Chapter 961

Yu Ruizhi asked Chu Zheng with a chuckle, "Are you sure you really want to drink with him?"

Chu Zheng said, "Why? Is he a heavy drinker? Now that you've said that, I absolutely have to compare my drinking capacity with his."

Yu Ruizhi said, "Then did you bring a driver today?"

Chu Zheng said, "I did, why?"

Yu Ruizhi laughed, "It's good that you did, otherwise I'm afraid there would be no one to take you home if you get too drunk later."

Su Xinghui watched the two of them bickering, smiling without saying a word.

Seeing Yu Ruizhi's confident demeanor, Chu Zheng actually felt a bit nervous. It should be known that among their group of friends, he was quite a formidable drinker; his personal record was drinking two bottles of 55-degree baijiu in one sitting without getting drunk, a fact Yu Ruizhi was well aware of.

Yet, even with that knowledge, Yu Ruizhi dared to say so confidently that Chu Zheng was no match for Su Xinghui in drinking; how could this not make Chu Zheng feel uneasy?

Chu Zheng said, "Is he really that good at drinking?"

Yu Ruizhi said, "How about this, shall we make a bet?"

Chu Zheng had never backed down from two things in his life: the first was drinking, and the second was betting. Hearing Yu Ruizhi say this, he nodded without hesitation, "Fine, tell me how we're betting."

Yu Ruizhi said, "If you win against Su Xinghui in drinking, I'll give you ten cases of thirty-year-aged Pengwan Daqu. If you lose, you have to do Su Xinghui a favor."

Chu Zheng asked, "What favor?"

Just then, someone walked in from outside the door and said with a smile, "Betting, are we? I'll join in too. I bet on Little Five to win."

This person was also a young man around thirty, with a handsome face. Yu Ruizhi said, "Monkey, you're here. You're betting on Chu Zheng to win? Fine, if Chu Zheng wins, I'll give you another ten cases of Pengwan Daqu. If he loses, you two can help Su Xinghui with this favor together."

Monkey also became interested, "What kind of favor is worth so much? You aren't digging a pit for us, are you?"

Yu Ruizhi said, "It's nothing major, just running a project at the Planning Commission."

"Running a project?" Chu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, "A piece of cake. This bet, I'm in!"

If Yu Ruizhi hadn't described Su Xinghui's drinking capacity as something miraculous, Chu Zheng wouldn't have even considered it and would have agreed to the bet directly. Hearing Yu Ruizhi say that, he had been a bit hesitant, fearing the favor might be too costly, but now that he heard it was just running a project, he naturally wasn't afraid.

Chu Zheng had drunk the thirty-year-aged Pengwan Daqu at Yu Ruizhi's house; the taste was exquisite, and Chu Zheng still remembered it fondly. For the sake of this liquor, what was helping someone run a project?

With the influence of his Chu family, helping someone run a project was too easy.

Monkey also nodded and said, "Then I'm in on this bet too. But Erzi, what project is it? You can't even help him with this favor yourself, and you have to call us in?"

Yu Ruizhi said, "It's that they want to build a Changjiangdaqiao in Shangjun County."

Monkey said, "That's not a difficult task, is it? You still can't handle it?"