Chapter 112

Su Xinghui heard that this female voice sounded like Xue Qin's. He stood up and walked to the door of the private room to take a look. Sure enough, it was Xue Qin outside, and beside her were all the members of the Menghuling Township Tax Station. It seemed they were holding a welcome party for Xue Qin.

Su Xinghui called out: "Xue Qin."

Xue Qin turned around and saw Su Xinghui. She said pleasantly: "Su Xinghui, you're eating here too!"

Su Xinghui nodded and said: "Yes, I'm eating with a colleague. Why don't you guys join our table?"

A middle-aged man around fifty years old standing to Xue Qin's left smiled and said: "Little Xue, you know Director Su?"

Xue Qin said: "Su Xinghui is my classmate!"

This middle-aged man was Wang Yuze, the director of the Menghuling Township Tax Station. Su Xinghui said to Wang Yuze: "Director Wang, there are only two of us in the private room, why don't you guys join us at one table?"

Wang Yuze said: "Since Little Xue has no objections, let's join tables."

Peng Kehong also came out and said to Wang Yuze: "Director Wang, I'm treating Director Su to dinner today. Since we ran into each other, let's eat together, my treat!"

Wang Yuze led the people from the tax station into the private room, sat down, and said: "I can't let you treat. Today is the welcome banquet for Deputy Director Xue from our station, it's on the station. You can treat next time if you have the chance."

Peng Kehong said: "How can that be? I'm treating Director Su today. If you guys treat, wouldn't it make it seem like I'm not sincere?"

Su Xinghui said: "Peng Kehong, let's listen to Director Wang today. I know your sincerity."

Running into Xue Qin and the others eating here made Su Xinghui breathe a long sigh of relief. The feeling of eating alone with Peng Kehong made his scalp tingle whenever he thought about it. He hated this guy too much. If Peng Kehong wanted to eat alone with him next time, he wouldn't agree no matter what.

Since Peng Kehong had ordered the dishes in advance, Fatty Zhang's wife started serving them quickly. Wang Yuze asked what dishes Peng Kehong had ordered and then added two more.

Peng Kehong took the initiative to open the bottle of wine and started pouring for everyone.

Besides Wang Yuze and Xue Qin, the other two people from the tax station were a man and a woman. The man's name was Qi Hui, in his thirties, and the woman's name was Tang Yu, in her twenties. Both were locals. Peng Kehong poured white wine for all the men present and asked Fatty Zhang's wife to bring a can of Jianlibao for Xue Qin and Tang Yu each.

Wang Yuze raised his glass to Xue Qin and said: "Deputy Director Xue, come, I'll toast you. Consider it a welcome for you to work in Menghuling. Having a business expert like you who is skilled in business come to our station makes our station's combat effectiveness even stronger!"

Xue Qin raised her glass and said: "Director Wang, please don't say that. I'm still young and this is my first time working at the grassroots level. I still need to learn from you in many aspects. I hope you won't hesitate to teach me!"

Xue Qin's humble attitude made Wang Yuze very happy. He drank a glass with Xue Qin with a beaming face.

Peng Kehong diligently poured wine for Wang Yuze.

Su Xinghui raised his glass to Wang Yuze and said: "Director Wang, come, I'll toast you. I hope you'll look after my old classmate!"

Wang Yuze said: "Director Su, look at what you're saying. Even if you didn't say it, I couldn't treat Little Xue poorly. It's really not easy for a city girl to be willing to come to our poor mountain gully!"

Peng Kehong quickly said: "Director Wang, Director Su is also a city person who voluntarily requested to come to our Menghuling Township, which is also not easy."

Wang Yuze laughed loudly: "That's right, Director Su and Deputy Director Xue are both extraordinary. Come, Director Su, let's drink!"

Wang Yuze and Qi Hui both had good drinking capacities. They frequently toasted Xue Qin and Su Xinghui. Peng Kehong, of course, also diligently toasted everyone. Su Xinghui and Wang Yuze both had higher status than him, so he naturally wouldn't neglect either of them.

In short, this welcome banquet went very smoothly, and the atmosphere was very harmonious. By around seven o'clock, everyone was full of food and drink. Wang Yuze asked Qi Hui to sign the bill and then said to Xue Qin: "Little Xue, I'll go home first. You and Little Tang go back to the station and rest early."

Wang Yuze and Qi Hui's homes were both on the street, so they went back to their own homes to sleep at night. Tang Yu wasn't married yet and lived in the single dormitory at the station. Now Xue Qin also had to live in the single dormitory.

Xue Qin nodded and said: "Alright, thank you, Director Wang!"

Wang Yuze had drunk a bit too much and walked away swaying. Xue Qin said to Su Xinghui: "Do you want to come over to our place and sit for a while?"

Su Xinghui didn't want to go back with Peng Kehong, so he took the opportunity to say to Peng Kehong: "Peng Kehong, you go back first. I'm going to see my classmate."

Peng Kehong nodded and said: "Alright, then I'll go back first."

After Peng Kehong left, Su Xinghui went to the tax station with Xue Qin and Tang Yu.

The tax station was a small building with a courtyard of over a hundred square meters. There were two rooms used as offices, and several other rooms were dormitories for single employees.

It was called a dormitory for single employees. Previously, Tang Yu lived in one room alone without even a companion. Now that Xue Qin had come, it was considered having a companion for Tang Yu.

Of course, there were households on both sides, and the police station was opposite. There was also a dog raised in the courtyard, so there were no major problems in terms of safety.

As soon as the three arrived at the tax station, Tang Yu opened the big iron gate, and the dog barked wildly. Tang Yu scolded it, and the dog returned to the corner, growling low.

Tang Yu was a girl of few words. After entering the courtyard, she pulled the light string in the corridor, and a street lamp lit up. She said to Xue Qin: "Deputy Director Xue, it's really great that you're here. I used to live alone, and I was so scared at night."

Xue Qin smiled: "From now on, we'll be companions, and you'll never have to be scared again."

Su Xinghui said: "You guys also need to pay attention to safety at night. The police station is right opposite. If there's any situation, call them immediately. I'll also go find Director Lei later and ask him to look after you."

Xue Qin nodded and said: "Alright, I know."

Tang Yu opened her room door and said: "Deputy Director Xue, I'll boil water with an electric kettle. You can come to my room later to get hot water to wash."

Xue Qin nodded while opening her own room door: "Thank you, Tang Yu."

Xue Qin entered the room, turned on the light, and said to Su Xinghui: "Please sit!"

Su Xinghui looked around. The tax station's building was quite old, and Xue Qin's room looked quite dilapidated. However, Xue Qin was a girl after all, and she must have put a lot of thought into it today, decorating the room to be very comfortable and warm.