Pulling sides was a ruse, smoothing things over was a skill. As the host of this banquet, Xiao Zheng naturally could not pull sides, and could only smooth things over. Smoothing things over seemed like a strategy, but in fact, it was easier to offend people, and offend both parties at once. It was not like pulling sides and offending one party, but still pleasing the other party.
Xiao Zheng chose Lu Dashan first, and then chose Shang Yao, whom he had a conflict with before. It was fine if she agreed, but if she didn't, wouldn't she be holding a grudge?
It was Shang Yao's first time attending a banquet with Shang Jingtian, and she was determined to be herself, so how could she be stumped by Xiao Zheng's small request?
She slowly raised her wine glass, and said with a gentle expression, "Since Mr Xiao thinks so highly of me, how could I refuse? But I have to say this first. I only drink red wine. "
"You can choose the wine yourself." Xiao Zheng said half-jokingly, half-seriously. "As long as you don't drink water. I don't have any problems here. "
"Drinking water is much harder than drinking wine." Ye Canghua joked with a smile.
His identity was the most sensitive among the guests, but he was also the most relaxed. Others might more or less test him, and give him some difficult questions, but as Lin Huayin's uncle, Ye Canghua did not have such worries.
The difficulty of this banquet was Hua Xia's customs. And the custom of helping relatives and not reason was also an inherent concept of Hua Xia people. Ye Canghua was half an uncle to Xiao Zheng, if he also made things difficult for Xiao Zheng, then this banquet would be too difficult.
"Looks like Boss Ye is very experienced." Xiao Zheng's eyes flashed, and after finishing the second glass of wine, his gaze fell on Ye Canghua's face.
The latter noticed Xiao Zheng's strange gaze, and felt that things were not good, and said with a subtle expression, "You can't be planning to drink me down, right?" After a pause, he continued, "To put it bluntly, wait until you drink me down. You probably won't be able to stand. "
"Who drinks standing up?" Xiao Zheng said with a smile. "As long as I haven't collapsed, I can continue drinking."
"Lunatic." Ye Canghua shook her head and agreed with a troubled expression.
After a while, Xiao Zheng forcibly suppressed the subtle emotions that were slowly rising on the dining table. Laughter returned to the dining table. Xiao Zheng drank faster and faster. Apart from sharing joy with the king, he also kept his promise to propose a toast. The first to bear the brunt was Ye Canghua, who thought she could watch a good show. As for the other guests, they were eating, drinking, and chatting in a rather harmonious manner.
At a certain position, it was impossible to slam the table and curse like an ordinary person. However, as Xiao Zheng said, it was unrealistic to let go of the enmity with a cup of wine. Benefits were everywhere, and gratitude and grudges were everywhere. To quote the most cliché but also the most straightforward old saying. How could there be an absolute friend in this world? It was just a matter of profit.
It was unknown whether Shang Yao was really drunk or not. After drinking two bottles of red wine, her elegant face was flushed red, and her eyes gradually became tipsy. When Xiao Zheng gave her another glass of strong wine, she finally waved her hands powerlessly, indicating that she was dead.
Seeing his daughter's good performance, Shang Jingtian smiled and said, "Xiao Zheng, you have succeeded in the first step."
Yes.
After Shang Yao couldn't hold on any longer, Xiao Zheng succeeded in the first step. It wasn't just a success in drinking. It was the first step of tonight's banquet.
Next, it was Ye Canghua.
This old man had always been fond of wine, so his alcohol tolerance was naturally not bad. Xiao Zheng drank and chatted merrily with him for nearly half an hour. In the end, after a series of intensive attacks, he finally laid down his arms and surrendered. In the end, he could not help but curse drunkenly, "You really are a f * cking animal."
After drinking the two, Xiao Zheng took out an electronic cigarette and took two puffs. Then, he raised his glass and looked at Lu Dashan with a smile, "Uncle Lu, are you ready?"
Lu Dashan looked at Xiao Zheng meaningfully and said with a smile, "I just finished a bottle."
"Aunt Qin is the standard." Xiao Zheng smiled and said. "As long as you can still walk in a straight line, you have to continue drinking."
Lu Dashan shook his head. Seeing that he couldn't change Xiao Zheng's mind, he could only raise his glass and said, "Seems like you don't plan to respect your elders."
"There is no age on the table." Xiao Zheng said thoughtfully. First, a toast.
While drinking with Lu Dashan, he also had to play the role of a host and exchange glasses with everyone present. Although it was impossible to get everyone drunk. But it was not difficult to see that after the baptism of this banquet for one and a half hours, even the usually low-key Shang Jingtian was a little drunk. It didn't affect his thinking and eloquence, but he was obviously a little excited.
The last half an hour of the battle could be said to be wonderful. Xiao Zheng, who originally wanted to focus on getting Lu Dashan drunk, unexpectedly got drunk on Director Mo, who was sitting next to Ye Canghua. After this old man was drunk, he actually dared to put his arm around Jin Shuheng's shoulder and complained. What should and shouldn't be said were all spilled out. What an unexpected surprise.
"I can't —"
After being poured by Xiao Zheng's extremely rhythmic drinking, Lu Dashan felt that he couldn't take it anymore. He hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Xiao Zheng — if I drink anymore, I'll have to go to the hospital."
"So serious?" Xiao Zheng put down his glass and said with a smile. "Do you want to prepare an ambulance for you first?"
Qin Shuang stared at Xiao Zheng with a slight heartache, "That's enough. Everyone had had enough to drink tonight. You've done your duty as a host. Are you really going to make all the guests vomit? "
After being criticized by Qin Shuang, Xiao Zheng hurriedly corrected his attitude and said in all seriousness, "Aunt Qin is right."
At this time, Xiao Zheng finally put down his glass and ate a few pieces of beef to fill his stomach.
"Xiao Zheng. Your drinking capacity is really extraordinary. "Shang Jingtian looked at Xiao Zheng thoughtfully and joked.
Xiao Zheng said implicitly, "It's just that everyone is being modest. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't even be able to get out of this door today. "
He didn't know if it was because Xiao Zheng's performance was good, or because he was really shocked by Xiao Zheng's terrifying drinking capacity. The guests present all said that they were almost done eating. It was time to leave.
The first to leave was not someone else, but Ye Canghua and Director Mo, who were supported by Ma Choi Jun. Followed by Shang Jingtian's father and daughter. When only Lu Dashan's group and Xiao Zheng were left in the wing room, Qin Shuang stood up and softly scolded: "I gave you a wink several times before, why did you pretend not to see it? Do you really want to drink yourself to death? "
It could be heard that although Qin Shuang was scolding, there was a strong sense of concern.
Throughout the dinner, Xiao Zheng didn't eat a few mouthfuls of food, but he drank nearly six jins of wine. Not to mention drinking so intensively, even if he drank for a day, this was a terrifying task that was difficult to complete for ordinary people. But Xiao Zheng did it unexpectedly. And after the guests left, he still acted very relaxed.
"I saw your wink. Shang Jingtian can naturally see it, "Xiao Zheng said with a smile. "Uncle Lu's capacity is here, I know it."
Lu Dashan got up and walked over, gently patting Xiao Zheng's shoulder: "You're really ruthless tonight. You managed to suppress Shang Jingtian's temper with just one sentence. "
Jin Shuheng also smiled and got up, saying: "Xiao Zheng, you have a good rest. We should also go back. "
"I'll send you off." Xiao Zheng followed and got up.
The three people saw that Xiao Zheng insisted on sending them off, and no longer refused. Until the three people got on the car and disappeared from sight. The smile on his face just gradually disappeared. In just a moment, the color of pain quickly spread from the eyebrows to the whole face. In the dark eyes, there was also no spirit in an instant.
Persisting until now, Xiao Zheng had already reached his limit. Six kilograms of burning knife was like a raging fire burning his heart. When the cold wind blew, not only did he not feel the slightest chill, but his whole body instantly broke out with a layer of bean-sized sweat. Sweat like rain.
Settling down, Xiao Zheng turned around with a pale face and was about to return to the clubhouse, but he saw a woman standing behind him, but no different from him.
Her eyebrows were picturesque, like a person in the mist. Not eating the food of the world, but full of Buddha nature, great mercy and great compassion.
"Mother-in-law … …"
Xiao Zheng's thin lips were slightly open, full of alcohol.
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