After dinner.
In a guest room on the first floor of the villa.
Dong Xuebin was dizzy and drank the tea handed over by Xie Huilan.
They were the only two in the room. Xie Huilan couldn't help but shake her head and said with a smile: "Show off, if you can't drink it, just don't drink it."
"People are toasting me, why don't I drink it?" Dong Xuebin held his chair dizzy, "Where can I put my face if I don't drink it? If I lose my own face, I can't lose yours." If the leader of Yantai County At the dinner, Dong Xuebin was so angry that it didn't matter if he didn't drink. If he couldn't drink, he couldn't drink. But this time the situation was different. If he could push, he could push. If he couldn't push, he would have to drink even if he was drunk to death. Sometimes there were Occasion, face is much more important than body.
Xie Huilan smiled and smoothed the collar of his clothes, "Isn't it considered that you have made a meritorious service?"
Dong Xuebin nodded and said casually: "Huilan, why are you so gentle today?"
"Haha." Xie Huilan's eyes narrowed into a slit, "You always think I'm not gentle? Don't you?"
"Khan, no." Dong Xuebin said quickly: "I was gentle before."
Boom, boom, boom, Xie Hao knocked on the door and told them to get out. The elders were leaving.
Whether it was Xie Guobang or Xie Guoliang, everyone present was busy with each other. Of course, they couldn't stay for a long time. At half past seven, several people left one after another, leaving only Ci Lifen, an elder. Originally, She also said she would stay and sit with the old man for a while, but a call came from her work unit. It was urgent. Ci Lifen embarrassedly said goodbye to everyone and drove out of the villa.
Mr. Xie and a few juniors are the only ones left in the family.
Xie Ran called Xie Huilan, "Sister, something happened."
"Yeah." Xie Huilan nodded, "Let's talk upstairs. Let's go."
Over there, the health doctor was getting medicine for Mr. Xie. After drinking the medicine, Mr. Xie closed his eyes and fell asleep on the sofa. From beginning to end, he never looked at Dong Xuebin seriously, let alone talked to him. As soon as Xie Huilan left, there were fewer people in the room. Dong Xuebin wanted to leave but couldn't find an excuse, so he could only sit and drink tea with his eyes wide open. From time to time, he would say a harmless word to Xie Jing and Xie Hao, don't mention it. How awkward.
Feeling dizzy and having to endure depression, Dong Xuebin felt extremely uncomfortable.
Seeing Xie Hao and Xie Jing sitting next to Mr. Xie and talking to him, Dong Xuebin felt itchy with hatred. He thought that Mr. Xie was quite vindictive. Didn't he just contradict him a few times? You beat him once in chess. Look at how big you are. You don't even bother to talk to me. If I had known, I would have gifted you 50-year-old wild ginseng. I gave you five-year-old wild ginseng. Five-month old ones are almost enough.
How annoying!
Suddenly, Xie Hao relieved Dong Xuebin from the awkward situation, "Brother-in-law, let's go to the backyard to practice boxing!"
"Okay." Dong Xuebin was eager to leave as soon as possible.
But who knew that Mr. Xie had spoken. He said to Xie Hao: "If you want to practice boxing, you can do it yourself." After saying that, the old man stood up and walked to the stairs, "Xiao Dong, play chess with me." The doctor smiled, looked at Dong Xuebin, followed Mr. Xie's steps, and helped him go upstairs.
Dong Xuebin was stunned, playing chess? What do you mean
Xie Hao became excited when he heard this, "I'll watch the game too!" He knew that Dong Xuebin was very good at chess.
However, Mr. Xie, who was going upstairs, said, "Don't you want to practice boxing?"
"Hey, if there's a lot of fun, why don't I practice boxing? Count me in!" Xie Hao loves to join in the fun.
Xie Jing was much more discerning than him. After hearing what the old man said, she immediately grabbed Xie Hao, glared at him, moved her chin in the direction of Dong Xuebin, and shook her head slightly. This scene made it clear that the old man wanted to sit alone with Dong Xuebin, so Xie Hao's going would not cause more trouble. Xie Hao understood it at a glance and sat down on the sofa depressedly.
Dong Xuebin braced his head and followed upstairs.
In a room with antique furnishings, Mr. Xie sat behind a mahogany desk and gestured for Dong Xuebin to sit down too.
The servant had already laid out the chess, and then went out with the health doctor. Only Dong Xuebin and the old man were left in the room.
Mr. Xie didn't say anything or was polite. He picked up the red flag and jumped on the horse.
Dong Xuebin was a little confused and ignored himself. Why did he suddenly find himself playing chess? But at this point, he could only accompany him to the end. He grabbed the black chess and lost one move, two moves, and five moves. One step, ten steps, twenty steps. This time, there were no chess masters watching, and Dong Xuebin couldn't cheat. The winner was decided in the first game in just ten minutes. Of course, Mr. Xie won.
Mr. Xie looked at him and said, "Have a good time."
Dong Xuebin smiled bitterly, "It was a fluke that I won you last time. In fact, my chess skills are not very good."
"...Come again." Mr. Xie let him go first this time.
The second set ended again after twenty minutes, and Mr. Xie still won.
There was no impatience on Mr. Xie's face, and he suddenly said: "You're not serious? Then I'll stimulate you." He called the servant, "Bring over a bottle of Moutai, two cups." Then Mr. Xie looked at Dong Xuebin said: "From the beginning of the next round, whoever loses again will be fined one drink."
"Huh? What, I can't drink anymore."
"... Then have a good time."
"Sweat, I feel so good."
Dong Xuebin's protest had no effect, and the chess game started again.
In the third set, Dong Xuebin lost again and was punished with a drink. He stiffened his neck and poured the Maotai from the eight-dollar cup into his throat. It was burning and his head was even dizzy.
Second cup…
The third cup…
After a few games of chess, Dong Xuebin was already dizzy. This time he really drank too much.
"Come on," the old man said.
Dong Xuebin burped and reached out to grab the chess piece, but after four or five attempts, his hand was still empty. In the end, he picked up Mr. Xie's pawn and walked forward like a horse.
Mr. Xie was amused by him, "Which country are you playing this game from?"
Dong Xuebin said angrily: "No more, no more, I see... I see, you just want to trick me, yes, trick me!" He spoke with a big tongue, "I... I won't be fooled by you, hehe, I won't... It’s down..." Dong Xuebin was swaying with his hands on the chessboard, already drunk.
Mr. Xie said: "Can't stop? Then have a chat with me."
Dong Xuebin glanced at him vaguely, "What are we talking about? We have... we have... there is a generation gap, and we can't pee in the same pot." As the saying goes, drunkenness makes people cowardly, not to mention that Dong Xuebin has always been He was not a coward. After drinking so much wine, he didn’t know how brave he was. He stood up unsteadily from the chair, walked forward, and sat down on Mr. Xie’s big chair without a care in the world. Go up, "Well, it's you... your chair is comfortable."
Mr. Xie looked at him funny and moved away a little to let him sit. "How do you know we can't have a conversation if we haven't already? Find a topic and let's talk."
"What... topic?" Dong Xuebin smacked his lips, "Then... just tell me what you do with such a... face, I'm not talking about you, your face is too... ugly, if you have any objections to me , you... just say it, say it!"
"With a straight face?" Mr. Xie shook his head and said with a smile: "What do you know, you brat? Before I retired, I was smiling all day long. You know what Huilan looks like, right? She's just like her. When she sees people asking for help, Smile, don’t give people too serious expressions, smile when you see officials, don’t let people know what you are thinking, smile when you see officials from other countries, don’t cause diplomatic conflicts between the two countries, laugh, laugh, laugh, I laughed. After decades of laughing, I’m tired and tired of laughing. After I retire, I can’t even laugh anymore.”
After listening, Dong Xuebin suddenly stretched out his hand and put his arm around Mr. Xie's shoulders. "It turns out... that's it. Lao Xie, it's not easy for you either!"
Mr. Xie's eyebrows jumped.
Dong Xuebin patted him on the shoulder hard, "Lao Xie, be open-minded, it's okay, you... did you see me? Did you see me? When I do something, our county leaders and colleagues... all... They pointed at me and made irresponsible remarks, saying that I was too young, too impulsive, that this was bad and that was wrong. I also... I also know that sometimes I do things without considering the consequences. I know, but some things have fallen on you, forcing you to ... You have to do it if you are forced to do so. A relative from the county committee beats someone from our police station. If I don't arrest him, what will my colleagues think of me? We Chinese are beaten in Korea if I... don't kick him! Pavilion! Where can people go to ask for explanations?”
Dong Xuebin became more and more excited as he spoke. He patted his chest and said, "What happened to my impulsiveness? What happened to me if I did something wrong? To the people... I have a clear conscience! Even if one day I am deprived of my official position! I Walking on the street! Walking on the road! I can hold my head up!"
When Mr. Xie heard this, he laughed and said, "Have a clear conscience! Okay! Okay!"
"Lao Xie, I just discovered... that you are quite... quite pleasing to the eye!"
"Haha." Mr. Xie said with a smile: "After living for so many years, this is the first time someone has given me this evaluation. It's pleasing to the eye, um, good words!"
The health care doctor standing outside the door couldn't stand listening anymore, and hurriedly opened the door and came in, "Xiao Dong, you've drunk too much, come on, follow me downstairs, and don't disturb Mr. Xie's rest!" He was really convinced by Dong Xuebin, You dare to say anything after drinking some wine, Lao Xie? How dare you scream!
Dong Xuebin glared and said: "We are talking excitedly about where to go downstairs!"
Mr. Xie smiled and said, "We had a great time chatting, it's none of your business!"
"Old man."
"Get out, get out!" Mr. Xie waved the health doctor away, and then said: "Xiao Dong, continue."
Dong Xuebin hooked up with him and said: "What else can you say? By the way, tell me about the engagement you gave... to Sister Xie. I'm not talking about you, Lao Xie, you didn't handle this matter properly... "
"This matter, do you know what I was thinking at the time?"
"I don't care about you... I don't care what you think, you are just unreasonable anyway!"
In the room, Mr. Xie's laughter rang out from time to time, and the two people's voices could be heard downstairs. RO