"Hahaha... Mr. Zhang said there are two more guests coming. Who do I think it is? It turns out it is you! Li Rui, we haven't seen each other for a long time. I heard that you have done a good job in Nanqiao and have become the Party Secretary of Qingshanquan Town..."

As soon as Li Rui entered the door, he greeted Lao Zhao, deputy director of the Land Bureau who was sitting in the main room at the door of the private room with a smile. When he was in the Planning Commission, because of Luo Xin's relationship, he and Li Rui were considered old acquaintances.

Before he finished speaking, Gao Jie walked in. Now Lao Zhao couldn't sit still and quickly stood up and said, "Oh! Director Gao, you are here too."

"Why, Director Zhao is not welcome?" Gao Jie said with a smile.

"Where, where, Director Gao is a guest that I, Lao Zhao, can't even invite. If it weren't for Mr. Zhang today, I'm afraid I wouldn't have such a face." Lao Zhao hurried out to greet him.

"Mr. Zhang?" Gao Jie's eyes fell on Zhang Zhuoyang who stood up from the guest of honor. She had learned from Li Rui that the boss of Hong Kong Tengfei Group was Li Rui's cousin, but it was the first time we met today. She was in her thirties and had a slightly fat appearance, and there was a slight similarity to Li Rui between her eyebrows and eyes.

"Are you noble? I'm Zhang Zhuoyang, I've heard Li Rui talk about you a long time ago." Zhang Zhuoyang took the initiative to walk up and stretched out his hand with a smile.

"Hello, Mr. Zhang." Gao Jie reached out and grabbed Zhang Zhuoyang gently.

Li Rui, who was standing by, noticed that Director Gao, who was in charge of the work in the office of the Pengzhou Mining Bureau, actually showed a hint of shyness. "It must be shameful to meet his in-laws' family!" He couldn't help but think proudly in his heart.

"Are you..." Old Zhao was surprised to see this scene. He originally thought Gao Jie was a guest invited by Zhang Zhuoyang.

"I came here with Li Rui for a free meal." Gao Jie stepped back and stood beside Li Rui and explained.

"Director Zhao, you don't know yet. Li Rui is my cousin." Zhang Zhuoyang also introduced with a smile.

"Oh--" How could Lao Zhao not see the situation clearly anymore? He suddenly showed a sudden realization and smiled: "After a long time, it turns out that everyone is a family! Come on, sit down, please sit down."

"Brother Rui, Sister Gao." Xue Feng shouted, ran over diligently and wanted to help Gao Jie pull out the chair.

Li Rui slapped his hand away with a palm, "I'm here. What's wrong with you? What's the point of being blind!"

"Yes, yes, Brother Rui is right." Xue Feng nodded repeatedly.

If this were to be done before, even if he knew Li Rui's identity, Xue Feng would definitely feel a little uncomfortable in his stomach. But now he admired Li Rui so much that he was so grateful that he did not lose face last time, but also earned enough face. He heard that Qi Zheng and Mr. Ma from the capital had left Pengcheng in shame the next day. Now that boy Sun Lei had gone around when he saw him.

He also reported this to his old man. Xue Mingtang disagreed with his son, Governor Qi's son and the Ma family in Beijing. Xue Mingtang is almost the same age. Since the last time he failed to compete for the Organization Minister, he has long lost the motivation to climb up. His biggest wish now is to be the secretary of the district party committee again. Then he can go to the National People's Congress or the CPPCC to retire peacefully. Governor Qi and the Ma family in Beijing are too far apart for him, not to mention that his backer in the province and Qi Yingwei are not the same. Moreover, his son is bullied, and I am always angry. If I offend you, I will offend you. What's the big deal?

However, he was very pleased that Li Rui was able to take action with mercy, which shows that his son and Li Rui had a good relationship. The young master Ma in the capital didn't dare to breathe when he saw Li Rui's anger. What does it mean? It only means that the Zhang family is powerful enough and that his son can make good friends with the Zhang family's children. Even if he retreats in the future, his son can gain a foothold in the business world. So he gave Xue Feng another advice to maintain his relationship with Li Rui and Zhang Zhuoyang.

Lao Zhao didn't know the twists and turns here. Seeing this scene, he was very surprised by Xue Feng's low-keyness. Is this the domineering Young Master Xue? He thought that it was because of Gao Jie that Xue Feng was so good to Li Rui. Thinking of the conflict between Xue Feng and Li Rui and Gao Jie in Huazhongcheng, he couldn't help but sigh: "Oh! It's so lucky!"

Lao Zhao's sigh was well aware of Zhang Zhuoyang. Li Rui and Gao Jie couldn't help but smile knowingly. They looked at each other and saw a hint of sweetness in each other's eyes. Xue Feng looked embarrassed and said, "Director Zhao, Uncle Zhao, just leave me some face!"

"Hahaha..." Old Zhao laughed. He was no longer the deputy director who had become a marginal figure in the Land Bureau. Because he successfully introduced the investment consortium of Tengfei Group and Huazhongcheng, he developed the Tengfei Center. He was highly appreciated by Executive Vice Mayor Li Yifeng, and his status in the bureau has risen rapidly. Even the top leaders in the bureau are now polite to him. Moreover, when Mayor Li went to the construction site of Tengfei Center to investigate with the Land Bureau, he praised him, which made him show the limelight. Naturally, his attitude towards Xue Feng was not as cramped as last time.

"What's going on?" Zhang Zhuoyang asked intriguingly.

Old Zhao smiled but didn't answer, and Li Rui smiled and said, "Actually, I should thank Xue Feng. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have known Gao Jie. Xue Feng, don't you?"

Xue Feng grabbed his scalp and said awkwardly: "Brother Rui, don't make fun of me in front of Brother Zhuo Yang."

"There is still this? I have never heard you mention it. Xue Feng is still a matchmaker between you and Gao Jie?" Zhang Zhuoyang became interested. He said it openly, which made Gao Jie feel embarrassed.

Li Rui smiled and told the situation at that time, and everyone burst into laughter.

"Haha! I said Fengzi, you deserve it. You dare to mess with our fourth brother? Do you know that our fourth brother was invincible in our compound back then, and no one could get benefits from him. It was still light without breaking his arms and legs." Zhang Zhuoyang laughed.

If Xue Feng had said this before, he might not believe it, but after seeing Ma Xiaojun's expression in front of Li Rui, he nodded repeatedly: "That's, that's it. Brother Rui must have shown mercy at that time."

Upon hearing this, Gao Jie turned to Li Rui and whispered: "Are you so powerful?"

Li Rui smiled ambiguously and whispered with Gao Jie's ears: "Don't you know if I'm so powerful?"

"It's like a dead person!" Gao Jie blushed and said coquettishly, reaching out under the table to twist the soft flesh on his waist.

Li Rui hurriedly hurriedly avoided the side. Zhang Zhuoyang, who was sitting opposite him, couldn't help but smile when he saw this scene, "What are you talking about?"

Li Rui smiled and said, "It's okay, we're just discussing when to invite Xue Feng to a meal. Thank him."

"Hahaha..." Another burst of laughter.

Everyone was joking for a while, and Li Rui turned to Lao Zhao and said, "Director Zhao, I haven't thanked you well yet. At that time, you also stood up to help me speak out for justice."

"Where, where? My old face is not very valuable!" Old Zhao smiled. He also saw that Xue Feng was very flattering to the two brothers, and he had less scruples in his words, making fun of Xue Feng.

"This... Uncle Zhao, wasn't I ignorant at that time? You are a lot of me. Don't keep it in your heart. I will still expect you to enjoy the food in the future! Don't worry, I will definitely give you two cups later, and I will just treat it as a pity." Xue Feng clasped his fists and said.

"Haha... As the saying goes, you won't know each other without fighting. I think you are all in good condition now! Everyone is harmonious and lively." Lao Zhao nodded with a smile.

"It's so lively!" Zhao Wenlong, the owner of Huazhongcheng, came in, followed by a waiter. There were two bottles of antique pottery jars on the tray he was carrying. You could tell at a glance that it was Qingyunchun raw pulp blended wine. This kind of wine was not available on the market, and there was only one here in Zhao Wenlong.

When Lao Zhao saw it, his eyes lit up and he hurriedly said, "Okay, Zhao Wenlong, last time I came with Luo Xin, didn't you say there is nothing left? Why did Mr. Zhang come today, and you took it out."

"Haha, Director Zhao, you wronged me. I didn't have it last time. Otherwise, you can't take it out if you speak? These bottles were just delivered by the winery two days ago. Otherwise, I will have two bottles in my office. You will take them away when the time comes?" Zhao Wenlong said lying because his face was still calm. In fact, these wines were originally placed in the wine cellar of Huazhongcheng.

When Lao Zhao heard this, he was very happy. He immediately smiled and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay!"

Zhao Wenlong ordered the waiter to serve the food with wine, and then sat down and said to Li Rui: "I heard you crashed in the parking lot downstairs just now? The car doesn't matter, right?"

"It's okay, I'm having a lunatic!" Li Rui felt uncomfortable when he mentioned this, and he had never seen such an unreasonable woman.

"What's going on?" Xue Feng asked curiously.

Li Rui told me about being rear-ended in the parking lot just now and why the woman was unreasonable.

Xue Feng slapped the table and said indignantly: "Damn! This kind of woman is just fucking..." When he found Gao Jie's eyes shot sharply, he hurriedly said: "Sorry, Sister Gao, I can't help but swear again. But that woman is so annoying. Is there such unreasonable thing! If it were me, I would definitely slap her two times and let her wake up. Who is that person?"

Lao Zhao also shook his head and said, "Young people today! They can afford to drive a car, their family conditions must be good, and their parents spoiled them, so they have developed a despicable temper and cannot control their ideas. Sooner or later, such people will suffer."

Gao Jie opened her lips gently and said, "I listened to Director Zhao's evaluation, and it seems that I was talking about Xue Feng, right?"

When everyone heard this, they also looked at Xue Feng and laughed at the same time.

Xue Feng clasped his fists again and said, "Sister Gao, just spare me, I know I was wrong."

When the dishes were served, the waiter poured the wine. Lao Zhao, who was the host, picked up the wine glass and stood up to give a toast, "Today we are mainly we welcome Mr. Zhang, come, everyone raises their glasses and toast to Mr. Zhang's arrival!"

Everyone stood up and clinked and cheered each other. At this time, a person wearing the foreman's uniform knocked in the door and walked to Zhao Wenlong and whispered.

"What? Mayor Li is here." Zhao Wenlong said in surprise.

"Yes, it's in the private room No. 6." The foreman nodded.

"Oh! Then I have to show my face. Everyone, I'm sorry, I'll lose my companion."

Lao Zhao, who had just toasted and had not sat down, heard it and hurriedly said, "Then I have to go to the glass of wine, too." As he said that, he turned around and asked Zhang Zhuoyang, "Mr. Zhang, are you going together too?"

"Okay! Mayor Li has always been very supportive of our Tengfei Center project. I have long wanted to find an opportunity to visit Mayor Li, and today is just right." Zhang Zhuoyang agreed happily.

He stood up and looked at Li Rui. He smiled and said, "Fourth, since Mayor Li is here, it is rare to have this opportunity. Do you follow us to toast the leader with a glass of wine?"

Li Rui looked at Gao Jie and smiled and said, "Is my level a little too low?"

Although Lao Zhao felt that Zhang Zhuoyang was a little arrogant, it was already good that he could toast Mayor Li to Mayor Li, so how could he have to bring Li Rui with him. But then he thought, wasn’t Gao Jie still sitting beside Li Rui, and it might not be certain that he would become Secretary Gao’s son-in-law one day. He immediately smiled and said, “Li Rui, there is a rare opportunity. Let’s go there together.”

Then he said to Zhao Wenlong: "Mr. Zhao, there is still a bottle of unopened wine here. You can take out the other two bottles you gave me later." It is rare to have a chance to flatter Mayor Li, so how could Old Zhao let it go.

"Okay, okay." Zhao Wenlong responded quickly.

He asked the waiter to bring the wine, and the group came to the No. 6 private room. Before Li Rui walked at the end, he heard Lao Zhao's exaggerated voice: "Oh, Mayor Li, it's such a coincidence. It turns out that you are here too today. Are you a family gathering? Haha, I am here to host Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhang from Hong Kong Tengfei Group today, let me introduce it. This is our Mayor Li; Mayor Li, this is Zhang Zhuoyang and Mr. Zhang."

"Mayor Li." Zhang Zhuoyang shouted.

"Hello, Mr. Zhang! I am Daming, a long time ago, and I finally got to meet today! Hahaha..."

When Li Rui walked into the private room, Li Yifeng had already walked out of the seat and held Zhang Zhuoyang's hand and greeted him enthusiastically. He quickly looked around the private room. There were only five people. In addition to Li Yifeng and a half-year-old boy of fourteen or fifteen, there were two women, one in his forties, and the other... Li Rui opened his eyes wide as soon as he saw it. Isn't it the unreasonable woman just now?

When Li Rui saw her, the woman also happened to look over. The two of them frowned at the same time when they looked at her.

"Hey, why are you? You left without saying a word?" The woman said directly to Li Rui with a stern face.

Faced with such a rude and rude woman, Li Rui could only be speechless, turned his eyes elsewhere and ignored her.

"Hey, what are you? You..." The woman was still reluctant to give in and pointed at Li Rui.

"What's wrong?" Li Yifeng frowned and looked at the woman, scolding him: "Xiao Lin, what's wrong with you? Didn't you see any guests?"

The woman pointed at Li Rui and said, "Brother, my car just now collided with this person's car. He didn't even say hello and walked away silently."

Brother? When Li Rui heard this title, he was stunned. This woman was only in her early twenties at most, and Li Yifeng was already forty-six. He thought this woman was Li Yifeng's daughter, but he didn't expect it to be his sister.

Li Yifeng's face sank, "Xiaolin, what are you talking about! You rear-end and you didn't settle the score with you, do you still have any reason? He shouted, but he didn't see Mr. Zhang and Director Zhao were there!"

Then he looked at Li Rui and said, "You are Comrade Li Rui, right? This is my little sister Li Lin. She is ignorant. Don't be as knowledgeable as her."

Li Rui hurriedly said, "No, no, actually, my attitude was not very good when I was down just now." Since Li Yifeng spoke, he should also have an attitude, look at Li Lin and apologize, "Li Lin, my attitude was not very good just now, I'm sorry!"

Li Lin glanced at Li Rui, hummed with dissatisfaction, and deliberately turned her head aside.

"Xiao Lin!" Li Yifeng glared at her when he saw this, and then Li Lin said coldly: "Forget it."

Li Yifeng shook his head helplessly and asked Li Rui apologetically: "Is your car okay?"

"Oh, it's okay, Mayor Lee."

"It's fine. Since everyone knows it, the misunderstanding will be resolved. Li Lin probably feels sorry for his car? It's fine. I'll ask the driver to help you drive the car to the auto repair shop later, and it will be repaired as quickly as possible." Lao Zhao said with a smile. At this time, he seemed to have forgotten that he was just saying that he was lacking in education and unable to control his ideas. The smile on his face was full of flattery.

Li Yifeng nodded in agreement with Lao Zhao's suggestion, smiled apologetically at Li Ruibao, and then had a formulaic conversation with Zhang Zhuoyang, with the content surrounding the center of the soaring.

Seeing Li Yifeng pretending without any trace, Li Rui couldn't help but feel funny in his heart. He just wanted to please the Zhang family, but he insisted on pretending to be a normal relationship with investors. Thinking about how he was just standing at the height of righteousness not long ago in order to deal with Cui Yongjiu, he was also a fake person who was a good person. He was paralyzed, and as long as he was an official, he was so hypocritical!

Li Yifeng was drinking red wine on the table. When Zhao Wenlong personally opened the bottle of Qingyunchun raw rice pulp blended wine he brought over, a strong aroma of wine immediately floated out. Li Yifeng kept calling out the good wine and asked Zhao Wenlong to pour a glass of wine with great enthusiasm to accept everyone's toast.

Lao Zhao was very surprised by the glass of wine. It is said that Mayor Li rarely drinks, and he has seen someone toast Li Yifeng more than once. Whether it is a department-level cadre or a deputy department-level cadre, Li Yifeng even rarely drinks half a cup, basically just sips, and just tastes it briefly. After a long time, everyone knows Mayor Li's rules. I didn't expect to have a drink with Zhang Zhuoyang today. Could it be that General Zhang has such a great face?

However, his surprise was soon replaced by flattery, because Mayor Li also had a drink. He was so excited that he snatched the bottle from Zhao Wenlong's hand and poured the wine for Mayor Li himself. He accidentally spilled a little out of it.

"Look at you, it's a pity that you spill such a good wine." Li Yifeng said with a smile.

Lao Zhao nodded repeatedly with the bottle of wine, perhaps because he was excited and nervous, and his speech was a little incoherent, "Mayor Li, you are right to criticize me, I will review it."

"Hahaha..." Li Yifeng patted his shoulder, "I said, "You Lao Zhao, why can't you even hear good words today? You comrade..."

ps:
Chapter completed!