Middle-aged dinner parties are boring. A group of strangers gather to eat a meal as a way to get to know each other.
Luckily, today's gathering has two female protagonists, so the drinking is somewhat more civilized and not excessive, though they don't abstain entirely.
As a university president, Li Ru looks the part with an academic air, but she must have some tricks up her sleeve to sit at the top of the school's hierarchy. Asserting that she must have a drink with Liu Jing, she exchanges pleasantries and jokingly remarks that Director Liu inspecting our school is an indicator of our poor reception.
Liu Jing waves it off, saying it's nothing of the sort and that she's the one imposing.
The two then share a drink of baijiu. Liu Jing has a decent tolerance and manages to give Li Ru face. After a modest sip, she has her daughter Jiang Xinyi stand and introduces her to Li Ru.
As usual, she asks where she works and such.
