Tan Zhongkong actually stood under a willow tree not far behind Lin Yi and Tanya Qing and watched quietly early on. He just saw that the two juniors were chatting happily, so he didn't have the heart to disturb them.
It wasn't until Lin Yi led Tanya Qing back that he walked up to them, pretending to have just arrived and said: "I'm just about to call you home, Lin Yi, don't be in a hurry later.
Let’s go and have dinner together.”
Lin Yi's main purpose of coming here today has not been achieved, so of course he will not leave, so he nodded lightly and agreed.
The dinner at the mayor's house was not as rich as Lin Yi had imagined. It was just a few home-cooked dishes cooked by Li Sulan himself, and a large handful of raw peanuts. Such a simple dinner made Lin Yi no longer as restrained as before, but instead
I feel that the mayor, Tan Zhongkong, is also a lot more approachable.
"Our family is not that particular, let's just make do with it!" Tan Zhongkong took out a bottle of white wine from the wine cabinet and put it on the table, and sat down with a smile. The wine was not considered good wine, and it cost three to four hundred yuan.
His willingness was not as shocking as Lin Yi thought.
You know, this is an era when even a small official at the level of a township chief drinks Moutai, the national liquor, worth several thousand yuan. As the mayor of a coastal economic metropolis, Tan Zhongkong is willing to drink for only a few hundred yuan.
, this can no longer be described as shabby, it is quite shabby.
Lin Yi is not picky about wine. Whether he is given a bottle of Maotai, the national wine, or a bottle of Red Star Erguotou, they all taste the same to him. And drinking at the mayor's house, how can he dare to be picky? He quickly took the initiative.
He took the wine bottle, poured a glass for Tan Zhongkong first, and then poured a glass for himself and put it in front of him.
"Eat whatever you want, don't be polite!" Tan Zhongkong waved the chopsticks in his hand and took the lead in picking up a piece of food and putting it into his mouth.
Lin Yi was not polite. Although he was inevitably cautious when dining with the mayor, he was not so scared that he did not even dare to move his chopsticks. After a few glasses of white wine, he became even more courageous and even took the initiative.
Raise glasses to Tan Zhongkong frequently.
Tanya Qing was beyond Lin Yi's expectation. She didn't need anyone to take care of her when eating. Li Sulan only occasionally gave her a few chopsticks to pick up some dishes, so she would hold a small bowl by herself and eat gracefully, even refusing to leave her behind while eating.
The fresh style that goes deep into the bones, from time to time, she will follow the voice and look at the speaker intently, her expression is so pure.
"It's rare for someone to drink with dad today. He even talked more than usual." Tan Yaqing looked in the direction of Tan Zhongkong and said with a smile.
"Really?" Tan Zhongkong was slightly startled, and suddenly remembered that he seldom drank at home, and spent most of his time in the study. He did not communicate much with his family. No wonder Tan Yaqing said this.
"I think Xiaojun is a good drinker. You can bring him back to drink with you!" Lin Yi consciously pulled him into the relationship, but he did feel a little strange. He came to Tan Zhongkong's house several times.
, but I have never seen Tan Xiaojun here. It seems that the relationship between the boy and his family is not very good, otherwise he would not move out by himself, and rarely comes back.
Sure enough, a look of disappointment flashed across Tan Zhongkong's face, and then he took the bottle and poured another glass for Lin Yi. He also filled it up, shook his head and said with a smile: "That kid is used to being wild. He can only go home once a week."
Not bad, and if he hadn’t come back to see his sister Yaqing, I guess he wouldn’t even bother to go home once a month!”
"Then it's his fault. Don't they all sing about coming home often?" Lin Yi used the influence of alcohol to push his relationship with the Tan family closer and closer, and burped in relief and said,
"Uncle Tan, don't worry, I will definitely persuade Xiaojun to come back often and ask him to come back to see you two!"
"Forget it, the melon won't be sweet if it's forced!" Tan Zhongkong said, gulping down the white wine in his glass.
Li Sulan next to her couldn't sit still. She tugged on Lin Yi's arm and said with hope: "Lin Yi, don't listen to your Uncle Tan. You have to help Auntie persuade Xiaojun and let him do more."
Go home and talk to your friends!"
"I know, Auntie."
…
The dinner was considered amicable. Tan Zhongkong took a piece of paper towel and wiped his mouth and said: "Sulan, after you finish cleaning up, take Yaqing upstairs. Let's talk. Lin Yi and I are killing each other in the yard."
A few games of chess!”
As the mayor's wife for many years, Li Sulan naturally knew that Tan Zhongkong was going to talk to Lin Yi about business, and it was not convenient for women to be there, so she quickly put away the dishes and took Tan Yaqing upstairs.
"Chess...can you do it?" Tan Zhongkong lit an after-dinner cigarette and threw another one to Lin Yi and asked.
"Yes, I can, but it's a bit bad!" Lin Yi replied humbly.
In fact, Lin Yi is not bad at playing chess at all. In addition to his miraculous medical skills, he also learned the art of chess from his grandfather, a miracle doctor. Although he failed to outperform his master and beat his grandfather, he still
Against others, he was still a victorious general. Even the old man who played chess under the old yellow kudzu tree at the entrance of the village every day couldn't beat him.
But after all, he hasn't fought against Tan Zhongkong yet. He doesn't know the opponent's background, so it's natural to lower his stature. Moreover, he didn't even think about winning against Tan Zhongkong today. He will have to ask for help later.
As for others, how shameless would it be for the mayor if he killed them to the point of leaving nothing behind?
Under the dense tree in the northwest corner of the yard that Lin Yi couldn't name, Lin Yi and Tan Zhongkong set up a chess game and began to play at night.
"Red first, then black!" Tan Zhongkong spread his hands and signaled Lin Yi, who was holding the red piece, to go first.
Lin Yi didn't show any politeness and took the lead in a decent manner.
"Be the first to jump, the horse will jump first."
At the beginning of the game, Tan Zhongkong didn't show any mysterious moves. The two were evenly matched and the fight was not fierce. But in the tepid fight here, Lin Yi discovered that Tan Zhongkong's chess skills were better than he imagined.
The ones in the middle are much better and have to be treated with caution.
"Wen Wanqing was shot and killed, what are you going to do?" Halfway through the chess game, Tan Zhongkong finally got down to business.
"Blood debt must be paid with blood!" Lin Yi raised his hand and ate up one of Tan Zhongkong's horses with a "bah" sound.
"Blood debt must be paid with blood?" Tan Zhongkong smiled calmly, "I'm not afraid to tell you the truth. After Wen Wanqing's death, the municipal party committee will definitely want to re-establish big bosses to control the video game market in Yanhai City, and the Tian family is the most suitable candidate!
"
"Why don't I see where the Tian family is suitable?" Lin Yi said sternly, "In the previous fight, the Tian family was at the end of its tether, and Lao Wen has already taken control of the situation. Now even if Lao Wen is dead, we still have nothing to lose.
The place and people are still there, and we have been able to suppress the Tian family during this period, so why should the municipal committee destroy an already-formed overall situation and then destroy and rebuild it?"
"You keep saying 'you'? Who does the 'you' in your mouth represent?" Tan Zhongkong dropped a coin heavily and said, "You are just a piece of loose sand now. You don't even have a head, and you can't do anything within yourself.
How can unification help the municipal committee control the entire video game market in Yanhai City?"
"Wen Wanqing's wife Zhao Yueyi is the boss!" Lin Yi answered without confidence, because he was really not sure that Tan Zhongkong would hand over the entire video game market in Yanhai City to a woman to control.
Sure enough, Tan Zhongkong shook his head and said with a smile: "Zhao Yueyi is just a prostitute. When Wen Wanqing was alive, she might still have some power to intimidate, but now? She is just a poor woman whose husband just died, and the Tian family is in the municipal committee
We have a good relationship with them, and now many people are speaking for them, hoping to help them get back on their feet. What do you want me to do? Even if I, the mayor, want to be a dictatorship, at least I have to have a reason!"
Lin Yi pondered for a long time and whispered: "Just help me... help me because of Xiaojun and Yaqing!"
"Should I help you?" Tan Zhongkong said with a smile, "I really want to ask you, a loser, what can you get out of working so hard? Do you want me to tell those old guys from the municipal committee that I
The purpose of supporting Zhao Yueyi is to help a watchdog? And can Zhao Yueyi carry this burden as a woman? Does anyone believe that she can carry it? "
"I believe she can handle it!"
"Pooh!"
Tan Zhongkong really wanted to spit on Lin Yi's face, but he finally resisted the urge and spit out the thick phlegm on the ground.
"I'll pick it! If she can't pick it, I'll pick it!" Lin Yi mustered up the courage to say this.
"You pick?" Tan Zhongkong hesitated for a long time, and finally said, "The means must be thunderous, the speed must be fierce, and the heart must be ruthless... Try to take over Wen Wanqing's original position in the shortest possible time, and defeat the Tian family completely.
If you can't get up, you have a leader over there, so I can talk to you!"
"I know!" Lin Yi nodded lightly, and just when he was about to move the chess pieces, he suddenly realized that the chess game had become boring and dead. He lost this game.
"I accept it!" Tan Zhongkong stood up with a hearty smile, looked at Lin Yi and said, "The young man is not bad at chess, but he was distracted while playing chess, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to win so easily.
you!"
Looking at Tan Zhongkong's arrogant look, Lin Yi really wanted to spit on his face. I'll let you do it, okay?
From the beginning, Lin Yi let it slip without leaving a trace. Even if he later discovered that Tan Zhongkong was good at chess, he just treated it with caution and did not go all out. He wanted to make a draw, but everyone felt better. Unexpectedly,
This old guy actually built a plank road to visit Chen Cang secretly, and when he was negotiating with him, he actually laid such a trap for him.
"Yeah, I was distracted." Lin Yi said with an awkward smile.
"You have something on your mind this time. I hope that when we fight next time, you will have taken care of these things and fight with me again without any distractions!" Tan Zhongkong said with a meaningful smile.
Lin Yi understood that there was something in Tan Zhongkong's words.
