Thinking of this, Li Xiaoning simply let go and handed himself over to the two ladies, letting them feed him and serve her.
Zou Kai laughed and said: "District Chief Li, there is Cordyceps sinensis in this soup. Do you know Cordyceps sinensis?"
"I've heard of it," Li Xiaoning said with a slight smile, "but this is the first time I've eaten it today."
"Do you know what it is used for?" Zou Kai said with a smile.
"Oh, I really need to ask Mr. Zou to help me with my literacy!" Li Xiaoning said deliberately following Zou Kai's words.
Zou Kai did not say it directly, but glanced around the ladies, and then said with a smile: "I will tell you a joke, and you will understand."
"Then I'm all ears." Li Xiaoning sat up straight and said.
Zou Kai took another sip of the soup, coughed twice, and began to preach: "A county magistrate went to the field to inspect and saw a farmer farming. He asked you what you were digging. The farmer replied, 'Cordyceps sinensis'."
What's the use?" the county magistrate asked again. The farmer said, "It's a tonic. Men can't stand it if they eat it. Women can't stand it. If women take it, men can't stand it.
All the women have eaten and the bed can't bear it.' A young man who went to the countryside with the county magistrate heard this and said: 'Then cook more for lunch.' The farmer replied: 'The pot can't stand it if you cook too much.' The county magistrate heard this.
Yan was shocked and said, 'Why don't you plant more of such a good thing?' The farmer lowered his head and sighed and said, 'Hey! The land can't bear it after planting too much.'"
Zou Kai finished speaking in one breath, and after he finished speaking, he laughed wildly. Several girls also blushed, but did not speak.
"District Chief Li, look, these girls are pretty good. They are all blushing. This is very innocent." Zou Kai laughed and said.
Li Xiaoning could naturally tell that Zou Kai seemed to be making fun of the girls, but in fact he was making fun of himself, or hinting that he should not be so innocent. He glanced at the girls openly, then smiled slightly and said:
"Actually, girls who blush after hearing such stories are just pretending to be innocent. Those who are truly innocent will not blush at all."
"Why?" Zou Kai asked strangely. Several girls also looked at Li Xiaoning, wondering why he said that.
"Because the pure ones don't understand at all." Li Xiaoning said lightly. He was actually making a pun. It meant that you told me not to make such nonsense with me, and I won't accept your tricks.
After two courses, the waitress brought two glasses of ice-cold foreign wine. It was not the red wine that Li Xiaoning often drank, but a cocktail made by the hotel bartender. Li Xiaoning took a sip, felt very comfortable, and drank it all.
Because the first two dishes were both tonic, Li Xiaoning felt a little hot. In addition, the two ladies' soft bodies would rub against him from time to time. He was still a young man, so his body couldn't help but have some uncontrollable reactions. He
After taking a look at Zou Kai, who was still calm and composed, he said with a smile: "Mr. Zou is indeed a successful person. He knows how to enjoy things. I have learned something today."
Zou Kai didn't care about the sarcasm in Li Xiaoning's words at all, and with the help of his drink, he started to rush towards the topic: "Okay, let's drink too. Let's stop pretending. You know it, and I know it too. I, Zou Kai, actually
You're a country boy, so I won't call you District Chief Li anymore. It's more comfortable to call you little brother."
"Brother, you really think highly of me." Li Xiaoning didn't want to continue being hypocritical with Zou Kai, and Zou Kai's behavior actually suited him, so he also changed his title.
Zou Kai continued: "To tell you the truth, I really have something to do when I invite you here today."
"Oh?" Li Xiaoning raised his head.
"Don't be nervous, this is a win-win situation for both parties." Zou Kai laughed and said.
"A good thing? Then I want to listen carefully." Li Xiaoning said with a deliberate smile.
"Oh my little brother, don't pretend to be confused. If you continue to pretend, this meal will be boring." Seeing Li Xiaoning pretending to be stupid, Zou Kai deliberately expressed his dissatisfaction and said, "I'm not here for the new international tourist resort."
It’s a matter of fact.”
"Oh, that's it. If you want to participate in the construction of the new international tourist resort area, just wait for the bid. There is no need to ask for dinner in private!" Li Xiaoning said in a neither salty nor light tone.
This tone made Zou Kai panic, and he said without thinking: "My little brother, can you stop pretending to be stupid with me? If you continue to pretend, I will be killed."
"No, no, I can't bear the thought of you being killed." Li Xiaoning said with a smile.
"Look, it's here again, isn't it? We agreed not to make fun of me. If you continue to make fun of me, I will really jump off this building." Zou Kai said.
The two of them bickered with each other for a while, complaining where they should and being sarcastic when they should. Li Xiaoning finally found some balance in his heart. He had known Zou Kai for a long time, but he was different from Nie Tianyang who valued him very much.
.Zou Kai has never looked at him seriously. Li Xiaoning is not a saint, and he feels uncomfortable if others don't look at him seriously.
"Okay. Brother Zou, thank you for your warm hospitality. I won't bother you anymore." Li Xiaoning wiped his mouth with a napkin and said, "To tell you the truth, the new international tourist resort area must be built into
World-class, if you don't have diamonds, it's better not to live in porcelain."
"So, I have no chance at all?" Zou Kai asked, squinting his eyes.
"Whether you have a chance or not is not up to me. It depends on whether you are strong enough." Li Xiaoning did not avoid Zou Kai's eyes at all.
Zou Kai and Li Xiaoning looked at each other for a while, then looked away and said: "Let's not talk about business today. Eat food, eat food, such good food, it's a waste not to eat it."
The two of them ate for three hours. After eating, with the help of alcohol, Zou Kai forced Li Xiaoning to sit downstairs in the performing arts city. Li Xiaoning was not willing to give him another chance. He used the excuse that he was drunk.
Escaped from the kindness.
The main reason why Li Xiaoning made it clear to Zou Kai, besides not wanting to show favoritism, was because he already had a potential partner. The Binhai International Tourism and Resort New Area is mainly focused on property-right hotels, and in this field
, there is nothing that is doing very well in China, and the best partners for this project are foreign companies.
This time, the matchmaker was one of his own - Dai Yimin. One of Dai Yimin's classmates knew a senior executive of the Sofitel Hotel Group. Through this classmate's relationship, Li Xiaoning learned that the president of the Asia region of the Sofitel Hotel Group would fly to China tomorrow.
Big city—Songjiang.
So, early the next morning, Li Xiaoning got on the plane to Songjiang. He only took his secretary Hou Shuai with him, instead of taking a whole delegation like other government leaders.
After Li Xiaoning took Hou Shuai off the plane, they found a hotel to stay and took out the information Dai Yimin gave him and looked at it. The name of the president of Sofitel Hotel Group Asia is Jenny. She is a woman and she is thirty-eight years old.
Years old. As for Dai Yimin's resume, there was only this little information about Jenny. Of course, Li Xiaoning also knew that her plane would land in Songjiang at 2:30 in the afternoon.
"Xiao Hou, have you ever dealt with foreigners before?" Li Xiaoning suddenly asked Hou Shuai.
"When I was in school, I had a few friends who were international students. Does that count?" Hou Shuai didn't know the purpose of Li Xiaoning's question, so he answered honestly.
"Oh. Then your spoken English should be pretty good!" Li Xiaoning asked with a smile.
"It's okay, normal communication will be no problem!" Hou Shuai nodded and said.
"Okay, you will be my translator later." Li Xiaoning said.
"Boss, aren't you a top student at Yanjing University? Why do you still need me to translate?" Hou Shuai asked sheepishly. Now Hou Shuai has also learned the affectionate address of the secretary to the leader, and has switched to calling Li Xiaoning "boss".
"I understand, I understand, but a translator is necessary." Li Xiaoning said with a smile, "In this case, I have to speak Chinese. I still have to be polite."
"Oh." Hou Shuai nodded as if he understood.
At 2:20 in the afternoon, Li Xiaoning arrived outside the airport on time. As a division-level cadre, it was not embarrassing at all to stand outside and wait for the God of Wealth from the United States. Because many of the people waiting outside with Li Xiaoning had higher rankings than Li Xiaoning.
, and there are also many presidents of large groups and companies. What surprised Li Xiaoning the most was that at two points
Half an hour later, a motorcade drove in. Li Xiaoning looked at the license plate and found that it was the license plate of the Songjiang Municipal Government. And judging from the license plate number, the leader must be at a high level. He was probably either the deputy secretary or the deputy mayor.
.Songjiang is a municipality directly under the Central Government. The deputy secretary and deputy mayor are deputy provincial-level officials, and they may even be high-ranking provincial-level officials.
Li Xiaoning looked at this posture, hesitated for a moment, and then called Hou Shuai beside him and said: "Xiao Hou, I'm going back first, you stay here. Follow Jenny and see clearly which hotel she is staying in and who she is hanging out with.
Meet her, keep following her, and then call me when she returns to the hotel to rest."
"Boss, we finally got here. What? What?" Hou Shuai looked at Li Xiaoning in surprise. He originally wanted to say how could he give up halfway, but he found that the word had a slightly derogatory meaning, so he did not say it.
"Are you trying to say how can I give up halfway?" Li Xiaoning looked at Hou Shuai and smiled, then said: "You are wrong, I am not giving up halfway, but not doing useless work. There is something in the world called
To set off, when you are very good or have very good conditions, you can choose many people to participate in for comparison, which can further highlight your excellence. But when you are not better than your opponents in all conditions, you can only become someone else.
as a foil, in addition to becoming a small
Ugly, you are nothing. This is what the situation is like today. Look at these people. Whether they are in business or politics, they are not ordinary people. They are much better than us. Have you seen that person? That is Songjiang.
People at the level of deputy mayor of the city, I am obviously a dwarf standing with them. On this occasion today, we cannot stand on a fair platform to talk to Jenny about this matter. Because the opponent’s shine is too bright. At this time, we
You have to avoid its sharp edges first. Do you understand?"