The Grand is a standard five-star hotel.

Li Yuanlang has been here often and is quite familiar with this place.

Under the guidance of the waiter, Li Yuanlang pushed open the door of Baihua Hall.

I saw Shi Mingzheng whispering to a middle-aged man, smoking and chatting.

As soon as Li Yuanlang appeared, Shi Ming stood up. The man put out his cigarette, got off his seat, and tugged on the lapel of his suit in a serious manner.

Li Yuanlang noticed that the man looked to be about fifty years old, with his hair slicked and parted.

Wearing a pair of rimless slice glasses, they are shiny and elegant.

Either a government official or a successful businessman.

Shi Ming greeted Li Yuanlang with a smile, "Brother Yuenlang is really punctual, he arrived before six o'clock."

Li Yuanlang shook hands with him and cheered, "Brother Shi came earlier than me. You should be punctual, not me."

"Hahaha." Shi Ming pointed at Li Yuanlang and said with a smile: "Your mouth is really powerful. I can't beat you. Come, let me introduce you to a friend."

Seeing the enthusiasm between Shi Ming and Li Yuanlang, those who didn't know the truth thought that the two were old acquaintances. In fact, this was the second time they met. They were not familiar to each other, and were little better than strangers.

Li Yuanlang had already guessed that Shi Ming invited him to dinner for no reason, and it was definitely not just the two of them.

Because their relationship is not close enough to allow them to communicate privately.

Therefore, Li Yuanlang was not surprised at all when this man suddenly appeared.

"Li Yuanlang, deputy secretary-general, my colleague."

After Shi Ming introduced the man, he told Li Yuanlang that he knew him.

"Zhang Zhao, chairman and general manager of Shangpin Real Estate Company."

Zhang Zhao!

Li Yuanlang was greatly surprised.

Zhang Zhao, who had only heard his name but not seen his person, actually met him on such an occasion.

Didn’t Zhang Zhao start a steel company? How did he suddenly become a real estate boss?

What’s also puzzling is that Zhang Zhao appears for no reason. What kind of potion is sold in the gourd?

He will wait and see.

Of course, Li Yuanlang was only briefly surprised, and his expression immediately returned to its original state.

Zhang Zhao is not very tall, about a little over 1.7 meters tall. Standing next to Li Yuanlang, he needs to raise his face to look at him.

"Hello, Boss Zhang." Li Yuanlang still had to observe the proper etiquette.

Although his impression of Zhang Zhao was not very good.

"Secretary-General Li, I've heard of you for a long time. Hello, hello." Zhang Zhao spoke Mandarin with a southern accent, which sounded very unfamiliar.

Li Yuanlang waved his hand quickly, "Boss Zhang, I want to correct you. I am not the secretary-general. Our secretary-general's surname is Mu, and I am the deputy secretary-general. If you call me that, it can easily cause misunderstandings."

Zhang Zhao didn't expect this person to be so serious.

He has dealt with various officials for a long time and is familiar with some common sense in officialdom.

For example, in private situations, do not use the word "deputy" when calling a deputy official.

Who doesn’t like working a full-time job?

Calling someone else a deputy sounds contemptuous, harsh and unpleasant.

Unexpectedly, this man named Li did the opposite and refused to follow this trick.

Li Yuanlang really didn't find fault with Zhang Zhao.

After all, he was not familiar with Shi Ming. If he agreed and this matter reached Mu Qizhi's ears, something might happen.

Being cautious, low-key and unassuming is Li Yuanlang's motto, and it is also his basic principle for surviving in the new environment.

Zhang Zhao was a veteran, and he laughed off Li Yuanlang's corrections, but did not forget to praise Li Yuanlang as a good cadre with a good position and worthy of learning from him.

Shi Mingze laughed and tried to smooth things over and explained to Li Yuanlang: "Mr. Zhang has admired Yuen Long's name for a long time and has long wanted to have the opportunity to get to know him. I called Mr. Zhang here and I hope you won't blame me."

"Wherever I go, I have heard of Mr. Zhang, and your Yihong Steel Company is even more famous. Many workers still remember you."

Li Yuanlang made a pun, which made Zhang Zhao's face look very unnatural and quite embarrassing.

Are these words praising him or derogating him?

He couldn't figure it out.

But they have a new look at the young Deputy Secretary-General Li.

The three of them sat down respectively as guest and host, and talked for a while, all of which were empty polite words.

Soon, the private room door opened, and a waiter in bright red clothes came in, serving delicious wine and delicacies.

The big round table was instantly filled with more than a dozen dishes, including everything from flying in the sky to running on the ground and swimming in the water.

Drinks include high-end liquors such as Moutai and Wuliangye, as well as the famous foreign liquor Lafite Whiskey.

It can be seen that although Shi Ming said on the phone that he was treating guests, in fact the host tonight was Zhang Zhao and he was the one paying the bill.

Zhang Zhao must have wanted to meet Li Yuanlang and asked Shi Ming to introduce him.

However, Li Yuanlang was very curious. He had nothing to do with Zhang Zhao. If he had, he wanted to secretly investigate Zhang Zhao's arrears in social security payments to workers.

He hasn't started this crucial matter yet. Could it be that Zhang Zhao has the ability to predict the future? If he realizes this, he needs to clear the relationship with him in advance?

Never mind him. Once he's here, he'll be in peace. Let's find out what Zhang Zhao is and what he's really like first.

"Deputy Secretary-General Li, do you drink white wine or foreign wine?"

Li Yuanlang did not answer directly, but asked Shi Ming, "I don't care, brother, what do you like to drink?"

Shi Ming was not humble and said to Zhang Zhao: "Everyone can do whatever he wants. You can choose what you like to drink." He pointed at Maotai and said, "I'm still used to drinking the wine we make ourselves. This is it."

Li Yuanlang was slightly amused, "Okay, I'll drink liquor with Brother Shi, how about we both have a bottle each?"

"Don't do it." Shi Ming was so frightened that he quickly raised his hands in surrender, "My drinking capacity can't be compared with your brother's. I only drink half a catty, and the two of us can drink about the same amount."

That's how people drink. If they say they drank half a pound, they will at least drink less than eighty ounces.

If anyone really said more, they must be drunk.

Zhang Zhao is from the south and is not used to drinking strong liquor, so he chose Lafite.

When the waiter put the wine into the decanter and placed it in front of everyone, Zhang Zhao waved his hand to send them away.

There were only three of them left in the huge private room.

Zhang Zhao poured the red wine, stood up and suggested that the first glass of wine be the acquaintance wine. It was a pleasure to meet Deputy Secretary-General Li.

After the opening remarks, the three of them took a sip each.

In the rest of the time, apart from drinking, I just chatted and talked about insignificant topics.

Zhang Zhao didn't mention a word about the real purpose of meeting Li Yuanlang tonight.

Li Yuanlang knew very well that Zhang Zhao was looking for a reason or an opportunity.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the food has passed the five flavors.

Shi Ming drank four ounces of white wine, stood up slightly swaying, and said he wanted to go for convenience.

Obviously, he was looking for an excuse to leave.

There was a bathroom in Baihua Hall itself, so he went outside and hid obviously, creating space for Li Yuanlang and Zhang Zhao to be alone.

Sure enough, when Shi Ming left, Zhang Zhao stood up, raised his glass and said to Li Yuanlang: "Deputy Secretary-General Li, I want to toast you."

Li Yuanlang sat steadily, without moving or holding the glass. Instead, he looked at Zhang Zhao and asked: "Boss Zhang, what is the name of this glass of wine? If you don't explain it clearly, I won't be able to drink it."

"Well..." Zhang Zhao hesitated slightly, thinking about how to speak.

Li Yuanlang waited quietly, having already made plans and countermeasures in his mind.

It was probably about the arrears of workers' social insurance premiums. Zhang Zhao must have hoped that Li Yuanlang would not interfere in this matter.

After hesitating for a long time, Zhang Zhao took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

"As for Leng Han knocking down your wife, I think... I hope you can give me a way to stop pursuing it and let the child live."

As soon as Zhang Zhao said this, Li Yuanlang was shocked!

After thinking about it, I never thought that Zhang Zhao was doing this?

"Boss Zhang, what do you mean?"

"This...this is like this." Zhang Zhao shook his head helplessly, "Leng Han has been handed over to the Provincial Procuratorate and will be prosecuted soon. I know that this child has been neglected since he was a child, and the whole thing is his fault.

It’s my fault, and I’m deeply sorry for the harm I caused to your wife, I’m sorry!”

After finishing speaking, Zhang Zhao bowed deeply to Li Yuanlang, almost ninety degrees, to show Li Yuanlang that he was sincere.

Li Yuanlang quickly raised his hand to signal Zhang Zhao, "Boss Zhang, I don't dare to be that boss."

"Alas!" Zhang Zhao let out a long sigh, "I sincerely ask Deputy Secretary-General Li to be generous and let Leng Han go. Don't worry, as long as you show your kindness, I will give you any conditions, as long as I, Zhang Zhao, can do it

Yes, I will never go back on my word. We can ask a lawyer to notarize it, and I, Zhang Zhao, will guarantee this with my personality."

Li Yuanlang was very surprised. Why did Zhang Zhao condescend to speak for Leng Han? Is there any special relationship between them?
Chapter completed!