When Yuan Baiwan and Chen Mengqi entered the box again, the dishes had been served and the wine had been sifted, waiting for them to take their seats.
Li Botang first stood up with a glass of wine and said: "Everyone, the people at the table today include my classmates, my juniors, and the new friends I met for the first time today. But no matter who it is, tonight since we can Eating at the same table and drinking at the same table proves that we are all destined to each other. As the old saying goes: A hundred years of cultivation can take a boat trip, and a thousand years of cultivation can make you sleep together. I think: we can get together today, although it is not as good as sleeping together. We have a lot of affection, but it must be a little deeper than the one on the same boat. Both of us have to practice for a hundred years in the previous life. Today we are drinking and dining at the same table. At least we have to practice for five hundred years in the previous life to have this fate. Everyone tells me whether it’s right or not,”
At this point, he glanced at Ye Ming and Kang Wenxiang intentionally or unintentionally, and said meaningfully: "Since we are all gathered together by fate today, we must cherish this fate, be less narrow-minded, and be more tolerant; be less Estrangement, more enthusiasm; less suspicion, more trust... Come, come, if you can listen to what I say and don't think that I am relying on my old age to teach others, then everyone will drink this cup."
As he spoke, he raised his glass, tilted his neck and drank the glass of wine in one gulp.
Of course Ye Ming understood what he meant. He held the cup in his hand without drinking. He stood up and said: "Uncle Li, I think what you said is very reasonable, but the time and occasion of scoring cannot be generalized. I think , there are several kinds of fate between people: good fate, bad fate; happy fate, bad fate. You said that being together is a kind of fate, which is correct, but if this fate is Bad fate or hatred, and this kind of bad fate or hatred is irreconcilable, then it cannot be said that this kind of fate was cultivated for five hundred years in the previous life, nor can it be said that it can be resolved by drinking a glass of wine. I understand what you are saying. However, I cannot accept the implication of what you said. Therefore, I cannot drink this glass of wine with you. In order to show that I am not targeting you, I will pour out the glass of wine and punish you with three glasses of wine. apologize,"
As he spoke, he threw the glass of wine in his hand onto the ground and poured it all out. Then he picked up the jug and poured himself a drink, drinking three glasses in a row.
He poured out the wine in the glass first, which was a clear indication that he wanted to distance himself from Kang Wenxiang, that he would not share the same glass of wine with him, and that he did not want to share the same fate with him. He was tolerant and understanding of Kang Wenxiang as Li Botang said; He punished himself with three glasses of wine to show that he poured out the glass of wine and was not targeting Li Botang, and apologized to him by punishing himself...
In this way, Li Botang, Li Zhi and Kang Wenxiang all understood: tonight's drink was in vain. Ye Ming did not pay the bills of the Li family and his son at all, and he had no intention of forgiving Kang Wenxiang, let alone Go to the top and explain to him that he will be freed...
Li Botang and Li Zhi's expressions suddenly became extremely ugly.
Kang Wenxiang's face was even more pale, and beads of sweat were pouring down from his forehead.
However, he is still a little unwilling, because he knows very well that the investigation team of the Provincial High Court is on the way, and it is estimated that he will be called back to K City tomorrow for investigation, and now, the only one who can save him is Ye Ming , only if he agrees to help him, say hello to Secretary Lu or Secretary Li, and let him go, can he have a glimmer of hope of not being punished. Otherwise, once the investigation team finds out that he originally protected Kang Genxin and injured others with a gun. If he commits a crime and exempts him from criminal punishment, then his official position will definitely not be guaranteed. If he does not do it well, he may face imprisonment...
When he thought of this terrible consequence, he could no longer care about the humiliation and face issues. He suddenly picked up a glass of wine and walked up to Ye Ming. Before he could speak, his face was already filled with tears, and his hands were shaking with trembling hands. He took the wine glass and said in a choked voice: "Director Ye, I want to toast you. I don't ask you to forgive me, let alone my rebellious son who gets into trouble and is not afraid of breaking the news. I just want to trouble you to tell the relevant leaders. I said, for the sake of me being over fifty years old and gray-haired, please don’t pursue my son’s case and don’t involve me and some of my friends.
As for my treacherous son, I have nothing to do with him if I want to kill or chop him into pieces. He has committed such a serious crime, and he will be sentenced according to the law. I will never use my authority and relationship to interfere in the slightest... ...I rarely ask for help in my life. Today, in front of so many friends, I don’t want to use my old face anymore. I want to ask you a favor: Please help me, Director Ye, go get some connections and talk to the leaders above. I would like to thank you profusely for taking me and my friends out of this case and not engaging in any more investigations. If Director Ye agrees to this, I will have ten glasses of wine in a row to express my gratitude to you. "
Ye Ming hates seeing others shed tears. When he saw Kang Wenxiang suddenly bursting into tears, his heart softened. He was about to stand up and drink a glass of wine with him, but the moment when Ouyang Ming was shot suddenly flashed in his mind. The situation flashed out Kang Genxin's brutal face, and Kang Wenxiang's ferocious face when he confronted him in the hospital that afternoon...
Then, his heart suddenly hardened again, and he said coldly to Kang Wenxiang: "Dean Kang, I'm sorry, I don't know why your son's tax resistance case involves you, nor do I know who wants to investigate. You, and even if I know, I don’t know who the relevant leader you asked me to find is. The person who can investigate you, Dean Kang, must be of a very high level. How can I, the deputy director of a small local taxation bureau? I'll tell you if I can. So, I'm very sorry. I still can't drink the glass of wine you proposed."
Seeing that Ye Ming didn't give him any face, Li Botang couldn't help but became furious. He suddenly stood up, walked to Ye Ming's side, pulled up Kang Wenxiang, and shouted: "Dean Kang, let's go, don't act like that Like this, it's no big deal for a man to have his teeth knocked out and his blood swallowed. The worst he can do is be dismissed from his post, expelled, and go to jail for a few years. There's no need to beg for help here."
After saying that, he shouted to Li Zhi again: "Li Zhi, let's go, don't look at people's faces here,"
However, Li Zhi was worried that if his father was so angry, his factory's tax exemption would be blocked by Ye Ming, so he sat there lingeringly and left when he didn't want to, so as not to offend Ye Ming.
Li Botang pulled him up and cursed: "You worthless thing, why are you still sitting here? Don't you think you have lost enough face today?"
Then, he shouted to Chen Yi: "Xiao Chen, are you leaving?"
Chapter completed!