Chapter 59: Being at the same table with Wang, feeling the pressure
"Liu Ke, why don't I see Jiang Yu?" Chen Qi asked Liu Kedao.
Chen Qi will come to attend the class reunion today, firstly because of Liu Ke's hospitality, and secondly because of Jiang Yu.
Jiang Yu was Chen Qi's good friend in high school. The two had known each other since junior high school and talked about everything. They were like brothers who could help each other out.
I remember when Chen Qi was imprisoned, Jiang Yu was the only person who came to visit him besides his parents.
But since Chen Qi went north to join the army, the two have never seen each other again.
"Jiang Yu, I haven't seen him for several years. I heard that something happened to his family a few years ago." Liu Ke replied.
"I just heard that his mother had cancer and needed daily injections of medicine to stay alive, but the medicine was very expensive, and Jiang Yu owed a lot of debt for it."
Chen Qi narrowed his eyes slightly. Jiang Yu was originally from a single-parent family. His father passed away very early, and it was his mother who single-handedly raised him.
If his mother got cancer, Jiang Yu's family situation would be a devastating blow.
"What now? How is the situation?"
Liu Ke sighed and shook his head, "His mother passed away the year before last. In order to pay off debts, Jiang Yu was willing to become a son-in-law. It seems that he is not doing well now."
Chen Qi's hand tightened slightly.
Although Liu Ke's words were brief, Chen Qi could roughly guess that Jiang Yu's misfortunes over the years were no less miserable than his own.
The young man who was ambitious back then and threatened to become a master and make a great career with Chen Qi in the future was willing to become a son-in-law. What kind of setbacks made him surrender to his fate?
While Chen Qi and Liu Ke were chatting, Xia Donglin's cell phone rang.
Xia Donglin picked it up and took a look, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "Hey, Mr. Zhang, are you here? Okay, I'll pick you up right away!"
Afterwards, Xia Donglin finished his sentence and trotted out of the box.
Not long after, Xia Donglin walked in with a middle-aged man.
"Let me introduce to you, this is Zhang Cheng, Mr. Zhang. He is the department manager of one of the largest well-known companies in Fancheng!"
Zhang Cheng first nodded to everyone as a greeting, and then said to Xia
Dong Lin said, "Mr. Xia, you are having a dinner with friends here. Is it a bit uncomfortable for me to come as an outsider?"
Xia Donglin waved his hand, "Mr. Zhang is serious. These friends of mine are all my classmates. They have admired you for a long time, Mr. Zhang. No, when they heard that I wanted to discuss business with Mr. Zhang, they all wanted to come over and meet.
world."
As soon as Xia Donglin finished speaking, others quickly agreed.
"Yes, yes, Mr. Zhang is the department manager. We admire you very much, but please Mr. Zhang don't mind if we come uninvited."
Zhang Cheng nodded slightly, "Okay then."
Xia Donglin was overjoyed and pulled out a chair for Zhang Cheng, "Mr. Zhang, please sit down."
"Thank you." Zhang Cheng put down his briefcase and sat down calmly.
And just after he took his seat, his eyes inadvertently glanced not far away.
The next moment, he felt as if his butt had been pricked by a needle, and he jumped up.
Zhang Cheng's eyes were widened, with panic on his face.
What did he see?
His gaze at this time fell on a young man.
The other party was still talking to the woman next to him at this time, and it seemed that he had not noticed him yet. It should be said that he was not qualified to attract the other party's attention at all!
Of course Zhang Cheng knew Chen Qi.
A few days ago, at their bidding meeting, Chen Qi was personally received by the boss, Mr. Yuan.
Moreover, Zhang Cheng completely noticed the humble and respectful attitude that Mr. Yuan had towards Chen Qi.
What kind of person is Mr. Yuan?
He is a leading figure in Fancheng's business community. He doesn't call for wind and rain, but he can just stomp his feet casually, which will make the entire Fancheng business community tremble!
But even Mr. Yuan looked respectful in front of this young man.
It’s hard to imagine how high this young man’s status is!
Xia Donglin next to him couldn't help but be a little confused when he saw Zhang Cheng's reaction, "Mr. Zhang, what's wrong with you?"
Zhang Cheng pointed at Chen Qi cautiously, "Mr. Xia, that is..."
Xia Donglin glanced at Chen Qi and said without hesitation, "He is just a reform-through-labor prisoner who was just released from prison. Mr. Zhang doesn't have to worry about him."
"Re-education through labor prisoner?" Zhang Cheng was stunned.
Chen Qi
How could he be a prisoner of labor reform? Or just released?
No matter how you think about it, it is impossible for a person like Mr. Yuan to be linked to a reform-through-labor prisoner.
Xia Donglin said at this time, "Okay, everyone is here now, let the waiter serve the food!"
With Xia Donglin's permission, everyone started eating and drinking.
However, Zhang Cheng was restless at this time, looking at Chen Qi from time to time, and his forehead was so nervous that he was sweating.
He was thinking, should he say hello to Chen Qi?
But I also thought that the other party definitely didn’t know me, so would it be a bit abrupt to say hello by myself?
"Mr. Zhang, why don't you eat? Is the food not to your liking?" Xia Donglin asked doubtfully.
Zhang Cheng was slightly startled, "Oh, no, no, you eat first, I can help myself."
The food wasn't to his liking. Chen Qi across from him hadn't even moved his chopsticks yet. How could he dare to do so?
At this time, Chen Qi and Liu Ke ended their chat and began to pick up their chopsticks and eat.
Seeing this, Zhang Cheng cautiously picked up his chopsticks.
Zhang Cheng felt that dining with Chen Qi at the same table was no less important than dining with Mr. Yuan.
That kind of mental pressure made him anxious, fearing that he would make any rash actions or words that would make Chen Qi unhappy.
Dong dong dong~~~
At this time, suddenly the door of the box rang.
Then I saw a middle-aged man, holding several bottles of red wine in his hand, poking his head in from the door.
"Everyone is eating. Sorry to excuse you. This is a good wine that our hotel has collected for many years. I will take out a few bottles and give them to you for free. I wish you all a happy meal."
The middle-aged man put the wine next to the door, then smiled and said to everyone, "Don't worry about me, you continue to eat, continue to eat, I will take my leave first."
After speaking, the middle-aged man retreated out, not forgetting to close the door when leaving.
In the box, everyone looked at each other for a while.
"Isn't that person just now the owner of this restaurant, Boss Zheng Yuanxi?"
"Really? I thought I saw it wrong."
"Why would he bring us wine?"
"I don't know. Could it be that he knew Mr. Zhang was coming and was giving it to Mr. Zhang?"
