Chapter 160: Arrogant Yelang
Imagine a group of relatives of people connected to the municipal government compound strolling along the willow-lined paths of Barrier Lake's state-guest-class hotel, enjoying the scenic evening views after a banquet, something more relaxing than lighting a cigarette or brewing a cup of tea. For many of the family members and children present, this could hardly have been more routine.
Many of them had been born and raised locally, and for as long as they could remember, they had attended plenty of gatherings organized by their parents' workplaces, whether in urban Huangcheng or around Barrier Lake. Even at this lakeside hotel, they met at least two or three times a year.
These gatherings were naturally also opportunities for people of the same age to get together, or for new friends to join them. Among the friends they had grown up with, some had left, some had stayed, and some had eventually returned after leaving. Some were doing poorly, some were doing well, and some had seen their families' fortunes rise and fall... all of it provided material for private conversation.
It was the same now. Most of their conversations revolved around their social circles: women's skincare and makeup, movies, television shows, and books they had recently seen or read, entertainment, and the occasional wild indulgence. Then there were personnel changes in someone's family, relationships and conflicts between people, amusing incidents at companies or workplaces, and matters that drew more attention, such as Xu Dong and Tian Tian's engagement.
These were all things closely connected to the people present, happening or having happened around them. Nothing went too far beyond their understanding, except perhaps the recent accident on the Ronghuang Expressway, when Xu Dong, Wang Jie, Zhang Changping, and the others had been returning in a convoy