Chapter 350: Distinguished Guests and Bitch Arrive Together
The capital city is truly a city of rich and powerful families.
The Chao family has had a total of five ministers since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Currently, there is an old minister who has just retired from the Ministry of National Discipline Inspection, and a current minister of the Ministry of Education. The Chao family is not famous among the powerful people in Kyoto, but it is the real deal. powerful people.
The Chao family has always been low-key. Even the old man and his wife didn't hold a big banquet on their 60th birthday. The third-generation eldest granddaughter didn't have a big banquet when she got married and her daughter was born. This year, when the old man celebrated his 70th birthday, he finally sent out a rare invitation.
There are many wealthy families in the capital, and there are countless banquets, so it is normal to receive invitations. And when some families received invitations from the three brothers of the Chao family to celebrate their father's birthday, they immediately thought about it. Also attaches great importance to it.
Therefore, when Mr. Chao's birthday came on December 29, everyone who received the invitation went to Mr. Chao's house early with their wives and children for the dinner.
The three brothers of the Chao family organized a birthday banquet for their father at Mr. Chao's villa. It was considered a family banquet. The guests invited were all close relatives and close friends. Some of the others were business partners or work colleagues. It was all because of the reason. Due to work relationship, I had to ask because of personal relationships.
Since Chao Yi and Chao San had no time to take care of the banquet, Chao Er was solely responsible for the family banquet. They only posted to invite some guests in their field in the name of celebrating their father's birthday.
On the same day, Chao Yi and Chao San went to work as usual, and Chao Er supervised and inspected the details of the banquet at home, checking the seating arrangements of the guests to avoid any embarrassment at the dinner.
The dinner was scheduled to start at seven o'clock. At around five o'clock in the afternoon, the in-laws of the Chao family in Beijing also arrived one after another. They were all the natal families of the three brothers and wives of the Chao family. They included Chao Yi's father-in-law Yang Jianlei and his family, and Mrs. Yang's wife Yu Ji. He passed away due to illness two years ago, so only Yang Lao and his descendants were the only ones to celebrate the birthday of his relatives; Chao Er's in-laws, Zhou You, Zhou Lao and his wife and juniors; Chao San's parents-in-law.
Mrs. Chao San's wife Li Qingwan, whose father Li Yuanchao holds real power and is very popular, Mr. Li and his wife Cheng Yian only have one daughter, Li Qingwan, so Mrs. Chao San's son Chao Yubo is also the only incense of the Li family. Mr. and Mrs. Li are as precious as treasures, as if they are like a child. Lifeblood.
Mr. and Mrs. Li didn't bother Qiao because of their high position and power, so they went to Chao's house early to chat with their relatives.
In addition to the in-laws of the three brothers of the Chao family, there is also the in-laws of Chao Yi's sons and daughters, the Zhang family. The eldest daughter Chao was very happy to have a daughter, and the four generations of the Zhang family lived together. The old man of the Zhang family was still alive, so the four generations of the whole family came to the Chao family together.
In addition, there are also Mrs. Chao’s natal brothers Ye Nianzhong and Ye Nianxiao, who also came with their elders and children. Mr. Chao’s brother’s wife’s natal family and my sister’s husband’s family are not in the capital. Only Mr. Chao’s eldest brother Chao Xingqiang, his second sister Chao Xingyun, and Chao Xingzhong, the representative of the Chao family, arrived in the morning to congratulate him on his birthday.
Mr. Chao and Mrs. Chao had gone to their second son's villa yesterday to recharge their batteries. In the middle of the afternoon, they were ready to have a happy gathering with relatives and friends of the same age. When the in-laws arrived in public, the older generation who had not seen each other for a long time gathered together and had endless things to say. , the middle-aged generation also has endless things to talk about, and the young generation find someone to talk to, and happily complain to each other.
The lively chatter between the old and young was still lingering at six o'clock in the evening. Since the guests had already arrived one after another, they went downstairs to the banquet hall on the first floor. The in-laws also helped to greet the guests.
Mr. Chao Erye allocated staff from his own hotel to take charge of the banquet. There were waiters in the hall and waiters outside the door to check invitations.
The guests invited by the Chao family at the banquet included a small number of old family friends. Some were educators and geologists invited by Mr. Chao, representing scholars; some were senior cadre colleagues invited by Chao Yi and Chao San, representing state cadres; some were invited by Chao Yi and Chao San. He was Chao Er's business friend and partner, representing the rich. A birthday banquet brought together the powerful, rich, and scholars, and almost included most of the prominent people in the capital.
Guests arrived one after another, including Mr. Chao Er’s business partners and colleagues of Mr. Chao Yi and Mr. Chao. Generally speaking, Mr. Chao and Mr. Chao invited more senior cadres, especially since Mr. Chao was in the Ministry of State. As one of the ministries, the Minister of Education naturally cannot favor one over the other. He sends invitations to all the ministers one by one. There are more than 20 ministries in each department, and there are more than 40 ministers and deputy ministers alone. Each family brings a wife or a person. Children are usually a family of three, and the number of people in that group alone is enough for six or seven tables. Including the heads of departments, it is estimated that there will be about ten tables.
Each group of guests was warmly welcomed by the hosts. The guests congratulated Mr. Chao, and the nannies and waiters served tea and escorted the guests to their reserved tables. Afterwards, the guests sat drinking tea and chatting, or greeted people they knew, or asked for help. Meet new rich and powerful people.
Regardless of whether they have official positions or not, whether they are multi-millionaires or billionaires, the men are in suits and leather shoes and are polite, the ladies are dignified and gentle, the men of each family are young and graceful, the rich ladies are all ladies, and the young and old all maintain good demeanor. Cultivate yourself so as not to be rude in front of others.
By 6:30, the passenger flow reached its peak, and there was a long queue of cars in front of the villa. Guests arrived in twos, threes, and groups.
The guests came one after another, and it was overwhelming. At this time, the three Chao family daughters-in-law had a place to show off their female talents. They were good at dancing, elegant and considerate in every aspect. None of the guests felt that they were being neglected or looked down upon. .
All the family friends of the Chao family were almost here. When the waiter outside announced the name of a guest, an old man in a dark gray Tang suit walked into the Chao family hall with his head held high, accompanied by a middle-aged couple.
The old man has bright eyes, meticulously combed hair, a high nose and thick eyebrows, and is very energetic; the middle-aged man and the old man have similar faces. They wear glasses, and the lady wears an aqua blue dress, light makeup, and delicate eyebrows.
The three members of the family are the parents and grandfather of Li Yubo, the younger brother of the Chao family, Chao Yubo, who was born in the same year, month and day. Mr. Li is Li Qingyun. Li Yubo's father, Li Zheng, is the head of the Forestry Bureau. Mrs. Li Zheng's surname is Luo, Luo Zhuxiang, who is engaged in business.
"Mr. Li, you're finally here. My old man has been talking about it for a long time." "
Brother Zheng/Brother Zheng, Sister Xiang/Sister Xiang, you're here just in time. Please help us entertain the guests."
Chao Yi and his wife greeted each other, Li Zheng was the same age as Mr. Chao Er, and he was very close to the three brothers of the Chao family. When Chao Yi and Chao Er couple saw their good brother and his wife, they were not polite and grabbed the young men to share their worries.
"I'm a guest today, okay? How can a guest have to run errands for the host?" Li Zheng complained, but he didn't stop. He, his wife and the old man went to say hello to the longevity star.
Mr. Li smiled deeply, his face glowing red, and he strode along the red carpet in the middle of the hall towards tonight's birthday girl.
Chao Erye's villa is extremely wide. The first floor is specially used for various banquets held by the owner. It can hold more than a hundred tables and seats. The load-bearing wall pillars are packed into cylinders, turning on the banquet mode, and the lights are brilliant.
There is a red carpet in the middle of the hall, about three meters wide. There are free activity areas on both sides of the door, with tables for red wine, snacks and fruits, allowing guests to make friends and chat before the banquet.
There is a certain distance between the free area activities and the banquet area. There is a huge screen on the wall at the end of the red carpet. Not far from the screen, there is the host table in the middle of the red carpet. This is where the birthday girl and the hosts will sit tonight. Mr. Chao Mrs. He Chao wore a bright red retro Tang suit and sat at the table to receive blessings. Behind her was the host's seat, with tea on the table. The nanny and the waiter were responsible for making tea.
Mr. and Mrs. Chao San and his wife stood beside the old man and his wife. Whenever a guest congratulated the old man, Miss Chao Er served tea while Mr. and Mrs. Chao San arranged for the guests to sit down.
"Lao Chao, brother, I wish you this day every year." Mr. Li walked across the red carpet, bent down and held the birthday boy's hand, smiling widely, with crow's feet at the corners of his eyes.
"Brother, thank you very much. I haven't had a drink with you for a long time. Don't run away early tonight. Let's have a good drink together." Mr. Chao smiled heartily. Even though they were both in the capital, because they each had their own jobs, it was rare for them to be old friends. Get together.
"No, I don't dare to drink. If I drink with you again, our two friends will have to worry about us.
" Go." Mr. Chao pretended to be angry with a sullen face.
Mr. Li really didn't talk nonsense about the birthday girl, and talked to Mrs. Chao with a smile. Li Zheng hurriedly gave the birthday gift, and the three of them took the tea. Mr. Li went to sit next to Li Yuanchao and others, and Li Zheng and his wife went to help the host entertain them. guest.
There are many people with the surname Li in the capital, and there are just as many people with the same surname who were officials in the same dynasty. Li Qingyun and the Chao family are family friends. In the Li Yuan Dynasty, Mr. Li and the Chao family were related by marriage. The two Mr. Lis got together and it was not easy to call them, so everyone called them Li Qingyun. As Qing Lao, Li Yuanchao needed to avoid taboos due to his position, so everyone called him Li Lao.
Li Qingyun sat at the same table with Mr. Li, as well as Mr. Zhou, Mr. Ye, Mr. Xiao, Mr. Huang and others, so everyone called him "Lao Qing".
In the Chao family, Li Laoqing, Zhou Lao, Yang Lao and other prominent figures were present. Other ministers and others were a little inferior and more frugal and self-restrained.
All the elders gathered together and were very happy.
At the door, guests rushed in like fish.
"Mr. Wu has arrived." The waiter received an invitation. Because the guests were so important, out of etiquette, they specially reminded the host by roll call.
Sure enough, it came!
Chao Shengguo and Chao Sheng'an looked at each other and looked at the door with their wives.
In order to prevent the cold wind from blowing into the hall, a bead curtain was hung on the door. Chao Yi and his wife were on the right side of the door, and Chao Er and his wife were on the left.
As the bead curtain swayed, an old man arrived with a middle-aged man and a beautiful woman. The old man looked to be in his sixties, with shiny black hair, and the aura of a superior between his brows; the middle-aged man was tall and cold, The lady is about 20 years old, wearing an off-shoulder red fishtail dress, her eyebrows are trimmed, and she is holding a wallet-shaped handbag.
"Welcome Mr. Wu!"
Chao Shengguo and Chao Sheng'an bowed slightly and respectfully. Although Mr. Wu has retired for many years, his influence is particularly strong.
Mr. Wu smiled and held the hands of the two Chao brothers: "I am just an ordinary retired old man now, here to enjoy Mr. Chao's happiness. You don't need to entertain me specially." "Mr. Wu's arrival will make Pengshe shine.
Wu Please come this way." Uncle Chao greeted the distinguished guest, personally stepped forward to help Mr. Wu, and accompanied the old man to meet his father.
Mrs. Chao Er recognized the young woman brought by Mr. Wu, and pretended not to recognize him at this time. She politely said "please" and watched the middle-aged man and the young woman meet their old man.
Mr. Wu was being supported by Uncle Chao. Le Jiaqi could no longer hold Mr. Wu's arms and had lost his backbone. He was nervous, his smile was a little stiff, his legs were stiff, and his walking posture was stiff.
Mr. Wu was supported by Chao Yi and walked towards the main table in the hall. As soon as he came, Mr. Li and others stood up to greet him.
In front of everyone, Le Jiaqi, who had never seen such a large formation before, felt frightened, her back felt cold, and her arms had goosebumps.
Mr. Chao also stood up to greet him and shook hands with Mr. Wu. Mr. Wu took Mr. Chao's hand and said, "Mr. Chao, I'm here to ask for a drink. You are the birthday boy. Please sit down." Mr. Chao was also polite and upright
. Sit down straight.
It was the master's birthday and there were many guests. Mr. Wu only said a few auspicious words, presented one of his calligraphy and paintings as a birthday gift, and accepted the tea from Mrs. Chao San.
"You go and get to know the young people." He told the middle-aged and young women beside him, and followed Mr. Chao's invitation to sit with Mr. Li and others.
Le Jiaqi responded stiffly, and walked with the middle-aged man to the crowd of people chatting freely to get to know the powerful people.
With Mr. Li and others helping Mr. Wu, Chao Yi returned to the door and received several more guests. The mayor of Beijing, Wang Lingyun and his wife, who were also top leaders in the city, arrived with him.
Mayor Wang not only brought his wife to the banquet, but also brought his parents, niece and prospective niece-in-law Zhao Zongze. When he entered Chao's house with the old and the young, Chao Yizhao and his wife saw Mayor Wang's niece's boyfriend, their eyes deep. You, have the Wang family gone too far, bringing in people who haven't even changed their horoscopes to take a seat?
The three men of the Chao family had already had a premonition that if there were distinguished guests at the dinner, there would inevitably be some bitches coming to cause trouble. When they saw Mr. Wu bringing the Le family daughter, they did not make any move. When they saw the bitch brought by the Wang family, they felt very unhappy. It’s understandable that Mayor Wang would bring his parents and niece. After all, they are the Wang family, but why would he bring his niece’s boyfriend? The Chao family and the Wang family are not that close yet, so they brought irrelevant people to occupy seats and grab connections. Wasn't this intentional to cause trouble to the Chao family and use the Chao family as a stepping stone?
The Chao brothers looked at their niece holding hands with the young man with unhappy eyes. Wang Lingyun also noticed it and apologized embarrassedly: "Secretary Chao, Director Chao, I'm sorry, my niece is not sensible, please forgive me." Mr. Wang
Wang The old lady's heart skipped a beat, and her face could not help but heat up. Secretary Chao only invited his eldest son and his wife. They insisted on coming. It was not very polite, but because they loved their granddaughter so much, they wanted to build more connections for their granddaughter and grandson-in-law. People brought the Chao family to take the opportunity to show their faces, but they did not consider the attitude of the Chao family. The Chao family is a well-established local meritorious family. How could they hide their thoughts from the Chao family.
Zhao Zongze covered Wang Yuxuan's hand holding his arm with his hand. He was excited about meeting many powerful people. When he heard Mayor Wang's words, he knew that it was Wang Qianjin's foolish behavior to bring him here. Cold water showers on the head, making the body and mind feel cold.
The face of Wang Yuxuan, who looked dignified, suddenly changed. Uncle said she was ignorant? What's wrong with her bringing her boyfriend to the party? She was dissatisfied and did not dare to show it. Her parents were not qualified to attend celebrity banquets. In the past, Yanxing could go to various banquets at any time. Now she only has the chance to join the upper-class banquets with her uncle and grandma, even if her uncle said it was hers. Wrong, she can only live with it.
"Mayor Wang, I'd like to make an apology first. If I want to offend you, there are extremely important guests present at my father's birthday banquet. I also ask Mayor Wang to restrain my niece and not to bump into my father's guests." If the Wang family did not bring irrelevant people, Chao Shengguo would naturally give face. Because he would feel uncomfortable if he brought an irrelevant person, he naturally could not feel aggrieved himself. He had to make the person involved feel aggrieved as well, so he would not give face a reminder.
Mr. Wang and Mrs. Wang's faces turned hot. They heard that the Chao family was very dissatisfied with the fact that they brought their granddaughter and granddaughter's boyfriend to gain connections. This was a warning to them that everything should be done in moderation and not to go too far.
"Thank you, Secretary Chao, for reminding me. I will take good care of my little niece and not cause trouble to everyone." Wang Lingyun was keenly aware of Secretary Chao's hidden meaning, guessed that there were very special guests at the dinner, and was very grateful for his reminder.
Many people looked over, and it was inconvenient for him to stay at the door for a long time, taking his wife and parents to meet the birthday boy. Mrs. Wang also put away all the strategies she had planned long ago, took her husband's arm, and acted like a noble old lady.
Zhao Zongze held Wang Yuxuan's arm and followed Mayor Wang and his wife. Because of the warning from his master, he tried not to look sideways. Wang Yuxuan did not dare to show the slightest emotion.
Mayor Wang saw Mr. Wu and Mr. Li, and understood what Secretary Chao meant by the distinguished guests. He knew what he meant. He accompanied his parents to wish Mr. Chao his birthday, took the tea from Miss Chao, and greeted Mr. Li from afar. , take your parents to the other side to prevent your niece and her boyfriend from bumping into the distinguished guests of the Chao family.
Mr. and Mrs. Chao and Mr. and Mrs. Chao never asked who the young man brought by Mayor Wang was. Mrs. Wang was also embarrassed to stand up for her prospective grandson-in-law and sell her granddaughter's boyfriend to others.
Mayor Wang was afraid that his niece would run around and cause trouble, so no one was allowed to run around after sitting down. There were six people in their family, occupying most of the table.
Mr. Wang Wang Guohong used to be in a high position and had many connections. Mayor Wang also had connections. Many people recognized Mr. Wang and Mayor Wang and took the initiative to say hello to Mr. Wang and Mayor Wang.
Soon, one of Mr. Chao's friends, Liu Zhifu's family from the Liu family, arrived. Liu Zhifu was Liu Xiangyang's grandfather. The old man was three years older than Mr. Chao, and his hair was mostly white with time.
Mr. Liu was born in the military. Due to injuries and physical effects, he retired at the rank of major general. He has three sons, the eldest son Zhengying, the second son Zhengxiong, and the third son Zhengyi.
Liu Zhengyi is now the top leader of a group army station in central Beijing, and Liu Zhengxiong serves in a military region in the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, Liu Zhengying, his wife, and Liu Zhengyi were accompanied to the banquet.
Liu Zhengying's wife, Zhou Jing, is a kin of Chao's second wife, Zhou Ran, and is a vocational lecturer.
The men of the Liu family are all tall and tall, Liu Zhengying is elegant, Liu Zhengyi is brave, Liu Xiangyang is sunny and handsome, the old man is still old, but still has a majestic air. The only woman is an educator, a role model for others, and the whole family can enter the hall. ,shining.
The guests at the Chao family banquet were either rich or noble. Le Jiaqi felt out of place and very restrained. She didn't dare to walk around when she found a place to sit down, lest she be laughed at.
When she saw Mr. Liu, Leda's daughter's eyebrows lit up and she instantly became energetic.
Liu Xiangyang supported his grandfather, with his coat on his arm. Mr. Liu and Mr. Chao hadn't seen each other for a long time. They held hands and couldn't bear to leave. They cared about each other and asked about their welfare. After that, Mr. Chao led him to sit down.
The time was getting closer and closer to seven o'clock, and everyone was looking forward to when the Chao family brother would show up.
Chao Yubo and his convoy drove non-stop. It was already 6:40 when they arrived outside Chao Erye's villa. The convoy stopped behind a long train.
Professor Wan Qi and his wife were waiting for Professor Fu and Professor Zhai, while classmates Chen and Cai followed the professors and took the lead while the other students paused for a moment.
The three professors walked outside the hall before taking off their coats. Uncle Hu, the housekeeper of Chao Er's family, was waiting outside, took the coats of the three professors, and sent them to the private cloakroom for storage.
Uncle Hu personally told the waiters how to pass the news, so announcements came one after another into the hall:
"Professor Wanqi has arrived with his wife."
"Professor Zhai has arrived with his students."
"Professor Fu has arrived with his students."
Three announcements were made. Mr. Ling Chao was very happy: "Oh, Lao Zhai and Lao Fu are finally willing to let their beloved disciple come out." "Old Fu and Lao Zhai are probably afraid that their disciple
's limelight will be stolen by Professor Wan Qi's primary school students. So hurry up and show off." Li Qingyun was also very happy. The three major professors were one of the attending doctors of Brother Bo of the Chao family. He was good with the Chao family, so naturally he became friends.
"That makes sense." Mr. Chao knew who Professor Wanqi's primary school student was and agreed with his old friend. He heard that Xiao Lele was famous and had the power to overwhelm all living beings in Qingdao Medical Department. Professor Fu and Professor Zhai would not let their disciples show their faces until Xiao Lele As Lele grows older, I'm afraid she will steal the limelight.
Li Qingyun recognized Professor Wan Qi, but some of the other guests did not. They all looked towards the door and soon saw a couple. The two old men were walking towards him, each carrying a young man.
The lady in the couple is noble and gentle, the man has a scholarly look, and the other two groups have serious looks and handsome young men, but one of them is a bit short. If it were taller, it would be perfect.
Everyone in the Chao family became more and more excited. Professor Wan Qi had arrived, and Xiaobo and Xiao Lele should be back soon.
Professor Wan Qi had a few words with Chao Yi and Chao Er. When they saw many looks coming towards them, the three professors kept their smiles unchanged and strode forward. Professor Fu smiled as he walked: "Sorry to bother you, everyone is welcome.
" As disciples of the ancient martial arts family, the three professors have a straight face even in front of the leader. They have the integrity and pride that an otherworldly family should have. Mrs. Wang often attends heavyweight banquets. It is too difficult for anyone to oppress her with their eyes.
All the guests were among the most distinguished and distinguished people in the capital. Most of them recognized Mrs. Wang and smiled.
The three professors first wished Mr. Chao a happy birthday. Chen Shuyuan, a talented scholar, also sent a congratulatory message to the birthday boy and presented a box of health pills prepared by the two of them.
"Good children are all young and promising heroes." Mr. Chao was very happy to see his grandson's best friend.
After receiving the gifts, Chao Sanye and his wife sent the guests to the distinguished guest seat closest to the main table. The three professors had worked hard for the only male child of the Chao family. Of course, they were the guests of the Chao family. Chen and his classmates went to prepare for the young man. seats to sit on.
Seeing that it was approaching seven o'clock soon, the guests secretly speculated why the Chao family brother had not shown up for so long, when they heard a surprised shout from outside: "Old man and old lady, Brother Bo is back with the little princess!"
( End of this chapter)