Chapter 553 (2/2)

Five minutes….

Ten minutes….

Twenty minutes….

The dishes are served.

When Dong Xuebing looked at the table, he noticed something that made him speechless. The alcohol glasses of all the Leaders, who were drinking before Geng Yuehua came, were gone except for his. Some had switch to fruit juice, and he was the only one with some alcohol in his glass. They must have gotten the waitress to remove their alcohol glasses when he went to the toilet earlier.

Damn!

Why didn’t you all remove all the alcohol glasses?!

Are you all trying to get me in trouble?

It is a weekday, and everyone still has to work in the afternoon. The Government Service had rules on drinking during office hours. Dong Xuebing can tell that the other Leaders are not afraid of Madam Yan. They are afraid of District Mayor Geng. Although drinking at a wedding banquet is fine, and Geng Yuehua will not penalize them, it shows she has high prestige in Nan Shan District. Everyone knows her working style, and that’s why they removed their alcohol glasses in a hurry.

By doing this, they are putting Dong Xuebing in a spot.

If everyone is drinking at his wedding banquet, it will be fine. But Dong Xuebing is the only one with a glass of alcohol there! It is too obvious!

Luckily, Chu Qinghua came over with the bride and groom to offer a toast

The groom is not good with words. He raised his glass and said. “Leaders, Elders, I will offer you all a toast.”

Chu Qinghua scolded. “You must offer a toast to everyone personally.”

“Huh? That’s right.” The groom walks over to drink with Madam Yan and Geng Yuehua.

Geng Yuehua picks up her cup. “I have a meeting this afternoon. So, I will drink tea.”

Chu Qinghua doesn’t dare to reject, and no one dares to force the District Mayor to drink.

Dong Xuebing saw everyone is looking at the groom. He quickly finished the alcohol in his glass and poured tea into it.

Ding… ding… ding…. The sounds of glass knocking continue.

“Congratulations.”

“We wish you a harmonious union lasting a hundred years!”

“I am working this afternoon, and I will drink tea too.”

The groom had drunk with them earlier, but after Geng Yuehua and Madam Han came, he had to offer toast again to show his respect.

Dong Xuebing finished his glass of tea and sat down to eat.

Eh? What is this? Dong Xuebing almost spat out the food. It tasted gross, but he forced himself to swallow it. He took a spoonful of food from a greyish dish garnished with chili and spring onions earlier. It looks good, but it tasted gross. Who ordered this?!

Pang Zhenyi also tried this dish, and he frowned immediately.

Madam Yan saw his reaction and did not take food from that plate. The rest also avoid that dish.

“Is this Mapo Tofu?” Pang Zhengyi asked.

Chu Qinghua looked closer, and his face changed. “I think this is soybean pulp. I don’t remember this dish is on the menu.”

A Leader shook his head. “No one ordered this.”

Chu Qinghua waved a waitress over and pointed to that dish. “Take that away!’

Soybean pulp?! How can you all serve such things to my guests?!

The waitress is stunned. “We served based on what you all ordered, and all the dishes are correct.”

Pang Zhengyi shook his head. “No one ordered this dish. Please remove it.”

The waitress suddenly said something shocking. “You all did order this dish. This dish is called Women at forty.” Her voice got softer towards the end, but everyone heard her!

Madam Yan’s face changed!

Geng Yuehua immediately frowned!

Dong Xuebing’s face turns green!

Damn! This is the dish I ordered?!

Women at forty?! Women at forty are soybean pulp?!

Damn! Are you all trying to get me into trouble?!

Translator’s notes: This is a Chinese saying: Men at forty are flowers in bloom, women at forty are soybean residue.