After New Year's Day, when people were still immersed in the joy of the New Year, an incident detonated the domestic atmosphere.
There is good news about the engagement between Xu Tianyin, the direct grandson of the Xu family, and Xia Shao, chairman of Huaxia Group!
This is not the first time that the country has heard news of the two's engagement. The last time it was heard was six months ago when the national treasure mural returned. At that time, I heard that the two had already planned to get engaged, but they had to postpone the engagement for the World Auction Summit. This incident has triggered heated discussions in the country. Together with the return of murals, it can be called the most eye-catching event half a year ago. However, after Xia Shao returned to China, the good news of the engagement never came out.
In the past six months, many people have wondered whether the news they heard was deceptive.
But no one expected that just when people were gradually forgetting about this incident, the good news of the engagement would come out so suddenly.
This time it is not news that is difficult to distinguish between true and false, nor is it speculation and rumors from all parties, but the real thing - the engagement invitation sent by the Xu family, can it be fake
Early in the morning, everyone who received the engagement invitation was a little confused, wondering if they were still asleep. When I opened it, I was even more shocked! This wedding invitation was actually written by Xu Kangguo!
For the engagement banquet of his grandson and granddaughter-in-law, the old man actually wrote the wedding invitations and invited the guests himself. The time was the night of the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month, the location was the National Hotel in Beijing, and the signature was Xu Kangguo’s own handwriting!
Some people in high positions in the capital are familiar with Xu Kangguo's handwriting. Even if they don't know each other, they know that this is definitely not a joke - who dares to make such a joke? You are joking about the engagement of the Xu family's direct grandson, and you dare to sign Mr. Xu's name
This thing is true!
Xu Tianyin and Xia Shao will hold an engagement ceremony in Beijing the day before Little New Year's Eve!
Those in the capital who received the wedding invitations called the Xu family one after another. Those who did not dare to disturb the old man called the brothers Xu Yanshao and Xu Yanying to confirm. After hearing the unanimous affirmative reply from the brother and sister, the upper class circles in the capital were shocked!
When the person who received the invitation saw that there was still half a month left, he couldn't help but let out an ouch and hurriedly prepared the congratulatory gift! Although on the phone, the Xu family has conveyed the old man's wishes, there is no need to be extravagant, congratulations are the main thing on happy events, and the gifts should be frugal and not exceed the regulations. But the Xu family has not held a wedding event for thirty years. Who would attend the Xu family's wedding banquet empty-handed
While the upper class circles in the capital were shocked by the good news, the people who received the wedding invitations in Xia Shao's hometown Qing Province were equally flattered!
"Ouch! This, this is really the old man's handwriting, right?" Among Xia Shao's friends in the mall, only Xiong Huaixing and Hu Guangjin received the invitation. When they held the invitation, their hands were shaking. They already knew that the engagement would be at the end of the year after Xia Shao came back from England, but they were still shocked when they received the invitation!
"This, if this is the old man's handwriting, I, I will find a place to frame it!" Hu Guangjin held the wedding invitation and walked around the room, his face glowing with excitement.
"Look how excited you are. When you get to the capital, you can still see the old man himself!" Xiong Huaixing laughed and made fun of Hu Guangjin. He works in a state-owned enterprise and often goes to the capital for meetings. He has also met some of the senior officials in the capital. Of course, someone as important as Mr. Xu is not someone he can meet if he wants to. He is just a little more knowledgeable than Hu Guangjin.
"Then it needs to be framed too!" Hu Guangjin said. After half a lifetime, I was able to get this old man's autograph. It would be an honor to hang it at home in the future!
The fact that the two received the invitation quickly shocked Qing Province. People in the circle came to Xiong Huaixing and Hu Guangjin one after another, asking for their wedding invitations and bringing congratulatory gifts to Beijing. There were so many people that they broke through the thresholds of their companies and homes.
At the same time, Dongshi.
The Xia family is also busy preparing.
As the good news spread, if it weren't for the strict security in Taoyuan District, Xia Shao's home would have been breached.
"Our daughter still has the foresight." Li Juan said with a beaming smile at home.
After returning to the capital in early September, Xia Shao invited a designer to her home in Dongshi to tailor-make dresses for the two elderly people and their parents to attend the engagement banquet. He also asked his parents to prepare as soon as possible if anything happens. Xia Shao didn't need to ask her about this, and Li Juan couldn't stay idle. She counted the days at home every day, and went to prepare something when she had nothing to do. In half a year, she had already prepared everything.
Before the wedding invitations were sent out, Xia Shao called her home again and asked her parents to go to Shili Village to pick up the two old people at home first, so as not to be disturbed by some people later.
Sure enough, as soon as the news spread, people from outside could not enter Taoyuan District, and Xia Zhiyuan could not be found in the Huaxia Charity Foundation, so everyone crowded to the Huaxia Group and Xia Zhitao's family. The people who came all wished them congratulations, and some also sent congratulatory gifts. The companies under the Huaxia Group were doing better. Those who wanted to be friendly did not dare to disturb the normal order of the company, but no one blocked the door. The most they can do is send the congratulatory gifts to the hall, put them down and leave before the receptionist can say anything.
The three members of Xia Zhitao's family were a little worried. Many people sent congratulatory gifts to their homes, and some invited them to dinner. It would be better to send these gifts to the Huaxia Group, but in their hands, it is really a hot potato. Xia Shao once warned her family that they did not dare to accept these, so they immediately pushed away the ones that could be pushed away, and those that could not be pushed were sent to Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan.
Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan were preparing for their family to go to the capital. Unexpectedly, a happy event was approaching. Instead of busy preparing for the happy event, they were busy receiving gifts. These gifts were all expensive, and many of them were luxury goods. The couple checked them out and recorded them all. They accepted the supplements and other items and returned all the large red envelopes.
The turmoil in the official circles of Dongshi has just passed, and it is a sensitive period for the change of leadership, so be frugal in all courtesy exchanges.
The family originally planned to go to Beijing two days before the engagement party, but the plan never caught up with the change. Gifts kept coming from Dongshi. Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan discussed it and decided to go a week in advance. When you get to the capital, you can help me if you need anything.
Xia Zhiyuan and his wife were leaving early, and of course Xia Zhimei and Xia Zhitao's families had to accompany them. They didn't want to wait in Dongshi to receive those gifts. It would be bad if they accepted any gifts and made Xia Shao unhappy.
Xia Zhimei and Jiang Qiulin quickly asked for leave from their work unit. After hearing about it, Xia Zhiqin's family in Qingshi also agreed to go to the capital together. Zhang Ruman was studying at the Beijing Military Academy and had just had her winter vacation. However, the military academy had training tasks during the winter vacation. Even if there was no engagement between Xia Shao and Xu Tianyin, she would not be back until the Chinese New Year. Zhang Qixiang and his wife wanted to see their daughter.
Xia Shao received a call from her parents in Beijing and arranged a hotel in advance. After the family arrived in the capital, they had a meal with the Xu family that night.
The Xia family had met the old man and Xu Yanshao's family before, but it was the first time for them to meet Xu Yanying's family, but both of them were good talkers. Even Liu Lan behaved very well at the dinner that night in order not to embarrass the Xu family. It was decent and the atmosphere at the table was pleasant.
Xu Yanying even suggested that Xia Shao accompany her family to have fun in the capital for two days, and they could just take care of the preparations for the engagement. Why are Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan embarrassed? In the end, the old man made the decision, "We are all a family, so there is no need to argue politely. Tianyin's parents passed away early. His uncle and aunt should help him prepare for the wedding. Just let them be busy. You can wait until two days before the engagement to see it. It’s not too late to see what can’t be done.”
The old man spoke, and the matter was settled.
Xia Guoxi and Jiang Shuhui had not been out of Dongshi for a long time and had never been to the capital. In the next two days, Xia Shao personally accompanied the old people to visit the scenery of the capital.
The Xia family split into two groups. Zhang Qixiang and his wife went to live near the military academy in the capital to visit Zhang Ruman. Together with the others, Huaxia Group contacted the travel agency, chartered a special car, and took the family to visit the capital for three days.
In the middle of winter, there are not many tourists in Beijing. Xia Shao was wearing regular clothes, a snow cap, a scarf, and glasses. Most people who passed her did not recognize her. In recent years, Xia Shao has rarely had such a relaxing and entertaining time, spending time with her family, not thinking about the company's affairs or her master's enemies, just relaxing and spending time with her family, fulfilling the filial piety of a younger generation.
The winter in Beijing is colder than that in Dongshi. The two old people were older and could not withstand long-term fatigue. After three days of sightseeing, Xia Shao let her family rest in the hotel for two days.
After that, enter the final preparation stage of the engagement ceremony.
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Since the wedding invitations were sent out, within half a month, the news has spread throughout the country!
Xu Tianyin, the grandson of the founding father Xu Kangguo, is the youngest major general in the Republic.
Xia Shao, Chairman of Huaxia Group, the youngest entrepreneur in the business world, and a well-known Feng Shui master in domestic circles.
These two actually got to the point of getting engaged.
From Xu Tianyin's proposal at the opening ceremony of Beijing University to the engagement ceremony, it took a year and a half for the two of them.
In the past year and a half, the counterfeiting scandal, the police station turmoil, the downfall of the Wang family, and the return of the murals were all major events.
In the past year and a half, some people had speculated that the gap in family background would make it impossible for the Xu family to accept Xia Shao, but Xu Kangguo personally picked up Xia Shao from the police station, which shocked the capital.
In the past year and a half, some people had speculated that the Huaxia Group would suffer heavy losses and that the relationship between Xu Tianyin and Xia Shao might be put to rest. However, the return of the mural shattered all rumors and shocked the world! The news that the two had postponed their engagement shocked everyone.
In the past six months, some people have speculated that Xia Shao has returned to China, but there is no news of her engagement. The original rumors are probably false. However, the engagement invitation written by Xu Kangguo has now shocked the country.
It seems that all the rumors, speculations and slanders about Xia Shao are unbelievable. This girl has become a legend every step of the way from scratch in Dongshi when she was fifteen years old.
It is said that the wedding invitation for this engagement ceremony was written by Mr. Xu himself.
It is said that although not many guests were invited to this engagement ceremony, they were all high-level officials from the political and business circles.
I heard that the engagement ceremony was held at the National Hotel in Beijing, with national-level courtesy.
Xia Shao seems to be telling the world with all this that nothing is impossible. Family background and background are destined to bow before a person's achievements and persistence.
The arrival of this day brought countless people's attention to the National Hotel in Beijing. Although the engagement ceremony is not open to the public, just think about it and you will know what a grand occasion it is. Although they knew that the ceremony was in the evening, early in the morning, there were people looking forward to it outside the garden of the National Hotel. Even if they were not allowed to take pictures, it would be nice to have a good time. Maybe they could see the limo of Xu Tianyin and Xia Shao? This cold-faced young general of the Republic, in order to pursue the woman he loves, went to the capital university to propose marriage. Today is the day when the two are engaged, how should he ceremoniously welcome his fiancée
The engagement ceremony only started in the evening, and early in the morning, heated discussions began on the Internet. There are all kinds of things to say, and some people even want to come and have a look. Unfortunately, the place is under martial law and no one can enter without an invitation.
The helpless people have no choice but to have fun and discuss on the Internet.
But I am afraid that no one would have thought that while everyone in the country was speculating on how grand the engagement ceremony would be, a pair of young people stood in front of the tombstone in the Martyrs Cemetery on the outskirts of the capital.
Winter in the capital is very cold, but on this day, the wind is rarely quiet. There was no sound of wind in the mountain forest, only the warm winter sun shone. There had just been a snowfall last night, and the sun shone on the snow, making it difficult to open one's eyes.
In front of the tombstone, in the snow, a pair of young people held hands.
The man was dressed in a black tunic suit, with a tall and straight back. The winter sun fell on his shoulders, melting the loneliness and coldness, and even the sharp facial features were reflected softly.
The woman was wearing a white floor-length dress, graceful and delicate. She wore the dress for the evening ceremony now, and she didn't feel regretful or cold.
"Dad, Mom, we are engaged." He said it concisely, but the man held her hand tightly and held it several times.
Xia Shao raised her eyes and smiled, then knelt down gently and placed flowers in front of the tombstone. The soft and bright bouquets were not usually used when sweeping a grave, but were used by the two of them during their evening ceremony. I believe our ancestors didn’t mind and were happy.
Staring deeply at the photos of the man and woman on the tombstone, Xia Shao slowly stood up. She didn't speak, only smiled softly, leaned next to the man, and held his hand. Believe that this moment is worth more than a thousand words.
Xu Tianyin lowered his head and met Xia Shao's smiling gaze. Ever since he met her, her smile had always had the magic power to make his soul peaceful and peaceful. Especially at this moment, she was wearing a dress that she would only meet him in the evening, smiling at him in the mountains and forests, so beautiful, so beautiful...
But he couldn't bear to appreciate her more. He just took a deep look at her, remembered her at this moment, and said, "Let's go."
In the middle of winter, it was too cold on the mountain. Because of her persistence, he allowed her to get off the car and stand in front of the cemetery for a while, but he didn't want to freeze her, not even for a moment.
Xia Shao smiled, this was what she insisted on. On this day, she always wanted to let his parents see the look of the two of them, even if she was wearing thin clothes. In fact, she is not cold. With her current cultivation, she no longer feels hot or cold even in the cold winter and hot summer. Xu Tianyin must be the same, but she can't stop him from feeling cold about her.
The two held hands and turned around, walked down the steps, and drifted away.
In the mountains and forests behind me, the wind suddenly picked up. The sun is sunny, the sky is deep blue, and light snow is floating in the air, falling on the bright flowers in front of the tombstone, white and crystal clear.
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Xu Tianyin's car drove directly into the National Hotel, where a room had been arranged for Xia Shao.
The National Hotel in Beijing was built in a royal garden of the Ming Dynasty and served as a palace for several generations of emperors. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was expanded as a national-level hotel for entertaining foreign dignitaries. Chinese, Western, Islamic, and oriental ethnic styles, palaces and modern buildings are connected together. In the royal garden with dense ancient trees, it looks like a fairyland on earth.
The Xia family was arranged in a Chinese-style suite. The furniture in the room was all exquisitely carved from red sandalwood. The presidential suite where Xia Shao lived had floor-to-ceiling palace lanterns. Even the paintings and calligraphy hanging on the wall were authentic works from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The room was magnificent and graceful. , magnificent.
Xia Zhimei and Xia Zhitao had never seen this scene before. After being invited to check in early in the morning, their faces lit up and they walked around the room excitedly. Xia Zhiqin's family had never been so philistine before, so they seemed calmer. They stayed with Li Juan and helped her sort out the evening's procedures, counting the things Xia Shao would use for the evening engagement ceremony one by one.
Although Xia Shao and Xu Tianyin didn't stay in the mountain for long, the Martyrs Cemetery was in the suburbs and the journey was time-consuming. It was already past noon when Xia Shao returned to the room. The Xia family had already had lunch under the hospitality of the hotel.
As soon as Li Juan saw Xia Shao coming back, she quickly put down what she was doing and went over to greet her, asking, "How are you? Is the journey going smoothly? Are you cold? You haven't had lunch yet?"
After being bombarded with several questions in a row, Xia Shao smiled and raised her forehead.
Jiang Qiulin smiled happily at the side, "Sister-in-law, look at what you said, you don't know how considerate Xiao Xu is to our Shao Zi. Can he still let Xiao Shao freeze?"
"It's the twelfth lunar month of winter and she's going up the mountain in such thin clothes. How could Xiao Xu have said that she wouldn't be able to get cold if she didn't want to?" Li Juan turned around and said.
"Mom, I was wearing a down jacket when I went up the mountain. It's not cold. Look at me now, do I look like I'm frozen?" Xia Shao looked at her mother with a helpless smile and motioned for her to take a look at the clothes she was wearing.
At this time, Xia Shao's body was no longer as frail as when she went up the mountain. She was obviously wearing a long white down jacket, covering her neck to her calves tightly.
This was all a helpless move. If she didn't dress like this, how could her mother allow her to go out in a dress this morning? Even if he told her that she had been practicing martial arts with her master these years and was in good health, her mother would not worry. Moreover, Xu Tianyin's car had air conditioning, and he actually agreed to wrap her up like this when going out.
"Don't you still have legs and feet? Are your feet not cold?" Li Juan's words completely made Xia Shao laugh and fall silent.
Fortunately, Xia Zhiqin said something from the side, "Sister-in-law, Xiao Shao is dressed like this when going out. The two of them are not allowed to eat outside at noon. Hurry up and ask the hotel to send some meals over. If you are afraid that Xiao Shao will be cold, ask the hotel to deliver it. Here’s a bowl of ginger soup to ward off the cold.”
Li Juan was stunned for a moment, then smiled sheepishly, and then realized that she was confused because of concern.
Xia Shao ate something and drank some ginger soup. Then the stylist came to the room to help Xia Shao touch up her makeup and dress up carefully.
Li Juan laid out and ordered all the things Xia Shao needed for the evening on the table, then came to the side and talked to Xia Shao about some etiquette that she should not forget in the evening.
The women of the Xia family looked on and laughed, "Sister-in-law, Xiao Shao has been through so many big events, how can she make mistakes? She knows the etiquette of meeting guests better than we do! You have time to remind her, Why don't you just memorize the words again, you will be on stage to speak tonight."
"Yo!" After such a reminder, Li Juan became nervous again, wandering around, and even before she was allowed to speak, she started to get nervous, "What if I forget my words tonight?"
Tonight, Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan are the parents of the girl. Even if it is an engagement ceremony, they still have to say a few words in front of so many guests who come to congratulate her. Li Juan had already thought of these words and even wrote them down. She knew them by heart at home, but as soon as today came, she started to get nervous. Don't mention it's night, if I ask her to think about those words now, her mind will go blank and she can't think of anything.
This is how to do
The stylist was adjusting the decoration on Xia Shao's bunted hair. Xia Shao looked at her mother's appearance in the mirror and said with a smile, "If you forget it, just forget it. Just improvise."
impromptu
Li Juan turned around and glared at her daughter, then gouged her smiling face twice. It was impromptu, thinking it was her? When speaking in a global scene like that abroad, there is no speech script. As a mother, she doesn't have that ability. If she is asked to stand in a crowded place, she will become nervous, not to mention that the guests tonight are all high-level officials in the political and business circles.
"What should I do if I can't improvise, I can't speak when I stand on stage, and I'm embarrassed?"
Xia Shao glanced at her mother in the mirror, lowered her eyes, smiled lightly, and said in a leisurely manner, "My parents, even if they don't speak, should be admired by others. Who dares to say that it is embarrassing?"
Li Juan was stunned for a moment, and the atmosphere in the room became silent. I don't know how long it took, but Li Juan smiled, and her smile was a little relieved.
Isn't it? The greatest pride of their lives as a couple is their daughter. I don’t know how many people outside are envious of them and say that they have raised their children well. In fact, they haven't worried much about their daughter since she was a child. Even now, sometimes it still feels like a dream and they can't remember how it ended up today.
But today, her daughter's achievements were all achieved step by step. There is nothing shameful about them. They are aboveboard. They should be proud of today and they really shouldn't feel inferior.
Perhaps awakened by Xia Shao's words, Li Juan's nervousness soon became less tense, and her mentality gradually adjusted. She stopped mentioning the matter and turned around to continue her work.
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At five o'clock in the afternoon, guests began to arrive. Xu Tianyin was accompanied by Xu Yanshao's family to the outside of the hotel to greet the guests.
The Xu Yanying family greeted the guests who came in to congratulate them in the banquet hall, while the Xia family did not enter until all the guests had arrived. Xia Zhiyuan was about to accompany his daughter on the red carpet. The closer the time approached, the more nervous he became. He asked Li Juan to help him adjust the tightness of his tie several times, saying that he was too hot.
Although it was an engagement ceremony, Xia Shao and Xu Tianyin had agreed to enter in a Western style. When they get married, the two will discuss having a unique wedding.
However, although tonight's engagement ceremony is more Western-style, there is something special about it.
Outside, guests arrived one after another, and the reception took nearly two hours.
At seven o'clock in the evening, the service staff knocked on the door of the room.
The ceremony can begin.
The engagement section was difficult to write. I didn’t want to write it to waste. It was almost scratched out and stuck very much.