Chapter 2188

For a moment, among the four people, three pairs of eyes widened. Only He Liping, the organizer, smiled naturally. Seeing Hu Tao and Zheng Ru looking at Zhao Desan with such surprised gazes, she broke the deadlock and said with a light smile: "Are you all very surprised? Go in and sit down first. Sit down and I will explain the purpose of inviting everyone to eat tonight while we eat." Saying this, He Liping walked into the private room. Zhao Desan, who had been stunned on the spot, broke into a smile after He Liping broke the deadlock, nodded, greeted Hu Tao and Zheng Ru, followed He Liping into the private room, pulled out a chair beside her, and sat down.

Zheng Ru, who had been secretly watching Zhao Desan, only lowered her head the moment he sat down and raised his eyes, picked up the water cup and took a small sip of water, using this action to cover up the unease in her heart. Ever since Zhao Desan left the collective office, Zheng Ru had never met Zhao Desan privately outside the unit, let alone sat together to eat. This feeling made her feel a bit strange and a bit relieved, so she also appeared a bit unnatural. And Hu Tao, sitting diagonally opposite Zhao Desan, although he also looked smiling, his eyes contained murderous intent. Ever since he and Zhao Desan had a falling out at the Fire Phoenix Dance Hall, the two of them had looked at each other with displeasure. Although they didn't interact much usually, once they met, the anger in their hearts would ignite. It was just that because this dinner party today was organized by He Liping personally, and Zheng Ru was present, both of them suppressed the anger in their hearts and it was inconvenient to show it, but it didn't mean everything was as calm as the tabletop. The lingering light in the corner of Zhao Desan's eyes that carried ruthlessness explained everything. For Hu Tao prying Zheng Jie away from his side and giving him a green hat, Zhao Desan had always wanted to find an opportunity to take revenge, but he was troubled by never finding an opportunity.

He Liping saw that the two were secretly competing, so she took the initiative to open the conversation, breaking the somewhat stiff scene, and while ordering dishes, asked them what they wanted to eat, trying to reconcile the atmosphere as much as possible. After ordering the dishes, He Liping said with a chuckle: "It can be seen that you three must be very strange why I arranged for everyone to eat together today. Let's explain to everyone while we eat." Saying this, He Liping turned and instructed the waiter to pour wine.

After the waiter filled four glasses of white wine, He Liping picked up the glass, raised it to the center of the dining table, and gave the opening remarks. She said with a smile: "Come, let's drink a reunion wine first."

Seeing He Liping's action, although they still didn't understand what medicine was in her gourd today, the three still responded to her call, picked up the wine glasses one after another and raised them. Seeing that the atmosphere was not relaxed yet, Zhao Desan began to exert his specialty, chuckling and saying: "Come, Hu Zong, Zheng Ru, although we don't know why Deputy Director He invited everyone to eat, since Deputy Director He invited us to eat together, let's drink a glass first. Come."

Zhao Desan's performance of not being timid at all made He Liping very satisfied. She smiled slightly and said: "Let's drink this glass of wine first."

Zhao Desan was the first to touch He Liping's glass. Under his lead, Hu Tao and Zheng Ru also touched glasses with He Liping one after another. For a moment, the collision of wine glasses made a crisp and pleasant sound, and then the four people poured the first glass of wine into their stomachs one after another.

After drinking the opening wine, He Liping put down the glass, pulled out a paper towel and gently wiped her lips, then greeted: "Everyone eat some dishes, chat while eating." Saying this, she picked up her chopsticks and added a mouthful of cold dish into her mouth. While eating, she said meaningfully: "I specifically called the three of you to eat together today for two reasons. The first one is, Hu Zong and our Xiao Zhao, because of some reasons, you two have produced some misunderstandings. Hu Zong is engaged in engineering and has also contracted many municipal projects from the Construction Committee. And our Xiao Zhao is a role model for young comrades in our Provincial Construction Committee, with strong work ability. You will have business dealings in the future. I don't want Hu Zong and Xiao Zhao to look like enemies every time they meet. Hu Zong is my friend, and Xiao Zhao is a young comrade I value very much. This drink, the first purpose, is to let you eat this meal tonight, and be able to let go of past grievances, just consider it as knowing a friend." Saying this, He Liping paused, looked at the two, seeing Hu Tao and Zhao Desan look at each other, and lowered their heads involuntarily. Then, He Liping explained the second purpose: "Calling Xiao Zheng over is the second purpose of this meal tonight. Xiao Zhao and Xiao Zheng entered the Provincial Construction Committee in the same year, but because of some things, the two have also produced some misunderstandings. Actually, they are colleagues, and even more friends. There is no need to always have a straight face like an enemy every time they meet. Xiao Zheng always asks me for advice on work problems before. As for specific problems, I think it is best for you, Xiao Zheng, to consult Xiao Zhao. To tell you the truth, regarding some specific problems, Deputy Division Chief Liu has a clearer grasp than I do. His ability is obvious to all in our unit. Xiao Zheng, don't you think so?"

Zheng Ru lowered her face and nodded slightly.

"This is the purpose of me inviting you to eat together today. I, He Liping, how should I put it, although I am a woman, I still hope to be good friends and good colleagues with everyone. Only when everyone opens their hearts like this to resolve those misunderstandings can we better do a good job in work, right?" He Liping said with a smile while picking up the wine bottle and adding wine to her wine glass. After filling a glass, she pushed the wine bottle to Zhao Desan.

Seeing He Liping fill the wine, Zhao Desan also picked up the wine bottle and took the initiative to help Hu Tao and Zheng Ru pour wine. Although he wouldn't dispel the hatred for Hu Tao because of He Liping's one or two sentences in his heart, he pretended to agree with He Liping's statement on the surface. While helping Hu Tao pour wine, he said with a smile: "Deputy Director He is right. I, Zhao Desan, am not the kind of person who is petty. I might have had a misunderstanding with Hu Zong because of some reasons before. Today, taking this opportunity, I, Zhao Desan, toast Hu Zong a glass of wine, consider it an apology." Saying this, Zhao Desan picked up the wine glass and raised it to Hu Tao.

Seeing Zhao Desan's sincere appearance, Hu Tao was also embarrassed not to express his stance, so he also picked up the wine glass, chuckled and said: "Deputy Division Chief Liu is right. We are all men, don't be petty because of a little thing. Today, after drinking this glass of wine, I, Hu Tao, recognize you, Deputy Division Chief Liu, as my brother."

"Good, come, Brother Hu, let's finish this glass." Saying this, Zhao Desan and Hu Tao touched their wine glasses, raised their wine glasses involuntarily, lifted their necks, and another glass of wine went down their stomachs.

Seeing that both of them were very straightforward, He Liping said with a smile on the side: "Good, neither of them is someone I, He Liping, have misjudged. I can invite you to sit together to eat today because I know both of you relatively well. Both are men with very straightforward personalities. It seems I, He Liping, haven't misjudged. Otherwise, I wouldn't have spent so much effort to call you together to eat."

Seeing He Liping glance at him sideways when she spoke, that look seemed to be telling him that the real purpose of today's dinner party didn't seem to be just that simple. And Zhao Desan himself also felt that a woman with as much scheming as He Liping personally organizing such a dinner party didn't seem to have only such a simple purpose. But no matter what He Liping's purpose was, what was certain was that she would absolutely not kill him. Under the premise of this idea, Zhao Desan performed a double act with He Liping while kept in the dark. He continued He Liping's words: "Deputy Director He, I must thank you for giving me such an opportunity today, letting me dispel the misunderstanding with Boss Hu, and also letting me be able to sit together with Zheng Ru to eat. No matter what, I must toast you a glass." Saying this, Zhao Desan poured another full glass of wine and raised it to He Liping.

He Liping picked up the wine glass half-pushed and half-pulled and said: "Xiao Zhao, don't just drink with me. Today is such a good opportunity, you should drink with Boss Hu and Xiao Zheng. Also Xiao Zheng, don't just sit there, you also drink a couple of glasses with Boss Hu. Everyone sitting together is friends, no need to be so restrained."

After drinking with Zhao Desan, He Liping said to him with a chuckle: "Xiao Zhao, drink less tonight. The heavy responsibility of sending us home in a while will be handed over to you."

Zhao Desan patted his chest and said: "Deputy Director He, don't worry. Everyone drink happily tonight, I, Xiao Zhao, guarantee to send everyone home safely."

Hearing Zhao Desan say this, Zheng Ru felt a bit relieved in her heart, thinking that she finally had the opportunity to contact Zhao Desan alone. After drinking a glass of wine, Zheng Ru, who couldn't hold her liquor, had a pink luster on her face, looking even more charming than in her normal state. She took the initiative to pick up a glass of wine and raised it to Zhao Desan, saying a bit shyly: "Zhao Desan, let's drink a glass, shall we?"

"Good, Zheng Ru, come, we haven't sat together to eat for a long time, come." Zhao Desan didn't decline at all, directly picked up a glass of wine, raised it and touched it with Zheng Ru's wine glass, and then drank it down heroically.

After a few glasses of wine, the atmosphere at the wine table gradually opened up, not as restrained as at the beginning. Under He Liping's matchmaking, the four people began to toast each other. For a moment, the wine table was filled with clinking glasses, and the atmosphere became relaxed and pleasant.

Hu Tao, who also didn't have much drinking capacity, became a bit red-eyed after drinking three or four glasses of wine, and began to hook shoulders and backs with Zhao Desan, calling each other brothers. Seeing this scene, a strange look flashed in He Liping's eyes, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, she took the initiative to talk to Zheng Ru, who was left on the side, imparting some experience in work to her, and while imparting, drinking with Zheng Ru.

In less than an hour, in an exceptionally active atmosphere, a bottle of white wine hit the bottom. When He Liping grabbed the wine bottle and saw that it was empty inside, she deliberately asked the few people who were already red-eyed: "No wine, should we drink or not?"

A bottle of wine was divided by four people. The few drops of wine that went into the stomach were not enough for Zhao Desan to rinse his mouth. Only to see him respond first: "Drink, everyone must be happy tonight, Boss Hu, don't you think so?" ===== CHAPTER 2189 =====