All three tables were full.
"Brothers, ah, and sisters."
As a district chief, a toast is indispensable, but Master Meng held it in for a long time before he finally said:
"Happy New Year's Eve, done."
cut!
I thought that an official as big as the district mayor could say something different about the toast.
Meng Shaoyuan also felt a little embarrassed:
"I wish you all can come and eat the New Year's Eve dinner alive next year!"
Holy shit!
Why is everyone looking so angry?
What we said is not bad. It would be great if everyone is still alive next year.
Wu Jingyi also knew that this eldest young master would not be able to say anything no matter how hard he held it in. After all, she was also the secretary, so she could always help him share some of the burden:
“Last year, under the leadership of District Chief Meng, the Shanghai District of our Military Unification Bureau achieved many victories and a new situation was created. On behalf of the district chief and the Shanghai District Headquarters of the Military Unification Bureau, I wish you all the best in the new year. Gong, get promoted and make a fortune!"
"cheers!"
The scene suddenly became lively.
Look at what people say, the district chief is still the district chief after all.
"District Chief Meng, Secretary Wu, on behalf of the intelligence department, I salute you." Song Deng, who had just been released, raised his cup: "Under the leadership of the district chief and secretary, our intelligence department will definitely be able to make new achievements."
Each one took turns to toast, and Meng Shaoyuan also accepted all comers.
After being the district chief for so long, I am not good at other things, but I am good at drinking.
When Li Zhifeng came to toast, he was also a big boss. He held it in for a long time like the chief before saying: "District Chief Meng, Secretary Wu, on behalf of the Guards, I propose a toast to you. I hope that in the new year, you will be less exposed." Little shoes!”
There was a roar of laughter.
Rough people, rough people, this makes it seem like the district chief is giving you little shoes to wear all day long.
It's okay for others to respect him, but at the table of female guests, he, Master Meng, must personally respect them.
Master Meng is well-known in Shanghai for his lecherous reputation. In addition, he took advantage of him by pretending to be stupid. Therefore, all the female subordinates are on guard against him.
Fortunately, it's the Chinese New Year, and Sister Jingyi is here, so nothing will happen, right?
Even though District Chief Meng’s toast just now was not very impressive, as soon as he arrived at the table of female guests, his bones immediately became lighter: “I wish you will become more and more beautiful, and when the Anti-Japanese War is won, every one of you will be able to find a good wife.” In your husband’s family, your husband will treat you like a queen, your father-in-law and mother-in-law will love you like your daughters, you will have both children and your family will be filled with wealth and honor.”
As soon as he said this, the atmosphere in the female guests immediately became lively, and Master Meng also found it much more pleasing to look at him.
Not to mention, there are quite a few of these women who can drink. Except for Qi Xuezhen, who is almost there, people like Xiang Yanchu and Ye Rong all have amazing fighting abilities.
The question is, is Master Meng really a gentleman?
After a drink, he moved a stool to himself and forced himself to sit down among Yu Yanchu and Ye Rong. He shamelessly wanted to sit at the same table with them.
"What are you doing?" Yu Yanchu glared at him.
"Let's eat, New Year's Eve dinner."
"What did I say your hands were doing?"
"My hand? Hey, tell me, tell me, why are you so dishonest?"
"What are you doing with your feet?"
"Ye Rong, don't accuse me unjustly. Oh! Why are you stepping on me?"
A minute later, District Chief Meng was pushed back in despair by the group of women.
What are they? After all, he is the district chief and your boss. Why don't you give him any face?
Wu Jingyi has long been accustomed to strange things. If she can make him, Master Meng, change his temper, the sun will probably come out from the west: "Just be more at ease with me. It's the Chinese New Year."
"damn it."
Meng Shaoyuan just cursed, and suddenly thought that it was New Year's Eve, and slapped himself lightly: "I originally wanted to give them New Year's gifts, but now I don't have them. Secretary Wu, I have prepared your gift."
He leaned into Wu Jingyi's ear and whispered a few words. Wu Jingyi's face turned red: "Get out!"
"Really, I had people import a lot from the United States."
Wu Jingyi was startled: "What do you want so many nylon stockings for?"
These nylon stockings are indeed a good thing.
In 1938, the American DuPont Company invented stockings made of nylon, and soon nylon stockings became popular in the United States.
This trend gradually spread all over the world. On the first day the nylon stockings were put on the market, the company initially planned to sell 70,000 pairs at a price of two US dollars per pair. As a result, they were all sold out in a short time.
But now, with a large number of nylon stockings on the market, they are no longer in short supply.
Rich ladies in Shanghai and Chongqing also consider it fashionable to wear nylon stockings.
The problem is, now is the present and the future is the future. No one knows the wonderful uses of nylon stockings better than Meng Shaoyuan.
In more than a year's time, nylon stockings will not only become a hot item, but will even become a strategically controlled material by the US government!
A two dollar pair of nylon stockings would skyrocket to twenty dollars!
What’s even more incredible is that there was a sky-high price of four thousand US dollars!
What is luxury? This is true luxury!
During World War II, stockings and chocolate were considered hard currency, especially stockings. At that time, only the US military had the most stockings.
Some American soldiers used these to seduce girls, and some girls were even willing to sell their bodies for a pair of stockings. There were even some German girls who not only sold their bodies, but also sold some information to the US military.
The characteristic of nylon is that it is suitable for the production of parachute slings, cables, mosquito nets, hammocks, tents, strapping straps and other military supplies.
Therefore, after the Pearl Harbor incident, the United States classified nylon as military supplies in order to prioritize the production of military supplies.
The production of nylon stockings has been greatly reduced, and in order to ensure military use as much as possible, the U.S. government also issued a call for people to donate stockings so that they can be recycled and reused.
As a result, stocking donation points were set up one after another in various neighborhoods across the United States.
The sign says, Uncle Sam needs your stockings.
In three months, the United States collected 626,127 pounds of old silk and stockings, or 284 tons. How much does a pair of stockings weigh? You can imagine the enthusiasm for donations at that time.
And the same is true in China.
To this end, the government even dispatched the army, saying it wanted to protect a batch of "important military strategic materials" from entering Chongqing.
This batch of so-called "military strategic materials" is actually nylon stockings provided to rich ladies.
With Meng Shaoyuan's character, how could he give up such an opportunity to make a fortune?
His smuggling network quickly began to operate at high speed.
He ordered large quantities of nylon stockings to be purchased in batches and shipped to Hong Kong, Shanghai, Chongqing and other places.
Don't look at the backlog right now, but it won't be long before these nylon stockings will turn into dollars.
How could Wu Jingyi guess what he was thinking? She just thought that this guy imported so many stockings just for picking up girls.
What else could be done?
Now in Shanghai, a pair of stockings only costs about 1.5 US dollars.
She really wronged Meng Shaoyuan this time!
