On the fifth floor of Xinglan Hotel, everyone who was supposed to come had arrived, including Li Keyong, Du Lei, Dong Shishi, and Ji Miaomiao.
Along with Hu Qing, who was pregnant, and Zhou Shun, who was mentally burdened, everyone sat down around the round table.
Li Mingzhu said, "Everyone's here, let the waiter serve the food."
Wang Peng called the waiter in and instructed, "Remove all the liquor and replace it with Coke, Sprite, and juice."
"Okay." The waiter paused for a moment, then turned and left the room.
Du Lei took out a cigarette and offered it to Zhou Shun. Wang Peng then said, "Boss Hu is in poor health. If you want to smoke, go outside."
Upon hearing this, Du Lei immediately put the cigarettes in his pocket.
Zhou Shun smiled slightly and casually placed the cigarette on the table.
Everyone knows that a heavy body indicates pregnancy, so alcohol is definitely off-limits, as is secondhand smoke.
Hu Qing had a strange feeling. As a mother, she wanted to go to the hospital to have an abortion, but a group of outsiders were concerned about the fetus.
Li Mingzhu gently shook her head. Her husband was good in every way, except that he was a bit too soft-hearted.
He still treated Wang Cheng's child as his own nephew, saying that the child was innocent. How could the child of his enemy be innocent?
The waiter brought juice and cola, and everyone poured themselves a glass. Li Mingzhu raised her glass to speak.
"I invited everyone here today mainly to celebrate my joining the provincial capital's Artists Association, which is a very important event in my life."
"Principal Zhou is extremely busy, General Manager Hu is also very busy, and Sister Miao Miao attends training sessions every day. Thank you for taking the time to attend this meeting."
"I'll drink a beverage instead of alcohol. Thank you all again, cheers!"
Everyone stood up and drank the beverage in their cups together.
Wang Peng also stood up with his drink, saying, "I'll toast everyone again, and then everyone can eat and drink as they please."
The table was laden with food and drinks. After finishing two drinks, everyone started eating and chatting.
Zhou Shun was over fifty years old and couldn't connect with these young people, so he simply kept quiet.
But he's a talkative person; he can hold his tongue for five or six minutes without a problem, but holding it in for fifty or sixty minutes would kill him.
During banquets, he loves to have a little wine; without wine, he can't enjoy the meat.
But Wang Peng took away the wine, and the glass was filled with the juice that women drink.
Soon, he felt extremely uncomfortable.
"Congratulations, Li, on winning the Qi Baishi Cup! You've brought honor to our school," Zhou Shun said.
"Thank you, Principal Zhou. Let me toast you again." Li Mingzhu picked up her juice bottle again.
For the next half hour, Zhou Shun remained completely silent about whether the school was promoting the Qi Baishi Cup.
Wang Peng already understood his thoughts: Lao Zhou didn't want to be friends with me; he wanted to be my enemy.
Since that's the case, let's all use our unique abilities and see who has the last laugh.
Zhou Shun drank glass after glass of juice, until he was full of water.
Hu Qing said with a smile, "Boss Wang, get Old Zhou two bottles of baijiu. He can't stand not drinking baijiu."
"No need," Zhou Shun waved his hand. "Boss Hu, you can't make fun of me. I'm not an alcoholic."
"Really? I misspoke," Hu Qing said. "Actually, Lao Zhou is a good person and takes meticulous care of his students."
"Old Zhou is afraid that we will bully the students, so he won't let the students sign internship contracts with us. He wants the contracts to be signed in the name of the school."
"To prevent us from withholding students' wages, we specifically stipulated in the contract that we cannot deduct students' wages and that the wages must be paid to the school."
"This morning, Lao Zhou gave me thirty interns. A principal like him who is so dedicated to his students is truly admirable."
After finishing her explanation in one breath, Hu Qing smiled and gave Zhou Shun a thumbs up.
Wang Peng nodded. "Principal Zhou, you are a man of great character and integrity. All the principals in the province combined cannot compare to you. You are a great man. Please accept my bow."
He held his right hand with his left, making a fist-and-palm salute gesture.
"Hehe." Li Mingzhu laughed.
Dong Shishi and Ji Miaomiao also laughed, especially Ji Miaomiao, who really wanted to cross her legs and laugh out loud.
This sarcastic and mocking remark immediately made Zhou Shun furious.
He dared not offend Hu Qing, so he not only couldn't get angry, but also had to smile obsequiously.
He said, "Both bosses are too kind. As the principal, of course I must always protect the interests of the students."
“That’s well said. Those in positions of power should fulfill their responsibilities. Old Zhou, please accept my bow.” Hu Qing also clasped her hands and bowed in the style of a martial arts film.
Zhou Shun felt a surge of frustration. He couldn't drink alcohol, he couldn't smoke, and he was being ridiculed. He felt extremely uncomfortable.
He smiled and said, "Mr. Hu, let's not talk about this anymore. It'll get boring if we keep going on about it."
Hu Qing shook her head. "I find it quite interesting. Doing good deeds should be praised, shouldn't it?"
"Hmph." Ji Miaomiao sneered again, showing no respect for Principal Zhou whatsoever.
"Hehe." Zhou Shun turned his head to look at Ji Miaomiao, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes.
Ji Miaomiao was not afraid of him. She had already realized her grandfather's strength and was not afraid of Zhou Shun's threat at all.
Li Keyong glanced at Zhou Shun and said, "Principal Zhou, Ji Miaomiao didn't do anything wrong, did she? Why do I feel like you have a prejudice against her?"
Everyone was stunned and looked at Li Keyong.
"Keyong, what makes you say that?" Zhou Shun said with a smile. "She's about to graduate, what problem would I have with her?"
“Yeah, maybe it’s just my occupational habit, I see everyone as a bad guy,” Li Keyong said.
Everyone laughed upon hearing this.
Ji Miaomiao developed a slight liking for Li Ke and suddenly realized that he wasn't so bad after all.
Zhou Shun was first harassed by Hu Qing, and then warned by Li Keyong, so he couldn't eat this meal.
He put down his chopsticks, stood up and said, "Wang Peng, Li, Mr. Hu, I have some things to take care of at home, so I'll take my leave now."
Wang Peng glanced at his watch, smiled, and said, "Alright, I'll see you downstairs."
"No need, you guys continue eating." Zhou Shun waved his hand, picked up his suit jacket, and left the private room.
As soon as he stepped out of the private room, his face turned icy cold. He hadn't eaten his fill, but he was filled with anger. Who could stand that?
As he walked up the stairs to the third floor, a middle-aged couple with dark expressions passed by him.
Zhou Shun stopped and noticed that the old man's facial features were somewhat similar to Wang Peng's.
He stood on the stairs for three seconds, watching the elderly couple go upstairs, and suddenly felt like he was watching a show, so he turned around and slowly went upstairs.
On the fifth floor, the door to the private room was pushed open forcefully.
When Li Guifen saw Wang Peng, it was as if she had seen an irreconcilable enemy.
"Wang Peng, you are so wicked! How dare you harm my eldest grandson? Do you have any conscience at all?"
"You're heartless!" Li Mingzhu slammed her hand on the table and stood up, pointing at the door of the private room. "Li Guifen, this is not a place for you to run wild, get out!"
Li Guifen didn't recognize Li Mingzhu and angrily asked, "Who are you? Do you know me?"
Li Mingzhu sneered, "I am Wang Peng's lawfully wedded wife, how could I not recognize you, sir?"
Wang Peng glanced at Li Guifen and Wang Song, then got up and walked to the window, where he saw Wang Cheng's car across the street.
"You shameless thing, what do you want to do?" Hu Qing slammed her hand on the table, stood up, and angrily cursed Li Guifen.
Li Guifen froze on the spot, thinking to herself, "I'm standing up for you, why are you cursing me, you slut?"
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