Family connections: From special recruitment by the county committee to the pinnacle of power

After finishing their cola, Xu Hansheng and Tang Bing got back into the car.

Less than half an hour later, Liu Zhiqiang called.

"Nephew, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I've arrived at Room 418 of the Liyade Hotel. Please come over with Miss Tang."

After saying that, Liu Zhiqiang hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Hansheng and Tang Bing walked into the hotel lobby together.

Taking the elevator all the way to the fourth floor, when we pushed open the door to the private room, Liu Zhiqiang had already ordered a large table of dishes.

"Nephew, I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting. Please have a seat."

As they were talking, Liu Zhiqiang led Xu Hansheng and Tang Bing to sit down in the seats next to him.

Xu Hansheng smiled and said, "I am already extremely grateful that Uncle Liu would grace us with his presence. To be honest, we came in too much of a hurry today."

Liu Zhiqiang smiled and waved his hand, then turned his gaze to Tang Bing beside him.

Ok?

After glancing at Tang Bing a few times, Liu Zhiqiang's smile froze.

This person... why does he look so familiar?

The problem is that Liu Zhiqiang is absolutely certain that he could not possibly know Tang Bing.

But those eyebrows and eyes...

hiss!

The next second, Liu Zhiqiang gasped sharply. He finally remembered that Tang Bing looked very much like Tang Qingyun, the provincial party committee's organization minister.

Especially those eyebrows, they're practically identical.

Moreover, Tang Bing and Tang Minghua, the Party Secretary of Linxi City, look so alike that if it were a boy, he would be a carbon copy of Tang Minghua.

This is a huge Buddha statue.

Xu Hansheng, that kid, has a really sharp eye; he spotted this treasure right away.

After a brief moment of distraction, Liu Zhiqiang looked Tang Bing up and down and said to Xu Hansheng, "Nephew, who is this...?"

Xu Hansheng smiled and said, "Uncle Liu, this is our colleague from the department, and also the team leader in charge of the Tiancheng Holdings project. His name is Tang Bing."

After saying that, Xu Hansheng pointed to Liu Zhiqiang and introduced him: "Comrade Tang Bing, this is Assistant General Manager Liu, whom I told you about before."

Upon hearing this, Tang Bing quickly stood up and politely extended her hand to Liu Zhiqiang, saying, "Hello, Assistant Liu."

"Oh, you're too kind."

Liu Zhiqiang hurriedly stood up, extended both hands, shook hands with Tang Bing, then quickly released Tang Bing's hands and gestured for her to sit down, saying, "Miss Tang, please sit down."

"Thanks!"

Tang Bing smiled and sat back down in her original seat.

Seeing Liu Zhiqiang's panicked appearance, Xu Hansheng couldn't help but wonder if Liu Zhiqiang knew Tang Bing before, or knew about Tang Bing's background.

Just then, Tang Bing stood up and said, "Excuse me, I need to go to the restroom."

Xu Hansheng immediately stood up and said, "Sister Tang Bing, I'll take you there."

After saying that, Xu Hansheng followed Tang Bing out of the private room.

Upon reaching the corridor near the restroom, Xu Hansheng stopped and turned around, pacing back and forth as he pondered Liu Zhiqiang's earlier actions.

He was certain he was not mistaken; Liu Zhiqiang had not extended his hands to shake hands with Tan Zhifei when they met.

Just now, Liu Zhiqiang not only held Tang Bing's hands with both of his, but also only for two seconds before quickly letting go of her hands.

To be precise, this gesture should be called respect.

Besides the chairman of Tiancheng Holdings, who else can command such respect from Liu Zhiqiang?

It seems Tang Bing is indeed someone of considerable importance.

Those who can be personally assigned to the county party committee office by Qi Hongchang must indeed be outstanding individuals.

Just then, a drop of water splashed onto Xu Hansheng's face.

Xu Hansheng suddenly turned around and saw Tang Bing flicking her fingers, the water droplets on her hands splashing directly onto Xu Hansheng's face.

"What are you thinking about? You seem preoccupied?"

Tang Bing sized up Xu Hansheng and asked with a frown.

Xu Hansheng smiled and said, "It's nothing. I was just having a dilemma. Should I deliver the gift I bought for Director Zhang directly to her apartment building when I get back, or...?"

Tang Bing rolled her eyes at Xu Hansheng and said, "How could someone as smart as you make such a mistake?"

"Director Zhang's spouse... her spouse isn't around. It'll be so late when we get back. Are you going to her house to deliver a gift or to offer some comfort?"

"If others see this, they might say something unpleasant."

"I'll take it to her office tomorrow morning; it's not like it's anything big."

After hearing what Tang Bing said, Xu Hansheng's face immediately lit up with joy. He said, "Sister Tang Bing is right. After all, Director Zhang is a lady. It's really not appropriate to go to her house so late. If Director Zhang's husband comes back and hears some rumors, then we'll have done something wrong with good intentions."

"I learn a lot from being with Sister Tang Bing every day; it's hard not to improve."

The two talked as they pushed open the door and returned to the private room.

After everyone was seated for the second time, Xu Hansheng poured a glass of beer for each person.

Looking at the one-liter beer mug, Liu Zhiqiang coughed a few times. Is it really okay to do this?

The reason he agreed to do Xu Hansheng a small favor this morning was because he didn't know Tang Bing's identity.

But now, Liu Zhiqiang was also starting to have some doubts.

That's Tang Bingchang's granddaughter, Secretary Tang's daughter! Xu Hansheng is really not afraid of being struck by lightning.

"Uncle Liu, Tang Bing and I would like to offer you a toast first."

As he spoke, Xu Hansheng raised his glass as planned.

What?

A toast?

Tang Bing's heart skipped a beat. Although she could drink a little, she had never drunk like this before.

This mug of beer is exactly the size of a bottle, and it's ice-cold beer, so she was genuinely scared!

But Xu Hansheng had already said it, so she couldn't very well ask him to take it back, could she?

This……

Tang Bing, looking guilty, picked up her wine glass and whispered in Xu Hansheng's ear, "I can't drink such a big glass..."

Xu Hansheng said calmly in a low voice, "It's okay, drink as much as you can. I'm here for you, aren't I?"

After he finished speaking, he clinked glasses with Liu Zhiqiang.

Then, Xu Hansheng tilted his head back and gulped down a large cup in one go.

Liu Zhiqiang swallowed hard. At that moment, he was extremely uneasy. He swallowed a large glass of beer with difficulty, as if taking medicine.

Tang Bing was drinking halfway through when she couldn't stand the bloating in her stomach anymore, so she put the glass down on the table and let out a long burp.

Liu Zhiqiang glanced at Tang Bing's wine glass with a grim expression. He was supposed to have a line to say, but looking at Tang Bing's pretty face, he really didn't dare to.

If Minister Tang and Secretary Tang found out that he, a mere assistant to the president of a private company, had conspired with others to scheme against their granddaughter and daughter, they would skin him alive.

"This is so damn hard!"

Liu Zhiqiang was inwardly groaning, but since he was already there, he couldn't just leave halfway through. He could only hope that Xu Hansheng would hold back.

Damn it, we men can't afford to offend this lady.

"Sister Tang Bing, are you alright?"

Xu Hansheng completely ignored Liu Zhiqiang, and gently patted Tang Bing's back while asking her with great concern.

"No... I'm fine..."

Tang Bing patted his chest and gave Liu Zhiqiang an apologetic smile, saying, "Assistant Liu, I'm really sorry, this wine... it's a bit strong..."

Xu Hansheng then chimed in, "Sister Tang Bing, it's alright."

"Uncle Liu, I'll drink the rest of the glass for her. Uncle Liu, please don't be so formal, after all, she's a girl..."

After saying that, Xu Hansheng picked up his wine glass, tilted his head back, and drank half of Tang Bing's wine down his throat.

After putting down his wine glass, Xu Hansheng also let out a burp and said to Liu Zhiqiang, "Uncle Liu, according to the rules of the table, I took Sister Tang's wine, so I should punish myself with a drink."

After saying that, Xu Hansheng opened a bottle of chilled ice wine, filled a large glass, took a deep sip, and drank it all in one gulp.