Si Shengjie breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had always wanted to invite Qiao Liang to dinner and get close to each other, it was not his initiative to invite Qiao Liang to dinner tonight, but Wen Yuan's request.
The reason Wen Yuan told himself was very grand. Qiao Liang was the director of the office of the department, and he was the director of the office of the newspaper. The contact at work was naturally close. In order to cooperate more smoothly at work, it was necessary to deepen the relationship in private, so that he could use the weekend
It's time to invite Qiao Liang to a meal to win over her feelings.
Si Shengjie knew that Wen Yuan had always hated Qiao Liang. He was surprised when he heard what he said, but he couldn't find any reason to doubt it. Since Wen Yuan said this, it was exactly what he wanted, so he agreed to give Qiao Liang a call.
Got the phone call.
"Director Qiao, shall we go eat Haidilao tonight?"
"no problem."
"Okay, Director Qiao, I'll see you in Haidilao at 7 o'clock tonight." Si Shengjie hung up the phone and reported to Wenyuan.
Wen Yuan nodded and continued: "Tonight you and Qiao Liang are dining together alone. If things go wrong, everyone will be embarrassed."
"What should we do?" Si Shengjie was startled and felt that Wen Yuan's words made sense.
Wen Yuan pondered for a moment: "Why don't you call Ding Lei and He Bi? Firstly, it's crowded, and secondly, they have all worked as office directors, and are no strangers to Qiao Liang. We all have a common language when chatting."
"That's right, Mr. Wen is very considerate." Si Shengjie nodded quickly, then frowned, "What if Ding Lei and He Bi don't go?"
Wen Yuan frowned: "You haven't told them yet, how do you know they won't go?"
"Okay, I'll call them right now." Si Shengjie said and went out.
A cold smile appeared at the corner of Wen Yuan's mouth, and then he touched the phone...
After a while, Si Shengjie came in and said happily: "Mr. Wen, I called Ding Lei and He Bi, and they both readily agreed."
Wen Yuan chuckled: "That's good. You're treating the guests tonight, but be sure to let them drink to their heart's content. Don't worry about the money. I'll sign and reimburse you later."
Si Shengjie was even happier. The private wine bar was reimbursed by the public, which was really cool.
At 7 o'clock in the evening, Qiao Liang arrived at Haidilao on time. Si Shengjie was waiting at the door. He shook hands with Qiao Liang enthusiastically and asked Qiao Liang to go to the private room.
"Director Si, it's such a waste for the two of us to go to a private room to eat." Qiao Liang said as he walked.
"No, there are He Bi and Ding Lei tonight. They have already arrived and are waiting for Director Qiao in the room." Si Shengjie said.
Qiao Liang was stunned: "And there are them?"
"Yeah, first of all, it was too deserted for the two of us to have dinner. Secondly, I just finished a phone call with you in the afternoon and received a call from Ding Lei. He asked He Bi and I to have a drink together tonight. Since I made an appointment with you,
Naturally, we can't separate ourselves. After thinking about it, since we all have worked as office directors, we might as well do it together, just in time to get warm." Si Shengjie casually found an excuse.
After hearing what Si Shengjie said, Qiao Liang nodded. Although he and Ding Lei and He Bi did not have a close relationship, there was no substantial conflict of interest or direct conflict. We all worked in offices before.
It would also be nice to have a chance to sit together.
Moreover, he has already arrived here, and Ding Lei and He Bi have also arrived. He cannot leave anymore, otherwise he will make them feel that he is too arrogant and offend the three of them at once.
"Director Si is really good at arranging things. It's good to have a lot of people and lively." Qiao Liang said with a smile.
"Haha, we're here, please—" Si Shengjie opened the door.
Ding Lei and He Bi came over to shake hands with Qiao Liang with smiles on their faces.
"Hello, Director Ding, hello, Director He." Qiao Liang said with a smile. After these two were transferred to the Organization Department, their positions have changed, especially He Bi, who is just an ordinary clerk, and still calls his old position smoothly.
Si Shengjie then invited everyone to take their seats, and then arranged for the waiters to serve wine and food.
The waiter brought over 4 bottles of Wuliangye.
"Holy crap, the four of us are going to drink four bottles of high-strength liquor." Qiao Liang was startled.
Si Shengjie smiled and said: "This is the first time in so many years that the four of us who work in the office get together to drink alone. It is a rare opportunity. Plus tonight is the weekend, so we can have a good drink and deepen our relationship."
Ding Lei nodded: "Director Division is right. Although my capacity for drinking is limited, I still want to have a few drinks with Director Qiao."
He Bi also smiled and said: "Yes, since Director Qiao arrived at the Propaganda Department, you and I haven't had a serious drink yet. Let's take advantage of Director Qiao's invitation tonight, Director Qiao, let's have a good drink."
Seeing the three of them being so kind, Qiao Liang was a little surprised, and then he felt that they should be like this because of his current position. If he was still raising pigs in the mountains, they would never be like this.
I can't help but feel that they are snobbish, but I understand that after all, humans are real animals.
Since they want to have a drink, there is really no harm in having everyone warm up. Although their heads have a bad relationship with their own heads, after all, everyone follows their own heads and does things. Even if they can't be friends, they can still be friends.
There is really no need to stalemate the relationship. It is better to resolve enemies than to end them.
Thinking of this, Qiao Liang said happily: "Okay, since the three brothers are so happy, let's have a drink tonight."
"Here, let me pour wine for all the leaders." Si Shengjie picked up the bottle and poured wine.
He Bi and Ding Lei looked at each other, smiled slightly, and then Ding Lei said: "Director, don't talk about leaders, we are all brothers."
He Biye said: "Yes, the three of you are all full-time undergraduates. I am now a top soldier, and I am incomparable to you."
Si Shengjie poured the wine and said: "You three are all in the Organization Department and the Propaganda Department. To me, you are naturally the leader. Although Director He has suffered a temporary setback, he still works in the Organization Department.
The future is bright and bright.”
Qiao Liang said: "Director, when we drink today we won't talk about work. We will only talk about the relationship between brothers. Don't make the distinction so strictly."
Qiao Liang said this after careful consideration. If we talk about work at the wine table, it will inevitably involve everyone's heads, which will make everyone uncomfortable.
"That's right, Director Qiao said it right. We don't have any leaders tonight. We are all brothers. We only talk about the feelings of buddies." Ding Lei agreed.
He Bi also nodded: "Director Qiao is really a happy person. I like to hear this."
Qiao Liang secretly laughed. Among the four people here, three majors, He Bi was the only one in charge. He Bi would be embarrassed if he talked too much about work.
Si Shengjie finished pouring the wine. Qiao Liang picked up the wine glass and said, "I would like to toast the three brothers with a glass of wine. I wish them good health and all the best."
Si Shengjie said hurriedly: "Hey, Director Qiao, I'm the host today, so it's my turn to pick up the drinks first."
Qiao Liang smiled and said: "Although you are the host, I am the youngest here. I should toast to the three brothers first. So, Director Si, please accept this."
Si Shengjie chuckled: "You're taking the spotlight, okay, I'll grant you a favor."
"Thank you, Brother Si." Qiao Liang did it first, and everyone did it too.
Si Shengjie continued: "Director Qiao, since it's a toast, good things come in pairs. Let's have two glasses."
"Okay, good things come in pairs." Qiao Liang toasted everyone with another glass of wine.
Then Si Shengjie started to bring wine, and he drank two glasses with everyone, and drank all of them.
