Before the banquet started, as usual, the leaders gave speeches. Liu Qifeng was talking about the manuscript Li Xiaoning had written for him. Although it was short, it was indeed meaningful. The applause of the crowd was also accurate and timely under the leadership of Zhang Yuqiang.
The day Li Xiaoning and the others just reported was much better.
Li Xiaoning sat in his seat and listened attentively. In fact, he didn't hear a single word. He wrote the manuscript anyway, and he didn't need to study it carefully or understand it deeply. His attention had already moved to the wine table.
I found that there were three wine glasses in front of each person, including beer, wine and liquor. The smaller the cup, the stronger the alcohol content and the higher the quality.
After the banquet officially started, the waitress in a high-cut cheongsam came to the front, took off the folded napkin with her delicate hands, spread it on the guest's knees, then asked the guest in a soft voice what to drink, and filled the three glasses.
These are originally normal procedures. This is how a five-star hotel treats everyone. But for Li Xiaoning, who is just starting out, he still feels a little guilty. He has never been served like this before in his life!
Binhai City is close to the sea, so you can eat by the sea. Naturally, the main dishes on the table are fresh seafood, such as prawns, crabs, sea cucumbers, scallops, groupers, gargi fish, abalone, sea urchins, lobsters...it's really a variety of delicacies.
, fragrant and fragrant, fresh, tender, refreshing, smooth, light, with all five flavors, but light but not too rich, fresh but not fishy, tender but not raw, oily but not greasy...
The liquor is not Maotai or Wuliangye, but the Yanghe Blue Classic that is heavily advertised nowadays. Presumably this is in response to the central government’s directive that Maotai and Wuliangye are not allowed to be used for official receptions.
Zhang Yuqiang stood up first, picked up the wine glass, and planned to toast Liu Qifeng. However, Liu Qifeng did not raise the glass, but smiled and said: "Everyone, please forgive me! My blood pressure has been a bit high recently. The doctor said that I should not drink alcohol.
Don’t touch it.”
Zhang Yuqiang stood there, slightly embarrassed. As we all know, many things can only be discussed after drinking, and there are many things that do not need to be discussed after drinking. If Liu Qifeng does not drink, how will this wine proceed?
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Fortunately, Liu Qifeng's next words were full of twists and turns, "However, on today's occasion, if you don't drink some wine, everyone will not be able to enjoy themselves, so I brought Xiao Li here today, and Xiao Li will drink all my wine today."
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Li Xiaoning couldn't help being stunned when he heard this. To be honest, he had never thought about doing this job before he came because the rules at the Chinese national wine table were very strict. The identity gap between himself and Liu Qifeng was too big. If others respected Liu Qifeng
If Liu Qifeng took the initiative to stop drinking for Liu Qifeng, he didn't understand the rules, he didn't know what to do, and it was very taboo.
But now it was different when Liu Qifeng took the initiative. Li Xiaoning immediately realized that this was Liu Qifeng paving the way for further building momentum for himself. He was a complete officialdom recruit with no political achievements to speak of, so the best place to express himself was
It was on the wine table. Thinking of this, he stood up and said: "Dear leaders, before Secretary Liu came, the doctor repeatedly told me that you must not drink alcohol. But Secretary Liu knows the good intentions of the leaders here, so today he specially
Let me come and drink with you."
As Li Xiaoning spoke, he picked up the wine glass on the table and continued: "Although Secretary Liu asked me to drink on his behalf, you are all my leaders and my seniors, so I will toast you all the first glass of wine.
"After saying that, Li Xiaoning raised his head and did it himself, then smiled and turned the glass down to indicate that he had finished it, and then said: "I did it, leaders, please feel free to do it."
Looking at Li Xiaoning's performance, Zhang Yuqiang couldn't help but nod in his mind - this young man is not simple. As a newcomer, facing this kind of situation, not only does he not have stage fright, but he can also talk freely, and his gestures are so appropriate.
He has mastered the essence of "keeping a low profile and doing things in a high profile" in the officialdom. No wonder he has won the respect of Liu Qifeng at such a young age. It seems that his future prospects are limitless! You must seize the opportunity to make friends with this person. "
Thinking of this, Zhang Yuqiang laughed and said: "Brother Xiaoning, there is a saying that goes, 'No one dares to go to Liangshan without twos and threes.' Since you dare to drink for Secretary Liu, you must have a very strong drinking capacity.
But our development zone is also the pioneer of the entire Binhai City, and everyone is a hero. I’m afraid I may not be convinced by you! Brother, I am a little unconvinced. Let me learn from you first!” As he spoke, Zhang Yuqiang raised his neck and said:
Done.
Zhang Yuqiang's words not only further narrowed the distance between him and Li Xiaoning, but also set an example for his subordinates - Secretary Li said it politely, but no one can be really casual. They all have to look up to me, Zhang Yuqiang.
Everyone here is an old official in the officialdom. Who is there without a wink? One drink after another, a group of people took turns to salute Li Xiaoning. These people are all warriors of the "alcohol test", and there is no need to look for someone to drink.
There are reasons to worry about, for example, my child is about the same age as you, my relative so-and-so also graduated from Yenching University, and is an alumnus of you, etc., etc., even if it is rambling, it can still be done.
Everyone had a clear purpose, which was to try to get Li Xiaoning to drink the wine in the cup.
Wine is a wonderful thing. It can dilute worries, bond conflicts, and make friendships thicker. When the cup is touched, long live understanding, closeness, and the same affection. We are all brothers in the world.
These people all have a lot of energy, and they will never get drunk and talk nonsense just because of a few things in the cup. They will just blush more, talk more, and the atmosphere will be more lively. There are also some ill-intentioned people among these people.
Yes, they were jealous that Li Xiaoning was favored by the top leaders in Binhai City at such a young age, and they tried their best to make Li Xiaoning look embarrassed. They wanted him to get under the table in public, vomit, talk nonsense, and become drunk, so that they could get the maximum enjoyment.
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As a result, these people unanimously launched a very enthusiastic and ulterior attack on Li Xiaoning. One said that Li Xiaoning was young and promising and would definitely have a bright future; the other said that the young man was so handsome and good-looking that he would definitely find a good partner in the future;
One of them said that those who use pens are not simple, they are literary stars from the sky who have descended to earth... Anyway, you can give me a toast for any reason.
At first, Zhang Yuqiang saw his subordinate acting so unscrupulously, and he couldn't help but feel it was inappropriate. He coughed twice, but it was completely ineffective. After looking at the calm expression on Liu Qifeng's face, he stopped interfering.
Even a born drunkard can't withstand such a bombardment! After drinking three bottles of "Dream Blue" in a row, Li Xiaoning finally began to feel light-headed, dizzy, and his tongue was hard.
But the situation of the "alcohol test" soldiers in the development zone was even more dire. On the whole wine table, only Zhang Yuqiang, the secretary of the district committee, could still sit seriously. The others were all over the place.
They talked nonsense for a while, even sitting crookedly on their chairs without saying a word, while others kept giggling. It can be said that they were full of ugliness and their true colors were exposed.
"Xiao Ning, you have made me proud today. You killed a whole table by yourself, these people are the pioneers of Binhai's 'alcohol test'!" Liu Qifeng happily patted Li Xiaoning on the shoulder and said. Although Liu Qifeng today
He didn't drink, but his face was red now, as if all the wine Li Xiaoning drank had poured into his stomach, and he was talking a little wildly.
Liu Qifeng couldn't help but be unhappy. He had seen all the scenes of how Li Xiaoning drank one cup at a time. While he was secretly surprised by Li Xiaoning's amazing drinking capacity, he also felt really happy. In the heart of a man
They all have a kind of bad nature. Whether they are high-ranking officials or losers, they all have a paranoid pursuit of power, money, and beautiful women. In reality, every man hopes that he will be in the world.
Become a real strong person in the venue, at the wine table, and in bed. Today, Li Xiaoning poured down a whole table of people by himself. Although Liu Qifeng did not do it himself, Li Xiaoning did it for him, Liu Qifeng. This feeling
It feels as good as if he poured it himself.
There are two other reasons that make Liu Qifeng happy. First, Li Xiaoning's performance completely proved that what Mao Qiushi told was a lie, allowing him to further realize Mao Qiushi's true face. Second, Li Xiaoning's performance proved that he did not make a mistake. Although he drank
Ability does not represent all abilities, but in officialdom, the amount of alcohol and the taste of alcohol are also important indicators.
Liu Qifeng even thought of a joke at this time: "cadres who cannot drink one liang or three liang should be praised! If they can drink three liang and half a catty, the party can rest assured; if they can drink half a catty and eight liang, such cadres
It is necessary to cultivate: cadres who can drink eight taels and one catty are typical cadres; those who can drink one catty and one box are strong cadres; those who can drink one box and one bucket will be the boss tomorrow; those who can drink one box and one box will be the boss tomorrow.
Tank, I want you to be the secretary of the municipal party committee! I’ve never heard of such a cadre who can drink a tank of wine and a cartload of it..."
"Chief, please stop praising me. You may see that I'm okay on the surface, but actually I've been fighting in my stomach for a long time. No, I have to go to the toilet first. I've been holding back just now. Now that the task is completed, I can
I can't bear it anymore." Li Xiaoning said with a grimace, pointing to his pressed belly. Here, he deliberately pretended to drink too much, and seemingly unintentionally changed the title to "chief". He wanted to use this title to
Change, look at the change in Liu Qifeng's attitude.
"Haha, let's go, let's go. The mission was completed very well. Go wash your face, and then we will go home." Liu Qifeng laughed and said, looking very happy and not paying any attention to Li Xiaoning's change of title.
Li Xiaoning was relieved and rushed to the bathroom as quickly as possible. What he just said was true. Although he had a good drinking capacity, after drinking three bottles of white wine, the uncomfortable feeling was really not ordinary.
He couldn't bear it anymore. For the sake of Liu Qifeng's face, he kept enduring it at the wine table. He knocked everyone down and never went to the toilet once.
Now he couldn't bear it anymore. As soon as he entered the toilet door, he hurriedly unbuttoned his belt and drained the full water in his bladder. Then, after looking around to see if there was anyone else, he plunged into a single room.
Inside, his fingers reached his throat, followed by a burst of violent vomiting...
While washing his face, Li Xiaoning looked at himself with red eyes in the mirror and thought to himself: This is so fucking uncomfortable. If possible in the future, he will definitely be a good boy who doesn't drink. But he himself also knows that this wish is actually true.