7:30pm.
Su Tianyu brought his family to the conference hall of Gui Group, where they were received by Gui Mengjun and Jiangzhou.
The reception was nominally held by the Southwest Theater Command, but in reality it was organized by the Gui family. The reason for this gimmick was to promote Gui Mengjun himself.
A lot of people arrived at the scene, including those from the headquarters, some association leaders from the Old Triangle, and several families involved in the arms business. There were more than a hundred people in total.
After Su Tianyu and others entered the hall, Gui Mengjun immediately stepped forward and greeted his second uncle: "I'm sorry to have scared you!"
Second Uncle nodded expressionlessly at Gui Mengjun, then turned and looked at Jiangzhou.
"Uncle, I was in a hurry before. Let me formally introduce you. This is Mr. Jiangzhou, the foreign affairs liaison specialist of the headquarters." Su Tianyu leaned over to his second uncle's ear and added, "His uncle is Li Fugui!"
Second Uncle's attitude at this moment was completely different from his previous one when he met Jiangzhou. Hearing this, he raised his eyebrows, stretched out his hand with a look of joy and said, "He is young and promising, with a handsome appearance. You can tell at a glance that he can do great things, and he looks energetic too! When you picked us up that day, I told Xiao Liuzi that he must be a high-ranking official...!"
Jiangzhou felt a little embarrassed by the praise from this group. He smiled reservedly, stretched out his hand and said, "I'm sorry for not taking good care of you."
"What are you talking about? I'm sorry for causing you trouble!"
Everyone pulled Jiangzhou to praise him and basically ignored Gui Mengjun next to him, but he didn't get angry and patiently chatted with everyone for a few words.
After the greetings, Jiangzhou took the initiative to say, "Let's sit in the front."
"Okay, okay!" Su Tianyu pushed his second uncle and followed Jiangzhou to the sofa area at the front.
The third sister followed the crowd, ignoring Gui Mengjun, and walked forward with her mother. Gui Mengjun wanted to stop her, but considering that there were so many people at the scene, it would not be nice for the two of them to quarrel, so he did not say anything.
Tonight's cocktail party mainly consists of a cold buffet, and there are no rows of dining tables. The guests are mainly there to communicate and socialize, and the atmosphere is very lively.
The Su family came to the sofa area near the front, and as soon as they sat down, many people gathered around them. Everyone knew that the protagonist tonight must be someone from Longcheng. The Southwest Command held this event in their name, and there was also a certain intention of marriage, so everyone naturally knew who to spend more time with.
The Su family had seen a lot of situations in Longcheng and were not afraid of this kind of occasion. Whether it was Second Uncle Su, Second Aunt, or Gou Liuzi, they all behaved in a proper and polite manner.
About half an hour later, the host of the cocktail party walked onto the stage and shouted, "Welcome General Xiang Jingyang, the commander of the Southwest Theater of the China Region, to this cocktail party. Everyone applaud!"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked towards the VIP passage at the back and saw Xiang Jingyang walking in quickly with eight officers.
Thunderous applause rang out, and Jiangzhou immediately took small steps to greet him, saluted and shouted, "Hello, Commander!"
Inside the room, all the officers from the headquarters lined up and saluted.
"Commander Xiang, please come to the scene to speak...!" the host called out again.
Xiang Jingyang frowned when he heard this, and then he looked at the crowd who were staring at him eagerly, and scolded Jiangzhou in a low voice: "What are you doing? What do I have to say?!"
"Give me some face and say a few words." Jiangzhou shamelessly pulled Xiang Jingyang's tiger skin: "Support my brother Jun!"
Xiang Jingyang glanced at the other party, waved helplessly at the crowd, and went on stage under the protection of the guards.
In fact, according to common sense, Xiang Jingyang would never attend such a reception, let alone make any speech on someone else's territory during the state funeral. However, considering that the situation in the old triangle was indeed very complicated, and the Gui family had also invested a lot in the arms business, he had no choice but to go on stage.
Xiang Jingyang, wearing a military uniform, adjusted the microphone and said solemnly: "To be honest, I feel heavy-hearted during this trip to the Old Triangle. The death of Governor Pu has made the entire East Asian people very sad. He was a leader who made outstanding contributions to the prosperity and stability of the East Asian region...!"
Xiang Jingyang's identity prevents him from saying anything too personal, let alone mentioning the arms business. His speech can only be very positive and in a regional style.
The people in the audience didn't care what Xiang Jingyang said. They only knew that the Gui family had become completely powerful this time. What an honor it was to be able to invite the commander to speak at a cocktail party.
The decline of the Gui family in previous years may be changing at this moment, and its status will rise again.
Xiang Jingyang stayed on the stage for less than five minutes before leaving in a hurry. The guards on the scene and the Gui family also ordered no one to take photos or videos.
After people got off the stage, Xiang Jingyang came to the Su family, and everyone present stood up.
Xiang Jingyang only had a brief conversation with the Su family, shook hands, and left in a hurry, but the influence brought by his appearance was enough.
As soon as the big shot left, the conference hall was filled with singing and dancing again.
"How about it? Is this enough to make us change our minds?" Jiangzhou asked Su Tianyu with a smile.
"Commander Jiang, please don't say this to me..." Su Tianyu replied in embarrassment.
While the two were communicating, a group of people walked in from outside, led by Fan Mingming, her brother and her sister-in-law.
When this group of people came in, nothing changed at the scene, because many people did not know the inside story, and they were not aware that the driving force behind the Dongsheng Express incident was the Fan family, so many people were still greeting the Fan family.
"Please sit down!" Gui Mengjun stood up and greeted them with a smile.
Su Tianyu glanced at Fan Mingming, hatred evident in his eyes. Others didn't know what was going on, but he had been in contact with Jiangzhou these two days, so maybe he didn't know who was causing the trouble
Su Miaomiao glanced at the wound on her father's leg and looked at Fan Mingming fiercely.
"She dares to come?" Su Tianbei frowned and was about to stand up.
"The person next to her is called Fan Zhengxuan, and Fan Zhengxuan's wife is from the Pu family." Jiangzhou's assistant reminded.
"No wonder, she came here with support today!" Su Tianbei could hardly suppress his emotions: "I'll go and take a look!"
Jiangzhou immediately reached out and pulled him: "Sit down, today is President Gui's home game, let's talk about our own things."
At the entrance of the venue.
When Fan Mingming saw Gui Mengjun coming over, she immediately asked, "Are you okay, Mengjun? What happened a few days ago?"
"Mr. Fan, Miss Pu, please move aside. Mingming and I have something to say." Gui Mengjun said to them with a smile.
The two were stunned for a moment, then stepped aside but did not leave.
"I heard about your accident! I've been worried, so I called your home...!" Fan Mingming was well-dressed, her words full of worry.
The lights at the cocktail party were bright and the crowd was bustling. Gui Mengjun walked up to Fan Mingming, smiled and raised his arm.
“Bang!!!”
A very crisp slapping sound rang out at the door. Fan Mingming was hit and took three steps back. Her high heels sprained her ankle and her long hair fell apart in an instant.
"What are you doing?!" Fan Zhengxuan roared and reached out to pull Gui Mengjun.
At this moment, everyone in the room looked towards the entrance of the venue, stunned and at a loss.
Gui Mengjun's slap was so severe that Fan Mingming's nose was bleeding. She looked at Gui Mengjun in disbelief: "You... what are you doing?"
Gui Mengjun shook off Fan Zhengxuan's arm, walked up to Fan Mingming, leaned over and whispered in her ear: "I'll give you face, you are the princess of the Fan family; if I don't give you face, I will strip you in public! No one can protect you today!!"