After they finished shopping, Song Xue was very touched. Although she wasn't moved to tears, she remembered Li Rui's big favor and secretly thought about how to repay him.
After this shopping, Li Rui didn't use up the two thousand yuan he won. He still had a few hundred yuan left. Looking at Song Xue's pretty and childish face, he suddenly thought of Du Weiyu, who was the same age as her. In terms of relationship, Du Weiyu was obviously closer to him. She was his future cousin. If word got out that he went crazy shopping for Song Xue, an outsider, but didn't buy anything for his cousin, how could he face the head secretary? Since he was here, he might as well buy some clothes for Du Weiyu.
Du Weiyu was still in high school. He couldn't buy clothes for her that were too mature or too bright. Also, he didn't know her size, so it wasn't easy to buy clothes for her. After thinking about it, he decided to buy her a pair of shoes. He didn't know her size? Wasn't that easy? He could just ask Lu Qingman.
The answer came out quickly. Du Weiyu's size was too small. It was only thirty-six. With such small feet, it would be good if they continued to develop. If they stopped growing, it would be difficult to buy shoes in the future.
Lu Qingman kindly reminded him on the phone, "I support you if you want to buy her shoes, but it's better to let her try them on in person. Otherwise, what if they don't fit?" Li Rui said, "If they don't fit, they can get a refund." Lu Qingman smiled and said, "I don't care, buy them if you want. Hmph, I didn't expect you to be so good at buying people's hearts. "
After hanging up the phone, Li Rui and Song Xue went to the Nike store in the mall and picked out a pair of pink sneakers for Du Weiyu.
Song Xue asked Li Rui and found out that the owner of the sneakers was his future wife's younger sister. Because of their intimate relationship, he only bought her a pair of shoes and a set of clothes for himself. A sense of superiority arose spontaneously and she became more and more proud.
When the two returned home, Song Chaoyang and Sun Shuqin saw the two of them carrying big and small bags and knew that they went shopping. After Song Xue told them the truth, Song Chaoyang already knew Li Rui's intentions and wasn't surprised at all. Sun Shuqin was surprised and very happy, but she complained about Li Rui.
The next day, which was also the last day of the National Day holiday, Lao Zhou and Li Rui drove from Qingyang in the morning. They sent Song to the train station and then went to Lu Qingman's house to pick up Du Weiyu's home.
Li Rui brought the shoes he bought for the two of them and handed them to them when they met. And Song ''t's were were's. Although Du Weiyu's shoes were a little bigger, they didn't hinder her from walking. Moreover, her feet were still growing, so it wasn't a problem.
Du Weiyu was just like Song Xue. She was very happy to receive this unexpected gift. However, she and Li Rui weren't strangers. They would be relatives in the future, so she was grateful but not touched.
After picking up Du Weiyu, the three of them returned to the Song family. Song Chaoyang didn't wait for lunch and got in the car to return to Qingyang. When they arrived in Qingyang, it was already past lunch time. The four of them first had lunch at the Qingyang Hotel. After that, Lao Zhou drove Du Weiyu and Li Rui back home. The National Day holiday came to an end in such a rush.
On the first day of work, the people in the municipal government were still immersed in the "holiday syndrome", but Li Rui was already very busy. During the holidays, the documents had piled up like a mountain. There was also a lot of work to deal with. He didn't even have a chance to take a breather. Fortunately, his teacher, Yuan Xiaodi, and his colleagues from the First Department helped to sort out the documents and share the burden. Only then did he relax.
Before getting off work at noon, Li Rui asked for leave from Song Chaoyang. "Boss, the son of Shi Guangming, the director of the Municipal Radio, Film and TV Bureau is getting married today. I'll be there to contribute. When I was hospitalized some time ago, Director Shi came to see me. It would be inappropriate if I don't return this favor. "
Song Chaoyang was the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, but he was also a living person. He didn't live in a vacuum. He only respected and obeyed the normal social interactions in life. Of course, he would also consider whether Li Rui's participation in the wedding would show his attitude as the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee. After thinking for a while, he only said four words, "Come back quickly!"
Li Rui understood the deep meaning of these four words. It wasn't that he had some urgent work waiting for him to do, but that he was afraid that he would be criticized if he showed up at the wedding for too long. He said seriously, "Don't worry, I'll come back as soon as I contribute." Song Chaoyang said, "When you come back, we'll discuss how to make the government and the government work together to help the poor in Qingyang City."
In theory, helping the poor was something that the government should worry about. However, if Song Chaoyang wanted to make achievements during his time in office and get the approval of the provincial Secretary, Huang Xinnian, he had to do something about the poor. What could be more pleasing than doing a good job in helping the poor and getting the approval of the main leaders of the Provincial Party Committee? Therefore, he had to reach out to the government. Fortunately, helping the poor was a national plan. It was okay for the Party Committee to express its importance and put forward suggestions.
Li Rui packed up his things and went downstairs to the gate of the courtyard. He stopped a taxi and rushed to the hotel where Shi Guangming's son's wedding was held, the Ancient City Hotel.
In terms of fame, the most famous hotel in Qingyang City was the Grand View Hotel. Not to mention anything else, just the five-star hotel was enough to make other hotels in the city pale in comparison. With Shi Guangming's family background, it was not a problem to hold his son's wedding at the Grand View Hotel. However, he chose to give up on the Grand View Hotel and chose the low-key four-star Ancient City Hotel. Li Rui naturally knew what was going on. On one hand, it was because the discipline inspection committee was very strict and did not allow leaders to hold extravagant banquets. On the other hand, Old Shi was very shrewd and deliberately showed a simple and low-key side.
This was the wisdom of a divisional leader. Once one's status and wealth reached a certain level, one would no longer be ostentatious and seek to be low-key. Unlike some village officials or low-level people (such as the nouveau riche) who, after making some money through some means, couldn't wait to show off their wealth and connections on various occasions. They would only be satisfied if the whole world knew about it. Little did they know that doing so would only lead to disaster. Some time ago, there was a village official who arranged a banquet for his son's wedding. In the end, it was exposed by the media and was investigated by the discipline inspection committee. Instead, it was found that he was involved in illegal activities. Wasn't this not worth the loss?
Li Rui rushed to the entrance of the Ancient City Hotel. Someone came forward to welcome him. It was none other than the city's new station head, Wang Wengui.
The city's station head personally came to welcome him at the entrance. Other than Li Rui, no one else would have this kind of face.
The two shook hands and exchanged a few pleasantries before entering the hotel. They took the elevator to the sixth floor. As soon as they stepped out of the elevator, they saw the bookkeeping desk.
Li Rui walked over and took out the 500 yuan he had prepared in advance from his pocket. He placed it on the desk. The bookkeeper asked for his name and recorded it in the ledger. Someone beside him announced, "Li Rui, 500 yuan!" He deliberately dragged out his tone like a eunuch. Hearing it gave one goosebumps.
For such a happy occasion, 500 yuan was not a lot, but it was not a small amount either. Li Rui could obviously give more, but other than letting people's imaginations run wild, there was no benefit. It would be terrible if he was misunderstood as a corrupt official. Anyway, friendship was not necessarily reflected in the amount of money, so he would just go with the flow. In fact, the standard amount of money for weddings and funerals in Qingyang City was usually 200 yuan. 500 yuan was not a small amount.
When they reached the banquet hall, the wedding ceremony had already ended. All the guests were seated and were eating and drinking. Under the guidance of Shi Guangming and his wife, the bride and groom went to each table to propose a toast. The banquet hall was full of guests and lively. It was very festive.
Wang Wengui asked Li Rui to wait at the door while he went to inform Shi Guangming.
While Li Rui was waiting, he heard a woman at the table next to him say in a low voice, "Chief Shi still has a lot of face. Even a famous host like Yao Xuefei came to be his emcee." Another woman said, "Aren't you talking nonsense? No matter how famous Yao Xuefei is, she is still from the City TV Station. The City TV Station is under the management of the Radio, Film and Television Bureau. Chief Shi is also her leader. How dare she not come? "The woman from before said," Oh, I see. "
When Li Rui heard that Yao Xuefei was also here, his heart warmed and he looked around. But before he saw her, he saw a lot of people walking towards him. If it were not for the smiles on their faces, he would have thought that a group of zombies was coming.
Among these people were people from the City TV Station, such as the Deputy Director Hong Qiang and the Director of the Advertising Department, Liu Annie. There were also district and county leaders, such as Sun Yaozu's former secretary, the former Deputy Secretary-General of the Municipal Government, and the current Executive Deputy Director of the Southern District, Tian Weigang. There were also leaders from the Municipal Government, such as the Municipal Cultural Bureau Director Su Bo. These people were of different ranks and units, but they all had one thing in common, which was that they had all interacted with Li Rui before. So when they saw him, they all came up to greet him. This was also a sign of etiquette.
These people gathered around Li Rui, surrounding him so tightly that not even a drop of water could trickle through. Li Rui was flattered. He smiled humbly and shook hands with everyone according to their ranks. Those who were of the same rank were arranged according to their age and gender. After shaking hands with all these people, Wang Wengui led Shi Guangming and his wife over.
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