The Great Era of Siheyuan

It was noon soon. Shazhu was not there, but there were chefs from other canteens in the small canteen. However, the dishes they made were a little lackluster.

"What the hell is this dish? It's watery and tasteless!"

A director sitting there spoke to the young woman who was serving the food with dissatisfaction.

"The chef is from Guangdong Province. He's good enough to add a little chili oil to the dishes. If you're not satisfied, go tell him yourself. Otherwise, go and fry it yourself. Why are you angry with me?"

The woman threw the dishes on the table and said back. They were all workers, but the leader was always finding faults. She would not serve him anymore!

"Hey, what's your attitude? Is this how you serve your leader?"

The director was very dissatisfied with her reaction. He was just complaining about the poor quality of the chef, but she, a waiter, put on airs. How could he tolerate this?

"What's wrong with my attitude? If you want to vent your anger on someone else, go find someone else. Why are you talking to me? I'm just a waiter. Don't act so arrogant in front of me!"

The woman rolled her eyes at him and left.

"You~Just wait, I'm going to complain to your leader about you!"

The director felt that he had lost face in front of everyone, and was very annoyed, so he spoke harshly.

"as you like!"

A woman's voice came from outside, and the angry director immediately wanted to find her leader.

"Lao Hu, why are you arguing with a girl? Come on, I'll help you make one first. It's good to have something to eat. Let's do it!"

Another person nearby quickly pulled him back. This woman was Deputy Director Li’s mistress. If he dared to accuse her in front of him, wouldn’t he be asking for trouble?

At this time, several tables in the small cafeteria were filled with leaders of the steel rolling mill. Those present were either the factory director or the director, and the lowest one was the factory director's trusted section chief. Xu Damao, a projectionist, sitting among them was like a husky among a pack of wolves.

He was toasting a certain director, flattering the factory manager, and trying to please the leaders around him. He was very busy.

"It is my great honor to drink with all the leaders at the same table. I, Xu Damao, will toast according to the old rules: one big and three small, everything is perfect."

Xu Damao stood up and flattered the leader at the table.

"Oh~ How come there's one big and three small ones? It's all so complicated!"

Director Yang next to him looked at him with a smile on his face.

"This big one is because our leader is big. If the leader drinks one cup, I will drink three cups. What is a leader? The leader is the sky of our steel mill! If you big shots drink one cup, then a small shot like me has to drink three cups."

Xu Damao said with his head lowered and a smile on his face.

"What if I drink three cups?"

Li Huaide sat on the side and looked at him with a smile in his eyes. He liked employees like Xu Damao who were good at handling things. With him around, the atmosphere was immediately livened up by him.

"Three three equals nine, so I have to drink nine cups!"

Xu Damao said without hesitation.

"Okay, Xu Damao, you are so brave. Come, I will go with you!"

Which of the leaders present here has not had a drink with Xu Damao? Everyone knows his drinking capacity and strength. They are all waiting to see him make a fool of himself and are waiting with a smile to drink with him.

Xu Damao never refused anyone who came to him. He was able to get along well in the factory thanks to the support of these leaders, so how could he dare to refuse? He knew that they wanted to make him look bad, but he still flattered them deliberately.

After three glasses of wine, Xu Damao's face was drunk.

"Xu Damao, didn't you say you brought some good stuff? What's that wine? What's that Weier Meng? Hurry up and take it out for everyone to see!"

Seeing that Xu Damao was drunk, Li Huaide quickly reminded him that the bottle of wine he had just taken had not been touched yet, so he was waiting to taste it from Xu Damao first. If it was good, he could keep it as a gift to his superiors.

"Yes, yes, leaders, please wait for me. I'll go get you something. Let me tell you, this is a really good thing. Only those who use it will know!"

Xu Damao said with a silly smile, slightly drunk.

"Xu Damao, stop talking. If you have anything good, just take it out!"

"That's right, don't keep us in suspense, take it now, don't keep us waiting!"

Everyone was a little curious, and seeing that he was still thinking about what to say, they urged him to go get the things.

"Wait for me, I'll be there soon!"

As Xu Damao spoke, his face reeking of alcohol as he took out the wine he had prepared in advance.

"Xu Damao, what kind of wine is this? It's such a small bottle, but why is it all in foreign words? What's the meaning of these weapons? What the hell is this? Lao Liu, didn't you go to college? Come and see what this is called!"

A leader picked up a bottle of wine and said to the director of the engineering department beside him.

"Jibaweimeng? I have no idea what this means. Isn't there a Chinese name below it? Jibaweimeng, that's the name!"

A middle-aged man wearing thick glasses said after thinking about the name for a long time.

"This foreign stuff is different from ours. The name is really weird. Look at the packaging. It looks beautiful. The bottle is made of something like that. It's not cheap! Xu Damao, where did you get this wine? How much is it per bottle?"

Director Hu asked Xu Damao.

"I got this wine by luck. I got it from a friend of mine. He said he got it from a foreigner. Don't look at this small bottle of wine. Guess how much it costs!"

As Xu Damao spoke, he put out all the wine, picked up a bottle of wine and asked everyone.

"how much is it?"

Everyone's eyes were attracted by the exquisite packaging on the table. Not to mention the quality and taste, the appearance alone looked very impressive.

"This bottle is eight dollars, this one is 12 dollars, and this one is 20 dollars. The wine on the table alone cost me more than a hundred dollars."

Xu Damao patted the wine on the table and said in a big tone.

"So expensive? This bottle of wine weighs only 100 grams at most, and one sip costs 4 or 5 yuan. How is this wine different? Even Maotai is not this expensive, right?"

Li Huaide was also a little surprised. It was true that he was rich, but he had never experienced spending four or five dollars in one gulp.

"Of course good wine is different. This is medicinal wine. You know what foreigners do? Their stuff is like a donkey, so long, because they have been drinking this since they were young! It's not too expensive, right? I got it at the lowest price. If it were others, they would have to raise the price!"

Xu Damao said this and gestured.

"You mean to say that drinking this thing can turn you into someone like them?"

Hearing this, the leaders nearby couldn't sit still anymore and started looking at him with shining eyes. Which man doesn't want to become bigger and stronger!

"Of course, but we are old, so I can't guarantee how effective it is. But this thing can enhance your sexual performance. One sip can keep you going for an hour without rest. Two sips and your wife will beg for mercy!"

Xu Damao said proudly.

"Da Mao, you spent a lot of money today. You are willing to give out such a good thing!"

The leader looked at Xu Damao with a different eye. This comrade has a pretty good ideological awareness!

"Money is only a thing outside of one's body. As long as the leaders are doing well, what does my little money mean to them? Come on, I'll fill your cups!"

As Xu Damao spoke, he opened bottles of wine one by one and poured a full glass for each leader present.

Everyone has been drooling over this wine.

"It tastes okay, but isn't the wine too bland? It feels like it's diluted with water. How do you like it?"

A leader frowned and asked the person next to him that he didn't dare to say that such expensive wine was fake, so he could only ask others how it tasted.

"It's OK. The taste is a little lighter, but not as exaggerated as you said. It feels like my stomach starts to warm up after I drink it."

The man said slowly.

"The prices are all different, and the taste is definitely different. But the effects are similar, you'll see in a moment!"

Xu Damao explained to them.

When everyone heard this, they thought it made perfect sense. How could an eight dollar bill be the same as a twenty dollar bill?

After a while, everyone started to rush to drink, and Xu Damao even forgot to remind them that they could only drink two taels of wine at a time.

In the end, everyone drank at least two or three cups. That was because there were so many of them and the wine they brought was not enough, otherwise each person would have drunk at least one pound of wine.

The medicinal effect in the wine began to slowly dissipate, and everyone could clearly feel the changes in their bodies. Their faces turned red, their breathing became heavy, and their minds were full of the desire to find a hole to crawl into.

"Well, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. You guys take your time eating!"

Li Huaide's mistress was here, so she naturally wouldn't hold it in like them, and immediately found an excuse to slip away.

Seeing this, the others also made excuses to leave, leaving Xu Damao drunk and lying on the table motionless.