"I was born and raised in Hai Province; I don't have acquaintances in Tianhai."
Zhang Bin laughed self-deprecatingly and shook his head, then looked towards Chen Wenwu and the others singing and drinking, paused for a moment, and spoke again: "President Li, do you look down on people like me?"
Hearing this, Li Jing looked at him in confusion.
Zhang Bin took a sip of his drink, the flush from earlier when he was with Chen Wenwu was gone. Instead, he seemed conflicted and complicated: "As a cadre who's mixed with businessmen, do you find me distasteful?"
Li Jing furrowed his brows slightly, not understanding what he meant, but still shook his head and said: "Everyone has their own path, I don't have any opinion about Section Chief Zhang."
"It seems President Li is still saving face for me."
Zhang Bin smiled and shook his head, his face flushed, and he reeked of alcohol, obviously drunk.
"To be honest, I actually look down on myself. I feel I shouldn't be doing this, but..."
