Xia Yan sighed and said, "I'm not that bad. Last time, I gave him 300 as a gift. This time, I'll just give him another 300. That Deputy Director Li from the Regional Planning Office is really miserable. Last time, he attended the engagement ceremony and gave me 500. Haha, who knew that there would be a second engagement ceremony. This time, he could only give another 500. Otherwise, he would be laughed at. He just came to the banquet and bumped into me. We're quite familiar with each other. He complained to me, and I said a few words. Alas, I can't help it. Human nature is too bad. "
Li Ruixin secretly hated that he was not the Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection. If he was, he could immediately punish Sun Zhangbao, who had broken the rules and regulations. He asked, "What do you mean that Deputy Director Li came to the banquet? Whose banquet is he going to attend? "
Xia Yan explained, "It's the engagement banquet that Sun Zhangbao held for his son."
Li Rui was slightly surprised and said, "Sun Zhangbao held his son's engagement banquet in the guest house of the county government?"
Most of the leaders would hold their banquets in private hotels and try to avoid public institutions like the guest house. Even if there was no violation of rules or regulations, they would try to avoid it as much as possible. Firstly, the atmosphere of the banquet would be too strict. Secondly, they were afraid that it would be bad if it was spread out. Therefore, Li Rui was a little surprised when he knew that Sun Zhangbao held a banquet in the guest house.
Xia Yan shook her head and said, "It's not a formal engagement banquet, but it's almost the same. Think about it, he invited so many people, including all the famous people in the county. There were four to five hundred people. Even if he held a wedding banquet in the biggest hotel in the county, the Imperial Court Hotel, it wouldn't be able to hold so many people. Moreover, it would be against the rules to hold so many banquets. So, he broke the whole thing into parts. Today, two tables, four tables tomorrow, and five tables the day after tomorrow. He invited these people separately and finally held a formal engagement banquet to deal with the situation. "
Li Rui sneered and said, "No wonder he's a leader from the Commission for Discipline Inspection. He's quite good at avoiding the rules of the leaders' marriages and funerals. If he breaks the rules, how will he collect the money? Does he bring two bookkeepers with him every time he holds a banquet? "
Xia Yan said, "Of course not. If we do that, won't we leave evidence behind? Nowadays, some cadres are very smart. They don't keep the accounts for the banquet. Instead, they give each guest an empty red packet. You put the money into the red packet, write your name on it, and put it in the box. It's like voting. This way, you can't run away from it, and you can also avoid being investigated by the Discipline Inspection Department. No outsiders will know how much money he received in the end. "
Li Ruixin's words were just like the old saying, "The higher-ups have their own policies, and the subordinates have their own countermeasures." It was really shameful for these cadres to use their ideas on this kind of thing. He thought for a while and asked, "Sun Zhangbao and Sun Zhonghua, the secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, both have the same surname. Are they relatives?"
Xia Yan shook her head and said, "No, they just have the same surname. But Sun Zhangbao is Sun Zhonghua's big secretary. Now he's a popular figure in the Commission for Discipline Inspection. Otherwise, he wouldn't invite so many people, and those who were invited wouldn't give him face."
Li Rui sneered in his heart, thinking that this Sun Zhangbao was really despicable. If he didn't know about this dirty thing he did, it would be fine. But since he knew about it today, he couldn't just ignore it. Wouldn't that encourage evil in the county? If Chang Yingjie, the former director of the Poverty Alleviation Office, who was already in prison, knew about it, wouldn't he feel wronged? Besides, he had already offended Sun Zhonghua, so he was not afraid of offending Sun Zhangbao. He said, "Don't worry, I won't ask you to give the second sum of money. Not only that, I'll ask Sun Zhangbao to give up the first sum of money you gave."
Xia Yan was shocked and asked, "County Magistrate Li, what are you going to do?"
Li Rui said, "What am I going to do? Humph, I'm going to meet this Sun Zhangbao. Tell me, which private rooms are his tables in the guest house tonight? "
Xia Yan answered in surprise and doubt, "He's booked four tables today. The four private rooms on the second floor are all occupied … You, what are you going to do?"
Li Rui smiled and said, "Don't worry about it." Then he handed the briefcase to her and said, "Help me put it back in the room. Thank you." He walked quickly to the restaurant in the backyard.
Xia Yan looked at him blankly and felt embarrassed and helpless.
Li Rui rushed to the restaurant and walked up the stairs to the second floor. When he reached the door of the first private room on the second floor, he saw that the door was half open and he could hear people laughing inside. He did not go in but stood at the door and asked, "Is Director Sun here?"
Someone answered quickly, "No, you can go to the other private rooms and look for him." Obviously, they thought that he was a guest.
Li Rui turned to the door of the second private room and asked. When he asked about the fourth private room, someone finally answered, "Yes, who's looking for me?"
Li Rui pushed the door open and entered the room. He saw that there was a table of ten people in the room. The table was almost full, and there was only one empty seat. There were nine people who looked like cadres sitting there. He glanced at them one by one and found that he didn't know any of them. He was secretly happy because this was exactly what he wanted. There was a man in his fifties sitting at the table. He wasn't tall, had short hair, had wrinkles on his face, and small eyes. He was dressed like a cadre, nothing more than a shirt, trousers, and leather shoes. He was walking to the door. Li Rui guessed that he was Sun Zhangbao.
That person was none other than Sun Zhangbao. He had booked four tables in the guest house restaurant today, and the innermost table was filled with his close friends, so he also sat at this table to accompany the guests. He was chatting with his friends when he suddenly heard someone looking for him at the door. He got up and went out to take a look, but before he could walk out of the private room, he saw an unfamiliar man barge into the room. Just as he was about to ask who the other party was, he saw that the other party ignored him and went straight to his empty seat and sat down.
Li Rui smiled and nodded to the people around him after he sat down. "You came early? Haha … "
Those people didn't know him and thought that he was Sun Zhangbao's friend. Since they were fated to sit at the same table, they were also friends. They smiled and nodded to greet him. "Yes, haha!" "You just came, haha!" Someone even politely got up and poured water for him.
Sun Zhangbao smiled and walked to Li Rui's side. He put his right hand on Li Rui's left shoulder and bowed slightly. "Brother, forgive me for not recognizing you. You are …"
He didn't know Li Rui, so he naturally had to find out who he was.
Li Rui turned his head and looked at him. He laughed and said, "Director Sun, this is not right. You don't even know me, but you invited me to this banquet?"
His voice wasn't low, so the other nine people heard him clearly. Everyone's smile froze as they stared at this scene. Some people thought that Li Rui's joke was too much, but some smart people had a premonition that Li Rui didn't come with good intentions.
As the host, Sun Zhangbao was also a little embarrassed. He secretly hated Li Rui for not knowing how to speak. However, he didn't think that Li Rui was here to embarrass him, so he took the initiative to find a way out. He pretended to be enlightened and said, "Oh, I remember now, you are that … Section Chief Wang from the county committee. Haha, why are you so late? Welcome, welcome, you came at the right time, the banquet is about to start.
Haha. "If Li Rui deliberately wanted to eat and drink, he could fool around with Sun Zhangbao now and then eat and drink to his heart's content. Sun Zhangbao definitely wouldn't dare to give him an empty red packet and ask him to contribute. However, Li Rui didn't come here to eat and drink, so he didn't care about Sun Zhangbao's face. He shook his head and said," I'm not Section Chief Wang, and I'm not from the county committee! "
Sun Zhangbao's face became even more embarrassed, but he was very smart. He had already noticed that the atmosphere in the private room was strange. The other nine distinguished guests all had strange expressions. If he continued to argue with this stupid guy, it was likely that he would make a fool of himself. He laughed dryly and said, "It doesn't matter if you're not Section Chief Wang. Everyone here is a guest and a good friend. Haha, you guys chat first, I'll go out and ask them to serve the dishes." After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave.
Li Rui nodded secretly. This Sun Zhangbao was quite a character. He was able to handle such an awkward situation with ease. No wonder he was so thick-skinned and black-hearted to hold a second engagement party. Seeing that Sun Zhangbao was about to leave, naturally, he wouldn't allow him to leave. Otherwise, how could the show continue? He laughed loudly and said, "Why are you still serving the dishes, Director Sun?" This was a sarcastic remark, meaning that there was no need to serve the dishes.
Once they heard this, they knew that there was a deeper meaning behind it. The other nine cadres all looked at Li Rui's face. Li Rui ignored them and only stared at Sun Zhangbao.
Sun Zhangbao could tell that he was being sarcastic. He frowned secretly and thought to himself, Where did this stupid guy come from? Why did he act against me the moment he arrived? Was he here to ruin my show? Then, he remembered that he didn't know him. He secretly felt suspicious and turned around to look at him, wondering if he was the son of an old friend who came on behalf of his parents.
Li Rui saw that he had stopped and was very satisfied. He continued with the previous sentence, "The dishes have all been served!"
Sun Zhangbao suppressed the anger in his heart and thought to himself, I want to see what you want to do. He forced a smile and said, "Brother, you haven't even drunk and you're already high? Where are the dishes on the table? "
There were indeed no dishes on the table. There were only drinks, melon seeds, and candy.
Li Rui smiled and waved his hand, including the other nine cadres, and said, "We are the dishes. Isn't the table full?"
Sun Zhangbao was shocked and angry. He could no longer suppress his anger. His face sank and said, "Who are you? I don't think I know you, and I didn't invite you. Why did you suddenly come here? Let me tell you, if you're drunk and crazy, go elsewhere and get lost! "
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