morning.
In the courtyard of Xie’s hometown villa.
The sun hung high and fell on the figures below.
"Congratulations to both of you on your wedding, haha."
"Uncle Liu, thank you for coming to our wedding. Haha, Xiaobin, this is Minister Liu from the Ministry of Health."
"Director Wu, are you here? Come in quickly. Let me introduce you. This is my lover. This is Director Wu from the National Development and Reform Commission."
"Haha, Aunt Chen, this is Xiaobin, Xiaobin, this is our cousin, and that in the distance is our cousin."
"Hey, Xiaomei is here too? I heard that your mother is hospitalized. I also said that I and Xiaobin should go over to see how auntie is doing?"
The yard was very lively.
Xie Huilan has lived in this kind of environment since she was a child. Whether she has been exposed to it or is used to it, she is more than enough to cope with this kind of scene, and she knows most of the people. But Dong Xuebin was almost interested. During this hour, he stayed with Xie Huilan and stood at the door, greeting the guests one by one. He sweated drop by drop and almost wet his suit. He was so tired. Like a grandson. Dong Xuebin was mentally prepared. He knew that such a politically-heavy wedding might be very tiring, but he didn’t expect to be so tired. His throat was dry, and he didn’t even have time to go to the toilet. Here you go. The leader has arrived outside the bathroom, what should I do? People will think that you don't pay attention to others, and a small detail can complicate the relationship, so Dong Xuebin has suffered the same crime.
People are still coming in one by one.
Dong Xuebin and Xie Huilan were waiting at the door. After the guests entered, Xie Guobang, Xie Guoliang, Han Jing and others were responsible for ushering them in.
Suddenly, Xie Jing walked up, "Sister, brother-in-law, the general secretary has arrived."
Dong Xuebin looked solemn and immediately became more energetic, and his palms became sweaty.
Xie Huilan was very calm, nodded and said "I understand" and continued to greet the guests with a smile on her face.
After a moment, the general secretary came over with a smile on his face.
This was the first time Dong Xuebin saw the General Secretary up close, and he couldn't help but feel nervous.
Xie Huilan immediately pulled Dong Xuebin forward and took a few steps forward, and the chatter behind him suddenly became much quieter.
The secretary-general pointed at them with a smile, "Huilan, haha, okay, I haven't seen you in a few years. You are getting more and more beautiful. I can hardly recognize you."
Xie Huilan smiled gracefully, "General Secretary, you said it makes me blush."
"Are you still blushing? I haven't seen you blush since you were sixteen years old. Haha, is this Xiao Dong?" The general secretary gently patted Dong Xuebin on the shoulder. "Heroes emerge from youth, young man." Well done.”
Dong Xuebin hurriedly said modestly.
The general secretary did not say much to them, and walked into the villa after congratulating them.
Over there, Mr. Xie walked out with the support of the health doctor and nodded to the general secretary with a smile.
Upon seeing this, the general secretary immediately rushed up to meet him, stretched out his hand to support Mr. Xie, "Old man, why did you come out in person?"
Mr. Xie smiled and said, "Here you come? Sit inside."
The general secretary smiled and nodded, and helped Mr. Xie in together.
Everyone was not surprised after reading it. Although the General Secretary is the supreme leader of the Republic, in terms of seniority, Mr. Xie is of the same generation as the General Secretary’s father. The old man and his father are old comrades. Counting together, Mr. Xie can be regarded as the elder of the General Secretary, and the General Secretary should treat the younger generation with courtesy. Now in the power class of the Republic, there are basically few people who can be equal to Mr. Xie.
As soon as the General Secretary left, Dong Xuebin breathed a sigh of relief. Dong Xuebin was really flattered that the General Secretary could come to attend his and Huilan's wedding in person, but he also understood that the General Secretary was not for They save face, but give face to Mr. Xie. Even most of the leaders present are here for Mr. Xie. As long as Mr. Xie is here, the Xie family will be as stable as Mount Tai. Dong Xuebin has heard this from Huilan before, and now it seems that it is true.
Soon, the Prime Minister's wife also arrived.
Dong Zunbin raised his voice again and became more energetic.
The Prime Minister's wife first congratulated Wei Xuebin and Xie Huilan, and then said that the Prime Minister had some troubles, so she asked her to congratulate them on her behalf and gave them gifts.
Dong Xuebin naturally thanked him quickly.
Everyone has basically arrived and the wedding banquet has officially begun.
The general secretary chatted and laughed with Mr. Xie for a while. After sending blessings to Xie Huilan and Dong Xuebin again, he excused himself and went back. The general secretary remembers that time is precious, and it is obviously difficult to have someone accompany you throughout the whole process. Moreover, Xie Huilan is only the eldest sister in the third generation of the Xie family, not the eldest grandson, so the attitudes of others will be slightly different, which is expected of.
Xie Huilan and Dong Xuebin personally sent the General Secretary out.
Over there, the wife of the [President] did not leave. Instead, she chatted with Mr. Xie with a smile and cared about the old man's physical condition.
This time at the wedding banquet, Mr. Xie had a bigger role.
As soon as the dinner started, Dong Xuebin and Xie Huilan started to toast.
This kind of wedding is also a big test for drinking capacity. There is no other reason. Most of the people here are leaders at the department level and above, and even ministerial and deputy national level leaders. Of course, it is impossible to toast table by table. That would be too disrespectful. You can only salute one by one. How many drinks will so many people drink? Too many to count. Fortunately, Han Jing was prepared in advance and replaced the Maotai that Dong Xuebin and the others used for toasting with boiled water. This is not disrespectful to others. The main reason is that no one has such a good drinking capacity. Even if the guests here know it, It won't be broken either.
Dong Xuebin and Xie Huilan first paid respect to their elders, Xie Laozi, Fourth Grandpa, Xie Guobang, Luan Xiaoping and others, and then went down to the table to toast.
"Minister Liu, we and my husband would like to toast you. "Director Chen, I would like to thank you for taking the time to come over despite your busy schedule. "
"Aunt Liu, let's do it first as a token of respect. I know you don't have the ability to drink well. Haha, you can do whatever you want while we do it."
Most of the words were spoken by Xie Huilan, while in Zhang Luo, Dong Xuebin echoed a few times at the right time, and then drank all the "wine" in the cup.
A bunch of…
Five cups…
Fengcong…
While Dong Xuebin was smiling and talking politely to the guests, he clearly felt that his stomach was getting more and more bulging.
Even if it wasn't wine, drinking so much water would be enough to choke me.
My stomach was so swollen that it was almost bursting!
It turns out that getting married is so painful. If I had known it would be like this, why would I be so anxious
Dong Xuebin complained in his heart, but when he saw his mother Luan Xiaoping happily drinking wine with her in-law Han Jing, Dong Xuebin had no complaints at all.
It's rare to make my mother happy.