Chapter 120 Dinner

"Boss Xiao, do I have to go to this dinner today?"

Lin Nuan has never liked socializing. It’s not that she doesn’t know how to deal with people, but she hates the hypocritical scenes when people deal with each other.

Xiao Jingyan looked at her calmly and said, "You are my assistant, you still have a lot to learn, and some things cannot be solved by avoiding them. If you really don't want to go, you don't have to go, but in the future, if there are social events during business talks, whether I need you or not, will you still not want to go like today?"

As the assistant to the general manager, you naturally need to deal with many people, and you have to be able to do so. You have to learn to deal with all kinds of people. You will have to face this sooner or later.

Lin Nuan had actually thought about it a long time ago and knew what she lacked, but she just wanted to back down out of habit. She didn't want to be a strong woman who was adept at business, but she knew that deep down in her heart she still had a spirit of not admitting defeat.

Lucky Building.

Xiao Jingyan and Lin Nuan were led by the waiter to Box No. 2 on the third floor.

When the door was opened, there were already five people sitting in the box, one of whom was Song Yulin, who was going to discuss cooperation today.

He didn't know the other four, but Song Yulin quickly introduced them. The two men were named Zhou Zhen and Lu Zhongming, and the other two were secretaries. They were not introduced in detail, not even their full names. They were Secretary Wang and Secretary Wu.

A few people greeted each other and got to know each other, then took their seats.

"It is really a great honor for President Xiao to come here in person! It is a person who came from the cooperation between our two companies. I heard that President Xiao fired several employees just after taking office. He is really courageous!"

"Mr. Song, you are too kind. I am new here and I hope you will take good care of me in the future."

All they said were just a few polite words, and occasionally some of their words were sarcastic, but Xiao Jingyan did not lose a single word in the conversation with the three of them.

The waiter quickly started serving the dishes, and the group also ordered a few bottles of wine, both red and white. When the waiter was about to leave, Xiao Jingyan called him again.

"Another bottle of juice or coconut milk, please."

When everyone heard that Xiao Jingyan actually ordered juice and coconut milk, they were obviously drinks for children.

"Mr. Xiao, what's this?" Song Yulin asked.

"Oh, my assistant can't drink." Xiao Jingyan said.

This would also prevent anyone from toasting Lin Nuan later.

However, when the family members heard this, their eyes revealed meaningful expressions.

"President Xiao is so good to his assistants! Assistant Lin is so lucky to work under President Xiao." Song Yulin said.

"Assistant Lin looks like he just graduated from college, right? You will inevitably have to drink alcohol during work and social events, so you should practice your drinking capacity in the future." Zhou Zhen said.

"This is just the first time you drink, but you will be able to drink more slowly in the future. Secretary Wang and Secretary Wu can drink more than the rest of us," said Lu Zhongming.

Secretary Wang and Secretary Wu looked older than Lin Nuan. The main thing was that they both dressed very maturely and wore very sexy clothes.

Seeing that several bosses wanted to persuade Lin Nuan to drink, he also hurried over to join in.

Lin Nuan didn't understand why those people wanted to embarrass her, and she wasn't afraid, but if she started drinking, not only would it be a slap in Xiao Jingyan's face, but he would also have to drink at future social events.

"In fact, I also want to drink, but my body won't allow it. I'm allergic to alcohol. I get rashes all over my body after drinking a little. Now it may be life-threatening. I drank with a friend once before. It was a very low-proof beer. After drinking one glass, my friend sent me to the hospital. I almost lost my life. Before I came here, I told Mr. Xiao about my allergy to alcohol. Mr. Xiao sympathizes with his subordinates, and I can only repay him by working hard.

"It's my fault that I can't drink, so I ruined everyone's fun. But I think all the bosses here are good bosses who care about their subordinates and won't make things difficult for me. Today I will serve tea instead of wine, so please have a cup."

After Lin Nuan finished speaking, she raised her head and drank up all the water in the cup. If she drank, it would be life-threatening. In such a situation, all the bosses were people who valued their status, and they would not embarrass her even if they were unhappy. Businessmen are all for profit, and they would not refuse to cooperate over a small matter.

In fact, I really hate discussing business over a dinner table, or in KTV or other entertainment venues. Since it is a business discussion, why can't you find a place suitable for discussing business and have a proper discussion, but have to do all this nonsense.

What's the point of drinking deep feelings in one gulp? At the table, you want to drink until your stomach is perforated, so as to show your sincerity in doing business. You go to KTV, find a few girls, hug them, drink some wine, sing a few songs, listen to a few compliments, and then you have made the deal. In fact, in the final analysis, it is not because the benefits are big enough.

Many times people think that closing a business deal requires the interaction of personal relationships and worldly wisdom.

Even if Lin Nuan dressed up well, she could only have some light porridge and side dishes at most, unlike the two experienced secretaries, Secretary Wu and Secretary Wang.

The two of them took turns finding reasons to get Xiao Jingyan to drink, and both their words and body movements gave people a suggestive feeling.

Even the three bosses were the same, they were happy to see it happen and treated their secretaries as tools and weapons.

Lin Nuan knew that such things were inevitable. Even if she had never eaten pork, she had seen pigs run, and she thought that one day it would happen before her eyes.

However, Xiao Jingyan always maintained the image of someone who kept strangers away, was not interested in women, and was only concerned with business.

So the beauty trap ended in failure.

Lin Nuan finally realized that the purpose of Xiao Jingyan bringing her out for social events was to help him avoid romantic relationships.

The dinner ended without the contract being signed. Xiao Jingyan drank quite a bit of wine and said goodbye to a few people outside the restaurant. Lin Nuan finally managed to get him into the car.

Even when I’m drunk I don’t want to look for someone who’s mumbling to himself.

"Old foxes, a bunch of old foxes, still thinking of scheming against me, wishful thinking."

In order to take care of Xiao Jingyan, Lin Nuan also sat in the back seat. After hearing what he muttered, she found it funny.

I didn't expect that he, who is usually serious, can be quite cute when drunk.

But it's also quite heavy.

After getting drunk, he seemed to have no bones in his body. Even though he was told to lean back in the chair, he always fell on Lin Nuan.

You looked at your head that was pressed on your shoulders again with a somewhat helpless look. You pushed it back several times but it was pressed back again. You decided to just stop working on me.

Her shoulders were sore when she got home. Fortunately, the driver helped her send her to the elevator, otherwise she wouldn't know how to get her in.

"Thank you, Master Liu. It's so late, you should go back first! I will take good care of Mr. Xiao."