Wang Yonghua felt that he had been tactful enough and had expressed his predicament. There were leaders waiting over there, but it wouldn't be appropriate for him to go.
"Which unit's leader is he? Do we know him? Otherwise, we can just call him over together." Liu Jun was unwilling to let Wang Yonghua off so easily and wanted to make things difficult for him. Regardless of whether it was a perverse sense of humor or not, there were quite a few people like that, especially after drinking.
They enjoy making things difficult for others to assert their rights and status.
Of course, being a member of the system, Liu Jun spoke very politely, leaving no room for criticism, which made it seem as if he was overly enthusiastic.
Since they had put it that way, Wang Yonghua had no choice but to say, "It's Mayor Hou and Deputy Mayor Li from the central town."
"From the countryside..." Liu Jun had drunk quite a bit and didn't immediately realize who this Deputy Mayor Li was.
However, Zhang Juncai, who was sitting in the main seat, recognized the voice and interrupted Liu Jun directly: "Deputy Mayor Li? Is it Deputy Mayor Li Xiuyuan?"
Wang Yonghua nodded: "Yes, you know Director Zhang?"
"Haha, we know each other, how could we not? Secretary Li has been very busy since he went to the central town. We can't even see him on weekends. We've tried to make plans several times, but he hasn't had time. Today we've finally got the chance. How about this, I'll go with you and have a couple of drinks with Secretary Li."
Zhang Juncai laughed heartily, picked up his wine glass, and was about to leave. Some of the others at the dinner party, upon hearing the words "Secretary Li" from Zhang Juncai and seeing his friendly attitude, immediately realized who this "Secretary Li" was.
Just kidding. There's been a rumor in the Industry and Commerce Bureau that Zhang's promotion was largely due to the help of Secretary Li. The two have a very close relationship.
"You guys keep drinking. I'm going to sit with Secretary Li... no, now Mayor Li, for a bit." Zhang Juncai said, pulling a still somewhat dazed Wang Yonghua out of the private room.
"Which private room is Secretary Li in?" Zhang Juncai asked after leaving the room.
"Director Zhang, this...this way please." Wang Yonghua was completely taken aback. Did Li Xiuyuan have such a big influence? The director of the Industry and Commerce Bureau was a section-level leader, while Li Xiuyuan was just a deputy town mayor, a deputy section-level official.
Zhang Juncai didn't react much when he heard Hou Peng's name, but he immediately stood up to offer a toast when he heard Li Xiuyuan's name.
Toasting is generally done to superiors. It's unheard of for a superior to toast someone of lower rank. Even if the relationship is really good, the superior will call the other person and invite them over for a drink.
This shows how close their relationship is. But now, Zhang Juncai, the director of the Industry and Commerce Bureau, is going to personally toast Li Xiuyuan, completely disregarding their respective ranks.
The door to the private room was pushed open, and Hou Peng and Li Xiuyuan both thought Wang Yonghua had returned, but it turned out that Zhang Juncai came in first.
"Director Zhang?" Li Xiuyuan was somewhat surprised.
"Haha, Xiuyuan, you didn't expect this, did you? You came to the county and didn't even call me. You always say you're busy with work when I ask you out," Zhang Juncai said with a hint of complaint, but his words were full of affection.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
