"Give a peach, return a plum."
Qi Tongwei felt that a person might forget those who tripped them up, but they must never forget those who helped them. He held the kindness of Gao Yuliang and his wife—who had reached out to Judge Wu’s in-laws, the Lu family, on his behalf—deep in his heart. He remembered Lin Aiguo, who had used his family’s influence to speak up for him. Bank President Yi had quietly compiled evidence to clear his name of rumors, and Zhao Lifu, despite having no real power or connections, had pushed his subordinates to spread the word and clear his reputation. Zhang Tianhua, Wei Wenhao, Wang Jinliang, and other new members of the Chamber of Commerce had all played their parts. Li Daniu, Li Gang, Ji Changming, and Li Jianjun had all been running around on his behalf.
On the sixth day of the National Day holiday, October 6th, four days before he was to depart for his new post in Dongshan County, he invited everyone who had helped him to a banquet at the Lidu Grand Hotel.
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