Chapter 216: Flatterer

After Tang Shuo sat down, Wang Jianye pointed at the old man with glasses and the old man in military uniform and introduced them, "This is your Uncle Liang, and this is Uncle Huang."

"Lao Liang, Lao Huang, his name is Tang Shuo." Wang Jianye then introduced Tang Shuo to the two. To make his words more serious, Wang Jianye added, "He's like my own grandson. If he needs anything in the future, you must help him."

The bespectacled old man was Liang Tao, a key leader of the National Security Bureau. The remaining old man in military uniform was Huang Chaoqun, a key leader of the Yanjing Military Region. Both of them could be considered close friends of Wang Jianye, and the three had known each other for many years.

After Wang Jianye received Tang Shuo’s call for help yesterday, he began to think about this matter.

As early as two months ago, he planned to introduce Tang Shuo to Huang Chaoqun, so he took this opportunity to pull Liang Tao over. In addition to helping Tang Shuo explain the previous misunderstanding, he also wanted to introduce these two people to Tang Shuo.

Hearing Wang Jianye's solemn introduction, Huang Chaoqun and Liang Tao both had a flash of surprise in their eyes.

Huang Chaoqun was relatively okay, as he vaguely knew some of the details. As for Liang Tao, his face was filled with surprise.

They all knew what such an introduction meant. If it were someone else doing this, they wouldn't think anything of it, as they had seen many people do this kind of bridge-building work.

But if this person is Wang Jianye, there is a lot of mystery involved.

Wang Jianye is well-known for his stubborn character in Yanjing. This is the first time in all these years that he is prepared to use the back door, which is really interesting.

The two of them also began to re-examine the young man named Tang Shuo in their hearts.

Jiang Tiantong, who was sitting on the side, nodded secretly. She was planning to tell Wang Jianye about Tang Shuo in person later, but she didn't expect that the other party had already had a plan.

On the other side, Wang Bihan was full of curiosity. Wang Jianye had never told her about Tang Shuo. She only knew that they had a good relationship. She had always thought that they were special friends regardless of age difference, but she didn't expect that there was such a hidden secret between them.

As for Cheng Nianjiao, she had already lost focus after hearing what the others were talking about. In fact, she had already started to lose focus since the bespectacled old man Liang Tao came in.

Liang Tao was the biggest boss behind them. Wang Dong was always respectful to him. And now that he was sitting at the same table with Tang Shuo, how could he investigate Tang Shuo's affairs in the future?

"That's not right, Old Wang." Liang Tao suddenly slapped his thigh, turned to look at Wang Jianye and said, "You let him call us uncle, but you treat him as your own grandson. Aren't you taking advantage of us?"

"I was just making a metaphor." Wang Jianye laughed and said, "His master and I have a life-or-death relationship, so naturally he should call me uncle."

Tang Shuo had a great advantage over his lame master in terms of seniority, but the way he addressed him gave him a headache. However, the older generation attached more importance to these things, so he could only let things take their course.

Tang Shuo filled their glasses with wine and raised them to Wang Jianye, saying, "Uncle Wang, let me toast you first!"

He did not pay attention to the two big shots introduced to him by Wang Jianye, but instead toasted the wine to Wang Jianye first.

Tang Shuo felt unworthy of the fact that Wang Jianye, who had always been very strong-willed, could put aside his pride and do these things for him. He felt that the first glass of wine should be given to Wang Jianye out of both emotion and reason.

Tang Shuo's actions caused the two old men, Liang Tao and Huang Chaoqun, to nod secretly. They both lived to such an old age, so naturally they had their own way of judging people.

There was really nothing wrong with Tang Shuo's behavior, which made their first impression of him much better.

Wang Bihan, who was sitting on the side, snorted coldly and muttered softly: "Flatterer!"

Cheng Nianjiao, who was beside Wang Bihan, heard what Wang Bihan said and thought she was talking to herself. She turned around and asked in confusion, "What did you say?"

"Nothing." Wang Bi Han shook his head.

Wang Jianye was very pleased and picked up his glass with a smile, saying, "Okay, I'll have a drink with you first."

After the two clinked their glasses, they both drank it in one gulp.

Tang Shuo poured the wine and said to Huang Chaoqun, "Uncle Huang, I may have had a small conflict with your grandson earlier. I'd like to apologize here first. I'll drink first."

After saying that, Tang Shuo drank the entire glass again, then filled it up again and said to Huang Chaoqun, "Uncle Huang, I toast you."

Huang Chaoqun smiled, shook his head and drank the wine in the glass.

He only found out about his grandson Huang Chang's trouble in the Southland later, when Wang Jianye called him to tell him about it. He then inquired about the reason behind Huang Chang's incident and directly sent Huang Chang to the army.

At that time, he wanted to meet Tang Shuo, but he never had the chance.

It seems that Tang Shuo is a little younger than Huang Chang, but his words and deeds are completely different from Huang Chang's. Huang Chaoqun can only shake his head and smile bitterly.

"Tang Shuo, when Huang Chang retires, I'll let him stay with you for a few years." Huang Chaoqun said to Tang Shuo, "When that time comes, you'll keep an eye on him for me. If he does anything wrong, it's up to you to beat him or scold him."

"Huang Chang has enlisted?"

Huang Chaoqun nodded and said, "That kid is too unruly, so I decided to send him to the army for two years of training. When he comes out, you can help me keep an eye on him. You are all young people, so it will be easier for you to talk to him."

Tang Shuo grinned and said hurriedly, "It's a bit inappropriate."

"There's nothing inappropriate about that. If he doesn't obey, just beat him up." Huang Chaoqun waved his hand and said proudly, "It's settled."

"Oh well."

Tang Shuo actually also wanted to get closer to Huang Chaoqun and Liang Tao. Since the other party insisted on making this request, he could no longer refuse.

Anyway, Huang Chaoqun has already said what he wants to say. If Huang Chang dares to disobey him, he can just catch him and beat him up. It will only be a waste of energy at most and it is not a difficult task.

Huang Chang, who was serving in the army, probably never imagined that his grandfather would sell him to Tang Shuo with just a few simple words.

Then, when Tang Shuo was about to toast Liang Tao with his glass, he smiled and said to Cheng Nianjiao, "Why don't you join me in toasting your leader?"

Cheng Nianjiao didn't expect Tang Shuo to suddenly mention him, and hurriedly said, "I...I...I..."

Seeing Cheng Nianjiao so anxious and uneasy, Tang Shuo was as happy as eating ice watermelon in the hot summer. He said, "What do you mean, hurry up."

Liang Tao also set his sights on Cheng Nianjiao and asked, "Who are you?"

Hearing Liang Tao's question, Cheng Nianjiao immediately stood up and answered mechanically: "Report to the director, I am Cheng Nianjiao, a team member under Captain Ke Jiang of the Fifth Bureau."

"Ke Jiang, this guy is quite capable. I have some impression of him." Liang Tao nodded and waved to Cheng Nianjiao, saying, "Don't be so nervous. Today, you and I are at the same level. We are both guests."

There are eight departments under the National Security Bureau that are officially listed. As for the departments that have not been announced, it is estimated that they cannot be counted on one hand.

Ke Jiang was just a small team leader in the fifth division, but he had made such an impression on Liang Tao. This was really beyond Tang Shuo's imagination. "Come on, let's toast to Uncle Liang together."

At this time, Cheng Nianjiao couldn't refuse anymore, so he picked up the juice in front of him and toasted Liang Tao with Tang Shuo.

After Tang Shuo finished his toast, Wang Jianye picked up his chopsticks and said to everyone with a smile, "Let's eat first."

Liang Tao took a bite of the dish in front of him and nodded, "It tastes good."

Huang Chaoqun also said, "That's right."

Wang Jianye smiled and said, "The dishes were all made by Tang Shuo."

Except for Tang Shuo and Wang Jianye, everyone looked at Tang Shuo with surprised expressions.

It was obviously impossible for Wang Jianye to lie. When Tang Shuo was in the kitchen just now, the three women thought that Tang Shuo was just a kitchen helper, but they didn't expect that he was actually the one cooking.

Not to mention anything else, just the cooking skills alone would not be able to taste this good without five or six years of practice.

In the following conversation, Tang Shuo was self-aware and did not get involved. He even spoke less than Jiang Tiantong beside him.

The most important thing in life is to know when to advance and when to retreat. Tang Shuo also understood that relationships cannot be established in one step, so he did not rush for success. A good start was enough.