After calling her husband in the restroom, Li Jie returned to the private room. Jiang Wan was still accompanying Chen Xing in the private room. Seeing Li Jie come in, especially the neckline of her white low-collared shirt, Jiang Wan curled her lips slightly, obviously displeased.
Noticing Jiang Wan's expression, Chen Xing found it rather interesting. All along, Jiang Wan had given him the impression of being gentle and considerate. She stood aloof from worldly affairs and had a very quiet temperament. She would not be overly competitive with others. The way she was acting at this moment surprised him.
"Sister Wan, if you are busy in the restaurant, just go ahead. Here, I'll help you entertain Mayor Chen." When Li Jie came in, she acted as if she was familiar with Chen Xing and regarded herself as half the host.
"Sister Li, there's no need. As the host, if I don't entertain such a distinguished guest as Mayor Chen in person, it would be neglectful of me." Jiang Wan gave Li Jie a soft rebuff without batting an eyelid. Suddenly, she felt a little disgusted with Li Jie. She was not that familiar with Li Jie. Although He Li had introduced her to Jiang Wan and Li Jie had brought her friends to her restaurant twice to support her, they could only be said to be not that close.
Li Jie glanced at Jiang Wan with a smile on her face. She walked to a seat and deliberately sat next to Chen Xing with a humble smile. "Mayor Chen, I didn't expect to meet you here again tonight. It's really my honor. Tonight, I must toast to Mayor Chen to make up for the regret last time."
"Miss Li is too polite." Chen Xing smiled slightly.
At this time, Jiang Wan also walked to sit next to Chen Xing. Li Jie's indifferent attitude made her unhappy, but she could only stay unhappy. Jiang Wan knew that she couldn't show too much. Seeing that Li Jie kept talking to Chen Xing, Jiang Wan had to interrupt from time to time. Fortunately, she could see that Chen Xing's attitude toward Li Jie was not very warm.
The three of them chatted casually. Li Jie's intention to please Chen Xing was obvious. Sitting next to Chen Xing, Li Jie took advantage of the time when she poured water for Chen Xing and rubbed her body against Chen Xing unintentionally.
"Miss Jiang, hurry up and tell the kitchen to serve the dishes quickly. I have something to do later. I'll leave after a quick meal." Chen Xing turned to look at Jiang Wan. He was a little overwhelmed by Li Jie's enthusiasm and was about to leave.
"Okay, I'll hurry them again. It should be soon." Jiang Wan smiled and nodded. For the first time, she couldn't wait for Chen Xing to leave.
Even without Jiang Wan's urging, the waiter had already pushed the door open and brought in the two dishes and a soup that Chen Xing had ordered.
"Chen", Mayor Chen, did you order only these two dishes? Li "Li" and asked.
I'm eating alone. Do you want to order a few more? Chen Xing asked with a smile. Now that the central government was enforcing thrift, Party members and cadres should not be extravagant and wasteful.
"That's true." Li "Jie" smiled embarrassedly. When she went out with her husband, she never saw lobster and abalone on the table. Actually, those were just ordinary dishes. Some rare game was the main course. Sometimes, there was only one guest, but the table was full of dishes. Usually, after a meal, there were only a few dishes and most of the dishes were leftovers. In Li "s view, that was a common thing. Chen Xing, a dignified mayor, came to the restaurant and ordered two home-cooked stir-fried dishes and a bowl of soup, which made Li" s jaw drop.
Looking at the time from time to time, Li Jie was secretly anxious. She heard Chen Xing say that he had something to do later. Seeing that her husband hadn't arrived yet, Li Jie was worried that her husband wouldn't arrive until Chen Xing was about to leave.
"If you haven't had dinner yet, please sit down and eat together." Chen Xing picked up the bowl and chopsticks and glanced at Jiang Wan and Li Jie.
"No, my friends and I are full." Li Jie shook her head with a smile.
Jiang Wan glanced at Li Jie and also shook her head slightly. She and Chen Xing both deliberately kept a distance from Li Jie, so they naturally wouldn't sit down and eat at this moment. Jiang Wan, on the other hand, hoped that Chen Xing would leave as soon as possible after eating so that Li Jie wouldn't be annoying.
Chen Xing ate quickly and didn't want to stay any longer. Just when he finished eating and was about to leave, someone knocked on the door of the private room again. Jiang Wan looked out in confusion. She knew that the waiter wouldn't disturb them without her order. She was curious about who was knocking on the door, so she called out, "Come in."
It was a man in his thirties. He looked fair and gentle. When Jiang Wan was about to ask who he was, Li Jie had already stood up. "Qi Jun, why are you here?
I have something to talk to you. I couldn't get through to you on the phone, so I asked your friends and learned that you were eating in this restaurant. I went to your private room just now and they told me you were here. The man smiled.
"I was wondering how you knew to come here." Li Jie suddenly understood. She glanced at Chen Xing and Jiang Wan and said with a smile, "Mayor Chen, Sister Wan, let me introduce you. This is my husband, Zhang Qijun."
Li Jie said, "Mayor Chen, my husband works in the No. 1 Municipal Highway Company. I told you just now that I often hear from my husband that you are a great leader and a good mayor who really works for the people. He admires you very much. I didn't expect to see you tonight. Qijun, I don't think I need to introduce you to Mayor Chen."
"No, no, if I can't recognize Mayor Chen, I can go home and farm." Zhang Qijun hurriedly shook his head and looked at Chen Xing with excitement and surprise. Although he was pretending, he was really excited. Although the No. 1 Municipal Highway Company was a municipal state-owned enterprise, as the deputy general manager, he did not have many opportunities to be in such close contact with Chen Xing.
"Mayor Chen, I work in the No. 1 Municipal Highway Company, mainly in charge of infrastructure projects." Zhang Qijun walked to Chen Xing respectfully and introduced himself to Chen Xing again.
"Sit down, don't stand on ceremony." Chen Xing smiled and waved his hand. He glanced at Li Jie's face. Chen Xing admired this woman's scheming. She seized the opportunity to introduce her husband. She was really good at making use of every opportunity. He didn't believe that Zhang Qijun really came here because he couldn't get through to Li Jie's phone. Zhang Qijun's explanation just now obviously had some loopholes, but it was meaningless to argue about it on this occasion.
Zhang Qijun sat down cautiously, thinking about how to properly show himself in front of Chen Xing. His wife smiled and said, "Sister Wan, I just said I wanted to propose a toast to Mayor Chen. I almost forgot. My memory is really bad. Ask the waiter to bring a bottle of red wine. I have to propose a toast to Mayor Chen."
Zhang Qijun looked at his wife with joy. He knew that his wife was creating an opportunity for him. Before Zhang Qijun could finish his happiness, he heard Chen Xing say, "No, I have something to do later. I won't drink."
Li Jie and Zhang Qijun were stunned. They looked at each other. Li Jie smiled and said, "Mayor Chen, it's already night. You still have work to do."
It was common for people to have too much work to do. Chen Xing smiled calmly.
Li Jie softly said, "Oh." She couldn't hide the disappointment on her face. Whether Chen Xing really had something to do or not, Li Jie knew that she had no right to ask. Fortunately, her husband was already sitting here. With this opportunity, she could find another opportunity to show her face in front of Chen Xing. It might be better to do it step by step. If she was too impatient, it might backfire.
Chen Xing and Li Jie chatted casually for a while. They didn't talk about the First Highway Company. After about two or three minutes, Chen Xing stood up and said, "I have something to do. I have to go first. You guys can sit down and have a good chat."
"Mayor Chen, let me see you off." Jiang Wan said hurriedly.
Li Jie and Zhang Qijun also stood up and fought to see Chen Xing off.
The three of them walked Chen Xing downstairs and watched Chen Xing leave. Then, they returned to the dining room. Jiang Wan said that she had something to do. She said goodbye to Li Jie and her husband and left.
Seeing Jiang Wan leave, Li Jie complained to her husband, "You're so slow.
I tried my best to rush. I even exceeded the speed limit on the road. " Zhang Qijun rolled his eyes, but he looked very happy. "Honey, I didn't expect you to be able to get on Mayor Chen's good side.
It's mainly because of He Li and Jiang Wan. I feel that these women have an unusual relationship with Mayor Chen. I just don't know if there's a relationship between a man and a woman. " Li Jie smiled thoughtfully. "Although they are all from Hai City, it's hard to say if there's a relationship between them. From a woman's intuition, I feel that there is."
"It can't be. I didn't see anything unusual between Mayor Chen and Miss Jiang just now. They looked very normal." Zhang Qijun had a suspicious look on his face. Wife, if you don't have any evidence, you can't just say things like that. We can't wait to curry favor with that Mayor Chen. Don't make wild guesses. It wouldn't be good if others heard it.
"I'm only telling you in private. Who can hear it?" Li Jie rolled her eyes at her husband and said, "There's a saying that goes: trying to cover up makes it more obvious. The more normal they look, the more I feel that they are hiding something."
"Forget it. It doesn't matter if they are hiding something or not. We just want to get on Mayor Chen's good side." Zhang Qijun said disapprovingly.
"Are you stupid? As long as we can confirm that Mayor Chen has a special relationship with them, we can change to the 'Madam Path'. We can interact with them more. We won't have to worry about not having a chance to interact with Mayor Chen." Li Jie said in a low voice.
"That's true. This' Madam Path 'is really useful. Look, my good wife is not only good at the kitchen but also at the living room. She is my good helper outside and my good wife at home." Zhang Qijun stared at his wife with a smile. He was able to become the vice president of the company in his thirties. In addition to his family's connections, his wife also played a big role.
"Damn it." Li Jie winked at her husband.
Li Jie and her husband whispered for a while before they entered their friend's private room. They didn't know that Chen Xing's car stopped a short distance away from the restaurant. After a while, the car reversed a little bit and was very close to the restaurant. After a while, they saw Jiang Wan appear in the rearview mirror of the car.
They approached the car, opened the door, and got in. Jiang Wan immediately said, "Chen Xing, that Li Jie was so hypocritical."
It was understandable for a woman to play tricks for her husband. Chen Xing smiled. Although Li Jie was hypocritical, from a man's point of view, Chen Xing could understand her behavior. Li Jie was creating some opportunities for her husband. It should be said that Li Jie was a good wife.
If He Li hadn't introduced her to me, I wouldn't have wanted to talk to her. I don't think I can talk to her. " Jiang Wan frowned.
"You have suffered a lot. She has lived a pampered life. It's normal that we don't have a common language." Chen Xing said with a smile.
"Let's not talk about her. I don't want to spoil the mood." Jiang Wan smiled and tilted her head to look at Chen Xing. She blushed. "Chen Xing, do you want to … spend the night at my place?"
"Do you want me to go there, or do you not care?" Chen Xing looked at Jiang Wan calmly. Teasing this shy and adorable young woman could be considered a kind of pleasure.
"Chen Xing, you're so annoying. You know the answer." Jiang Wan blushed.
"I knew you would react like this." Chen Xing laughed and reached out to caress Jiang Wan's smooth face. Chen Xing was about to agree, but his phone rang at this untimely time.
It was the office director, Xiao Yuanqing. Chen Xing picked it up. If there was nothing important, Xiao Yuanqing would not call him at this time.
"Yuanqing, what's the matter?" Chen Xing asked.
"Mayor, Chang Zhijian was taken away by the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection." Xiao Yuanqing's voice was low.
"What did you say?" Chen Xing was angry. In fact, he had heard it clearly.
"Chang Zhijian was taken away by the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection." Xiao Yuanqing repeated.
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