Chapter 1162: Brother Lang is your social ceiling

As soon as Wang Dayong left, the atmosphere in the private room completely focused on Lin Lang.

Zhang San was the first to approach Lin Lang with a wine glass in hand, bowing slightly and displaying just the right amount of respect on his face.

"Boss, I'd like to offer you a toast separately."

"If it weren't for your mentorship three years ago, which led me to become a lawyer in the legal department of Tencent, I'd probably still be doing odd jobs at some small law firm. How could I be the legal manager of Lin's Group at such a young age! I'll drink this glass, you can drink as you please!"

Before he finished speaking, Zhang San tilted his head back and drank the red wine in his glass in one gulp.

Lin Lang first finished his drink, then put down the glass and said, "Third brother, stop flattering me. We're not in a superior-subordinate relationship today; it's just a class reunion to celebrate Dayong's son's one-month birthday."

"Yes, yes, yes." Zhang San nodded repeatedly, not forgetting to refill Lin Lang's wine glass.

Female classmate Liu Yan said with a smile, "President Lin, many of our classmates have benefited from your influence. When will you give me a helping hand?"

Lin Lang replied, "I heard your husband owns a restaurant, isn't it making a lot of money? You look much more well-off than when you were in high school, dressed in gold and silver. You don't need me to help you out at all."

"Hey... Lin Lang, are you saying I've gained weight?" Liu Yan pouted her bright red lips.

Ma Yili said with a smile, "Liu Yan is enjoying delicious food every day as a restaurant owner, so gaining weight is a sign of her happiness."

Liu Yan chuckled and said, "My husband's cooking is amazing. I'll invite everyone to my family's restaurant for a gathering another day so you can try my husband's Sichuan cooking skills."

Female classmate Zhou Jin said, "I have the right to say this. Liu Yan's husband's ginger crab and boiled fish are absolutely amazing. I go there to eat all the time!"

The system message reads: "Liu Yan's husband, Chen Pingchuan, is an honest man with excellent cooking skills. He has no malicious intentions and can be helped out of friendship with his classmates."

After receiving the system notification, Lin Lang said, "Liu Yan, we were always a team cleaning together in high school. You never slacked off, so I have to help you out for that reason alone."

Liu Yan's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she looked at Lin Lang with anticipation.

Lin Lang looked at Zhang San and asked, "Third brother, are there any newly acquired or newly established companies in the group recently that can have their staff canteens managed by Liu Yan's husband?"

Zhang San thought for a moment and then replied, "After our group acquired Taobao, Taobao's headquarters have moved from Hangzhou to Shanghai. If Liu Yan's husband is qualified to bid, I believe there is a chance of winning the bid."

Liu Yan said with some difficulty, "My business license is for a sole proprietorship, and I'm not qualified to bid for the contract to run the Taobao headquarters company cafeteria!"

Bai Mengfan laughed and said, "Liu Yan, are you stupid? If you don't have the qualifications, go and get them. Lao San is in the legal department. Just contact him directly, and he'll take care of it for you. It's just a matter of going through the procedures, you don't even understand that?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yan hurriedly stood up, holding her wine glass, and grinned excitedly, saying, "President Lin, Third Brother, there's no need to say anything more, our feelings are all in this drink! Whether my wife and I can turn things around depends entirely on our old classmate!"

Lin Lang raised his glass and said, "Yan'er, I have to say this upfront: if your husband causes any food safety issues, don't blame your old classmate for cutting off your couple's source of income and taking back the contract for the Taobao headquarters canteen."

Liu Yan immediately assured her, "No way! My husband and I will definitely operate with integrity and strictly control food hygiene and ingredient procurement. We will absolutely not let you down and tarnish your reputation."

Zhang San, holding his wine glass, said, "Large companies have very strict food safety and hygiene controls in their canteens. They have dedicated supervisors and clear processing management standards. As long as you two operate honestly and in accordance with the management standards, you won't have any major problems."

"Third Brother, if there's anything we don't understand about bidding for the Taobao headquarters cafeteria, we'll have to trouble you." Liu Yan took the initiative to clink glasses with Zhang San and Lin Lang.

“We’re all old men learning, it’s no big deal.” Zhang San downed his drink in one gulp.

Lin Lang smiled and downed his drink in one gulp as well.

Liu Yan couldn't hide her happiness as she sat back down in her dining chair, finally understanding what it meant to have a powerful backer.

The female classmate Zhou Jin abandoned her host's reserve, walked over with a smile, holding a wine glass, and said, "Lin Lang, I've recently been hosting and directing a celebrity interview program called 'Extraordinary Entertainment' on Shanghai Oriental Music Channel. Your Wheatfield Music has many stars under your banner, could you support Old Man Xue?"

Lin Lang smiled and replied, "No problem! Ma Yili just won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress for her film 'Better Days,' so we'll have her be your celebrity guest next time."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jin raised his glass and said, "That's wonderful!"

Lin Lang clinked glasses with Zhou Jin and continued, "I'll have Ma Yili give you the phone number of the executive manager in charge of artist business coordination at Wheatfield Music. I'll make arrangements in advance. If you want to interview any artist from Wheatfield Music, just schedule an interview."

"Oh, it has to be an old classmate. This glass is for you and Ma Yili, come on." Zhou Jin waved his wine glass at Ma Yili and casually took a sip of red wine with a smile.

Ma Yili, who had just won the Best Actress award at the Hundred Flowers Awards, took a sip of red wine in high spirits.

Wang Liqin said with a smile, "Ma Yili, I went to the cinema to support your new movie 'Hi, Mom!' The time travel element is very novel; there aren't many movies like that."

Liu Yan praised, "Ma Yili's acting skills are superb. When I brag to others that Ma Yili is my high school classmate, many people don't believe me!"

"Hahaha..." Everyone burst into laughter.

Zhang San raised his glass and said, "Come on, everyone, let's raise a glass together to congratulate our Banma Yili on becoming a Best Actress. Her future is bright!"

Lin Lang and his classmates raised their glasses to congratulate Ma Yili on winning the Best Actress award.

Ma Yili seemed to have reached the pinnacle of her life, flashing her signature sweet smile, her eyebrows curving into crescents, and her two little tiger teeth making her look youthful and charming.

Tao Lingna said with an exaggerated expression, "Have you all heard? Han Zaiyin's oil painting has won another international award and has been collected by the Palace Museum."

Bai Mengfan said with a smile, "Our Shanghai Daily has already reported the news that Han Zaiyin's oil painting has won another international award. The interviewer is here, haha!"

Everyone raised their glasses to congratulate Han Jae-in.

Han Zaiyin elegantly drank half a glass of red wine, her gaze falling on Bai Mengfan. "Class monitor, are you content to remain a reporter at the Shanghai Daily? Haven't you ever thought about changing jobs?"

After hearing this, Bai Mengfan took a swig of wine and said sadly, "Our newspaper is a public institution, and promotions are based on seniority. I just got my intermediate professional title this year. If I want to be promoted to chief reporter with a bachelor's degree, I need to have been a reporter for five years."

"I've only been a reporter for three and a half years, and it's been quite tough, but I'm reluctant to give up this stable job if I switch jobs."

After hearing this, Zhang San put his hand on Bai Mengfan's shoulder and said, "Class monitor, with your keen insight and professionalism in news reporting, if you were to switch jobs to Tencent, you would definitely become a senior reporter in charge of major news events."

Lin Lang said, "Class monitor, are you coming to Tencent? We are a big internet company that only looks at ability, not seniority. I believe that with your abilities, you can become the chief reporter in less than three years if you switch jobs to Tencent."

Although Bai Mengfan was tempted after hearing this, he couldn't let go of his former status as Lin Lang's high school class monitor. His humble pride was at play, so he politely declined, saying, "Thank you for the olive branch, Mr. Lin. When I can no longer make it at the Shanghai Daily, I will definitely come to you, old man, to learn."

Many things cannot be forced.

After hearing this, Lin Lang glanced at his high school classmates at the table, smiled and raised his glass: "Come on, this glass is not only to our class monitor, but also to all of you classmates. May you all have a bright future."

Everyone raised their glasses, turning the atmosphere of the 100-day celebration into a class reunion.

Just then, the door to the private room was pushed open.

Wang Dayong led his father-in-law, each carrying a wine glass, into the private room.

"Fellow students, this is my father-in-law. He came here specifically to toast Brother Lang."

Everyone knew that Wang Dayong's father-in-law was the mayor of Shanghai, so they all stood up respectfully and became somewhat reserved.

Mayor Wang first shook hands with Lin Lang, then raised his glass and said, "Mr. Lin, it's an honor to have you here today to celebrate Dayong's son's one-month birthday amidst your busy schedule!"

Lin Lang shook Mayor Wang's hand, slowly stood up from the dining chair, and politely replied, "Hello, Mayor Wang! Da Yong and I are childhood friends, classmates, and he is also the godfather of my child. It is only right that I attend my godson's full moon celebration."

Mayor Wang said with a beaming smile, "President Lin, let me toast you to thank your Lin Group for its contributions to Shanghai's economic development. We hope you will give us your support for several major investment projects in our city next year!"

“No problem. As a local entrepreneur from Shanghai, it’s only right to support the development of my hometown.” Lin Lang smiled and raised his glass.

After finishing his drink, Mayor Wang said with a smile, "Thank you, General Manager Lin, for your support of the Municipal Party Committee's investment promotion efforts. You old classmates, please enjoy your meal and drinks. I won't bother you any longer."

After taking a sip of red wine, Lin Lang politely replied, "Goodbye, Mayor Wang!"

Mayor Wang said with a smile, "Goodbye, President Lin. Don't forget to give your regards to your wife and thank the Chumen Group for their tremendous contributions to Shanghai's economic development over the years."

"Definitely, definitely!" Lin Lang nodded slightly.

Before leaving the private room, Mayor Wang glanced at everyone inside, nodded with a smile as a greeting, and then left with Wang Dayong seeing him off.

After his father-in-law left, Wang Dayong said with a smile, "Everyone, please sit down."

After the students returned to their seats, Tao Lingna said with a surprised look, "Wow... I had only heard that Dayong's father-in-law was the director of the Public Security Bureau and the deputy mayor before. I never expected that when I came back from teaching in the Northwest for three years, Dayong's father-in-law had been promoted to the mayor of Shanghai!"

Wang Dayong chuckled self-deprecatingly, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, classmates. I'm not the kind of person who tries to climb the social ladder. Wang Qian and I are truly in love."

Upon hearing this, Tao Lingna quickly said, "Dayong, don't misunderstand. Among our classmates, who doesn't know you well? You're the most honest one."

Wang Liqin raised his glass and said with a smile, "This is what they call 'fools have good luck.' Who would have thought that our class's simpleton Wang Dayong would marry Mayor Wang's only daughter? Come on, everyone, let's toast Dayong."

Lin Lang raised his glass and said, "This is the blessing of the children of martyrs. Jing Dayong inherited Uncle Wang's integrity and did not disgrace our class."

"To Dayong..." Everyone raised their glasses.

Wang Dayong chuckled and downed the wine in his glass in one gulp.

The next second, Wang Qian, holding her infant son, pushed open the door and walked into the private room, smiling as she said, "Hello, everyone from Dayong's classmates!"

"Some of you here have met me on my wedding day with Dayong, while others are unfamiliar faces. I am Wang Qian, Dayong's wife, and I'm here to introduce our one-month-old son to everyone."

As soon as Wang Qian finished speaking, the students in the room immediately stood up, their faces beaming with warm smiles, and greeted her one after another.

Hello Wang Qian!

"Long time no see, you've gotten even more beautiful!"

"Let us see the baby! Doesn't he look just like Dayong?"

It's worth mentioning that Wang Qian had already undergone surgery to change her single eyelids to double eyelids by this time, which was a complete transformation, making her much prettier.

As mentioned earlier, Wang Dayong initially disliked Wang Qian because she had single eyelids and was slightly overweight. In order to facilitate this marriage, Lin Lang promised to bring the best plastic surgeon from South Korea to Shanghai to perform double eyelid surgery on Wang Qian.

In retrospect, within the timeline from the millennium to 2003, Lin Lang did fulfill his promise, helping Wang Qian become more beautiful and successfully undergo double eyelid surgery.

This move also made Wang Dayong, who liked girls with double eyelids, even more fond of Wang Qian.

All eyes fell on the swaddled baby in Wang Qian's arms. A delicate, pretty face was visible inside the soft blanket.

The baby's skin was as white as a peeled egg, with a healthy pinkish glow. Her big eyes resembled Wang Dayong's, her nose was small and pert, and her cherry-like lips were slightly pursed.

The little one occasionally babbles softly, his chubby little hands peeking out from the swaddling clothes, his plump little fingers moving unconsciously – he looks absolutely adorable.