Chapter 330 Drunk
They were about to leave for Kyoto at noon. In the morning, Song Zhiyuan did not go to the Ministry of Agriculture and stayed at home to pack his luggage.
At noon, Xiao Zhang and the department's car came to pick her up to take her to the airport.
Song Zhiyuan booked a hotel in advance, and when they arrived in Kyoto, they went directly to the hotel to check in.
Xiao Zhang was efficient and quick in his work. He had already sorted out the data she needed and sent it to her email. Song Zhiyuan sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, holding a computer, looking at all the data they were negotiating with partners.
There were two knocks on the door. Song Zhiyuan put down the computer and stood up. He looked out through the peephole and saw that it was Xiao Zhang. Song Zhiyuan opened the door.
"Director, the private room has been booked. It's in the hotel where we're staying. They'll be here at 7pm."
"I understand. You go and get ready. There's also a drinking party tonight..." Song Zhiyuan knew that he couldn't drink much, and after being forced to drink two glasses, there was no point in talking about cooperation.
Xiao Zhang said, "Director, don't worry about this. I can drink a lot. I'll take your place tonight and I'll definitely get them all drunk."
Song Zhiyuan added another instruction, "That's not necessary. Also, replace my wine with water."
Even if Xiao Zhang was there to block her, it was inevitable that she would be urged to drink in such a place, so she might as well be prepared for both situations.
At 6:30 in the evening, Song Zhiyuan took Xiao Zhang to the private room in advance.
The partner arrived on time at seven o'clock.
The visitors were all middle-aged men in their forties, dressed in suits and ties. Song Zhiyuan took the initiative to shake hands with each of them and led each of them to a seat according to their status.
"I've heard that the director of Linjiang City is young and beautiful. Seeing her today, I find that her reputation is well-deserved." The man sitting in the main seat glanced at Song Zhiyuan.
Song Zhiyuan humbly sat in the lower position and said, "Thank you, Minister Qian, for the compliment."
Xiao Zhang walked around the table, pouring water for every important person.
Song Zhiyuan has been the director of the Linjiang City Agriculture Department for several years. She rarely has the opportunity to attend such drinking parties. She usually stays in the laboratory, and the minister directly hands such matters over to other departments.
This time it just happened that her new experimental project had not been approved yet.
"I heard that Director Song is a top student at the Agricultural University and is still working there. Director Song has a bright future ahead of him."
Song Zhiyuan only casually responded to the other party's praise, and then immediately praised it back, "We all know Minister Qian's strength in Linjiang. Minister Qian's future is truly limitless. How can I be compared with Minister Qian?"
Minister Qian chuckled a few times when he was praised.
These old foxes never talked about the business and it was obvious that they wanted to make things difficult for her.
It would be inappropriate for her to take the initiative to bring the topic of cooperation now.
Song Zhiyuan glanced at Xiao Zhang and said, "I don't know what Minister Qian likes, so I ordered some food and drinks first. Let's eat first and then talk business."
Xiao Zhang ran to the front desk to prepare the dishes.
As Song Zhiyuan expected, after Xiao Zhang helped her block a few drinks, the other party became unhappy.
Fortunately, Song Zhiyuan had anticipated this and replaced the wine with water.
After Song Zhiyuan drank the water in the cup as if it were wine, he tried to lead them to the point, "Minister Qian, we've been drinking for a while now. If we drink any more, we'll probably get drunk. I'll ask my assistant to bring the plan over so you can take a look."
Minister Qian immediately changed the subject, "Xiao Song, there's no rush to look at the plan. Let's drink first."
Hearing this, Song Zhiyuan forced a smile.
Minister Qian and several others took turns to get Xiao Zhang drunk, and they soon got him drunk.
Xiao Zhang's face was flushed from drinking, and even his legs were shaking. Song Zhiyuan hadn't expected things to turn out this way. "Minister Qian, my assistant is drunk. You guys take a seat first. I'll send someone to take him back."
Minister Qian waved his hand.
Song Zhiyuan picked up the clothes and backpack on the table, and held Xiao Zhang's arm as they walked out of the private room.
No wonder those old hands are reluctant to come here. Perhaps they have already realized that it is difficult to expand the market here.
Although Xiao Zhang was drunk, he still remained a little sober.
In the corridor, Xiao Zhang whispered, "Director, it would be bad if we all leave now."
"Don't worry about it for now. It's clear that they have no sincerity tonight." Song Zhiyuan helped Xiao Zhang to the front desk.
I handed Xiao Zhang and the room card to the front desk clerk and said, "Please help me take him to the room."
The service staff took the room card and took Xiao Zhang towards the elevator.
Song Zhiyuan turned back holding the clothes.
In the corridor, Song Zhiyuan was bumped hard on the shoulder by a drunken, stumbling man walking towards her.
Song Zhiyuan was knocked back a few steps.
I guess it was Party B who was drunk by Party A again.
Song Zhiyuan deliberately chose a high-end hotel, as ordinary drunks would not come to such a place to spend money.
Minister Qian and others were still left in the private room by her. She did not deliberately entangle with the drunk man. She supported her hurt shoulder and walked towards the box where they were.
The man who bumped into Song Zhiyuan took a few steps back, rubbed his head, and apologized, "Sorry."
After saying that, the man walked towards the bathroom.
Song Zhiyuan hadn't walked far when he heard a familiar voice and his feet froze in place.
Song Zhiyuan turned around and saw that the man had already stumbled into the men's restroom, but she could still barely recognize him by looking at his figure.
When did he come to Kyoto? And how could he, who is always steady, drink so much alcohol?
Song Zhiyuan stood there hesitating for a while, then walked towards the bathroom.
Since it was a men's restroom, Song Zhiyuan did not trespass in and waited outside. He had been waiting for nearly ten minutes, but no one came out of the restroom.
Due to his identity as a man, Song Zhiyuan didn't dare to ask the waiter to help. If someone took a photo and posted it online, it would definitely cause trouble.
Song Zhiyuan knocked on the door of the sanitary napkin shop and asked in a low voice, "Are you okay?"
In the bathroom, Shen Jingmo fell down in front of the sink, his mind was in a daze. He shook his head hard and became a little more awake.
He must be dreaming, he actually heard Song Zhiyuan's voice.
Yuanyuan was in Linjiang, so how could she appear in Kyoto, and what a coincidence that she appeared in the hotel.
Shen Jingmo slowly stood up with the help of the sink, walked to the bathroom door with unsteady steps, and opened the locked door from the inside.
As soon as he opened the bathroom door, Song Zhiyuan's face appeared in front of him with a magnified look. It seemed that he had drunk too much and was hallucinating.
Shen Jingmo pinched his thigh hard.
It hurts a lot, so I shouldn't be dreaming. "Yuanyuan, why are you here?"
"I came here to discuss cooperation." As she got closer, Song Zhiyuan could still smell the pungent smell of alcohol on the man. "Why did you drink so much?"
"Are you okay now? Let me take you away first." Song Zhiyuan poured the clothes onto her other arm, held Shen Jingmo's arm, and walked towards the corridor.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
