Lu Tao knew very well that because of Chen Pei's special family background and her key position as the "County and Township Team Leader of the Finance Department", she would become the focus of attention of the local finance department and even the local government leaders whenever she went on a business trip. This time she came to Songshan City on a business trip, and although it was very likely that she was using her official position for personal gain by finding an excuse to come to Taolin City to celebrate his birthday, she still received a lot of attention from the city's finance department. Therefore, Cai Zhangming got the news the moment she came to Taolin City and immediately followed her here …
"Chief Cai, you're really well informed. Peipei really did come to my house. Do you have business with her? "
Cai Zhangming laughed, "It's nothing, nothing. Brother, Section Chief Chen helped us a lot last time when we went to the provincial government to ask for subsidies, and I've always remembered that. I remember when Section Chief Chen told us that she would find a chance to come to Taolin City to play. At the time, I told her that if she came to Taolin County, she had to remember to tell me so that I could play host to her. Now that she's really here, I want to fulfill my promise and invite you to have dinner with her tonight. How about that? "
Lu Tao looked at Chen Pei and replied, "Chief Cai, I can't make this decision for Peipei. How about I give the phone to her and you invite her yourself?"
"Okay, okay, please give the phone to her. I'll talk to her."
Lu Tao passed the phone to Chen Pei and said in a low voice, "Chief Cai of the County's Finance Department would like to speak to you."
Chen Pei furrowed her brows and took the phone. After listening to Cai Zhangming say a few words, she said very tactfully, "Chief Cai, thank you for your kind invitation, but there are a lot of guests at Lu Tao's house right now and he definitely can't leave. I don't want to come out for dinner alone, so how about we meet another time?"
Cai Zhangming said something on the phone, but Chen Pei only replied with a "Mm" before returning the phone to Lu Tao.
Lu Tao put the phone to his ear and heard Cai Zhangming say, "Little Lu, since Section Chief Chen doesn't want to come out for dinner alone, I'll call Xia Bingbing and we'll come to your house immediately to meet Section Chief Chen. If you don't mind, Bingbing and I, on behalf of the county's finance bureau, would you like to invite Section Chief Chen and your relatives for a meal? "
Lu Tao hurriedly said, "Chief Cai, if you and Chief Xia come to my house to play, I warmly welcome you, but I've already arranged dinner. How about this, you and Chief Xia come over to meet Peipei, and then we'll go to dinner together, but I don't want you to treat me, okay?"
Cai Zhangming's goal was to meet with Chen Pei and deepen her impression of him. As for who was treating, that was secondary. So when he heard Lu Tao's suggestion, he happily said, "Okay, okay, okay. I'll immediately call Bing Bing over."
About 20 minutes later, Lu Tao picked up Cai Zhangming and Xia Bingbing at the elevator on the ninth floor and led them into the living room. Chen Pei was waiting at the entrance of the living room and greeted them with a smile.
Cai Zhangming and Xia Bingbing each carried a bag in their hands. After entering the living room, they put down the bags and greeted Chen Pei with a smile on their faces.
After Cai Zhangming and Xia Bingbing greeted Chen Pei, Lu Tao brought them to the center of the living room and introduced them to the relatives, "This is Chief Cai of our Taolin County's finance bureau, and this lady is Chief Xia of the county's budget unit."
When Tian Guodong and the others heard that the man and woman were the chief of the Taolin County's finance bureau and the chief of the budget unit, they couldn't help but be surprised. They all stood up and greeted Cai Zhangming and Xia Bingbing one by one under Lu Tao's introduction.
At this moment, Tian Guodong suddenly had a huge question in his heart. It was obvious that the man and woman who just came in were here for Lu Tao's female classmate, Chen. This could be deduced from their warm and respectful attitude towards this girl surnamed Chen. But now, Lu Tao introduced the man as the chief of the county's finance bureau and the woman as the chief of the budget unit. Then, who was this girl surnamed Chen? Why did the chief of the county's finance bureau and the chief of the budget unit come to visit her personally?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Chen Pei. After staring at her for a while, he smiled and said to Lu Tao, "Little Tao, when you introduced your classmate just now, you only told us her name. We don't know anything else. I want to ask, where is this Ms. Chen from? Where does she work? "
Lu Tao originally didn't want to tell his snobbish relatives about Chen Pei's identity and occupation, but he didn't expect Tian Guodong to take the initiative to ask, so he could only answer, "Uncle, Chen Pei said that she's from Shaxing City and works in the provincial finance bureau. She's the chief of the provincial finance bureau's budget unit."
When Tian Guodong heard that Chen Pei was the chief of the provincial finance bureau's budget unit, he couldn't help but be shocked. No wonder the chief of the Taolin County's finance bureau came to visit this girl. It turned out that she was the leader of the most important department of the provincial finance bureau!
Just as he thought of this, Cai Zhangming added with a smile, "Mr. Tian, Chief Chen's father is the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, didn't you know?"
When this was said, not only were Tian Guodong, Tian Guoliang, Tian Guoyong, and the others so shocked that their mouths were wide open. Even Lu Tao's mother and sister were shocked. All eyes in the room were focused on the calm Chen Pei …
At this moment, Lu Tao's phone rang. It was Du Xiaoyu calling, "Brother, I've already arranged it here. I've booked the biggest private room in O 'Neal's Seafood City. It can seat more than 20 people. I've also ordered the dishes, mainly seafood. Also, I've thought about it. Your relatives will definitely want to drink later, so don't drive their cars over. I'll ask Brother Song to arrange a few cars to pick you up. How many people do you have over there? Are five cars enough? "
Lu Tao quickly said, "Xiaoyu, how can we do this? Why don't we call a taxi over? It's not good to always trouble Brother Song. "
Du Xiaoyu said in a low voice, "Brother, don't be offended by my words. Your relatives in your hometown seem to be a bit snobbish, so I specially arranged the banquet at the seafood restaurant and ordered the best dishes here. I just want to earn some face for you. Also, I specifically asked Brother Song to arrange a few good cars to pick you up. My purpose is the same, to let your relatives not look down on you. "
Lu Tao didn't expect her to be so sensitive and attentive. She actually saw the snobbish side of his relatives and tried her best to earn face for him. He couldn't help but feel a little touched and quickly said, "Xiaoyu, thank you."
"What are you thanking me for? By the way, what do you want to drink later? White wine or red wine? You can ask your relatives and I'll arrange it. "
Lu Tao quickly turned to ask Tian Guodong, "Uncle, what do we drink later?"
Before Tian Guodong could answer, Cai Zhangming immediately said, "Little Lu, we brought a few bottles of wine over, but we don't know if it's enough."
As he said that, he pouted at Xia Bingbing. Xia Bingbing quickly picked up a bag from the floor and placed it on the table. She opened the bag and there were four bottles of Maotai inside.
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