Unexpectedly, Du Manlin smiled slightly, and readily agreed: "Yes, but..."She turned to the county magistrate Li, "Please ask the county magistrate to testify, Jiaman Company can accept Li Shijing's challenge, but Li Shijing must accept the three chapters of my covenant." ”

"You're trying to put a shackle on me?" Li Shijing asked in a low voice.

Zheng Xiaoya, who was making tea and pouring water, stopped and shouted, "Master Li, I was tired of hearing your name fifteen years ago. You are a well-known ruffian, hooligan, and scoundrel in our Tucheng, relying on Lao Tzu's rich wife to have power, and you will never do bad things. Putting a mantra on a person of your character is all about valuing you, driving you to the right path, and preventing you from doing evil. ”

"Don't keep turning over my Huang history to tarnish my innocence now, you can go and inquire if the current Li Shijing is the kind of person in the past." Li Shijing rolled his eyes and glared at Zheng Xiaoya.

"I don't think you're much better." Zheng Xiaoya muttered, turned around and poured tea for everyone.

"I know you all doubt my character. Just now, General Manager Kang Jiazheng questioned my character very tactfully, I didn't answer, and I don't want to answer, because no matter how I explain it, it's in vain, and you won't believe it. It's better to remain silent and see how I behave in the future. Li Shijing showed a repentant and aggrieved expression.

There was still a sound of accusations in the room, and it seemed that Li Shijing did not gain everyone's sympathy and trust.

County Magistrate Li raised his hands and pressed down slightly: "Everyone be quiet, and now I will ask Comrade Du Manlin to talk about the three chapters of her covenant." ”

The reception room fell silent for a moment.

Du Manlin glanced at Li Shijing, cleared her throat again, and opened the conversation: "In order to ensure that the competition between Jiaman Company and Shijing Company is fair and reasonable, there are now three chapters of the law between the two companies in front of everyone: first, they must not interfere with each other's business by improper means; Second, they must not use any public opinion to belittle the other party and improve their own status; Third, it is not allowed to use manpower, science and technology and other means to secretly obtain information on the other side's management and technology. Mr. Li, do you think it's reasonable? Is there anything you need to add? ”

The first time Li Shijing heard Du Manlin call him Mr. Li so elegantly, his heart suddenly felt like honey was poured into it, sweet.

"That's enough." Li Shijing smiled at Du Manlin.

Du Manlin took the written three chapters of the covenant from Kang Jiawei's hand and handed it to Li Shijing: "Read carefully, if you have no opinion, sign your name." ”

Li Shijing glanced at it slightly, took out a pen and signed it, and handed it to Kang Jiawei. Kang Jiawei signed it and handed it to Du Manlin.

Du Manlin faced the county magistrate Li, generous and restrained: "County magistrate, I'm sorry, please sign as a witness." ”

Magistrate Li happily signed his name.

Du Manlin's gaze searched through the crowd, and finally fell on Wu Xiaotian, director of the Industrial Park Management Committee: "Director Wu, you are the top leader of the park, please sign your name too." ”

Wu Xiaotian excused himself: "With the signature of the county magistrate, it's enough, I'll forget it!" ”

County Magistrate Li joked: "In terms of personal feelings, I am the uncle of the Kang family; In terms of the nature of my work, I am a county magistrate. Director Wu, what do you say I can represent you? No, since you can't, you consciously sign your name. In the future, you will supervise the two families, and you will deal with whoever violates the agreement. ”

Wu Xiaotian squeezed out a few smiles in embarrassment, patted his head, shook his head again, sighed, and reluctantly signed his name.

Magistrate Li continued: "Now please ask everyone at the scene to sign, the more people who sign, the more people who supervise." In the future, whoever violates the agreement will testify more. ”

Everyone responded positively, scrambling for autographs, and after a while, dozens of names were densely packed together.

After everyone signed their names, County Magistrate Li held Kang Jiawei and Li Shijing's hands tightly together, and said earnestly: "Let it pass in the past, don't pester it anymore." From today on, the two of you must abandon all previous suspicions, turn hostility into friendship, and become friends first and then rivals, so as to ensure a win-win situation for both sides in friendship and career. ”

County Magistrate Li slowly withdrew his hand.

Kang Jiawei and Li Shijing looked at each other silently. Suddenly, both of them opened their arms and hugged each other at the same time.

In the reception room, there was a wave of applause.

Du Manlin picked up a cup of tea and stepped forward: "Mr. Li, since we are friends, then I have to receive you with the courtesy of a friend." First of all, please accept a cup of coarse tea presented to you by Garman Company, and secondly, please go to Xianyuan International Hotel at noon today to participate in the company's opening banquet. I wonder if Mr. Li can accept my courtesy as a friend? ”

For the first time, Li Shijing felt Du Manlin's politeness and enthusiasm, not to mention how happy he was. I saw him take the tea in Du Manlin's hand, tilt his neck, grunt, and the full cup of tea disappeared in an instant.

The room burst into crackling applause again.

"Thank you Garman for your hospitality!" Li Shijing secretly glanced at Du Manlin, and while retreating, he arched his hand and said, "I'll leave first, and I'll see you at Xianyuan International Hotel at noon." ”

At twelve o'clock in the afternoon, the sun peeked out of the thick clouds and shone fiercely on the eighteen-story Xianyuan International Hotel. The east hall of the hotel is the place where the opening banquet of the Garman company is held. Seeing that all the guests had arrived, the host picked up the microphone and was about to announce the start of the banquet, Du Manlin and Kang Jiawei almost shouted in unison: "Wait, there is still a guest who has not arrived, wait a while." ”

At this time, in full view of everyone, Li Shijing commanded eight people to carry two bronze male lions into the hall and placed them on both sides of the hall gate. The hall fell silent for a moment, and then there was another uproar.

Li Shijing tore his voice and shouted loudly: "Please Kang Jiawei and Du Manlin to accept the ceremony, the two treasures of the town factory will definitely bring peace and auspiciousness and rolling wealth to your company!" ”

Kang Jiawei and Du Manlin went straight to the door of the hall from the center of the hall, and were surprised and delighted to see two bronze lions that looked like behemoths. It is amazing that such a realistic bronze lion makes people daunting and shuddering; The good news is that it will definitely bring good luck to the company.

Kang Jiawei patted the bronze lion: "Mr. Li, how can I afford such a heavy gift from you, carry it back!" At the same time, he showed a reluctant expression.

Li Shijing waved his hand: "It's already stained with your joy, can you carry it back?" If you carry it back, it will take away your joy and wealth. ”

"Then thank you, Mr. Li!" Du Manlin couldn't put it down and stroked the head of the bronze lion, and suddenly she withdrew her hand, turned slightly sideways, and pointed her hand, "You give me the treasure of the town factory, I have to give you the seat of the town banquet." Mr. Li, please take a seat! ”

Li Shijing was forcibly dragged and placed in the left arm position of the county magistrate's left arm. It was the most honorable courtesy he had received for the first time in twenty-six years. Sitting on an equal footing with the county magistrate, he was inevitably apprehensive in his heart, but he also had a sense of honor.

The banquet kicked off with the roar of firecrackers. According to the custom of Tucheng, halfway through the banquet, the host will start toasting from table to table to show respect for the guests. Toasting is strictly exquisite, generally left and then right, up and then down, first long and then young, first big and then small, first officials and then the people. According to this rule, the first person to accept the toast is, of course, the county magistrate Li. The county magistrate of Keli shirked on the grounds that he was the brother-in-law of the Kang family, and proposed to respect Li Shijing first.

Kang Jiawei and Du Manlin immediately understood what they meant, and they both raised their glasses towards Li Shijing at the same time.

Li Shijing was embarrassed and tried his best to push it, but he couldn't push it. County Magistrate Li had already grabbed his wine glass and stuffed it into his hand: "I can't help you today, you have to drink it, and you have to drink it if you don't drink it." Otherwise, you don't really regard Jia Wei as a friend. ”

Li Shijing hesitated for a while, didn't say a word, and drained the wine with a grunt.

Kang Jiawei and Du Manlin also dried up the wine.

"According to the rules of Tucheng, there will be coming. Next, I will borrow Jiawei's wine to pay tribute to Jiawei and his wife. Li Shijing set up four cups and filled them with wine, "In order to reflect fairness, I will confront you and your wife." I'll drink two glasses, and you will each drink one drink. ”

"No, no, no, if you do this, won't you plunge me into unkindness." Kang Jiawei found two empty cups and poured them full of wine, "Mr. Li, how do you drink, and I and Man Lin also drink, this is fair." ”

Li Shijing said: "That's not good, your wife is still pregnant!" ”

Du Manlin pointed to her slightly bulging abdomen and joked: "I drink alone and share it with two people, it's okay, I'm not drunk." ”

There was laughter all around.

Li Shijing picked up the wine glass: "The first cup, I wish Mr. Kang's career is like a song, the more you sing, the louder it gets!" One cup fell into his stomach, and he twisted up the second cup, "The second cup, I wish Mr. Kang's love is like wine, the older it is, the more mellow it is!" He was taken aback, only to see Kang Jiawei and Du Manlin each nodding and smiling at him with two empty wine glasses.

It's strange, how Kang Jiawei and Du Manlin drank the wine, Li Shijing didn't notice it at all.

Du Manlin stretched out his hand to Li Shijing, who was in doubt: "Mr. Li, long live friendship!" ”

Looking at Du Manlin's delicate and white hands, Li Shijing was not moved. But the heart is heart-moving, Du Manlin has already returned to his master, and he Li Shijing can only hide this love in his heart.

Li Shijing wiped the sweat stains from his palms and stretched out his trembling hand. When his hand stirred with Du Manlin's fleshy and silky hand, his whole body trembled slightly like an electric shock. He really wanted to take her hand, squeeze it gently, and kiss it for a while, but how dare he, hundreds of pairs of eyes stared at him like eagle eyes. He was reluctant to let go slowly, and said: "Friendship lasts forever, lasts forever!" ”

There was another roar of applause.

Next, Kang Jiazheng, Kang Jiaqi, and Kang Richeng took turns to toast Li Shijing, and did not stop until Li Shijing began to stutter, stand and shake, and walk in circles.

After the banquet, Du Manlin quietly thanked the county magistrate: "County magistrate, thank you!" Without your reminder, I can't think of a toast to warn Li Shijing. To put it bluntly, it is a toast in the open, but it is a warning in the dark. Warning Li Shijing Jiaman, the company is overcrowded and cannot be provoked. ”

County Magistrate Li smiled and lightly tapped her with his fingers: "Jiaman Company has you Du Manlin in charge, and he Li Shijing is not your opponent even if he has three heads and six arms." ”

Du Manlin knew that County Magistrate Li was praising her, but this kind of exaggerated praise really made her a little unacceptable. I saw her fall slightly to County Magistrate Li, and replied in a joking tone: "County magistrate, according to your words, I am destined to be Li Shijing's nemesis in this life?" ”

"You are not only his nemesis, you are also his savior and blessing."

Du Manlin was confused: "No, how can I be his savior?"

"I have a hunch that this time Li Shijing will challenge you with all his strength, and he will definitely lose very badly. At that time, it must be you Du Manlin who can save him and get him back on his feet. ”

"It's impossible, I won't save anyone I won't save him."

County Magistrate Li didn't say anything more, just looked at her thoughtfully. At this time, the two had already walked to the gate of the hotel, and Kang Jiawei was standing at the gate waiting after sending off the guests. A Toyota sedan stopped at the gate with a snort, and the county magistrate Li waved his hand while walking towards the car: "There is no turning back from the bow, it has already opened, so you can't have worries, you can't be afraid of difficulties, do a good job, I will celebrate you if you do a good job." ”

As soon as the county magistrate Li got into the car and did not close the door, Kang Jiazheng and Li Hong rushed out of the hotel. Li Hong looked inside the car and said, "Brother, can't you stay longer?" ”

County Magistrate Li smiled bitterly: "In my brother's position, many times I can't help myself. Look at it, I was going to accompany you and Jiazheng and them today, but just now the city called to inform me to rush to the city for a meeting. I can't help it, I don't even have time to invite you to a meal this time, I'm very ashamed! ”

Li Hong said: "Brother, you are outside." We're not outsiders, so you don't have to be so polite. Now that our brothers and sisters have met and reunited, there will be more opportunities to eat in the future, what is there to be ashamed of! ”

Kang Jia leaned down and handed two business cards into the car: "Brother, this is my father and my business card." On behalf of my father and myself, I would like to formally extend an invitation to you, please take the time to visit my father and my company to inspect and guide you! ”

The voice of the county magistrate Li came from the car: "Certainly, definitely, to be honest, I can't wait to bring your father and your company to our Tucheng." ”

The car slowly departed.