The capital, the Qin family's residence.
Today can be said to be the most lively day. Even in the second ring road where non-holiday firecrackers are prohibited, the loud crackling of firecrackers can be heard.
Are you kidding? Today is Mr. Qin's eightieth birthday. As a former national-level cadre, even if he has retired now, Mr. Qin's name can still be seen frequently on CCTV's "News Network".
Of course, in addition, Mr. Qin’s eldest son Qin Zeyuan is now the secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, his second son Qin Zesheng is the deputy minister of education, and some relatives also hold important positions, so today’s 80th birthday of Mr. Qin can be said to be It was a bustling crowd and the crowds were crowded.
"Dad! It's your eightieth birthday today. Representatives from various aristocratic families are here. Moreover, I heard that Secretary Gu and Premier Liu will also come..."
As the current head of the Qin family, Qin Zeyuan naturally shoulders the responsibility of entertaining guests, but there are not many guests coming in now. He returned to his father with a smile on his face and said with a cheerful face.
"Great! I can still survive to this day with my old bones. I'm really happy to see the peaceful and prosperous age now."
Mr. Qin also happily accepted the congratulations from the guests, and then looked at his fourth generation, but suddenly became sad again, "What a pity, Zemin... my poor son!"
"Dad! Today is your eightieth birthday. I believe that my little brother Izumi is knowledgeable and will bless you with a long life."
As soon as Mr. Qin mentioned his youngest son Qin Zemin, an unpleasant expression flashed across Qin Zeyuan's lips, but it was immediately covered by a smile. "Dad! Liping and Yanran will also come over today to wish you a birthday. And Yanran's boyfriend Su Lin, who you always talk about, will also come over."
"Su Lin? Okay! I heard the chairman said that this boy, what a good boy, went to the Shorty Kingdom alone, right? It's what my son-in-law of the Qin family should do. For this reason, no matter what Su Lin What's it like, even an old man like me recognizes him as the grandson-in-law of our Qin family."
Apparently, Mr. Qin had heard the name Su Lin more than once.
"It's not necessarily Su Lin who did what happened in the El Chapo Kingdom. They are all talking about it. Maybe it's a coincidence. Dad, I heard that this Su Lin is quite arrogant in the capital recently. He even compared our family Qin I beat him up all the time, but I suppressed the matter. After all, Su Lin can be regarded as the prospective son-in-law of our Qin family. Our own family's affairs cannot be allowed to be watched by outsiders? "
Even though he said so. He looked tolerant and put the overall situation first, but in fact, Qin Zeyuan knew in his heart. There is an old man and a few old guys protecting Su Lin. If he touches Su Lin, he will be the one who suffers.
"Zeyuan. Well done. I heard about that too. Qin Ming is not stable enough and lacks experience. It is better to suffer now than to lose his life later. There is no shame in being beaten by Su Lin. Su Lin's The rank of major general is still achieved by us old guys, and the eighteen-year-old major general is the first one in the Republic."
Qin Zeyuan's heart skipped a beat when he heard the old man say this. He knew that although the Qin family was apparently in charge of him, in fact, there were still many resources and channels that the old man had not completely handed over to him. In fact, Qin Zeyuan has always felt that he did not hide from the old man the fact that he connived at those people in Jian'an City to murder his younger brother Qin Zemin.
Otherwise, why would the old man always mention Qin Zemin in front of him? Isn't this just a wake-up call for yourself
Ginger is still hot, and tiger poison cannot eat its seeds. Qin Zeyuan's position as secretary of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and the status of the Qin family are inseparable from the old man's intimidation. Therefore, Qin Zeyuan also knows that as soon as the old man is around, the Qin family will become stronger and stronger. Of course, he cannot completely control the Qin family.
"Yes! Su Lin is also a top-notch talent. The last time the chairman went to Qingbei University, he specially summoned him. In front of many media, he said that Su Lin is a good classmate!"
As soon as Qin Zeyuan finished speaking, his second brother Qin Zesheng walked in with a smile on his face and said to his father Qin, "Dad, this time, I went to the World Oil Painting Exhibition in France to buy you a masterpiece. Make it. We will take it out for everyone to see at our family dinner later."
"Haha! Oh? Zesheng, you are serious."
Mr. Qin smiled and asked Qin Li, his grandson next to Qin Zesheng, "Li'er, how were your results when you traveled to Europe and painted in the past few years?"
Mr. Qin still expressed great appreciation for his grandson Qin Li, who was learning to paint and determined to be a painter. In his opinion, in a family, as long as there are one or two pillars in the political and military circles, the rest of the children can develop freely and make a name for themselves in other fields.
Although Mr. Qin knows that Qin Li does not have great talent in oil painting, it is better than doing nothing like other children of aristocratic families and ruining the family wealth! This time, Qin Li's father, Qin Zesheng, went to Paris to buy a painting as a gift. He knew that Qin Li's painting had not been completed yet, otherwise there would be no need to give other people's paintings.
"Grandpa, Li'er has to keep working hard. Although Li'er's talent is not good enough, I believe that with hard work, he will become a great painter in the future."
Qin Li is a arrogant artist outside, but when he returns home, he knows his grandfather's personality. He hates arrogant people and likes children who are humble, studious and motivated. So every time in front of Mr. Qin, Qin Li is an Oscar-winning actor-level "humbly child".
"Yeah! Keep working hard."
Mr. Qin nodded, and then said, "Zeyuan, Zesheng, you go and take a look. The guests are here, so greet them."
It was almost eleven o'clock, and there were more and more guests arriving one after another. The Qin family's courtyard was also very spacious. The older generation doesn't like to go to strange hotels to celebrate their birthdays, so Mr. Qin's birthday banquet was held in the Qin family compound. The scale was not large, with only twenty tables, but the guests were all well-known people from the capital.
Moreover, these twenty tables. Table fifteen is in the courtyard, and it is for guests. Table Five is in the hall of the house. This is the Qin family's own family banquet. The Qin family's own family members, including relatives, total more than forty people.
"Yanran, from Su Lin? Didn't you tell him today? How come there is no news about him at this point? Give him a call. The old man asked him to come by name today. If he is absent, the old man may not Happy."
Fang Liping and Qin Yanran came here separately. Fang Liping is from the Education Bureau. Qin Yanran graduated from Qingbei University. But after Fang Liping arrived at Qin's house, she found her daughter Qin Yanran, but she didn't see Su Lin.
"Mom! Su Lin... He went back to Jian'an City yesterday, and her cousin Lingling was sick. So..."
Qin Yanran sighed. Then pick up the phone. "I called him and he said he would be back today."
"Then hit him quickly! Otherwise, if the old man asks about it later, he will be in trouble."
Fang Liping just finished speaking. Then he saw the Qin brothers coming over.
"Brother and sister! You have been back in the capital for so long, and you haven't come back to our Qin family often. But today is good. Our family is reunited. It's the old man's eightieth birthday, so it's time for a lot of fun."
Qin Zeyuan and Qin Zesheng welcomed the guests, and of course they saw Fang Liping and her daughter walking over at a glance.
"Hello, brother, I've just been transferred back to the capital. I have a lot of things to do, so I haven't been free."
Fang Liping has never had a good impression of the two Qin brothers. After her husband Qin Zemin died tragically, the two Qin brothers were completely indifferent and assumed it was an accident. In the end, it was Su Lin who took the initiative to avenge this incident.
"I'm busy with work, but I also want to see the old man! Phew! Yanran has grown up so much, hurry up, hurry up... The old man misses you. Go in and talk to the old man first." Qin Zeyuan smiled and looked very kind, but she saw Qin Yanran came alone and asked again, "By the way, Yanran, where is your little boyfriend Su Lin? Won't he come with you too? Why didn't you see him?"
"Uncle, Su Lin will come over in a while. I... I'll give him a call first."
Qin Yanran walked into the yard, picked up her cell phone, and dialed Su Lin's number. However, Su Lin was still on the plane at this time and her cell phone was turned off, so naturally she could not make a call.
"What? Cousin Yanran, is your boyfriend Su Lin afraid of coming?"
Qin Yanran had just put down the phone when she found Qin Li walking beside her. Qin Yanran has some impression of this cousin Qin Li, because Qin Yanran's grandma Tang Huiqin is a master of domestic oil painting, so when Qin Li was studying at the Academy of Fine Arts, he also went to Jian'an City to seek advice from Tang Huiqin for a while.
However, Qin Yanran knew from her grandma's evaluation of Qin Li that this Qin Li was not the material for oil paintings at all. He was just like mud that could not hold up the wall, and his achievements in his life were limited. Moreover, Qin Li was vain and competitive. Qin Yanran really doesn't like this cousin.
"No. Su Lin will be here soon."
Qin Yanran glared at Qin Li.
"Oh? I heard that this Su Lin is just an ordinary working-class child in Jian'an City! Hey! Cousin Yanran, you are also the eldest daughter of our Qin family, how can you have such poor vision? Although you grew up in Jian'an City Yes, but... tsk tsk... Hey! If only I came back early, I would definitely introduce you to a young master from another aristocratic family, who is much better than that Su Lin."
Qin Li, who had been studying and painting in Europe for the past few years, had no idea that the incompetent Su Lin he mentioned was the talented painter Sunny who painted "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" in Paris. The two father and son had just returned to the capital in a hurry. They had been living in seclusion for the past two days, preparing for Mr. Qin's eightieth birthday. They had no time to read news reports, let alone "Furong Daily". Therefore, they did not know the fact that Sulin was Sunny.
Moreover, although the news that Su Lin is Sunny was a bit sensational, it was only a report on the small field of oil painting. After it was crazily reprinted by major newspapers that day, there was basically no follow-up. On the contrary, some foreign media wanted to dig deeper and report on this news. Even famous weekly magazines sent reporters to the capital to interview Su Lin.
"I'm sorry, cousin Qin Li, Su Lin is the best in my eyes. No one can compare to our Su Lin. Thank you for your kindness. It's better to keep your young masters to yourself."
Qin Yanran immediately rebutted Qin Li.
"Oh? Haha! Since you, cousin Yanran, say that this Su Lin is so good, then I will wait and see how outstanding this Su Lin is to make us, the eldest daughter of the Qin family, fall in love so much. I just don't know, you What kind of gift does this excellent boyfriend bring to grandpa? Our Qin family is not an ordinary family. Don’t lose face by bringing hundreds of yuan worth of street stall goods. "
Qin Li actually came to Mr. Qin's birthday banquet this time with the intention of showing off the gifts. From the distant art capital of Paris, France, a high-priced bid was made for "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" by the contemporary genius painter Sunny, worth 270 million euros. Qin Li felt that this birthday gift would never be more valuable than his own.
"Birthday gift? Oops! I forgot to tell Su Lin."
When Qin Li said this, Qin Yanran also panicked. Yesterday, she told Su Lin about the old man's eightieth birthday, but she didn't tell Su Lin about the birthday gift. Moreover, Su Lin was in such a hurry to go to Jian'an. The city has returned to the capital, and there will definitely be no time to buy birthday gifts. If it were normal times, it would be fine, even if I didn't buy a birthday gift, as a junior, it would be fine if I got what I wanted.
But now is the first time Su Lin has come to Qin's house, and it's Mr. Qin's eightieth birthday. If he really comes empty-handed, and is ridiculed by Qin Li and others, then it will really be in Mr. Qin's house. There is no good impression in front of me.
Qin Yanran didn't know that her grandfather, Mr. Qin, admired Su Lin very much, so he valued Su Lin's visit to the Qin family. Although Qin Yanran didn't feel that she had much relationship with the Qin family, she was a member of the Qin family after all. Bloodline, in fact, she is still the eldest lady of the Qin family.
Qin Yanran wanted to call Su Lin now and ask him to think of a solution in advance, but Su Lin's cell phone was turned off, which made Qin Yanran anxious. She quickly found her mother Fang Liping and talked about this problem.
"Huh? Birthday gift? Yanran, I believe that Sulin has not thought of this problem. How about I prepare another birthday gift? If Sulin really doesn't bring a birthday gift, use mine?"
Fang Liping knows that for a family like the Qin family, when the old man celebrates his birthday, the birthday gifts of other guests can be accepted together. However, the birthday gifts of his direct descendants are usually given at the family banquet, in order of eldest and youngest, one by one. Offering it is also an expression of filial piety. It would be really embarrassing if Su Lin didn't prepare a birthday gift when it was Su Lin and Qin Yanran's turn. (To be continued...)
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