Chapter Twelve: The Wine Bet

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  Liu Daxing is a man from an era of passionate dedication to the country's prosperity, although he has now entered the business world and become more pragmatic and worldly, but still retains the passion of his youth, listening to Yang Jie's bold and sky-shaking tone, like reading an oath, talking about his ideals and ambitions, suddenly shouting in approval.

  "Xiao Jie! Uncle was right about you. What you said is correct, doing business and opening a factory can only solve the problem of some people having food to eat, but governing a region can solve the problem of countless people having food to eat. You have ideals and ambitions, Uncle supports you!" Liu Daxing's eyes shone brightly as he patted Yang Jie's shoulder, loudly praising him.

  Wang Yue'e looked at Yang Jie in front of her with a sense of relief. She knew that from today on, Yang Jie, who had always been just a little kid in her eyes, had finally grown up. From now on, Yang Jie would be a mighty dragon soaring through the nine heavens, no longer the little boy with snot hanging from his nose.

  "Thanks, Little Brother-in-law!" Yang Jie saw that Liu Daxing was no longer trying to persuade him, and the worry in his heart was finally put to rest.

  "A family! What are you thanking for?" Liu Daxing had a few bottles of Huanghe liquor, although not drunk, but the wine was intoxicating, speaking with some excitement, looking at Yang Jie, sincerely said: "You can rest assured, making money is something that your uncle and father will do, you just go all out for your dreams, we will all support you with all our might."

  "Ah!" Yang Jie listened to Liu Daxing's sincere words, and a warm feeling rose in his heart. He nodded heavily and smiled at Liu Daxing.

  Liu Daxing picked up the glass bottle containing the hangover remedy, turned around and looked at Wang Yue'e, "I'll go home now to pack my things, and set off immediately to see my brother-in-law in Yuhu Township. You call Xiao Laizi to drive down to wait for me."

  As the Fuxin tungsten mine's many contracted mine owners became wealthy, some business-people also rushed to become well-off, renting cars for outings or taking public buses, becoming a new way in Fuxin Tungsten Mine to distinguish between those with money and ordinary people.

  Xiao Lai Zi was the first batch of drivers to buy a Jetta car and drive it out for rent at Fuxin Tungsten Mine. He is Liu Daxing's old neighbor, used to work in the same factory area, later resigned and started his own business by buying a car. Whenever Liu Daxing goes out, he usually takes Xiao Lai Zi's car.

  Yang Jie also knew Xiao Lai Zi, and heard that Liu Daxing was going to take Xiao Lai Zi's car to Huanhe Township. He hastily stopped Liu Daxing who was about to leave the dining hall, "Young uncle, I might return to the county with Secretary Zhou this afternoon. When I came to Fuxin, I brought many books and gifts. If you're taking a car to Huanhe Township, can you bring them back for me?"

  "Go! You're taking the company car, with the leaders and foreign guests, it's really not good to bring a lot of luggage. I'll take the things back for you." Liu Daxing smiled upon hearing this, and was about to leave when he suddenly thought of something, turned around and looked at Wang Yue'e: "Xiao Jie has officially started working, we need to buy some decent clothes, and when he goes to the county seat, he'll also need to socialize with his colleagues. Give him a few thousand yuan to use first."

  Liu Daxing finished speaking and didn't wait for Yang Jie to refuse, he strode out of the dining hall in big steps and left the reception building in an instant.

  Wang Yue'e treated Yang Jie as if he were one of her own, and without Liu Daxing's instructions, she would give him money. After seeing Liu Daxing leave, she smiled and took out a stack of 100-yuan bills bound with rubber bands from the drawer of the counter, which was also the currency issued by China after 1988.

  Skilled hands counted out 5,000 yuan, pulled it out from the stack of banknotes, walked out of the counter and stuffed it into Yang Jie's hand without saying a word.

  "Xiao Jie, your aunt has always treated you like her own child. You know the situation at your uncle's house, it's not a wealthy family, but they have some means. Take this money and buy some clothes in the county town, work hard and don't disappoint your uncle and aunt, understand?" Yang Jie could only accept the money handed over by Wang Yue'e due to her serious tone and unyielding attitude.

  As Wang Yuejiao said, Yang Jie indeed knew about the situation of Liu Daxing's family. Since Liu Daxing contracted the mine, his family's economic situation has been getting better year by year. Last New Year's Eve, when they were having dinner together, Liu Daxing said that he had made 800,000 yuan just in the previous year alone.

  It's now the mid-1990s, and an ordinary worker at Fuxin Tungsten Mine earns a monthly salary of around 500 yuan. Liu Daxing makes 800,000 yuan in one year, which is more than what an average person can earn in their lifetime without eating or drinking.

  Moreover, since Wang Yue'e took over the Fuxin Tungsten Mine's guest house, all major banquets of the Fuxin Tungsten Mine have been fixed to be consumed here. Because the environment is good, the restaurant is large enough, the chef's craftsmanship is high, and the service attitude is good, so many happy events such as weddings, birthdays, and new housewarming parties in the tungsten mine are also often held at the guest house.

  So Wang Yu'e made a lot of money last year, just from what Liu Daxing said, the annual profit of the reception office is comparable to his mining business, so it can be seen that for Liu Daxing and Wang Yu'e, this 5,000 yuan is nothing.

  "Thanks, Aunt!" Yang Jie was grateful in his heart, but he wouldn't show it on his face. He carefully put the money into his pants pocket.

  Zhou Daliang and his entourage visited the Fuxin Tungsten Mine Machinery Factory, which is one of the best machinery factories in the Changyang area. The factory has five CNC machine tools, although they are not the latest imported models, but in the Changyang area, this is a testament to its strong strength.

  The mechanical equipment required for the initial processing of marble is not complicated, and large cutting machines, water drilling machines, lifting equipment, etc. can be produced by Fuxin Tungsten Mine Machinery Factory. Purchasing from Fuxin Tungsten Mine is much more cost-effective than importing or purchasing from other places, just the transportation costs alone can save a lot, let alone that Fuxin Tungsten Mine can also offer an extremely favorable internal price to Yuhe County.

  Roland and Jamerson were very satisfied with the results of the inspection, the precise marble processing work would be put abroad, so they only need to cut the stone into blocks that can be put into containers, in this way, if it is only exported as raw materials, a lot of tariff costs can be saved.

  Jimi's capacity for liquor was inborn. At half past five in the afternoon, when Luo Lun returned from his inspection and called out to wake him up in his room, Jimi walked out of the house without showing any signs of intoxication, looking spirited and refreshed, which shocked Zhou Dalong and other leaders.

  Fortunately, there is a drinkable Yang Jie on the side of Yuhe County. Otherwise, with Jimmy's drinking capacity, even if we find several wine-drinking masters from Wine Country to serve him, I'm afraid he would still be easily knocked down by Jimmy.

  Yang Jie came out of the room on the second floor of the VIP building and saw Chen Yuan, who was about to go to his room to call him. He hurried forward a few steps, "Director Chen, have Secretary and others returned from their inspection?"

  Looking at Yang Jie, who didn't seem to be drunk at all, Chen Yuan nodded in satisfaction and smiled, saying: "Not bad! The secretary and the others have already returned to the reception office, Mr. Jimmy has also woken up, we are preparing to return to the county, do you still have anything to prepare?"

  "There's nothing left to prepare, we can set off at any time!" Yang Jie stood in the corridor, looking at the staircase entrance not far away, where Jimmy was waving at him.

  Chen Yuan saw that Yang Jie's gaze was different, turned around to look back, and saw that it was Jimmy waving at Yang Jie again. Only then did he turn back to look at Yang Jie and instruct: "Yang Jie, your task is to entertain Mr. Jimmy well, you must make him satisfied, he's calling you, go!"

  Yang Jie nodded in understanding and quickly walked around Chen Yuan, heading in the direction where Jimmy was.

  "Jimmy, I didn't think you could hold your liquor so well, drinking that much and recovering in just a few hours." Yang Jie walked up to Jimmy's side, a genuine smile on his face.

  If it weren't for the small amount of baijiu absorbed into Yang Jie's body, he would have probably passed out drunk by now, and wouldn't be able to act as if nothing was wrong.

  But the Jimmy in front of him had actually drunk nearly ten catties of 56-degree liquor, and the drunken Jimmy only rested for an afternoon before fully recovering. Such a capacity for liquor and physical constitution couldn't help but make Yang Jie admire him.

  "Yang Jie, you're really a natural-born drinker! You've had so much to drink and yet you're still as calm as if nothing's happened. It's really enjoyable drinking with you. In all these years, I've never met anyone like you who can hold their liquor so well. Let's continue tonight and see how long it takes for you to get drunk!" Jimmy looked at Yang Jie with a competitive glint in his eye, his expression unyielding.

  "Haha... Jimmy, no matter how you drink, I'll accompany you. However, just drinking like this is a bit dull. How about we add some stakes to make it more interesting?" Yang Jie saw that Jimmy was now like a kid who had lost a fight, with an unyielding expression on his face. He couldn't help but feel a lot of goodwill towards this straightforward Jimmy.

  Jimi listened to Yang Jie's suggestion, and his eyes suddenly lit up. He smiled and nodded, saying: "That's a great idea! Drinking so much at noon just to get drunk is indeed a bit dull. Adding some stakes can make it more interesting. Let's do it your way. What do you want to bet on?"

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