Fangshan Hotel is the only star-rated hotel in Lihe County, and it is also the reception unit designated by the County Party Committee and County Government.
Although the time has reached the end of the 1990s, the material life of the people in Lihe County, a remote and poor county, is still not rich.
Chen Jing was walking on the streets of Lihe County. At this time, the sun was setting. The barbecue stalls on the street were already in operation. The owner of the fruit stall was shouting and selling. In front of the fried stinky tofu stall, several greedy primary school students were surrounding him.
As the stall owners haggle over prices, the excitement and hustle and bustle of the small town are most vividly displayed in this area.
Walk forward from this street, turn a corner, and you will find the gate of Fangshan Hotel.
Fangshan Hotel is built on the mountain. The building adopts Soviet-style structure. After the reform and opening up, the hotel has been renovated and many garden elements have been added to it, which makes the whole hotel look very quiet.
The hotel's catering is open to the public, and there is an endless stream of people coming here to eat every day. After all, it is not easy for people of some status in the county to find a decent place. Fangshan Hotel is a very decent place.
Today, the place Tang Lian agreed on is here.
It's embarrassing to say that Chen Jing has been in Lihe County for several years, but he has not been to Fangshan Hotel a few times.
Nowadays, people who have some money in their hands like to compare themselves. Being able to frequent Fangshan Hotel must mean that they are either rich or noble in the hearts of Lihe people. Chen Jing obviously does not belong to such a person. He walked in on foot like this.
There were people around him greeting him at the door, greeting him with polite greetings, and all of them had rosy faces and full of style.
Chen Jing once envied those people who had broad hands and eyes, and had acquaintances shouting at them wherever they went, calling them brothers and sisters. He thought that such people must be people who were very prosperous.
But now, Chen Jing's views are gradually changing, and how many real leaders are willing to show up in public? Those who appear on the scene are basically the people around the leader.
If nothing else, let’s talk about Lin Zhongze of the Forestry Bureau. He is actually a very low-key person, but his nephews are very wild on the Lihe Road, and they must fight against his banner. Lin Zhongze is at best a senior scientist.
He is like this even for actual cadres, let alone other more senior leaders?
Entering the second floor of the hotel restaurant, Chen Jing saw Tang Lian at the top of the stairs.
Next to Tang Lian stood a tall middle-aged man in his forties, whom Chen Jing knew. This man was Zhu Senlin, the head of the Pingdong Township Forestry Station.
"Tang Bureau!" Chen Jing said calmly.
Tang Lian turned around and saw him, with a smile on his face and said: "Bureau Chen is here and waiting for you. You are late. Remember to drink as a penalty!"
Zhu Senlin's eyes flicked to Chen Jing's face. Chen Jing stretched out his hand to shake Tang Lian's hand, then retracted his hand. Then Zhu Senlin called out: "Bureau Chen!"
Pingdong Township is not wealthy in Lihe County, but the forest coverage area of Pingdong Township is as high as 95%. It is a veritable forestry township. Therefore, Pingdong Forestry Station is the largest station in the entire Lihe River. Zhu Senlin
He is a figure in the county's forestry system.
Perhaps because of his inherent impression of Chen Jing, Zhu Senlin didn't exchange much greetings, and even called him "Chen Bureau" unwillingly.
Tang Lian was shrewd. Seeing the situation was a bit awkward, he smiled and said: "Let's go in! Go in, Mr. Ma and a few female comrades may be waiting impatiently!"
There were three people in the private room, two women and one man. The man looked less than forty years old and was wearing a suit. He was very decent and elegant. When he saw Tang, he stood up quickly and said: "Tang Bureau, it's been a long time no see! You are still like this
young."
There are two girls, one of whom is Wang Shan. Wang Shan is wearing a pair of tight jeans today, a lace jacket on her upper body, and her hair is combed into a big ponytail. She looks very elegant.
The other woman is more mature, but also very young. Her skin is very fair, and she wears a low-cut long skirt that reveals her seductive ravines. She is dressed very avant-garde.
Tang Lian shook hands with the man. The two seemed very familiar with each other. Then Tang Lian turned to Chen Jing and said, "This is Ma Wenhua, Mr. Ma. It's an old company. The first one was Pingdong township enterprise. Now it's private. It's better than us."
The mixed mechanism is so strong!"
"Tang Bureau will kill him, kill him! You can't say this nonsense. I think this brother is so young and has a bright future!" Ma Wenhua said.
Chen Jing smiled, and Wang Shan on the side said: "Mr. Ma, you can't favor one thing over another. This is Bureau Chen of our Forestry Bureau!"
Ma Wenhua was slightly startled, his face turned red, and he said: "Hello Director Chen, I can't see Mount Tai!"
Chen Jing waved his hand and said, "Don't listen to Wang Shan. I won't mention anything during dinner today. I'm very happy to meet an entrepreneur like Mr. Ma."
From the time he entered the house until now, Chen Jing finally understood that he might be considered a non-staff member for today's meal. Judging from his posture, Ma Wenhua might be the one treating the guests. The person this guy was treating to was not completely clear. It was estimated that someone was doing it deliberately.
of.
Who would care about this?
Tang Lian or Zhu Senlin?
Ma Wenhua is worthy of being a businessman, and his reaction speed is very fast. He said: "Bureau Chen is quick to talk, I really admire him. If we do this today, we will eat well and drink well, and we will not come home until we are drunk!"
"Hey, Mr. Ma!" Chen Jing interrupted Ma Wenhua, "I must declare in advance that I cannot drink. If anyone asks me to drink today, I will not eat this meal!"
Chen Jing's words were serious. Ma Wenhua's expression froze and he didn't know how to respond.
Zhu Senlin frowned and muttered a few words.
Tang Lian also looked a little embarrassed, but when he thought about today's events, he coughed and said: "Old Ma, I bear witness to this. Our Bureau Chen has been really ill recently and can't drink! It doesn't matter, we all have a good time.
Have a drink, our Director Chen is a great talent in Chujiang, and he is definitely an elegant person to use his words to entertain us!"
"That's fine, that's fine!" Ma Wenhua took over, and the situation finally eased.
The guests and hosts sat down separately. Zhu Senlin sat opposite Chen Jing with a somewhat unhappy expression on his face, but at the same time he was surprised by Tang Lian's attitude.
What kind of character is Chen Jing? Why is it that Tang Bureau is so afraid of him?
Tang Lian was actually a little angry. He was undoubtedly the central figure in today's meal, but from the moment he entered the house until now, he played the role of smoothing things over.
Chen Jing is disliked by no one in the Forestry Bureau, but everyone knows his temper. It is a typical literati temper. He will be disrespectful to anyone, and sometimes he seems completely ignorant of the world.
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Today Chen Jing said he wouldn't drink, and Tang Lian was really worried. He was afraid that Chen Jing would just walk away if he didn't say it well. It would be a small thing if nothing was done, but it would be a big thing if he lost face.
Tang Lian somewhat regretted his previous idea. If he had known that Chen Jing had such a weird personality, he shouldn't have had that idea.
After the food and wine were served, Ma Wenhua gave full play to his businessman's dancing skills, and the atmosphere on the table gradually became harmonious. Several people changed glasses and the conversation gradually started.
Wine is a matchmaker for sex. There were two beautiful young women at the wine table, which seemed to make the three men who drank well at the table more interested. As they talked about it, everyone made some dirty jokes.
Especially Zhu Senlin, who had a squinting smile on his face, kept looking at Wang Shan with his eyes, and spoke louder and louder.
"Tang Bureau, come, let's have a drink! My Pingdong forestry work has benefited from the support of Tang Bureau over the years, and I would like to thank you! In addition, I have a suggestion. Let's have a drink and tell a joke. Whose joke is funny?
, everyone applauds, and whoever tells a bad joke will have to drink as a fine!" Zhu Senlin said.
He drained the cup and said: "Old Ma, you come first!"
Ma Wenhua's face turned red from drinking. His previous demeanor had long since disappeared. He was at best a peasant entrepreneur. He had two dollars and was easy to pretend. Now that he was tested by alcohol, he immediately returned to his true nature.
He patted his thigh and said, "Okay, I'll go first!"
He glanced at the woman beside him and said with a half-smile: "It is said that in a certain place where family planning is carried out, the old people have serious feudal ideas, and there is an old woman who is very opposed to it. The village has notified women of school age to have the ring, but the old woman is determined not to let her daughter-in-law go.
It was very stalemate at that time, and the family planning cadre had no choice. In order to complete the task, he quietly said to the old woman, 'If you don't want your daughter-in-law to undergo Irradiation, fine, you can do it instead, so that I can work more easily!'
Unexpectedly, the old woman agreed. However, the old woman had four daughters-in-law. The doctor gave the old woman three rings, but the fourth ring could not be treated no matter what.
Faced with this situation, the old woman patted the doctor on the shoulder and said: 'I'm sorry for you, young man! Three steps are enough. If the next one succeeds, I will become an Audi..."
"boom!"
Everyone in the entire private room laughed. The two girls' faces turned red, especially Wang Shan. She turned her head and hid her head behind Chen Jing. It looked like she wanted to laugh, but she was too embarrassed to do so.
come out.
Tang Lian laughed loudly and said: "You old horse, you really have something in your stomach, you really can't tell it normally!"
"This one is pretty good, Lao Ma, let me have one!" Zhu Senlin said.
He cleared his throat, glanced at Wang Shan, and yelled, "What's wrong with Xiao Wang? You see how handsome our Director Chen is, and you're already secretly in love with me?"
Wang Shan exposed his head from behind Chen Jing, his face flushed, and he looked at Chen Jing, but Chen Jing took the opportunity to drink tea.
Wang Shan looked a little disappointed and picked up the teacup on the table and started drinking.
At this time, Zhu Senlin cleared his throat and started talking. He said: "There was a beautiful young woman who was pregnant. She told everyone that when she was pregnant, she dreamed that she saw a phoenix flying towards her under the sycamore tree, so she would be pregnant in the future.
The child’s name is Feng Wu.
After listening to it many times, one person felt that he couldn't stand it anymore, so he asked the young woman, if you dreamed that you were under the banana tree that day and saw a chicken flying towards you, what would your future child be called?
…”
"Puch!"
The woman next to Ma Wenhua couldn't help but laugh out loud. Wang Shan didn't understand for a moment and murmured: "Chicken...basho...ah..."
The room was full of laughter. Wang Shan's face was already flushed. He suddenly turned his head away and subconsciously put his head on Chen Jing's back. The atmosphere in the room was extremely ambiguous...