Xu Wei took the cigarette, took out the lighter, and stood up to light Zhang Dalei's cigarette. Zhang Dalei waved his hand, took out the lighter from his trouser pocket, and lit it.
After taking a puff of the cigarette, he squinted his eyes and asked, "Old Chu, what are you doing as the village chief? There is a commotion in the village and you are nowhere to be seen."
Lao Chu sat down on the sofa next to him, with a smile on his face, "Mayor Zhang, you also know how I came to be the village chief. I live in a small family and my words don't take up any space. Why bother?"
Are you asking for shame?"
"They can do whatever they like. There are still laws governing it anyway."
"At worst, you can remove me. I don't want to be the village chief anyway."
After listening to his words, Xu Wei couldn't help but wonder, does the village chief feel so at ease when he is the big shopkeeper?
In front of Zhang Dalei, saying that he has nothing to do with him is considered a threat?
What is his identity?
Thinking of this, Xu Wei leaned into the ear of a colleague named Li Meijing and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"
Li Meijing whispered, "There are three big surnames in Maquan Village, the Ma family, the Zhao family and the Chen family. All three of them have some grudges. In addition to these three families, there is also a separate Chu family."
"When it came time to choose the village chief, each of the three families chose their own. The town government had no choice but to propose that Lao Chu be the village chief. Then the other three families had no objections."
I see!
No wonder this guy dared to say this.
"Don't talk nonsense." Zhang Dalei pointed at Xu Wei, "This is for Maquan Village, the newly assigned village cadre Xiao Xu."
Lao Chu immediately stood up and stretched out his hand very respectfully, "Hello, Leader Xu."
After shaking hands with him, Xu Wei immediately said, "Don't call me leader, just call me Xiao Xu."
After exchanging pleasantries, they each sat down and chatted for a while. It was already half past eleven. Lao Chu took out his mobile phone and dialed a number, "Prepare a table of food for me and send it over, wild rabbits and wild pigeons.
There is also boiled Qingjiang fish, and you can mix it with other dishes by yourself.”
After hanging up the phone, Lao Chu turned his attention to Li Meijing, "It's quieter to eat at home, but it's noisy in the restaurant, which delays our communication of feelings."
Li Meijing immediately looked outside the window, her eyes shaking a few times.
About half an hour later, a van stopped at the door.
Two young men of seventeen or eighteen years old came in carrying two large food boxes. Without Lao Chu's instructions, they went straight to the room next to them, as if they were familiar with their own home.
Xu Wei secretly wondered, is that restaurant owned by Lao Chu's own family?
"Mayor Zhang, please come in." Lao Chu raised his buttocks and made a gesture to invite him in.
Zhang Dalei got up and went to the next room, and others followed him in one after another.
After entering the door, Xu Wei was slightly surprised by the layout inside. It turned out to be a large round table that could seat twenty people. It was all made of expensive classical furniture, with exquisite cups, plates, and dishes placed on it. Its level of luxury was far beyond compare.
Far beyond the ordinary hotels in Hongshan Town.
After everyone sat down, Lao Chu opened a bottle of Fenjiu, poured wine for several people one by one, and then sat next to Zhang Dalei.
After three drinks and five dishes, Lao Chu's eyes fell on Xu Wei.
"Today is the first time that Xiao Xu comes to our village. I will give you more guidance in the future." Lao Chu said with a smile, "I did it."
After saying that, he raised his neck and poured a glass of white wine into his stomach.
The Fenjiu in the Yuantan Golden Vase is not low in alcohol content, and Xu Wei could already taste it when he took his first sip.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Xu Wei picked up his wine glass and said, "Thank you."
After saying that, he raised his neck and drank the white wine in the glass.
Picking up the wine bottle and pouring a glass for Lao Chu, Xu Wei said to Zhang Dalei, "Brother Zhang, please give me more advice in the future." After saying that, he drank it down in one gulp.
Zhang Dalei picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
But I muttered in my heart, this kid didn't eat much food, and even drank two glasses of white wine. Is he just a young man, or does he really have a capacity for alcohol?
However, what they did next shocked them even more.
"I would like to toast these two sisters with this glass of wine." Xu Wei said, smiled slightly, and poured another glass of white wine into his stomach.
He shook the empty wine glass in front of everyone.
Wang Fang said, "Xiao Xu, if we can't drink enough, we won't do it."
"You two sisters are welcome." Xu Wei sat down and took a bite of food.
The two people looked at each other, picked up their wine glasses, and each took a sip.
At this time, the two bottles of white wine had been drained.
Lao Chu immediately took out two more bottles from the box next to him and placed them in the middle of the table.
Xu Wei opened one of the bottles, poured himself a fourth cup, and turned his attention to Lao Chu, "Village Chief Chu, I hope the village chief will give you more advice on future work."
Others can just drink a little, but Lao Chu can't. After all, Xu Wei is his direct superior.
So I bit the bullet and had a drink too.
After finishing the fourth glass, Xu Wei had already drank almost a bottle of liquor.
"Okay, okay." He stretched out his hand and pressed down, "Village Chief Chu's wine is delicious, but you can't drink it like this. Sit down quickly."
Sitting on the chair, Xu Wei felt unhappy.
I drank one cup after another, just to show my sincerity. I didn't expect that this guy Zhang Dalei would say this, as if he was too greedy!
Damn it, I don’t want to drink from the head office anymore, right?
"Xiao Xu, you have a good capacity for drinking." Lao Chu extended his thumb.
Xu Wei immediately smiled bitterly and said, "My drinking capacity is just like Cheng Yaojin's. I can even drink a few drinks while I'm sober. The alcohol will kick in after a while, so I guess I can only go to bed."
Several people ate and drank for a while.
They didn't talk about any valuable topics. Sometimes they were talking about international disputes, sometimes they were defending women's rights, and sometimes they were angry about the high betrothal gifts. Xu Wei felt very bored.
Once the topic is no longer interesting, his attention will be elsewhere.
Looking at everyone, Xu Wei's heart skipped a beat.
When he first sat down, he didn't feel there was anything wrong with the order of the seats, but then he gradually saw some clues.
Next to Zhang Dalei is a female colleague named Wang Fang on the left, Lao Chu on the right, Li Meijing next to Lao Chu, and Xu Wei sits at the bottom.
Before they started drinking, they were quite distinct from each other, but now he found that Zhang Dalei and Wang Fang were getting closer and closer.
Lao Chu spoke to Zhang Dalei, but he never forgot to glance at Li Meijing beside him.
When he looked at Li Meijing, his eyes were filled with brilliance that could not be concealed.
This old Chu is fifty years younger, and Li Meijing is just in her early forties. Their status is very different. There shouldn't be any improper relationship, right?