Chapter 42: Favor
However, Du Le soon discovered that he was not the only one who was out of step with the banquet. At another table in the corner of him, a round-faced, chubby boy, also dressed in civilian clothes (at least he wore a shirt as opposed to Dule), was facing a plate full of food, opening his mouth wide and devouring the sea.
The fat man's busy movements are comparable to those of a refugee who has been hungry for a few days. The behavior is extremely indecent, but it is stronger than that of a certain animal, at least it does not arch with its nose.
Du Le looked at the surrounding venues, and suddenly wanted to go over and warn the fat man to pay attention to his image.
But looking left and right, there were really few people around the fat man, and it was estimated that he was also frightened by the appearance of the fat man, and no one dared to approach. I guess that's why the venue is big enough.
Du Le couldn't help but shake his head, there is a gap between people and people! Looks like he's pretty good.
It's just that Du Le didn't expect that his shaking of his head was inadvertently seen by the fat man. The fat man made a swallowing motion, then looked at Du Le with a smile, raised the wine glass on the side, and saluted.
Du Le was a little embarrassed, and wondered if the fat man saw his contemptuous expression. It's just fifty steps and a hundred steps, and there's no reason to bother more. Come on, it's the same for everyone. Seeing the fat man toasting himself, Du Le quickly changed his mood, also raised his glass, and responded with a smile.
Suddenly, the lights dimmed, and a huge pillar of light shone towards the entrance to the rostrum of the banquet hall.
"Ladies and gentlemen, let us applaud and warmly welcome Mr. Li Ze, Chairman of the Fuyong City Federation of Commerce and Director of Oriental Group, and his wife."
Li Ze took his wife, led by the hotel's welcome lady, and slowly walked into the banquet venue.
Du Leshun looked over, and sure enough, it was the middle-aged man he saved that day, and the noble lady who asked him for help at that time. It turned out that they were Li Ze and his wife.
The crowd applauded warmly until Li Ze stood in the center of the rostrum and thanked him.
"Today is the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Oriental Pearl, and it is also the 35th year of the take-off of my Li Ze's career.
Du Le could only stand up with the crowd, walked under the rostrum, and listened to Li Ze's speech.
Originally, he didn't know much about Li Ze, so Du Le didn't listen to a word, and was thinking about how to have a relationship with Li Ze later, so that his career in Fuyong City would go smoothly.
To hope that Du Le once saved Li Ze once, he could make the other party grateful and respond to his request, but Du Le never thought about this. Du Le deeply understands that it is better to seek others than to seek oneself in this world. Besides, sometimes some kindness is owed, which is not necessarily a good thing.
In fact, the main reason is that others have not taken the initiative to say that Du Le is not too willing to ask for it. In that case, people may not think that Du Le has a purpose in saving people.
Before Li Ze finished his words on the rostrum, Du Le saw that the fat man just now was also standing beside him.
The fat man looked at Du Le curiously, looking up and down. Du Le saw the fat man's movements, and he didn't know what the fat man was thinking, so he smiled and pointed to the fat man's shirt and pants, indicating that you are not much better than me.
Seeing this, the fat man was stunned, followed Du Le's guidance, glanced at his dress, suddenly laughed with understanding, and then stretched out his hand to Du Le: "Hello, my name is Li Shoufu." ”
"Hello, my name is Du Le, it's a pleasure to meet you."
"Hehe, I'm glad to meet you too."
Li Ze's speech was not long, it ended quickly, and he seemed to announce several things. But because it was none of his business, Du Le didn't care much.
As soon as the speech ended, Du Le was quickly pulled to a table by the fat man: "Do you want a piece?" ”
Du Le almost rolled his eyes when he saw the fat man take a piece of chicken wings from the plate and hand it over. Is it necessary? It's been a few days since you eaten? …,
"No, I still have it on my plate." Du Le declined.
"Whatever you want to eat, you're welcome, there's a lot more out there." The fat man pointed to the table on the other side where the food was placed.
Du Le nodded, feeling as if the fat man was taking himself to his house for dinner, and suddenly felt that the fat man was polite and cute, and said with a smile, "You're welcome, I'll add it after eating." ”
When the fat man heard this, he looked at Du Le in surprise, and paused before asking, "Don't you know me?" ”
Du Le said strangely, "Why should I know you?" ”
The fat man seemed to want to say something, but he stopped talking, and later continued to talk to Du Le about food and drink, as if nothing had happened.
Anyway, there was nothing to do, so Du Le also exchanged his experience with the fat man about food by the way. At the very least, the fat man was the one who spoke to him sincerely.
The atmosphere was very harmonious, Du Le felt that it was easy to talk to the fat man, and the sense of restraint when he came to the banquet slowly disappeared.
After a while, Li Ze and his wife walked together to Du Le's table.
"Hello, Mr. Du." Li Ze bent down slightly and said respectfully, "It's an honor to invite you to the scene." Madame has already told me, I was lucky to meet you last time, Xie Lu thanked you for your rescue, Xie Lu thanked you for saving your life. ”
Du Le hurriedly stood up and said, "Dong Li, it's serious, it's just a gesture, no matter who sees it, he will take action." ”
"Little Brother Du, if it weren't for your righteous and courageous actions, coupled with the act of donating medicine, I, Li Ze, would not be standing here, and I will not forget your kindness."
"Yes, Mr. Du, please accept our sincere thanks." Mrs. Li continued on the side.
Du Le was about to speak, when the fat man on the side suddenly interjected: "Dad, is Du Le the benefactor who saved you?" ”
"Rude!" Li Ze scolded, "This is Mr. Du, how can you call Mr. Du by his full name?" ”
The fat man still went straight to the ground, turned his head to Du Le and said, "Du Le, it turns out that you saved my father, Xie Lu thanks you for saving my father." ”
"No thanks, anyone who sees it will help." Du Le couldn't bear such enthusiastic gratitude from Li Ze's family, and he didn't know what to say for a while, but repeated what he just said.
It turned out that Li Shoufu was Li Ze's son, and Du Le somewhat understood, why could the fat man eat and drink so casually at the banquet, and no one came to stop or persuade him.
"Mr. Du" Li Ze has something else to say.
Du Le interjected and said embarrassedly: "Don't be so polite, Mr. Li, you are older than me, I don't dare to call me so, just call me Du Le." ”
Li Zeqi glanced at Du Le strangely, and said with a smile: "Okay, can I call you little brother?" You can also call me Uncle Li. I wanted to be in good health, so I specially invited you to eat a good meal in order to repay your kindness. It happened to be the 10th anniversary of the Oriental Pearl, and there were many things to deal with, and I couldn't go to you immediately. That's why I'm sending you an invitation. So, please don't be surprised. ”
"How come, it's too late for me to be happy." Du Le laughed.
"I heard that you have just taken over a food factory in Nam Son Industrial Zone and are preparing to reopen it. We have several supermarket chains under the Oriental Group in Fuyong City, I wonder if we can plan to purchase some suitable products? Li Ze glanced at Du Le approvingly, the young Zhisheng, sure enough, the hero was a young man, and said with a smile: "Of course, if you can, the Oriental Group is ready to invest 10 million in your factory to increase production, as a fixed supplier of our related products, to supply the needs of supermarkets." ”
Of course, Du Le could see that Li Ze had good intentions towards him. Perhaps, before Li Ze invited Du Le, he had already made a certain investigation of him and knew the situation of his factory. Whether it is the supply of supermarkets or investment, they are all changing ways to repay him. Moreover, this kind of reward is not explicitly stated, which makes people feel very comfortable in their hearts.
However, Du Le has his own considerations. Du Le's confidence in the new product "Meiweixuan Instant Noodles" is undoubtedly huge, and there is no shortage of funds, and he does not want to accept too much kindness from others. Therefore, Du Le could only refuse to invest and choose to supply.
But Li Ze's idea was different, although he gave Du Le two choices, he actually hoped that Du Le would accept the investment, and did not intend to care whether the investment was lost or gained. Supplying supermarkets is more like a business, and it can't meet his requirements to repay his kindness.