The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

Upon hearing this.

Momo covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "This is the first time I've heard a girl being praised as pretty like this."

"I'm just being honest, not deliberately flattering."

Chen Fang said seriously.

The two of them chatted back and forth, bursting into laughter.

At that moment, there was some commotion at the hotel entrance.

Momo looked over and said to Chen Fang, "Mr. Chen, please wait here for a moment, I'll be right back."

After saying this, she rushed towards the entrance.

At the entrance, Cui Qisheng walked in with five or six people.

Two men and two women, probably two couples.

These couples seemed to be in their fifties.

The couple leading, the man had some gray hair but wore an executive jacket, exuding an air of authority without anger. He seemed to have held a high position for a long time.

The woman, although over fifty, still had an elegant demeanor.

And Momo was heading towards this couple.

When the couple saw Momo, they smiled warmly, especially the man, whose face showed a father's affection. It was likely this couple was Momo's parents.

Behind them was another couple.

The man was not tall and quite thin.

But he also wore an executive jacket.

Although he had an air of superiority over others, he was clearly a bit inferior to the man in front.

The woman was the same.

Wearing jewelry, she had the aura of a noble lady.

But she lacked elegance and appeared somewhat vulgar, judging by their conversation with Cui Qisheng, they were likely his parents.

Aside from these two couples.

An additional young man entered with them.

About the same age as Chen Fang, holding a briefcase, he had quite a bit of a secretary's air.

Having been in the officialdom for a long time.

Chen Fang could already judge these people's positions based on their demeanor and attire.

With just one glance.

He could tell that Momo's parents had higher status and rank than Cui Qisheng's parents, which might also explain why Cui Qisheng dared not talk back when Momo scolded him all along the way.

At this moment.

Momo was already talking to her parents about something.

Occasionally pointing towards Chen Fang.

Which made Chen Fang feel a bit awkward.

Then.

Momo's father nodded.

Her face lit up with a smile.

She fluttered towards Chen Fang like a butterfly.

In contrast, when Cui Qisheng saw Chen Fang, his face immediately turned sullen, and he said something to his parents.

Of course.

His parents' expressions didn't look good either.

"Mr. Chen, my dad invites you to have dinner with us."

Once in front of Chen Fang.

Momo said happily.

Chen Fang scratched his head, knowing from their demeanor that this was probably a dinner for meeting the parents of a boyfriend and girlfriend, it wouldn't look good for him to join.

He waved his hand and said, "Miss Momo, I appreciate the thought, but it's a family dinner, so I'd better not go."

"Come on, come on, I really enjoy talking with you. Join us for dinner, otherwise, it'll just be boring to death."

Momo casually grabbed Chen Fang's arm and dragged him towards her parents.

Tugging in public wasn't appropriate.

Reluctantly, Chen Fang, pulled by Momo, went in front of her parents.

"Dad, Mom, this is Mr. Chen I told you about, he's very nice and a great conversationalist."

Momo said animatedly to her parents.

Momo's father was very kind.

He reached out to Chen Fang and said, "Hello Mr. Chen, Momo told me they caused you a lot of trouble along the way. The kids are reckless, so I apologize."

Sure enough, the type of family determines the type of child they raise.

Momo's politeness likely came from her father.

Originally, Cui Qisheng and his parents were whispering to each other.

Seeing this scenario.

Cui Qisheng's father proactively walked over to Momo's father and said, "Secretary Cen, it's getting late, we should start the dinner now, shall we?"

Secretary Cen?

Hearing this title.

Chen Fang felt a shiver run down his spine.

The surname "Cen" was quite rare.

Before coming, he reviewed the leadership profiles of the Jiuhe Provincial Committee and the Shangqing Municipal Committee given by Shangguan Shoudong.

The Jiuhe Province Disciplinary Inspection Committee had a Deputy Secretary with the surname Cen, named Cen Qingmin. Could it be the gentleman in front of him?

The man chuckled and said, "Alright, alright, let's go have dinner. Secretary Cui, this young man is from out of town, why don't we include him?"

Secretary Cui?

Could it be Cui Qisheng's father was also a secretary of some sort?

While Chen Fang was pondering this.

The woman adorned in jewelry, who was Cui Qisheng's mother, approached and said, "Secretary Cen, today is a family gathering of our two families to discuss the engagement, bringing an outsider might be inappropriate."

Upon hearing this.

Momo immediately pouted.

Her mother laughed and said, "Since it's an engagement, having a stranger as a witness makes it more meaningful, right? This young man seems to be destined to meet Momo and Qisheng, so I think it's alright."

Upon hearing this.

Cui Qisheng's mother's face turned somewhat displeased.

Seeing this, Chen Fang quickly said, "Uncle, Aunt, it's alright, I won't go. I'm new here, so I might as well take this time to explore the area."

"Yes, Uncle, Aunt, since Mr. Chen said he doesn't want to attend, let's not make it difficult for him. Let's go in and eat..."

This was exactly what Cui Qisheng had been waiting for.

Upon seeing Chen Fang's refusal, he immediately came out and said.

"Mr. Chen, it's alright, if our Momo wants to invite you, she must have her reasons. Now I, on behalf of our family, invite you as well, will you join us?"

The one speaking was Secretary Cen.

It seems.

This Secretary Cen was quite understanding of his daughter.

And he was the type of father willing to support his daughter.

He fully respected his daughter's decision.

Elevating the invitation to the level of their family.

Thus.

The Cui family had nothing left to say.

Chen Fang couldn't refuse either.

Cui Qisheng's father, seeing Secretary Cen so determined.

Promptly laughed to ease the situation, saying, "Yes, today is a very meaningful day, having him share in the joy of our two families is not a bad idea at all. Let's go in and eat."

Secretary Cui's words set the tone.

Upon hearing this.

Momo immediately took Chen Fang's arm and said, "Let's go, we're going in to eat."

This action was in itself appropriate.

But in this context, it appeared a bit inappropriate.

One must remember, today was the day to discuss Momo and Cui Qisheng's engagement, yet she hooked Chen Fang's arm so intimately, what kind of impression did that give?