Yun Dongqing's face turned red and she lowered her head slightly.

When a woman makes a shy expression, it is inevitable that people will think of Li Yuanlang's identity.

Originally, the appearance of Li Yuanlang, especially the strange man brought by his single daughter, made Fang Xinru feel that something was wrong.

She looked at Li Yuanlang carefully. He was tall and handsome. He was already a deputy department official in his thirties.

I think her husband Wan Shengju only became county magistrate at this age.

If things continue at this rate, Li Yuanlang will be in his fifties, and there's no telling how high he will be promoted.

"Aunt Fang, happy birthday."

Li Yuanlang handed over the prepared gift box.

When he visited Deputy Secretary Wan's house for the first time, Li Yuanlang only bought four gifts. They were not many and not expensive, but they were enough to satisfy his wishes.

"Comrade Xiao Li, I'm very happy that you can come. Why don't you buy anything? You are so polite." Fang Xinru said and asked the nanny to take the things.

Li Yuanlang and the others put on their slippers and were led by Fang Xinru through a short corridor and into the living room inside.

Amid the smoke, Wan Shengju sat in the middle. He was the only one sitting on the huge couch.

The sofas on both sides were full of people, and a few people moved chairs to sit on the edges.

Wan Shengju's face was glowing red and his complexion was excellent.

Holding a cigarette between his fingers, he was chatting and laughing with everyone, it was so lively.

As soon as Fang Xinru and the others appeared, Wan Shengju smiled slightly and took the initiative to say hello, "Dongqing and Haiyao are here."

"Hello, Secretary Wan." Yun Haiyao took the lead and bowed slightly to Wan Shengju before responding.

Yun Dongqing just nodded and said nothing else.

Li Yuanlang also nodded to Wan Sheng and said hello.

Wan Shengju was stunned, and the expression on his face became quite rich.

Tian Zhongping lay down and whispered a few words in his ear, and Wan Shengju suddenly said: "Comrade Li Yuanlang, I remembered that Secretary Liu's favorite general wanted you here from Donghe Province. Okay, very good."

These words are not pleasant to listen to.

When Wan Shengju mentioned Liu Haozhun, he wouldn't think anything of it if he said it from someone else's mouth, but when he said it, everyone here focused their attention on Li Yuanlang.

It was like a table full of people eating, except for those holding chopsticks and those holding knives and forks. Suddenly, there came a person holding the table with his hands, standing out from the crowd, and it looked awkward.

Li Yuanlang said calmly: "Thank you, Secretary Wan, for remembering me. It is a great honor for me to have the opportunity to attend your wife's birthday party."

He did not make a fuss about Liu Haozhun's topic. Instead, he lowered his courtesy and made everyone present look at him with admiration.

Wan Shengju was neither angry nor happy, and nodded, "Everyone who can come is a guest, Zhongping, please arrange a seat for Comrade Li Yuanlang."

Only then did Li Yuanlang have the opportunity to look at these people.

Basically I don't know him, but there are some surprises.

He found a familiar face, but it was Jin Shaodong, deputy director of the Organization Department of the Rongshan Provincial Party Committee.

He was the one who sent himself to Baizhou to take office!

It can be seen that Jin Shaodong is sitting very close to Wan Shengju.

In other words, among these people, Jin Shaodong's official position is relatively high.

As for those officials in the future, especially those who are not qualified to sit on the sofa but sit on the chair, their official rank should be lower.

According to this arrangement, with Li Yuanlang's position, there is no problem in sitting on the sofa.

The key issue is that he does not belong to Wan Shengju's family. As Wan Shengju said, he is just a guest at best and has no choice but to sit on the chair Tian Zhongping found.

Li Yuanlang didn't pay attention to this.

You can just sit wherever you go, so why bother bothering yourself with such small details and make yourself unhappy.

Since Li Yuanlang sat down, the topics of conversation have completely changed, and there is no lively atmosphere as before.

He knew that this was to guard against him.

Li Yuanlang is on pins and needles. If this is the case, he will appear redundant.

Just as I was about to find a reason to go to another room to get some fresh air, I suddenly heard the sound of opening the door, followed by the sound of footsteps.

A figure suddenly appeared in everyone's sight.

Li Yuanlang looked at that man and couldn't help but be surprised.

Zheng Yaoqi!

It's him!

  It turns out that the backer behind Deputy Mayor Zheng is Deputy Secretary Wan.

It was unexpected, but also reasonable.

These days, if you want to gain a firm foothold in the officialdom, it will be impossible without backstage support.

Obviously, Zheng Yaoqi and Wan Shengju were very familiar with each other. They greeted each other with clasped hands and apologized repeatedly: "Secretary Wan, I'm late."

Wan Sheng waved his hand, "It's not too late, and the meal is not ready yet. However, Yaoqi, you are the last one to come, so I will punish you by drinking a few more drinks."

"Secretary Wan has spoken, and I will resolutely implement it even if I drink a bottle." Zheng Yaoqi laughed, and when he saw Li Yuanlang sitting in the last seat, he quickly walked a few steps, reached out his hand, and pulled. He was pleasantly surprised.

Said: "You are here, Yuen Long. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Everyone, including Wan Shengju of course, was stunned.

It seems that Zheng Yaoqi and Li Yuanlang have a good relationship, which can be understood just from their names.

Just call Li Yuanlang by his first name and omit the surname. Only those who are close to him can call him this way.

Li Yuanlang stood up, shook hands with Zheng Yaoqi tightly, and said while shaking his head: "I am also honored to see you, brother. We are each other."

"Haha." Zheng Yaoqi laughed heartily.

Pulling Li Yuanlang to the sofa, someone had already stood up and offered his seat. Zheng Yaoqi was stunned and pulled Li Yuanlang to sit on the sofa together, tightly next to each other.

Everyone is interested in the good relationship between Li Yuanlang and Zheng Yaoqi, and Wan Shengju thinks the same.

So he asked curiously: "Yaoqi, I can see that you and Comrade Li Yuanlang get along very well."

Zheng Yaoqi sighed and said: "Secretary Wan, Yuen Long is a good comrade. He has principles and a sense of justice. He is not afraid of power and has the courage to challenge in the face of great right and wrong. I am deeply moved by this."

Everyone knows that Xu Mai’s driver hit Zheng Yaoqi. As the saying goes, good things don’t go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.

Zheng Yaoqi made a pun, and everyone immediately understood that Li Yuanlang was on Zheng Yaoqi's side in this matter.

The look in Li Yuanlang's eyes changed. He was no longer cautious as before, but became warm.

"Oh, that's it..." Wan Shengju pondered for a moment and nodded with satisfaction, "Comrade Yuen Long has such a mind and responsibility, which is worthy of praise. Not bad, not bad."

This sentence is by no means a polite statement, but comes from Wan Shengju’s deep feelings.

At this moment, Fang Xinru came over and said with a smile: "The food is ready, please take a seat."

"Okay, let's eat." Wan Shengju slowly stood up, and everyone else left their seats.

Wan Shengju was in front, followed by Jin Shaodong and Zheng Yaoqi, and a large group of people from Yuen Long filed into the restaurant.

A large round table is large enough to seat twenty people.

Wan Shengju and Fang Xinru were sitting on the main seats. Fang Xinru's hands were hanging down by two sisters, Yun Haiyao and Yun Dongqing. The rest of the people found their rightful seats according to the placement of their name tags.

I don't know if it was a coincidence or intentional, but Li Yuanlang was next to Yun Dongqing.

The dishes are served one after another. This dish is made by Yuchuan's most famous special chef and his team in person. The color, aroma and taste are naturally first-class.

After everyone was seated, Wan Shengju said softly to Fang Xinru: "You are today's protagonist and the hostess. Please say a few words."

Come to think of it, Fang Xinru must have eaten it before, and she has no stage fright at all.

He stood up, held the goblet, and said gracefully: "First of all, on behalf of Shengju and our whole family, I would like to thank you all for coming to congratulate me on my fifty-sixth birthday."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of applause.

Fang Xinru nodded in return and continued: "According to the intention of the ceremony, this meal is arranged to be held in a hotel, but I think it is best to have it at home."

"Home is a warm harbor, a place of family affection, and a sublimation of friendship. Only at home can we be relaxed, relaxed, and speak freely."

"Everyone here, in addition to my relatives, is also the old subordinates, old acquaintances, and old friends of Shengju. I have always regarded you as my relatives. Thank you for coming. I offer this glass of wine to everyone, and I will drink it first as a token of respect.

You are free to do as you wish."

After that, Fang Xinru drank the red wine in the goblet.

Jin Shaodong was the first to shout "Okay", Fang Xinru had already done it, how could everyone have the nerve not to drink it all.

Only Wan Shengju took a symbolic sip of the drink that all the Yun sisters drank. Li Yuanlang followed the rhythm of the others and drank up the liquor in the small cup in one gulp.
Chapter completed!