Anyone who encounters a toast from the municipal party secretary will take the cup with trepidation and drink it all in one gulp, and will drink as many glasses as he is asked to, without any bargaining!
Li Lin is a boy with a strong personality. He actually said "I don't deserve it"?
Everyone watched this scene with great interest.
Li Lin smiled and said, "Secretary Peng, none of the city leaders present here have drunk anything. I am just a deputy township head. I should be ranked last in terms of age and position, but you toasted me first. If I drink this glass of wine, wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse?"
He joked, "If any of the leaders here are dissatisfied with my behavior of taking over the show today, won't they come after me later?"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and then burst into laughter.
Peng Yutao even smiled and said, "Xiao Lin, even though you didn't serve me directly before, we know each other. This is the first time I see your humorous side."
Lin Zheng also smiled and said to him, "Xiao Lin, feel free to drink this glass of wine. You came here with Minister Li today, so you are also a guest. It is reasonable for the secretary to toast you and Minister Li first."
"If you're afraid that we'll come after you later, then when you toast, just behave yourself and make us drink until we're drunk. I guarantee that no one will come after you later, hahaha..."
Everyone burst into laughter again, and the scene was extremely joyful.
The reason why Li Lin made this joke was certainly not because he was really afraid of being held accountable by anyone.
Instead, we should show humility and save face for the city leaders present.
Now everyone laughed, feeling proud, and looked up to Li Lin!
Li Lan did not expect Li Lin to be so thoughtful, and he easily eased the awkward atmosphere with a joke.
What is even more surprising is that Li Lin was always able to remain calm, capable, and neither humble nor arrogant in front of the city party committee leaders.
It is really unbelievable that he, a deputy section-level cadre, can chat and laugh with a group of department-level bosses!
After all, there is a huge gap in the levels between the two. According to common sense, they should be people at different levels and it should be difficult for them to have any intersection with each other.
However, now, this deputy section-level cadre has broken this convention and demonstrated extraordinary ability and charm, causing people to look at him with admiration.
Li Lin smiled calmly, said "Thank you, Secretary", picked up the cup and drank it all.
After Peng Yutao, all the leaders stood up one by one to toast. Li Lan was not very good at drinking, so he only drank a small glass each time.
Li Lin drank large cups, one or two glasses of wine each, and he finished eight glasses in a row.
During this time, Li Lan considerately asked him using lip language whether he could hold on.
Li Lin was a little drunk, and his actions were much bolder than usual. In front of all the leaders, he waved his hand and said to her with a smile, "Sister, I'm fine."
Li Lan felt numb all over when she heard the word "sister". She looked at Li Lin with loving eyes, and a strange feeling surged in her heart, which she couldn't explain.
Everyone was about 70% tipsy. With Li Lin's final appearance, he drank another glass of wine and poured a small glass for each of the leaders. The banquet came to a successful conclusion.
While Li Lin was toasting, I don't know if Liu Yong was really drunk, but he held Li Lin's hand and kept calling him brother, and insisted on drinking another glass with Li Lin.
In the past, you would never have dared to dream that a county party secretary would put his arm around your shoulders and become so friendly with you, a deputy township head.
The banquet is over.
A group of people walked out of the box.
Wei Haiyang and his group who were sitting in the outer hall were now standing respectfully in the corridor waiting.
"Haiyang, arrange a car to take Minister Li back to his residence safely."
Wei Haiyang nodded in agreement and extended his hand to make a gesture of invitation to Li Lan.
Li Lan waved his hand and said, "We won't take the bus today. Li Lin and I will just take a walk."
Li...Lin?
As the executive vice minister of the Provincial Party Committee’s Organization Department, he actually wants to go for a walk with Li Lin?
This...When did he get this support?
Wei Haiyang was stunned for a moment, and felt his brain was deprived of oxygen and went blank.
Peng Yutao laughed, then turned to Wei Haiyang and said, "In that case, use my car to take Minister Li and Li Lin. Wherever the siblings want to go, you will escort them there. You must ensure Minister Li's safety."
"Yes, leader. I'll arrange it right away."
Wei Haiyang agreed quickly, his whole body numb.
That was the number one car of the Municipal Party Committee, and it was actually used to escort Li Lan and his sister?
Brother and sister? Li Lin is actually Li Lan's brother?
No wonder, no wonder!
Wei Haiyang felt his head buzzing and he couldn't think clearly for a while.
Wasn't Li Lin born in the countryside? When did he have a sister who was a high-ranking official in the provincial government?
When they got downstairs, Peng Yutao left first in another car.
The other city leaders also took their secretaries and left in their own special cars.
Soon, Li Lin and Li Lan were the only ones left at the entrance of Dongsheng Hotel.
Wei Haiyang and the driver of car number one, who were responsible for escorting the two of them, saw that the two seemed to be whispering to each other, so they waited sensibly not far away.
"You drank so much, but you act like nothing happened. You have a pretty good alcohol tolerance. I don't usually drink, but now I feel very dizzy..." Li Lan spoke first.
Seeing Li Lan touching his forehead with his hand and standing unsteadily, Li Lin subconsciously held Li Lan's arm with his hand, and Li Lan leaned on his shoulder.
As siblings, it's normal for them to have some intimate behavior.
Wei Haiyang was sitting in the car and watching this scene. He felt extremely jealous and wished he could switch places with Li Lin!
With such a high-ranking sister, it is only a matter of time before she gets promoted!
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