Chapter 351

The capital is the real city of power and wealth.

The Chao family has had five ministers since the founding of the country. Currently, there is an old minister who has just retired from the Ministry of National Discipline, and a current minister of the Ministry of Education. Powerful.

The Chao family has always kept a low profile. Even the old man and the old lady did not hold a big banquet for their [-]th birthday, and they did not invite the third generation eldest granddaughter to marry and granddaughter.

There are many powerful families in Beijing, and there are many rich and powerful families. There are many banquets, so it is normal to receive invitations. When some families receive invitations from the three Chao brothers to celebrate their old father's birthday, they immediately think about it. also attach great importance.

Therefore, on December 12th, the birthday of Mr. Chao, all the families who received the invitations would go to the second-grandfather Chao's house early for dinner with their wives and children.

The place where the three brothers of the Chao family held the birthday banquet for the old father was arranged in the villa of the second master Chao, which was considered a family banquet. The guests were all close relatives and close friends, and some of the others were business partners or colleagues at work. Work relationship, due to personal relationship had to invite.

The three brothers of the Chao family have no time to manage the banquet because Chao Yi and Chao San have no time to manage the banquet, and Chao Er is solely responsible for the family banquet. They only invite some guests from their field in the name of celebrating their father's birthday.

That day, Chao Yi and Chao San went to work as usual, and Chao Er supervised and checked the details of the banquet at home, checked the seating arrangements of the guests, and avoided embarrassment at the banquet.

The dinner was scheduled to start at [-]:[-]. Around [-]:[-] pm, the in-laws of the Chao family in Beijing also arrived one after another. They were all the maiden families of the three brothers and wives of the Chao family, including Chao Yi's father-in-law Yang Jianlei with his family, and Mrs. He died of illness a few years ago, so only Yang Lao brought his younger generation to celebrate the birthday of his in-laws; Chao Er's Yue family Zhou You Zhou Lao brought his wife and juniors; Chao San's parents-in-law.

Mrs. Chao San's wife, Li Qingwan, and her father, Li Yuanchao, have real power and are very popular. Mrs. Li and his wife Cheng Yian have only one daughter, Li Qingwan. Therefore, Mrs. Chao San's son Chao Yubo is also the only incense in the Li family. Mrs. Li and Mrs. Li are like treasures. lifeblood.

Old Li and his wife didn't take Qiao because of their high position, and they went to Chao's house and their old relatives' house early to take care of them.

In addition to the Yue family of the three Chao family brothers, there is also the Zhang family of Chao Yi's sons and daughters. The eldest daughter Chao had a daughter, and the Zhang family lived together for four generations.

In addition, there is also Mrs. Chao's maiden brother Ye Nianzhong, and Ye Nianxiao also brought the old and the young. Mr. Chao's elder brother's wife's maiden and sister's husband's family is not in the capital, only Mr. Chao's eldest brother Chao Xingqiang, the 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 went to the second son's villa yesterday to recharge their batteries. They were ready to gather with relatives and friends of the same age in the middle of the afternoon. When relatives came in public, the older generation who had not seen for a long time gathered together and had endless things to say. , The middle-aged generation also can't finish talking, the younger generation finds the object to talk to, and complains happily to each other.

The heated chatter of the young and old was still unfinished at [-] o'clock in the evening. Because the guests had come one after another, they went downstairs to the banquet hall on the first floor, and the in-laws also helped to greet the guests.

Erye Chao assigned his own hotel staff to be responsible for the banquet. There were waiters in the hall, and waiters were also arranged outside the door to check the invitations.

The guests invited by the Chao family were a few old friends, some were educators and geologists invited by Mr. Chao, representing scholars; some were high-ranking colleagues invited by Chao Yichao, representing state officials; It was Chao Er's business friend and partner, representing the rich, and a birthday banquet brought together the powerful, the rich and scholars, and almost included most of the prominent figures in the capital.

The guests came one after another, not only Chao Erye's business partners, but also Chao Yi and Chao Sanye colleagues. As the Minister of Education, one of the ministries, naturally one cannot favor one over the other, and send invitations to the big bosses of the ministries one by one. There are more than 40 ministries in each department, and there are more than [-] ministers and deputy ministers, each with a wife or a child. , usually a family of three, there are enough six or seven tables in that one area alone, plus the directors of various departments, it is estimated that there are about ten tables.

Each group of guests is warmly welcomed by the hosts. The guests congratulate Mr. Chao, the nanny and the waiters deliver tea and take the guests to the reserved table. Afterwards, the guests sit and drink tea and chat, or greet people they know, or Meet new rich and powerful people.

No matter whether they have official positions or not, whether they are multimillionaires or billionaires, men in suits and shoes are courteous, ladies are dignified and gentle, young men of all families are handsome, daughters are all ladies, and all young and old maintain a good demeanor. Self-cultivation, so as not to be disrespectful in front of others.

At 06:30, the passenger flow reached its peak, and there was a long queue of cars in front of the villa, and the guests came in groups of twos and threes, and came in an endless stream.

The guests were overwhelmed and overwhelmed. At this time, the three Chao family daughter-in-law had a place to show their female talents. They were long-sleeved and good at dancing. They were exquisite and thoughtful everywhere. .

The Chao family's family friends are almost here. When the waiter outside announced the name of a guest, an old man in a dark gray Tang suit, accompanied by a middle-aged couple, stepped into the Chao family hall with his head held high.

The old man has bright eyes, meticulously combed hair, a high nose and thick eyebrows, and a special spirit; the middle-aged couple and the man have an eight-point similar face to the old man, wearing glasses, and the lady wears a water blue dress, light makeup, and delicate eyebrows.

The three members of the family are the parents and grandfather of Li Yubo, the elder brother of the Chao family, who was born on the same day in the same month in the same year. Li Qingyun, the father of Li Yubo, and Li Zhengnai, the father of Li Yubo, are the head of the Forestry Bureau. Mrs. Li Zheng's surname is Luo, and Luo Zhuxiang is a businessman.

"Mr. Li, you have come. My father has been talking about it for a long time."

"Brother Zheng/Brother Zheng, Sister Xiang/Sister Xiang, you are here just in time, help us entertain the guests."

Chao Yi and his wife greeted Chao Er and his wife. Li Zheng was the same year as Chao Er, and he was close to the three brothers of the Chao family. When Chao Yi and Chao Er saw the good brothers and their husbands, they were welcome to help the strong men to share their worries.

"I'm a guest today, how can I help the host to run errands when I'm a guest." Li Zheng complained, but his footsteps did not stop. He brought his wife and accompany the old man to say hello to the old birthday star.

With a deep smile and a red face, Mr. Li strode along the red carpet in the middle of the hall to the birthday star tonight.

Chao Erye’s villa is extremely wide. The first floor is dedicated to hosting various banquets for the host. It can hold more than 100 tables and seats. The load-bearing wall columns are packed into columns, and the banquet mode is turned on, with brilliant lights.

There is a red carpet in the middle of the hall, which is about three meters wide. There are free activity areas on both sides of the near door. There are tables and seats for red wine, snacks and fruits, so that guests can make friends and talk before the banquet.

There is a certain distance between the activities in the free zone and the banquet. There is a huge screen on the wall at the end of the red carpet. There is a host table in the middle of the red carpet not far from the screen, which is where the birthday star and the hosts will sit tonight. Mr. Chao Mrs. He Chao wore a red retro Tang suit, and sat at the table to receive blessings. Behind was the master seat, with tea on the table. The nanny mother and the waiter were in charge of making the tea.

Chao San and his wife took the girl to stand beside the old man and the old lady. Whenever a guest congratulated the old man, Chao Er girl served tea and offered tea, and Chao San and his wife arranged for the guests to sit down.

"Old Chao, old brother, I wish every year have today and every year." Li Lao walked over the red carpet, bent down and held the hand of the birthday star, his smile spread, and the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes were rippling.

"Brother, thank you, I haven't had a drink with you for a long time. You can't leave early tonight. Let's have a good drink together." Mr. Chao smiled heartily. Even if they were in the capital, because they each had their own jobs, these old friends were rare. Gather heads.

"Don't, I don't dare to drink. If I drink with you again, our two bloggers have to worry about us again."

"Disappointing, yes, if you don't drink with me, I'm too lazy to care about you, just sit where you are open." Old Man Chao pretended to be sullen and angry.

Mr. Li was really not talking nonsense about birthdays. He talked to Mrs. Chao with a smile. Li Zheng hurriedly gave the birthday gift, and the three picked up the tea. Mr. Li went to sit next to Li Yuanchao and others, and Mr. and Mrs. Li went to serve the host. guest.

There are many Li surnames in the capital, and there are also many Li surnames who are officials in the same dynasty. Li Qingyun and the Chao family are family friends. Li Yuanchao Li Lao and the Chao family are in-laws. The two Li Laos get together and are not very good names, so everyone calls them Li Qingyun. For Qing Lao, Li Yuanchao had to avoid because of his position, so everyone called him Li Lao.

Li Qingyun and Li Lao were at the same table, as well as Zhou Lao, Ye Lao, Xiao Lao, Huang Lao and others, so everyone called him "Qing Lao".

In the Chao family, Li Laoqing, Zhou Lao Yang, and other powerful people were present, and the other ministers or something were all inferior, and they were even more thrifty.

All the old people gathered together, very happy.

At the door, the guests rushed forward like fish.

"Mr. Wu is here." The waiter received an invitation. Because of the huge number of guests, out of etiquette, they deliberately reminded the host by roll call.

Sure enough!

Chao Shengguo, Chao Shengan, looked at each other and looked at the door with his wife.

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 hand side of the door, and Chao Er and his wife were on the left hand side.

As the bead curtains swayed, an old man came with a middle-aged and a beautiful woman. The old man looked in his sixties, his hair was black and shiny, and there was the aura of the superiors between his eyebrows; the middle-aged man was tall and stern, The lady is in her twenties, wearing an off-the-shoulder red mermaid dress, trimming her eyebrows and drawing her eyes, and holding a purse-shaped handbag.

"Welcome Mr. Wu to come!"

Chao Sheng Guo Chao Sheng An bowed respectfully and politely. Although Mr. Wu has retired for many years, his influence is particularly strong.

Wu Lao smiled and held the hands of the two brothers of the Chao family: "I am just an ordinary retired old man now, and I come to experience Lao Chao's joy. You don't need to entertain me."

"Mr. Wu is here to make Pengshe shine, Mr. Wu, please come here." Uncle Chao greeted the distinguished guest, personally stepped forward to help Mr. Wu, and accompanied the old gentleman to meet his father.

Mrs. Chao Er recognized the young woman carried by Mr. Wu, but at this time she also pretended not to know, and politely said "please", and watched the middle-aged and young women see their old man.

Mr. Wu was supported by Uncle Chao. Le Jiaqi could no longer support Mr. Wu's arm, and lost his backbone. He was nervous, his smile was a little stiff, his legs were stiff, and his walking posture was stiff.

Wu Lao Ren Chao helped him to the main table in the hall. When he came, Li Lao and others all stood up to meet him.

In front of everyone's eyes, Le Jiaqi, who had never seen such a big battle, was frightened, her back was cold, and her arms had goose bumps.

Old Man Chao also stood up to greet him and shook hands with Old Man Wu. Old Man Wu took Old Man Chao's hand: "Elder Chao, I'm here to beg for a drink. You are a birthday star, please take a seat."

The old man Chao was not polite, and sat down upright.

On the birthday of the owner, there were many guests, so Mr. Wu only said a few auspicious words, gave a calligraphy and painting of himself as a birthday gift, and took the tea served by Mrs. Chao San.

"Go get acquainted with the young people." He confessed to the middle-aged and young women around him, and followed the invitation of the third master Chao to sit with Mr. Li and others.

Le Jiaqi responded stiffly, and walked with the middle-aged man to the group of people talking freely, to meet the powerful.

With Mr. Li and others helping Mr. Wu, Chao Yi still went back to the door and received a few more guests. The Mayor Wang Lingyun and his wife, who were also the top leaders of the city, arrived.

Mayor Wang not only brought his wife to the banquet, but also his parents, niece and prospective niece Zhao Zongze. When he brought the old and the young into Chao's house, Chao Yichao and his wife saw Mayor Wang's niece and boyfriend with deep eyes. You, isn't the Wang family going too far, bringing in people who haven't even written a character?

Chao Family Sanjun had a hunch that there were distinguished guests at the dinner party, and inevitably there were sluts who came to block it. They didn't show any signs of seeing Mr. Wu bringing the Le family's daughter, and they were very upset when they saw the sluts brought by the Wang family. It is understandable for Mayor Wang to bring his parents and niece. After all, it is the Wang family, but what is the reason for bringing his niece and boyfriend?The Chao family and the Wang family are not that close yet, and they bring irrelevant people to occupy the seats to grab their connections. Isn't this intentionally causing trouble for the Chao family and taking the Chao family as a stepping stone?

The Chao family brothers looked at the young man who was holding hands with his niece and niece with displeased eyes. Wang Lingyun also noticed it and apologized embarrassingly: "Secretary Chao, Director Chao, I'm sorry, my niece is ignorant, please forgive me."

Mr. Wang, Mrs. Wang felt a stun in his heart, and his face became hot. Secretary Chao only invited his eldest son and his wife. They dared to come, which was already impolite, but because of her love for her granddaughter, she wanted to save more for her granddaughter and grandson-in-law. Make some connections, bring people to the Chao family, and want 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 veteran and meritorious family.

Zhao Zongze covered the hand of Wang Yuxuan, who was holding his arm, and was excited about seeing many powerful people. When he heard Mayor Wang's words, he knew that it was an ignorant behavior that Wang Qianjin brought him. Shower head with cold water, cold body and mind.

The dignified Wang Yuxuan's face changed suddenly, her uncle said that she was ignorant?What's wrong with her taking her boyfriend to a dinner party?She was unconvinced and did not dare to show it. Her parents were not qualified to attend celebrity banquets. In the past, there was Yanxing, and she could go to various banquets at any time. Now she can only have the opportunity to join the high-class banquet with her uncle and grandma, even if her uncle said it was hers. Wrong, she can only suffer.

"Mayor Wang, let me make a guilt here. If I offend you, there are very important guests present at my father's birthday banquet. I also ask Mayor Wang to restrain my niece one or two, and don't collide with my father's guests." If the Wang family hadn't brought an irrelevant person, Chao Shengguo would naturally give him face. Since he brought an irrelevant person, he felt uncomfortable, and naturally he couldn't hold back himself.

Mr. Wang and Mrs. Wang's old faces were hot, and they could tell that the Chao family was very dissatisfied with the fact that they brought their granddaughter and granddaughter's boyfriend to rub shoulders. This was to warn them that everything should be done in moderation and not to overdo it.

"Many thanks to Secretary Chao for reminding me, I will take good care of my little niece and not cause any trouble for everyone." Wang Lingyun was keenly aware of Secretary Chao's latent meaning, guessing that there were very special guests at the dinner party, and was very grateful for his reminder.

Many people came to see him. It was inconvenient for him to stay at the door for a long time to bring his wife and parents to see the birthday star. Mrs. Wang also put away all the strategies she had planned for a long time, and took her husband's arm to be an extravagant old lady.

Zhao Zongze took Wang Yuxuan and followed behind Mayor Wang and his wife. Because of the master's warning, 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 also understood what Secretary Chao said about the distinguished guests. He knew it well. He accompanied his parents to celebrate the birthday of Mr. Chao, took the tea handed by Mrs. Chao, and greeted everyone on Mr. Li's side. , take the parents to the other side, lest the niece and her boyfriend collide with the distinguished guests of the Chao family.

The old man and the old lady of the Chao family, the third master Chao and his wife never asked who the young man brought by Mayor Wang was, and the old lady Wang was not embarrassed to come forward as a prospective grandson-in-law to sell her granddaughter's boyfriend.

Mayor Wang was afraid that his niece would run around and cause trouble, so after sitting down, no one was allowed to run around. There were six people in their family, occupying most of the table.

Mr. Wang Wang, Wang Guohong, used to be a high-ranking person and had a lot of connections. Mayor Wang also had connections. Many recognized Mr. Wang and Mayor Wang, and took the initiative to say hello to Mr. Wang and Mayor Wang.

Soon, one of Chao's friends, Liu Zhifu's family, arrived. Liu Zhifu was Liu Xiangyang's grandfather. The old man was three years older than Chao's, and his hair had been dyed white by the years.

Mr. Liu, who was born in the army, was injured and his body was affected. He retired at the rank of major general. He had three sons, the eldest son Zhengying, the second son Zhengxiong, and the third son Zhengyi.

Liu Zhengyi is now the head of a certain group army station in Beijing. Liu Zhengxiong works in a large military region in the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, Liu Zhengying and his wife and Liu Zhengyi were accompanied to the banquet.

Liu Zhengying's wife, Zhou Jing, was of the same clan as Chao's second wife, Zhou Ran, and was a high-level lecturer.

The boys of the Liu family are all tall and tall, Liu Zhengying is elegant, Liu Zhengyi is martial, Liu Xiangyang is sunny and handsome, and the old man returns to old age, and he still has a strong spirit. The only woman is an educator, a role model for others. ,shining.

The guests at the Chao family banquet were rich or expensive. Le Jiaqi felt that she was out of place and very restrained. When she found a place to sit down, she did not dare to walk around, so as not to be laughed at.

When she saw Liu Shao, Le Da's daughter's eyes lit up, and she was instantly refreshed.

Liu Xiangyang supported his grandfather, with the old man's coat on his arm. The old man Liu and Chao had not seen each other for a long time. They held hands and were reluctant to part.

The time is getting closer and closer to seven o'clock, and everyone is more and more looking forward to when the Chao family brother will show up.

Chao Yubo and his team kept going all the way, and it was [-]:[-] when they arrived outside Chao Erye's villa, and the team stopped behind a long train.

Professor Wan Zhai and his wife waited for Professor Fu and Zhai, and students Chen and Cai followed the professors one step ahead, and the other students paused for a while.

The three professors took off their coats after walking outside the hall. Uncle Hu, the housekeeper of Chao Er's family, led someone to wait outside, took the coats of the three professors, and sent them to the private cloakroom for storage.

Uncle Hu personally explained how the waiters communicated, so the announcement came into the hall loudly:

"Professor Wan Cheng arrived with his wife."

"Professor Zhai arrived with Gao enough."

"Professor Fu is here with Gao enough."

The three-way report made Mr. Chao happy: "Oh, the two guys from Lao Zhai and Laofu are finally willing to let their lover show up."

"Old Fu Lao Zhai is probably afraid that their disciple's limelight will be robbed by the elementary school students of Professor Wan Cheng, so they quickly showed off." Li Qingyun also touched Da Le. The three professors were one of the attending doctors of the Chao family Bo Ge'er. , he and the Chao family are good, and naturally they also become friends.

"It makes sense." Mr. Chao knew who Professor Wan Cheng's primary school student was, and agreed with his old friend. Hearing that Xiaolele is famous for suppressing all sentient beings in the medical department of Qingda University, Professor Fu and Professor Zhai will no longer let the disciples show their faces. When Lele grows up, I am afraid that it will steal the limelight.

Li Qingyun recognized Professor Wan Cheng, and some other guests didn't, so they all looked towards the door, and soon saw a couple, the two old men each came with a young man.

In the husband and wife group, the ladies are noble and gentle, the men are scholar-like, and the other two groups are old and rigorous, and the young are handsome and handsome.

Everyone in the Chao family became more and more excited. When Professor Wan Zhai arrived, Xiao Bo and Xiao Lele should be back soon.

Professor Wan Cheng talked to Chao Yi and Chao Er, and when many eyes were cast on him, the three professors kept their smiles unchanged, and walked forward with big strides.

As disciples of the ancient martial arts family, the three professors did not change their faces even in the face of the head, and they had the temperament and arrogance that a family should have.

All the guests were among the most distinguished and honorable people in the capital. Most of them recognized Mrs. Wang and smiled.

The three professors first wished Mr. Chao a happy birthday, and the talented Chen Shuyuan also delivered a congratulatory speech to the old birthday star, presenting a box of health-care pills prepared by the two of them.

"Good boy, they are all young and promising heroes." Mr. Chao was very happy to see his grandson's friend.

After receiving the gift, the third master Chao and his wife sent the guests to the VIP seat closest to the main table. The three professors worked hard for the only male seedling of the Chao family, and of course they were the guests of the Chao family. seat.

Seeing that it would soon be seven o'clock, the guests secretly speculated on why the elder brother of the Chao family had not shown up, when they heard a surprise shouting from outside: "Old man, old lady, Brother Bo has brought the little princess back!"

(End of this chapter)

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