The private room Wang Xiuguang chose was an elegantly decorated and stylish small room. Inside was a square rosewood dining table, with an armchair also made of rosewood placed in each position.
According to the rules here, the chair facing the box door is for the guest of honor; the left and right sides are for the secondary guests; and the chair at the door of the box, because it is where the food is served, is for the junior guests. Or the person who pays the bill is seated.
After Wei Qiang greeted the people in the box, he turned around and saw that he only had the companion seat left. He felt very unhappy, frowned imperceptibly, and hesitated not to sit down.
Ye Ming noticed his displeasure and quickly stood up and said: "County County Magistrate Wei, please come sit here with me and be closer to Mayor Wang. It will be easier for you two leaders to communicate."
Wei Qiang thought he was the person Xu Fei brought here to pay the bill. He thought that although this young man was young, he still seemed to know the rules, so he nodded and sat down in Ye Ming's seat without any courtesy.
Wang Xiuguang mainly came to invite Ye Ming today. Now he saw that Wei Qiang had pushed him to the bottom position. He was very unhappy. He thought to himself, Wei Qiang, you have been in the officialdom for so long and you can't even see this situation. Qing, you are still a shitty county magistrate. You don’t even think about it: Why did Ye Ming, a small deputy director of the branch, come to have dinner with me? Why should I introduce him to you? If he wasn’t my important guest, I Is it possible that the mayor can personally introduce you to a deputy director of the Local Taxation Bureau?
Of course, although Wang Xiuguang was unhappy, it was hard to say anything: after all, the Local Taxation Bureau was still under the jurisdiction of the county government, and Wei Qiang was still the county magistrate, so Ye Ming's matter would have to be resolved by his intervention later.
However, in order to prevent Ye Ming from having any wronged thoughts and to let Wei Qiang understand the importance of Ye Ming in his mind, he decided to do something conspicuous to show him and make him sober up.
So, he smiled and said to Ye Ming: "Director Ye, what kind of wine do you want to drink today? Wuliangye or Shuijingfang. Wuliangye is more alcoholic and Shuijingfang has a higher alcohol content. Which one do you like?"
As soon as Wang Xiuguang said this, Wei Qiang couldn't help being shocked, his eyes widened: What's going on? Mayor Wang actually asked this young man what he wanted to drink, and actually called him Director Ye. This is too much. It's unbelievable, isn't it? A deputy director of the Local Taxation Bureau is at most a stock-level cadre. Does Mayor Wang need to be called that?
When Ye Ming heard Wang Xiuguang ask him what kind of wine he was drinking, he was also in a fog. He said a little inexplicably: "Mayor Wang, didn't you say at the beginning that we will drink Wuliangye today? The waiter just ordered it."
Wang Xiuguang actually did it deliberately to show it to Wei Qiang, so he pretended to have forgotten it, patted his head with his hand and said: "Look at my memory, I forgot the wine I just ordered in the blink of an eye. I'm old, I can't compare." A young man like Director Ye, hahaha,"
Xu Fei hurriedly joined in and said: "Mayor Wang, you are a noble person who forgets things. You are not old. Many of our top leaders in municipal agencies said: Every time I listen to you give a report, it is a pleasure, no matter it is boring data , are still vivid idioms and allusions. You pick them up at your fingertips every time and never look at the manuscript paper. We all admire your memory very much. Now you still say that your memory is not good. How can you be so unkind to us who can't memorize a 500-word speech? ah,"
Xu Fei's flattery just hit Wang Xiuguang's idea: It turns out that Wang Xiuguang has been known as a child prodigy since he was a child. When he was studying, he knew a lot and had a very good memory. He had a wide range of knowledge and a very good memory. He didn't need to give a report on the stage. Any speech can be delivered endlessly for hours without boring the listeners.
Therefore, after Xu Fei said those few flattery words, although he wanted to be more modest, he still showed a proud smile on his face, waved his hand and said: "Director Xu, thank you, thank you, I am just doing my best. Others read more, dabble in a wider range of knowledge, and strive not to fall behind and be eliminated by this era, but other than that, they have nothing."
Wei Qiang, seeing Wang Xiuguang being so polite to Ye Ming, couldn't figure out why for a while, so he became a little restless. He glanced at Ye Ming from time to time, thinking nervously about the relationship between him and Wang Xiuguang.
At this time, the waiter had already served all the dishes in the private room, opened the bottle of "Wuliangye wine", and sifted out a glass of wine for everyone.
Wang Xiuguang saw that after Wang Xiuguang showed his respect for Ye Ming with words and actions, Wei Qiang still didn't react and did not politely give up his seat to Ye Ming. He secretly cursed "stupid pig" in his heart and suddenly raised his hand. Guan Gu stood up, looked at Ye Ming, and said with a smile: "Come on, Director Ye, I want to toast you a glass of wine and wish you a successful career and a bright future."
His move shocked the people in the box again: Logically speaking, if a leader like Wang Xiuguang takes the initiative to toast the first glass of wine, he should toast everyone in the box as a courtesy. Moreover, he does not Should stand up.
However, now he not only stood up to toast, but also took the initiative to toast Ye Ming, who had the smallest official position and was the youngest among them, which inevitably surprised Wei Qiang, Xu Fei, Ye Ming and others.
Ye Ming quickly stood up, picked up the wine glass and said: "Mayor Wang, I am a junior and a subordinate. I should respect you first. You are so polite. To show my respect, you have a drink and I have a drink." Three cups, and I wish you all the best and good progress, I will do it first as a token of respect."
As he said that, he drank the glass of wine first, then poured two more glasses of wine himself, one by one, and drank it happily.
Wang Xiuguang saw that he was not arrogant because of his backing and background. He was very humble, polite and respectful to the mayor who asked for him. He couldn't help but admire him secretly. No wonder even Secretary Lu of the Provincial Party Committee appreciated him so much. He, this young man really has something extraordinary.
So, with a pleased smile on his face, he took a sip of the glass of wine.
At this time, no matter how slow and dull Wei Qiang was, he had already guessed that the deputy director of the local taxation bureau next to him definitely had some background, and it was quite a big one, because he knew that he could make people who were a little aloof and arrogant. Mayor Wang Xiuguang took the initiative to stand up and toast. I was afraid that there would be no other person besides Secretary Qing in K city.
It wasn't until this moment that he suddenly remembered: Not long ago, there were rumors from the county committee that there was a young man with a profound background in the county local taxation bureau. He was the godson of Secretary Li of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, and he was also deeply loved by Provincial Party Secretary Lu Zhiyao. , it seems that the legendary mysterious young cadre should be the deputy branch director named Ye Ming.
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