Chapter 3043: Giving Enough Face

When Xiao Changkun's Cullinan drove to Tianxiangfu, Hong Wu was already waiting at the entrance.

For Xiao Changkun, he naturally had to show twelve points of enthusiasm, and the work of giving face had to be done to the extreme, because he understood Xiao Changkun's personality—he loved to show off and cared about face, so face had to be given enough.

Just as Xiao Changkun parked the car, Hong Wu brought the manager of Tianxiangfu and greeted him directly.

President Pei in the passenger seat recognized Hong Wu and exclaimed, "Damn, Changkun, Master Hong Wu came to greet us personally?"

Xiao Changkun said with a smile, "Master Hong Wu respects my son-in-law quite a bit, so naturally he won't neglect us either."

While speaking, Hong Wu had already arrived outside the driver's door. He personally opened the door for Xiao Changkun and said with a respectful face, "Mr. Xiao, hello. You can leave the car to Little Cheng; he'll help you park it. You and this gentleman just come up with me!"

Xiao Changkun said with a smile, "Then I'll trouble you all."

Having said that, he said to President Pei on the side, "President Pei, let's get out of the car."

"Good, good, good!"

President Pei was somewhat reserved in front of Hong Wu, nodding repeatedly with a smile, and got out of the car somewhat timidly.

Once out of the car, Xiao Changkun introduced President Pei to Hong Wu, "Mr. Hong, this is President Pei of our Calligraphy and Painting Association, and also my elder brother."

President Pei had a nervous face. He was just the president of a small folk association. In front of Hong Wu, he was naturally somewhat apprehensive, fearing he wouldn't catch the other party's eye.

However, what President Pei didn't expect was that Hong Wu was very polite to him, took the initiative to reach out and shake his hand, and said with a smile at the same time, "President Pei, hello. My name is Hong Wu, very happy to meet you!"

"Oh my!" President Pei hurriedly shook hands with Hong Wu with both hands and said repeatedly, "Master Wu, you are too polite. Meeting you is my honor!"

Hong Wu said with a smile, "Since President Pei is Mr. Xiao's friend, then he is my friend, Hong Wu. If you have anything you need me for in the future, just speak up!"

President Pei was somewhat flattered.

Being able to let Hong Wu be so polite and give so much face was indeed somewhat beyond expectations, and he was naturally exceptionally happy in his heart.

People all want face. Even if he knew that after today, when Xiao Changkun wasn't around, Hong Wu might not see him in his eyes, but at this moment, Hong Wu being able to say this was giving him enough face.

Just at this moment, an Audi A6 slowly drove to the entrance and stopped. Just as the car stabilized, a man ran out from the driver's seat and walked quickly to President Pei, saying excitedly, "Old Pei!"

Seeing the other party, President Pei immediately smiled, "Oh my, Brother Zhang, you're here! Come, come, come, let me introduce you. This is the Old Brother Xiao I've been mentioning to you, Vice President Xiao!"

Having said that, President Pei said to Xiao Changkun, "Changkun, this is the Brother Zhang I told you about, Zhang Hancheng!"

Zhang Hancheng took the initiative to shake hands with Xiao Changkun very politely and thanked him, "Brother Xiao, hello, hello! Old Pei has mentioned you many times, and today I finally meet you."

Xiao Changkun also hurriedly exchanged pleasantries. President Pei on the side hurriedly said, "Brother Zhang, let Changkun introduce Master Hong Wu, Mr. Hong, to you. The two of them have a very good relationship, so I won't overstep."

Xiao Changkun came back to his senses and hurriedly introduced, "Brother Zhang, let me introduce you. This is Master Hong Wu, the boss of Tianxiangfu."

Zhang Hancheng hurriedly said, "Oh my, Master Hong Wu, I've long heard of your great name, and today I finally see you in person. I've been to Tianxiangfu before, but I never had the chance to meet you."

Master Hong Wu said with a smile, "Since you are Mr. Xiao's friend, then you are my friend, Hong Wu. In the future, as long as you come to Tianxiangfu, I, Hong Wu, will personally receive you!"

Zhang Hancheng was also incredibly excited in his heart.

This treat was truly too much face.

Hong Wu was also sending the Buddha to the west at this moment, hurriedly saying, "Everyone, let's not stand here. Let's go up together. I will arrange for people to wait here for your guests. As long as they are Diamond VIP clients, there will be special people to lead them upstairs."

Xiao Changkun also echoed, "Right, right, right, let's go up first, go in and wait slowly."

The other two naturally had no objections, so they followed Hong Wu and Xiao Changkun to the most luxurious Diamond private room at Tianxiangfu.

After Hong Wu brought the three to the Diamond private room, he said with a smile, "The three of you, sit for a moment. I'll have people prepare some good Da Hong Pao for you to drink and chat. In a while, the waiter will bring the menu for you to see what you want to eat. I've already explained everything to the back kitchen. Once everyone arrives, we'll serve the cold dishes first. If you want to play cards, play for a while. Once you are seated, we'll serve the hot dishes immediately."

Hong Wu arranged everything in great detail. The three were naturally exceptionally satisfied and even extremely grateful. The way the two looked at Xiao Changkun already carried a few points of worship. In their view, it was as if Xiao Changkun was a hidden big shot like Ye Chen.

Soon, the invited guests arrived one after another.

Hong Wu did indeed give Xiao Changkun enough face. After everyone arrived, he personally brought two bottles of expensive three-jin Moutai and sent them to the private room.

Zhang Hancheng, who was treating, ordered two additional one-jin bottles of Moutai Feitian for the sake of face.

There were 8 people eating tonight. Six jin plus two jin, just enough for one jin of wine per person.

This group of people were all around 50 years old. Although there were some with good drinking capacity, facing 53-degree Moutai, the best drinker could only handle one jin at most. Xiao Changkun's drinking capacity was average; drinking half a jin of this wine would be considered not bad.

However, because Hong Wu gave Xiao Changkun enough face, everyone at the dinner table also gave Xiao Changkun enough face, frequently toasting him and flattering him, making his vanity reach its peak.

This feeling of being valued by everyone instantly formed a strong contrast with the pain of being abandoned by Han Meiqing in his heart. His extremely satisfied vanity was like the best healing medicine, rapidly healing the scars in his heart. Coupled with the fact that these people at the dinner table all had higher social status than him, and each was rushing to befriend him, Xiao Changkun's social circle also received significant improvement and progress.

Xiao Changkun's mood improved, and his drinking capacity naturally increased.

Between toasting, Xiao Changkun had already drunk at least seven taels.

With seven taels of wine in his stomach, Xiao Changkun was already slurring his words, but people at the dinner table still frequently stood up to toast him.

Appreciating that others thought highly of him, Xiao Changkun's drinking etiquette also sublimated at this moment. Even if he couldn't drink anymore, he had to hold his nose and drink it; only then could it be considered reciprocal.

Thus, by the time the banquet ended, Xiao Changkun was already dizzy and disoriented, and even had severe double vision when looking at things.

Everyone else was the same as Xiao Changkun, each swaying and stumbling, and finally supporting each other out of the private room.

Seeing Xiao Changkun was drunk, Hong Wu stepped forward to ask with concern, "Mr. Xiao, do you want me to drive you back?"

Xiao Changkun said drunkenly, "Ma... Master Wu, you... you are too polite! I... I'll just... just take a taxi back... that's it!"

President Pei on the side reminded him, "Changkun, I... I didn't I let... let Little Wu come to drive... drive for you? He... he should have arrived. I... I'll call... call... call... call him..."

Upon hearing the words Little Wu, Hong Wu said, "The Little Wu that President Pei mentioned is waiting in the lobby. He arrived after eight o'clock and told our waiter he was waiting for Mr. Xiao and President Pei, so I had people arrange for him to rest in the lobby."

President Pei hurriedly said, "That... that's too good! Let... let Little Wu drive... drive!"

Seeing that they had already arranged it, and that Little Wu hadn't drunk any alcohol and looked quite reliable, Hong Wu said, "Alright then, I'll see you all down."

When the group arrived at the lobby on the first floor, Little Wu, who was waiting in the lobby lounge, hurriedly stood up and walked quickly to President Pei and Xiao Changkun, saying respectfully, "President Pei, Vice President Xiao, you two didn't drink too much, right?"

President Pei's old face was red, smiling and saying, "Drink too much? No... doesn't exist! We just drank... drank well, drank beautifully, drank happily!"

Having said that, he bid farewell to the people around him. After a round of reluctant pleasantries, he and Xiao Changkun followed Little Wu out of Tianxiangfu.

Hong Wu also saw them all the way out. Manager Cheng of Tianxiangfu had already driven Xiao Changkun's Cullinan to the front door and handed the keys to Little Wu. After Hong Wu gave some final instructions, the two bid farewell to the group and sat in the back of the Rolls-Royce.

After Little Wu got in the car, while fastening his seatbelt, he took out an invitation and said to Xiao Changkun, "Vice President Xiao, this is the invitation Professor Han asked me to pass to you. Should I put it in the armrest box for you?"

The drunken Xiao Changkun waved his hand disdainfully, "Wh... what crappy invitation, Han... Han Meiqing's wedding... I... I won't... won't go!"

Seeing he was drunk, Little Wu put the invitation directly into the armrest box and said, "I'll put it inside for you first. You can look at it tomorrow when you are sober."

Xiao Changkun was already half-asleep and half-awake, not paying attention to what he said at all, just urging anxiously, "Don't... don't talk nonsense... hurry... hurry and drive..." ===== CHAPTER 3044 =====