Capítulo 1146: Chapter 431: Jungle (Part 2)
“It’s indeed not looking good; the hospitals and pharmaceutical companies we used to cooperate with are all having so internal issues…”
“Then you’ve co to the right place!”
He Jiang imdiately laughed and said, “Magic City is never short of opportunities. So people fall overnight here, while others soar high, all depending on how sharp your eyes are…”
Listening to He Jiang’s aningful words, Yu Zetao, not daring to slack off, quickly put down his soup bowl.
“Please do guide , Mr. He!”
“Look, there’s a true deity sitting right in front of you; why wander around looking for temples to pray at?”
He Jiang motioned with his mouth towards his right-hand side.
To the right of He Jiang sat a young man in his thirties. Though not very old, he dressed very conservatively, wearing black-frad glasses. He hadn’t said much while Yu Zetao was busy making toasts around, and he seed to blend into the background at the table.
But anyone with a bit of understanding of banquet etiquette couldn’t possibly overlook the young man’s presence.
Because he was seated at the right side of the main seat, a position of honor according to Huaxia tradition, indicating he was the second most important guest at this banquet, just after He Jiang.
Yu Zetao didn’t know his real na, but everyone at the table referred to him as Secretary Ge, revealing his identity through that title.
“Secretary Ge, let offer you another toast, from Old Yu!”
Yu Zetao, with a smile plastered on his face, imdiately picked up his glass again.
Secretary Ge simply smiled, clinked his glass with Yu Zetao’s, but even after both had drunk, Secretary Ge didn’t say a word.
This left Yu Zetao standing awkwardly in place, unsure whether to sit or stand.
At this mont, He Jiang, seemingly with good intentions, reminded him:
“I’m just saying, Old Yu, you seed pretty sharp when you were toasting earlier, and you’ve been in business for so many years, how co you’re acting so clueless now?”
“Mr. He, what do you an…?”
“Think back on how President Qi introduced Secretary Ge to you just now.”
While Yu Zetao was still furrowing his brows and pondering, Qi Kai couldn’t help but interject: “Ahem, Secretary Ge has a rule, if soone toasts him, it must start with three glasses…”
“Three glasses?”
Yu Zetao’s expression changed slightly, and Yu Fei, standing beside, could no longer hold back.
“Dad, you really can’t drink anymore…”
Yu Zetao was using a standard shot glass for toasting, not very large but each shot was about 30ml.
And since entering the room, Yu Zetao had already downed nearly ten shots, amounting to about 300ml.
That might not sound like much; for many who boast about their drinking prowess, it’s rely enough to rinse their mouths.
However, it’s only been 20 minutes since Yu Zetao entered, and during this ti, he hadn’t even taken a bite of food. From Yu Fei and Yu Duo’s perspectives, Yu Zetao seed to be struggling to stay on his feet…
The fear was that another three shots might be the proverbial straw that broke the cal’s back; if Yu Zetao drank them, the embarrassnt would be minor, but it would an the business for today would be completely hindered.
But the contradiction arose again… With He Jiang having put it like that, how could these three glasses not be drunk?
With a faint hope, Yu Zetao couldn’t help but cast his eyes towards Secretary Ge, who continued to smile silently.
“No big deal, if you can’t drink, just let it go.”
Secretary Ge only smiled faintly and waved his hand, appearing completely indifferent.
Yet the truth was, Secretary Ge imdiately averted his gaze, turning to laugh and chat quietly with He Jiang, as if Yu Zetao, who was still standing there, no longer existed.
“Dad, let drink for you…”
Yu Fei, eyes reddening, couldn’t help but speak again, but was once more stopped by Yu Zetao.
In a low voice, Yu Zetao quickly said to Yu Fei: “If it really cos to it, you take Duoduo and leave first, your mom can stay with …”
There’s no unreasonable targeting in this world.
Did Yu Zetao really forget how Qi Kai introduced Secretary Ge?
Of course not.
He was well aware of Secretary Ge’s high status and his penchant for alcohol, and he also understood that He Jiang deliberately directing the toast towards Secretary Ge was to embarrass him, and the reason was simple…
About 10 minutes earlier, after Yu Zetao had finished going around the table toasting, according to the usual banquet seating, their family of four should have sat at the far end, next to Qi Kai, conveniently in a corner of the room.
But at that ti, He Jiang spoke up:
“Co on, Old Yu, bring your family to sit next to , let’s get more acquainted…”
Yu Zetao was flattered, of course, and naturally wouldn’t refuse such an offer. However, when he actually led Yu Fei and the others over, He Jiang spoke again.
“Hey, Old Yu, why not let your daughter sit next to , she seems quite shy, probably not used to these gatherings, don’t let her go hungry because she’s too embarrassed to eat. I’ll take care of her for you, no problem, right?”
Yu Zetao was montarily stunned, but Yu Fei’s face imdiately changed color.
Take care of her?
His seemingly tactful words hid the most indecent intentions.
The most critical point was that He Jiang’s tone and expression had no hint of concealnt. The way he looked at Yu Duo was as if she were already a fish placed on the chopping board…
“You…”
Yu Fei was about to erupt on the spot, but was tily restrained by Yu Zetao.
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