At the end of the research, Song Chaoyang specially called Deputy Secretary Yu Heping to his car and they took the same car back to the Municipal Party Committee.
Li Rui was listening in the front while Song Chaoyang and Yu Heping were talking about some topics related to the economic development of Qingyang City. Later, they started to talk about their daily lives. From the conversation, he could tell that his boss seemed to want to be on good terms with Yu Heping. He thought to himself that his boss was really magnanimous. If it were him who had been blackmailed by Yu Heping, he would definitely not take the initiative to be on good terms with him. At worst, they would break up. Anyway, his boss could join hands with Mayor Sun Yaozu, so he would not need to be afraid of this old fox in the Standing Committee.
In the evening, it was almost nine o 'clock when Li Rui found some time. After coming out of the hotel, he called Lu Qingman and chatted with her for a while. He told her that he still had a dinner appointment. The daughter of the Executive Deputy Governor obediently took the initiative to say goodbye and hang up the phone. Li Rui did not waste any time. He stopped a taxi and rushed to the restaurant that he had arranged with Li Ming.
It was a four-star hotel located in the southern part of the city. It was called the Ancient City Hotel. Although the building of the hotel was a bit shabby and looked dusty compared to the tall buildings next to it, no one in Qingyang City dared to look down on it. There was no other reason than the fact that the Ancient City Hotel was the earliest and also the highest star hotel in Qingyang City.
In this era, people liked to rank people based on seniority. In the literary world, people paid attention to historical masters. In the entertainment circle, people often called people teachers or seniors. Even the ranking of cities was based on historical years. A city that was classified as a "National Historical and Cultural City" seemed to be born high above others. If one were to talk about the hotel experience in Qingyang City, the Ancient City Hotel was definitely a senior. Even the only five-star hotel in the city, the Shengjing Hotel, could only admit that it was a younger brother in front of it.
When Li Rui arrived at the entrance of the hotel, he thought to himself that Li Ming must have put in a lot of effort to choose this hotel to treat him. It had a style that would not be looked down upon, nor would it appear to be too high-profile. It would not give people the impression of being greedy and luxurious.
Li Ming and Guan Weiwei were already waiting in the hotel lobby. Seeing him come in, they rushed to greet him. Although Li Rui had been friends with the two of them for a long time and could be considered as close buddies, he was still flattered. After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two of them pulled him into the elevator and brought him to the VIP lounge on the eighth floor.
Li Rui pushed open the door and entered the room. After walking through the narrow aisle, his eyes lit up.
What made his eyes light up was not the luxurious decorations in the private room, nor was it the table full of delicacies. Instead, it was the two beauties sitting at the table.
Of these two beauties, one was slightly older, around thirty-five or thirty-six years old. She had a head of fluffy brown hair that draped over her shoulders, an oval face with baby fat, arched eyebrows, and almond-shaped eyes. At first glance, she looked extremely charming. Her eyes were slightly red, revealing a charming charm. She had a red smile on her face, and her lips were plump and full. Perhaps it was because she had applied lip gloss, but her lips were oily and tender, delicate and alluring. This woman's skin was slightly yellow, but under the illumination of the lights in the private room, she looked sparkling and translucent like jade. She wore a dark blue double-strapped skirt and sat motionlessly in her seat. She had the charm of a woman and was extremely attractive. The other woman was much younger than the first woman. She was in her twenties and had a slim figure. Her appearance could be considered above average. She wore a white dress and was charming like a moon fairy. At this moment, she was flirting with a man beside her. She also looked very good when she smiled.
Compared to these two beauties, Li Rui preferred the first one. He admired her charm and her outstanding temperament. Seeing that she was around the same age as Li Ming, he guessed that she was his wife, which meant that she was his sister-in-law. Thinking back to the last time when Yu Heping used a fake report letter to report that Li Ming was in a relationship with another woman, he had questioned him. In the end, Li Ming said that his wife was very beautiful and kept pestering him. How could he go out and find another woman? Now that he saw it, it was true. This woman was even more beautiful than he had imagined. He secretly praised his godbrother's luck with women.
When the people in the private room saw Li Ming bring Li Rui in, they immediately stood up. Li Ming smiled and said, "Come, come, brothers and sisters. The main character is finally here. Let me introduce everyone. This is my good brother, the popular person in front of the Municipal Party Committee's Song Shuji. He is also the director of the Municipal Party Committee's General Office's Secretary's First Department, Brother Li Rui. Come, everyone, give him a round of applause. "
When everyone heard this, some shouted, some jeered, and some applauded.
Li Rui smiled and nodded to the crowd. He looked around and saw that there were three other men in the room. One of them was his good brother, Zeng Hanlin. Needless to say, he didn't know the other two. He guessed that they were his friends in his circle.
Li Ming pulled Li Rui to the front of the table and pulled a fat man to his left and said, "Brother, let me introduce you to these two new friends …" The fat man smiled and said, "There's no hurry to introduce me. Let's introduce sister-in-law first." When he said that, he looked at the face of the woman in the blue dress. Li Ming shook his head and said, "There's no hurry to introduce my wife. She won't run away even if I don't introduce her. Hehe, let's talk about you first." Then he said to Li Rui, "Brother, this is my old classmate and close brother, Li Zhihui. He is the vice president of our Southern Construction Bank branch. You two should get to know each other better."
Li Zhihui took the initiative to reach out his hand and said with a smile, "Director Li, please take care of me in the future." Li Rui shook hands with him and felt that he was using a bit of strength so he shook hands with him and said with a smile, "Brother Li, there are no outsiders here today so there's no need to pay attention to official formalities. You can just call me brother Li. " Li Zhihui saw that he didn't put on any airs so he was very happy and said, "Good, very straightforward. Brother Li is really good. No wonder this old classmate of mine admires you so much. Tonight we must have a good drink. "Li Rui said with a smile," Of course, of course. "
Li Ming pulled over another tall man. This man was the one who was chatting with the beautiful woman in the white dress. He introduced him, "Brother, this is not an outsider. He is my brother-in-law. He is also from the same family. His name is Liu Guozhi." Li Rui smiled and reached out his hand and said, "Hello brother Liu." Liu Guozhi quickly reached out his hand and shook hands with him and said with a smile, "Hello brother Liu, you are really young and promising." Li Rui asked, "Where did brother Liu get rich?" Liu Guozhi smiled and said, "I can't say that I got rich, I just made do with my life. I am currently a small section chief in our city's Safety Bureau. In the future I will need brother Li's help. "
Before Li Rui could say anything, the woman in the white dress said with a smile, "Liu Guozhi, if you can't say that you got rich, then no one else can. Who doesn't know you, you make money from the dead. Moreover, you make a lot of money from the dead. "
When these words were said, Li Rui thought that there would be an awkward silence. Who would have thought that everyone's faces were still smiling and no one was surprised or angry. He secretly wondered how this Liu Guozhi made money from the dead.
Of course, he knew in his heart that Liu Guozhi was in the Safety Bureau and also worked in a supervisory department with the function of law enforcement. There was definitely a lot of money. One must know that although Qingyang was poor, there were many mountains and mines in the mountains. There were all kinds of ores, from coal to iron. There were even many gold mines. It was a famous mining city in Shannan Province. However, although there were many mines, the quality was not good. Therefore, they could not be sold at a high price and could not be used as an important source of income for the city. Then again, when there were many mines, there would be many corresponding mining companies. As long as it was a mining company, it would not be able to avoid dealing with the Safety Bureau. Once they dealt with them, they would have to offer real money. Therefore, the Safety Bureau would definitely make a lot of money.
Liu Guozhi was not angry. He smiled and said, "Personally, I hope that no one will ever die. Everyone has parents, wives, and children. Whoever dies will bring misfortune to the family. I don't want people to die all day just to make a little money. " Li Rui then asked, "Brother Liu, just now this beauty said that you made money from the dead. What does that mean?" Liu Guozhi smiled. Just as he was about to explain, the beauty in the white dress interrupted, "They are in charge of supervising and managing the second department. Once people die in the coal mine, they have to pay them first to avoid being ordered to stop production. " Liu Guozhi smiled and added, "Will I tell you that the city's casualty control target is also set by our department?" Li Rui finally understood the origin of the so-called making money from the dead. He asked, "Why is there a casualty control target?" Liu Guozhi said, "Brother, you may not know, but industries like coal mines have a death target. How many people can die each year, and it is not a problem as long as it is within the control range. " Li Rui was shocked. It was the first time he had heard of such a thing. It was really better to read ten thousand books than to walk ten thousand miles.
After Li Ming introduced the two new friends to Li Rui, he began to introduce the female family members. The beauty in the blue dress was indeed his wife. Her name was Lin Yali, and she worked in the Family Planning Committee of the Southern District. Li Rui reached out to shake her hand and called her sister-in-law. He felt that the skin on her hand was tender and smooth, like that of a sixteen-year-old girl. He knew that she took good care of her skin.
Li Rui originally thought that Lin Yali was a quiet and introverted woman. He did not expect her to be so outgoing and cheerful. When she shook hands with him, she thanked him for helping her husband. She even said that she would personally toast him three glasses of wine later.
Li Rui hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, you are too polite …"
After introducing his wife, Li Ming held the hand of the beauty in the white dress. Li Rui saw this and was slightly shocked. He thought to himself, "Brother Liu has guts. He dares to hold the hand of a beauty in front of his wife. Isn't this too much?"
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