"This is my girlfriend, Lu Ting."
"Tingting, let me introduce you." Wang Zhitao didn't bring his girlfriend to sit down, but instead began to introduce everyone one by one. The first person he introduced was, of course, Li Xiuyuan.
"Tingting, this is Mayor Li Xiuyuan."
"Hello, Mayor Li."
"Haha, Tingting, right? First time meeting you, but I've heard Zhitao mention you several times. Don't call me Mayor Li, just call me Brother Li, like Zhitao does," Li Xiuyuan said.
Lu Ting nodded, though she felt a little awkward, since Li Xiu was much younger than her, but she still called him "Brother Li".
"This is Brother Boyang, the county magistrate's secretary."
"Brother Boyang".
"Sister Yang, head of the logistics section of the county government office."
"Hello, Sister Yang."
"Brother Huang, the head of the General Affairs Section of the County Government Office."
"Hello, Brother Huang."
Lu Ting greeted everyone one by one, secretly feeling a little alarmed. She herself worked in the system, and her father was also a deputy section chief, so she knew the system quite well and understood the value of the people in this circle.
This is Wang Zhitao's inner circle. Of course, the core of this inner circle is the young Mayor Li, who sits in the main seat. He is the very extraordinary Li Xiuyuan that his father mentioned.
"Please sit down, Tingting. Make yourself at home and don't be shy. We're all friends. It's the weekend, so let's just get together and chat," Li Xiuyuan said with a smile, looking at Huang Wei.
Huang Wei immediately stood up and said, "Brother Li, I'll go and ask them to serve the dishes."
"good."
Li Xiuyuan nodded, while Yang, the young woman, stood up with a smile and poured drinks for everyone.
As Lu Ting watched this scene, her gaze lingered on Li Xiuyuan for a few more moments. Li Xiuyuan had made it sound nice that they were all friends, just casually getting together for a chat, but now it seemed that wasn't the case at all.
In a normal gathering of friends, you wouldn't find something like this. With just a glance, he got up to serve the dishes, and without saying a word, a young woman got up to pour him drinks. Meanwhile, the county magistrate's secretary kept Li Xiuyuan company, smoking and chatting.
Within this small circle, everyone is well-organized and performs their duties.
Was it done casually?
When Yang was about to pour wine for Lu Ting, Li Xiuyuan spoke up and said, "Zhitao, can Tingting drink alcohol? If not, she shouldn't drink it, she should have some soft drinks instead."
Li Xiuyuan's words made Lu Ting feel a bit more favorably toward him. In any case, Li Xiuyuan was respectful. She worked at the Education Bureau and had seen and heard a lot about some leaders who would insist on drinking with female colleagues at the table, and school principals who would bring female teachers to social events.
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