"Li Zhen, Teacher Su, please enjoy your meal. I won't disturb you any longer." Wang Xin got up to say goodbye and left. After reaching the door, Wang Xin went to pay the bill.
"No, Director Wang, why give us money? It's just a little thing, it's not worth much." Fatty and her husband Zhang Chao quickly said. They were joking, accepting breakfast money from the director of the Industry and Commerce Bureau. Let alone 2006, even in 2016, no one would dare to do that.
“How can it not be worth anything? Your small business isn’t easy to run, so you have to take this money.” Wang Xin said, then turned to Li Xiuyuan and Su Ziying’s table and said, “Let’s also calculate Mayor Li’s money, I’ll settle it all at once.”
"No, no, really, it's not necessary, it's not much money..." Fatty said she dared not accept it, shaking her head like a broken wave drum.
Wang Xin's face darkened upon hearing this. Normally, he would have let it go; it was just the cost of breakfast. It wasn't embezzlement or anything like that. What could he do if he refused? It was just a matter of social etiquette.
But Mayor Li is right there inside watching. Isn't it just asking for free meals and making trouble for himself?
He'd only just arrived in the town, and he dared to eat in front of Mayor Li without paying? That was practically an insult to Mayor Li.
"Okay, I'll give you fifty yuan, that should be enough." Wang Xin took out fifty yuan from his pocket, threw it on the table, and hurried away without paying any attention.
"No, Director Wang, you really don't need to..." Fatty tried to pull Wang Xin away, but Wang Xin had already walked away quickly.
Fatty and her husband Zhang Chao exchanged a glance: "What should we do? Accept it?"
"Would it be alright to accept it? Take fifty today and give five hundred tomorrow. Here's what you do: go give it to Mayor Li and let him take it," Zhang Chao suggested.
The chubby woman glanced at her husband: "Why aren't you going?"
"I don't dare. I haven't really spoken to her much. You're always the one who greets me when I come here..." Zhang Chao said, shrinking his neck. Before, he always felt a little jealous that Teacher Su was so beautiful and dating Li Xiuyuan. Of course, it wasn't that he looked down on Li Xiuyuan, but he didn't talk to him much either. Now he realized that she was the town mayor.
The director of the local industrial and commercial bureau is fawned over and treated with utmost respect, just in case he has a problem with him.
Fatty glared at her husband, walked over and gave the money to Li Xiuyuan, then explained what had happened.
Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "Alright, Fatty, just take it."
"No, no, Mayor Li, you can just call me Cuihua. You can keep the money." Fat Sister said quickly. Her name was Wang Cuihua, and her nickname was "Fat Sister". But it seemed like she was taking advantage of the leader to call her "Fat Sister".
"Haha, Sister Pang, don't be so polite. You're in business to make money, and the Industry and Commerce Bureau's responsibility is to serve market entities. Just accept the money Director Wang is giving you. Don't worry, Director Wang won't make things difficult for you. I said if you need anything, just come to me directly," Li Xiuyuan said.
"This..." Fatty was still a little uneasy and looked at Su Ziying beside her.
Su Ziying smiled and nodded: "Take good care of Fatty Sister. It's alright. If there are any problems, I'll help you report it to Mayor Li."
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