The two of them chatted along the way, and the car soon arrived at Dreamy Peach Garden Villa. Finally, the car stopped in the parking lot in front of the restaurant. Before this, Wang Tao had already called his boss, Zhang Yu, and told him that he would be there soon.
After getting out of the car, Wang Tao eagerly led Li Rui to a beautifully decorated private room on the east side of the third floor of the restaurant. When the door was opened, there was a large table with six or seven men and women inside. Zhang Yu was also sitting inside.
When Zhang Yu saw that Wang Tao had already brought Li Rui here, he hurriedly got up and walked out to personally welcome him.
Li Rui shook hands with him and said with a smile, "Secretary Zhang, I was just telling Brother Wang that you are too polite and warm. It is my honor to serve you. Why do you have to go through so much trouble? If you think highly of me, you can just find a place to sit down and have a drink with me. I am already satisfied. You are making it difficult for me. " When Zhang Yu saw how eloquent he was and how respectful he was to him, he smiled so widely that his eyelashes bloomed like flowers. He said, "Brother, brother, we're all family. Since we're here, we're all friends. What's the point of saying these polite words? Come, come, come in. I will introduce you to a few good friends. "
Li Ruixin's head moved. These friends of his should be people in the circle of the county party secretary. He did not expect that a small secretary like him, who had never had any dealings with him before, would be involved in his circle of contacts. He did not know if this was a blessing.
Zhang Yu affectionately put his arm around Li Rui's shoulder and led him into the private room. Everyone in the private room automatically stood on the left and right sides of the table, forming a semicircle. They looked at Li Rui with a smile, and some of them even had envy on their faces.
Zhang Yu led Li Rui to the front of the people. The first one pointed at a tall and strong man in his forties and said with a smile, "Brother, let me introduce you to an acquaintance. You must know each other."
When Li Rui saw the man's face, he was very surprised. This man was Han Ming, the executive deputy minister of the Publicity Department of the Municipal Party Committee. Li Rui not only knew him, but also had a meal with him at the banquet where he received Yang Yulan, the executive deputy minister of the Publicity Department of the Provincial Party Committee. It was not wrong to say that they were old acquaintances. However, although Li Rui had known him for a long time, they did not have any friendship. He even had some dissatisfaction with him because of some small things. When he bravely rescued Gao Zixuan in the provincial capital and caught the murderer, Zheng Zijuan, the director of the Publicity Department of the Municipal Party Committee, wanted to publicize Li Rui's heroic deeds. However, at that time, Zheng Zijuan was dismissed from the provincial government because of family affairs, so he entrusted this matter to Han Ming. This guy did not care about it at all. Later, when Zheng Zijuan was reinstated, he warned him. Li Rui did not know how to warn him. Anyway, since then, he rarely appeared in public. Li Rui did not expect to meet him at the private banquet organized by Zhang Yu. It could only be said that Li Rui was too young.
He was very surprised, but he did not show it on his face. With a smile on his face, he respectfully held out his hands and said, "Director Han, if I had known that you would come, I would have come early to wait for your orders. I'm really sorry to have made you wait for so long." He was not wrong.
Han Ming was angry because he, a director, had to wait for a small secretary. When he saw that Han Ming finally came, he wanted to scold him. However, when he thought of the powerful figure behind Han Ming, he could only swallow his anger. He lazily held out a hand and said with a faint smile, "Xiao Rui, you are the most popular person in the Song Shuji. How dare I order you around? Haha. "He touched Han Ming's hand and withdrew his hand.
Li Rui did not get angry when he saw that Han Ming did not like him. Instead, he calmed down and was worried about how to get along well with him. Since Han Ming took the initiative to be cold, there was no need for him to pay attention to him.
Zhang Yu also saw that the two were not close. His heart skipped a beat as he realized that he had invited a friend over. He was secretly annoyed, but there was nothing he could do about it. He could only brace himself and introduce the next person to Li Rui.
Zhang Yu was the secretary of the county party committee and the secretary of the county party committee of Nanhe County, which ranked at the top of the list of counties under the jurisdiction of Qingyang City in terms of GDP. He was also one of the best among the divisional leaders in the city. Naturally, he had more than one divisional leader as his friend in the city. However, Han Ming was indeed the only one who had entered his circle. The rest of the people were all his official friends in Nanhe County. The only exception was a real estate developer. Zhang Yu did not know if he was pulled over by Han Ming to be in charge of paying the bills.
Zhang Yu introduced Li Rui to these people one by one. Li Rui shook hands and greeted them one by one. After a round, he basically knew all of them.
Everyone began to take their seats.
There were quite a lot of rules and regulations when it came to eating in the officialdom. For example, the seating arrangement. If the seating arrangement was right, there was no benefit, but everyone would be happy. However, if the seating arrangement was wrong, then they would offend people. If it was not serious, they would offend people and be hated by others. If it was serious, they would lose their official position. It was not a rare thing.
Zhang Yu politely invited Li Rui to sit at the head of the table. Who was Li Rui? In front of him and Han Ming, who were big leaders, how could he agree? It was a great deal of modesty.
Zhang Yu was just being polite to him. He had already planned to let Han Ming sit at the head of the table. Han Ming was still young, but he was already an executive deputy leader of the Publicity Department of the Municipal Party Committee. If he was promoted in the future, he would be a deputy director. Zhang Yu did not dare to underestimate him. Therefore, he had to cultivate a relationship with him in advance before he was promoted.
He asked Han Ming to sit at the head of the table. Han Ming sat there without hesitation. He looked carefree and arrogant. In fact, he had the highest rank among all the people present. Although Zhang Yu's rank was the same as his, a division head of a county, he worked in an important department of the Municipal Party Committee, so he was barely above him.
At first, Zhang Yu thought of letting Li Rui sit on the left side of Li Rui while he sat on the right side of Han Ming. This showed that he valued Li Rui. However, now that he saw that he was not close to Han Ming, he simply sat on the left side of Han Ming and pulled him to sit below him. He used the distance between him and Han Ming to tell him that he valued him very much.
After the three most important people sat down, the rest of the people also sat down. Han Ming gave Wang Tao a look. Wang Tao immediately ordered the waiter to serve the dishes. The cold dishes and some hot dishes were already prepared and could be served at any time. The remaining hot dishes were stir-fried on the spot. It did not affect everyone's eating and drinking.
When the dishes were served, everyone chatted for a while.
The Director of the Public Security Bureau of Nanhe County was also present. This person was chubby and looked simple and honest. However, when he spoke, he was amazing. He told everyone a joke. "The day before yesterday, I sent my son to secondary school. At the school gate, I saw a pair of students who were in love. They were quarreling. The male student scolded the female student and said, 'You stinky b * tch.' The female student scolded him and said, 'Then why the f * ck are you licking me?' "
Everyone burst into laughter.
The Director did not laugh at all. He used an exaggerated expression and said, "When I heard that, I thought, 'Oh, f * ck. Are they junior high school students? Are they mature? Why are they learning from adults? '"
One of the female officers present was the Director of the Family Planning Committee of Nanhe County. She said, "What is this? Our Family Planning Committee has primary school students who come here to induce labor. "The Director scolded," Primary school students are pregnant? Can they get pregnant? " The female officer laughed and said, "Get rid of the word 'can'. The living conditions now are so good. A teenage girl is as mature as an adult." The Director sighed and said, "That's f * cking scary! If I had a girl like that, I would strangle her to death so that she would not embarrass me! "
Everyone laughed again.
Zhang Yu whispered to Li Rui, "Just eat something. After we're done, let's play for a while." Li Rui nodded. He did not know what to play after the meal, but he was looking forward to it. As long as it was not playing with women, it was fine.
After a while, the dishes were served. Wang Tao got up and poured wine for everyone. Everyone else sat in their seats and accepted it. Li Rui stood up and politely thanked them. Although it was a very casual gesture, Wang Tao, Zhang Yu, and the rest saw it and secretly nodded. Wang Tao was even more touched.
After the wine was served, the banquet began. Under Zhang Yu's call, everyone at the table stood up, picked up their wine glasses, and clinked them together, downing the wine in their glasses. Then, they sat back down and entered the rhythm of an ordinary banquet. You toasted me, I toasted you, and everyone made friends. It was quite lively.
Although Li Rui did not like Han Ming, he still toasted him out of courtesy. He even stood up to toast him.
Seeing that he was still polite to him, Han Ming reluctantly drank with him. After he sat down, Han Ming asked, "I heard that you went to Hanshui County to help the poor? Some people said that you made a mistake and were sent away by the Song Shuji. Is that true? "
These words were full of malice. The word "sent away" was written with the essence of the Spring and Autumn Annals. When Li Rui heard this, he was secretly unhappy.
Zhang Yu also frowned. He wanted to speak up for Li Rui, but he was afraid of offending Han Ming. He was very nervous. He was afraid that if the two of them quarreled, today's banquet would be over.
Li Rui smiled and said, "Who did you hear this from, Minister Han?" Han Ming said vaguely, "Anyway, many people in the Municipal Party Committee are spreading it." Li Ruixin sneered. I'm afraid it was only you who spread it. The smile on his face did not change as he said, "No matter where you are in the government building, there are always some people who make trouble and gossip. In fact, it's all just groundless accusations. Why would you believe it, Minister Han?" Han Ming smiled and said, "Of course I don't believe it. You are the most popular person around the Song Shuji. Who in the Municipal Party Committee doesn't know that? How could you be sent away? I'm just teasing you. Haha, eat, eat, and drink. "
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