There were three reasons why Luo Qiulin suddenly changed his attitude and view of Xia Bingbing and hinted at promoting her in front of so many people.
First of all, Zhang Yaling was terrified when she heard the conclusion of the Organization Department's investigation from Qiu Aihua. She was worried that if she continued to compete with Xia Bingbing, her reputation would be ruined and she would end up in jail. So, she retreated and volunteered not to compete for the position of deputy director.
Second, Luo Qiulin learned from Qiu Aihua that Lu Tao had been helping Xia Bingbing compete for the position. He might have formed an alliance with Su Yetai, Fu Lei, Xie Benzhu, and the others. This news made him feel a little uneasy. In order to win over Lu Tao and disintegrate his alliance with Su Yetai and the others, he listened to Liu Hong's advice. Not only did he make an exception to attend Lu Tao's mother's birthday banquet, but he also expressed his intention to promote Xia Bingbing to gain Lu Tao's favor.
Third, judging from the intimacy between Xia Bingbing and Chen Pei, the two of them had established a very deep friendship. Chen Pei was the daughter of Chen Dengfeng, the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, and the leader of the county and township group of the provincial finance department. Luo Qiulin could not afford to offend her in any way. Just now, she praised Xia Bingbing on the surface, but the implication was very obvious. She wanted the county committee to promote her. Even if he did not consider other factors, just from the perspective of pleasing Chen Pei, Luo Qiulin had to express his attitude.
Xia Bingbing had completely given up on the matter of promotion. She didn't expect that when she attended Lu Tao's mother's birthday banquet this afternoon, she would suddenly see the light at the end of the tunnel. Luo Qiulin actually promised to discuss the matter of her promotion in person. She was so surprised and surprised that she almost shed tears again. She knew very well that this time, it was purely Lu Tao and Chen Pei who played a role in making Luo Qiulin's attitude change 180 degrees. If it were not for the two of them, not only would she have no hope of being promoted, but there might also be unpredictable disasters waiting for her.
In order to avoid drinking with Li Weijun as much as possible, Lu Tao did not sit with him in the private room with the excuse of accompanying his mother. Instead, he sat at the VIP table in the banquet hall. He only went to the private room a few times and toasted a few rounds of wine to the leaders. During this time, Li Weijun took the initiative to toast Lu Tao's mother according to Liu Hong's instructions and took the opportunity to toast Lu Tao alone. Lu Tao saw that he seemed to have something to say after drinking, so he quickly went to another seat to toast and left the VIP table with the wine glass. Li Weijun was embarrassed.
After the banquet, Lu Tao called Du Xiaoyu and Lu Ping to a private room. He first asked Lu Ping to count the gifts she received, then said to Du Xiaoyu, "Xiaoyu, please invite Brother Song over. I have something I need his help with."
Du Xiaoyu picked up the phone and dialed Song Xitang's number, asking him to come to the private room on the third floor.
A few minutes later, Lu Tao was Lu. Lu Tao picked up the gift register on the table and smiled at Song Xitang, "Brother Song, please take a look at this gift register. If it's an employee of O 'Neal Hotel, please tick it with a pen."
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Lu Tao shook his head. "Xiaoyu, I'm a staff member of the Local Taxation Bureau. O 'Neal Hotel is a taxpayer. If my mother accepted the gifts from the hotel's staff, it would be a serious violation of the rules. She would be investigated. My demerit has just been canceled. I don't want to be punished again because of this. "
Du Xiaoyu said anxiously, "These are two different things! Didn't I tell you? The O 'Neal Hotel's staff came to drink because of me. It has nothing to do with you. When their families have a happy occasion in the future, I will return the favor. Besides, they all came to drink the birthday banquet. If you return their gifts now, aren't you treating them to a free meal? "
Song Xitang also advised, "Little Lu, the staff of our group came to drink because of Xiaoyu. It's just a courtesy between ordinary friends. It has nothing to do with your position and work. To put it in a more vulgar way, you've set up more than twenty tables of banquets and invited them to eat and drink. If you return the gifts to them, you'll be making a loss. You have to consider the financial loss, right? "
Lu Tao insisted, "Brother Song, this money must be returned. Please tick it for me!"
Song Xitang couldn't say anything more. He picked up a pen and ticked off all the names of the O 'Neal Hotel's staff in the gift register.
Lu Tao asked Lu Ping to calculate the total amount of the gifts of the hotel's staff. He also calculated the gifts of Liu Hong, Liu Feiyan, Liu Shuangyan, and Li Weijun separately. He said to Song Xitang, "Brother Song, please help me return the money of the hotel's staff."
Then he said to Du Xiaoyu, "Xiaoyu, please return the gifts of President Liu, Li Weijun, Liu Feiyan, and Liu Shuangyan. In addition, I went to the bar to check the money of the seafood restaurant last night. After the discount, it was 8500 yuan. You paid the bill. Now I will return it to you! "
Du Xiaoyu saw that he was so resolute that he didn't accept a single cent of the Liu family's gift and even wanted to return the money of her treat last night. She suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart. She said to Lu Tao with a pale face, "Brother, don't be in a hurry to return the money. Can I talk to you in private?"
Lu Tao stared at her and said expressionlessly, "Xiaoyu, I know what you want to talk to me about, but I have to go say goodbye to my relatives later. I have to take my mother, sister, and brother-in-law to Songshan city at 4: 30. How about this, when I come back from Songshan city, we can find a time to talk. "
It turned out that when they were eating, Lu Tao received a call from Zhou Yihong. He said that he wanted to rush over to the peach forest for the birthday celebration, but because he had to work overtime in the morning, he couldn't make it. He wanted him to take his mother, sister, and brother-in-law to Songshan city in the afternoon and treat them to dinner. After dinner, he wanted to have a good chat with Lu Tao's mother …
Du Xiaoyu saw that Lu Tao didn't want to talk to her in private and her tears fell. She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but Song Xitang pulled on her hand, indicating that she shouldn't say anything. He then took the money returned to the hotel staff from Lu Ping and said to Lu Tao, "Xiao Lu, thank you for treating me as a friend and not returning my gifts. I know you have concerns and difficulties and I understand. I believe that President Liu and the others will understand too. I'll take my leave first. I'll treat you to a drink alone next time. "
Du Xiaoyu could only take the money returned to Liu Hong and the others from Lu Ping's hands. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and turned to quickly leave the room …
Lu Tao returned to Green Coast Luxury Mansion and sent his relatives to the underground parking lot. After watching them drive away, he was about to call Xia Yuze to borrow a car when his phone suddenly rang. He looked at the number and saw that it was Fu Lei calling.
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