The Village Head actually wanted to invite his nephew to dinner, this was a huge matter. The Hu brothers instantly felt that their faces were especially shining, this was a matter of great honor. In the eyes of these nobodies, the Village Head and the Village Secretary were already very powerful figures, not to mention the Village Head who was sitting in the magnificent Village Government Office. He was the father and mother of 70,000 to 80,000 people within a radius of a hundred miles, he was not a small figure.
"Little Cheng, it's a big deal for the village head to invite you to dinner. You have to go. Hurry up. On your wedding day, we must go!" The third uncle was very happy in his heart. His nephew was getting married, and he personally came to send the invitation card, which was already a great honor for him. Moreover, his nephew was doing so well now, so he had to curry favor with him in case he needed help in the future. No matter what, they were relatives. How could they not keep in touch with each other?
In fact, Jiang Cheng also knew what they were thinking, but he didn't say it out loud.
On the way to the village, Mino said to Jiang Cheng, "Your uncles look okay. They are not as bad as you said!"
"That's because we are rich now. Haven't you heard of an old saying? If you are poor, no one will care about you in the downtown, but if you are rich, you will have distant relatives in the deep mountains. We are like this now. If I were still a poor loser, do you think they would care about me? This is the extreme reality of society!" Jiang Cheng snorted and said.
All kinds of experiences in the past made him sigh with emotion. He knew the values of the current society. Money represented success. The more money you had, the more successful you would be.
There were endless news on the Internet every day. There was an old man who fell to the ground, but the passing students who kindly helped him up were blackmailed. They said that they were the ones who knocked him down, and some directly stuck to the front of your car and asked you to pay for it. All kinds of tricks could refresh your IQ and make it impossible for you to defend against them!
Mino knew that Jiang Cheng had suffered when he was a child, so he had some hatred in his heart. She could understand his feelings, but Mino had never been treated like this, so she could only understand Jiang Cheng's point of view. However, there was nothing she could do to help him. She could only watch silently.
It only took ten minutes to drive to the village. Jiang Cheng went to the police station and found that the director of the police station was waiting for them at the door. Seeing Jiang Cheng and Mino get out of the car, Director Yang immediately greeted them and said with a smile, "Mr. Jiang, Mrs. Jiang, the case has been solved by us. The bag has been recovered smoothly. The cash, bank card, mobile phone and other things are all found."
"Oh, Director Yang, you solved the case really quickly. It's only been a few hours. You actually solved the case so quickly. You are simply a detective. Tell me, how did you solve this case?"
Jiang Cheng didn't expect the police station to solve the case so quickly. Today was the market day. There were so many people on the street. It was not easy to arrest a few criminals. He had just gone to the countryside, and the police station had solved the case immediately. Even in the city, it was rare to solve a case so quickly.
Director Yang said with a smile, "After talking about it at the dinner table, Mr. Jiang is waiting for us at the hotel next door. Let's go there now!"
The three of them came to a restaurant called Laoqi Restaurant next door. It was called a hotel, but it was just an ordinary restaurant. However, its scale was quite large, and it was one of the best in the village.
If it was in the city, it could only be regarded as a very low-class restaurant. However, in this town, it was considered a five-star hotel.
Jiang Cheng and Mino followed the footsteps of Director Yang to the private room upstairs. When they entered the private room, they found that there were a lot of people sitting inside. One of them was Mr. Jiang, whom they saw in the morning.
Mr. Jiang sat at the head of the table. There were three empty seats beside him. It could be seen that these three seats were reserved for the three of them.
When Mr. Jiang saw that Jiang Cheng had come, he immediately became a lot happier. He smiled and invited Jiang Cheng and Mino to sit down. He also deliberately pulled Jiang Cheng to the seat next to him. Mino was also placed in the empty seat next to Jiang Cheng.
When everyone sat down, Mr. Jiang began to introduce the people. Several of the people present were cadres of the village. They were in charge of various departments in the village.
However, Jiang Cheng already knew what this Mr. Jiang was thinking. If he was unaccountably solicitous, then he must be hiding some evil intentions.
This Mr. Jiang probably fancied his money bag and wanted to find him to invest in something. Otherwise, why would he be so solicitous?
However, Jiang Cheng was also happy to eat this meal. His company had just started, and he didn't know what project to invest in. Today, he came to eat this meal and also to see what projects this Mr. Jiang had to recommend to him.
Everyone had arrived, and the dishes began to be served. Mr. Jiang picked up the Maotai that all cadres loved to drink. He opened the bottle and wanted to pour a full glass for Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng saw that he was being forced to a dead end. He knew his alcohol tolerance very well. At most, he would be drunk after two or three.
Jiang Cheng quickly waved his hand and said, "Mr. Jiang, you are too polite. I still have to drive later. How can I drink white wine? It will be a big problem. I don't dare to drink and drive now. If I get caught, I will be sent to jail!"
Jiang Ling instantly felt a little embarrassed. His own village chief had personally poured the wine for him, and he still didn't give face and drink it. That wasn't very good!
However, Mino quickly saw that Jiang Cheng was unhappy. She took the initiative to say to Jiang Cheng, "It's okay. Let's drink. I will drive in the afternoon!"
Jiang Cheng heard Mino's words and felt relieved.
For a moment, laughter came from the private room. Everyone was drinking happily. Only Mino didn't drink at the table. She drank fruit juice.
After three rounds of drinking, it was time to get down to business. During the meal, Mr. Jiang introduced his small plot of land to Jiang Cheng in detail. Then, he tactfully hoped that Jiang Cheng would invest here and promised that his investment would definitely be rewarded handsomely.
Although Jiang Cheng wasn't a shrewd businessman, after listening to Mr. Jiang's introduction, he understood one thing. This Pond Village didn't have a fart. There were no land resources, no non-renewable resources, and no energy resources. Only the paddy and vegetables in the fields could be exchanged for some money. There was nothing else.
In such a remote and desolate place, investing in anything would only result in a loss. Although this Village Chief Jiang had poured out a bucket of bitter water, Jiang Cheng was not a fool. Business was business. Only a businessman with no foresight would invest in something that did not bring him any benefits.
However, this kind of thing couldn't be expressed openly. It wouldn't be good if he made Mr. Jiang unhappy. Jiang Cheng drank a few more glasses in the end and pretended to be drunk.
Then, he secretly gave Mi Nuo a look. Mi Nuo was telepathic with him, so how could he not know what he meant? He immediately said to Jiang Ling, "Village Head Jiang, my lover can't hold his liquor. I'm afraid he's going to be drunk soon. You should let him go and stop trying to get him drunk!"
Mr. Jiang looked at Jiang Cheng's appearance and realized that he was really going to be drunk. He couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. However, he was also a little anxious. Just now, he had set off so many firecrackers, but this brat Jiang Cheng still didn't give a definite answer.
He didn't say that he would invest, nor did he say that he wouldn't. He just vaguely said that he would wait for his team to come down and take a look.
Everyone was smart. How could Mr. Jiang not understand Jiang Cheng's meaning? He thought that this matter was most likely going to fall through. It seemed that his great cause of attracting investment and revitalizing the economy was still very difficult to achieve!
It was a pity that today's table of good dishes was signed by Mr. Jiang and used public funds to entertain them. Chi Tang Village's economy was very poor. The village's annual hospitality expenses were very little. Basically, they had to sign IOUs in the hotel, and no one knew when they would be able to pay it back.
The hotel was also angry, but they didn't dare to say anything. This was the township government, the local tyrant. Who dared to say that the government owed money and didn't pay? If they accidentally spoke nonsense, they would be arrested and locked up for a few days. They might even be punished, and then they wouldn't be able to do business in the future.
The banquet wasn't very enjoyable. In the end, Mino helped the half-drunk Jiang Cheng out of the private room. When they passed by the counter at the door, Jiang Cheng said to Mino, "Pay the bill!"
When Mino heard this, she understood what Jiang Cheng meant. He didn't want to owe others a favor.
Mino took out the bag that she got from the police station, opened it, and took out a thousand yuan to pay for the meal.
The restaurant owner was stunned. This was the first time he saw someone take the initiative to pay for a meal from the government. In the past, didn't the villagers sign the bill every time they ate? They didn't talk nonsense at all.
But this time, why did the person who ate with the village head take the initiative to pay the bill?
Superintendent Yang and Jiang Ling, who walked out from the back, also saw Mino's action of paying the bill, but the two of them didn't go forward to stop her. It wasn't known if they were embarrassed, or they didn't go forward on purpose.
The banquet ended just like that. On the way back, Mino was driving, and Jiang Cheng was resting in the front passenger seat.
The aftereffect of this Maotai was quite strong. Jiang Cheng's head was still dizzy.
"How is it? Are you okay? Do you want me to buy you a bottle of iced tea to quench your thirst? "
Drunk people were easily thirsty. Now that it was a hot day, iced tea was very effective to quench the thirst.
Jiang Cheng nodded. When Mino saw this, she immediately stopped the car by the roadside and bought a bottle of honey pomelo tea from a roadside shop. She opened the lid and served it to Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng only used a few seconds to finish the bottle. After drinking it, he instantly felt a lot better.
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