Li Rui turned a deaf ear to his words and only looked at Luo Shan's soft hands. Of course, in the eyes of others, he was only looking at the wine in his glass.
Luo Shan returned to her seat after pouring the wine for him. She raised the glass to him again and said with some embarrassment, "Xiao Rui, here's a toast to you. I wish you … I wish you success in your career and that you will become a leader soon." She looked at him eagerly after she finished speaking.
Li Rui also stood up and gently clinked his glass with hers. He said with a smile: "Thank you. I'll take it as your blessing." He raised his head and downed the wine in his glass.
Luo Shan saw that he was the first to drink and hurriedly drank as well. She didn't dare to drink white wine and only drank beer. Even though it was beer, it was still two or three ounces. She drank it easily. Her alcohol tolerance was not bad.
Luo Shan had just put down the glass when she saw her father, Luo Jintong, giving her a look. She understood what he meant and hurriedly picked up the wine bottle and walked to Li Rui's side. She poured another glass for him and then sat back down.
The two families ate for a while. Luo Jintong's face was already red from the wine, but his mood seemed to be more and more cheerful. He said to Li Rui: "Xiao Rui, godfather wants to ask you for a favor." Li Ruixin finally said something important. He thought that this meal was just for friendship and not for help. It seemed that he couldn't hold back and said with a smile: "Please say it."
He still didn't call him godfather. Luo Jintong had no choice but to ignore it. He pointed to Xiao Rui who was sitting diagonally across from him and said: "Xiao Rui, Xiao Qiang is your brother. After graduating from university, he looked for a job in the provincial capital. Unfortunately, he couldn't find a good job and is currently working as a courier. What kind of job is that? What kind of person is a courier? Ai, I really lost my face in the provincial capital. I wanted to call him back home and arrange a job for him in the district, but as you can see, I've already retired from the second-string. Now, no one listens to me. So, I can only thicken my skin and ask you to help him with this. If you still care about your brotherhood, give him a hand and arrange a job for him. It's better than being a courier, right? If you arrange a job for him and he returns to the district to develop in the future, your godmother and I will feel at ease. As for you, you will have one more brother and one more support. As the old saying goes, a good man needs three helpers. Although you are the secretary now, you can't do everything by yourself. You also need helpers. At this time, the value of a brother will be reflected … "
Li Rui patiently listened to his words. Although this person wasn't good at many things, he was still a senior in the bureaucracy. Some of his words were very pertinent. Just like what he said, if he helped Luo Qiang arrange a job, not only would he owe the Luo Family a big favor, but he would also have one more brother and one more support. Who knew if he would need his help in the future? Moreover, he and Luo Qiang could be considered to have played together when they were young. He should help him and not give his father face. Also, didn't he already entrust this matter to Ji Gang? Thinking of this, he said, "Don't worry, leave Xiao Qiang's job to me. I'll help him settle it in the near future." After saying this, he glanced at Luo Shan and thought to himself, didn't Luo Jintong also ask me to help her transfer a job? Why didn't she mention it? Could it be that she wanted to say it one by one?
Luo Jintong didn't expect him to agree so readily and was slightly surprised. However, he quickly recovered and said excitedly, "Xiao Qiang, hurry up and toast your brother Xiao Rui."
If Luo Shan didn't call Li Rui brother because they were about the same age, then Luo Qiang had to call Li Rui brother. After all, Li Rui was a few years older than him.
When Luo Qiang heard that his godbrother would help him arrange a job in the district, he was very happy. He jumped up and snatched the bottle of wine and rushed towards Li Rui. He repeatedly thanked him and filled his glass with wine before drinking a large glass of white wine with him.
After Li Rui finished drinking, he looked at his godbrother and saw that he had completely inherited his father Luo Jintong's height and appearance. He was tall, fair, and very handsome. He was so handsome that even he was jealous. He thought to himself, this brat looks like a talent, but it's a pity that he's also a snob like his father. When I first entered the private room, he was cold and indifferent to me. But now that I agreed to help him introduce a job, he immediately became very affectionate and respectful. It's really sad.
To Li Rui's surprise, from the beginning to the end of the banquet, Luo Jintong didn't mention anything about him helping Luo Shan transfer a job. It was as if this matter had never happened. Li Rui was very puzzled about this, but after thinking about it, he understood. After all, Luo Shan was already married. A married woman was like spilled water. From now on, she was no longer part of the Luo family. Luo Jintong naturally wouldn't care about whether her job was good or bad. On the contrary, his own son, Luo Qiang, was more worthy of his attention. After all, he still had to rely on this son to take care of him in old age.
In fact, Li Rui thought wrong. The reason why Luo Jintong didn't ask him to help Luo Shan transfer a job was because Luo Jintong already had another plan. In this plan, Luo Jintong not only wanted his daughter's job transfer problem to be solved, but also wanted to hook Li Rui to be a rich husband. It didn't even matter if the former was not solved. As long as the latter was successful, would there still be a need to worry about a job?
After the banquet, Li Rui also thought it through. It was human nature to curry favor with those in power. There was no way you could ask everyone around you to be loyal to you. What you could do was to try to maintain your strength and make the people around you always by your side. Once you lose power and people ignore you, you don't have to blame them. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame yourself for not grasping your fate. With this thought, his hatred for Luo Jintong lessened a little.
"… In the future, our two families should get together often, haha … Oh, right, you three children should exchange contact information. In the future, when you all develop in the city, you should keep in touch with each other. How many more years do we old guys have to live? In the future, we still need the three of you to support each other. Haha. "
Luo Jintong seemed to be drunk. His words were drunk, but the main point of his words showed that he was not drunk at all.
Luo Qiang was the first to call out, "Yes, Brother Xiao Rui, I'll leave my phone number with you. In the future, if you need me, just call me. Treat me as your younger brother. You don't have to be polite with me."
Li Rui smiled. This kid was quite good at talking. People who didn't know him would think that he was very righteous. But if he wanted to fool him, there was no need. He already knew that he was the kind of person who would treat people as dishes. He reluctantly took out his phone and exchanged numbers with him. Then, he exchanged numbers with Luo Shan.
Luo Shan didn't know if it was because of the alcohol or because she was a little shy, but when she exchanged numbers with him, her face was red and her expression was a little awkward. It was as if she was going on a blind date with him.
The two families came out of the restaurant and warmly said goodbye to each other in the square. Of course, the affection here was only the affection between the Luo family and the Li family.
After the four members of the Luo family left in a Honda Accord, Li Jianmin said to Li Rui, "You and Qingman drive back. I'll go back and digest." After saying that, he walked in the direction of the house.
Li Rui and Qingman didn't care. They returned to the car and drove home.
On the way, Qingman said, "Your godsister is quite beautiful." Li Ruixin moved his head and smiled, "So what?" Qingman smiled, "Yes, so what? She's already married." Li Rui raised his hand and pinched her chin, "Lu Qingman, what do you mean?" Qingman pushed his hand away and smiled, "I feel pity for you. If your godfather wasn't so snobbish, he might have betrothed such a beautiful daughter to you. "Li Rui smiled," If he betrothed her to me, I have to accept her. Marrying a wife doesn't depend on her looks. It depends on her temperament. The only one in this world that I can take a liking to is our Qing Man. Of course, my wife's looks aren't bad either … "
Qingman was very satisfied. She pursed her lips and smiled, and didn't mention Luo Shan again.
When they got home, Li Rui saw that it was still early. He said to Qingman, "Since I'm free tonight, I'll take the gold ingot that I left at home and give it to the fox trapper in my hometown."
Earlier, Li Rui, Xu Da, and Zi Xuan had gone to Eternal Sun Town's Eternal Sun Village to search for treasures on the mountain at the northwest of their hometown, Eternal Sun Village. If it wasn't for an old man who unintentionally revealed a clue to the three of them, the three of them would have returned empty-handed, and Li Rui wouldn't have obtained the enormous wealth of over 10 million in his possession. Li Rui was very grateful to the old man. He planned to give him a gold ingot as a token of appreciation for his guidance. Qingman agreed.
Qingman looked at her watch. It wasn't even eight o 'clock yet. She said, "Okay, go ahead. But how are you going to give it to him?" Li Rui said, "Just like what I said before, I'll find his house first, then throw the gold ingot in his courtyard. He'll see it when he wakes up tomorrow morning. He'll definitely hide it when he sees it. Don't tell me he'll search for the owner all over the world? I don't think he's that stupid. "Qingman smiled." Okay, I think it's a good idea. Go ahead and come back quickly. "
Li Rui went to the bathroom to relieve himself first. When he came out, he took the gold ingot and his personal belongings. He went downstairs and drove all the way north to his hometown, Yongyang Village.
They didn't talk along the way. However, when they reached an uneven secondary road leading to Yongyang Town, something happened in front of them. A silver-gray van was blocking the opposite lane. A white Mercedes-Benz off-road vehicle was parked behind the van. It seemed that they didn't collide, but the drivers of both sides were fighting. To be exact, four or five middle-aged men were beating up a young man. A long-haired woman with a ponytail was trying to stop them.
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