Chapter 38 Overstepping one’s authority!

Chapter 38 Overstepping one’s authority!

Chapter 38 Overstepping one’s authority!

"Chief Jia! You're here just in time. What else do you want to bring?" When Xu Damao saw Jia Dongming holding something in his hand, he immediately stepped forward enthusiastically and greeted Jia Dongming with a flattering face.

When Jia Dongming heard what Xu Damao said, he smiled and said to him, "Da Mao! One of my comrades-in-arms is the deputy director of Changping Commune. He asked someone to send me this bacon today. I'm just offering some to you and your sister-in-law to try."

The sausage in Jia Dongming's hand weighs half a pound. In this era, using this as a souvenir can definitely be considered a valuable gift. However, Xu Damao married Lou Xiaoe, and with the financial support from the Lou family, Xu Damao's family has no shortage of food.

The sausage that Jia Dongming sent was completely ordinary to Xu Damao and his wife. Instead, it was the two big apples that made Lou Xiaoe's eyes light up. She blurted out, "Chief Jia! These apples are really big. Where did you buy them from?"

After hearing what Lou Xiao'e said, Jia Dongming handed the item in his hand to Lou Xiao'e and replied with a smile: "Lou Xiao'e! This apple was also given by my comrade-in-arms. As for where he got it from, I'm not sure."

Lou Xiao'e took the apple from Jia Dongming and immediately smelled a unique fragrance that belonged to apples. Lou Xiao'e couldn't help but sigh: "Based on the fragrance of this apple, I dare to conclude that this kind of apple must be a hundred times more delicious than the apples we usually eat."

After hearing what Lou Xiao'e said, Jia Dongming smiled and said to her, "Lou Xiao'e! This kind of apple is just more juicy and not so sour. It's not as exaggerated as you say."

"Ezi! Go into the house quickly and get out a bottle of the good wine you got from your father last time. I want to have a few drinks with Chief Jia tonight." Xu Damao walked into the house with the dishes and immediately shouted to Lou Xiaoe, who was holding an apple in her hand and was very happy.

When Lou Xiao'e heard what Xu Damao said, she replied very straightforwardly: "Chief Jia! Please take a seat. I'll go back to the room and get you some wine."

When Xu Damao saw Lou Xiao'e coming in to get some wine, he immediately called out to Jia Dongming, "Chief Jia! Please take a seat."

When Jia Dongming heard Xu Damao calling him Section Chief Jia, he smiled and corrected Xu Damao, "Da Mao! This is the family compound, not our factory. Just call me Brother Jia, or Brother Dongming. Don't call me Section Chief Jia anymore. It seems a bit strange."

Xu Damao invited Jia Dongming to dinner just to get close to him. Now Jia Dongming asked him to call him by his name, so Xu Damao immediately followed suit and shouted, "Brother Dongming! I'll call you that from now on."

Lou Xiao'e came out of the house holding a bottle of Moutai, and greeted Jia Dongming happily, "Chief Jia! I took this wine from my father's wine cabinet when I went back to my mother's house last time. Our Damao has been missing it for a long time, but I didn't agree to let him drink it. Today you can come to our house as a guest, which is a face for our Damao. Let's drink this bottle of wine tonight, so that our Damao won't miss it every day."

When Xu Damao saw the Maotai in Lou Xiao'e's hand, the muscles on his face twitched slightly, and he cursed in his heart: "This silly girl, I asked her to go back to the house to get some wine, I wanted to ask her to get Xifeng, but this silly girl took out the Maotai that I couldn't bear to drink."

After hearing what Lou Xiaoe had introduced, Jia Dongming smiled and said to her, "Lou Xiaoe! I was just telling your Damao that this is not the factory, and we are neighbors. You don't have to address me by my title. Just call me Brother Jia, or Brother Dongming!" Jia Dongming's approachable manner gave Lou Xiaoe an inexplicable sense of closeness. She happily said to Jia Dongming, "Brother Dongming! From now on, I will call you Brother Dongming, just like our Damao!"

"Captain Jia! Damao! Have you already started eating? I also wanted to invite Chief Jia to have a drink, so I asked my wife to fry a plate of eggs and bring it over so that we can drink together." As soon as Lou Xiao'e finished speaking, the door of Xu's house was pushed open from the outside. Liu Haizhong walked into Xu Damao's house uninvited, holding a plate of scrambled eggs and a bottle of Xifeng liquor.

Liu Haizhong's uninvited visit made Xu Damao's face change. He cursed in his heart, "Damn Liu Haizhong! I'm inviting Chief Jia to dinner, why are you joining in the fun?"

Although he cursed in his heart, Xu Damao said to Liu Haizhong against his will: "Second Uncle! It's better to come at the right time than to come early. We were just about to start, and you came. Come in quickly!"

After hearing what Xu Damao said, Liu Haizhong immediately sat down next to Jia Dongming. When he saw the Moutai in Lou Xiaoe's hand, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said happily, "Wow! Damao, you really spent a lot of money tonight. You even drank Moutai. It seems that I am in for a treat tonight."

Liu Haizhong's thoughtless praise sounded very harsh to Xu Damao's ears. Xu Damao immediately felt very upset. If Jia Dongming had not been present at this time, Xu Damao would have turned against him without hesitation and kicked Liu Haizhong out.

Looking at the self-righteous Liu Haizhong, Xu Damao kept a smile on his face, but replied against his will: "Second Uncle! Brother Dongming is my most respected guest, so of course I have to use the best wine to entertain Brother Dongming."

When Liu Haizhong heard Xu Damao's words, he didn't realize that Xu Damao was mocking him. He reached out and snatched the Moutai from Lou Xiaoe's hand. He first poured a glass for Jia Dongming, and then poured another glass for himself. He completely ignored Xu Damao sitting next to him, raised the glass and said to Jia Dongming: "Chief Jia! This glass of wine is for you. From now on, whether in the factory or in our courtyard, if Chief Jia needs help with anything, you can come to me."

When Jia Dongming saw Liu Haizhong, he ignored the presence of the host Xu Damao and directly took the initiative to toast himself, which made Jia Dongming truly experience Liu Haizhong's stupidity and self-righteousness.

Facing the wine glass raised by Liu Haizhong and seeing Xu Damao's eyes that seemed to want to chop Liu Haizhong into pieces, Jia Dongming suppressed his inner smile and said to Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e, "Da Mao! Lou Xiao'e! Let's drink the first glass of wine together. Thank you very much for your hospitality tonight."

When Xu Damao saw that Liu Haizhong directly ignored the existence of his host and toasted Jia Dongming with wine that he himself was reluctant to drink, Xu Damao was so angry that he almost wanted to kick Liu Haizhong out.

It was not until Jia Dongming picked up the wine glass and toasted the couple that Xu Damao no longer felt embarrassed. He immediately took advantage of the situation and said, "Brother Dongming! You are the guest. This first glass of wine should be toasted to you by my husband and me!"

(End of this chapter)