Outside the ballroom, bursts of soothing music emerged from the cracks in the door, floating in the sky over the corridor, lingering for a long time. Dong Xuebin arrived a little late, and when he heard the music, he didn't know whether it was ballroom dance music or something, he thought
Xie Huilan even quickened her steps and walked to the door.
"Has it started?" Dong Xuebin looked at the people in a guest house.
The staff recognized him at a glance and said, "Yes, Secretary Xiang has just finished the opening dance."
Dong Xuebin pushed the door open and walked in. Whoosh, the hall with twinkling lights immediately came into view.
The ballroom was very dark. The lighting was not as sharp as that of a disco. It had a very soft, light and light feel. It was surrounded by soft sofas and chairs. Many leading cadres sat in a circle, holding hands.
The red wine glass looked at the dance floor with a smile. Liang Chengpeng and Zhao Xinglong were also there, and they probably couldn't dance. Looking further inside, there were many people dancing in pairs on the dance floor. Most of the leading cadres didn't know how to dance, and their movements were a bit awkward.
Stupid, but their female dance partners are all master dancers without exception. They are basically members of the county cultural troupe, and there are also some female cadres.
Where is Sister Xie?
Don't just jump with others, right?
Dong Xuebin was so jealous that he said to himself that he didn't dare to dance with Sister Xie yet, so how could anyone else take the lead?
"Isn't this Director Dong?" A middle-aged man sitting nearby suddenly tilted his head, "Didn't I see you when the show started? Did you just arrive?"
Dong Xuebin looked over and said with a smile: "Director Ding, well, we just arrived due to traffic jam."
Ding Li smiled, said hello and had no intention of talking to him anymore.
This man's name is Ding Li. I heard that he is not very disciplined in his life style and likes to deal with female cadres, especially beautiful female cadres. His position is the director of the Finance Bureau, which is the same as Dong Xuebin's job level, but the weight of the position is obviously much greater than that of the China Merchants Bureau.
, who is in charge of money, but Dong Xuebin has not had any contact with him, and he has rarely spoken. At most, he only met and said hello, and did not have in-depth contact, because although Ding Li is the top leader of the county government department, he has little contact with him.
Xiang Daofa was very enthusiastic about leaving, so Dong Xuebin didn't want to have any friendship with him.
After greeting Director Liang, County Magistrate Zhao and other leading cadres he knew, Dong Xuebin hurriedly scratched his neck and continued searching.
Hey, where is Sister Xie sitting?
Not dancing?
Finally, Dong Xuebin found Xie Huilan in the dim ballroom. She was sitting on the sofa with her legs crossed and a smile on her face. She was sipping red wine with a goblet in her hand. On her left was secretary Hu Silian, and on the right a few meters away were Xiang Daofa and Xiang Daofa.
Chen Tongbing, director of the Propaganda Department, it seemed that only a few of the county leaders came, and no others came. After observing for a while, Dong Xuebin felt relieved. No one invited Xie Huilan to dance. Also, Sister Xie's rank was there.
, not many people have the guts to ask her to dance. They are all cadres, they want to save face, and they are afraid that Xie Huilan will lose face if she refuses.
Dong Xuebin looked relaxed, thinking that he wouldn't have come if he had known better. When he turned around, he found an empty seat and sat down, lighting a cigarette.
On the dance floor, he saw Luo Haiting. Sister Luo was dancing with a young cadre from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau.
The dance is elegant and the movements are skillful. It seems that Sister Luo often participates in such activities.
Dong Xuebin was watching and learning. He also wanted to learn how to dance and then invite Xie Huilan, so he watched very seriously. Suddenly, Dong Xuebin noticed a few people, all of whom were cadres in their forties. They seemed not to dance.
There, one of the cadres whom he didn’t recognize pinched the hand of a female comrade in the art troupe, and danced his fingers as if he was still moving, as if he was rubbing the girl’s hand. Ding Li was also one of them, and he didn’t know when.
He went up to dance, putting his arms around the waist of his female partner, and was very close to her, and he was still chatting and laughing with the girl.
Dong Xuebin was used to thinking bad things about people, so this couldn't help but make him think bad things. He couldn't help but shake his head in his heart, feeling that this dance party was really a bit messy.
Two minutes later, the song gradually ended, and a song with a slightly faster rhythm began to echo.
Several couples came down one after another, and some cadres went to invite others to dance.
Luo Haiting, who was walking down, saw Dong Xuebin at a glance. She smiled and walked up slowly, "Director, are you here?" There were beads of sweat on her forehead.
Dong Xuebin smiled and said: "Sister Luo dances so well. Can you teach me someday?"
Luo Haiting also liked to hear good words. She smiled when she heard the words and said, "I..." Just as she was about to speak, someone came over.
"Director Luo, can you show me a favor?" A cadre in his thirties smiled and extended his hand.
Luo Haiting took out her handkerchief to wipe her sweat, smiled and put her hand on the man's hand, confessed to Dong Xuebin, and immediately went to the dance floor again.
Dong Xuebin was happy and thought that Sister Luo was quite popular? Yes, she was really good at dancing and not ugly. Although she was a little older, Luo Haiting still stood out compared to other female cadres present.
Yes, no wonder so many people invited her. Alas, look at others, and then look at himself, Dong Xuebin felt unbalanced. Why didn’t anyone invite any of his buddies to dance? It’s a pity that before my buddies came, they were thinking about why they refused to dance.
As for the invitation, well, now I don’t even have to refuse.
Just when he was feeling embarrassed, the corners of his eyes suddenly moved.
Ding Li actually walked towards Xie Huilan, stretched out his hand with his palm upwards, "County Magistrate Huilan, can I ask you to dance?"
The focus of the audience has always been on Xie Huilan. In the so-called dance, beautiful women naturally receive more attention, not to mention that Xie Huilan is the county magistrate. Her identity is there. Can she dance? Who will she dance with first?
A dance, many people around were watching eagerly. It was just because they couldn't figure out Xie Huilan's thoughts that no one was the first to come forward. In fact, there had to be eighteen if not twenty people who wanted to invite Magistrate Xie to dance.
, firstly, I can use this to establish a relationship with Xie Huilan and let the leader remember me. Secondly, dancing with the beautiful county magistrate is a kind of enjoyment in itself.
Seeing Ding Li open his head, more than a dozen eyes immediately turned to him.
Xiang Daofa and Chen Tongbing both looked over with interest, as did Zhao Xinglong and Liang Chengpeng.
Dong Xuebin was annoyed when he heard this. He didn't have a good impression of Ding Li at all. He just got so close to a female comrade from another art troupe and took advantage of him. What's wrong? Are you still thinking about Sister Xie? If you were a member of Xie's department, you would also
Forget it, you have always been a clique, but you still dare to ask my Huilan to dance? You are so fucking shameless! But Dong Xuebin also understands that it is just dancing and has nothing to do with the clique.
Xie Huilan wore black trousers and a woolen coat today, and her shoes were also black with high heels. It seemed that she was specially dressed for the dance, otherwise she would not wear high heels.
She looked at Ding Li, smiled and put her goblet down on the table with one hand.
Under the gaze of many people, Xie Huilan stood up gracefully and was about to dance with Ding Li.
Seeing this, Dong Xuebin didn't agree. At this time, he didn't care who he would throw away. He would never let Ding Li pinch Xie Huilan's small hands, so he strode up with the same attitude as Ding Li.
He stretched out his hand, squeezed over, and said loudly: "County Magistrate Xie, would you be honored to ask you to dance?" He knew how to dance, so he had to bite the bullet.
Dong Xuebin's words shocked many people.
Ding Li's expression changed and he almost cursed.
Hu Silian on the side almost laughed out loud when she heard this, thinking that Dong Xuebin was too outrageous.
To be honest, Dong Xuebin's behavior was very unreasonable. He went to his grandma's house in an unreasonable manner. He didn't invite him early and he didn't invite him until later. He waited for Ding Li to invite him and then he came up. He also used the same gesture. It was really disrespectful to Ding Li.
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Liang Chengpeng, who was in the distance, immediately became happy, "This Xiao Dong has to cause something trouble every time!"
Zhao Xinglong laughed, he actually didn't have a good impression of Ding Li either.
Luo Haiting on the dance floor stared at Dong Xuebin dumbfounded. She didn't know what Director Dong was up to. She had heard that Director Dong was very capable of offending people. Within a year of coming to Yantai County, she had already offended the former county party secretary.
The current secretary of the county party committee, the two-term propaganda minister, etc. Today Luo Haiting saw with her own eyes the demeanor of Director Xiao Dong, who is known as the God of Plague. The rumors are indeed true.
The atmosphere became tense for a moment, and everyone looked over, wanting to see how County Magistrate Xie handled these two invitations. Normally, the first inviter should dance first, first come, first served.
But Xie Huilan's answer made many people startled. She looked at Dong Xuebin funny, turned her head, and smiled at Ding Li: "Director Ding, when Xiao Dong reported to me yesterday, he mentioned something about making an appointment.
"My first dance of the day, haha, I was so busy that I forgot about it, sorry?" Dong Xuebin, who was invited slowly, was chosen without thinking. Some people were not surprised, while others were deeply moved.
Taking a breath, I thought to myself that County Magistrate Xie really gave Dong Xuebin face.
"It's okay." Ding Li was so embarrassed, he pretended to smile disapprovingly.
Chen Tongbing frowned and looked at Dong Xuebin.
Luo Haiting also admired Director Dong's ability to offend people.
Dong Xuebin had long been accustomed to being pointed at by others. He didn't take it seriously at all. He stretched out his hands with a smile and only had Xie Huilan in his eyes.
Xie Huilan stepped forward with her high heels and put her light little hand on Dong Xuebin's palm.
Dong Xuebin shook his hand slightly and said, "Thank you, county magistrate, for the compliment."
"Haha..." Xie Huilan narrowed her eyes and smiled, "It's my honor."
Seeing Dong Xuebin holding the hand of the beautiful county magistrate and entering the dance floor, some people were very jealous, but they also knew that this was not because of jealousy. There was no other way. When County Magistrate Xie was tied to a time bomb and his life was hanging by a thread, you
If you can risk your life to defuse the bomb like Director Xiao Dong, County Magistrate Xie will definitely give you the same face. Thinking of this, many people feel balanced in their hearts.