Seeing this, Zou Shengxuan stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation, "Minister Deng, Governor Yu, the dishes are here. You have traveled a long way and you must be hungry. Please use your chopsticks and have a taste of Ruozhou's local home-cooked food."

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Knowing that Deng Xiaofeng had a lot of complaints about Ruozhou's reception, Zou Shengxuan deliberately emphasized this, which was tantamount to stepping on Deng Xiaofeng's lungs.

He nodded slightly and said in a strange tone: "Secretary Li is upright and honest, Xiaofeng understands this deeply. Everyone, please stop being stunned and use your chopsticks together."

With that said, Deng Xiaofeng first took a chopstick of vegetables, put it on the plate, and ate it quietly.

The rest of the people picked up their chopsticks one after another, and there was a sound of clattering dishes and chopsticks in the dining room.

The waiter brought oolong tea, freshly squeezed juice and mineral water. Deng Xiaofeng pointed at the oolong tea, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, nodding and praising: "It is indeed a good tea, and it lives up to its reputation."

"Mayor Shengxuan, I heard that your Ruozhou is rich in this kind of tea, can you tell me about it?"

Zou Shengxuan put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and said softly: "Oolong tea is produced in Minbei and Minnan in our Minzhong Province."

"It has the health effects of refreshing the mind, eliminating fatigue, promoting fluid production and diuresis, antipyretic and preventing heat stroke, sterilizing and anti-inflammation, dispelling cold and hangover, digesting food and getting tired, losing weight and bodybuilding, etc. It is also outstanding in preventing cancer, lowering blood lipids, anti-aging, etc."

"Haha!" Deng Xiaofeng laughed loudly, "No wonder when I was in Ruozhou, I saw pedestrians on the street, both men and women, very slim. It turns out that drinking tea is a wonderful thing."

"Indeed." Zou Shengxuan took over the topic and continued: "Oolong tea is good, but there are three taboos. First, do not drink it on an empty stomach, otherwise you will feel hungry, dizzy and vomiting, which may easily lead to tea drunkenness."

"Second, don't drink it before going to bed, otherwise it will be difficult to fall asleep. Third, don't drink cold tea, which will be cold in nature and bad for the stomach."

"Oh." Deng Xiaofeng nodded repeatedly, "Mayor Zou has a very high level of ability and has made great achievements in tea research. Not bad."

Yu Guangcai on the side agreed: "Although I have been working in Minzhong for several years, my understanding of oolong tea is really not as thorough as Mayor Shengxuan's."

"I think by using tea instead of wine and drinking this cup together, we can be regarded as honoring Shengxuan, the tea doctor."

Zou Shengxuan waved his hand hurriedly, "Governor Yu is too polite, but Shengxuan can't bear it. Let's raise a toast together to welcome Minister Deng and the comrades of the investigation team."

"That's a good suggestion." Yu Guangcai turned to clink tea cups with Deng Xiaofeng, and then made gestures with Li Yuanlang in the distance.

In the scene just now, there was talking and laughing, coming and going, but today's protagonist Li Yuanlang was left to the side.

This is the indirect dissatisfaction Deng Xiaofeng vented against Li Yuanlang.

While chatting and laughing, they talked about tea, held up Zou Shengxuan high, and regarded Li Yuanlang as if he were in the air.

It's more serious than a slap in the face.

Fortunately, Li Yuanlang always maintained a calm attitude and dealt with Deng Xiaofeng.

Deng Xiaofeng didn't eat much during this meal. Within twenty minutes, he put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, took the handkerchief, rubbed his hands, and got up to leave first.

Yu Guangcai approached Li Yuanlang and winked.

Li Yuanlang accompanied Yu Guangcai into the reception room next to him. After sitting down, Yu Guangcai said bluntly: "Secretary Yuen Long, why are you doing this? It will make Deputy Minister Deng unhappy, which will be detrimental to the subsequent investigation work."

Li Yuanlang said: "Governor Yu, I didn't mean to neglect Vice Minister Deng and the members of the investigation team. I feel that under the current circumstances, we are having a feast here, eating and drinking, and it will have a bad impact if word spreads."

"There are still more than 30 people lying in hospital beds, and the bodies of seven people are in the freezer of the funeral home. Drinking this kind of wine feels like it is stuck in the throat and is difficult to swallow."

Yu Guangcai sighed, "You can't understand it like this, it's completely two different things. Could it be that if you tell us about the accident, we won't eat or drink!"

"Secretary Yuen Long, we must proceed from the overall situation and must not act on impulse."

It was hard for Li Yuanlang to mention Deng Xiaofeng's words to Yu Guangcai, but in his mind, Li Yuanlang was impressed by Deng Xiaofeng's actions and style.

In the next few days, Li Yuanlang mainly received officials at all levels in Ruozhou, listened to reports and had conversations.

It was another busy day. At nearly eight o'clock in the evening, Li Yuanlang was sent home by the two men in the building.

Faced with this empty, deserted home, Li Yuanlang rarely came back to live there.

Most of the time, he lives in a guest house.

What can I say, there are people coming and going, and there is a warm atmosphere there.

In a flash, it has been ten days since I took office in Ruozhou.

In early November in Ruozhou, the temperature is in the 20s during the day and a little cooler at night, so you should wear a coat and a thin sweater.

Wearing a jacket and a jacket, Li Yuanlang walked to the balcony on the second floor.

This is an open balcony, and Li Yuanlang is sitting on a leisure chair. It is rare to have such a rest time, away from the hustle and bustle, away from worries.

Sipping oolong tea, smelling the fishy sea breeze, and looking at the bright night view, I feel very comfortable.

There are three townhouses here. Li Yuanlang accidentally looked over and saw a figure flashing in the room on the opposite floor.

The two buildings were not too far apart, but when I took a closer look, I saw it was Huang Zhongli, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee.

Li Yuanlang didn't have much contact with Deputy Secretary Huang, who was five or six years older than him.

In my impression, Huang Zhongli wears glasses, is gentle, doesn't talk much, and has a scholarly demeanor.

The reason why Li Yuanlang paid attention to Huang Zhongli was because he was very interested in what Huang Zhongli was playing with.

It looks like an architectural model. Huang Zhongli used small tweezers to stick things on it piece by piece.

It stands to reason that municipal party committee leaders rarely interact with each other in private, especially where they live.

After all, there are many people with many eyes, and if you are not careful, you will be criticized for attracting a small circle.

Li Yuanlang was really curious and had nothing to do anyway, so he simply put on his coat, went downstairs and went straight to Huang Zhongli's house opposite.

She rang the doorbell and soon, a middle-aged woman in her forties with a gentle and virtuous face opened the door.

His expression was startled, and he immediately asked in surprise: "Are you Secretary Li?"

"Hello, I am Li Yuanlang."

"Secretary Li, please come in quickly." The woman stepped aside to let Li Yuanlang in, walked quickly to the stairs, and shouted up: "Zhongli, come down quickly, Secretary Li is coming to our house as a guest."

Following the sound of footsteps, Huang Zhongli walked down the stairs quickly, wiping his hands and sighing: "Secretary Li, you didn't even notify me when you came. Look at me like this, wait a minute, I'll go change clothes."

Li Yuanlang took the initiative to reach out his hand and said politely: "I came uninvited and disturbed Deputy Secretary Huang."

"If it's somewhere else, we want to invite you but we're afraid you won't be able to come."

Huang Zhongli and his wife politely asked Li Yuanlang to sit on the sofa in the living room while his wife went to make tea.

Taking this opportunity, Huang Zhongli picked up the Chinese cigarette on the table and handed it to Li Yuanlang.

"I don't smoke." Li Yuanlang waved his hand and refused.

"I forgot, I heard that Secretary Li doesn't smoke." Huang Zhongli was not polite, he lit up and puffed away alone.

When they had the opportunity to chat over tea, Li Yuanlang simply mentioned that he saw Huang Zhongli playing with architectural models in the room.

"Haha." Huang Zhongli smiled, put out half of the cigarette butt, and made a gesture of invitation, "If Secretary Li is willing, please follow me upstairs to visit and give advice."

"Guidance is not a big deal, I'm just curious."

Walking into a huge room on the second floor, Li Yuanlang's eyes were opened.

There is a row of display cabinets placed against the wall of the room, with several miniature models of buildings on each floor.

Li Yuanlang bent down and took a closer look. The model was very realistic and the details were vivid. Even the pressure well could press out water. The old-fashioned 28-inch large-bar bicycle could also be pushed around, and the wheels could also rotate.

I couldn't help but asked in amazement: "Deputy Secretary Huang, did you do all this?"

Huang Zhongli smiled and nodded, "I studied architecture. I have been busy with work these years and have rarely touched it. It has been wasted."

"It wasn't until a few years ago that I suddenly had the idea to restore the house in my hometown that I remembered. So, I looked up information, and through the help and guidance of professionals, I did it myself, using some scraps and the knowledge I learned.

Relying on memory, the courtyard of my hometown was restored."

As he spoke, he pointed to a courtyard on the second floor and said, "This is the house in my hometown. It is a two-entry courtyard."

"Look, this is my home. The room on the left is the room where I lived from birth to college..."

Huang Zhongli spoke very carefully, as if his mind flew back to thirty years ago.

Li Yuanlang clicked his tongue and admired that Huang Zhongli actually had such a hobby.

Moreover, the technique was delicate and the workmanship was exquisite, which really impressed him.

Following Huang Zhongli, Li Yuanlang suddenly discovered a model that he visited in the corner.

The model is so big that it cannot fit in the display cabinet.

Different from other models, most of which are retro old houses, this model is actually three two-story imitation European-style villas.

There is a rockery fountain and a wide asphalt road in the courtyard.
Chapter completed!