As night fell, the cafeteria on the fifth floor of the Marine Department was brightly lit, filled with laughter and chatter, bustling with activity.
Xiang Fan borrowed someone else's kitchen and was busy all afternoon, setting up two large tables of sumptuous food and drink.
The evening meal focused on river and seafood, with fish, shrimp, and crabs. Especially noteworthy were the large steamed swimming crabs—over twenty on each table, piled high!
Master Han invited Old Ge, Secretary Wang, Old Zhang, and Old Ding to accompany them. Vice Mayor Han Xiangning, being the younger one, originally wanted to join Yu Zhen, who had been helping with the child all day, at the table with Xiao Yu, Ma Jintao, and Guo Weitao. However, when a junior couldn't attend due to overtime, she was forced to sit at the main table at Deputy Chief of Staff Jiang's strong insistence.
