In the No. 1 box, Peng Yutao was talking in a low voice with Li Lan.
The other city leaders sat in their original seats, watching the conversation between Peng Yutao and Li Lan with smiles on their faces.
At this moment, the door of the box was gently pushed open and Li Lin walked in steadily.
Seeing the person coming, Peng Yutao's conversation with Li Lan came to an abrupt halt. His eyes were fixed on Li Lin, feeling both surprised and confused.
Everyone also turned their heads to look at Li Lin who was slowly walking in, showing expressions of shock, confusion, and disbelief... their expressions were extremely complicated.
Li Lan always had a smile on his face and greeted Li Lin with a gentle look.
"Secretary Peng, Minister Li, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long." Li Lin said with a smile.
Hearing the title "Minister Li", everyone started to wonder again. Wasn't it said that the person coming was Li Lan's younger brother? Why was he addressed in such a strange way?
Could it be that they are not biological siblings, but cousins or adopted sisters? That is why they have to use official titles in such formal occasions?
Everyone was puzzled, but no one investigated further.
Peng Yutao stood up and stared at Li Lin in surprise for a long while before he slowly said, "Li Lin? I never thought that the brother Minister Li mentioned was actually you!"
Li Lin suddenly realized what was going on when he heard this! It turned out that he was attending this dinner in the name of Li Lan's younger brother.
It seems that Li Lan's words this morning, "I have decided on you as my brother," were not just casual remarks, but were serious.
Since someone has given me an opportunity, it would be a waste if I don’t seize it!
Li Lin greeted all the leaders present one by one, then looked at Li Lan and said with a smile, "Sister, why didn't you tell me in advance that Secretary Peng was here too, and so many city leaders were here. At least let me wear something decent, so that I can show respect to all the leaders."
When Li Lan heard Li Lin call her "sister", she smiled and immediately responded, "My brother is very handsome and can show off his temperament in any clothes. Besides, all the city leaders are important officials with important responsibilities. How could they be the kind of people who only look at appearance?"
The seemingly casual conversation between the two actually reflects the closeness of their relationship.
At this moment, everyone no longer doubted that Li Lin was Li Lan's younger brother.
Lan Xiaoqin, the deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, immediately laughed and said, "Minister Li is really good at praising people. This sentence made us all so happy! Xiaolin used to be a famous handsome guy in our municipal government. No matter what clothes he wore, he could charm a lot of girls."
Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this, and they all continued to praise Li Lin for his good image and temperament.
Liu Yong, who was sitting at the side, also laughed heartily along with the other leaders, but in fact, huge waves were rolling in his heart...
No wonder Li Lan specifically asked to go to Weishui Township for research, it turns out she came to support her younger brother!
He really wanted to slap himself twice now. After serving as an official for so many years, why was his political sensitivity still so low?
He had no idea that he had such a relative who was a provincial leader!
Damn it! Damn it!
That bastard Lu Yu Ming almost got himself into trouble because of his feud with Li Lin. If Li Lan holds a grudge against him because of this, his career will be over!
He immediately took out his cell phone and quietly sent a text message to Lu Yu Ming under the table, "Leave here immediately, get out now!"
At this moment, Lu Yu Ming, who was sitting in the corner of the outer hall, heard a ding from his cell phone, and he immediately opened the phone excitedly.
He wondered if Secretary Liu was calling him into the room to toast the leaders?
When he opened the message with shaking hands, he saw a line of cold words on it, "...Get out now!"
His heart immediately sank to the bottom, and his whole body collapsed uncontrollably...
"It's over, everything is over..."
His mind was buzzing, with only these few words lingering around.
He forced a smile, greeted everyone, and walked downstairs in a daze.
Chen Hao and Zhao Jie, who were waiting for him downstairs, saw Lu Yu Ming coming down and hurriedly went up to greet him.
"Secretary Lu, are you done with the toast?"
"Could Commissioner Zhao and I go up and toast as well?"
"Secretary Lu, Secretary Lu...?"
Lu Yu Ming ignored the voice around him and walked straight out of the hotel with a dull look in his eyes.
Seeing Lu Yu Ming's abnormal behavior, Chen Hao and Zhao Jie immediately showed puzzled expressions, shook their heads helplessly and left.
At this time, Wei Haiyang and others who were waiting in the outer hall upstairs were drinking tea and smoking on the surface, but their minds were actually in the No. 1 box.
They all listened attentively, curious about what they talked about after Li Lin walked in.
When they heard the leaders' hearty laughter and the constant chatter of "Xiao Lin, what's up?" from the private room...
While they were deeply shocked, a feeling of jealousy surged into their hearts like a tide, making their mood extremely complicated.
They all frowned and continued to eavesdrop on the noise coming from the house in disbelief...
In the private room.
After Li Lin finished greeting everyone, he sat down in the empty seat next to Liu Yong.
Seeing Li Lin sitting next to him, Liu Yong immediately put aside his attitude and nodded and smiled at him with a friendly attitude.
Li Lin responded with a polite smile.
The banquet officially begins.
After Li Lan, the guest of honor, took the first step to eat, everyone else started to eat.
After the dishes were served, Peng Yutao took the lead in picking up the wine glass and proposed three clinking glasses to welcome Li Lan.
Li Lan did not refuse, and amid the warm welcome from everyone, he raised his glass and clinked glasses three times.
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