On the evening of August 30, a feast was being held in the largest private room of a relatively remote restaurant in the northeast corner of Chengkang City. The protagonist of the banquet was Chu Tianqi, and the people accompanying him at the table were his subordinates. The main reason for choosing this small place is to keep a low profile and the local cuisine here is very authentic.

Originally, according to Chu Tianqi's meaning, he didn't drink and eat anymore, he just went to study, and he didn't really leave, and he might also bring unnecessary trouble to his subordinates because of the party. But in the afternoon, Qu Gang had a detailed understanding of the work assigned by Chu Tianqi, and after carefully soliciting opinions, he put forward a request for a cannon, and said that those people were waiting. In due course, Li Ziteng also came over to "do work". Seeing that they had already "conspired", Chu Tianqi couldn't chill the hearts of his subordinates, so he drilled into their "trap" and emphasized that he should keep a low profile as much as possible.

Today's feast is the first all-staff gathering of Chutian Qi Chengkang. Li Jian, Li Ziteng, Qu Gang, Gao Feng, Cao Jinhai, Zhou Jialin, Chang Yuzhou, and Zhao Shun were all present. People deliberately did not mention the word "parting", but thousands of words were in the wine, so there was a high * tide on the wine table.

While the crowd was drinking, there was a knock at the door, and a man walked in.

People thought it was the waiters who came in, and most of them were a little drunk, and their hearing was not very sensitive, so they didn't care, what to do.

Suddenly, a voice sounded: "Mayor Tianqi, you are not interesting enough." ”

Hearing this, people put down their wine glasses and looked in the direction of the door.

Although Chu Tianqi was sitting in the front, he only lowered his head to deal with the wine glass in front of him, and he didn't pay attention to the people who came in before, but now he had to pay attention. Even if he doesn't think about himself, he has to think about his brothers at the table, and he can't treat this person slowly.

So, Chu Tianqi immediately stood up, said in his mouth, "The mayor is coming, and he is not welcome", and walked quickly to the door.

The others also got up, stood on the outside of their chairs, and shouted "Mayor" at the man.

It was none other than Mayor Wei Tongsuo who came in. Wei Tongsuo held Chu Tianqi's right hand and said with a smile: "In your office this afternoon, I said that I would arrange a banquet. You said that you were going to study, not transfer, and said that you wanted to keep a low profile, so I believed it and agreed with your statement, but I didn't expect it to deliberately dump me. ”

Knowing that the other party was ridiculing, but it was not without provocative intentions, Chu Tianqi had to smile "hehe": "Mayor, how dare I do that? Isn't it too late for the handover, just come out for a quick meal, how dare you let the mayor wait?"

"The handover is over, then it really ......" Speaking of the halfway, Wei Tongsuo changed the topic, "So many of them are handing over?"

"Auxiliary, auxiliary handover. Chu Tianqi hurriedly changed the topic, "I am grateful that the mayor can come in person, please take a seat." ”

Wei Tongsuo smiled "haha": "Okay, take a seat." Mayor Tianqi's popularity is really strong, I just came to rub the heat. As he spoke, Wei Tongsuo sat down on the vacant main seat.

With the addition of an important member, the seats of the others will naturally be changed, the cutlery will also be added, and the dishes will be added to the menu.

Sitting in the right position, Wei Tongsuo picked up the wine glass: "Tianqi, you are going to the capital for further study soon, my brother borrows flowers to offer Buddha, I will give you a glass first." ”

Hearing this title, everyone at the table couldn't help but look at each other.

Chu Tianqi also noticed the other party's salutation, smiled slightly, and held the cup in his hand: "Mayor, it should be me who respects you." ”

"I'll do it first for respect. Wei Tongsuo tilted his neck directly and drank the wine in the cup.

Chu Tianqi also hurriedly followed and drank a glass of wine.

Li Ziteng poured the wine for the two in time.

Wei Tongsuo raised his glass again: "The cup just now represents me personally, this cup represents the Chengkang Municipal Government, I wish Mayor Chu success in his studies and win glory for the city." ”

Chu Tianqi was just about to be polite, but the other party's second cup was dry again, and Chu Tianqi had no choice but to make the second cup.

When Li Ziteng just filled the wine glass again, Wei Tongsuo picked it up again.

"Mayor, you can't drink like this, if you drink like this, I have to drink too much. Chu Tianqi hurriedly stepped out to stop him, "Besides, it should be me who respects you." ”

"Tianqi, you have to drink this cup even more. Wei Tongsuo pushed Chu Kaiqi's hand away, "This is not just representing myself, nor is it representing the Chengkang Municipal Government, but representing old friends and old friends." ”

Hearing what the other party said, Chu Tianqi had no choice but to do it.

Wei Tongsuo didn't drink right away, but looked around at the table and put down his wine glass. Then he said: "As you may know, Mayor Tianqi and I used to be colleagues, and I was the first person in the Xuyuan County Government to take the initiative to contact him, and he cooperated very well for more than a year, and Mayor Tianqi helped me a lot." At that time......" Wei Tongsuo recalled the past.

What the other party said is less true than false, and the only truth is indeed the first person in contact with Chu Tianqi from the Xuyuan County Government. It was the first time that Chu Tianqi participated in the party group meeting of the Xuyuan County Government, and in the face of his initiative to greet everyone, Wei Tongsuo was the first to respond, and introduced the others in the room to him. At that time, Wei Tongsuo was the executive deputy county magistrate, and he had the highest position among the people in the house, so it was logical to respond to Chu Tianqi's greeting. Except for this article, almost all of the things that are said later are false, some are deliberately misinterpreted, and some are rigid; at least they are not very well coordinated, but they have used each other, and Wei Tongsuo has also made a stumbling block for Chu Tianqi.

"Tianqi, isn't that the case?" Wei Tongsuo turned his head to Chu Tianqi after speaking.

Although most of what the other party said was untrue, Chu Tianqi had no choice but to respond, "Yes, that's the case." In fact, in this situation, even if the other party says something false, it is difficult for him to deny it in person.

"Come, Tianqi, on behalf of our old brothers in Xuyuan County, I will toast you. I wish you all the best and a great future. Of course, don't forget our old brothers on the day of development, don't forget my brother and me. As he spoke, Wei Tongsuo picked up his wine glass and looked at each other excitedly.

The other party said this, Chu Tianqi couldn't help but respond. So he held the cup with both hands and said with emotion: "Thank you to these old leaders, old colleagues, and Mayor Wei for taking care of me all the time, and please continue to give me more advice." No matter where I am, I will never forget my friends from the past and the help and support of my friends. ”

"Well, that's a good point. Wei Tongsuo held the cup with one hand and patted Chu Tianqi on the shoulder with the other, "Brother, do it." ”

"Bang" The wine glasses collided, and Wei Tongsuo drank it all first, with the mouth of the cup facing down, and his eyes scanned the audience.

Chu Tianqi also drank a glass of wine.

In this situation, all others can do is applaud warmly and shout "yes" again and again.

In order to prevent the other party from having any more words, and for the sake of politeness, Chu Tianqi took the initiative to toast Wei Tongsuo next.

Others also took turns to pay homage to the mayor.

For everyone to respect each other, Wei Tongsuo is very face-saving. Of course, in the face of Chu Tianqi's toast, he drank all the cups, and when others came to toast, they drank about one-third.

Soon, the sound of toasts and clinking glasses came one after another, and the atmosphere became lively again.

Although Wei Tongsuo did not say anything "emotional" again, nor did he remind or hint that everyone would join him, Chu Tianqi understood that the "fact" of the alliance between Wei and Chu had been formed, and people thought that they had entrusted their subordinates to Wei Tongsuo.

Chu Tianqi couldn't help but sigh, he really underestimated the other party before, the other party was not simple, and he only used a few tricks to "gather" the people; although this kind of gathering was more of an illusion, but it set an "example" for many people to follow, it seems that Wei Tongsuo's level of "rubbing heat" is really not ordinarily high.

Chu Tianqi couldn't help but rejoice that the letter from the Central Party School was really timely, otherwise he didn't know how to face the "cooperation" request.

……

When he returned to the house, it was already more than ten o'clock in the evening, and Chu Tianqi insisted that he "can't drink", otherwise he didn't know when he would drink.

After taking two sips of strong tea, Chu Tianqi said to Li Jian: "Go back, I'm fine." ”

Li Jian didn't drink today, and took care of Chu Tianqi the whole time. After sending Chu Tianqi back to the house, he first made hot tea, and then brought water to wash his feet. But he still didn't feel at ease: "Mayor, you drank too much today, and you are a little shaky when you walk, I will sit with you for a while, and I will leave when you fall asleep." ”

Hearing the other party's concern and reluctance, Chu Tianqi's heart was warm, and he smiled and said, "Yes, I drank a lot." But you know how much I drink, don't worry. You're tired from the day, and it's not too early, so go back and rest. ”

Li Jian stood without moving, and insisted: "When you finish drinking strong tea, soak your feet, and the wine is over, I'll leave again." Otherwise, I won't be able to sleep ...... when I go back."

"Ding Ao", the mobile phone rang, interrupting Lijian's words.

Hearing that it was the private number, Chu Tianqi held the mobile phone and said, "Go back." ”

Li Jian hesitated for a moment, did not insist any longer, but instructed "be careful yourself" and walked out of the house.

Leaning on the back of the chair and continuing to soak his feet in the basin, Chu Tianqi pressed the answer button: "Secretary Jiang, what are your instructions?"

"Snorted" in the mobile phone: "How dare I instruct the top students of the Central Party School that they won't let me go to dinner, they are eccentric and stingy." ”

Chu Tianqi smiled "hehe": "Doesn't the relationship between the two of us need to be kept secret." Besides, it's all Qu Gang and their bunch of big bosses, and they didn't speak the door, if you, the city leader, were there, wouldn't it pollute your ears?"

The other party "hummed" again: "It's nice to say, then why did Lao Wei go, it's not that you are biased and don't have me in your heart." ”

Hearing that the other party was "messing around", Chu Tianqi explained: "He went halfway by himself, and he called it 'rubbing heat', I don't know." How do you know?"

"Isn't it strange? I'm afraid all Chengkang City knows. When Lao Wei traveled, he deliberately said loudly to his subordinates, 'Mayor Tianqi invited me to sit down'. The other party's voice came to this, and the topic changed, "Don't interrupt, Lao Wei can rub the heat, but you just left me behind, it's obviously to watch people put off the dishes, how do you say to compensate?"

said secretly: Old Wei, you are really pervasive. Then Chu Tianqi asked rhetorically: "What do you say? It's inconvenient for the two of us to meet." ”

There was a pause on the phone before a voice came out: "Chat with me until I don't want to talk." ”

"Okay, let's talk about the phone running out of battery. Chu Tianqi responded cheerfully.

Today, Chu Tianqi really talked about it, and sure enough, he only ended the call with the other party until the phone ran out of battery, and the phone was hot at that time.