Xu Yishan's polite refusal did not disappoint Liao Xiaoya.
On the contrary, she couldn't help but admire Xu Yishan's vision of seeing problems in her heart. Yanjing is a huge melting furnace, no matter how hard the steel is, if it enters this melting furnace, it may turn into a cloud of green smoke.
Suddenly, her phone rang.
Liao Xiaoya smiled apologetically, got up and went outside the box to answer the phone.
After a while she came back, Xu Yishan looked at the blushing Liao Xiaoya, and asked worriedly: "Xiaoya, don't you drink?"
Liao Xiaoya smiled lightly and said, "Drink, why don't you drink? Are you afraid that no one will care if I get drunk?"
Xu Yishan whispered: "Girls don't look good when they're drunk."
Liao Xiaoya snorted and said, "It doesn't matter if I look good or not, and no one cares about me." Then, she poured Xu Yishan a glass of wine, and urged him: "Since you are afraid that I will get drunk, drink another glass first."
Xu Yishan did not refuse, he believed in his drinking capacity. Not to mention a glass of wine, but a bottle of wine, what can he do? He thought to himself, if he drank more, Liao Xiaoya would drink less. The less Liao Xiaoya drank, the less likely she was to get drunk.
After Xu Yishan drank three cups in a row, Liao Xiaoya said suddenly: "They have been waiting for a long time."
"Who?" Xu Yishan asked in surprise.
"Xiao Zi and the others." Liao Xiaoya said with a gentle smile, "They heard that I invited you to dinner, so they insisted on coming."
Xu Yishan suddenly understood in his heart that Liao Zi and Hu Jin had already arrived.
He stood up suddenly, and said hastily: "Please come quickly, Xiao Zi."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a burst of laughter, and immediately, Hu Jin and Liao Zi appeared side by side in front of him.
"Old Xu."
"Old Hu" Xu Yishan became excited, walked a few steps recklessly, stretched out his hands and quietly held Hu Jin's hand, "You miss me so much."
Hu Jin patted the back of his hand lightly with one hand and said, "Old Hu, you're lying, do you miss me?"
Xu Yishan's eyes were wet and he said: "I have half a lie, and the sky will be struck by lightning."
Hu Jin laughed loudly, and the two entered the door hand in hand.
There were two more people in the box, and the atmosphere became much warmer.
Hu Jin took out a pack of cigarettes from his body and handed one to Xu Yishan.
Xu Yishan took it subconsciously, and seeing Hu Jin skillfully lit the fire to smoke, he asked in amazement: "Old Hu, when did you learn to smoke?"
Hu Jin took a deep breath and smiled, "I've been smoking, don't you know?"
Xu Yishan shook his head and said: "Old Hu, you hide it so deeply. We have known each other for almost twenty years, and I only found out today that you smoke."
"Really?" Hu Jin smiled and said, "Liang Guoming also smokes, did you know that?"
Xu Yishan shook his head slowly, and explained: "I've never seen the two of you smoking."
"Old Xu, you are still very naive!" Hu Jin laughed and said, "There are still many things you don't know."
Xu Yishan said embarrassingly, "That's that."
"You came this time because of the conflict between Guangdong Province and Central Province, right?" After chatting a few irrelevant words, Hu Jin directly cut the topic to the point.
"Yes." Xu Yishan sighed and said, "This year is a severe drought."
Hu Jin nodded and said: "In a year of severe drought, conflicts will inevitably arise. There are excusable circumstances."
Xu Yishan asked curiously: "Old Hu, is the drought in your Central Plains serious this year?"
"Naturally, it is serious." Hu Jin smiled and said, "Drought and flood disasters are natural disasters. It cannot be done by humans. I don't think ordinary people will vent their resentment on us because of natural disasters."
Xu Yishan said with a wry smile: "Indeed. Our people are all people who understand righteousness. However, as a government level, we should actively find ways to alleviate the drought and minimize the losses of the people. I come from a peasant family, and I I know how badly a crop failure hits a farming family."
Hu Jin smiled lightly and said: "Old Xu, your compassionate thoughts need to be corrected."
Liao Xiaoya and her younger sister Liao Zi sat aside without saying a word, they listened quietly to the conversation of the two men.
Hu Jin's attitude made Xu Yishan a little dissatisfied. The suffering of the common people, Xu Yishan kept it in his heart all the time. As for Hu Jin's indifferent attitude, Xu Yishan totally disagreed.
Politeness is politeness, in Xu Yishan's heart, he always respects Hu Jin. Just like what Xu Yishan said when the two met just now, when he said that he missed Hu Jin, it was definitely not hypocritical, but an expression of his true feelings.
Hu Jin was born and grew up in Yanjing, he has almost never been in contact with the bottom of society.
Although he has experience in the local area, based on his experience in local politics, there are still not many opportunities to get in touch with the bottom of society.
Don't experience the suffering of others, and talk less about others' faults. Therefore, even though Xu Yishan was dissatisfied with Hu Jin's indifference, he could still accept it. After all, Hu Jin seems to have an image of "why not eat minced meat" in his heart.
To put it bluntly, since Hu Jin was born, he has been living in a prosperous and peaceful life. How could he know that a natural disaster is enough to destroy countless poor families.
"Old Xu, how did your central government arrange for you to come to Beijing to deal with this matter? Don't you think they are digging a hole for you to jump in?" Hu Jin said dissatisfied: "Lao Lu has been taking care of you in the past. Thinking of throwing you out as a scapegoat at this critical moment."
Xu Yishan quickly said: "Old Hu, you can't say that. If there is a problem, someone must stand up and deal with it. I think this is the trust of the Central Provincial Party Committee in me."
"Why are you so naive?" Hu Jin snorted and said, "We are brothers, so there is no need to hide our words. From my point of view, the Central Province should not have arranged for you to come this time. Think about it , no matter what the result is, you will be a different person inside and out."
Xu Yishan laughed and said: "Then let me be this person who is not human inside and out."
Hu became angry and raised his voice a lot, "Old Xu, are you confused? You don't know that this will be a hindrance on your political path? Be clear, you may ruin your future because of it."
Xu Yishan sighed: "I am willing."
Hu Jin became even more angry, "Old Xu, I lost, and I don't want you to lose. If you lose too, we will have no hope. Besides, I'm not scaring you. On political issues, you have always fought to the death. Fight. Liang Guoming will not let you and me go."
Xu Yishan's heart moved, and he said with a sneer: "Why did you get involved with Guoming?"
Hu Jin said angrily: "Liang is an insidious villain. We were all deceived by his appearance. This guy looks gentle and honest, but he is actually full of bad things. We all misunderstood him. "