"Brother Meng, who are you going to see?" Lu Wanqing didn't address him by his title in an attempt to get closer to him.
In fact, at this time, she was unaware that Meng Hui had just been promoted.
When he was processing her business license, he was just a team leader.
"This is a director in charge of the market. We'll inevitably have to work together in the future. Getting to know him early will make things easier."
As Meng Hui walked and talked, he grabbed a bottle and filled himself with wine when he passed his own dining table.
In a society based on personal relationships, some basic social interactions are essential.
Great things cannot be accomplished by one person alone.
Lu Wanqing was well aware of this, so she asked Meng Hui to fill his glass as well.
Getting to know a powerful person over a glass of wine—that's a very worthwhile deal.
Although she is now nominally the Han family's goddaughter and has no problem with food and clothing, if she wants to grow into a towering tree, she must forge her own path.
The hall was bustling with activity. After passing by many people who were raising their glasses to toast others, she was led to a table by Meng Hui.
Several seats at the table were already empty, probably because some of the younger generation had gone out to offer toasts.
Meng Hui and Lu Wanqing stood respectfully to the side, greeting Li Boxiong who was leisurely eating his meal.
"Uncle, let me introduce you to a friend," Meng Hui said with a smile.
Li Boxiong was a relative of Meng Hui's mother's side. He had always taken good care of Meng Hui and was very approachable. He also enjoyed drinking.
Meng Hui often brought Moutai to visit him, and over time, they became quite close.
Li Boxiong took a sip of his wine, glanced at Lu Wanqing, and then gestured for them to sit down.
Lu Wanqing's jet-black hair was loose, held in place only by a hair clip on the top of her head, making her look extremely dignified. She wore a pale yellow coat, which made her skin appear noticeably beautiful.
At first glance, I thought it was one of the actors from the performance just now.
"Your friend isn't one of the actors in the performance just now, is he?" Li Boxiong asked, thinking to himself.
Meng Hui paused for a moment, then laughed after realizing what he meant.
"Uncle, you've misunderstood. She's a fashion design student and will be graduating soon. She recently opened a clothing store and it's doing quite well. If she wants to expand her business in the future, she'll need your guidance!"
"No problem, no problem." Li Boxiong smiled knowingly.
He had experienced countless meetings like this.
But since Meng Hui brought him here this time, he couldn't help but pay more attention to him.
Asking someone for a favor is never as simple as just meeting them in person, but having someone guide you through this crucial step is half the battle won.
Lu Wanqing, who had been holding her glass and smiling silently, knew her time had come. She quickly raised her glass, lowered it, and extended it respectfully towards Li Boxiong, saying:
"I'll have to trouble Director Li to take care of me from now on. I'll finish this, but you can do as you please."
After Li Boxiong clinked glasses with her, she tilted her head back and drank it all clean.
"Not bad, not bad, Xiao Lu has a good capacity for alcohol. Pour him a glass and we'll drink slowly."
After finishing his drink, Li Boxiong gestured for Meng Hui to pour him more wine.
He actually preferred to drink slowly, but a woman as forthright as Lu Wanqing was rare, and he was in a great mood.
Sitting to the side, Li Qin frowned slightly and said, half reproachfully and half coquettishly:
"Dad, didn't you promise me you'd only have two drinks? You've already had two, you can't have any more."
"I'm in such a good mood today, so please let me have one more drink!" Li Boxiong said with a grin.
Since his daughter returned from studying abroad, she has been managing him in every way. Of course, he still appreciates it. His daughter is so successful to have studied abroad, and it makes him proud!
He's over fifty, and his chances of rising further in officialdom are slim. He's not the kind of person who's particularly good at flattery, so what else can he compare himself to others with? It's just that his children are more prominent than others!
As soon as Li Qin returned, she became a teacher at Tsinghua University. If she becomes a professor later, she will be at the deputy director-general level, which is about the same level as me.
Li Qin glanced at Lu Wanqing, and said with obvious disgust:
"Dad, if you're going to drink, you should drink with someone of some importance. Why are you drinking with a student like her?"
Do you know what connections she used to get in? Aren't you the kind of person who dislikes sycophants the most?
Her words made everyone present feel awkward.
Even if you think that way, don't say it out loud!
People who have studied abroad really speak their minds directly.
Lu Wanqing knew that Ququ had attracted Han Tao away in the corridor, making her lose face, and was probably looking for revenge.
She picked up her wine glass and smiled at Li Qin:
"Director Li is so fortunate to have such a smart, beautiful daughter who cares about you in every way. I don't know why your daughter said such a thing. Please forgive me if I have offended you. I'll drink it."
She looked at Li Qin, but spoke to Li Boxiong. Before Li Qin could react, she finished her drink, greeted Li Boxiong, and got up to leave.
In public, she didn't want to argue with Li Qin; offending Li Boxiong would be a loss.
This Li Qin is quite interesting. She looks down on her status as Han's goddaughter, yet she desperately wants to become Han's granddaughter-in-law. The key is that she's latched onto Wei Shufen's coattails. Sure enough, people who have studied abroad have a different way of thinking.
Seeing Lu Wanqing leave, Meng Hui also left, at a loss for what to do.
Although Li Boxiong did not reprimand Li Qin, he still spoke earnestly:
"Xiaoqin, be more careful about the occasion when you speak in the future. Don't use that straightforwardness you learned from abroad, it's easy to offend people."
“Dad, I’m just reminding you. I don’t know what methods Lu Wanqing used to get Grandma Han to recognize her as her goddaughter. It’s because of this identity that she was able to open a shop and make money.”
Shouldn't such a person be despised? Li Qin didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said.
Li Boxiong snorted.
"Then what's the meaning of your desire to marry Han Tao?"
Aren't you afraid that if you actually marry him, it will be awkward when you two meet? I'm worried for you!
Li Qin then bit her lip slightly, seemingly moved.
She really hadn't thought of that. Even though it was fake, the other party had still published an article in the newspaper acknowledging a godparent relationship. No matter how much she despised them, who wouldn't give them some face when they saw it?
She was so angry about what had just happened that she lost her temper.
"Dad, I understand. I won't be so blunt in the future." Li Qin apologized quickly, but she still felt that Lu Wanqing's status was really not respectable.
Just as the banquet was in full swing, a sharp scream nearly blew the roof off.
"Ah~ This toy is mine, let go!" Huo Tong screamed, forcefully snatching an airplane model from Duo Duo.
Duo Duo wasn't going to back down either. It was clearly a plane that his uncle had given him, and it was only placed on the table for dinner. How did it become Huo Tong's?
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