At the beginning of the banquet, Zhao Zhenji took the lead in lifting the wine glass and said, "Comrades and friends, let us raise our wine glasses and toast to Jiang Lao's health together!" ”

This is almost the standard opening procedure for this kind of occasion, and everyone stood up, raised the wine glass in front of them, and looked in the direction of Jiang Lao, with a sincere smile on their faces.

Jiang Lao didn't push back, stood up and lifted the wine glass, and said, "I am very happy to return to Zhonghua again, to this place where I used to work!" As he spoke, Jiang Lao raised the wine glass to his mouth and drank it slowly, but the expression on his face did not show any joy.

Under the leadership of Zhao Zhenji, everyone drank all the wine in their hands, and then took the empty wine glass to greet Jiang Lao's side, and only after Jiang Lao sat down, everyone sat down again.

At the beginning of the banquet, although everyone was sitting in their seats, their minds were always paying attention to Jiang Lao's table, waiting for the opportunity to appear, and then stepped forward to toast Jiang Lao with a glass of wine.

Only Zeng Yi was holding chopsticks, savoring today's meal there, looking very comfortable. The taste of today's dinner meal is very good, but it is not very rich, this is because when Jiang Lao worked in Zhonghua City, he emphasized the matter of official banquets very much, and also dealt with a few people, so today's dinner has put a lot of effort into the taste and ingredient matching, but he did not dare to serve any rare delicacies from the mountains and seas, mainly based on common Sinochem local dishes.

"Elder Jiang, old leader!" An old cadre sitting next to Jiang Lao couldn't help but pick up his glass at this time and said: "We, the old subordinates in the past, collectively toast you, in our hearts, you will always be our leader, and we all feel extremely honored and happy to see the old leader again today." ”

Jiang Lao picked up the wine glass and said with emotion: "How many times, when I saw you in my dreams, the appearance is still the same as in the past, and it has not changed at all." See you today. I realized that we are all old! ”

"Jiang Lao is in good spirits, and he doesn't look old at all!" The old cadres echoed in unison.

Jiang Lao laughed heartily and said, "Then let's have another toast for the health of our old bones!" After speaking, Jiang Lao drank this glass of wine very happily, and there was no wine left.

The old cadres present blushed one by one, and Jiang Lao drank this cup. It's really too much for the old subordinates in the past, Jiang Lao gave noodles, and he definitely carried it, and the old cadres drank the wine in their hands one by one with their necks tilted.

Zhao Zhenji glanced at Zhang Weizheng at this time and found that Zhang Weizheng was also looking at him, and both of them were striking while the iron was hot. The plan to toast to Jiang Lao, this cup is very crucial! Because people who are familiar with Jiang Lao know that Jiang Lao has always only drunk three glasses at the wine table, which is an iron rule that cannot be shaken, no matter who the other party is, Jiang Lao only drinks three glasses, and there has never been an exception.

If you toast by yourself, Jiang Lao can drink it full. That must be a very faceted thing. But the problem now is that Jiang Lao has already drunk two cups. Who will toast the rest of the wine is a question.

Of course, Zhang Weizheng wanted to toast this glass of wine by himself, but what was depressed was that before him, there was Zhao Zhenji, secretary of the municipal party committee, who was not easy to overcome. What he meant when he looked at Zhao Zhenji was that he hoped to emulate those old cadres and have the first and second leaders of Zhonghua City come together to salute the third cup.

Just now, the old cadres chose to toast collectively, which is also to leave a chance for the current leaders of Zhonghua City.

Zhao Zhenji saw Zhang Weizheng's signal, but there seemed to be no intention to toast together, he waited for a while, and when he saw the opportunity, he picked up the cup and came to Jiang Lao, and said enthusiastically: "Jiang Lao, on behalf of the Zhonghua Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, thank you for your support and love for the construction of Sinochem all the time......"

"Hmm!" Jiang Lao bowed slightly, picked up the wine glass, looked at Zhao Zhenji with a smile, and said: "I have always been concerned about Sinochem, but in recent years, it seems that the development speed of Sinochem City has slowed down a little!" ”

Zhao Zhenji froze there holding a wine glass, feeling extremely uneasy in his heart, and at the same time a little ashamed and afraid, Jiang Lao said this with a smile, but the criticism in it can be heard by anyone, only saying that the development speed of Zhonghua City has slowed down, that is a very polite statement, that is, it is directly said that Zhao Zhenji is now lying on the past report book of Zhonghua City to sleep, and Jiang Lao is also fully qualified.

"I will definitely reflect and review this point deeply!" Zhao Zhenji raised his glass and looked at Jiang Lao, his eyes were a little flustered.

Zhang Weizheng, who was accompanying the last seat, was also scared into a cold sweat at this time, and his heart was so dangerous, fortunately he didn't go up to toast, otherwise Jiang Lao's shot would have fallen on him. was criticized by Jiang Lao in front of so many people, this impact is very big, and Zhao Zhenji is definitely hit this time.

However, Zhang Weizheng also had a hint of luck in his heart, Zhao Zhenji ignored his own instructions and requests, and stepped forward to toast Jiang Lao alone, he wanted to take Jiang Lao's third glass of wine, but he didn't expect to eat a big deflated, this can also be regarded as stealing chickens and rice!

Jiang Lao didn't embarrass Zhao Zhenji anymore, stretched out the wine glass, and touched Zhao Zhenji lightly, and then the wine glass could only be put on his lips for a dip, and the glass of wine was put down immediately.

Zhao Zhenji was very disappointed in his heart, this didn't seem to be the result he wanted, but he also had to drink the glass of wine with a smile, and then return to himself with an empty wine glass

Seat up.

This scene was seen by everyone at the scene, and for a while, no one had the courage to toast Jiang Lao again.

Zhang Weizheng sighed in his heart, it seems that Jiang Lao is still angry about what happened in Keli County today, after a long time of stagnating at the scene, Zhang Weizheng finally mustered up the courage and walked towards Jiang Lao with a wine glass.

Zhao Zhenji has already toasted the country, if Zhang Weizheng doesn't keep up, then today's banquet will not be able to continue, and it is impossible for the later ones to directly cross Zhang Weizheng to toast Jiang Lao, Zhang Wei can only bite the bullet.

Coming to Jiang Lao's side, Zhang Weizheng brought the wine glass to Jiang Lao with both hands, and said: "Jiang Lao, about today's matter in Keli County, I want to make a review to you, it is because I did not do a good job, which affected the reputation of the Zhonghua Municipal Government. Now, we have taken measures to save the day, and several large buyers have also traveled to Corey County this afternoon to start buying tomatoes. ”

Jiang Lao listened to Zhang Weizheng's words, his face still had the expression of joy and anger that could not be seen, and he also raised his glass and touched Zhang Weizheng lightly, then moistened his lips and put down the glass.

Zhang Weizheng breathed a sigh of relief, this is already a very good result, at least he didn't suffer from Jiang Lao's criticism, he raised his hand to drink this cup, and then quickly retreated to his seat, a few seconds in the evening, I don't know what Jiang Lao will say.

Zhao Zhenji didn't feel a good feeling in his heart, he knew that this was the case, he might as well toast with Zhang Weizheng in the past, at least everyone was suffering together, but now it's good, and he is the only one who is unlucky.

Seeing that Zhang Weizheng retreated without danger, the people behind regained their courage, saw the opportunity, and felt that they were qualified to toast Jiang Lao, and they all went over to toast one after another.

After a dozen or so people toasted, the wine in Jiang Lao's wine glass still did not decrease in the slightest.

This situation not only made the people behind feel desperate, but instead made those who have not yet gone to toast ignite great hope, everyone knows the rules on Jiang Lao's wine table, only drink three glasses of wine, that is one more glass resolutely do not drink, one less glass resolutely does not work, today it is obvious that Jiang Lao is still short of a glass of wine, but I don't know who has this good luck.

For a while, the people who toasted in the past became more enthusiastic, and everyone tried to figure out how to please Jiang Lao when they toasted in the past.

Zeng Yi had almost eaten at this time, picked up the teacup and tasted it slowly, ready to see the opportunity to leave, this occasion is full of big people in the city, it doesn't matter if there is one less or more Zeng Yi.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one came to toast, Zhao Zhenji stood up again and said, "Elder Jiang, please say a few words to the comrades in Zhonghua City, everyone is very eager to listen to your elder's teachings and guidance." As he spoke, Zhao Zhenji motioned for everyone to applaud and welcome, he wanted to take this opportunity to redeem the bad influence just now.

There was thunderous applause at the scene, which lasted for a long time, longer than the usual applause, maybe everyone also understood Zhao Zhenji's plan.

Jiang Lao didn't have the face of everyone, he pressed his hand, motioned for everyone to sit down, and then said: "This time back to Zhonghua City, I have three things to do: the first thing is to meet the old colleagues and comrades-in-arms in the past. The second thing is to take a look at our Zhonghua City, to see if our city is more beautiful, whether the economy is more prosperous, and whether our comrades still have the courage and courage to forge ahead in the reform in those years. ”

Speaking of this, Jiang Lao stopped. The scene was cold and silent, everyone was thinking about Jiang Lao's words, many people broke out in a cold sweat on their backs, Jiang Lao didn't say much, only a short few words, but it hit the hearts of many people present, especially the last sentence.

After a full half a minute of silence, Jiang Lao said: "Overall, there are achievements, and there are also shortcomings, I hope that in the future work, you will think more about your own shortcomings, and recall the historical experience of Zhonghua City." ”

After speaking, Jiang Lao stopped talking, and went to whisper to an old cadre next to him.

The people at the scene actually forgot to applaud, because everyone's minds were all attracted by Jiang Lao's words.

Zeng Yi also pondered Jiang Lao's words carefully, and had to admit in his heart that Jiang Lao was indeed a very charismatic person, what is called the aura of a leader, this is the most vivid example in front of him.

When he came back to his senses, Zhao Zhenji suddenly realized that something was wrong, Jiang Lao said that he would do three things in Sinochem, but he only said two things just now, so he plucked up his courage again and said: "Jiang Lao's third thing, I don't know if it's ......."

"It's a private matter!" Jiang Lao's answer was also happy, and he said, "I want to see someone and ask him for a word!" ”

Zhao Zhenji's brain immediately turned, and instantly recalled several famous calligraphers in Zhonghua City, and he didn't know who Jiang Lao wanted to meet, but this side was really big enough, and Jiang Lao actually took the initiative to ask for words!

Zhang Weizheng also thought about several famous calligraphers and painters in the city, but it really didn't match, there were no calligraphers in Zhonghua City who were so famous.

Jiang Lao looked around the banquet hall at this time and said, "Is there a comrade named Zeng Yi here?" (To be continued.) )