At seven o'clock in the evening, the magnificent banquet hall is filled with gold and jade.
There were not many guests, but they were all heavyweights in politics and business.
The ceremony is about to begin. There is not much greeting in the banquet hall. After the guests sit down, apart from whispering and joking, most of them are looking at the people who are here tonight.
People in the political arena, regardless of faction, are invited tonight. Anyone who has some friendship with the Xu family is invited. The Qin faction is headed by Mr. Qin Qin Chiyu, and the Jiang faction is headed by Jiang Zhengqi’s father, Jiang Shan, who holds a high position as a committee member. The two of them were actually placed at the same table
The profound meaning this represents is thought-provoking
As if there had been no unpleasant faction fights, Qin Chiyu and Jiang Shan smiled and nodded their greetings after they sat down. The others saw this and naturally greeted the people from the other faction who were sitting at the table. You know, this is a sign, no matter what festivals you have in the past, you have to put them aside tonight
Tonight is the engagement ceremony of Xu Kangguo's beloved grandson. No one dares to make trouble tonight.
Therefore, after taking the seats, the atmosphere at the table for the political dignitaries appeared to be harmonious, while the atmosphere at the table for the business executives on the other side was obviously more festive.
The people at one table were the first to be noticed, because those occupying the vast majority of seats were the generals of the Huaxia Group.
Chen Manguan, Sun Changde, Emily, Ma Xianrong, Liu Banwang, Fang Li, Zhu Yanlan, Hu Guangjin, Miao Chenghong, Xiong Huaixing, ten people gathered at a table, and all the generals of Huaxia Group were present
When the eyes fell on the seven people of the Huaxia Group, some of the political and business officials present were still surprised that none of these people were older than Xia Shao. How did they get recruited to serve under her in the first place? This is like an old fox who has been deceiving each other for a long time in the officialdom. When he first meets a young guy who has just arrived at the local government, no matter how rich his background is and he has just entered the official career, he may not really be taken seriously by others. What's more, he founded Huaxia Group At that time, Xia Shao was only fifteen or sixteen years old. She had no family background and relied on her to get to where she is today. It is indeed a legend.
Many times, no matter how beautiful the rumors are, they are not as shocking as seeing them with your own eyes.
Not only that, except for the seven generals of the Huaxia Group, among the other three people at the table, there were actually two people who no one knew about, Xiong Huaixing and Miao Chenghong. One was a state-owned enterprise boss with deep pockets, and the other was the largest in the country. The jade merchants were all invited here today, which shows that they have a good relationship with Xia Shao. The other person is slightly less famous and not many people know him, but he can be invited by Xia Shao on a day like today. Not light in shopping malls
Hu Guangjin’s reputation is actually not small. Ruihai Group is the leader of the garment industry in Qing Province. It opened up overseas business last year and is absolutely famous in the country. However, most of the political dignitaries present tonight are in the province. At the ministerial level, their horizons are too high to reach a certain level, and they cannot catch their eye at all. Even if they have met, it is difficult to remember them.
What surprised the political dignitaries present was that, except for the senior members of Huaxia Group, the remaining three people at this table almost represented the most elite people in state-owned enterprises and private enterprises, which is of great significance.
But compared to the people at this table, when I scanned the people on the big banquet in front of this table, the atmosphere in the banquet hall was shaken.
Because there were so many people sitting at that table, not many people noticed it at first. But when they saw the seats of Huaxia Group and then went to sweep that table, even the political dignitaries present couldn't help but stare. Eye
A chair was removed from the table. The old man sitting there was in a wheelchair. He had gray hair but a red face. The old man was wearing a red Tang suit. He was very festive. His appearance looked very familiar. Someone thought about it carefully and suddenly remembered, Isn't this the master of metaphysics in the Chinese world, Mr. Tang Zongbo
Xia Shao is Tang Zongbo's direct disciple. This matter is no longer a secret. Tang Zongbo will come tonight. No one is surprised - the Xu family dares to marry Xia Shao, who is a Feng Shui master, but they are afraid of inviting Tang Zongbo to the engagement banquet.
There are not many people here who don't care about their own official career. They just appear to be high-sounding on the surface and call Feng Shui a feudal superstition. In fact, who doesn't care about their own official career? Especially those who hold high positions at the provincial and ministerial levels have already reached this level. Who doesn’t want to go further and reach the level of the central government? Therefore, everyone was shocked to see Tang Zongbo here tonight. It’s just that due to the scene tonight and the people present, it was inconvenient to come forward and talk.
The shock Tang Zongbo brought to the atmosphere of the banquet hall was not all the shock.
When everyone scanned the room, it was shaking frequently
Um? Who is that? That old gentleman looked familiar. He seemed to be the world-famous banker, Mr. Li Liangjun
The old man next to him looks like Mr. Li Boyuan. Is the Li family from Hong Kong also here? The weight of the Li family is different from that of Xiong Huaixing and Miao Chenghong. He is the richest man in the Chinese world who has been received many times by the superior.
Then, who is that handsome young man? Gong Muyun, the chairman of Anqin International Group? Gong Muyun is the head of the well-known international underworld Anqinhui. There are rumors that the Anqinhui’s huge assets in black and white are even inferior to those of the Lee Group. If we talk about the real richest man in the Chinese world, who is it? Who knows? However, these are not the key. The key is Gong Muyun's sensitive background. Why does he appear here tonight
Also, that couple is... Chen Da and Luo Yuee? It can be said that the background of the Luo family almost represents the political circles of Hong Kong. Luo Yuet'e's grandfather was the former governor of Hong Kong. After leaving office, he was awarded the title of earl. He now lives in British politics and plays an important role. Although the Luo family has influence in Britain and Hong Kong, it is related to Hong Kong and the mainland. The exchanges in the political circles have been paid great attention by successive domestic leaders. It can be said that the Luo family appeared at the engagement ceremony tonight, not only as guests, but also as distinguished guests.
How could such a distinguished guest be placed at this table? Shouldn't we sit at the same table as Mr. Qin Chiyu and Jiang Shan
The people who found Luo Yue'e talked in low voices, but then they seemed to remember something and looked shocked - Mr. Tang Zongbo was here at this table. He was obviously the woman's guest. Could it be that Xia Shao invited him
Not only that, there are two foreigners sitting at this table
One of them is in his fifties, and his face is familiar to everyone. Isn't this another figure who contributed to the return of the murals half a year ago, the old Burton who has appeared in front of the media around the world? Is Ladis Group also invited tonight? That's a world-class auction company.
And the young man with blond hair and blue eyes made the political dignitaries in the banquet hall stare blankly.
The head of the Obikris family, Count Adam? Although this family is a wizarding family, many people in the mainland think it is nonsense, but this does not affect the status and influence of the Obi Chris family in the field of world religious beliefs. The Chris family not only has supreme honor in the UK, but also has tens of millions of believers around the world. It is huge and powerful. The inheritance crisis half a year ago gradually spread to the country. Now three ancient century-old groups belong to this Earl Ren. It is no longer a secret
But that's not the most important thing. What's important is that these people are sitting on the women's side.
Could it be possible that they really came just for Xia Shao's sake
These people's guesses are indeed accurate.
Xia Shao originally did not plan to invite Li Liangjun, Old Burton, Adam and others, but after the three of them heard the good news that she was getting engaged, they took the initiative to call and asked if there were any invitations. Li Liangjun and Tang Zongbo were on good terms, Xia Shao Of course, we have to give him this face; Laidis Group has just signed an agreement with Huaxia Group for the 10% equity, and it can be considered "one of its own"; even if Adam still has unresolved grievances with Xuanmen, he has agreed The matter was resolved a year later. After Xia Shao asked Tang Zongbo for his opinion, the old man didn't mind him coming, so Xia Shao gave him an invitation.
Xia Shao also notified Gong Muyun and Qi Chen of the engagement ceremony tonight, but Qi Chen did not come, but Gong Muyun did.
Gong Muyun's presence was due to Xu Kangguo's approval of the relationship between the Anqin Society and the Triad Society and Xuanmen. He knew that both of them were friends of Xia Shao. It would be unjustifiable if they did not inform their friends about the important engagement.
The Anqin Society is a white-collar business, and the country is not unaware of its underworld background. However, due to its historical origins and the current influence of the Anqin International Group on the domestic economy, the Anqin Society and the Triads have always been untouchable. Of course, the state allows them to The existence of the underworld does not mean that the underworld is legal, nor does it mean that people in politics will not be criticized if they get too close to the underworld.
But how smart is the old man? I'm afraid not many of the dignitaries in the political circles who are here tonight can imagine that his old man has invited both the Jiang and Qin families. It is precisely because they are rivals that they will check and balance each other. People from both factions are here tonight, regardless of whether there is No one is suitable to appear here. After the banquet begins, everyone toasts and greets each other. No one can take it off, so no one will use it to attack the other party in the future.
It seems that Jiang and Qin are at odds, and being present together tonight will make the atmosphere a little subtle. But in fact, this is the greatest protection for the Xu family.
Few people present could have imagined this, and the atmosphere in the banquet hall was shocking.
Adam, Old Burton, Gong Muyun, Li Boyuan, Luo Yuee, Li Liangjun...
The attendance of these people aroused the atmosphere of the engagement ceremony even before it started.
What kind of connections is this
There were rumors that the Huaxia Group's connections were formidable, but after seeing it with my own eyes tonight, I realized the true meaning of the rumors. In the underworld, white circles, politics, business, and even the religious world, where is a girl who is only twenty years old? Such a big influence
Before sitting here tonight, some important political figures were still thinking in their hearts, thinking that Xia Shao, who was born in an ordinary family, could marry into a wealthy political family in the Republic. But now, look at these people, are they really high-achieving
Even if the Xu family marries a well-matched granddaughter-in-law, she may not have such connections. The people here are all high-ranking officials in the political and military circles, and there are also daughters in the family. Whose daughter can have such connections at this age
With low gasps and undercurrents of shock, the military and political officials put away their chatter and laughter, changed their expressions to serious ones, stared at the door of the hall, and waited.
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The first thing to wait is Xu Kangguo’s entrance
The elderly man, who is over seventy years old, walked into the banquet hall with his head held high and walked vigorously with a cane.
There was no emcee in tonight's engagement ceremony. Xu Kangguo went to the stage to speak in person. The banquet hall fell silent the moment the old man walked in. All eyes were turned to the stage. Except for the old man Qin Chiyu's age, most people present had memories. , it was the first time I saw Xu Kangguo standing on such an occasion, not as a founding father or an important minister of the country, but as a grandfather—an ordinary old man who was just happy for his grandson’s engagement.
"Dear guests, thank you for coming to attend the engagement ceremony of my grandson Xu Tianyin and granddaughter-in-law Xia Shao tonight. As you all know, my grandson Xu Tianyin has been abroad for a long time. He is already thirty years old and has not yet married a wife. I am This old man is so anxious that his hair has turned gray." Xu Kangguo's speech was indeed not like when a national meeting was held. The opening remarks sounded like an old man talking about home affairs. The people below saw it. Although they were surprised, they all smiled.
What does it mean to not have a wife? When Xu Tianyin wants to get engaged, I don’t know how many people are trying to compete with him. Why should he be anxious
"This kid has always been cold-faced and taciturn. I thought I would be a bachelor for the rest of my life, but I didn't expect that this kid got the idea. Shao Yatou is really a good kid. She is patriotic and has a good heart. This is what I have always wanted from the descendants of the Xu family. She has these qualities." "She is worthy of being the granddaughter-in-law of the Xu family." After all, he was used to being dignified. After the rambling opening, Xu Kangguo's tone became dignified again.
The people present took a deep breath when they heard these words, and they didn't dare to breathe again for a long time. Although it was an opening statement, the old man's words were so affirmative of his grandson's wife. Who would dare not to take Xia Shao seriously in the future
Let Xu Kangguo say this affirmation in front of the important officials of the Republic of China. This girl is indeed very respectable. It seems that the old man really values his grandson-in-law very much...
"Haha, okay, that's all I'll say, lest it turns into a meeting. Tonight is the engagement ceremony of two children. They are the protagonists. I, an old man, will not take up their time here." The atmosphere in the audience was undercurrent. On the stage, Xu Kangguo smiled, walked down with a cane, and sat down at the table on the left where the chiefs, the Xu family and the Xia family,
At the banquet, both families were present, only Xia Zhiyuan was missing.
In the banquet hall, the lights dimmed suddenly
The atmosphere became quiet. Only the rustling sound of some people turning around was heard. Everyone's eyes were looking to one side of the stage.
Xu Tianyin didn't know when he stood there. Maybe it was the moment the lights dimmed, but no one noticed that anyone had walked in. They just saw the man standing there when the lights on the stage came on.
He was cold and handsome in a black tunic suit. The light as bright as day could not illuminate the man's loneliness. Frost and snow seemed to have fallen on his shoulders, and he looked like a lone wolf standing in the snow. He stood on a high place, facing the world. His gaze had nothing to do with him. He just turned his head and stared in one direction.
Hall entrance
The guests turned their heads
A light came on and soft music slowly sounded
Not a wedding march, just music filled with happy tones
A woman held her father's hand and smiled in the light. Her eyes were only looking in one direction, his direction.
In the morning, he had seen her in the snow, in front of the tombstone. She was the memory of his life. But tonight, she added another touch to his memory. It was a she he had never seen before, holding her father's arm, Wearing a white floor-length dress, standing quietly on the red carpet, the lights were not as dazzling as her quiet and soft youth, and the pearls on her chest were not as moist as her skin. He did not look at her dress, only her eyebrows. There was a long distance between them. On the red carpet, each stands in the light, as if staring at two time and space
If time allows, I wish you a lifetime
Tonight, in a trance, it is not an engagement, but a wedding that two people have promised for a lifetime.
The man's chest was heaving. He hadn't left a short red carpet for a long time. He felt it was so long. He stepped off the stage unconsciously and looked at her eyebrows. He forgot to go forward and just looked at her like this, step by step. Come
She has always been stunning, but tonight when she walked on the red carpet, the eyes of the guests in the banquet hall were mostly serious. No one looked down upon her anymore, and no one questioned her anymore, as if if she didn't embark on such a path, who else could? Come and go
The music was soft and the lights slowly spread with the woman. It seemed that time was gradually approaching this road. No one thought it was short. Time was long to everyone.
Including Xia Shao's side
Xia Zhiyuan was in a suit and leather shoes, looking straight ahead, walking straight and stiffly. In his whole life, there was only one time in his memory when his heartbeat was so intense. That was twenty-two years ago, on the day he married his wife. Tonight, he relived the heartbeats of the old days. , time has passed for more than twenty years, and his daughter is standing beside him, holding his arm, waiting to enter another man's world.
This is almost like getting married
Xia Zhiyuan bit his cheek. When the two lights came together, he felt that holding his daughter's hand was so heavy.
The heartbeat was like a drum, and the two men looked at each other, as if they were trying to distinguish themselves with their eyes.
Brat, this is an engagement, not a marriage. Your test is not over yet. Don’t think you will be relaxed after tonight. When his daughter's hand was placed in his, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
Xu Tianyin only looked at Xia Shao, not even the corner of his eye to Xia Zhiyuan.
No one cared about the father who vomited blood and left the scene. Everyone's eyes were on that light. At this moment, there were only two young people. Their engagement rings had already been worn by each other. Even tonight, they were unwilling to take them off for even a moment for the sake of the show.
Feelings are not a show, having each other in your heart is more important than anything else
Xia Shao smiled. When she smiled, her eyebrows became charming. Xu Tianyin held her hand and refused to let go. He stared at her and refused to move away. The man's loneliness finally melted away in front of the woman, and the corners of his lips raised slightly. He got up, this time it was not for a short time, but for a long time. Regardless of whether someone was watching or not, he opened his arms and hugged her.
This hug was his accustomed way. In the banquet hall, the atmosphere among the guests suddenly surged.
It is rumored by the outside world that Xu Tianyin has a lonely temperament. He is the wolf king in the army and never socializes with others. He obeys the uniforms of his men to death, but he is also scared to death. Unexpectedly, even the lonely wolf has moments of tenderness and his Tenderness, before tonight, not many people have seen it
The Xu family laughed, while most of the Xia family blushed, a little embarrassed. Xia Zhiyuan's eyes were bloodshot. He clenched his fists and wanted to fly the plate on the table. Li Juan glanced at her husband and smiled with a red face.
On the other side of the banquet hall, there were three pairs of eyes gently lowered, each with a smile on their face, and only each of them could understand the feeling in their hearts.
I don’t know how long it took, but applause of congratulations erupted in the banquet hall, and the lights were turned on. Only then did Xu Tianyin and Xia Shao end their embrace. His breath was cold, as if he was unhappy with being disturbed. Fortunately, Xia Shao was beside him, and in the hands they held, Xia Shao exerted a strong force to stop the man from using the cold air.
It wasn't until the applause fell that Xu Yanshao stood up with a smile and came to the stage
"Haha, as the uncle of these children, I will speak on behalf of the eldest brother and sister-in-law today." Xu Tianyin's parents arrived early. The old man had already spoken at the beginning, so the right to speak was naturally given to Xu Yanshao's parents. It was early. As agreed upon, although Xia Shao has not recognized Xu Yanshao's family in her heart, in the eyes of the outside world, he is Xu Tianyin's uncle. If he is not allowed to speak on an occasion like today, it will inevitably lead to many speculations. For the sake of the old man, Xia Shao also Won't refuse to agree
Xu Yanshao cherished this opportunity and had prepared it early. He had considered every word and every sentence. He was more nervous than when he was speaking at an important meeting. If at this time last year, someone had told him that one day he would value someone so much that he would personally prepare it. With the extent of his speech, he would definitely think that person was mentally ill. He was the second generation of the Xu family and a member of the Republic of China. Even when he reported work to the old man, he had never treated him in this way.
But who would have thought that he would fall into such a trap
This girl is simply his nemesis, and may one day be the savior of the Xu family
"My eldest brother and sister-in-law passed away early. Tianyin was in Hong Kong and abroad in his early years. As an uncle, I paid little attention to him. In the past two years, he returned home and could organize this engagement ceremony for him. This is what elders should do. Not only this engagement ceremony, but also the wedding ceremony in the future, the family will arrange it for you, everything will be according to your wishes. Uncle, I just want to tell you that no matter how many years we have been away, no matter how far we have gone, we are still a family. Remember the wishes of your elders, this is what you should do.”
Only Xu Yanshao himself knows how sincere and how serious these words are, but at least it sounds very emotional to outsiders, full of guilt and blessings from the elders to the younger ones.
Xu Yanshao knew that Xia Shao would definitely not like him talking too much or being sensational on this occasion, so he just said these two words briefly and symbolically, and then gave the speaking position to Xia Shao's parents.
Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan
"Haha, today the two children are legitimately engaged. The old man and I have both spoken. I believe everyone also wants to hear what the woman's parents have to say to the two children. I won't occupy it here." Xu Yanshao laughed. Hehe made a gesture of invitation, and the guests looked at each other.
Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan stood up nervously
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Although it’s very slow, I think today is a good day
Tomorrow is Singles’ Day, and I finally married my senior brother today, hahaha~
If we finish writing about the engagement tomorrow, our volume will be over.
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