actually because of a man named Guojianglong.

Qiao Lingling once regarded him as a mortal enemy and thought about killing him to avenge her hatred.

"Is the person you're talking about a 'dragon crossing the river'?" Chen Huan asked casually.

Liu Qingqing blinked at him, "So you knew too."

"That seems to be his nickname. He was the number one figure in the underworld of Dongjiang City a few years ago."

"Later, for some reason, this person disappeared."

"He was the culprit behind the destruction of the Qiao family."

At this point, Liu Qingqing couldn't help but sigh deeply.

Seeing that the topic was getting a bit dull, Chen Huan didn't press the matter further.

Changing the subject, I asked Liu Qingqing about the theater troupe.

The two chatted along the way, and time passed by without them realizing it.

We soon arrived near the hotel.

From a great distance, you could see that many banners and ribbons had already been hung outside the Huan Ge Restaurant.

  

The entrance and surrounding area have also been renovated, and it looks quite presentable.

As the car drove toward the entrance, a tall, muscular figure quickly ran out from the lobby on the first floor.

He's fat.

Ever since that guy ate the Golden Elixir, his physique and even his temperament have undergone earth-shattering changes.

Now her figure is not so bloated, but rather she has a more rugged look.

He was dressed in a proper casual outfit, looking quite dignified.

Chen Huan smiled, rolled down the car window, and teased, "Dressed up so handsomely, are you going on a blind date?"

The fat man gave a wry smile, "What kind of blind date is this? Even if Lin Chi-ling came, I wouldn't be interested."

"Brother Huan, you're finally back! I've been here..."

Judging from the fat man's appearance, he seemed to be about to complain.

But the next second, we saw Liu Qingqing getting out of the passenger seat.

The fat man's eyes lit up immediately. He walked over with a smile, extended his hand, and said, "Oh, this girl must be Lingling's friend."

"I'm your chubby brother, welcome, welcome!"

Looking at his fawning, lecherous expression, Chen Huan couldn't help but chuckle.

Liu Qingqing shook hands with the fat man in a generous manner, "I'm Liu Qingqing, hello Fatty."

The fat man beamed, "Well, you must be tired from your long journey."

"You're really good-looking, do you have a boyfriend?"

Chen Huan kicked him in the butt. "What's it to you if I don't have a partner? Get away from me, or you'll scare him."

"Where is Qiao Lingling?"

Chen Huan's casual question immediately made the fat man frown again.

She pulled him aside and lowered her voice, saying, "I was just about to tell you about this. Qiao Lingling is negotiating with a group of people inside, and we don't know how things are going yet."

Chen Huan's eyes widened immediately. "Negotiation?"

"Who are you negotiating with, and why are you negotiating?"

The fat man frowned and said, "It looks like someone from the Ma family..."

Chen Huan immediately grabbed him by the collar. "The Ma family is here, and you actually let them in?"

"Qiao Lingling is a woman, and you're expecting her to deal with those bastards from the Ma family on her own? Fatty, what were you thinking?"

The fat man replied with a wronged expression, "Brother Huan, if they come looking for trouble in a normal way, I certainly won't tolerate their bad behavior."

"But this time they came specifically to see Qiao Lingling. I wanted to go with them, but they wouldn't let me."

Chen Huan released his grip. "Why? What exactly were you talking about?"

The fat man scratched his head. "I don't know. I just overheard something about a dragon crossing the river."

"A dragon crossing the river?" Chen Huan's expression suddenly changed.

At this point, there was no time to worry about anything else, so he immediately headed to the private room that Fatty Wang had pointed to.

At that moment, two people were standing at the door of the private room.

Each of them had a serious face and a fierce expression.

Seeing Chen Huan try to approach, he immediately pointed at him and scolded, "We're talking business inside. If you don't want to get beaten up, get out of here..."

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Huan rushed over and slapped him across the face, sending him flying like a spinning top.

The other person was slapped to the ground by the fat man who followed closely behind.

"You bastards, I've had my eye on you for ages!" the fat man cursed, his voice quite loud.

This was clearly a reminder to Qiao Lingling inside the private room that she was about to go in.

Chen Huan didn't have many concerns and pushed the door open and barged in.

I spotted Qiao Lingling sitting across from me, her face looking extremely pale.

Meanwhile, two other people were sitting next to this table.

They were all dressed in suits and ties, and they all had a sinister and shrewd look on their faces.

A man who looked like a bodyguard was originally standing in the corner of the private room.

Upon seeing someone break in, he immediately glared and rushed over to stop them.

"Get out of here!" The fat man raised his leg from behind and kicked him to the ground.

The two men in suits then realized something was wrong.

She hurriedly got up and glanced at them with curious eyes.

"Chen Huan, you're back?" One of them clearly recognized Chen Huan, and his expression immediately became even more flustered.

They could barely stand and almost fell to the ground.

"Lingling, did these people bully you?"

"If you utter a sound, Fatty and I will break their arms and legs and turn them into human flesh dumplings." Chen Huan looked at Qiao Lingling, his face somewhat gloomy.

Qiao Lingling stood up, her expression strange.

At this moment, a man in a suit adjusted his glasses and said sarcastically, "Such arrogance! Anyone who didn't know better would think you were the boss of the entire Dongjiang City."

"You think you're pretty awesome, but unfortunately there are some things you can't control."

"We provided Qiao Lingling with information about her enemy. Have you heard of 'the Dragon Crossing the River'?"

"He was the one who planned and carried out the whole thing, ruining the entire Qiao family and causing Qiao Lingling's mother to die of anger."

"Now, only we know where that person is."

"So, as a friend, you should be understanding of Qiao Lingling."

"Let him go, let him leave here. He can get news of his enemies and avenge his mother. That's the important thing."

Although what the other person said was quite annoying, it also made Chen Huan immediately understand why Qiao Lingling was behaving so unusually today.

The Ma family's purpose was also very straightforward.

Their goal was to empty out Qiao Lingling, Old Master Qiao, and even the entire team they had brought before Chen Huan's Huan Ge Restaurant officially opened.

In this way, Chen Huan was essentially sidelined, and it was impossible for him to find a better or more suitable team in the short term.

The so-called opening ceremony turned out to be a joke.

"You bunch of bastards, you really know how to pick your timing." Chen Huan's expression became even more ferocious.