Chapter 894

He also greeted Hou my lord, Hou Dali, Hou Dayi, and Hou Dajun to sit down, and together with him and Xing Xiuhe, the table was full. Cheng Han and the others went to accompany the juniors of the Hou family.

The kitchen had long since started preparing, and after the guests were all present, various delicacies were served one after another.

In this era where the economy is paramount, the investment promotion offices everywhere are the most popular and wealthiest units, and the Jiangcheng Investment Promotion Office is no exception. Their staff members are all wearing famous brands, arrogant, staying in star-rated hotels, and eating delicious food. This dinner party today is naturally extraordinary.

The delicacies on the table, such as sea cucumber, abalone, bird's nest, and shark fin, go without saying, and even some protected animals can be seen on the table. Su Xinghui even saw bamboo rats, pheasants, and other things on the table, which should be specialties of Meng Hu Ling.

Seeing these things, Su Xinghui didn't say anything. He remained calm. He knew that there were too many such things, and with his current status, saying anything wouldn't have any effect.

In short, the investment promotion office would do whatever it took to entertain large investors, fearing that they wouldn't be happy.

The wine used at the banquet was Moutai. Xing Xiuhe poured wine for everyone at the table. When he poured it in front of Su Xinghui, he hesitated. Su Xinghui looked at Xing Xiuhe with a smile. Xing Xiuhe still filled Su Xinghui's wine glass, and then poured wine for Ge Honglin and his own glass.

Ge Honglin picked up his wine glass and said to Hou Guangbi, "Elder Hou, I'll toast you, welcome back to your hometown."

Hou Guangbi smiled slightly, picked up his wine glass, and said, "Jiangcheng is good, but it is not my hometown!"

Ge Honglin was a bit embarrassed, but he couldn't not drink the wine he toasted himself. He tilted his head and drank the glass of wine, then said with a smirk, "Elder Hou, Jiangcheng can also be considered your second hometown."

Hou Guangbi was noncommittal. He only touched the wine glass with his lips and put it down. He said to Ge Honglin, "Mayor Ge, this old man is old, so I can only express it a little, please don't blame me, Mayor Ge."

Hou Guangbi was already seventy-five or seventy-six years old. Although he looked quite spirited, Ge Honglin naturally didn't dare to let him drink too much. Being able to express it a little, Ge Honglin was already very satisfied.

Next, Ge Honglin drank a glass with Hou my lord, Hou Dali, Hou Dayi, and Hou Dajun respectively. He had no choice; he was in charge of the Investment Promotion Office. When he heard that the Hou family's assets were tens of billions of dollars, he was overjoyed. This investment promotion achievement was directly related to his official hat. At that time, he gave instructions to the Investment Promotion Office to keep the Hou family's investment in Jiangcheng at all costs.

In fact, nothing was settled yet, but Ge Honglin was already full of ambition and reported this matter to several main leaders of the city and even some leaders of the province, because it was the end of the year, and there would be personnel adjustments early next year. Comrade Ge Honglin also wanted to make progress. If he could pull in a large investment now, it would be very beneficial to his progress.

At this critical moment, he would grab even a straw, let alone such a large weight.

Ge Honglin never thought that he wouldn't be able to compete with Shangjun County. Although he knew the Hou family were Shangjun people, Jiangcheng's investment environment was much better than Shangjun County's, and Jiangcheng's administrative level was much higher than Shangjun County's. Investors also wanted returns when they invested, so investing in Jiangcheng naturally had a better chance of returns than in Shangjun County.

Even if Shangjun County took the lawsuit to the province, they wouldn't be afraid. The province had always tended to favor Jiangcheng City in such issues. Besides, even if the province tended to favor Shangjun County, it would ultimately depend on the investor's own wishes.

Ge Honglin never expected that such a freak as Su Xinghui would jump out of Shangjun County, not only having an unusually good relationship with the Hou family but also daring to confront him, the Vice Mayor, head-on. He stirred up the water, and Hou Guangbi's attitude was now ambiguous, which made Ge Honglin, who was originally full of ambition, feel unsure.

Originally, at noon today, Ge Honglin had other important matters and didn't personally accompany the Hou family, only letting the Investment Promotion Office do the accompanying work. He felt that there wouldn't be any accidents and was prepared to accompany the Hou family for dinner in the afternoon.

But after receiving Xing Xiuhe's call in the afternoon, he was anxious and rushed over immediately. He originally thought that by relying on his status as Vice Mayor, he could put pressure on Su Xinghui, thinking that a small town mayor would definitely not dare to confront him, the Vice Mayor of Jiangcheng, and would definitely leave in a dejected manner. But who would have thought that Su Xinghui would argue with reason and not give an inch, making him, the Vice Mayor, suffer a big loss.

Seeing that the Hou family's attitude was beginning to change, how could Ge Honglin not flatter them? If the Hou family's investment really fell into Shangjun County, not only would Ge Honglin's promotion become a problem, but their Jiangcheng investment department would become the laughingstock of the whole province.

Wouldn't it be a laughingstock? A dignified Jiangcheng, a provincial capital, a sub-provincial city, actually couldn't compete with a county in the competition for investors. The key was that they were the ones who started this matter, intercepting the investors invited by Shangjun County halfway. If they still couldn't snatch the investment like this, what face would they have?

As long as he could keep the Hou family in Jiangcheng, Ge Honglin wouldn't care even if he drank himself to the ground today!

Ge Honglin's drinking capacity was indeed quite good, and he could drink more than a jin of white wine without any problem. He had another trick, which was that he was a "wine leak." After drinking too much, he would sweat, and immediately he would be like a person who had nothing to do, and he could drink again.

He had drunk a meal at noon today, but after an afternoon, his alcohol had almost worn off. Drinking a glass with the Hou family, it added up to only two liang of wine, which was nothing to him.

He drank with the Hou family, and the Hou family naturally had to toast him back. This was another glass each, and Vice Mayor Ge had another two liang.

Just then, Su Xinghui raised his glass and said, "Vice Mayor Ge, we had a little misunderstanding today. Come, I'll toast you, hoping you are generous and don't take it to heart."

Seeing Su Xinghui's smiling appearance, Ge Honglin was so angry that he couldn't help it. He really didn't want to drink with Su Xinghui, but Su Xinghui asked him to be generous. If he didn't drink this glass of wine, wouldn't he be narrow-minded?

Hou Guangbi smiled. "Mayor Ge, don't take the misunderstanding between the junior and you to heart."

Ge Honglin had no choice but to pick up his wine glass, drink a glass with Su Xinghui, and express that he didn't take Su Xinghui's words to heart.

Next, Su Xinghui used various reasons to drink two more glasses with Ge Honglin. Ge Honglin really didn't want to drink with him, but Hou Guangbi looked at him with a smile every time, forcing him to drink those two glasses of wine. These glasses were all poured by Su Xinghui, and they were full.

Seeing that the momentum was wrong, Xing Xiuhe took the initiative to toast Su Xinghui. "Little Su, come, we also had a misunderstanding just now, I'll drink a glass with you!"

Su Xinghui nodded. "Director Xing, come, I'll drink with you. Don't take any misunderstanding just now to heart."

Xing Xiuhe drank this glass and gave a wink to Cheng Han and the staff of the Investment Promotion Office at the other table, asking them to come over and toast Su Xinghui to help the leader out.

Those people swarmed up and toasted Su Xinghui. Su Xinghui didn't refuse anyone. Hou Guangbi frowned and said to Su Xinghui, "Xinghui, don't drink too much."

Zhang Chenxi said, "Elder Hou, don't worry. Su Xinghui has a huge capacity, he won't drink too much. Come, Su Xinghui, we are old acquaintances, I'll drink another glass with you!"

Su Xinghui looked at Hou Guangbi's worried face and said to Hou Guangbi, "Grandpa Hou, don't worry, I won't drink too much, I know what I'm doing."

Su Xinghui said to Zhang Chenxi, "Come, Little Zhang, we are old acquaintances, this small glass is boring, let's change to a big glass, one liang per glass, let's drink three glasses in a row!"

Zhang Chenxi had drunk quite a lot at noon, and had drunk several glasses at the other table just now. Now he really couldn't take it if he changed to a big glass, but in this situation, he couldn't help but drink. He gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement. ===== CHAPTER 896 =====