Chapter 4235: Stay here for the night

As soon as Zhao Desan parked his car at the entrance of the Shenlong Hotel, Mayor Qi and several town government leaders came up in the rain to welcome him. Mayor Qi stepped forward quickly and said with an enthusiastic smile: "District Mayor Liu is here, hurry, hurry in, don't get you wet!"

One of the town government leaders had already held an umbrella over Zhao Desan's head. This kind of treatment made Zhao Desan feel very satisfied. Thinking of when he was in the Yuyang City Coal Bureau, every time Wang Chunqing or Zhang Shufen went out to handle affairs, he was like a follower, busy serving tea and water. But now, the way Mayor Qi and the others were bowing and scraping with smiling faces in front of him was very much like his former self, which made Zhao Desan feel both emotional and satisfied.

Surrounded by several Shenlong Town government leaders headed by Mayor Qi, Zhao Desan was invited to the highest-grade private room in the Shenlong Hotel. "District Mayor Liu, please sit, please sit!" Mayor Qi greeted Zhao Desan to sit in the chair facing the door, which symbolized the status of the main guest, and the others sat down in order of rank.

"District Mayor Liu, have a cigarette!" Mayor Qi handed over a cigarette with a smiling face. Zhao Desan took the cigarette and put it in his mouth, and Mayor Qi's lighter reached over.

Zhao Desan lit the cigarette and took a puff, also learning to put on airs. He narrowed his eyes and asked Mayor Qi, looking seemingly very unhappy: "Old Qi, what's going on today? I waited for you for such a long time in the town government reception room, and I couldn't even see a shadow of you for half a day!"

Seeing that Zhao Desan was still thinking about this matter, Mayor Qi hurriedly apologized with a smiling face: "District Mayor Liu, I'm really sorry. I drank too much at noon. I remembered you were coming and said I would rush back, but who knew I got drunk and didn't know anything. District Mayor Liu, I'm really sorry, I hope you don't take it to heart, I'm really sorry!"

Zhao Desan said: "Old Qi, your work today was not done well enough. You must pay attention in the future!"

Mayor Qi nodded repeatedly and responded: "In the future, I will be there whenever District Mayor Liu comes. This kind of thing will definitely not happen again. I'm really sorry."

Zhao Desan was still a little suspicious about those few hooligans today, so he frowned and asked Mayor Qi again: "Old Qi, you heard about what happened today, right? Those few little hooligans ran to the town government to make trouble, saying they wanted to contract the supply of sand and stone. What's going on?"

Mayor Qi was stunned for a moment, then frowned and explained: "District Mayor Liu, you don't know, those few little hooligans are the local bullies in our Shenlong Town. These people are ruthless. The police station and the Public Security Bureau can't do anything about them. Now our district is piloting new rural construction in our Shenlong Town. These guys think the government project is profitable and want to contract the supply of sand and stone. These guys come to the town government to make trouble at every turn, which makes our town government feel very troubled."

Zhao Desan frowned and said: "I heard that Rat-eye say that you, Old Qi, have already promised to let them supply the sand and stone? The district hasn't even decided which construction company will carry out this new rural construction project. How can you casually promise these things? Besides, I'm afraid you, Old Qi, don't have this power, right?"

Seeing that Zhao Desan was going to hold him accountable, Mayor Qi smiled awkwardly and excused himself: "District Mayor Liu, you don't know, I was forced by them and had no choice. At first, I refused to agree to them. I said this matter was to be grasped and implemented by the district, and our town government was only cooperating with the district's work and had no decision-making power. But those guys didn't care about that at all. At first, I kept disagreeing, but a few days ago, suddenly one day, those few guys broke into the town government and broke directly into my office. Several people forced me to agree with knives. I really had no choice but to... but to agree to them verbally. However, what I said doesn't count. Isn't this still up to District Mayor Liu's intention?"

Thinking of the arrogant posture of those few little hooligans, Zhao Desan couldn't help but say viciously: "Is it possible that the sky has turned upside down! If it weren't for a friend's help today, I might have been sent to the hospital by those few kids!"

Mayor Qi was stunned and smiled: "District Mayor Liu, let's not talk about these things. Let's serve the dishes and drink!" As he spoke, he greeted the waiter to serve dishes and wine.

Before long, a table of mountain delicacies and wild game was filled, and several bottles of Moutai wine were also placed on the table. The man wearing glasses sitting at the head of the table started from Zhao Desan and filled everyone's wine in turn. Mayor Qi picked up his wine glass and said with high spirits: "Let's welcome District Mayor Liu for coming to our Shenlong Town to inspect and guide our work today."

At Mayor Qi's suggestion, everyone at the table drank a glass together. After drinking a glass of wine, Mayor Qi filled his own wine again, raised his glass, and said to Zhao Desan: "District Mayor Liu, I express my deep apologies for what happened this afternoon. I toast you with this glass of wine!"

Zhao Desan picked up his wine glass, chuckled, and said: "Forget it, Old Qi, let the past be the past. Just pay attention to your work in the future."

The two wine glasses clinked, and each of them tilted their necks, and a glass of wine was drunk in one gulp.

At Mayor Qi's suggestion, the few town government leaders who came to accompany him also toasted Zhao Desan one after another. The situation at the wine table gradually turned into the few leaders of the Shenlong Town government, headed by Mayor Qi, joining forces to drink with the deputy district mayor who came down from the district. In this small town in the northwest, there are rich requirements for drinking, and the wine table between officials has even richer knowledge of drinking. Drinking competition is one of them.

As three or four bottles of Moutai wine bottomed out, the atmosphere in the private room became active. When talking about the new rural construction, Mayor Qi wanted to put forward his own thoughts several times, but then he thought that he had already promised Zhao Desan to cooperate with him to let the Xinmao Group do this project. If he changed his mind halfway, he would definitely make Zhao Desan hold a grudge against him. After being full of worries, Mayor Qi thought, "Just don't do it, don't stop it, and execute Minister He's plan directly. That is a plan that will ensure He Chuan gets this project without any mistakes."

Until five bottles of wine were finished, Zhao Desan vaguely felt his head a little dizzy, realizing that the alcohol was coming up. Often, only when he reached his limit would he have such a feeling. So, Zhao Desan waved his hand and said he wouldn't drink anymore. Seeing that Zhao Desan's eye circles were a little red, Mayor Qi knew that he had drunk a lot of wine tonight and was the one who drank the most among those present. Among the five bottles of white wine, at least two bottles were finished by Zhao Desan alone.

Mayor Qi instructed the waiter: "Little sister, go and brew a pot of tea!"

The waiter brewed a pot of tea, poured a cup of tea for everyone present, put down the teapot, and went out. Mayor Qi picked up the Zhonghua cigarette on the table, handed one to Zhao Desan, lit it, and said with a smile: "District Mayor Liu, our Shenlong Town is a small place, and there are no good dishes or wine to entertain you. Did you eat and drink well tonight?"

Zhao Desan took a puff of the cigarette and nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, very good. Your mountain delicacies and wild game here are things you can't eat even if you want to in the city. Oh my, I drank a little too much today, and my head is a little dizzy." As he spoke, Zhao Desan rubbed his temples.

Mayor Qi smiled and said: "District Mayor Liu really has a good tolerance for alcohol. However, it is raining outside. Why don't you stay in our Shenlong Town for one night tonight, District Mayor Liu, and go back tomorrow?"

"Is it still raining?" As Zhao Desan spoke, he pushed his chair and stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the misty town street outside. Through the light of the cars, Zhao Desan saw the raindrops still falling one after another. Zhao Desan turned around and said somewhat helplessly: "Then it seems I won't be able to return to the district tonight!"

Mayor Qi said: "It doesn't matter if District Mayor Liu stays in the town tonight and goes back tomorrow. I will arrange for someone to open a room for you. Director Zhao, you go up and open a room for District Mayor Liu, a better one, hurry up!"

The dinner ended, and Mayor Qi said very enthusiastically: "That, District Mayor Liu, it's getting late, and I see you drank very happily. Shall I send you up to rest?"

Zhao Desan sighed and said: "It seems I really have to stay here for one night tonight. Mayor Qi, you don't need to send me, I'll go upstairs myself."

After coming out of the private room, Director Zhao handed the room key to Zhao Desan. After the few people parted at the stairs, Zhao Desan walked two steps upstairs, but suddenly felt a little thirsty, so he went downstairs to the front desk to buy water. There were two sleepy women at the service desk in the front hall of the Shenlong Hotel. Seeing such a tall and handsome young man as Zhao Desan, they both became energetic. In a small place like Shenlong Town, it is rare to see such a handsome young man as Zhao Desan. One of the women saw Zhao Desan walking toward the front hall and asked with a smile: "Brother, is there anything?"

Zhao Desan walked over and said: "That, give me two bottles of mineral water."

The older woman said: "Okay!"

Zhao Desan took out a hundred-yuan bill from his leather bag. The young woman with some beauty beside her had sharp eyes and aimed at the stacks of cash in Zhao Desan's hand bag. The older woman gave Zhao Desan the change and said to the young woman beside her: "Xiao Qian, this brother looks like he has drunk a little too much. You help this brother carry these two bottles of water and send him to his room!" ===== CHAPTER 4236 =====