Chapter 94 Chen Pingliang Bribes Zhou Yong
Zhang Guifang felt that this was inappropriate: "Since you are from the Agricultural Bureau, the food and drinks should be decent! How about this, ask who has pheasants or rabbits, then go to the tofu shop to buy two large pieces of tofu and dried tofu, and then go home to get some eggs and salted duck eggs..."
Han Ergou listened to the conversation between the mother and daughter and thought for a while: "Aunt, should we ask the captain for permission on this matter? After all, it's a pheasant and a rabbit, and a table of food costs a lot of money!"
Zhang Guifang thought it would be a good idea to ask, so as to avoid acting on her own and being blamed by others.
Han Ergou trotted back to ask Zhou Yong, and the answer he got was the same as what Li Caiyun said.
They would cook whatever was available, but forget about the meat. After all, Huaixi Village was notoriously poor, and there was no chicken, duck, fish or meat to treat them.
Han Ergou passed on the message and then went about his business. Zhang Guifang frowned and said to herself, "Why did Zhou Yong arrange it this way? Isn't it a bit inappropriate?"
Li Caiyun thought for a while and said, "Mom, I don't think there's anything wrong with that. Isn't it the party's call to not be extravagant or wasteful?"
Zhang Guifang looked at her daughter and said with a smile, "Silly girl, that's what the slogans are, but you can't do it that way."
Li Caiyun took Zhang Guifang's arm and jokingly said, "Mom, are you going to pay for them out of your own pocket?"
Pay out of pocket?
Zhang Guifang hurriedly shook her head when she heard this: "Mom is not a capitalist, so she doesn't have the money to pay for them out of her own pocket..."
The mother and daughter went home and picked some vegetables from the garden. Zhang Guifang thought about it again and again, and finally put six eggs into the basket.
Both mother and daughter are efficient workers. They managed to prepare four dishes in an hour and a half.
Stewed potatoes with green beans, cold eggplant, scrambled eggs with leeks, cold fern, and the staple food is two kinds of rice.
Chen Pingliang looked at the food on the table without saying anything, but Wei Guoan's eyes showed disgust.
Zhou Yong asked them to sit down: "Director Chen, this is the only condition in the village, please don't mind."
Chen Pingliang pushed the frame of his glasses on his nose. Before coming here, he had specifically inquired about the situation in Huaixi Village. He knew that this place was extremely poor, but he didn't expect it to be so poor.
When entertaining the cadres from the county, there were only four vegetarian dishes, not even any meat.
"Why would you mind? This shows that your village should boost its economy..."
Zhou Yong looked at Chen Pingliang who was speaking in an official tone and smiled: "Director Chen is right. It is because of this that our village will cooperate with the Agricultural Bureau for development..."
This matter was handled by Chen Pingliang alone, and he knew all the reasons better than anyone else.
Chen Pingliang nodded continuously as Zhou Yong poured wine for both of them.
The look of disdain in Wei Guoan's eyes never disappeared. Zhou Yong curled the corners of his mouth and raised his wine bowl.
"Welcome Director Chen and Comrade Wei Guoan to our village. We will serve you some simple food and wine. Please forgive us if we are not able to provide you with adequate hospitality..."
As soon as Zhou Yong's flowery words came out, Chen Pingliang couldn't help but look at him with his wine bowl in hand.
"Xiao Zhou, what degree do you have?"
Zhou Yong smiled and said, "Don't be afraid of Director Chen laughing at me. I don't have a diploma. I just studied with my grandfather for a few years..."
Chen Pingliang looked as if to see what was going on. Zhou Yong raised his wine bowl, and the three of them each took a sip of wine.
Before Zhou Yong could drink the wine, Wei Guoan turned his face and sprayed the wine out of his mouth.
"Is this wine? It tastes worse than water..."
Chen Pingliang frowned and hurriedly comforted Wei Guoan: "Brother Wei, please be patient. It's good enough to have enough food in a place like this..."
Wei Guoan spoke again. In short, he wanted to return to the county as soon as possible.
Chen Pingliang nodded continuously, and Zhou Yong looked at the two of them with the corners of his mouth slowly rising.
"Xiao Zhou, I'm really sorry, he is a foreigner and he is not used to the wine we drink here..."
Zhou Yong expressed his understanding and chatted with Chen Pingliang while eating.
After three rounds of drinks, Chen Pingliang took out a wad of money from his black briefcase and placed it in front of Zhou Yong.
The denominations of all the bills were ten yuan. Zhou Yong glanced at the thickness of the money and guessed that it was two hundred yuan.
Zhou Yong pretended to be surprised: "Director Chen, what are you doing?"
Chen Pingliang looked towards the cafeteria entrance. He moved closer to Zhou Yong and lowered his voice to explain his intention.
Zhou Yong's face flushed as he stared at the money, unable to take his eyes off it. Chen Pingliang talked to him and kept observing his expression.
After Chen Pingliang finished speaking, he took out a wad of money from his briefcase and placed it in front of Zhou Yong.
Zhou Yong licked his lips, reached out to touch the two stacks of money, and deliberately acted like an inexperienced and greedy person.
"Xiao Zhou, you are a smart person, you should know what to do, right?"
Zhou Yong's eyes reluctantly left the money. He retracted his hand, glanced at Chen Pingliang, shook his head and said, "Director Chen, aren't you asking me to make a mistake? This won't do. I'll end up in jail!"
Seeing this, Chen Pingliang patted his chest and said, "Xiao Zhou, don't worry about this. Even if something happens, don't you still have me, your brother? To tell you the truth, my parents are both top leaders in government agencies..."
In order to persuade Zhou Yong to cooperate with them, Chen Pingliang revealed his trump card.
Because Zhou Yong will have long-term dealings with Director Chen in the future, he went to the Agricultural Bureau a few days ago and privately inquired about Chen Pingliang's background. It is said that he has a strong background, so most people don't know about his family situation.
After listening to Chen Pingliang's words, he had a rough idea in his mind.
Zhou Yong felt that if he guessed correctly, this guy worked in the Agricultural Bureau just to gild his resume.
After gaining enough political achievements, he can suddenly become the leader of a department.
Regarding this understanding, Zhou Yong can only say that reincarnation is a technical job.
Seeing Zhou Yong stunned, Chen Pingliang mistakenly thought that he was shocked by his family background!
"Brother Zhou?"
Chen Pingliang changed the way he addressed Zhou Yong from Little Zhou to Brother Zhou.
Zhou Yong pretended to come to his senses and pursed his lips: "Brother Chen, I was blind before, and what I said was wrong. Please don't bear grudges against your brother..."
Climbing up the pole, Zhou Yong focuses on being able to handle things.
Chen Pingliang patted Zhou Yong on the shoulder and smiled happily: "Brother Zhou, let's get rich together in the future. I won't treat my own people unfairly..."
His words sounded nice, but Zhou Yong scoffed at them.
If nothing happened, everything would be fine. But if something happened, Zhou Yonggan said that Chen Pingliang would definitely become a missing person.
These tricks are common in official circles. Zhou Yong has dealt with too many people like this and knows their minds well.
Chen Pingliang took the money and stuffed it into Zhou Yong's trouser pocket. The two looked at each other and smiled.
"From now on, you, Zhou Yong, are my, Chen Pingliang's biological brother. If anyone bullies you, tell me..."
Zhou Yong showed a grateful look and raised his wine bowl to toast Chen Pingliang.
The three of them drank more than two kilograms of white wine. Chen Pingliang's tongue became swollen from drinking so much, and Wei Guoan was not much better.
Zhou Yong sent them to the brigade's duty room, chatted with them for a while, and then he went home.
When he got home, Li Caiyun had already lain down. Seeing him come back, she sat up from the quilt.
"How much alcohol have you drunk?"
Zhou Yong's face turned red and his neck thickened as he burped: "Half a catty of white wine."
Li Caiyun, wearing only a small dress and flowery shorts, helped him down.
Zhou Yong smiled and said, "Wife, I'm not drunk."
Li Caiyun looked at his red face and asked, "Why are you staggering when you're not drunk? What would you look like if you were drunk?"
Zhou Yong raised his hand and pinched his young wife's face. Li Caiyun bit her lip and smiled, rolling her eyes at him, muttering all the time. She helped him get on the kang with her arm and prepared to take off his clothes.
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