At that moment, a solemn and festive welcome music was played by the top orchestra on the deck.
To the sound of the music, a brand new red carpet was rolled down the gangway to the ground.
A 20-strong guard of welcome was lined up at the bottom of the gangway, a spectacular sight!
When the crowd on the port saw this scene, they could not help but burst into a clamour.
The people present were all rich and powerful, and their eyes were poisonous.
At a glance, they recognised that the red carpet in front of them was made of the finest wool.
The cost of this carpet alone would have been at least a million dollars!
And that was not the main thing.
The most important thing was that the White Pearl had been sailing around the world for such a long time and had visited almost every country, but it had never seen the White Pearl use this red carpet and play music before.
This kind of welcome is a bit too high cla*s!
At this moment, a figure slowly arrived at the top of the gangway.
It was none other than Lawrence!
Half a month ago, Lawrence was only a paralysed man, confined to a wheelchair, but now he was able to move freely, and his whole energy was much better than before.
He looks at least a dozen years younger!
At this moment, Lawrence was wearing a high-cla*s and decent suit, his hair was neatly combed, and his whole face looked extremely solemn.
It was a completely serious look.
Seeing this scene in front of them, the crowd on the harbour had already been talking about it.
“My goodness, it’s actually Mr Lawrence himself!”
“Not only is there a guard playing music on the red carpet, but Mr Lawrence is also personally welcoming, it seems that our influence on this side of Pearl Island is still great!”
“Come on, you think too highly of yourself! We’re not even good enough for Mr Lawrence!”
“That’s right, Mr Lawrence has put up such a high profile, so he’s clearly welcoming someone very important!”
“But what kind of person is it that is entitled to such a high standard of treatment from Mr Lawrence?”
“Yes, I’ve heard that when Warren Buffet boarded the White Pearl, Mr Lawrence didn’t even go out to greet him! In fact, it’s basically never been worthy of such respect from Mr Lawrence!”
“My, what kind of VIP is this that is even more honourable than Warren Buffett and the rest of them?!”
All of a sudden, the crowd on the harbour was exceptionally curious about the identity of the distinguished guest Lawrence was waiting for.
At that moment, a figure walked up through the crowd.
The figure was in his twenties, and no matter what he was wearing or how he was decorated, he was worth a lot of money, so it was obvious that he was no ordinary person.
Someone in the crowd immediately recognised this young man at a glance.
“My goodness, isn’t that the second young master of the Zhai family!”
“The son of the King of Gamblers of Ao Cheng, Zhai Tianhao!”
“So, is Mr. Zhai the honoured guest that Mr. Lawrence is waiting for?!”
“Yes, yes! I’m afraid that only a top-tier magnate like the Zhai family would be qualified to receive such a high-profile welcome from Mr. Lawrence!”
“It’s really worthy of being the number one family in Ao Cheng!”
There was a gasp of awe from the crowd.
The gazes they gave to Zhai Tianhao were all filled with incomparable envy and awe!
In their eyes, to receive such a high-profile welcome from Mr. Lawrence was undoubtedly a great affirmation of the Zhai family’s status and position!
At this moment, as Zhai Yinghao listened to the comments and envy of the people around him, his face also revealed a smug look, and the vanity in his heart was greatly satisfied.
Prior to this, Zhai Yinghao had indeed greeted Mr Lawrence’s side and explained his request to board the ship, which had also been finally granted.
It was just that Zhai Yinghao himself had not expected that the other party would put up such a high specification to greet him.
It seemed that his father, the gambling king of Aucheng, and his own Zhai family’s reputation as the number one family in Aucheng were still very famous!
After Zhai Yinghao stepped out of the crowd, he deliberately put on the stance of his own Zhai family’s grandson in front of everyone.
He had his hands in his pockets, and even walked in what he thought was a handsome posture, and deliberately slowed down his pace.
This was not only to feel the attention and envy of the people around him for a longer period of time, but also to put on what he considered to be his most handsome side for the cameras of those media people on the scene to capture.
The truth was indeed as Zhai Yinghao thought, as he walked towards the red carpet, countless cameras were already pointed at him and the limelight began to flash continuously.
This made Zhai Yinghao’s heart very satisfied.
A few moments later, Zhai Yinghao finally arrived in front of the red carpet.
He smiled and waved his hand towards Lawrence on board, revealing a very confident smile.
He raised a step and was about to step towards the red carpet.
But at that moment, two members of the guard came up and stopped him!
“Excuse me sir, no one else is allowed to board the ship yet!”
The guardsmen said politely.
Zhai Yinghao, however, smiled slightly as a gentleman, “I think you have misunderstood, I am not someone else, I am the one Mr. Lawrence is waiting for!”
“What ……”
Those two members of the guard team looked at each other, both were a bit suspicious.
At that moment, Zhai Tianhao, however, shouted up confidently towards Lawrence on the boat.
“Mr. Lawrence, hello, I am Zhai Tianhao ah, Zhai Dayou is my father, I am the son of the King of Gamblers ah!”
Zhai Tianhao confidently declared his name.
Lawrence on the boat was still pondering from the other party’s height and voice whether the other party was the VIP he was waiting for or not, but after hearing Zhai Tianhao’s words, he immediately understood.
Lawrence just gave Zhai Tianhao a blank look, but didn’t say a word more.
The two members of the guard were still hesitant, but after seeing this reaction from their master, they immediately understood everything.
“Excuse me sir, it seems that you are obviously not the honoured guest that Mr. Lawrence is waiting for!”
The guard member said in a cold voice as he rushed towards Zhai Tianhao.
This time, the guard member’s tone was obviously not as polite as it was just now.
“What? Not waiting for me? This …… how is this possible ……”
Zhai Tianhao was stunned.
He did not expect that it would turn out like this.
And at this moment, the surrounding crowd was also in an uproar when they heard the words of that guard member.
“So Mr. Lawrence was not waiting for Mr. Zhai!”
“That Mr. Zhai even had the shyness to take the initiative to go over, this is taking himself too seriously!”
“That’s right, it’s so humiliating, hahaha ……”
For a moment, there was a burst of ridicule from the crowd.