The director Ma looked at us and probably realized why I was suddenly angry in the car today.

At the beginning of the banquet, Director Ma and the others from the crew, as well as the people in the engineering and greening invited by Mr. Zhu, kept toasting Mr. Zhu.

Out of politeness, I only toasted a glass of wine and sat aside and ate silently.

Liu Mei said beside me, "Qin Zheng, have you gone to pay more glasses of wine to Mr. Zhu and the others?"

"No, right? There are so many people toasting, and you can circle the earth with your hands, and you won't be able to stop me." I said.

Liu Mei said, "But it's a bit rude for you to sit like this, right? You are also the representative of our company. It's unreasonable to not toast in this kind of occasion."

Actually, I know that I should indeed toast a few more glasses of wine in the past. As Mr. Hua said, I should try my best to grasp all the resources I can grasp. Especially Chinese people pay great attention to this kind of culture at the table. Many businesses are made of drinking on the table, and many emotions are also made of drinking.

But I just don't like that kind of occasion, I reject that atmosphere from the bottom of my heart, and I'm tired of those same compliments.

But considering that Liu Mei was right, I was a representative sent by the company after all, so it was really not good to sit like this. If Mr. Zhu really cared about these things, it would be bad if he had an unpleasant quarrel.

So I picked up the wine glass and went to toast Mr. Zhu and their party members to a few glasses of wine.

As for Director Ma, I ignored it. We were just a cooperative relationship and there was no reason to have to drink with him, not to mention that I felt nauseous when I saw his moral character.

But who knew, he stood up and smiled, "Guide Qin, come on, let's have one."

Although I was a little annoyed by him, I didn't want to break up. Besides, he took the initiative to toast, so I promised, had a drink with him, and told each other some polite words that were pleasant to cooperate.

After returning to the seat, Aunt Mei whispered to me, "Qin Zheng, I feel like you have changed."

"What? Let you see my flattery and pleasing side?" I said.

Aunt Mei said, "It's all about work and socializing, there's nothing to flatter. It's normal. I just think you seem to be mature. The Qin Zheng I know is a stingy man. It's absolutely impossible to drink with Director Ma. It would be nice if you don't fight with him."

I said, "Don't you like to be more mature? I'll try to transform myself."

Aunt Mei was stunned and said, "Didn't you say that at that time? We are not suitable for making such jokes, are you still doing it?"

I smiled bitterly and said, "Then are I like this now, are I mature enough? Do you like it?"

Aunt Mei smiled helplessly, "It's not that you like it or not, I just hope that when you come to society, you should abide by some rules. You are always as childish as before and will be rejected."

"Oh, I got it." I said.

...

After dinner, there was a man next door, and Mr. Zhu took everyone to sing again.

The theme is still drinking and toasting.

Of course, I didn't stand up and took the initiative to toast Mr. Zhu. I really couldn't do it anymore. Anyway, I had already toasted when I was having a meal. Mr. Zhu was going to find fault and probably couldn't find it.

I sat alone in the corner smoking, drinking alone, looking at those flattering smiles, and felt a little disgusting. I thought to myself, if I follow Mr. Hua’s request, would I really become a person like them in the future? Sitting with some fat people, pretending to be like brothers, like a friend, trying to squeeze out a disgusting smile and say something insincere?

Is this what is called maturity?

Well, I'd rather die.

I sat there, watching the flattering smiles gradually blurred, and listening to the precious wolf howling songs no longer harshly, I realized that I seemed to be drinking a little too much.

Director Ma kept pulling Aunt Mei to drink. Aunt Mei started to accompany her for a few drinks, but later she lost interest and hid.

She walked towards me and sat next to me. I looked at her and found that Aunt Mei had almost drunk her. Her face turned slightly red, with a little drunkenness, and her eyes were a little confused.

"Why don't you drink?" I said, "Didn't you say you should follow some rules? You are the heroine tonight, so don't you have to have a few more drinks with others?"

"I just praised you for your progress, why are you so childish again?" said Aunt Mei, "You sing so nicely, sing a song."

"If you don't sing, there will be no atmosphere, no mood, and no listeners." I said.

"Why is there no atmosphere?"

"I don't want to sing here. Look at who they are, they are all smoky and all kinds of monsters, how can they sing?" I said.

"I want to hear it." Aunt Mei said with a little drunkenness, "I want to hear the song "The Price of Love", you sang it very well."

I was stunned. Aunt Mei had already gone to order songs and walked over with a microphone.

There was no choice but to take the microphone and sing. Anyway, their attention was all on Mr. Zhu, and no one listened to anyone singing.

"Do you still remember the dreams when you were young? They are like a flower that never withered forever, accompanying me through the wind and rain, watching the impermanence of the world, watching the vicissitudes and changes, the prices paid for love will never be forgotten. All the true infatuated words will always be in my heart, although they are gone. Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go, let's find a home for your heart. I have also been sad and crying, and I have been heartbroken. This is the price of love..."

With the spirit of drinking, I sing a little devotedly. As I sing, the noisy and the sounds of drinking seemed to be gone. Everything was quiet. Only the beautiful melody, only the life in the lyrics floated in my heart, drifting to a very far place, drifting to that distant beach...

After singing, I found that Aunt Mei was deeply immersed in the emotions of the song, looking at me in a complicated way...

I looked at her beautiful face under the light, and was a little drunk for a moment, and looked at her affectionately.

Aunt Mei seemed to remember something, walked out of that emotion, then decisively closed her eyes and stopped looking at me.

I know that she must suddenly return to reality, those cold and difficult-to-surpass reality.

This reality made me feel a little numb and a pain, so I had to continue drinking and keep drinking...

As I drank, I suddenly remembered something in a daze.

I have never sang this song to Aunt Mei, but why did she say I sing it well?

Yes, although I was a little drunk, I knew I remember correctly. I hadn't sang this song in the past few years. Only that night, I woke up from my dream and sang that song on the guitar. But at that time, Aunt Mei had moved away. How did she hear it?

Could it be...who was outside the door that night? She came to find me?

I was stunned and hurriedly looked for Aunt Mei, but after searching for her for a long time, she found that Aunt Mei was not in the private room, so she walked out.

As soon as I went out, I saw Director Ma pulling Aunt Mei and saying something in the corridor. Aunt Mei wanted to leave several times, but was pulled by him so drunk that he pestered her and said something.
Chapter completed!