Chapter 2309: Watching a Dance Drama

He Yulong frequently drank with Su Xinghui, and Feng Shulun also toasted Su Xinghui several times. Su Xinghui refused none of them. Seeing that Su Xinghui already had half a jin of liquor in his stomach, He Yulong felt a bit anxious. He glanced at Lu Zhenghong, but Lu Zhenghong had no expression; he was still eating the hometown dishes Su Xinghui brought with great interest.

He Yulong glanced at Su Xinghui again. Su Xinghui's complexion also had no changes. Only then did He Yulong feel relieved. It seems Su Xinghui's capacity for liquor is indeed as rumored—a massive capacity. Otherwise, Governor Lu couldn't be so at ease, and Song Qiaoli and Lu Xiaoya were even acting as if they didn't see it.

If his capacity for liquor wasn't good, they would definitely stop Su Xinghui from drinking like this.

Zhang Kaishan smiled and said, "Director He, you must be careful. Xinghui's capacity for liquor is bottomless. Don't let your title as the undefeated general of the liquor table be ruined in one go."

He Yulong went against his usual confidence at the liquor table. He nodded and said, "I can tell at a glance that County Magistrate Su has a massive capacity. I definitely can't out-drink him. But I said it long ago, today we drink to enjoy, not to get drunk."

This is where He Yulong's cleverness lies. Not to mention that Su Xinghui really has a massive capacity and he might not be able to out-drink him, even if he could out-drink Su Xinghui, he couldn't really get Su Xinghui drunk. At the Governor's home, getting the Governor's son-in-law drunk—what kind of skill is that? That would only attract the Governor's resentment.

On the contrary, showing weakness at the right time wouldn't have any adverse effect on his image; instead, it would give the Governor a good impression of him, feeling that he is a person who knows his limits.

Don't look at He Yulong as big and rough, looking bold and unrestrained. But in terms of delicacy of mind, he is not inferior to anyone. Being able to become a deputy director of the Public Security Department without any background, he is definitely not a simple person.

Su Xinghui certainly could see this point, but he had no resentment toward He Yulong's personality. As long as He Yulong had no problems in personal integrity, how could one demand perfection from everyone? He Yulong having ambition is also understandable.

Having such a few smart people helping him under Lu Zhenghong makes Su Xinghui very happy.

Su Xinghui also frequently toasted the few people at the table. Before long, he had at least one jin of 65 percent Qin liquor in his stomach. Such a capacity for liquor made He Yulong gasp. Even with his capacity, he wouldn't dare to drink such high-alcohol liquor like water. Up to now, he had only drunk half a jin of liquor.

He Yulong had a mind to compete with Su Xinghui, but the words about showing weakness had already been said, and it wasn't good to say anything else at this time. Moreover, he couldn't drink too much at the Governor's home and lose his composure; that would lose him a lot of points in front of the Governor.

Therefore, in the end, the group of people finished these four bottles of liquor, and no more were opened. Among these four bottles, Su Xinghui alone drank at least one and a half jin, and the other five people drank two and a half jin, which didn't count for much; they were just in a state of slight intoxication.

He Yulong said to Su Xinghui, "County Magistrate Su indeed has a massive capacity. I admire you, I admire you!"

Su Xinghui smiled slightly and said, "You flatter me, Director He."

After He Yulong finished drinking, he very decisively took his leave. He knew that Su Xinghui's family had just arrived in Xidu today and must have a lot to say to the Governor and also needed to rest well. He had come uninvited in the first place; if he didn't leave, he would be suspected of being annoying.

Once He Yulong took his leave, Feng Shulun also took his leave and left with him.

Lu Zhenghong kept Zhang Kaishan behind because he was usually too busy. Even though Zhang Kaishan was also in Xidu, the two couldn't meet often. So today, the two had to have a good talk, and Zhang Kaishan also reported some of the work situation in the district to Lu Zhenghong.

Lu Zhenghong and Zhang Kaishan went to the study, so Su Xinghui sat in the living room and chatted with Zhang Cheng for a while. At this time, with the two of them alone, Zhang Cheng was not so restrained.

Su Xinghui smiled and said, "Zhang Cheng, you seem to have been in Xidu for ten days or so, right?"

Zhang Cheng nodded and said, "Yes, I asked for leave and came over long ago. I haven't seen my dad and mom for a year."

Su Xinghui said, "Why don't you also transfer to Xidu?"

Zhang Cheng hesitated, but he still shook his head and said, "Forget it, I'd better stay in Shangjun. I've lived there for decades; I really can't bear to move to other places. Besides, who knows if my dad will work in Xidu for his whole life?"

What Zhang Cheng said was also the truth. The current Zhang Kaishan, with his rank at the department level, is already a high-level cadre. Such cadres generally don't work in one place for a long time. Zhang Cheng saw this point very clearly.

Su Xinghui asked, "Then what about yourself? Are you still a section chief?"

Zhang Cheng knew that Su Xinghui was trying to persuade him to be more ambitious, but he really had no interest in these officialdom matters. He just did his own work well every day. He said, "Isn't it quite good to be a section chief? Doing your own things every day, going home to accompany your wife and children—isn't that quite good? If I were like you, I couldn't stand it."

Su Xinghui could only shake his head. Zhang Cheng is good at everything, just a bit lacking in ambition. But come to think of it, from another angle, can Zhang Cheng be considered indifferent to fame and wealth? That is also a good thing.

Moreover, his choice might not be a smart one. If he were ambitious, once his status rose to a certain level, the officialdom struggles would begin to be fierce. It is very normal for Zhang Cheng not to like such struggles.

Therefore, Zhang Cheng is a very good home-type man, and such a person also has his merits.

Hearing Zhang Cheng compare himself, Su Xinghui could only smile bitterly. Yes, he is now a county magistrate, but for this county magistrate, how much has he sacrificed? How many times could he not get off work on time and go home? How many times did he have to process documents late at night? How many weekends could he rest? Take his wife and children to see his parents?

This can only be said that people have different aspirations. Therefore, Su Xinghui was relieved. He likes this kind of life, and Zhang Cheng likes that kind of life. Both have gains and losses. As long as one likes it, there is nothing more to say.

Su Xinghui's family stayed in Xidu for two days. The first day was still accompanied by Feng Shulun and Shen Feng as they strolled through the streets of Xidu. Su Xinghui was still very interested in some of the local customs of Xidu. Last year, because he went to a police station, he didn't stroll well. So this year, he took a good look at the streetscape of Xidu.

Although he didn't look carefully last year, Su Xinghui could tell from his impression that Xidu's development over the past year was still relatively rapid. The level of urban construction had improved significantly compared to a year ago, and it had some appearance of a big city. This proved that Xidu's economic development speed was still relatively fast.

For most cities, the level of urban construction can most intuitively reflect the level of economic development. If the urban construction level is not good, then the economic development level is definitely not good either.

This time in Xidu, Su Xinghui bought quite a few things, most of which were some folk items of Xidu. Su Xinghui was most interested in these.