109: chance encounter

Hearing this, everyone began to move their chopsticks in unison.

Once they tasted it, it was indeed as delicious as Deng Lun had said.

Thus, under the temptation of the delicious food, everyone began to focus on eating and didn't discuss anything else.

However, after three rounds of drinks and five courses of food, Deng Yue's young aunt, Deng Jiaxin, said with a flattering smile, "Xiao Yi is truly a handsome talent with such a good job. Xiao Yi, I still don't know which government department you work in?"

Xiao Yi replied very politely, "Young Aunt, I am currently working in the Industrial Development Section."

Hearing it was the Industrial Development Section, Deng Jiaxin's eyes lit up, and she immediately said, "The Industrial Development Section is great! I've heard that this department is an important one in the city. Xiao Yi, for you to hold a leadership position in such a vital department at such a young age, your future prospects will surely soar.

In the future, we relatives will have to rely on you a lot, Xiao Yi!"

These words truly spoke to the hearts of Deng Yue's eldest uncle's family. Deng Lun and his wife were all smiles, their faces full of satisfaction.

But the hand Xiao Yi held his tea with suddenly paused, and then he replied quite calmly, "Young Aunt, you flatter me. I'm just an ordinary staff member; I don't have that much capability."

Deng Jiaxin didn't catch the subtext in Xiao Yi's words and continued to praise him, "Oh, Xiao Yi, don't be so humble. In today's society, what's most important? Naturally, it's connections and platforms. Working in such an important department, are you afraid of not having connections? It's like this, I have a matter here..."

"Ahem!"

Just as Deng Jiaxin was about to voice her request, Xiao Yi suddenly coughed twice, interrupting her.

Xiao Yi's gaze was now full of caution and seriousness as he replied, "Young Aunt, don't say that. Our unit has strict discipline. The most taboo thing is engaging in these kinds of personal favors. If our leaders found out, I'm afraid I would have a hard time getting ahead in the future."

These words immediately threw a bucket of cold water on Deng Jiaxin, and the atmosphere in the private room also stiffened.

Even Deng Lun's face began to turn a bit sour. Although Deng Lun loved to show off, he was quite good to his younger siblings. If any of them had a difficulty and came to him, he, as the eldest brother, would help if he could. He had known about his youngest sister's matter for a long time, but unfortunately, he really had no say in it. Today, in private, his sister had mentioned seeing if Deng Lun's future son-in-law could build a bridge so she could 'worship the right Buddha.' He didn't expect this future son-in-law to be so 'airtight' in his dealings!

Seeing the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Deng Yue's cousin, Deng Rou, quickly smoothed things over, "Oh, Young Aunt, look at you, why are you so blunt? You just say everything. Xiao Yi is joking with you, don't mind him!"

Deng Jiaxin's face instantly turned red to the roots of her neck, but she didn't say anything more.

Deng Yue felt a bit bad seeing her young aunt like this. At that moment, a warm, large hand gripped her small hand. Deng Yue looked up at Qin Yang, who smiled slightly and whispered, "Young Aunt has run into some trouble, hasn't she? Tell me about it later and see if I can give some advice."

Hearing this, a warm current flowed through Deng Yue's heart, and she smiled and nodded.

After some more awkward chatting, Xiao Yi raised his hand to look at his watch and said, "Elders, I'm sorry, I can only stay with you until now today. There are still some things to handle at the unit, so I'll take my leave first."

"Good, good, Xiao Yi, your work is important. If you have things to do, go ahead and get busy. we'll go out to see you off," replied Deng Yue's eldest aunt.

Then everyone in the private room stood up, intending to see Xiao Yi off. Seeing the elders stand, Qin Yang naturally didn't put on airs and followed them out of the room.

And just as Qin Yang was leaving the room, a voice sounded from behind him.

"Xiao Yang!"

Qin Yang looked back and saw it was actually High Official Hu!

He quickly walked over and said, "Uncle Hu!"

"Haha, it really is you! I thought I had recognized the wrong person. You're not being very decent, kid; it's been so long and you haven't come to see your Uncle Hu!" Seeing it was indeed Qin Yang, High Official Hu joked warmly.

"Hehe, Uncle Hu, you're busy with everything. I can't always bother you when I have nothing to do," Qin Yang chuckled.

High Official Hu pointed at Qin Yang and said, "You little rascal. By the way, are you here to inspect the shop?"

High Official Hu knew that Hongbin Tower was Qin Yang's property, but since this was a branch of Hongbin Tower, he thought Qin Yang was here for an inspection.

"No, Uncle Hu. Today is a family gathering for my wife's family, and I just came along to join the fun," Qin Yang explained.

"Hmm? You're married? How come I didn't know?" High Official Hu asked in confusion.

"Not yet, but soon. I could forget anyone, but I could never forget you, Uncle Hu!"

"I thought so," High Official Hu nodded.

The sound of their chatting wasn't small, causing Deng Yue's relatives to turn around and look.

Xiao Yi wanted to give a final farewell to everyone, but he didn't expect that upon turning around, he would see a scene that made his heart tremble.

As a worker within the system, if you can't even remember the appearance of the main leaders above, then you really shouldn't be in the game. Thus, Xiao Yi naturally recognized High Official Hu, who was chatting with Qin Yang. At this moment, he was both shocked and delighted. What was High Official Hu's position? He was one of the top three giants in H City. If he could establish some connection, just a word from the other party could save him at least decades of struggle!

But Xiao Yi also felt some secret regret. He and Qin Yang had just gotten to know each other, and knowing Qin Yang was a small contractor, he hadn't looked highly upon him. Officials and businessmen—the word 'official' always comes first. He thought Qin Yang was also there to curry favor, but he hadn't expected him to be a hidden titan!

Damn! I misjudged him! Xiao Yi cursed in his heart.

Here, Qin Yang pulled Deng Yue to his side and introduced her to High Official Hu. High Official Hu naturally gave face by praising Deng Yue a few times.

Seeing that Qin Yang had no intention of introducing him to High Official Hu, Xiao Yi got anxious and quickly pulled his girlfriend Deng Rou's arm, whispering, "Rourou, let's go over there too."

Deng Rou looked at Xiao Yi with some confusion.

Xiao Yi forced a smile and said, "Don't you think that elder of Qin Yang's looks a bit familiar?"

Hearing this, Deng Rou looked closely at High Official Hu. She was also within the system, although she had only recently started. However, she still had some impression of the top few high-ranking officials in the city. Immediately, Deng Rou's pupils dilated in shock as she looked at Xiao Yi in disbelief, "That's... High Official Hu!!"

Xiao Yi nodded with a bitter smile. Now a certain saying applied: before, you ignored me; now, he is someone you can't hope to reach. But he didn't want to let go of this opportunity to get to know High Official Hu. If he went over now, who knew if Qin Yang would give him face? If Qin Yang held a grudge over his earlier attitude, it would likely have the opposite effect. So now he could only pray to his girlfriend; after all, she was the cousin of Qin Yang's girlfriend. Qin Yang shouldn't be too repelled.