Chapter 42: Drunk Ah Xiu
Under the guidance of Li Shijun, deputy director of the secret service headquarters, Chen Lei and Ah Xiu went to a private room in the innermost corridor on the second floor of the Japanese Navy Club, opened the sliding door and entered inside.
In the building of the Japanese Navy Club located on Baoshan Road in the Zabi area of Shanghai, the hall on the first floor is a song and dance hall with an area of five or six hundred square meters, the second floor is a private room decorated in Japanese style, the third floor is a VIP room for high-ranking Japanese officials in Shanghai, and there is a large conference room, and the fourth floor is a dormitory and living area for the staff.
Although Li Shijun was an important member of Wang's puppet government and held an important position, he was the deputy director of the secret service headquarters, but he could not go to the private room on the third floor, and could only book a private room on the second floor.
Entering the private room on the second floor, Chen Lei found that there was only this low table, except for him, Ah Xiu, and Li Shijun, no one else was present, that is, there were only the three of them.
Seeing this scene, Chen Lei asked Li Shijun: "Deputy Director Li, are there only three of us dining here today?" ”
After listening to Chen Lei's inquiry, Li Shijun smiled slightly and replied indifferently: "Yes, Mr. Chen." If you bring such a young and beautiful secretary here, there will only be two of them in this private room. ”
At that time, he received a call from Li Shijun from the Japanese Navy Club in his office, Chen Lei thought that there were other people in this private room besides Li Shijun, but when he came, he found that Li Shijun was the only one there, which really surprised him.
Li Shijun, who was the east, let Chen Lei and A Xiu sit on the left side of the low table, and he himself sat cross-legged on the futon on the right side of the low table.
As soon as the three of them sat down, the door opened from the outside, and several young women dressed in kimonos and powdered daidel, each holding a small plate of Japanese cuisine, were placed on the low table in order.
In addition, three ceramic sake dispensers were served to the three of them, each containing two taels of warm sake.
"Ah Xiu, it seems that I have made the most correct decision to bring you here for a banquet today, you pour the wine for Deputy Director Li and me." Chen Lei gave some orders to Ah Xiu, who was sitting cross-legged next to him.
As for Ah Xiu, she has a deep hatred for Japanese devils, if Chen Lei hadn't called her over, or given her great benefits, she wouldn't have come in.
At the moment, Ah Xiu's identity is Chen Lei's secretary, and since Chen Lei, as the boss, has spoken, as a secretary, she naturally has to be absolutely obedient in front of outsiders.
After struggling a little in her heart, Ah Xiu still followed Chen Lei's instructions, she leaned forward slightly, picked up the ceramic wine dispenser placed on the low table in front of Li Shijun, and first filled the empty white ceramic wine cup.
Then, Ah Xiu picked up the ceramic wine dispenser placed in front of Chen Lei, filled the white ceramic wine cup, and then sat back in his place.
"Come, Deputy Director Li, I salute you, thank you for your hospitality to someone Chen and my secretary tonight." Chen Lei picked up the full wine cup in front of him, and Li Shijun, who was sitting opposite him, said with a smile on his face.
After Li Shijun glanced at Ah Xiu, who was sitting next to Chen Lei, he did not raise the wine cup in front of him, but proposed: "Mr. Chen, what's the point of just the two of us drinking." Since you called the secretary Miss Axiu to the banquet, it is better for the three of us to drink together. ”
Regarding Li Shijun's proposal, Chen Lei did not agree immediately, but attached it to Ah Xiu's ear and asked softly: "Ah Xiu, do you know how to drink?" Li Shijun and I drank Japanese sake, which was not as dry as our liquor. ”
For Ah Xiu today, coming to the Japanese devil's entertainment club and eating the Japanese devil's dishes has made her extremely patient, and now, letting her drink the Japanese devil's wine almost made her completely collapse.
At this time, the rational consciousness in Ah Xiu's head told her that she must continue to endure, otherwise, her previous patience would be in vain, if it was because she did not accompany the wine, she provoked Li Shijun, the deputy director of the secret service headquarters, to make Chen Lei feel that she was embarrassed in front of outsiders, resulting in her job as a secretary.
Then she will return to live in the slums of Zhabei and continue to live with her mother and two young brothers in a dilapidated room of less than 10 square meters, which is not what she wants.
If she makes Chen Lei feel that she has not lost her job in front of outsiders, of course she can keep her job as a secretary, and she can get 20 yuan a month, not only does she not have to go back to live in the dirty and messy slums, but she can also use the money she earns to buy medicine for her bedridden mother, and she can also rent a house with a better environment for her mother and two young brothers to live in.
Thinking of this, after hesitating for a while, Ah Xiu was ruthless, gritted her teeth, and immediately got up and filled the empty wine cup in front of her, and lifted the wine cup with Chen Lei.
Seeing this scene, Li Shijun picked up the wine cup in front of him, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said, "That's right, come, Mr. Chen, Miss Axiu, let's touch it together." ”
Immediately afterwards, Chen Lei, Ah Xiu and Li Shijun, after the three of them touched their wine cups, they all raised their necks and drank them all.
It's strange to say, Ah Xiu hasn't drunk any white wine before, but she hasn't drunk some red wine, she drank the sake in this cup in just one breath, and when she swallowed it in her stomach, she didn't even have any spicy throat feeling, which made her feel a little strange.
Although Ah Xiu had never drunk liquor before, she had smelled liquor, just smelling it casually would make her feel like a spicy throat, which was really strange today.
Next, Li Shijun proposed that the three of them drink two more each, Chen Lei and Ah Xiu did not refuse, and the three of them drank two wine cups in a row, and then they used chopsticks to eat the Japanese food that was already a little warm on the low table.
After just eating a few bites of food, Li Shijun proposed to drink three with Ah Xiu alone, although Chen Lei Yue politely refused on behalf of Ah Xiu, but Ah Xiu volunteered to drink these three with Li Shijun.
So, Ah Xiu drank three cups of sake in a row, and it was only at this time that she felt the strength of the wine, and after a while, she fell asleep in the corner of the low table in front of her.
After seeing Ah Xiu drunk and falling asleep, Chen Lei raised the full wine cup to Li Shijun, who was sitting opposite him, and said with a little apology: "I'm sorry, Deputy Director." This female secretary of mine was too young to drink, and she got drunk after only six cups. Come, I'll drink with you! ”
Li Shijun also hurriedly raised his wine cup, but said nonchalantly: "Mr. Chen, it's okay for Miss Axiu to be drunk, just let her sleep on the table, don't get in the way." It just so happens that while she is sleeping, wouldn't it be more convenient for the two of us to talk about things? ”