Although Su Yetai liked Xia Bingbing's wild beauty that was like a thorny rose and admired her dedication and serious attitude in fulfilling her duties, he still felt a little angry that his dignity had been violated when she talked back to him in front of so many people. However, he did not dare to pull down his face and teach her a lesson because he knew very well that although Xia Bingbing looked beautiful on the outside, her heart was like a steel company. Her personality was like a spring. The more you pressed on her, the stronger she would rebound. If he criticized her verbally and she did not accept it, she might say something that would embarrass him even more …
Thus, he could only swallow his saliva and force a smile. He said embarrassedly, "Xiao Xia, I meant well. Don't misunderstand. I'm trying to shirk my responsibility. I just said that you took the initiative to drink to fight for the county's financial subsidy. As the county's mayor, I admire you very much. However, no matter whether you are happy or not, I still have to emphasize that when drinking, you must act according to your ability and stop before going too far. You can't drink until you have a problem, okay? "
Xia Bingbing did not comment on his words. She looked up at Zhang Yaling again and asked, "Yaling, are you going to drink or not? Give me a straightforward answer. Don't waste my time. "
Zhang Yaling was pretty, knew how to act coquettishly, and had strong social skills. She had a good relationship with many leaders of the county committee and the county government. Therefore, she was a powerful person who could do whatever she wanted in the county's finance bureau. Although she was only an office director, most of the deputy directors had to respect her. Cai Zhangming also doted on her a lot.
Even so, Zhang Yaling still had someone in the bureau that she was very afraid of. That person was Xia Bingbing. This was because Xia Bingbing's beauty was not inferior to hers, her ability was better than hers, and she was more hardworking and professional than her. She had never used her beauty to curry favor with the leaders. Instead, she had won the favor and respect of the leaders at all levels and all the staff members with her hard work attitude and outstanding work performance.
More importantly, Xia Bingbing's personality was straightforward and very serious. She was the kind of person who could not tolerate even half a grain of sand. Sometimes, she couldn't stand some of Zhang Yaling's behavior, so in front of many people, she would reprimand her with a straight face, making her unable to get out of the embarrassing situation. However, she didn't dare to fall out with her, for fear that she would say something even worse. Because of this, Zhang Yaling had been calling Xia Bingbing "Bristlecone" behind her back …
It was precisely because she was a little afraid of Xia Bingbing in her heart that when she raised her glass and stared at Zhang Yaling and asked if she would drink, Zhang Yaling didn't dare to refuse again. She stood up slowly and said to Fang Xin and Li Tao, "Director Fang, Director Li, since Bingbing has proposed to accept the challenge with me, although I am not feeling well, I am willing to risk my life to accompany her and propose a few more toasts to the two leaders. I hope that the two leaders will consider our efforts and approve more financial subsidies for our county."
Fang Xin hurriedly said, "Little Zhang, if you're really not feeling well, then forget it. Xiao Xia, don't push yourself too hard. Just drink as much as you can. It's fine as long as you understand. Old Li and I will consider your request. "
Xia Bingbing said stubbornly, "Director Fang, I'm a very stubborn person. I just said that I want to drink in exchange for money, so I can't go back on my words. Director Li, please set the rules for us. How much is a glass of wine? What is the upper limit of the funds that you can decide? Shall we pour this wine for ourselves, or shall we toast to everyone present? After the rules are set, Yaling and I will begin immediately. "
Li Tao applauded and said, "Good, I like Xiao Xia's straightforwardness and boldness. I will set the rules for you now. The small wine glass in front of you should have a capacity of about 10 milliliters, which means that a glass of wine is about two yuan. Today, we won't drink one glass at a time, but in groups. Each group will have five glasses, so that's a total of one or two glasses of wine. Xiao Xia and Xiao Zhang will take turns. No matter who drinks a group of wine, the provincial department will give your county an extra 250,000 yuan. In other words, a glass of wine will be 50,000 yuan, but it will only count if you all drink it in a group. "
Speaking up to this point, he laughed first, "Xiao Xia, Xiao Zhang, my price is considered fair, right? Back then, our brigade commander only paid 10,000 yuan for a glass of wine for our auditorium. You guys drank five times as much as him, so you should be making a big profit, right? Hahaha! "
Xia Bingbing said without batting an eyelid, "Director Li, don't put me in a cage. Although I'm a bit drunk, my mind is still clear. I still know how to calculate small amounts like this. I remember you said that when your brigade commander drank, he drank with a mini wine glass with a capacity of 6 milliliters. My glass is almost twice as much as his, so of course, the price can't be the same. Besides, your brigade commander drank more than 20 years ago. At that time, 10,000 yuan was equivalent to tens of thousands of yuan now. I'm afraid it's more than 50,000 yuan! In this way, after deducting the price increase, a glass of wine for us is much cheaper than a glass of wine for your brigade commander. What's more, you also stipulated that we have to drink in groups, and drinking alone won't be charged. This condition is much harsher than the conditions that the Chief Empress set for your brigade commander. Am I right? "
Fang Xin tilted his head and listened to her. He couldn't help but laugh. He gave a thumbs up and praised sincerely, "Xiao Xia, I just heard your Bureau Chief Cai secretly tell me that you're the iron abacus of Taolin County's Local Taxation Bureau. Your business level is quite high, and you're very good at calculating. Every time you do a budget, it's very accurate and on point. Basically, you don't need to change it. At first, I didn't believe it, but after listening to your clear and logical words, I know that you really live up to your reputation. I admire you, I admire you! "
Zhang Yaling heard Fang Xin's praise for Xia Bingbing and frowned slightly. There was a trace of undetectable disdain on her face …
Li Tao also praised Xia Bingbing with a smile and continued to talk about the main topic, "I just talked to Director Fang. The upper limit of your drinking fund this time is 5 million yuan, which is 20 groups of wine, about two catties of wine. If Xiao Xia and Xiao Zhang split it evenly, each of you will drink an extra bottle of wine. The two of you have drunk about six to seven catties of wine each. If you drink an extra catty, with your alcohol tolerance, it shouldn't be a big problem. How about it? My rule isn't too much, right? "
Although Xia Bingbing was a little tipsy, her reaction was very fast. After listening to Li Tao's upper limit, she immediately asked, "Director Li, you originally promised to fight for a financial subsidy of 2.85 million yuan for the construction of the new rural village for the poor village. I want to ask: the upper limit of 5 million yuan you just set, does it include the 2.85 million yuan target? If it's included, then it's not very interesting! "
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