Chapter 2393 - 2393: Making an Impression at the Welcome Banquet

After Yang Ze Ping said this, the other leaders also started laughing.

Perhaps in such a remote town, drinking culture is indeed a good way to pass time and find entertainment.

Of course, there's another way, which is playing cards, typically mahjong, haha...

Liu Zhizhong just chuckled and said, "Alright then, let's set aside work and ideals for now. In a new place, we should adapt to local customs and learn about drinking culture from Secretary Yang and the other leaders."

Since he agreed, naturally everyone got more excited, and they all cheerfully headed to the government canteen.

TODAY, the canteen was indeed filled with the aroma of delicious dishes; local specialties were served, very fragrant.

Moreover, though the main leaders hadn't arrived yet, plenty of minor leaders and numerous departmental personnel, both internal and external, not fewer than a hundred people in total, were already gathered around the tables, even opening their bottles.

Once the bottles were opened, the aroma was quite nice.

Looks like it's local liquor, but it indeed tasted very genuine.

Liu Zhizhong, along with Yang Ze Ping and other leaders, totaling 12 people, sat at the C spot table in the canteen's main hall.

This C spot table was quite large, visible from all sides.

Once seated, the dishes and drinks started to come, making everyone very happy.

Everyone was watching, thinking that the newly arrived Mayor might be in for trouble today!

How can anyone manage in Linxi without drinking?

Take the previous mayor, who just retired; he offended people before and was sent to Linxi. On his first day, he drank until he vomited blood and immediately took a three-month sick leave, receiving his salary all the while!

And Secretary Yang Ze Ping, who is set to retire in less than two years, never drank before, but after offending someone and coming to Linxi to serve as secretary, within a month, he became accustomed to having alcohol with every meal.

There's nothing to be done; a life of disappointment demands drinking, haha... it's just a way to drown one's sorrows.

And today at noon, to welcome Liu Zhizhong, the food was truly spectacular.

Yang Ze Ping could introduce each dish: this is the mountain piglet, this is the yellow weasel, this is local dog meat, this is Dragon Phoenix soup, this is a second-level protected fish... hehe...

He didn't care whether the food was contraband; as long as it could be eaten, he ate it.

As for the liquor, Yang Ze Ping said it was brewed by Qin the Fifth's family in town, called Old Five's Fragrance.

Actually, once Liu Zhizhong tasted it, he knew damn well it was just a repackaged brand called Six Grain Liquor from Qin the Fifth's family.

Liu Zhizhong even quietly asked Yang Ze Ping during the drink if it was Six Grain Liquor with a different label?

Yang Ze Ping was shocked but had to admit in a whisper that it indeed was. He didn't expect Liu Zhizhong's liquor tasting skills to be so remarkable, haha...

And so, everyone drank even more happily.

In the end, during this noon banquet, Liu Zhizhong truly made his mark.

Besides him at the table, there were 11 other major town leaders, back and forth, they toasted each other. From other tables, various internal and external department heads and minor leaders came over to toast, and Liu Zhizhong accepted all of them.

Moreover, under Yang Ze Ping's guidance, he along with Liu Zhizhong went to every table, drinking a cup to make a statement.

Yang Ze Ping introduced everyone one by one to Liu Zhizhong, presumably thinking Liu Zhizhong wouldn't remember, but that doesn't matter, he will get familiar later.

However, Liu Zhizhong truly managed to remember, that kind of memory is pure talent!

Inside and outside, going back and forth, Liu Zhizhong with his three Qian cups drank over a hundred cups in total, that's freaking three to five catties of alcohol tolerance!

In the end, all the leaders, big and small, ended up drunk.

But Liu Zhizhong maintained composure, conversing lightly, he was truly astonishing.

Anyway, in the end, leaders were supported by close folks to walk to their own offices for rest.

No need to mention playing mahjong after drinking, it wasn't happening at all.

Other ordinary staff, both internal and external, some didn't drink much, but still managed to organize into small groups to play mahjong.

As for Liu Zhizhong, he indeed stood firm and steady, his alcohol capacity was massively impressive, incredibly suave.

The more captivating moment came as everyone was leaving the venue.

As the new Mayor of Linxi Town, Liu Zhizhong stood at the canteen door, offering cigarettes, and he could call out the names of every departing male, adding their titles, giving out a cigarette and a piece of beautifully wrapped gum.

Similarly, he could call out the names of female colleagues, along with their titles, usually skipping the cigarette, just offering gum.

The cigarettes and gum were prepared in advance.

At this moment, it truly worked wonders, winning hearts!

Especially because he remembered everyone's names, incredibly startling and touching.

The new town mayor of Linxi Town had exceptional memory, it became widely known.

When people left, they warmly greeted Mayor Liu, thanking him for the cigarettes and gum. Remarkably, the cigarettes were smooth to smoke, the gum refreshing, haha...

Liu Zhizhong's gesture won hearts and it was executed beautifully.

Once everyone was gone, he even went over to give cigarettes to the canteen's head, the cook and a couple of helpers also received cigarettes and gum, very warmly.

These people naturally responded warmly to Mayor Liu, thinking this leader is really interesting!

Of course, accompanying Liu Zhizhong was also a deputy director from the Party government office named Wu Ming.

In Linxi Town's Party government office, one director is accountable to Secretary Yang Ze Ping. Yang Ze Ping has documents to prepare, drafts to write, that's the director's job; Liu Zhizhong interacts with Deputy Director Wu Ming for coordination and accountability.

These two directors effectively serve as the major aides in the town, close to the Party government leaders.

As for Wu Ming, dealing with Liu Zhizhong, he doesn't drink much but smokes, in his early thirties, wearing glasses, with decent features, always looking smart.

However, in front of Liu Zhizhong, his smartness vanished, he focused on serving the leader.

The cigarettes and gum earlier were retrieved from the car by Wu Ming with Liu Zhizhong, also assisting in moving and unpacking them!

Once Liu Zhizhong had seen everyone off, including those in the canteen, after offering cigarettes and gum, Wu Ming smiled and said, "Well, Mayor Liu, now I'll take you to your office for a visit, and check your accommodation arrangements. If you're not satisfied, we can change it."

Liu Zhizhong nodded, "Alright, let's go, Director Wu, thank you for your hard work!"

"Not at all, it's my responsibility to serve the leader, haha..."