"Just blow it." Xu Lan frowned at Cheng Feiyang, and then saw a red invitation on the table, "Whose wedding is this?"
Cheng Feiyang remembered and took the invitation. "The wedding of the son of a senior official in the old district is this Saturday. I will fly to the capital office on Friday and come back next Monday. You will go on my behalf."
Cheng Ran frowned, "Another political assignment."
Cheng Feiyang laughed and scolded, "What political task? Didn't you like dad taking you to banquets the most before? Now you are picky when there is something good to eat."
Xu Lan said, "Come on, since your dad is throwing all the social events to us now, we have become his obstacles!"
"You are so rude," Cheng Feiyang glared at him, "Although the senior officials in the old district are going to retire, they still took good care of us when we came to Fulong, so you should remember this favor and bring my best wishes to you when you go."
Xu Lan rolled her eyes at him and said, "I know. You are the one who is showing off."
The banquet was held at Chengdu Wangjiang Hotel. This hotel, located in Wangjiang Park, is the only garden-style five-star hotel in Chengdu. It is covered with greenery all year round. The restaurant is scattered in the park and has several guild halls and banquet halls, each with a different style, namely Malacca, Wufu, Pattaya, Phuket, Songtao, serving Southeast Asian cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, etc. Because of its secrecy and hidden style, it is now very popular among some dignitaries in Chengdu.
The wedding banquet of the son of Li Deng, a senior official in Qingyang District, was held in the largest Songtao Hall here.
Songtao Hall is an "island-shaped" building surrounded by the park road. It is located in the lush forest. Its design is authentic Chinese style, which is quite standard. In short, it is the type that veteran cadres like. When Cheng Ran and Xu Lan arrived on Saturday, they saw that there were already a lot of vehicles coming on the park road. Many cars parked directly on the side of the ring road.
At this time, they couldn't help but feel fortunate. Seeing that there was a lot of traffic at the intersection leading to the park, Xu Lan asked Chen Wenguang to drop them off at the door, and she and Cheng Ran walked in.
It was quite lively when we arrived. Parked at the main entrance was a BMW 728li of the E38 series, the wedding's lead car. It was said that the car was borrowed from the Liu brothers, two well-known wealthy men in Chengdu. When many people saw this famous lead car, they could not hide their excitement and kept commenting on it.
As Cheng Ran and Xu Lan were walking over to the lobby, they suddenly heard a shout from the side, "Cousin!"
The two turned around and saw Gao Shaoning waving at them at the three-way intersection.
Next to her was his father, Gao Shijin. Gao Shijin was still talking to his friends and was quite surprised to see them, but he still greeted Xu Lan normally, "Sister-in-law!"
The person around Gao Shijin is called Zhang Lan, the nephew of the wife of Li Deng, a senior official in the old district. After Gao Shijin made money in clothing wholesale, he was quick-witted and started an ecological park next to the farmer's market. The park focuses on soilless cultivation of fresh vegetables and flowers. The main concept is good. When the park was first built, through Zhang Lan's promotion, Li Deng, a senior official in the district, came to cut the ribbon.
Gao Shijin also held on to his relationship with Zhang Lan and regarded Zhang Lan as the most important relationship. Not only did he maintain the relationship on a normal basis, but he also visited Li Deng with large and small bags during the holidays.
After a while, they were actually very polite. They would resolutely return any expensive gifts, while some so-called high-ranking officials in the local specialty areas would accept them as normal favors.
Gao Shijin knew that such a family would not have any deeper dealings with him, but just maintaining a superficial relationship was enough. The main thing was that he just had to hold on to Zhang Lan. Especially this time, when he heard the news, he kept saying that he must be notified when the secretary's son got married. Not notifying him was a sign of disrespect for him, and he must come to give a gift.
With such an attitude, the senior official from the old district felt that he was sincere and it would not be good not to inform him, so this time they asked Zhang Lan to convey a message to him.
When Gao Shijin went out today, he told his wife and daughter that he would take them to see the world. Although the district's senior official Li Deng is about to retire, he has done a lot of practical work during his tenure. Many entrepreneurs in the district have been promoted by him, and many of them are his students and old friends, so there were many people present today.
Over at Wangjiang Park, amidst the dense forests, many luxury cars and important figures filed in, and the people who watched were fascinated. He felt that this was a realm of life.
Those who were invited here today and warmly received by the Li family are not ordinary people. You can never see these people at other times. Gao Shijin was dazzled by the sight and felt as if he had entered a room and joined an occasion with a group of high-ranking people.
However, as his daughter cried out in surprise, Gao Shijin saw Xu Lan and Cheng Ran, mother and son. It was difficult for him to react for a moment.
Gao Shijin was suspicious, but he didn't show it on the surface. He said to Xu Lan, "Sister-in-law, do you know the newlyweds?"
Xu Lan looked at the wedding dress promotional photos and shook her head. "I don't know them. The invitation was given by their elders. Your brother is on a business trip again. For something like this, we are the only ones who came here on his behalf."
Gao Shijin suddenly realized that his cousin's company was not doing well, so he came to Rongcheng to work. He had invited them to dinner before, but after all, they were all relatives who didn't interact much. After meeting once, he didn't want to see them again. He originally planned to let Xu Lan come to his store to help. First, it was not easy to recruit people now. Xu Lan was just a laborer. Second, it could save some wages. After all, they came from Shanhai. The wage standard in Shanhai was lower than that in Rongcheng. Some young people in Rongcheng were arrogant and would not work if the salary was too low. It was just right to ask Xu Lan to come and do a favor. But later, his wife weighed it and felt that it was still not appropriate, so the matter was not followed up.
When he saw Cheng Ran and his son today, he thought they knew the bride and groom, and that they were closer than he was to Zhang Lan. He was a little surprised, but after hearing what Xu Lan said, he figured it out. It turned out that the bride and groom were invited by their aunts and uncles. That was true. After all, no wedding banquet would be full of guests. There would be some poor relatives from the countryside. But he was focused on those big shots and didn't pay attention to them. Now he thinks that the appearance of Cheng Ran and his son here is actually... normal.
Gao Shijin said, "It seems that my cousin's work is really hard. He has to go on business trips every few days and doesn't even have a moment to relax..."
Xu Lan nodded, "Yes." She was actually lamenting how difficult it is to make money and how tough the world is.
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Gao Shijin greeted Xu Lan, and then started chatting with Zhang Lan and his friend next to him. Gao Shijin's wife Wang Rong pulled Xu Lan aside to chat, mainly because Cheng Ran was in Rongcheng No. 10 Middle School, which made her very interested and had a lot of topics to talk about. With this situation, it seemed that Xu Lan could not leave with Cheng Ran first. It seemed that they would sit together after they went in together.
Gao Shaoning was not alone either. She and three young people were standing on the flower bed, separated from her father and other adults by a flower bed. Gao Shaoning waved at Cheng Ran, and Cheng Ran walked over.
Gao Shaoning was surrounded by three young men who were dressed very "fashionably" in this era, wearing khaki pants, denim jackets, or clothes that were obviously branded. All three of them were very stylish, and indeed they were. The young man in the denim velvet lapel jacket was named Lv Rui. His father was the deputy district chief, and he had the richest family background among the group. The other two were named Zhang Jie and Cheng Bing. Zhang Jie was the son of Zhang Lan, a friend of Gao Shaoning's father, and Cheng Bing's family was the son of Cheng Bo, the CEO of Bohai Company, which sold the health product "Sanjingshui".
A few people were originally talking about pop music, movies, the currently popular "Korean Wave", and members of the HOT boy group.
Zhang Jie and Gao Shaoning have a good relationship. He thought that this was because Gao Shijin was trying to win over their family, so he smiled at Gao Shaoning and said, "Ningning, your cousin."
Gao Shaoning nodded, "My cousin... Cheng Ran." She was still not used to calling Cheng Ran, a distant cousin, cousin, but she still introduced him, "He used to live in Shanhai, and later his family moved to Rongcheng, and he was admitted to Rongcheng No. 10 Middle School."
Zhang Jie, who was close to Gao Shaoning, smiled and said, "Not bad!"
Lu Rui said "Oh". Cheng Bing just nodded to Cheng Ran.
Seeing that they were not enthusiastic, Gao Shaoning suddenly realized, what kind of family do these people come from? Why would they think anything of your status in Rongcheng No. 10 Middle School
At this time, Gao Shaoning hurriedly introduced Cheng Ran solemnly, "This is Lv Rui, Brother Lu. His father is the deputy district chief of Qingyang. I'm afraid he will be promoted again in two years, right?"
Lu Rui waved his hand and smiled, "Don't bring this up again." It can be seen that although Lu Rui seemed to be keeping a low profile and refused to talk, he was not disgusted by Gao Shaoning introducing him in this way at the beginning. Secondly, several people were vaguely centered around him, so it seemed that he enjoyed the feeling of being cared for and surrounded.
"This is Brother Cheng, Cheng Bing. His father founded Bohai Company. The famous 'Sanjingshui' is their health medicine."
"This is Brother Zhang, Zhang Jie. The one getting married today is his cousin, and the district official is his great-uncle!"
Cheng Ran nodded, "Hello."
Several people were slightly stunned. Lü Rui was somewhat puzzled. Perhaps he did not see any restraint or embarrassment from Cheng Ran after he learned about their origins. Ordinary people would be somewhat uneasy, but they were just indifferent and calm in front of him, as if they were no different from ordinary people. This almost made people wonder if he had a bigger background. After all, there was no guarantee that there would be hidden dragons and crouching tigers among the guests invited to the banquet for the district's senior officials today.
But they all knew Gao Shaoning. If her cousin had a special background, she would have introduced him just like she introduced them. But for Gao Shaoning, the only thing she could introduce was that he was close to No. 10 Middle School
However, this was just a momentary thought in the minds of the few people watching Cheng Ran's behavior, and they didn't think too much about it. At this time, they had talked about almost everything, and it was time to go into the guild hall.
Before entering, Gao Shijin's wife Wang Rong pulled Xu Lan and said, "You will sit with us in a while. We will arrange a seat for Zhang Lanshijin in the family area. There will be a few empty seats in the front. We will sit at the fifth table, which is closer to the front row. And it is said that the front row is reserved for several leaders from the city and province who will come to show their support today!"
Wang Rong was also enthusiastic, while Gao Shijin beside him was proud of it. In an ordinary banquet, no one would fight for seats, but today's occasion was different. All the people who came were well-known people. Anyone who had some connection with these people would have a different weight in the eyes of a discerning person. Connections, connections, isn't it just the reputation of a person in front of others and the inner feelings behind them
Needless to say, the first table in front is definitely for the closest family members of the two families, while the second and third tables are for leaders, and the subsequent three tables are reserved for collateral relatives and friends.
In Gao Shijin's opinion, being invited to sit at the friends' table with Zhang Lan and others was an unquestionable honor, and it marked him as a member of the Li family.
After everyone handed in their red envelopes for registration at the door, the MC saw the words "Cheng Feiyang" on Xu Lan's red envelope and stopped Cheng Ran and his mother, smiling and saying, "Please come this way, both of you."
Then Cheng Ran and Xu Lan separated from Gao Shijin and his group. Gao Shijin was talking to his good friend Zhang Lan when he saw the emcee who took the mother and son away. His wife Wang Rong was still confused and just stood there saying "Oh...", thinking that they had agreed to sit together, so why were they taken away? If they didn't go and take up their seats, what would happen if there was no seat for Xu Lan and her son later
Gao Shaoning followed the crowd, his eyes blinking with surprise as he watched his cousin and his mother being brought to the third table in the front row by the host.
The driver said sweetly, "Mr. Cheng's seat is over here, please take a seat first."
At this time, Gao Shijin and Zhang Lan beside him sat down at the sixth table for relatives and friends. Zhang Lan looked at the mother and son, who looked like Gao Shijin's relatives and whom he had initially ignored, with surprise and suspicion.
In situations like this, order is of the utmost importance.
The second table is for the provincial and municipal leaders, and the third table is a little lower in order. But there is no doubt that it is also one of the most important tables in this banquet!
At this time, Cheng Ran and Xu Lan were still a little embarrassed, but the key was how to explain to Gao Shijin and his group why he didn't sit with them.
Instead, there was a sudden noise at the entrance of the banquet hall, which was not very obvious, but one could clearly feel the solemnity of countless people's eyes focused there.
Li Deng, a senior district official, looked beaming with joy. It was obvious that the arrival of the guests made him feel honored and his blood rushed to his head.
Then Cheng Ran saw Jiang Yueqin, who had fought with him in Huanjin Community before. Jiang Hongshao, who was standing beside her, had an eye-catching figure. The two of them who were also attending the wedding banquet came in surrounded by Li Deng, the newlyweds, and some officials nearby, and were invited to the second table.
Jiang Yueqin's arrival also caused a wave of gazes and low buzzing in the hall.
Jiang Hongshao, who was walking over with her mother, looked around casually, and her insight suddenly became focused.
Her eyes met Cheng Ran's. When she sat down, she bit her lip lightly, obviously caught off guard.
Cheng Ran was shocked to find that he was only one table away from Jiang Hongshao, who brightened up the venue.
This is considered... The cold war between the two swept across Chengdu and even spread to other people's banquets
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