Under the feasting lights, Han Baihang arrived alone in front of the Xu family compound. Someone soon recognized him and immediately came to greet him.
"Oh, Captain Han, you are finally here. Everyone is waiting for you inside."
Han Baihang turned around and took a look. This person was the housekeeper of Xu Wangtang's family. He seemed to be called Xu San or something. He couldn't remember clearly.
"Well, lead the way."
Han Baihang tidied his clothes and followed Xu San in. After walking around the screen wall and walking through a door, there was a spacious courtyard.
There were more than ten tables of banquets placed in the courtyard. Han Baihang took a cursory glance and found that they were all prominent figures in Yongcheng.
Xu San led Han Baihang and walked straight towards a big table in the middle. He immediately attracted everyone's attention, and the high-pitched conversation turned into whispers.
Xu Wangtang was sitting next to Mei Changyuan and Ding Zuopeng. When they saw Han Baihang coming, the three of them immediately stood up to greet them.
Xu Wangtang cupped his hands in salute and said: "Captain Han is late, so he will have to punish himself with three cups!"
The crowd immediately shouted: "I will punish myself with three cups of wine, I will punish myself with three cups of wine."
Han Baihang smiled and returned the greeting: "There are many things in the army, and I can't get away from them, so I came late. In this way, three glasses of wine are not enough as a punishment. I will drink this bottle of wine!"
Han Baihang reached out and took the wine bottle from the table, opened the lid of the wine, made a few sound, and drank more than half a kilogram of white wine.
"Good wine! Good wine!" Han Baihang put the wine bottle on the table with a snap, wiped the wine stains from the corners of his mouth and said, "Mr. Xu, why don't you drink? Do you look down on me, Mr. Han?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment. What Han Baihang said was self-punishment, how could it turn into persuading people to drink in the blink of an eye?
Xu Wangtang looked a little displeased, but he quickly concealed it, thinking to himself: "While you can be happy now, be happy. You will feel better later!"
"Captain Han, everyone has been waiting for a long time, so let's go to the table first. Let's chat and drink." Xu Wangtang said and wanted to lead Han Baihang to the table, but he was grabbed by Han Baihang.
Han Baihang burped with wine and sprayed Xu Wangtang's face with the smell of alcohol. He held his hand and did not let go, his body swaying a little, "Hey, Mr. Xu. As soon as I came back from Shanghai, you held a big banquet for me to wash away the dust.
.What is this? This is because you think highly of me, Mr. Han, don’t you think so?”
Everyone looked at each other, wondering why Han Baihang got drunk before the banquet started and started acting like a drunkard.
However, they couldn't afford to offend the two people in front of them, so they could only echo loudly, "Yes!"
Han Baihang grinned widely, holding Xu Wangtang's hand and refusing to let go, in a very affectionate manner, "Since you always think highly of me, Mr. Han, I can't be rude. This is a foreign thing I brought back from Shanghai.
, I give it to you when you are old. If you have offended you in any way in the past, you, the boss, don’t remember the faults of others. Do you think that’s okay?”
Xu Wangtang looked at the pocket watch handed over by Han Baihang, and for a moment he didn't understand what this kid was playing. Could it be that he knew he couldn't fight and gave up on his own initiative.
Since he couldn't guess what Han Baihang was thinking, Xu Wangtang didn't dare to offend Han Baihang in public, so he could only pretend to evade: "What are you talking about, Captain Han? Everyone is doing it for the good of Yongcheng, why should I offend him?"
Offended. This gift of yours is too valuable, take it back quickly, take it back."
Han Baihang pulled Xu Wangtang, his head suddenly came to Xu Wangtang's ear, and whispered: "You'd better keep this thing."
Xu Wangtang was startled for a moment, two gleams appeared in his eyes, and he thought to himself: "Good boy, you are just pretending to be drunk to fool people. It's just a pocket watch, there could be some mystery behind it."
Han Baihang let go of Xu Wangtang. At that moment, everyone thought that Han Baihang lost his balance and fell on Xu Wangtang. They didn't know what Han Baihang said.
"Mr. Xu, you must have subordinates, otherwise I will feel uneasy!" Han Baihang said and stuffed the pocket watch into Xu Wangtang's arms. Xu Wangtang looked embarrassed and pretended to sigh: "Then I will be disrespectful. I will be disrespectful."
Many people were confused by the quarrel between the two. Everyone knew about the conflict between Han Baihang and Xu Wangtang, and thought that Xu Wangtang had no good intentions in hosting the banquet.
But now that they were hugging each other and giving gifts, could it be that Han Baihang gave in to Xu Wangtang just for a way to survive?
Mei Changyuan was closest to the two of them, and he couldn't tell for a moment whether Han Baihang was really drunk or fake. However, if Han Baihang gave in to Xu Wangtang, his future life would not be easy.
"Okay, okay, everyone has been waiting for a long time, take your seats first, take your seats!" Mei Changyuan hurriedly separated the two of them and secretly pulled Han Baihang.
Han Baihang's eyes were blurred and there were two pink spots on his face. He smiled and said to Mei Changyuan: "Mayor Mei, do you also want to have a drink with me?"
Mei Changyuan smelled the alcohol on his breath and couldn't figure out what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, so he could only say secretly, "You shouldn't come tonight, Xu Wangtang has set a trap for you."
Han Baihang seemed intoxicated, but he only had his own calculations in his heart. Of course, he understood that Mei Changyuan's so-called well-intentioned warning was just to make himself a shield in front of him.
When the time comes when the snipe and the clam compete, Mei Changyuan, the fisherman, will naturally benefit.
"We won't talk about business today, let's drink, drink!"
Han Baihang held up the wine glass and poured it into Mei Changyuan's mouth. Mei Changyuan had no choice but to drink a glass reluctantly, and then started to push away.
Seeing that he was not willing to drink, Han Baihang drank a few more drinks on his own, and started chatting with Xu Wangtang, saying in a low voice: "Mr. Xu, I have something to discuss with you. Everyone happens to be here,
It also saves me the trouble of visiting each door one by one."
Xu Wangtang put down his wine glass and raised his eyebrows, "If Captain Han has anything to say, you might as well say it directly. As long as I, Xu Wangtang, can help, I will never shirk it!"
Han Baihang shook his head and said: "Actually, it's not a big deal. It's just that I want to borrow some money from you."
Although Han Baihang spoke in a low voice, everyone's attention was on him. Naturally, after hearing his words, everyone couldn't help but feel anxious. Is this another pledge?
Xu Wangtang saw a cunning flash in Han Baihang's eyes, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart: "I told you, you are waiting for me at this place."
"Captain Han, you just came back and you don't know something." Xu Wangtang said with a look of embarrassment: "Just before you came back, our Yongcheng city was looted by bandits, and all the merchants, large and small, were harmed. It's really
I have no money."
Han Baihang had known that Xu Wangtang would shirk, so he immediately grinned, revealing a row of neat teeth, and said word by word: "Two million oceans!"