Chapter 41

Su Xinghui just shook his head and refused, but Peng Kehong wouldn't let it go. The atmosphere became a little awkward.

A flash of displeasure crossed Wei Bingyi’s eyes. This Peng Kehong was too tactless. Little Su didn't know how to play cards, why force him to play? However, he didn't directly flare up. He said to Zeng Xianglin with a smile, "Old Zeng, if we don't start now, the dishes will be served."

When Zeng Xianglin heard this, he began to shuffle the cards, "Yao Xuexin, Peng Kehong, Fu Bo, the four of us, let’s hurry up and play a few rounds. The loser drinks, double the bet, double the drink, no backing out."

Peng Kehong heard Wei Bingyi’s displeasure, so he stopped staring at Su Xinghui and focused on playing cards. The stakes were not small. Playing Tractor here, if you were unlucky, you could lose dozens of times in one round. One time meant one drink, which was not a small number. And "no backing out" meant that even if you won, it was useless. As long as you lost one round, you had to drink. If he didn't focus, it might be him who looked bad today.

Sure enough, Peng Kehong was not very lucky today. In the first round, he and Fu Bo were "shaved bald" by Yao Xuexin and Zeng Xianglin, and they had to drink five cups.

In the second round, Peng Kehong was very cautious. Seeing that his cards were good, he remained still until the cards were almost finished before calling the heart suit. He didn't expect the heart seven to be in the eight bottom cards, which meant he was playing against three people. He saw his cards were good, so he bit the bullet and played, but ended up losing miserably. In this round, he had to drink twelve cups.

After two rounds, Peng Kehong had to drink seventeen cups, which made his face turn pale. He was not reconciled and wanted others to lose some with him, but in the third round, he and Zeng Xianglin lost three cups again. Now, it added up to exactly twenty cups.

After only three rounds, Fatty Zhang’s wife began to serve dishes, and the card game couldn't continue. Except for Fu Bo who had to drink five cups and Zeng Xianglin who had to drink three cups, only Peng Kehong had to drink twenty cups.

Yao Xuexin asked with a smile, "Peng Kehong, drink white or beer?"

Peng Kehong was usually weird, so not many people in the township government liked him. Now that they saw him unlucky, everyone was happy to watch the joke.

Peng Kehong’s face was a little pale. Beer definitely wouldn't work; after twenty cups, he wouldn't need to eat anything and would be full directly. He could only drink white liquor. If he used a smaller cup, about two or three qian, he could handle twenty cups.

Yao Xuexin asked Fatty Zhang’s wife to bring two bottles of Shangjun Daqu. He was still kind, using those three-qian cups, and didn't pour the wine too full, just eighty percent full, about two qian per cup.

Working in a township, who didn't drink? Fu Bo and Zeng Xianglin drank the wine they lost happily. Only Peng Kehong looked at the row of five wine glasses and was a little stunned. Yao Xuexin had set up five glasses, letting Peng Kehong finish drinking in four rounds. This row of glasses still put a lot of pressure on people.

After being stunned for more than ten seconds, Peng Kehong bit the bullet and started drinking. He successfully finished the first round of five cups, and Yao Xuexin filled them up again. Su Xinghui shouted, "Peng Kehong, eat some food before drinking, don't drink too fast."

Peng Kehong picked up his chopsticks, took a bite of food, and started drinking the second round. Just like that, the banquet had just begun, and he had already drunk twenty cups of wine, which was half a jin. He wanted to make Su Xinghui look bad, but he ended up looking bad himself first.

Peng Kehong was unpopular in the township, so no one sympathized with him. Even the kind Wei Bingyi didn't speak up for him to let him drink less. Everyone acted as if they didn't see it, talking and laughing, frequently toasting Su Xinghui to congratulate him on his progress.

Su Xinghui saw that after Peng Kehong finished drinking twenty cups of wine, a flash of hatred crossed his eyes. He estimated that he hated everyone at the table this time.

However, Su Xinghui naturally wouldn't be afraid of him. Such a petty person would only play conspiracies and wouldn't achieve anything great.

Because Peng Kehong had twenty cups of wine as a base, he didn't dare to toast anyone anymore. However, just because he didn't toast others didn't mean others wouldn't toast him. Zeng Xianglin and Yao Xuexin toasted him several times. Wei Bingyi was kind and didn't toast him. Fu Bo and Wang Wenjing were temporary workers and naturally didn't want to offend Peng Kehong, so they each toasted him only once.

Su Xinghui didn't toast Peng Kehong too much either. This wasn't because he was soft-hearted, but because today was to celebrate his progress, and he didn't want to cause any unpleasantness. Therefore, he only toasted Peng Kehong once and told him to drink less. ===== CHAPTER 75 =====

It was Su Xinghui’s words that kept Zeng Xianglin and Yao Xuexin from continuing to stare at Peng Kehong and toast him, saving Peng Kehong from looking bad on the spot. However, even so, by the end of the banquet, he was eighty percent drunk, and Wei Bingyi asked Fu Bo to help him back to the dormitory.

Su Xinghui asked everyone to go back first, and he would pay the bill. As a result, Fatty Zhang’s wife calculated the bill and said she would only charge twenty yuan.

Su Xinghui was a little stunned. Fatty Zhang had served many hard dishes today, plus three bottles of wine. He estimated it would be at least fifty yuan. How could it be so cheap? He asked, "Sister-in-law, did you calculate wrong?"

Fatty Zhang’s wife said with a smile, "Director Su, I didn't calculate wrong. You are a new official today, and my husband also wants to congratulate you. Today, we’ll just charge the cost price."

Su Xinghui knew that he was now in charge of logistics and reception, and Fatty Zhang’s business here was at least half brought by the township government. Fatty Zhang was trying to please him. He hadn't figured out his bottom line yet; otherwise, it might have been free today.

Thinking of this, Su Xinghui shook his head and said, "Sister-in-law, it should be what it should be. I can't take this advantage. How about this, I’ll give you fifty."

Fatty Zhang’s wife was anxious, "Director Su, aren't you looking down on me? Won't the township government’s business in the future be taken care of?"

Su Xinghui still shook his head, "No, sister-in-law, one thing is one thing. I’ll pay for what I eat. In the future, the township government’s reception will still come to you. Don't worry."

After speaking, Su Xinghui took out a fifty-yuan note, put it on the table, and left.

Fatty Zhang’s wife looked at the fifty-yuan note, not knowing whether to be happy or confused. Why was this Director Su’s temper different from others? Was this a blessing or a curse for their business?

Su Xinghui didn't have time to think about the thoughts of Fatty Zhang and his wife. He naturally wouldn't take such an advantage. In his previous life, he was as clear as water, and after his rebirth, he would never do such things. Being greedy for small advantages would lower his character.

Returning to the dormitory, Su Xinghui saw that Wan Xing’an hadn't gone out to play mahjong today and was lying on the bed reading a book.

Seeing Su Xinghui return, Wan Xing’an said, "Congratulations, Su Xinghui!"

Su Xinghui said, "Thank you. By the way, come with me to Yezhugou tomorrow. I have already told the leader today to let you help coordinate some affairs of the breeding farm and bamboo weaving factory, and the leader agreed."

Wan Xing’an was very happy. He did some trivial things every day. Now that he could coordinate the affairs of the breeding farm and bamboo weaving factory, his status in the township could at least be more important. If he achieved some results, the leaders would be more likely to think of him when there were opportunities for promotion in the future.

He said to Su Xinghui, "Then thank you!"

Su Xinghui said, "Don't be polite. We live in the same dormitory, so it’s considered fate."

The next morning, Su Xinghui and Wan Xing’an went to Yezhugou together. As soon as they arrived at the village committee, Fang Youcai saw Su Xinghui and said happily, "Little Su, I heard you were promoted to deputy director, congratulations!"

Su Xinghui said, "Just a deputy director, what’s there to congratulate?"

Fang Youcai said, "That’s not how you say it. You have to walk the road step by step, right? You have at least taken a step forward. I, Old Fang, won't misjudge people. You will definitely have great prospects in the future."

Su Xinghui laughed, "Then I’ll borrow your auspicious words. Party Secretary Fang, you should know Wan Xing’an from the township agricultural station. In the future, he will be responsible for some coordination work between the township enterprises in Yezhugou and the township."

Fang Youcai naturally knew Wan Xing’an. He nodded to Wan Xing’an and said, "Welcome, welcome!"

Wan Xing’an said to Fang Youcai, "Party Secretary Fang, please take care of me in the future."

Fang Youcai took the two to the construction site of the breeding farm. It was still in full swing, and some buildings were already taking shape. Fang Youcai said that in about half a month, most of the buildings here could be completed. ===== CHAPTER 76 =====