Chapter 3 Socializing

At night, the moon is high in the sky.

There was a lot of traffic and bright lights in front of the Qilin Hotel.

"Gu Nian, you promised to treat us, but you won't be the last one to arrive again, right?"

A group of handsome men and beautiful women gathered together, dressed fashionably, seeming somewhat out of place with their surroundings.

In such a high-consumption occasion, the guests passing by glanced at each other from a distance, as if they were in tacit agreement.

"The provincial disciplinary inspection team will be here soon. The Transportation Bureau has been so active in recent years. It's unclear whether his father would allow him to show up..."

"Isn't Lin Xi's father's Urban Construction Bureau responsible for the renovation of the old city? There's no need for Gu Nian to be nervous, right?"

"Hey, can Chief Lin's intolerant personality be compared to Gu Nian's father using the backdoor?"

"Hey, that's not the right thing to say!"

The young men and women in the lead were chatting and laughing, with undercurrents surging.

Suddenly, a conspicuous white windbreaker came into view. The young man was in a hurry and his face looked slightly pale.

"Dad is giving me a lecture. I'm late..."

"What are you talking about?"

The young man stood in the center very naturally, and the people around him moved and made way for him tacitly.

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Gu? Are you going to deal with the troublemakers in the sand mining field?"

"Humph, a bunch of ignorant minions, do we need to deal with them?"

The boy sneered, his tone disdainful.

"My dad asked me to treat my old classmates to a meal, so I wasted my time."

The men and women around looked at each other, with a strange look in their eyes.

"Director Gu personally asked me to do this. Who would be so generous?"

"The second generation of a city official landed in our small county town?"

"At this time, the reception is probably not as simple as a meal..."

Even though they are all children of officials, there are still distinctions among these people.

Mr. Gu served as county magistrate for 30 years after liberation, and his son Gu Jianguo is currently the powerful director of the Eighth Bureau.

Cousin Gu Nian is the youngest district chief in the city and has a bright future.

The meaning of the “classmate” who could be personally instructed by Director Gu is self-evident.

"Just to deal with the Discipline Inspection Commission!"

...

“Dangdangdang~Dangdangdangdangdang”

As soon as Li Song arrived at the entrance of Qilin Hotel, the Nokia in his arms began to vibrate non-stop.

Although it was an unfamiliar number, he took a look at it and picked up the call directly.

After all, gambling is still going on in northern Myanmar these days, so scam calls are not popular...

"Hello?"

"Li Song, I'm Gu Nian. Are you free tonight? We haven't seen each other for so many years. I'd like to invite you to have a meal and catch up with us!"

Gu Nian?

Li Song's expression froze, and broken memories instantly flooded into his mind.

My boss's only son is also my elementary school classmate...

"My mother has invited some relatives to the Qilin Hotel to celebrate my sister's employment at the Transportation Bureau. I'll treat you another day."

Li Song laughed awkwardly. The second-generation official wanted to reminisce with him?

He wouldn't believe it even if you killed him!

Gu Nian was arrogant and domineering when he was in school, and he had nothing in common with me.

Even in this small county, the deputy section chief is nominally at the same level as the deputy director.

Someone like me who has no background and no qualifications may not even be able to wait for twenty years before the deputy director slaps me in the face!

Most likely his father was afraid that the inspection team from the Discipline Inspection Commission would cause trouble, so he wanted to send him to get close to them.

"What a coincidence! I'm also at Room 001, Tianzi, in the Qilin Hotel with a few friends. Please tell me your room number. I'll go and toast to my uncle and aunt later."

Gu Nian frowned, but his smile remained unchanged, and he continued to chat and laugh.

"Human 221."

Li Song's mouth twitched, and after hesitating for a while, he finally gave out the room number.

The status of the two people is very different. If the other party keeps taking the initiative, it would seem a bit shameless if I refuse...

"Brother Nian, this kid is quite arrogant. How dare Qingyuan County not give us face?"

"Or, I'll arrange someone..."

Beside him, a short-haired man with a fawning expression spoke sinisterly.

"What the hell!"

"The third inspection team of the Discipline Inspection Commission arrived at the guesthouse yesterday. If you dare to cause any trouble at this juncture, I will be the first to deal with you!"

Gu Nian slapped the short-haired man on the head and said unhappily.

"Let's go in and eat. Call out those drinking companions from the KTV last time!"

...

The short-haired man nodded and bowed, and a group of people walked in one after another.

After a moment, Li Song hurriedly came in with wine, and the two groups of people just missed each other perfectly.

"Mom, I bought some wine next door, 150 a bottle, are two bottles enough?"

"You, just get a promotion, why buy such expensive wine?"

On the other end of the phone, although the middle-aged woman was blaming, her tone could not hide her joy.

"Come up quickly, everyone is here, just waiting for you, a deputy section-level leader!"

Li Song smiled bitterly, hung up the phone, and rushed to the second floor.

Even the lowest administrative level, deputy section level, is a remarkable position in the eyes of ordinary people.

The deputy director of a small county holds the livelihood of tens of thousands of people in his hands...

"Hey, Xiaosong is here!"

"I said it last year when we were celebrating the New Year. Xiaosong looks like someone who will become a high-ranking official!"

"Xiao Song, now that you are rich, you can't forget your uncle!"

As soon as I opened the door of the box, a wave of heat hit me in the face.

Even the aunts and uncles, who hadn't had any contact with him for eight hundred years, seemed to treat him as their own son.

If you are poor in a busy city, no one will care about you; if you are rich in a remote mountain area, you will have distant relatives. It is just like this.

"Brother, sit here!"

Li Sisi waved her hand, her face also full of joy.

She joined the Eighth Bureau and her brother was the deputy section chief. Those young ladies asked her for help in introductions many times.

"Dad, wine."

Li Song wiped the tip of his nose and bowed slightly, apparently not used to such a passionate scene.

In my previous life, I flatly refused and didn't even come to this celebration party.

Later, he was transferred to another place, but he was often criticized and scolded for looking down on others.

He didn't like these snobbish relatives, but for the sake of his parents' face, he had to greet them with a smile.

"Xiao Song, you also know that my second uncle is a sand collector."

"I heard that your Transportation Bureau is going to renovate the road in the old city. You are a deputy section chief. Can you let your second uncle deliver the sand?"

Before Li Song could even sit down and use his chopsticks, his sharp-faced uncle picked up the wine glass.

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere at the table suddenly stagnated.

"Oh, Xiaosong, your uncle is a rough man. He doesn't understand these things. Don't bother with him."

"Their child has just been promoted to deputy section chief. Even if they are from the same family, you have to let them secure their position before you come!"

Seeing that Mr. and Mrs. Li had stiff faces, Second Aunt quickly stood up to smooth things over and scolded Second Uncle.

Without waiting for Li Song to speak, she changed the subject and spoke on her own.

"But Xiaosong, when you and Sisi were in college, we poor relatives helped our brother and sister-in-law a lot to support your studies."

"Now you are rich, your second uncle has been honest all his life, and we both know each other well."

"If it doesn't violate the principle, if you can help, please help more, it's better to keep the wealth within the family..."

Seeing that he was being put on a moral high ground again, Li Song was dumbfounded.

This Second Aunt is so cruel!

Just as I was in a daze, the door was suddenly opened from the outside.

"He's just a deputy department head. You may think too highly of him!"