[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-romantic-path-to-success":3,"chapter-the-romantic-path-to-success-the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-111":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Romantic Road to the Top",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2146302,3567,"Chapter 111","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-111",111,"\u003Cp>Watching Tan Weisheng holding the three red envelopes happily, Su Xingyun could only shake her head and put a meatball into her son's bowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The first meal of 1993 passed by in such laughter and joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui stayed at home for two solid days, not going anywhere, accompanying his parents. On the morning of the third, Su Xinghui and Xu Xiaoguang returned to Menghuling together. Of course, they also invited Lei Ming and brought him back to Menghuling as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Returning to the township government, Su Xinghui first went back to his dormitory to put away some winter clothes he had brought from home. Just as he entered the dormitory and put down his bag, someone walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui looked back and saw it was Peng Kehong, who was nodding with a fawning smile: \"Director Su.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui turned his head, took out his clothes, and hung them in the wardrobe one by one, saying indifferently: \"Peng Kehong, is there something you need?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although Su Xinghui didn't even look at him, Peng Kehong still bowed slightly and said: \"Director Su, I would like to invite you to dinner at noon, is that okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Invite him to dinner? What kind of madness was Peng Kehong having? Didn't he know that he didn't like him? Or did he think he didn't know about the little tricks he had been playing?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said: \"Forget it, there's no need for dinner. If you have something to say, just say it directly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Peng Kehong didn't feel embarrassed at all: \"Director Su, look, you've been here for so long, and we haven't had a proper meal together. Let's have a few drinks together at noon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said: \"There's a rule against drinking at noon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Peng Kehong still smiled and said: \"Then let's make it the afternoon. I am truly sincere in inviting you, you must give me some face.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Peng Kehong's skin was so thick that Su Xinghui didn't know how to refuse. Besides, he and Peng Kehong hadn't publicly fallen out, so it wasn't good to be too distant. He thought for a moment and nodded reluctantly: \"If I don't have anything else to do in the afternoon, then let's eat together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Peng Kehong nodded happily: \"Alright, then I'll come to invite you again before work ends in the afternoon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After Peng Kehong left, Su Xinghui sat on his bed and pondered. Peng Kehong actually invited him to dinner; this was very unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In his previous life, Peng Kehong's status was completely reversed from Su Xinghui's. Peng Kehong was the Deputy Director of the Party and Government Office, while Su Xinghui was an ordinary staff member. Peng Kehong only knew how to look up; he was stingy to those with lower status than him, let alone taking the initiative to invite anyone to dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, this also explained why Peng Kehong invited him to dinner, because Su Xinghui's status was now higher than his; he was his leader, so it was normal for him to curry favor with his leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As for the conflict between the two, it hadn't been made public. If Su Xinghui hadn't been reborn and known Peng Kehong's background, he might not have known that he was a petty person.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So, Peng Kehong inviting him to dinner made sense. Now that the position of Deputy Director of the Party and Government Office was set, instead of continuing to go against Su Xinghui, it was better to curry favor with him. That way, if Su Xinghui became successful in the future, he might consider promoting Peng Kehong.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Precisely because Peng Kehong was a petty person, he had this petty mindset; he could lower his face for anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Su Xinghui shook his head and smiled. Just thinking about having dinner alone with Peng Kehong made him feel disgusted. He hoped there would be something in the afternoon so he could turn down Peng Kehong's invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He thought that since Xue Qin arrived in Menghuling today, maybe she would come to find him for dinner in the afternoon, and then he could naturally turn down Peng Kehong's invitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, he waited all day and didn't see Xue Qin come over. He guessed that since it was her first day in Menghuling, she was still familiarizing herself with the situation at the station.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When work ended in the afternoon, Peng Kehong appeared at the door of the Party and Government Office, peeking around. Su Xinghui really didn't have a good excuse to refuse, so he had to go to Fatty Zhang's restaurant with Peng Kehong.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The two entered a private room. Peng Kehong called Fatty Zhang's wife in and ordered a hot pot and three or four dishes in a row. Seeing that he wanted to order more, Su Xinghui quickly raised his hand to Fatty Zhang's wife and said: \"Sister-in-law, that's enough, that's enough. There are only two of us, a hot pot and two dishes are enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Peng Kehong said: \"It's fine, just bring all the dishes we just ordered, and bring a bottle of Jiangcheng Chun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jiangcheng Chun wine was a high-end liquor produced by the Jiangcheng Winery, costing over ten yuan a bottle. Today, Peng Kehong was being so generous, which could be considered a major expense.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui didn't speak; he wanted to see what Peng Kehong wanted to say to him today.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Fatty Zhang's wife went out. Peng Kehong rubbed his hands and smiled sheepishly: \"Director Su, the hospitality is not good, please don't mind!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui smiled faintly: \"It's fine, I'm very easy to host, just having a bite to eat is enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Peng Kehong quickly waved his hand: \"How can that be? Director Su, you are my leader now, and you will definitely have a bright future, so I must host you well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Looking at Peng Kehong's fawning appearance, Su Xinghui really felt that his face was hateful and his words were tasteless. He couldn't help but pick up his teacup and drink tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, he still admired Peng Kehong a little in his heart; he could really lower his face. If he didn't know that Peng Kehong was a petty person, and hadn't heard Zeng Xianglin talk about Peng Kehong's dark history of backstabbing him, he might have been deceived by his diligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was no wonder why those who were emperors in history liked petty people and treacherous officials, but didn't like those outspoken officials and honest officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui didn't respond, and Peng Kehong didn't take offense. He said with a fawning smile: \"Director Su, I might not have been very good at speaking before. If there was anything offensive, please don't mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui nodded reluctantly: \"You haven't offended me in any way, there's no need for this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Peng Kehong said: \"No, no, no, Director Su, you must have an opinion of me. I have a feeling that there might be some misunderstandings between us. But Director Su, if you spend more time with me, you'll know that I don't have any bad intentions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui felt like he was going to vomit. You don't have bad intentions? Wasn't Zeng Xianglin harmed by you? Could it be that the Peng Kehong I saw in my previous life wasn't the real Peng Kehong?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui was too lazy to talk to Peng Kehong, so he picked up his teacup and drank tea again.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The atmosphere in the private room was a bit awkward for a while. No matter how thick Peng Kehong's skin was, he couldn't keep talking to himself. He also picked up his teacup to cover his embarrassment, but he had already prepared himself mentally today, so no matter what Su Xinghui did, he wouldn't show any dissatisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just then, a voice came from outside: \"Landlady, is there anyone in the private room?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Fatty Zhang's wife said: \"Director Wang, I'm sorry, there's someone in the private room. Can you guys sit outside?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That Director Wang hesitated: \"There's someone in the private room?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A female voice rang out: \"Director Wang, if there's someone in the private room, let's just sit outside. I think sitting outside is quite good too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1371,"2026-06-16T17:50:40.887Z","2026-06-17T08:56:06.694Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","8bc1ba9f00adc698497345169e8fc6264f4a7c712e69b0291c235f246c9bbd19","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-112","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-110",572,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-romantic-path-to-success-cover.jpg"]