The waiting time is always long!

Counting from the time when the U.S. government gets off work at five o'clock, Rick, Charles Taft, who Carter only talked to on the phone, and Bush go to the airport, and then arrive in Cincinnati after a flight of about one hour and forty minutes.

Airport, and finally arrived at the manor.

Carter knew very well that today's dinner party would not be able to start before eight o'clock!

While chatting with Rick's mother, Carter was gradually adapting to this environment and adjusting his mentality.

It’s not like Carter has never participated in high-level banquets. But this is his first time dealing with these politicians! It’s hard for Carter to say that he’s not nervous.

But no matter how tense you are, time will never stop due to someone’s personal will!

Just like an ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see her parents-in-law, after nightfall, two energetic middle-aged men still appeared in front of Carter.

The moment Carter, a strange face, appeared at the Taft house, Old Boo understood the meaning of the person next to him, and also understood the nature of the banquet.

Outsiders appearing at the family banquet

In the name of thanking himself, and on the grounds that they hadn't been together for a long time, he was almost dragged here forcefully, but someone who was obviously not from the Taft family appeared.

Oh!

In my heart, I feel helpless that Taft, a long-established wealthy family, is acting so roughly now, but on the surface, there is no shortage of politeness.

Just in the polite manner, Carter could clearly feel that Old Boo was perfunctory until the group of people entered the restaurant.

"Chinese food? Charles, did you prepare this specially for me?"

Just glanced at the dishes on the table

Lao Bu, who has experience working in China, can naturally quickly distinguish the difference between authentic Chinese food and American-style Chinese food. I can't help but be a little surprised. After all, most Americans are not used to these.

"This is not my idea! It's the child's idea. I don't know where he heard the news, saying that you like to eat Chinese food. So I hired a Chinese chef to prepare today's dinner! Please take a seat.

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While inviting Lao Bu to sit down, Charles smiled and fulfilled his obligation as an introducer.

Because he came right after get off work, Lao Bu did not bring his wife with him. So the Taft family did not arrange for the female family members to attend the table. In this way, the seating arrangement is interesting!

Normally, banquet seating in European and American countries usually uses the method of seating the guest of honor in separate seats. Carter sat next to Charles, while Rick sat next to Old Boo.

Across the dining table, Carter and Lao Bu looked at each other!

"Oh? Really? Boy, where did you hear that I like Chinese food?"

Putting the knife and fork aside, Old Bu picked up the chopsticks skillfully, but he did not rush to pick up the food in front of him. Instead, he looked at Carter with interest.

"Of course it's in China! In the alleys of bj, there are many anecdotes about you and your wife! Some old people in the alleys are very surprised to hear that you have now become the vice president of the United States!"

"It's just a deputy with no real power. It's okay to deceive outsiders."

Oh!

Carter chuckled inwardly, Lao Bu had deceived an "outsider" like himself with his words!

The Vice President of the United States does not have actual executive power in theory. There are only two descriptions of the Vice President's powers at the legal level: 1. When there is a 50-50 tie vote in the Senate, the Vice President will have an additional vote.

!

But this situation is a once-in-a-century situation!

2. Handle the work assigned by the president.

The description of the second point is vague. But the real source of power of the vice president is the second point!

Whether a vice president of the United States has power or not depends entirely on whether the president gives him errands!

The more errands you give, the greater your power!

If the president doesn't do errands and does everything himself, then the vice president of the United States really has no real power!

But the problem is, who doesn’t know now that Lao Bu has to deal with a lot of things under Brother Genzi?! He says he has no real power

"From what you said, have you been to China?"

"In the summer of 1981, I had the honor to visit China with Mr. Carter."

"Carter. Mr. Jimmy Carter?"

"That's right!"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly became strange.

At the so-called Republican dinner table, Carter suddenly mentioned that he had a relationship with the former Democratic president.

Although the two parties, donkey and elephant, are at odds with each other on the surface, it is impossible for them to have no contact at all behind the scenes. But as a junior, or even a lucky person, who is trying to follow Taft or even Bush's path, it is a bit embarrassing to talk like this.

Isn't that too arrogant?!

Old Boo couldn't help but glance at Charles next to Carter. He suddenly realized that this dinner was not what he had guessed. It was just the old guy introducing a new person that Taft was optimistic about.

It's better to say goodbye to the pier.

"No wonder you are not like most people. When you think of Chinese food, you think of 'General Tso's Chicken' or 'Sweet and Sour Soup.' Yes, speaking of it, I haven't tasted these flavors for a long time! Washington is no better than New York. The Chinese there are

There are not many, and there are very few authentic Chinese chefs! Thank you for your hospitality!”

"You don't need to thank me. I hired the chef, but the expense belongs to Mr. Taft."

With a smile, he brought the topic back to Charles again. Carter's emotional intelligence did not suddenly go offline. The introducer's face, whether his surname is Taft or not, must be given enough! Besides, this kind of small limelight

, a verbal thank you or compliment could not meet Carter's expectations at all.

"It's easy to make money, but it's hard to do things! Without you, I wouldn't be able to arrange this meal!"

As if he was very satisfied with Carter's performance, Charles beside him also smiled. After taking the topic, he looked at Old Boo again:

"George, although you were once in CIA, I'm afraid you haven't paid attention to the situation at your alma mater for a long time, right?"

"You want me to send CIA agents to Yale University?"

"Then it's better to say goodbye! I'm afraid that Professor Parsons will find out that I was the instigator and come to Cincinnati with a cane to cause trouble for me! I just want to tell you that your Davenport College is finally under our control.

After so many years of suppression, Jonathan College has a board chairman!"

"Isn't it just Professor Costel who uses his seniority to steal people from the admissions committee? What's there to brag about in this kind of unfair competition?"

Needless to say who the new chairman is, everyone knows what Charles is talking about.

When Old Boo realized that this young man was not an ordinary person, he savored the words he had mentioned before about his acquaintance with Jimmy Carter.

Lao Bu intends to cooperate with Charles' performance

It can be said that in this brief contact, whether Carter was able to persuade the Taft family to help act as an introducer, or he got to know a former president. These revelations of potential strength have aroused the curiosity of Lao Bu.

He wanted to see what this "junior fellow student" wanted to do when he found him? At the same time, what kind of bargaining chips could he offer himself!

"On the contrary! After you, Jonathan, have robbed the best students, you can still be robbed of the chairmanship by our Davenport. This is the embodiment and proof of strength! Charles, give up!"

"You have liked to bet with me since you entered school, but you have never won when it comes to the bet on the strength of Davenport and Jonathan! It was like this before, and it is like this now!"

"Well, looking at your ugly face, I think the new president of Yale is not your son. Dear Rick, I'm not saying that you are incompetent. Please understand."

"It doesn't matter, I am also a member of Davenport. I am different from my father. Uncle Bush, you don't have to care about my feelings! It should be said that I am as happy as you now!"
Chapter completed!