Fang Zhicheng waved his hand and said, "We are one family, so don't be so polite."
Wen Ling shook her head and smiled, "I came here shamelessly today because I have a dinner party tonight and I must invite you to attend."
Fang Zhicheng frowned and said, "I just called your sister and she will treat you to dinner tonight."
Wen Ling sighed and said, "The dinner tonight was arranged by the Hanzhou Office in Beijing. You are an old leader of Hanzhou, and they have always wanted to invite you to dinner and get to know you better, but they never found the opportunity. Now my mission is to do this, brother-in-law, you still have to cooperate with my work."
Fang Zhicheng could only sigh helplessly after hearing what Wen Ling said, and said with a wry smile: "Then I'll attend the dinner with you tonight. However, I must state that we should keep it as simple as possible and not waste money. The central government is very strict about this kind of problem now."
Wen Ling was delighted to see Fang Zhicheng agreed to her request, and said with a smile, "That's great. I'll notify them now."
Wen Ling made a phone call in front of Fang Zhicheng, and her tone was arrogant, which made Fang Zhicheng feel uncomfortable. To put it bluntly, Wen Ling felt like a bully. If it weren't for the fact that he and Wen Ling were relatives, Fang Zhicheng would have kicked her out long ago.
However, from another perspective, Wen Ling also has her own understandable side. Wen Ling actually lives a very real life, without any disguise. She has all the emotions that most people have. She is a lively person. When you are with her, you will feel a sense of deep emotion. It turns out that the human soul is like this: selfish, cunning, hypocritical, naked...
Real people have a special charm that makes people keep their eyes on them most of the time. Sometimes they hate them, sometimes they sigh, and sometimes they take the time to take a quick glance at them.
After finishing the call, Wen Ling looked at her watch and said with a smile, "Brother-in-law, it's time to get off work. Let's go now? The traffic in Yanjing is very congested. If we don't leave now, it may take an hour to reach our destination."
Fang Zhicheng smiled helplessly. Nowadays, few people dared to "command" him to do things, but Wen Ling was one of those rare ones.
Fang Zhicheng nodded, called Shang Yan, and asked her to inform Lao Guo to drive and wait downstairs.
When Fang Zhicheng and Wen Ling came downstairs, Lao Guo was already standing by the car, slowly opening the back door.
Wen Ling walked beside Fang Zhicheng, feeling that each of her steps was steady and powerful. This was one of the highest power institutions in China, and being able to walk proudly here was her lifelong dream, and the man walking beside her was her idol.
The dinner was held in a courtyard in a hutong on Chang'an Street, which is not far from Jiangjun Hutong. When you enter the courtyard, you can see a plaque with the words "Chu Lei Shu Tong" written on it. A middle-aged man wearing a red embroidered Tang suit beside him said in authentic Yanjing dialect: "This plaque was written by Emperor Qianlong himself. Emperor Qianlong liked to travel incognito. One day he came to the courtyard and felt very hungry, so everyone found a courtyard to eat. At that time, our family had actually been notified, so we set up a table in the courtyard. After eating, Emperor Qianlong was very happy and in a good mood, so he wrote these four words."
Fang Zhicheng smiled and nodded, saying, "Nowadays, all the time-honored brands in Yanjing have some stories. After all, it is difficult to survive in the imperial city without some background."
Wen Ling lowered her voice and said, "Brother-in-law, I will go back to Hanzhou tomorrow and open a restaurant. When you become a national leader, I will also have a good story to tell, and maybe I can make it a century-old brand."
Fang Zhicheng glanced at him unhappily and said with a faint smile: "I'm afraid you are not very interested in doing business."
Wen Ling smiled slightly, thinking that Fang Zhicheng really understood her. Wen Ling was focused on officialdom and wanted to climb up, but unfortunately she was a woman and was naturally weak.
Several people in the box had been waiting for a long time. Chen Guanghe, the deputy mayor of Hanzhou City in charge of major projects, smiled and shook hands with Fang Zhicheng. Wen Ling introduced several other people by the way. In addition to the people from the Hanzhou Office in Beijing, there were also several people from the Provincial Office in Beijing. The reception standard was not too high, but it could be seen that the Hanzhou Office in Beijing had good intentions.
Fang Zhicheng set the tone as he sat down, smiling, "I am a cadre from Hanzhou, and I feel close to you all when I see you all. So I suggest that you all get along like friends, not talking about work, but just talking about life, how about that?"
Chen Guanghe patted the table and said with a smile: "Director Fang, you hit the nail on the head. We have to be happy when we eat. No one is allowed to talk about work tonight. We can only talk about life. Just treat it as a reunion of old friends. If anyone breaks the rules, they will drink a glass of wine as punishment."
Wen Ling held up the wine glass, smiled sweetly, and said, "Then I'll punish myself with a glass first, just saying this. Brother-in-law, you are a Beijing official now, and you have considerable power in your hands, so you must be concerned about the development of Hanzhou." After she finished speaking, Wen Ling raised her head, revealing her white neck, and drank the eight-cent wine glass.
Fang Zhicheng picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Of course."
He knew very well that Wen Ling was deliberately raising her own status to let everyone know about her relationship with Fang Zhicheng.
The people in the Beijing Office were all masters of dinner parties, and all kinds of jokes came one after another, so the atmosphere was quite good. The topics they talked about were mostly family matters, and rarely political affairs, mainly because in the atmosphere of Yanjing, everyone kept in mind the principle of not talking about state affairs.
At the dinner, Wen Ling was eager to perform, so he drank a lot of wine. He went out once in the middle, apparently using a special method to restore his fighting strength. After returning to his seat, Wen Ling began to interact with everyone again.
Fang Zhicheng wanted to retreat several times, but was pulled back by Wen Ling. After drinking almost enough wine, everyone became more unrestrained, especially Wen Ling, who did not hide her emotions at all. She pulled Fang Zhicheng's arm several times to act like a spoiled child. She was wearing very little clothes, and her breasts rubbed against his arm unscrupulously, making him extremely embarrassed.
After thinking it over, he could only find an opportunity to call Qin Yuming and ask her to come and pick up Wen Ling.
When Qin Yuming arrived, the dinner was already coming to an end. Fang Zhicheng greeted a few people and then prepared to leave with Wen Ling.
When Wen Ling saw Qin Yuming, she rushed over drunkenly, hugged Qin Yuming, and said with a drunken smile: "Sister, why are you here?"
Qin Yuming smiled helplessly and said, "I'm still worried about you."
Wen Ling took a deep breath and said, "It turned out that my brother-in-law was the one who reported me."
Qin Yuming sighed and said, "You, why do you drink so much? You are a woman, aren't you afraid of being at a disadvantage?"
Wen Ling shook her head and said incoherently: "With my brother-in-law here, who dares to mess with me?"
Qin Yuming smiled at Fang Zhicheng apologetically and helped her get into the car. Wen Ling couldn't help vomiting as soon as she got into the car. Qin Yuming didn't feel bad that she had stained the leather seats of the car. She just felt guilty that Wen Ling drank so much and was seen by Fang Zhicheng.
Fang Zhicheng sighed and said, "Let me go with you to send her to the hotel. I'm afraid you can't handle her."
Qin Yuming nodded and said, "Okay, you should stop her."
Fang Zhicheng said helplessly: "Who can stop her?"
Qin Yuming had some understanding of Wen Ling's character and shook her head. Fang Zhicheng sat in the front row, Wen Ling and Qin Yuming sat in the back row. Qin Yuming listened to Wen Ling saying vaguely, "Brother-in-law, you must drink this cup... Brother-in-law, do you look down on me... Brother-in-law, you are the person I admire the most, you must not lose face for me..." She felt mixed emotions in her heart.
Women are particularly sensitive. Wen Ling did not hide her feelings. Qin Yuming had actually seen through it a long time ago, but due to the relationship between her elder sister-in-law and her younger brother's wife, she never said it out loud.
After arriving at the hotel, Fang Zhicheng sat in the living room outside and drank tea. With the help of Qin Yuming, Wen Ling took a simple shower, changed her clothes, and finally fell asleep on the bed.
"Let's go!" Qin Yuming picked up her small red bag and looked at Fang Zhicheng with complicated eyes, "Or you can stay?"
Fang Zhicheng rolled his eyes at her unhappily and said, "If you wanted to stay, I wouldn't have notified you to clean up the mess."
Qin Yuming nodded, touched Fang Zhicheng's head, and smiled, "You are still very good. You have insisted on this bottom line."