Chapter 257: Interesting Things at the Wine Table
It was really hard to wait. I quietly sent a WeChat message to Mayor Tian:
"I really want to come to the venue to listen to your report. Xiao Nie said that I will wait until I pass the civil service exam. I am reading a book in your office now."
Mayor Tian quickly replied, "I didn't know the master was coming. I'll be there in ten minutes."
I looked up and asked Qing Ruo, "It's still an hour until twelve o'clock. Is it hard to sit?"
She sighed, "I don't know how he gets so much to say. Our company meetings are one, two, two, and they're over in half an hour."
I deliberately rotated my fingers with my eyes half closed.
She asked, "What are you doing?"
"According to my calculations, he should be here within 15 minutes."
Qing Ruo burst out laughing: "Playing tricks again."
"It's not called playing tricks, it's called telepathy. If there's someone sitting in your room and you didn't know it, you'd still feel uneasy."
"I don't believe you."
"Then just look at your watch to see the time."
In less than 15 minutes, footsteps were heard in the corridor.
Qing Ruo stood up in surprise and said to me, "The meeting is over, immortal."
As they walked out of the door, Mayor Tian extended his big hand: "Welcome, Master."
Qing Ruo was stunned: "Do you know each other?"
Mayor Tian said with a smile, "Master Wan is a famous person in Shangzhou, who doesn't know him?"
Qing Ruo gave me a grateful look, as if saying: Thank goodness you came.
Mayor Tian put down his briefcase and waved his hand: "Let's go, let's eat first."
After saying this, he began to mobilize his troops on his phone. He walked down the stairs while talking. When he reached the yard, he didn't even greet us, but got in the car.
We got in the car and followed Mayor Tian. In less than ten minutes, we arrived at a farm. As soon as we stopped, several more cars roared in.
Mayor Tian waited for me to get out of the car, pointed at the farm and said, "I wrote those words. What do you think?"
I looked up and saw a plaque hanging above the main entrance of the farm, which read: Baiguoyuan Villa.
Others might think this calligraphy is ordinary, but I can tell he learned from the "Cao Quan Tablet" and give it a thumbs up: "It's ancient and vigorous, and it has inherited the true tradition of Han Li."
Mayor Tian also gave me a thumbs up: "The master is a versatile person, he understands both elegant and popular culture."
Qing Ruo was completely confused.
Mayor Tian led us up to the second floor, an antique wooden building. It had an antique feel and exuded the unique aroma of wood. When we entered a private room, four or five people were already seated there, and they all stood up and applauded.
Mayor Tian first introduced Qing Ruo and I to them, and then introduced everyone present, all men in blue.
He said to Qing Ruo, "Don't blame me for not valuing your work. These four or five people are the staff of the Bai Niao Lake development docking team. They are all here to serve you."
Qing Ruo said, "Thank you, Mayor, for taking this so seriously."
Mayor Tian said, "Master, I lost the drinking match last time. How about we give it a good go this time?"
Qing Ruo touched my foot with her foot.
"Mayor, to be honest, none of you combined can beat me. But I don't want to have a drinking contest today."
He gave me a disdainful look and said, "What do you mean I can't beat you? You're obviously stage frightened."
"We came here to discuss work today. If we drink too much, we'll all fall asleep and pass out. If we go to the hospital for an IV drip, won't my trip be in vain?"
"What's so great about hanging saline solution? I do it all the time."
Qing Ruo kicked me again under the table.
"How about this, eight of us, drink four bottles, and I'll drink what Qing Ruo can't finish. Today we'll just drink to have fun, not get drunk.
Why don't you get drunk? After dinner, I'll do a few tricks to liven things up. Watch carefully, and if you can spot the flaws, I'll give you a thousand dollars."
Several young people said, "Okay, okay, okay."
I know they don't want to drink either, but they are forced to do so under the mayor's pressure.
Mayor Tian asked, "What's the trick?"
"Listen to the words."
Seeing the young people cheering, Mayor Tian had to bend his rules. "Okay, as you say. Then drink four bottles. It's for the beautiful Qing Ruo, you can't drink it for her."
No matter how Qing Ruo begged for mercy, Mayor Tian refused to compromise on his principles.
I nudged her with my foot. She acted like she was going to be executed. "To get the support of the town leaders and everyone, I'll just lie down here after drinking too much. I'm sure the mayor won't ignore it."
Everyone laughed, and one of them said, "The mayor will carry you to the hospital himself."
Mayor Tian poured her a glass of wine and said as he poured, "I like it when women take the initiative to lie down."
Everyone laughed again.
When the food was served, everyone focused their firepower on Qingruo. Qingruo also had a glass of wine, so of course they started the round by drinking real wine.
After a round of drinking, Qing Ruo raised her glass and toasted everyone. I still didn't give her the drug, for fear that Mayor Tian would check whether she had used boiled water instead of wine.
She raised her glass and toasted.
Mayor Tian slammed the table and said, "You can drink, but you usually pretend not to drink at all. It turns out you're just being modest."
An older man nearby said, "Let me tell you a humble story."
Qing Ruo, also a veteran of battle, knew that the stories told at the dinner table were often risqué, and her face flushed slightly. Mayor Tian said to the man, "Tell me quickly, Lao Jin."
Lao Jin starts his speech:
"Mr. Zhang was the principal of a school. He was on a business trip for ten days. When he returned, he was told that his wife was having an affair with the dean. As an intellectual, Mr. Zhang was afraid that the matter would become public and look bad. So he went to confront the dean and asked if it was true.
The dean said no. Old Zhang slammed the table and said, "The teachers' letters of accusation are all in my drawer. Tell me honestly, are there any?"
The dean of studies thought that the principal really had something on him, so he admitted that it happened.
The principal slammed the table and said: A few times.
The dean said: One...one...just once.
The principal said angrily: "Don't make me show you the report letter. Tell me honestly, how many times did it happen?
The headmaster was so frightened that he was at a loss for words and said: Two...two times!
The principal was so angry that he was speechless. He pointed at the director and trembled: "So you are modest... you are modest... modest."
After the story was told, everyone burst into laughter. Qing Ruo couldn't help but laughed aside.
Mayor Tian poured her another full glass and said, "So you... you're so modest. Drink a bottle."
After Lao Jin started telling his jokes, all the dirty jokes started coming out. One of them, a young man named Xiao Wu, volunteered to tell one.
There's a story about a mother who used to work as a nanny in the city. When she got old, she returned to the countryside. When her daughter wanted to go back to the city to work as a nanny, her mother said, "Men in the city are bad. They sometimes get physical with women when the woman isn't home."
I'll teach you a method. The first time, you have to bravely say: "No." The second time, you have to order him: "Stop."
As a result, by the third time, my daughter didn't know what to say, so she just stood up and shouted the same thing as the first two times.
The table was filled with laughter, slamming the chairs and banging the tables. Qing Ruo's face flushed red. After a moment, she said seriously, "Mayor, is this the excellent traditional culture of your Dongli Town?"
Mayor Tian smiled mischievously and said, "As grassroots cadres, you don't have to set your sights too high. You work hard every day, and it's a rare opportunity to meet a beautiful woman. Just have some fun. Don't worry. A guy like Xiao Wu would definitely blush if he were alone with a girl."
Then, he turned to the crowd and said, "No more stories, only one."
At this time, Lao Jin jumped out and said, "I am older, so give me this indicator."
Everyone looked at Lao Jin, and I took the opportunity to sprinkle some medicine into Qing Ruo's wine dispenser. I pretended to be expectant, waiting for Lao Jin to spit out the ivory.
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