After dinner, Mr. Lin took Mr. Zhang and a few officials to the kang (a traditional heated bed platform) and sat down. Over there, the two sisters-in-law tidied up, and the two brothers along with Xiao Zhou and others cleared away the large table and left with their people.
Zhang Guoqing returned to the west wing bedroom and discussed with Zhou Jiao about the visitors and their thoughts. After the couple agreed, he took some treasured tea leaves to the main room, brewed the tea, and placed it on the small kang table in front of everyone.
Li Aiguo watched him finish his work and invited him to sit down. He looked at the old man, who also nodded, so he sat down to listen to what they had to say.
Seated in the room were Mr. Lin, Mr. Zhang, Lin Lishan, Zhang Guoqing, and five members of the leadership team. Everyone knew it was time to discuss serious matters, so Mr. Lin and his daughter also spoke up, and everyone was waiting.
