Wang Guoqing took a slap, let out a howl, and leaned back, widening the distance between the two.
"Uncle, you're not reluctant to part with it, are you?"
Xiao Li'an froze, his chin trembling with anger, yet he was also reluctant to part with it.
"Who can't bear to part with it? Who can't bear to part with it? You know this is a bad habit!"
"You dared to open it before you even paid for it!"
Wang Dachui nodded quickly, "Guoqing, your uncle is right, you really shouldn't have done that!"
After saying that, he pointed to the money bag in Xiao Li'an's hand, "Uncle, Guoqing already knows he was wrong and will remember next time. Let's let it go this time, since you've already taken the money out."
Wang Guoqing nodded obsequiously, "Yes, yes, we can't compare to you, Uncle. You are the most accomplished elder among our relatives. You may be tired of drinking Moutai, but this is the first time we've ever seen it!"
"Oh, it smells so good! I reckon I'll remember this smell for the rest of my life."
"Uncle, when I become successful in the future, I will definitely treat you to a drink."
Seeing the person entering through the door, Song Jingzhou spoke up at the opportune moment, "Mayor, hurry up, I'm starving."
"There are other customers coming up, don't delay the waiters' work."
Xiao Li'an had no choice; the bill was already issued and he couldn't return it. He could only grit his teeth and pull out another ten-yuan note from his wallet.
The waiter quickly took the money, issued a receipt, and loudly recited the menu.
"Alright, one braised fish, one mushroom soup, one stir-fried potato shreds, one pork and vermicelli soup, one steamed pork with dried bamboo shoots, one bottle of Moutai, plus rice for eight people, that'll come to you for 12 yuan and 68 cents, plus five liquor coupons and grain coupons..."
"Here are your tickets. Please find your seats."
At a table near the entrance, two men with their heads down cautiously watched Su Qingci and her group.
"Brother Jun, is that right? It's that bitch Bai Feifei."
Da Jun said with a grim face, "You're not mistaken, but the other side has quite a background."
"Didn't you hear them calling him 'town mayor' and 'team leader' repeatedly?"
"I reckon he's a public official from that town down there."
Hearing the fear in Dajun's voice, Tianji gritted his teeth and said defiantly, "Damn it, are we just going to let them go like this?"
"Brother Long has people from the county committee behind him, why would he be afraid of a bunch of country bumpkins?"
"The brothers have been really hurt by that slut lately."
Although Dajun looked terrible, he still managed to maintain a sliver of rationality.
“Brother Long has also been having a tough time lately. If they were just ordinary people, we would definitely be determined to get revenge, but they are not ordinary people, so we should not cause any unnecessary trouble.”
"Although we can't confront them directly, we can still teach them a lesson in private."
A wicked glint flashed in Dajun's eyes. "Tianji, I remember you seem to know Li Mingliang from the kitchen?"
"Yes, he's from our alley, and we've never gotten along since we were kids."
"Okay, later you can go to the kitchen under the pretext of looking for him..."
The two discussed the matter discreetly for a while, and then quickly parted ways.
The army headed north to find Brother Long, while Tianji went around to the grove behind the city.
Then they went around the alley next door towards the back door of the state-run restaurant.
The auntie washing vegetables looked at the frogs peeking out and asked, "Young man, this is the kitchen; outsiders aren't allowed in."
"Who are you looking for? I'll call them out for you."
Tianji looked at the basket of mushrooms at the old lady's feet and quickly said with a smile, "I'm looking for Li Mingliang, so please call him for me."
The woman shook her hand, stood up, and walked inside.
Seeing this, Tianji quickly took out a few mushrooms from his sleeve, rinsed them in water, broke them into pieces, and threw them into the bowl of freshly cleaned mushrooms next to him.
To be absolutely sure, they even scooped up a handful of fresh mushrooms to cover up the mushroom bits that had been thrown in.
"It's right outside."
"Huh? Where did they go? How come they disappeared so quickly?"
The auntie washing vegetables led a young man wearing an apron out of the kitchen, and then kept looking into the alley.
"I clearly told him to wait here!"
Li Mingliang looked anxious. "Aunt Tian, it's alright if you leave. I'm still busy here."
"There are still a lot of vegetables that haven't been chopped yet. The chef is going to yell at us. I'm going in first."
"You should wash up too, the guests are already asking for the food."
Inside the hotel.
Xiao Li'an had been deep in thought ever since he sat down.
They came to the county town for a competition on official business, so why should they have to pay for their meals?
No, he'll have to find an excuse to get reimbursed for the meal when he gets back.
Otherwise, if he had just inexplicably lost a third of his salary, Wang Yanli would have buried him alive.
The accountant in town is too old-fashioned and unreasonable. What excuse can he possibly come up with?
Su Qingci and the others were laughing and joking, in high spirits, and no one noticed Xiao Li'an's sudden silence. They each picked up their wine glasses and poured themselves a drink.
Wang Dachui looked completely blissful, holding the cup up to his nose and gently sniffing it. "No wonder they dare to charge 8 yuan, it smells so good."
Feng Jianjun took a small sip and said in a refined manner, "The aroma of soy sauce is prominent, elegant and delicate, the body is mellow, and the aftertaste is long. It's a good wine, a good wine!"
Xiao Yuehua's eyes sparkled; her man was so cultured, even his words were so pleasant to hear.
He nudged Su Qingci with his shoulder and winked, saying, "Qingci, we're all benefiting from your success!"
When Song Jingzhou saw that she had bumped into Su Qingci and knocked her off balance, he quickly helped her up, but his eyes flashed with a sharp glare.
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