Li Rui stole a glance and realized that Zhang Zixiao and Huang Xiaonian didn't talk at first. They were at peace with each other. Later on, someone introduced them to each other and they started to talk. Their mothers were even more intimate, as if they were future in-laws discussing their children's marriage.
When Li Rui saw this scene, even though he knew that Zhang Zixiao liked him, he still felt a little jealous. He was also worried that the two families would join forces and come to an agreement. If that happened, Zhang Zixiao would marry into the Huang family.
Later on, when Lu Zhouxing proposed a toast to Huang Xinnian's wife, Zhang Zixiao and Huang Xiaonian both stood up and moved aside. Among them, Zhang Zixiao was facing Li Rui, who was standing behind Lu Zhouxing. She glanced at him several times, intentionally or unintentionally.
Li Rui was in front of so many people. Moreover, Qingman and Zixuan were also looking over. How would he dare to have any interaction with Zhang Zixiao? Therefore, he didn't notice her gaze from the corner of his eyes. He just smiled and watched his father-in-law propose a toast.
After Lu Zhouxing proposed a toast to both the Huang and Zhang families, he took a moment to understand the marriage situation of the two young talents, Huang Xiaonian and Zhang Zixiao. When he heard that both of them were unmarried, he jokingly suggested that the two of them get together. Who knows, it might work out.
Mrs. Huang had a very good first impression of Zhang Zixiao. When she heard this, she smiled and said, "That's right. I've also told Sister-in-law Zhang that we can let the two of them get together. It'll be great if they get together, but if not, it's also good to be friends."
Mrs. Zhang was a little reserved compared to Mrs. Huang, but she didn't object. She smiled and said, "Sure. Zhang Zixiao, you and Xiaonian can exchange phone numbers. You can get together more often."
Li Rui looked on coldly. From the behavior of the two provincial leaders' wives, he could see the situation of the two families.
Although Huang Xinnian was the highest leader in Shannan, he was old and would retire in less than two years. He hadn't made any outstanding achievements in all the years he had been in charge of Shannan. It was estimated that he didn't have any supporters in the imperial court. Otherwise, there would have been national leaders who came to support him in the past few years. Therefore, his final destination was likely to be the director of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress or the director of a provincial committee of the National People's Congress. Of course, once he retreated, the tea would turn cold. Even if he had helped many disciples, he would slowly lose his influence and decline. In other words, the Huang Family had already shown signs of decline, so Mrs. Huang was now showing some initiative, actively wanting to have a marriage alliance with the Zhang Family.
On the other hand, Zhang Gaosong was already the mayor of Shannan Province at such a young age. He was very bold and daring. Everywhere he went, he would carry out reforms and development. His achievements were outstanding. Last year, there was a deputy national leader who went to Shannan Province for an inspection and expressed his approval of the province's rapid development in recent years. Although it couldn't be said that Zhang Gaosong had received the leader's approval and acceptance, at least it showed that he was on the rise. It was only natural that he would be promoted to the position of provincial secretary or minister in the future. It was also because of this that the Zhang Family was on the rise. It was understandable that Mrs. Zhang wasn't very interested in having a marriage alliance with the Huang Family because of her status.
Of course, if Zhang Zixiao and Huang Xiaonian really got married, Mrs. Zhang probably wouldn't stop them. Even if the Huang Family was on the decline, they were definitely not an ordinary family at the provincial level. The second son of the Huang Family, Huang Xiaonian, had been nurtured into a talent early on. He had obtained all kinds of resources from his father that ordinary people couldn't even dream of obtaining. He was also considered a big shot in the province. It was definitely not a loss for Zhang Zixiao to marry such an outstanding talent. With the help of the Zhang Family, Zhang Zixiao's life would only get better and better. Her descendants would also be blessed because of this.
When Li Rui thought about this, the ugly image of the eunuch, Zhang Zihao, suddenly appeared in his mind. He shook his head inwardly. That guy didn't do his job properly and insisted on doing evil. In the end, he had a dirty relationship with Liu Annie and they hurt each other. In the end, he became something that was neither a man nor a woman. What a pity. He then thought about the last time he saw Zhang Zixiao in the provincial capital, he heard from her that there was an American Chinese postdoc who could perform a genital reconstruction surgery for Zhang Zihao. He wondered if Zhang Zihao had undergone the surgery in the end.
After accompanying his parents-in-law for a round of toasts, Li Rui returned to Qingman's table and sat down to eat a few mouthfuls of food. Qingman left a seat for him on her right. Her good sister, Zixuan, was sitting on her left.
"I'll eat a few mouthfuls first. After that, we'll toast another round!"
Just now, Li Rui was accompanying Lu Zhouxing's parents to toast. This was the etiquette of Lu Zhouxing. As Lu Zhouxing's son-in-law, he had never toasted any guests before. Therefore, he had to toast another round later. Fortunately, there were more female guests today than male guests. There were also a few people who didn't drink, so they didn't have to drink too much. Those who drank tea and drinks didn't need to be toasted. He just filled their cups with tea and drinks as a gesture of goodwill.
His cousin, who was sitting on his right, patted his shoulder affectionately and kindly reminded him, "Xiao Rui, sit down and eat your food. There are no outsiders here, so you don't have to be so polite."
Zixuan took the opportunity to play tricks. She finished the drink in her cup in one gulp and showed the empty cup in front of Li Rui. Then, she put the empty cup back on the table in front of her and looked at him provocatively.
Li Rui was amused. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, I'll pour some for you later. I'd like to see how many more cups you can drink."
After filling his stomach a little, Li Rui left the table. He held a wine bottle in his left hand and a wine cup in his right hand. He went to each table to toast. Those who drank wine filled their cups and clinked them with their cups. Those who drank tea and drinks filled their cups and finished the toast. Naturally, he won a lot of compliments and compliments in the process.
After toasting back and forth, Li Rui went to the table where the guests were sitting, which was the table where Zhang Zixiao was sitting.
As soon as he arrived at the table, Li Rui saw Zhang Zixiao's burning eyes looking at him. He didn't dare to meet her eyes. He first poured tea for Huang Xinnian's lovers according to their seniority. Then, he greeted them one by one.
"This is the son-in-law of the Lu family!"
"Is that so? He's so good-looking!"
"Who said he isn't?"
These were the whispers of the female guests across from him. Their words revealed their approval and respect for Li Rui as a good son-in-law.
"Haha, Xiao Rui is so cultured and refined. He's educated and well-mannered! No wonder our Old Huang always praises him. "
These were the words of praise from Huang Xinnian's wife. It could be seen that she was very cultured. She was able to casually praise him.
Zhang Gaosong's wife didn't want to fall behind. She praised, "Yes, Qingman has chosen a good husband. She's so lucky."
Li Rui didn't say anything when he heard their praises. He had a modest smile on his face. Inside, he was very happy. Who wouldn't like to hear nice things?
When it was Huang Xiaonian's turn, Huang Xiaonian stood up and said, "Brother Li, you're welcome. I don't drink. I even drive. Haha. You can go greet the others. I'll look after this table for you. "
Li Ruixin said that Huang Xiaonian was indeed Huang Xinnian's son. No matter what kind of person he was, at least he appeared to be warm, friendly, and generous on the surface. He wasn't like Zhang Zihao and Yu Nan, who were always arrogant and domineering. He took the teapot and filled Huang Xiaonian's cup with water. He smiled and said, "You're welcome. Have a seat. If you don't drink, drink some tea."
Huang Xiaonian thanked him with the cup and slowly returned to his seat.
Li Rui turned around and looked at Zhang Zixiao. He noticed that she was holding a drink. He put down the wine bottle and teapot and took the drink bottle.
Zhang Zixiao gracefully rose from her seat and held the cup with both hands. Her pair of beautiful eyes flickered as she looked at his face and said, "Thank you."
Li Rui didn't look at her and said, "You're welcome." He poured her a drink, put down the drink bottle, took back the wine bottle, and left.
Zhang Zixiao saw that he deliberately kept a distance from her. Her expression didn't change, but her beautiful eyes were full of disappointment. However, she soon felt relieved. After sitting down, she took a sip of the drink. It was as if she was drinking the sweetest honey in the world.
After Li Rui returned to his seat, Zixuan teased him, "How was it? How do you feel about your love rival's sister?"
Li Rui was stunned and said, "Love rival's sister? What do you mean? Tell me who your love rival is first. "
Zixuan looked at Qingman and said, "Zhang Zihao."
Qingman didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He said, "When did Zhang Zihao become his love rival? I've never given Zhang Zihao a chance. What kind of love rival is he? "
Zixuan said, "That's more or less the same. Zhang Zixiao, that beauty just now is Zhang Zihao's sister, Zhang Zixiao. You know her, right? How do you feel about her? "
Li Rui looked at her hatefully and wanted to spank her butt. He said, "How do I feel? How do I feel about her? She's a female guest and I'm the host. That's all. "
Li Ruixin knew that Zixuan knew that he knew Zixiao but didn't know his real relationship with her. The reason why he asked this question was mainly to tease him in front of Qingman and not to interrogate him, so he didn't take it to heart. However, he was a little worried. Yu Nan was still in Qingyang. After he knew that Han Shui was arrested, he naturally wouldn't continue to cooperate with Han Shui to plot against Qingyang's gold mine. He would definitely be very unwilling and might even join forces with him to continue this "great cause". If he didn't agree, he might threaten him with his relationship with Zixiao. How should he deal with that?
After the banquet ended, Li Rui and Lu Zhouxing sent off their guests.
Before Zhang Zixiao left, she gave him a meaningful look.
Li Rui understood that she wanted him to find time to meet her. However, he had too many things to do on this trip to the provincial capital and didn't have time to accompany her. He could only let her down.
In the afternoon, Li Rui drove alone to the Provincial Agricultural University to give the only painting he had saved from Wen Moshi to the principal of the university, Chi Guohua. Before he left, he had already called Chi Guohua's assistant, Kang Chengfu. After he heard that Chi Guohua was in school, he rushed over.
At this time, Lu Zhouxing and his wife had already gone home to rest. Qingman was also brought home by Zixuan for a reunion. Therefore, he was alone. Unfortunately, he didn't have the time to accompany Zhang Zixiao.
After arriving at the administrative building of the Provincial Agricultural University, Li Rui parked his car and got out of the car with the painting. He didn't go upstairs first but called Zhang Zixiao to explain. The reason why he didn't call Zhang Zixiao in the car was because he was afraid that the car's dashcam would record the conversation.
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