20 years of restarting life

Chapter 3463 Zou Xiaojun's Fairness
"To put it bluntly, this project is for you—those who are sitting at this table are all sensible people. If they are not sensible, they are not qualified to sit at this table. I am not talking about these four international friends. They see our complicated interpersonal relationships as if they are reading a book written in heaven."

Zou Xiaojun's words made everyone at the table laugh.

At this point, no one knew that the 'unpleasant words' Zou Xiaojun had said were truly unpleasant, and not just a polite remark or a joke.

Yamakawa Yuki, who understands Chinese, was a little unconvinced. After all, she had been in Yanjing for several years and was Tang Shuang's senior. She did not think she was unfamiliar with Chinese interpersonal relationships.

You should know that when she was in school, she got along very well with her classmates and teachers, and she also had two very close sisters.

However, the abundance of wild mountain dishes on the table left her no time to worry about such trivial matters.

Just for the sight of this table full of supposedly inexpensive mountain delicacies, she was willing to come and teach for a year.

Moreover, this town is very beautiful, with picturesque mountains, and the town itself is peaceful, serene, and rustic. Prices are incredibly low, and the people are warm and hospitable. It's simply a paradise on earth.

Coming here is less about teaching and more about tourism and vacation.

Xuehan lowered her head to eat, finding the pickled cabbage and catfish dish delicious, the pickled cucumber dish refreshing and tasty, and the stir-fried small river shrimp with pickled peppers and garlic sprouts really delicious—she couldn't get enough of it.

As for Ryoko and Junji, without Yamakawa Yuki and Xuehan to translate for them, they naturally couldn't understand anything, and even if they could understand, they weren't interested at the moment.

It's fair to say that since arriving in China, especially in mountainous cities, the local cuisine has completely won them over.

Although none of them drink baijiu (Chinese liquor), each of them poured a large glass of fruit wine, which they said was made from wild grapes fermented in the mountains and named Monkey Wine.

Each glass of monkey wine has an ice cube added to dilute and eliminate the acidity of the fruit wine, resulting in a sweet and sour, icy drink with a very subtle astringent taste of the wild. It's very delicious.

I had no interest in knowing what these people were joking about.

"I know that this is a sharing of benefits, not a transfer of benefits, Mr. Zhao! It concerns the school, thousands of the future flowers and hopes of our motherland. The quality of the project must be guaranteed, otherwise it will not look good for everyone in the future, and this matter is definitely not something that can be easily turned over with a few drinks."

After drinking a few toasts, Zou Xiaojun's true nature began to show, and he said coldly, "This needs to be taken into criminal custody!"

However, he did make some progress, knowing to say something unpleasant at the beginning of his sentence, which would give everyone some mental preparation for what he was about to say.

Zhao Chang'an was too embarrassed to remind him that no matter who did this project, so many eyes were watching; only a madman would dare to cut corners.

Moreover, he estimated that if Xuehan and her group decided to teach here, the city would definitely allocate some funds to build a beautiful garden-style campus and upgrade and beautify the entire Qiaojiashan Town and the roads leading in and out of the town.

Furthermore, many aspects such as public security, food, hygiene, and medical conditions will be improved and optimized, and strictly supervised and governed.

Because this involves a matter of face.

"Don't worry about this, Mr. Zou. I will personally oversee this matter and ensure the quality of the project."

Seeing that the atmosphere at the table was a bit awkward, Wu Yudong immediately patted his chest and assured everyone.

At the same time, he stood up and, holding his wine glass, said enthusiastically, "Just for Mr. Zou's care for the teachers and students of Qiaojiashan Central School, I'd like to toast you again!"

"Same old rule as always. Since it's a toast, I'll drink one and you three will drink one." Zou Xiaojun said, pulling Wu Yudong's hand. "Since it's a toast, the person toasting can't drink the same amount as the person drinking. It's better to have three people drinking together!"

Hearing Zou Xiaojun twist "good things come in pairs" into "good things come in threes," Zhao Chang'an thought to himself that this kid was something else. No wonder he dared to say that when he was in charge of logistics at the salt company, he was the only one who could drink others until they were leaning against the wall, and no one had ever been able to drink him under the table.

Given his shameless and blatant distorted views, there's little chance he'll be so drunk he'll need to lean against a wall.

"middle!"

However, just like last time, Wu Yudong readily agreed without hesitation, raised his glass, tilted his head back, and drank the first glass of wine in a decisive and efficient manner.

The woman next to him, Xiang Juan, quickly refilled his cup.

"A reasonable profit is always necessary, after all, we live in a market economy, not a planned economy."

There was no other way, so Zhao Chang'an had to speak up, because if what Zou Xiaojun and Wu Yudong said was true, this once highly sought-after prize would become a minefield that everyone would avoid at all costs.

Zheng Banqiao's poem means that "an official who does not serve the people is better off going home to sell sweet potatoes." A more practical saying is that "officials who travel thousands of miles are only for wealth" and "a clean prefect for three years can amass ten thousand taels of silver." Throughout history, how many people have truly been able to be selfless, not indulge in wine and women, not be obsessed with power and wealth, and wholeheartedly serve the people?

To do things right, we must first acknowledge and face human selfishness, and then, on this basis, promote and engage in positive and correct actions to strive for a win-win situation in a harmonious society.

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At the banquet, Zhao Chang'an only drank the first toast offered by Lin Xiaojie, because he had already said that he had to drive back to the city in the afternoon and had other things to do, so Zou Xiaojun took his place.

Zou Xiaojun was the kind of person who never lost out when drinking. When Wu Yudong toasted him the first time, Zou Xiaojun drank a small cup, and then Wu Yudong, who was in a general's position, drank three cups in a row.

Seeing that Zou Xiaojun could force Wu Yudong to drink so unusually, anyone present who wasn't a fool knew that this unassuming young man, who spoke so arrogantly, was no ordinary person.

With Wu Yudong's three toasts preceding them, those who came to toast Zou Xiaojun afterward all drank three cups in return for each toast.

Moreover, after toasting everyone in the circle, Zou Xiaojun realized that he had still drunk more than he should have, so he started toasting them again, only this time it was one toast per round, and each person who was toasted still ended up with three drinks.

Although it seemed a bit unfair, since Wu Yudong had already agreed, the others could only keep their grievances to themselves, even though they felt that Zou Xiaojun's actions were wrong and against the rules.

After this round, Zou Xiaojun drank seven cups of wine, so the six people from Pengzhou and Qiaojiashan would each have to drink six cups.

Although Zou Xiaojun still drank a lot, he was young and could drink a lot, and soon he got a call from someone who had run out to release the fish.

Zhao Chang'an also saw Zou Xiaojun's personality from this: don't spout any nonsense or grand principles; in the end, how much each person drinks is what matters for fairness.

Although it's a bit unreasonable for one person to drink while three others have to, it's precisely this absurdity that creates a fair drinking environment.

Zhao Chang'an admired the kid even more after seeing this. In his opinion, it was precisely because of these people who only cared about fairness and not about rules that the world had the audacity and courage to overturn the table when things got unbearable. This prevented those who set the rules and those who benefited from the rules from getting all the benefits and leaving ordinary people with nothing.

Only in this way, although the path to upward mobility for those at the bottom is difficult, is it never completely blocked. This provides these highly intelligent social elites with access and opportunities for advancement, thus maintaining social harmony and stability and promoting positive economic development.