Chapter 1199

Wang Huilan came to Tang Bei's office once again: "Manager Tang."

Tang Bei handed the contract to her: "Take a look, and if there's anything you're dissatisfied with, bring it up."

Wang Huilan took the contract and looked at it carefully; it was five or six minutes before she looked up.

"No problems."

"If there are no problems, then sign it," Tang Bei handed the fountain pen to Wang Huilan.

Wang Huilan didn't hesitate, took the pen, and signed her name.

Tang Bei stood up: "Let's go, let's find the Chairman to sign and stamp it."

Zhou Andong was asking about the studies of Zhou Anxue and Yuan Lu; Zhou Xiaoli, who had never cared about the children's studies, actually knew because he was also studying himself and even had to consult the children often.

"The teacher said that both children are working very hard, and their grades are steadily improving. Anxue will definitely have no problem with the high school entrance exam, but the one I'm most worried about is Yuan Lu. After all, she took a year off school; although she has a foundation and is working hard, it's still a bit difficult for her to learn."

"There's only half a year left until the college entrance exam; if she just wants to get into a junior college, it won't be a problem, but if she wants to get into a better university, the hope isn't great."

Zhou Andong sighed: "We'll talk after the college entrance exam. If she's willing to go to a junior college, she can go; if she's not, she can study for another year."

"Clap, clap, clap..."

The office door was knocked, and Zhou Xiaoli said, "Come in."

Tang Bei pushed the door open and walked in, with Wang Huilan following behind her.

"Chairman, this is the contract; take a look."

Zhou Andong took it, looked at it roughly, and handed it to Zhou Xiaoli: "You are the legal representative, you sign it, and then stamp it."

Zhou Xiaoli signed his name very skillfully and took the official seal out of the drawer to stamp it.

"Done!"

Tang Bei picked up the contract, handed one copy to Wang Huilan, and kept the other for the company's files.

Zhou Andong checked the time: "Alright, if there's nothing else, we're leaving."

"Aren't you going to visit home?" Zhou Xiaoli said. "I'll call your aunt to stir-fry a few dishes, and we two can have a drink."

Zhou Andong stood up and waved his hand: "Qiuqiu promised her grandfather she would go home to eat."

Hearing that they were going to eat at Man Man Laoyezi Jian's place, Zhou Xiaoli didn't try to keep them any longer.

Then, together with Tang Bei and Wang Huilan, he saw Zhou Andong and Jian Qiu out of the office building.

"Alright, it's quite cold outside, you guys go back."

Jian Qiu waved her hand and got into the car with Zhou Andong.

When they arrived at Courtyard No. 5, the old man wasn't there, saying he had an emergency meeting and had gone to attend it.

Zhou Andong and Jian Qiu waited until after six o'clock in the evening before the old man returned.

"How long have you been waiting?" The old man took off his coat and handed it to the live-in secretary.

Jian Qiu said: "More than three hours."

"Let's eat," the old man said and sat down: "Dongzi, keep Grandpa company for a drink."

"Alright," Zhou Andong agreed very readily, but his eyes were darting around.

Seeing Zhou Andong's shifty-eyed look, Jian Qiu knew what he was thinking: "Grandpa, where's Grandma?"

"She went to your aunt's place," the old man said, taking the Yugong wine handed over by Aunt Juan and opening it.

Zhou Andong grinned and took the wine the old man had opened: "Grandpa, let me pour the wine for you."

Seeing Zhou Andong's beaming face, Jian Qiu rolled her eyes at him, picked up a meatball, and took a bite.

"Mmm!" Jian Qiu gave a thumbs up: "It's been a long time since I've had the fried meatballs you made, Aunt Juan; they're still so delicious."

A happy smile appeared on Aunt Juan's face: "If they're delicious, eat more. There's still pork rib soup stewing in the kitchen; I'll go see if it's ready."

"Come on," the old man raised his glass and clinked it with Zhou Andong's: "This is the first time we two have sat together to drink; we must drink well, and you are not allowed to cheat or slack off."

"Grandpa, did you forget what I do?" Zhou Andong said very smugly: "I'm a brewer; when it comes to drinking, I've never yielded to anyone."

Jian Qiu opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but seeing Zhou Andong's smug look, she closed it, a hint of schadenfreude appearing on her face.

Zhou Andong very decisively drank the two-tael glass in one breath.

"Refreshing!" The old man laughed loudly and then also drank the wine in his glass in one breath.

Zhou Andong blinked, suddenly feeling that something was wrong.

The old man was drinking like this, and Jian Qiu, as his granddaughter, wasn't going to stop him?

He turned his head and happened to see the schadenfreude expression on Jian Qiu's face.

"Come, pour the wine!" The old man said.

Zhou Andong poured wine for the old man suspiciously: "Grandpa, you're getting old, you can't drink so fast. Anyway, we have plenty of time, let's drink slowly."

Jian Qiu said with a smile: "Your reaction is quite fast."

Zhou Andong chuckled; Jian Qiu's words confirmed what he had been thinking.

Jian Qiu said with a smile: "Grandpa has a nickname; do you know what it is?"

Zhou Andong said: "Wine Immortal, Wine God, Wine Saint?"

Jian Qiu shook her head, and Zhou Andong said: "It wouldn't be 'Wine Ghost', would it?"

Jian Qiu hit him: "Wine Leaker, meaning that once the wine enters Grandpa's stomach, it immediately leaks out; he can't get drunk at all."

The old man laughed loudly and said very proudly: "Back then, I had an arch-rival; I couldn't beat him in a fight, but he couldn't hold his liquor, and I often got him drunk."

"Once, because he drank too much, he delayed things and was severely scolded by the commander, who sent him to feed horses for two months."

Zhou Andong asked curiously: "Is this arch-rival of yours still around?"

The old man suddenly stopped talking, his expression becoming somewhat despondent; he picked up his glass, took a sip, and sighed.

"I don't know. The day after the founding ceremony, he resigned from all his posts and disappeared without even saying goodbye."

Jian Qiu looked at the old man and then at Zhou Andong, her eyes flickering, but she didn't say anything.

Zhou Andong thought of his own grandfather and sighed to himself; the awareness of the older generation of revolutionaries was truly very high.

Like his own grandfather, who returned to the mountains and lived in anonymity after the War of Resistance ended, he knew of several such people.

The most famous among them was General Gan, whose life could be summarized in two words: selfless!

This meal of wine lasted until after eight o'clock with the old man, and Zhou Andong felt his feet were a bit light when he walked.

He couldn't even remember the last time he had been this dizzy from drinking.

Jian Qiu helped him into the car and said with a smile: "Now you know how well Grandpa can drink."

Zhou Andong exhaled and said weakly: "Regardless, your grandfather is so old; you should keep an eye on him and let him drink less."

"No one can control him," Jian Qiu said helplessly, then her spirit lifted: "Do you know who Grandpa's arch-rival is?"

Zhou Andong blinked: "You know?"

Jian Qiu nodded with a smile: "I know, and I also know where this person is."

Zhou Andong's spirits lifted: "Tell me."