Reborn: I'll Never Fail My Childhood Sweetheart Again

Chapter 562 - 212: This President Su Is Most Likely the Founder of New Era!

If it were in future generations, the stranger things you eat, the quicker you’re judged guilty. No one would dare to eat indiscriminately, naturally, no one would dare to sell it either.

Even the vegetarian dishes were all wild mushrooms and wild vegetables.

The younger brothers saw this level of hospitality and knew their boss must highly value this honored guest. They were determined to please him no matter what, even if it meant enduring humiliation later.

Zhang Yuanhang opened a bottle of Moutai.

In the social scenes of Xia Country, alcohol is always an essential element.

Just as he was about to pour some for Su Zelin personally, a lackey held down the bottle, "President Zhang, sorry, but I have to drive later. As the saying goes, ’Don’t drink when driving, don’t drive when drinking,’ we must abide by the law, so I’ll just sub tea for wine!"

Actually, the punishment for DUI was still light now, and there were plenty of people who still drove after drinking. But Su Zelin, having been reborn, was cautious of the severe DUI crackdowns in the future. He never drove after drinking.

Besides respecting the law and ensuring his safety, he had other motives.

Zhang Yuanhang, unwilling to give up, tentatively asked, "President Su, is this your concern? Conveniently, someone in my store can drive. Shall I have someone drive you back later?"

If Su Zelin found another excuse to refuse, then it was indeed a sign of anger, and calming his emotions wouldn’t be easy.

"Hehe, drinking can lead to mistakes. Since it’s the weekend, I still have to work overtime at the headquarters later. Oh, and I haven’t had time to review the application plan for the second franchise store, President Zhang. I’ll take a closer look at it later."

Su Zelin spoke lightly, yet sweat appeared on Zhang Yuanhang’s forehead.

He caught onto a key phrase in the punk’s words — "closer look."

In other words, Su Zelin might scrutinize the store’s application very seriously, perhaps even looking for excuses to delay or deny it.

For a moment, he didn’t know what to say, inwardly cursing Zhou Yuan and the others.

Then Su Zelin added, "Oh, by the way, President Zhang, does your store have more Moutai? Could you bring up a couple more bottles?"

Zhang Yuanhang was puzzled.

Wasn’t he unwilling to drink this glass of wine?

Why is he asking for more wine?

"President Su, yes, we have plenty here, especially wild game and alcohol!"

Though slightly confused, Zhang Yuanhang answered anyway.

"Then could you please bring up two more bottles? I’ll cover the cost of the drinks. I feel a bit guilty crashing Manager Zhou’s party with these three bosses, so I thought of inviting the four of you for a few drinks!"

After hearing the explanation, Zhang Yuanhang understood.

This wasn’t a toast, but a penalty.

Four bottles of Moutai, one for each of Zhou Yuan’s four associates!

In other words, once they finish drinking this Moutai, the matter might pass.

Otherwise, the approval for his second franchise store would be indefinitely delayed.

Even if Zhou Yuan and the others were unwilling to drink the four bottles of Moutai, this move subtly restored the face lost from being mocked earlier.

It was an absolutely brilliant strategy; it could advance or retreat when needed!

"Alright, let’s go with President Su’s suggestion!"

Zhang Yuanhang signaled to his girlfriend, Sister Ru, who then left the room, soon returning with two more bottles of Moutai.

A total of four bottles of Moutai, one placed in front of each of Zhou Yuan’s four subordinates.

"President Su is treating you to these. Aren’t you going to thank him?"

Young Master Zhang kept a stern face.

"Thank you, President Su!"

Zhou Yuan and the four others wore expressions like they were attending a funeral.

If they didn’t drink this bottle of Moutai, they might not even be able to remain as subordinates, let alone hope to profit off others’ fathers in the future.

Zhou Yuan was the first to open the cap: "President Su, we failed to see your worth earlier, please forgive us and be magnanimous!"

Grinding his teeth, he grabbed a bottle of Moutai and downed it straight away.

Not only did he have to finish it, but drinking slowly would only annoy the others more.

In making amends, he’d resolved to go all in.

Among the four, Zhou Yuan was the most prominent, seeing him down it directly, the others could only force themselves to follow suit.

This was heavyweight liquor in a one-pound bottle, and with not a single grain of rice in their stomachs, it felt like their stomachs were on fire, indescribably uncomfortable.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

Su Zelin clapped his hands in praise, "You gentlemen have some excellent drinking capacity, finishing so quickly. Would you be unsatisfied? How about four more bottles?"

"No, no, that’s enough, thank you for the fine wine, President Su!"

The four looked ashen.

Another bottle would be fatal.

Of course, Su Zelin was only joking.

One bottle was punishment enough; it couldn’t be excessive.

Zhang Yuanhang spoke up again, "President Su, amidst your endless duties, you should steal some moments of leisure occasionally. How about you skip going to the office later and stay for a couple of drinks tonight as a break?"

Zhou Yuan and the others grew tense, knowing whether Su Zelin was willing to drink implied something significant.

"Well... alright then."

After a brief hesitation and under everyone’s gaze, Su Zelin finally nodded.

The punk found it amusing.

Actually, even if Zhou Yuan and the others didn’t drink the Moutai, as long as Zhang Yuanhang’s new store met the conditions, he would still approve it.

Just because a few nobodies barked at him, that shook his resolve and mental state to the point of jeopardizing business decisions? How could he be the president of a group company?

Moreover, since this was the doing of Zhang Yuanhang’s subordinate, no matter how angry he was, he wouldn’t hold Zhang solely accountable.

Su Zelin merely used Zhang Yuanhang’s influence to deal with these folks conveniently; making an impression in front of Young Master Zhang was a nice bonus.

The stone in Zhang Yuanhang and the others’ hearts was instantly removed.