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Just when he finished chatting with these big bosses, the director spoke up. "Xiao Xu, why did you bring Little Hu here?"
He didn't even pick up his chopsticks and said with emotion, "Bureau Chief, although I've been in H City for two years, I don't have any female friends. You were so hasty with your orders, I couldn't find anyone suitable for me in a short while, and Xiao Hu's alcohol capacity is pretty good, I just happened to meet him after work, so I could only help to save him."
At this time, one of the bigshots that they had exchanged pleasantries spoke up. He revealed a look of interest as he smiled and said, "Chief Ji, you know this beauty."
Only now did the director realize that he had neglected his guest, so he immediately came over to introduce him to him, "Director Zhang, come over here. Let me introduce this to you as Little Hu of our Propaganda Department." Then he showed a very benevolent expression and said, "Little Hu, this is Sen Yu's CEO Shen."
Man, was there a need to emphasize it? Of course she knew that he was that famous big shot. He was already a frequent customer in his forties, and the share price of Sen Yu Group was also very nice. She couldn't afford to buy even a hundred shares.
The point was that such a character could live a long life. He was not the vulgar old man with a bald head and a beer belly that was seen in traditional TV dramas. He was still gentle and refined.
Now that he was trying to smooth things over for her, that good impression of hers slowly rose. Of course, this good impression was a form of idolization of celebrities, so he immediately flattered: "It's my honour to see CEO Shen today, even more handsome than the ones on TV. I've always been looking forward to buying Sen Yu's products, and although I can't afford it, I've earned quite a bit of glory for this H City. If I can see such a great idea today, let's not talk about anything else, I'll be the first."
Although there was a certain amount of flattery, she did admire them a little. This large enterprise was not something that an ordinary person could manage, and it even had such outstanding results. Although she didn't know what the results were like, but the reports were good reports, which showed that this person was indeed a successful entrepreneur.
Besides, she was a little Wen Xuan, part of the government, and she knew what some people said, especially when they were flattering her.
The other person also gave him a lot of face. Laughing, he raised his wine cup and said, "Of course I'll drink, beautiful lady. Come, come, drink, drink."
At this moment, another big shot beside him spoke up. Just as Chief Shen finished his wine, he continued, "Little Xu, is this beauty your girlfriend?"
Although he wasn't as rich as Chief Shen, but he was still a very rich person. Although his position wasn't very high on the rich list, but he had always been firmly placed on it, meaning that his strength was not to be underestimated.
He didn't know what he meant by that question, and that Xu Tiezhu didn't say anything at the first moment as she obviously misled him. So she explained to herself: "Director Zhang must be joking, how could I be worthy of Xu Tiezhu? We are really just colleagues."
However, she didn't believe him at all and joked, "Eh, Xiao Hu, don't be embarrassed. If it wasn't Xiao Xu's girlfriend, how could he have brought you to dinner?"
She was talking about love. She had never thought about how she wouldn't be able to come to a meal like this. What else could she say? She could only laugh.
At this moment, the culprit finally moved into action. He raised his wine glass and signaled Zhang Tie, "Director Zhang, you've really guessed wrongly this time, didn't you just receive a call from the director asking you to drink wine? Didn't you just run into a hedge right after work? It's all said that this is the arrangement of the heavens, so we came together.
Seeing how sure Xu Te was that they believed him this time, the situation seemed a little out of place. It was just a formality just a moment ago, but the tone of his words seemed to have changed a little now. The boss joked, "So we all have a chance?"
At this time, the scene was very lively, so the bureau chief did not say anything more. He immediately greeted them with a smile, "Come, come, come, let's eat and drink."
So once again, everyone raised their glasses and toasted her. It was really a joyous laughter, but they didn't know the meaning behind it. Furthermore, her smile was definitely an awkward one, but no one cared about her thoughts.
At this moment, Director Zhang suddenly said, "Little Hu, are you married yet?"
Such a private question like this, if it wasn't asked on this occasion, then it definitely wouldn't be private at all. However, in this large private room, of the ten or so people present, only she was a woman, and she didn't even know any of these people, how could it not be sudden?
Moreover, although this question seemed very casual, everyone knew who the people sitting here were. Everyone was intelligent, and the meaning behind this was something that no one believed, so how was she going to answer it? In the end, she still chose the compromise method and tactfully smiled, "Hehe, thank you for your concern, Director Zhang."
As expected, the moment he said that, Chief Shen immediately understood. He said without any other meaning, "It seems like Xiao Hu isn't married yet. Does that boyfriend have one?"
Would they care about her little screwdriver's love life? So don't blame her for thinking too much. She seemed to think that it would be better if she admitted to being together with that Xu De just now. It would be a dilemma if she didn't answer his question.
However, what made her even more helpless was that at this time, there were some people who didn't care about the big deal and saw Xu Tiebao very helpful, helping her speak up a truth that she never intended to admit. He even said with a gloating tone, "I know, I just broke up."
As soon as he said that, in less than two seconds, Director Shen was full of energy. He raised his glass and said: "Little Hu, come here. This old thing won't come if you don't go and get new ones."
What else could she say? These people all spoke the same words, each one of them was very normal, with no other meaning, and the meaning behind their words was very caring. Thus, she could only accept and thank them, "Thank you, Director Shen."
After that, she ate excitedly, discussing some topics that she did not dare to be interested in and did not understand. She only saw the Chief's flattery mixed in with the constant chattering, "Come, come, let's eat .."
After this pause, she had a rough understanding of everyone's face. Apart from her and Xu Te, everyone had a family and high status. However, there weren't many people in this large group who were innocent.
If it wasn't for the fact that Xu Te had helped her bring the fence, there might have been a few people who wanted to keep her. The others were just there to watch a good show.
This wasn't considered a tragedy, what was tragic was that she had drunk enough from the Hedgerow [1], but they still had another stall! Moreover, they had already reserved a place to pass by. If things continued like this, something would definitely happen.
So no matter what, she had to reject him this time. She couldn't have any intentions of harming him, but she had to be wary of him. She was not a person who sought wealth, and she definitely wouldn't do something like selling her body. Although at her age, it was too late if she didn't catch something, she was really a principled person.
However, at this time, the bureau chief was not happy and shouted, "Please sing a song for me, are you not going to give me face?"
Seeing the director's serious expression, she really didn't have the guts. But today, this amount was almost the limit, it didn't matter now but she definitely couldn't go on, so she defended herself with certainty: "Bureau Chief, I really can't go on. Plus, bringing a girl like me with me would be inconvenient for so many bosses."
She was also talking about something important, but the director didn't think so, so he said meaningfully, "Little Hu, it's normal for us to chat and laugh at the dinner table. If you really look at it that much, then you and the other two bosses interacted a bit too much just now."