Being an emperor is not something he can do, so he can only rely on his connections.

"Tsk! Is this really edible?" Zhang Jingwei clicked his lips, holding a thumb-sized wild mushroom between his chopsticks. The mushroom looked very beautiful, with the dark-glossy cap marked with a cross by the kitchen staff, and the large white mushroom stem turned black after being boiled.

There was only this one plant in the whole soup pot, and everyone was looking at it.

Master Li said cautiously: "Usually, the better looking something is, the less edible it is. It's better to throw it away." He had never seen such fungi before, so it was better to be safe.

"It looks like porcini mushrooms. The livers of inedible ones usually don't have that big." Manager Shi analyzed it from a professional perspective.

"I think this looks like Matsutake. I won't get poisoned if I only eat a small one." Huangfu Ling's eyes lit up. She was from another province, so naturally she didn't know.

"It's been cooked for so long, it'll be fine. How about I try it for you!" Xiaoxiong said as he reached out to grab it.

Xiaoxiong's hometown is called "Mushroom Mountain", and the people there have been able to identify mushrooms since childhood.

Seeing Xiaoxiong trying to grab it, Zhang Jingwei stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it quickly and said, "You wish!"

In a short while, the pot of mushrooms was empty.

Seeing that the time was right, Master Li sat up straight, picked up his wine glass, and said, "I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you something."

Seeing that Master Li was about to give a lecture, everyone put down their bowls and chopsticks and picked up their wine glasses.

"As for me, I'm older, the national policies are good, and I meet the new retirement requirements, so I plan to retire next year."

When these words were spoken, everyone in the workshop was stunned and stood there in a daze.

Manager Shi and Sister Fang were both calm and composed.

"I have recommended Jingwei to the company for promotion to workshop supervisor. I called everyone here today to announce this matter. Please help him." Master Li said as he raised his glass and drank it all.

Zhang Jingwei and Xiaoxiong did not react much, but just drank the wine in the glass with a melancholy look on their faces.

Wang Bin put down his glass in dissatisfaction, stood up, and with a flushed face, looked directly at Master Li and said, "Master, in terms of seniority, I joined the company five years earlier than him. I am the first team leader since the establishment of the workshop's organizational structure. In terms of ability, my supply team is a core position in the entire workshop and even the entire company. I work the hardest, and I also contribute the most. Why do you always favor him?"

Liu Hong pulled Wang Bin and persuaded him: "Xiao Wang, don't get too excited. This matter has not been decided yet. The positions are all fair competition. Brother Li, you are really something. You should think twice about this matter." As he said this, he did not forget to wink at Master Li.

"That's right. You should think twice and not follow the example of some people who rely on their high-level backing and can become a team leader even though they can't read or write." Xiaoxiong leaned back in his seat and said sarcastically.

"Chen Jianxiong, you fart so loudly, what has it to do with you?" Zhao Yunxiu pointed at Xiaoxiong and cursed.

"I'm just telling the truth. Please don't take it personally, Team Leader Zhao." Xiaoxiong continued to provoke.

The small workshop is actually divided into two factions, one is the "technical strength faction" of Zhang Jingwei and Xiaoxiong, and the other is the "background experience faction" of Wang Bin, Zhao Yunxiu and Liu Hong.

"Enough! Each of you, please keep your words to yourself." Manager Shi noticed that Master Li's expression was getting uglier, and he quickly stopped them.

"When Brother Li was competing for the position of vice president of technology, you were always fighting. You made his braids bigger and bigger. After all these years, you haven't made any progress at all." Sister Fang looked at Wang Bin, Zhao Yunxiu and others with disappointment.

"Old Li, I told you, these little bastards will never stop." Manager Shi said angrily to Master Li.

Master Li didn't respond. He lifted the half-pound wine dispenser on the table and drank it all in one gulp. After finishing, he shook his head and said drunkenly: "Alas... I'm full and drunk enough, let's go!"

Seeing this, Zhang Jingwei hurriedly supported Master Li and walked out of the restaurant.

Huangfu Ling and Xiaoxiong followed behind, while everyone else left in a bad mood.

Master Li called a designated driver. Before getting in the car, he turned around and asked, "If you can't become a supervisor, will you hate me?"

Zhang Jingwei shook his head and said, "No, Master. I'm not that kid who just graduated from college anymore. You taught me to 'know your own fortune and misfortune'. I know my limits when facing them!"

Master Li smiled with satisfaction, got in the car and drove away.

……

When Zhang Jingwei arrived at the parking space, Huangfu Ling had been waiting for a long time.

"Miss Huangfu, why are you waiting for me here instead of going home?" Zhang Jingwei asked with a raised eyebrow.

Huangfu Ling shook the car keys in her hand and said, "You've been drinking, so naturally I'll take you home."

Zhang Jingwei recalled that he did pour boiled water for her just to make it look like she was drinking it.

"Okay, Princess, please get in the car." Zhang Jingwei opened the driver's door, bent down to invite Huangfu Ling to get in, and sat in the passenger seat himself.

Huangfu Ling’s driving skills are not very good, and it took him two minutes to find a parking space.

When driving on the road, he also braked hard and stepped on the gas, which made Zhang Jingwei feel nauseous.

"Stop the car, I want to vomit." Zhang Jingwei felt his stomach churning.

"Ah, this... can I park here?" Huangfu Ling asked in panic. She knew it was because she was driving poorly, so she stared at the right rearview mirror, pulled over, and stopped immediately with the brakes.

Zhang Jingwei almost spit out the words.

He quickly got out of the car and ran straight to a bush. "Ugh! Yo--!"

A stream of vomit poured out.

After vomiting, he felt a little better. Huangfu Ling then covered his nose and handed him a piece of paper.

"Thank you." Zhang Jingwei wiped his mouth, blew his nose, and looked down out of habit.

There was a pile of blood clots and the paper was covered in blood.

Zhang Jingwei's head suddenly buzzed, and he turned around to look at Huangfu Ling.

Something strange happened!

……

He saw Huangfu Ling standing in front of him wearing a white traditional mourning dress and a hemp mourning robe over it.

His head was covered with a pointed white mourning band, his face was pale, and his eyes were bloodshot as if he had cried all his tears out. He looked neither human nor ghost.

"It's over, Huangfu Ling, I'm poisoned! I saw you wearing mourning for me."

When Zhang Jingwei had hallucinations, he was still teasing Huangfu Ling.

But in the real world, Zhang Jingwei had already fainted, and Huangfu Ling was shaking his body frantically.

Seeing that he hadn't opened his eyes yet, Huangfu Ling slapped them both hard.

……

When Master Li returned home, he opened the door quietly, thinking of not disturbing his family. However, his virtuous wife had already prepared some sobering soup and was sitting on the sofa waiting for him to come back.

He smiled happily, picked up the hangover soup, and drank it in one gulp.

Just as I was about to sit down on the sofa, my cell phone rang.

"Xiao Huang, what's the matter?" Master Li picked up the phone and turned on the speakerphone, while his wife listened attentively.

"Master, my last name is Huangfu...ah, it doesn't matter anymore. Zhang Jingwei, Zhang Jingwei...is dying!" Huangfu Ling cried anxiously.

"What? What do you mean?" Master Li also became anxious for a moment.

After Huangfu Ling finished explaining the whole story, Master Li stood up suddenly.

"You just said he vomited. Did he vomit blood?" Master Li asked.

Huangfu Ling replied: "Yes, I gave him paper to wipe his mouth, and he said thank you. But when he stood up, he fell down!"

"Have you called an ambulance?" Master Li asked again

"I... I don't know where this is? Wow..." Huangfu Ling cried helplessly.

"Calm down! Calm down! Send me the location first!" After receiving the location, he turned to his wife and said, "Wife, call your company and send a car to pick him up quickly."

Master Li's wife is a doctor. She heard the entire conversation and quickly called: "Xiao Liu, there's a commotion over mushrooms near the west gate of Huanhu Park. The situation is serious. Please send a car to pick them up."

After hanging up the phone, she pulled Master Li up again and said, "Let's go, we're not far away. Come on! The little girl can't handle it alone."

Master Li did not hesitate and put on his coat and rushed there.