That night, Lu Nianzi and Zhang Linjiang called Zhang Yan and invited all the leaders and staff of Xinlang County to have a meal at the "Tiantian Lai Food City" near the hotel. Because there were many people, the meal was shared. We sat two tables and drank a total of five bottles of "Lai Mao Liquor".
At the wine table, Lu Nianzi solemnly explained to Shen Youbin: She and her husband were inviting leaders and friends from Xinleng County together for this meal, and the county could not pay for it. At the same time, she also told Secretary Shen that the meal was presented to her on behalf of the county. She expressed her gratitude for the two gifts and said that she was very satisfied with the sable coat and the perfume. If she had time, she and Zhang Linjiang would like to visit Xinlang and then bother Secretary Shen and the leaders, but today Don’t compete with her to pay the bill if you’re having dinner late…
Shen Youbin really wanted to rush to the checkout first, because he felt that Lu Nianzi and his wife had helped the county so much. If they had to pay for a meal, and all the staff were invited, he would feel really bad. , I also feel a little uneasy.
However, Lu Nianzi seemed to have guessed his thoughts, and blocked his idea of paying the bill with words from the beginning. Moreover, the meaning of her words was very obvious: she and her husband invited this meal to the county. As a small reward and compensation for giving her two valuable gifts, although the value of this meal cannot be compared with the gifts given to her by the county, it is also her sincerity and an indication of her attitude. It is a way of reciprocating courtesy, so I can't say anything more and must fulfill her act of compensation.
At the same time, Shen Youbin also secretly sighed in his heart: Lu Nianzi, who was born in a noble family, really understands etiquette, rules, and morality. He is definitely not the shameless behavior of those greedy officials: as long as the following He always accepts everything he or she receives as ordered, and sometimes it is too little; he is condescending, arrogant and rude to the person who gives the gift, and sometimes does not even give him or her a smile, as if he or she owes him or her a gift. He is the creditor, and the person who gives the gift is the person who comes to repay the debt. Shen Youbin has seen too many officials like this, and officials like Lu Nianzi and his wife who must find a way to repay the person who gave the gift, now they are It’s rare...
Because he felt a little sorry, after finishing the meal, Shen Youbin proposed to invite Lu Nianzi, Zhang Linjiang and Zhang Yan to go to the "Paradise on Earth" nightclub to open a box to sing. The excuse he made was that there were many staff from Xinlang County. , including himself and Director Shi, are all fans and fans of Ms. Zhang Yan. They all want to go to the karaoke hall to hear Ms. Zhang show off her beautiful singing voice and satisfy their fans' wishes.
Lu Nianzi knew that the cost of the "Paradise on Earth" nightclub was very high. If so many people went to sing tonight, they would need a large box. The box fee alone would cost several thousand. If you drink some beer and foreign wine, it would cost a fortune. 20,000, so I didn’t want to increase the burden on the county, so I said sincerely: “Secretary Shen, my husband and I appreciate everyone’s kindness, but there is no need to sing. I know the Paradise Nightclub and the consumption there. It's very high. We don't need to spend this wasted money. As for everyone being a fan of Xiaoyan, you can take photos with her here or get her autograph. There is no need to go to the karaoke bar. To be honest: our family Xiao Yan's acting skills are top-notch, but her singing skills are really not that good. At most, she is just not out of tune, and she definitely can't match her beautiful singing voice. Xiao Yan, I'm not belittling you, haha."
When she said the last sentence, she saw Zhang Yan pouting in dissatisfaction and couldn't help but laugh.
Zhang Yan was told by her sister-in-law that her singing voice was not good in front of Ye Ming. She looked a little ugly and said angrily: "Sister-in-law, I still want to go to the paradise on earth to sing a song today, and I want to bring Secretary Shen and other friends together." Please come over and sing. I will pay for the treat myself, not the county. As for you and my brother, if you don’t want to sing, please do it yourself, but don’t ruin our fun."
Having said this, she turned to look at Ye Ming and asked: "Ye Ming, are you going or not."
In fact, Zhang Yan's last question to Ye Ming was the key point, because she knew that Ye Ming was going back to Tianjiang tomorrow, and she was really reluctant to leave, so she wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to invite people from Xinlang County to sing. , try to stay with Ye Ming for a while longer, it is best to sing a few love songs with him in the karaoke hall, so that you can leave some good memories for yourself...
Ye Ming saw Zhang Yan looking at him with questioning eyes, and turned to look at Secretary Shen with a little embarrassment. Seeing him nodding to him, he said: "Miss Zhang, I am very happy to accompany you to sing, and I also really want to hear you sing." This big star sings, but it’s better for our county to invite you and Director Lu. Otherwise, I can pay for you myself. Anyway, you took out the 200,000 yuan for me this morning and bought the jade. After the fall, I still have more than 10,000 yuan left, just in time to invite everyone to sing."
Zhang Yan hurriedly said: "That won't work. It was agreed that I would treat the guests, so I must be the one to treat them. Otherwise, my brother and sister-in-law will scold me again. Also, the leaders and friends of the county Since we all like to watch movies and listen to celebrities singing, I simply invited a few of my friends from the entertainment industry who are good at it. Some of them are top-notch singers in China, such as Han Qingqing, Lu Xiaorong, Wang Kun, and Zhao Man. , Song Liying, etc., as long as they don’t go to other places to perform or go to other places to play, if I call them out, I will definitely give them face. Everyone thinks whether this is good or not.”
As soon as these words came out, the staff in Xinlang County who had never had the opportunity to meet big-name movie stars and singers were all excited and flushed, and they couldn't help but cheer loudly, because of the things Zhang Yan just mentioned Among people, Han Qingqing, Zhao Man, and Song Liying are all the most popular female singers in China, while Lu Xiaorong and Wang Kun are male movie stars and male singers respectively. Especially Lu Xiaorong, who is currently so popular that ordinary people want to meet him. It was even more difficult, but now, Zhang Yan said that she would invite him to come out and sing with them in a karaoke hall. How could they not be overjoyed?
Lu Nianzi actually wanted to stay with his brother for a while. Seeing that Zhang Yan wanted to sing very much, he guessed that it was because she wanted to stay with Ye Ming for a while, and the people in the county were so enthusiastic. , so happy, but he didn’t want to be too disappointed, so he smiled and said to Zhang Linjiang: “Linjiang, since the comrades in the county are so enthusiastic and Xiaoyan wants to sing, let’s go and join in the fun. Everyone is happy, what do you think?"
Zhang Linjiang nodded and said, "Okay, as long as everyone has a good time, we are also happy. However, let's make it clear first: this is Xiaoyan's treat. Secretary Shen and Director Shi won't rush to pay for it later, okay?"
Shen Youbin and Shi Xing listened to Zhang Linjiang's solemn words and had no choice but to nod and agree.