After Ding Si went to the three towns of Dongzhong, Dongfa and Dongbai, he successfully informed the three mayors of the invitation.
When Wang Yue and the other two heard Ding Si's invitation, they agreed without even thinking about it and said they would be there on time at noon tomorrow.
After making some inquiries, Ding Si decided to hold the banquet in a fish restaurant on the bank of Qingjiang River. This was a well-known restaurant in the area, specializing in various fish dishes and was well-known in Dongfang County.
Near noon the next day, after Ye Li was ready, Qian San drove the carriage and took Ye Li and Ding Si to the fish restaurant.
They arrived at the fish restaurant in advance, arranged the dishes and drinks, and then waited for the three mayors to arrive in the restaurant.
The banquet was scheduled to start at noon, but Ye Li and the other two waited for an hour and no one showed up.
"Old Four, you didn't pass on the message, right? Why hasn't anyone come yet!!!"
Qian Sandeng was a little anxious and said while stroking his beard.
Ding Si said: "I didn't ask anyone to spread the word, I met the three of them in person and informed them of the young master's invitation.
I have made it very clear that the banquet will be held at noon today. I am wondering if they are pretending to agree but are not planning to come!"
There was also a gloomy look on Ye Li's brows. It seemed that the other party was clearly playing a trick on him.
"Let's wait a little longer. I don't think it's likely that they won't come. After all, I invited them personally. If they dare not come, it would be too disrespectful!"
Ye Li said.
After all, he is the nominal lord of Dongfang County. If the other party does not come to the banquet and deliberately pretends to agree, it would be too much.
There has to be some bottom line. Given the strength of the three mayors, they can only use some tricks within the scope of the rules.
Sure enough, after waiting for another half an hour, the three mayors finally arrived and walked into the fish restaurant with smiles on their faces.
"Master Ye Li, I'm really sorry. I had some urgent matters at home today. The concubine I married last year gave birth to a son for me today. I rushed here after seeing my son. Please don't be angry."
Wang Yue said to Ye Li with a smile, and judging from the excitement on his face, it felt like what he said was the truth.
Another mayor, Liu Huai, smiled and said, "Master Ye Li, today is my son's coming-of-age day. I am hosting his coming-of-age ceremony, which is why I am late. Please bear with me."
The last mayor, Zhang Wenliu, did not smile at all, but said with a sad face: "Sir, the old housekeeper who has taken care of me for many years passed away today, and I really can't leave.
After all, the old housekeeper has been taking care of me since I was born. We are like family. I set up a mourning hall for him at home today. I just had to preside over some things and I really couldn't leave!"
The reasons given by the three people all sounded like urgent matters, but the three people encountered emergencies on the same day and arrived at the same time. How could Ye Li and the others believe this situation
It was obvious that the three of them deliberately made Ye Li wait here for an hour and a half.
The three of them had been gathered in Wang Yue's house before, and they set out more than half an hour after noon. The journey was not short, and it took them nearly an hour to get here, so they were naturally late.
Ye Li glanced at the three people, his expression did not change at all. He could see a hint of mockery in their eyes.
"I'm really sorry. It seems that you three are having a lot of inconveniences today. It seems that my invitation was a bit abrupt.
Qian San, Ding Si, please see us off. You three all have things to do at home. Let's cancel our banquet today. I will visit you in person tomorrow.
Please prepare the income and expenditure books of the three towns, as we will discuss the issue of taxation."
Ye Li glanced at the three of them, then narrowed his eyes and spoke to Qian San and Ding Si.
Qian Sandingsi was stunned for a moment, then quickly responded, stood up and prepared to see the guest off.
Wang Yue and the other two had smiles on their faces just now, but now they couldn't smile anymore. They deliberately made Ye Li wait for an hour and a half, and it seemed that they had really made trouble for Ye Li.
But if Ye Li asked them to come and go without eating, then they would have traveled for an hour on an empty stomach, and their journey would have been in vain. Now they would have to go back on an empty stomach again. It would be hard to say who had done the wrong thing to whom.
"Sir... we don't actually need to..."
Wang Yue stood up and planned to explain his situation, telling them there was no need to rush home.
Ye Li would naturally not give him a chance, and took the lead to say: "Mayor Wang Yue, you don't have to be polite to me. If you can't come to such a banquet in the future, just send someone to tell me, and you don't have to make a special trip to tell me.
You should go back to see your son as soon as possible. After all, this matter is more important than having a meal. I will not keep you here, the three of you, your matters are very urgent. As the saying goes, weddings and funerals are important events in life, so it doesn't matter if you miss a meal. Anyway, I can talk about what I want to say tomorrow.
Qian San, Ding Si, help the three mayors to get outside to catch the bus. You didn't ask clearly before. If the three mayors were not free, they shouldn't have scheduled the banquet for today. I'm really sorry to have made them make a wasted trip today!"
As Ye Li spoke, he apologized to the three people with a smile.
Qian San and Ding Si naturally understood Ye Li's meaning, and hurriedly cooperated, apologizing while carrying Wan Ren out of the fish restaurant.
The three of them were accompanied by some expert guards, but the strength of the guards they brought was only at the God-descending Stage, which was much weaker than the Virtual God Stage. They wanted to stop them but failed. Instead, they were forced out of the fish restaurant by Ding Si and Qian San.
Since Wang Yue and the other two had already been sent out, they were too embarrassed to turn back. The excuses they had made for themselves before were more urgent than each other. Now that the words had been said, there was no way to take them back. They could only grit their teeth and shake their hands in hatred, break away from Qian San and Ding Si, and walk towards the carriage.
Qian San and Ding Si didn't use much strength to pull the three people. When the three people shook their hands, they let go of their hands and let the three people leave.
After watching the three people board the carriage, Ding Si shouted from behind, "Take care, everyone. I'm really sorry for delaying your urgent needs at home today. I hope you can forgive me!"
After saying this, the two turned around and walked back to the fish restaurant.
At this time, Ye Li had already asked the restaurant to bring all the dishes they had ordered to the table. The table was full of delicious dishes with good looks, aroma and taste.
"If they don't eat, we can eat it ourselves. You guys should eat as much as you want today. Don't be polite."
Ye Li smiled and glanced at Qian San and Ding Si.
Ding Si and Qian San also had smiles on their faces and quickly walked to the table and sat down.
"Master, you are really amazing. You are so cruel that you actually drove them back directly!!!"
Qian San said with a smile that he had been waiting for an hour and a half and was very angry. If Ye Li had not been here, he would have lost his temper.