Chapter 27: A Dinner Party Without Incident

  The aunt gave her husband a somewhat resentful stare, as if blaming him for being more anxious than herself and announcing Su Can's score ahead of time, without giving everyone a chance to savor the suspense.

  "Look at your uncle, normally more like a Bodhisattva than anyone else, today he's more anxious than anyone!" Auntie laughed and said in a roundabout way, in her eyes Su Can was now completely different.

  Everyone laughed at this sentence of Auntie, but it was Big Uncle who didn't feel so comfortable.

  His mother looked at Su Can with a pleased expression, his father Su Licheng had a proud look in his eyes, even his own elder brother didn't have that stiff and gloomy face anymore, he was now beaming with pride because of his son.

  The little brother's face changed in an instant.

  He was about to mention the score of a cousin from his mother's side who was in the same grade as Su Can, but now that he heard Su Can's score, he finally understood why his sister had changed her attitude towards Su Can and looked at him with new eyes. Although he didn't have much concept of middle school scores, a score of over 600 felt like getting over 90% on every exam for him. His eyes naturally showed envy and admiration for this older brother, and at the same time, he began to worry that without his protective umbrella, he would become the target of everyone's criticism in no time, so he suddenly looked worried and unhappy.

  "Over 600 points!?" Little Shu's eyes widened, "Not allowed!"

  Recently, the college entrance examination has also become a hot topic in Xihaishi. He naturally knows what 600 points mean. The scores of several high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen's children he recently came into contact with at dinner parties were mostly below 600 points, but they were already the focus of attention at the dinner party. Although there was no lack of people trying to curry favor, this was also a representative of the superiority of high scores. If you scored only 300 or 400 points, even if you were the son of the provincial party secretary, no one would fawn on you.

  So the most intuitive manifestation is that the son of the head of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau a few days ago scored 540 points, while his own nephew Su Can surprisingly scored more than 100 points higher than the son of the head of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau. This contrast is much greater than what he had imagined.

  "How could it not be!" Auntie immediately supported Su Can, saying, "Didn't we hear Zeng Ke say before that Su Can has been working very hard recently! He doesn't even go out with Liu Rui and those few friends at night, he stays home to study and do his homework. I said so, didn't I? Su Can is such a clever boy, if he works harder, what can't a boy do? His potential is great!"

  "Is it possible that he was so bad before, but suddenly became so good!" My sister turned her head back, looking at me with a puzzled gaze, wondering how her brother, who usually had terrible grades in her eyes, could suddenly score 645 on the exam, crossing the threshold of 600. Was it just due to reviewing before the mid-term exams? What kind of review could be so effective? She couldn't accept this huge difference in such a short time and felt a lingering sense of unease.

  "Can you drink or not? Have a cup?" Da Shu Zeng Quanming surprisingly picked up his wine glass and also gave Su Can a hint. This made the whole family stunned.

  Zeng Zhaoding let out a sigh, this kid's score was too shocking, no wonder even Zeng Quanming didn't mind the previous incident where he smashed an ashtray. It turned out that his big brother Zeng Zhaoding knew clearly when he would proactively offer wine to invite others to drink together.

  Even if it's a leader or peer, someone who can make him proactively invite you to toast is truly rare. Even the unit leaders have done so several times just to avoid awkwardness, and they ended up making the leadership unhappy.

  This is also where Zeng Zhaoding thinks his big brother can't turn around, you say your ability is outstanding, as long as the personnel aspect is a little more rounded, and don't be so arrogant when drinking with leaders in daily life, who will have complaints about you? This official position isn't going to be easily obtained.

  Dad Su Rui Cheng still hesitated, "This young kid, it's better to drink less..."

  Su Can directly picked up the Wuliangye bottle opened by his elder brother-in-law, filled his wine glass to the brim and drank it all in one gulp.

  This cup with my elder uncle is something that I must drink no matter what.

  Everyone was stunned, no one had expected Su Can to be so generous. The eldest uncle was also taken aback for a moment, he usually hated it when younger people drank too much, but for some reason, today his mood was exceptionally good, and he even let out a hearty, ear-piercing laugh, downing the drink in one gulp.

  The whole family was stunned and had no reaction, my uncle rarely smiled, but today he laughed out loud for the first time, although his laughter was harsh and piercing, it was enough to shock everyone in the family.

  "You broke that ashtray last time, and I lost 200,000 yuan," the elder uncle's wine glass slammed on the table, finally saying something that was a bit shocking at this table.

  "Ah!" The big uncle didn't have much conversation with him, and it was the first time he heard his aunt's scream that scared her legs soft.

  "What!?! 200,000?!?" Xiao Shu's cousin, Zeng Ding, had always used business matters to stimulate his older cousin, such as saying that his monthly salary was equivalent to three months of his older cousin's. However, he was still stunned by the amount of 200,000. After all, in this era, it wasn't a small sum, at least not in Xia Hai City, where it could be used to start a company. And for his toy store, one set of inventory would cost around 200,000.

  The tens of millions that have been going in and out all along are just the young uncle's boss's money, which has nothing to do with him.

  "Things can't be too full, the string is broken when it's overfull, and people are ashamed of their own satisfaction!" Seeing everyone's surprised face, my elder brother cleared his throat and said, "The same principle applies to stocks. Su Can smashed my ashtray that day, and I've been thinking about it for days, whether to sell or hold on to the stocks in my hands. In the end, I decided to sell ahead of time, fortunately, I sold early, and last week the stock value plummeted! The few stocks in my hand all fell, I roughly calculated that if I still held them in my hand, I would have lost nearly 200,000!"

  The whole family just recovered from the shock, and they also understood why Uncle Da chose to hold the gathering at the high-end Kayla Hotel. It turned out that he had made a fortune on the stock market! The joyful atmosphere instantly became even more intense, and his parents were overjoyed. It was because last time Su Can accidentally broke Uncle Da's ashtray, which led to Zeng Quanming's deep thinking, and ultimately made a rational judgment, avoiding risks. Although Uncle Da was the main operator, Su Can's unintentional mistake was also one of the important contributors.

  Xiao Shu's brother, Zhen Zhong Ding, also raised his wine glass and enjoyed himself with the family, but in the process, he secretly took a glance at Su Can. His impression of Su Can changed again, unexpectedly finding that this kid actually had such skills.

  Thinking of Su Can's excellent middle school entrance examination results, this has invisibly helped his uncle, and his parents are overjoyed. His father, Su Licheng, frequently toasted his uncle, and the two of them were surprisingly enthusiastic. Zeng Quanming, who usually looked down on Su's father, was particularly pleased with him today, repeatedly asking him to take good care of Su Can along with Zeng Ke. This young man has a bright future ahead of him, and the whole family will bask in his glory.

  Su Can was secretly calling himself lucky, he didn't expect things to come so suddenly. Originally, he thought the stock would fall with the arrival of the flood and the big plate, at that time, his brother-in-law would lose money. Who knew that individual differences had differences, his brother-in-law's hand-held stocks belonged to the kind that rose sharply in a short period of time and then plummeted. He himself mistakenly operated, and his brother-in-law was very cooperative with the sudden enlightenment operation, which avoided the risk. Otherwise, without waiting for the flood to arrive, the stock market would be chaotic, and his brother-in-law would have already lost everything.

  "I wasn't planning to invest anymore, I've made a lot of money, I'll take some out to support Zeng Ke's stationery business. Besides, the stock market is currently low, let's wait and see for a while before doing anything. If I were to speculate on stocks, I would only invest up to 100,000 yuan at most..." The crowd asked Da Shu about his views on stocks again, and he replied clearly, unlike Xiao Shu who had invested all his money in stocks as soon as he heard it was profitable, asking Da Shu to help him operate. Da Shu's words temporarily dispelled his idea.

  At the banquet, Xiao Shu's eyes were sharp and he saw several important leaders and wealthy businessmen from the city sitting at nearby tables. He hurried over to make a round of greetings. The people from Xia Hai City who were sitting across from him also clearly knew Da Shu and came over with their wine cups in hand. This kind of socializing was a very common occurrence.

  My elder uncle and dad had a lot to drink and were very happy, taking advantage of the wine they also went to the other table, and with the invited municipal vice mayor in charge of business, planning and construction, Lei Li, toasted and drank a cup, but it was Vice Mayor Lei Li who was shocked.

  My elder uncle is notorious for being arrogant and looking down on everyone, but this time he surprisingly said a few good things, especially in front of the city leaders. Among them, my elder uncle has always had a high opinion of Vice Mayor Lei Li, although he doesn't usually mention it.

  Lei Li was already surprised that his uncle, the head of the municipal government, would proactively offer him a toast. He recalled how last time when the organization evaluated outstanding individuals, it was his uncle who had awarded him the title, but his uncle had ignored him with an air of arrogance, making Lei Li feel uncomfortable for a while. Today, his uncle's proactive toast created such a contrast that it made him feel honored and surprised. As a deputy mayor at the provincial level, he actually felt this way when facing a department head at the municipal level, which was laughable if told to others.

  And finally, Zeng Quanming took advantage of the wine excitement and said a sentence "I just admire your proposal for the city's reform!" which went straight to Lei Li's heart. This was also his most daring attempt in his official career, walking on thin ice, with great pressure, many people flattering him, and many opposing him.

  In such a long time, there hasn't been anyone who usually doesn't take Zeng Quanming seriously say something that makes people feel so relieved.

  Lei Li saw another side of Zeng Quanming, and thinking about his work abilities, he secretly took note that although Zeng Quanming had a stubborn temper, the two might actually get along well. Moreover, in terms of work, he was a valuable asset who could fight bravely, and it would be a pity if he were to sink into obscurity.