In a private room on the top floor of the Gorky Friendship Hotel, the long dining table was lit with bright candles on the silver candlestick. Although the crystal lamp on the top of the private room was bright enough, the dining table was covered with white tablecloths, and the middle was divided by bright flowers.

On both sides of the table, there were young people in their twenties and thirties sitting. These people were the heads of the Youth League Committee of several major enterprises and institutions in Gorky City. The person sitting on the main seat was not someone else, but the head of the Youth League Committee of the Auto Repair Branch of Gorky Automobile Manufacturing Factory, Mikhail, the good brother of Seryosha. Everyone is a young man of similar age, so they can naturally say they can go together. When talking about movies, everyone soon talked and laughed and became familiar with each other.

How could I eat ordinary food in such a high-end place? Soon the cold dish of the first dish was brought up, and a silver cover was placed in front of everyone, and a glass of champagne was sent. When the lid was opened, many people were a little surprised. There were only a small plate of black particles on the big tray. However, there were still many people who knew the goods. Everyone knew that this was the top Caspian caviar that was more expensive than gold.

Everyone gently put a little into their mouths with a spoon. The natural taste from the Caspian Sea made everyone feel a little reluctant to swallow. Everyone nodded to the people around them, praising the deliciousness of the caviar.

Although Mikhail sat on the main seat, he was actually the one with the smallest position here. However, he came to replace Selyosha today, and he was the host, so it was nothing to be a must in the main seat. Sitting on the left and right sides of Mikhail are the heads of the Youth League Committee of Gorky Port and Gorky Automobile Manufacturing Factory. Both of them are from Selyosha. The relationship between the Gorky Automobile Manufacturing Factory has a good relationship with Mikhail on weekdays, while the head of the Gorky Port was met by Mikhail through the relationship between Mrs. Zhukovsky. There were also the heads of the Youth League Committee of some other units, such as Gorky Textile Factory and Gorky Tractor Factory. These units Mikhail and Selyosha had not had too much contact with them, so Mikhail wanted to take the initiative to make friends with him by this opportunity.

Unlike the Chinese people's habit of talking about things at the dinner table, Westerners only talk about some relaxed and pleasant topics during meals. Moreover, Western dinners are the main meals of the day, with a long time span, and it is common to eat for two hours on average.

After everyone tasted the first dish, the waiter removed the tableware they had just used. After the tableware was packed, the second dish was served. After the cover on the plate was opened, a bowl of inconspicuous soup was placed in front of them.

"Australian lobster soup!" Mikhail explained to everyone. Only then did everyone react and picked up the tableware and started to taste it. The fragrance in the mouth was so fragrant that you could feel the umami taste of lobster. It was really charming! Everyone kept admiring, and Mikhail smiled with satisfaction as everyone's reaction.

"Secretary Mikhail! This soup is so delicious!" exclaimed a young lady in glasses.

"The caviar just now was so delicious!" said a man in military uniform.

"Just like it everyone! There are better dishes waiting for you below!" Mikhail replied.

After everyone tasted the sweet lobster soup, several large plates were served with iced fresh oysters, and each of them picked up a few with tweezers and placed them on their new plates. The match was the Russian national wine vodka. The service waiter pried open the oysters for everyone, and everyone felt the deliciousness from nature with the oyster meat and oyster sauce.

"God! This is simply delicious!"

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Every dish was praised. Although these young people have been a cadre in the Youth League Committee for several years, this is the first time they have seen such a luxurious dinner. Everyone feels that they are really worth the trip. After eating such delicious food here, the so-called big meals on weekdays are simply hard to swallow.

When everyone started to taste the dessert gold foil ice cream after the meal, Mikhail waved his hand and the waiters brought a small plate to everyone.

"Ye! Mikhail, why is there a dish?" asked a cadre in his thirties. After a night, everyone became acquaintances, so they no longer called official positions.

Mikhail picked up the napkin and wiped the corners of his mouth, and said slowly: "This dish is our final dish today, but there are conditions to eat this dish!"

"What condition? It won't be for us to treat us! I'll declare it in advance! We are all paupers!" said a cheerful girl, and everyone was amused by her words.

"The conditions are very simple. You only need to support our Secretary Ulyanov at the temporary meeting of the Municipal Youth League Committee held a few days later! That's that simple!" As soon as Mikhail finished speaking, many of his hands that reached out to open the lid shrank back. Everyone looked at Mikhail at the same time, looking a little embarrassed.

"What's wrong? Isn't this dish delicious?" Mikhail said with a smile.

Everyone put down the tableware in their hands, and the scene immediately fell into silence. After a long time, the man in his thirties said: "Mikhail, if it was something else, we could agree, but this matter was really embarrassing us! Secretary Ulyanov is our boss, so it is our right to support her, but Secretary Bogdanov of the Municipal Party Committee has already expressed his opinion. Please forgive us for being powerless!"

"I suggest that you open the lid first to see if this dish is in tune with the taste!" Mikhail was not in a hurry, and he said to everyone with a smile.

Everyone looked at the reactions of the people around them, carefully opened the lid on the tray, and couldn't help but take a breath. Four stacks of banknotes were neatly placed on each plate.

"Is this?" someone asked in disbelief.

"Forty thousand rubles, it's your reward for helping me!" Mikhail replied.

Everyone's face showed a tangled expression. This was 40,000 rubles, which was almost ten years of salary for everyone. It was so generous that it was only exchanged for the support from the Youth League Committee once.

"I have a whole family to support, and I can't refuse this large amount of money!" The head of the Youth League Committee of the Gorky Automobile Manufacturing Factory sitting next to Mikhail replied. He picked up the money from the meal plate and collected it. Soon the head of the Youth League Committee of the Gorky Port also surrendered, followed by the third and fourth...

In the room next door, Seriosha and his father were quietly tasting the dishes. They were watching the development of things in Mikhail through a single mirror on the wall. Fortunately, no one refused Mikhail's gift.

"You're ruining these kids!" Dad said while eating ice cream.
Chapter completed!