Chapter 350: Distinguished Guests and Bitch Arrive Together

The capital is truly a city of rich and powerful families.

The Chao family has produced five ministers since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Currently, there is an old minister who has just retired from the Ministry of National Discipline Inspection, and a current minister of the Ministry of Education. The Chao family is among the powerful people in Kyoto. Even if he is famous, he is still a real powerful person.

The Chao family has always been low-key. Even the old man and his wife didn’t hold a big banquet on their 60th birthday. The third generation’s eldest granddaughter didn’t have a big banquet when she got married and her granddaughter got a daughter. This year, the old man celebrated his 70th birthday. , and finally issued a rare invitation.

There are many wealthy families in Beijing, and there are countless banquets, so it is normal to receive invitations. And when some families receive invitations from the three brothers of the Chao family to celebrate their father’s birthday, I thought about it immediately and took it very seriously.

Therefore, when Mr. Chao’s birthday came on December 29, everyone who received the invitation went to Mr. Chao’s house early with their wives and children for the dinner.

The three Chao brothers held a birthday banquet for their father at Mr. Chao’s villa. It was also considered a family banquet. All the guests invited were close relatives and close friends, and some of the others were business partners or business partners. My colleagues at work all have to ask because of work relationships and human relationships.

The three brothers of the Chao family, because Chao Yi and Chao San had no time to take care of the banquet, Chao Er was solely responsible for the family banquet. They only posted to invite some guests in their field in the name of celebrating their father's birthday.

On that day, Chao Yi and Chao San went to work as usual, while Chao Er supervised and inspected the details of the banquet at home, checking the seating arrangements of the guests to avoid any embarrassment at the dinner.

The dinner was scheduled to start at seven o'clock. Around five o'clock in the afternoon, the in-laws of the Chao family in Beijing also arrived one after another. They were all the natal families of the three brothers and wives of the Chao family, including Chao Yi's father-in-law Yang Jianlei. Together with his family, Mrs. Yang passed away due to illness a few years ago, so only Mr. Yang and his descendants celebrated the birthday of his relatives; Chao Er's in-laws, Zhou You, Lao Zhou and his wife and juniors; Chao San's parents-in-law.

Mr. Chao San’s wife Li Qingwan, whose father Li Yuanchao held real power and was very popular, Mr. Li and his wife Cheng Yian only had one daughter, Li Qingwan, so Mrs. Chao San’s son Chao Yubo was also the only popular figure in the Li family. Mr. Li Husband and wife are like treasures, like lifeblood.

Mr. and Mrs. Li didn’t bother Qiao because of their high position, so they went to Chao’s house early to chat with their relatives.

In addition to the in-laws of the three brothers of the Chao family, there is also the in-laws of Chao Yi’s children, the Zhang family. Miss Chao was very happy to have her beloved daughter, and four generations of the Zhang family lived together. The old man of the Zhang family is still alive, so the four generations of the family The same generation came to the Chao family.

In addition, Mrs. Chao’s natal brothers Ye Nianzhong and Ye Nianxiao also came with their elders and children. Mr. Chao’s brother’s wife’s natal family and sister’s husband’s family are not in the capital, only Mr. Chao’s Big brother Chao Xingqiang, the second sister Chao Xingyun, and the representative of the Chao family Chao Xingzhong arrived in the morning to congratulate him on his birthday.

Mr. Chao and Mrs. Chao went to their second son’s villa yesterday to recharge their batteries. In the middle of the afternoon, they made preparations for a happy gathering with relatives and friends of the same age. They arrived in front of the in-laws and the older generation whom they had not seen for a long time. There is endless things to talk about when we get together, and the middle-aged generation also has endless things to talk about. The young generation find someone to talk to, and happily complain to each other.

The lively chatter between the old and young was still lingering at six o'clock in the evening. Since the guests had already arrived one after another, they went downstairs to the banquet hall on the first floor. The in-laws also helped to greet the guests.

Mr. Chao Erye assigned staff from his own hotel to take charge of the banquet. There were waiters in the hall and waiters outside the door to check invitations.

The guests at the Chao family banquet included a small number of old family friends, some of whom were educators, geologists, and representative scholars invited by Mr. Chao; some were senior officials invited by Chao Yi and Chao San. Colleagues, representing state cadres; some were Chao Er's business friends and associates, representing the wealthy. A birthday banquet brought together the powerful, wealthy, and scholars, and almost included most of the prominent people in the capital.

Guests arrived one after another, including Mr. Chao Er’s business partners and colleagues of Mr. Chao Yi and Mr. Chao. Generally speaking, Mr. Chao and Mr. Chao invited more senior cadres, especially Mr. Chao Sanye holds the position of Minister of Education, one of the ministries of the Ministry of State. Naturally, he cannot favor one over the other. He sends invitations to all the ministers one by one. There are more than 20 ministries in the Ministry of Commerce, and there are more than 40 ministers and deputy ministers alone. Each family has a wife or one child, usually a family of three. The number of people in that group alone is enough for six or seven tables. Including the heads of departments, it is estimated that there will be about ten tables.

Every group of guests was warmly welcomed by the host. The guests congratulated Mr. Chao. The nannies and waiters served tea and sent the guests to their reserved tables. Afterwards, the guests sat drinking tea and chatting, or Say hello to people you know, or meet new rich and powerful people.

Whether you have an official position or not, whether you are a multi-millionaire or a billionaire, the men are in suits and leather shoes and are polite, the ladies are dignified and gentle, the men of each family are young and personable, and the daughters are all ladies. Both young and old maintain good manners to avoid being rude in front of others.

By 6:30, the passenger flow reached its peak. There was a long line of cars in front of the villa, and guests arrived in twos and threes and in groups.

The guests came one after another, making it overwhelming. At this time, the three Chao family daughters-in-law had a place to show off their female talents. They were good at dancing, elegant and considerate, and no one of the guests was satisfied. I didn't feel that I was being neglected or looked down upon.

The family friends of the Chao family were almost here. When the waiter outside announced the name of a guest, an old man in a dark gray Tang suit walked in with his head held high, accompanied by a middle-aged couple. Chao Family Hall.

The old man has bright eyes, meticulously combed hair, high nose and thick eyebrows, and is very energetic; the middle-aged man and the old man have similar faces, wearing glasses, and the lady wears an aqua blue dress and light makeup. Exquisite eyebrows.

The family of three is Chao Yubo, the elder brother of the Chao family, who was born in the same year, month and day. Li Yubo’s parents and grandfather are Mr. Li Li Qingyun, Li Yubo’s father Li Zheng is the top leader of the Forestry Bureau, and Mrs. Li Zheng’s surname is Luo. Luo Zhuxiang, engaged in business.

"Mr. Li, you are here, my old man has been talking about it for a long time."

"Zheng brother/Zheng brother, Xiang sister/Xiang sister, you are here just in time, hurry up Help us entertain the guests."

Chao Yi and Chao Er couple greeted each other. Li Zheng and Chao Er Ye were the same year and were close to the three brothers of the Chao family. Chao Yi and Chao Er couple saw that they were good brothers and couple. It's not polite to grab a young man to help share the worries.

"I'm a guest today, okay? How can a guest have to run errands for the host." Li Zheng complained, but he didn't stop. He and his wife accompanied the old man to say hello to the longevity star.

Mr. Li smiled deeply, his face glowing red, and he strode along the red carpet in the middle of the hall towards tonight's birthday girl.

Mr. Chao’s villa is extremely wide. The first floor is specially designed for the owner to hold various banquets. It can accommodate more than a hundred tables. The load-bearing wall pillars are packed into cylinders, turning on the banquet mode, and the lights are bright. .

There is a red carpet in the middle of the hall, about three meters wide. There are free activity areas on both sides of the door near the door. There are tables with red wine, snacks and fruits for the guests to relax before the banquet. Make friends and talk.

There is a certain distance between the free zone activities and the banquet area. There is a huge screen on the wall at the end of the red carpet. There is a host table in the middle of the red carpet not far in front of the screen. It is the birthday girl and the host table tonight. Where the hosts sit, Mr. Chao and Mrs. Chao wear bright red retro Tang suits and sit at the table to receive blessings. Behind them is the master's seat with tea on the table. The nanny and the waiter are responsible for making tea.

Mr. and Mrs. Chao San and his wife stood beside the old man and his wife. Whenever a guest congratulated the old man, Miss Chao Er served tea while Mr. and Mrs. Chao San arranged for the guests to sit down.

"Lao Chao, brother, I wish you this day every year." Mr. Li walked across the red carpet, bent down and held the birthday boy's hand, smiling widely, with crow's feet at the corners of his eyes.

"Brother, thank you very much. I haven't had a drink with you for a long time. Please don't run away early tonight. Let's have a good drink together." Mr. Chao smiled heartily. Even if we are in the capital, each of us has his own unique situation. It was rare for old friends like them to get together during work.

　“No, I don’t dare to drink. If I drink with you again, our gambling brothers will have to worry about us again.”

“It’s disappointing, no, no Come drink with me, and I won't bother to care about you. Just sit wherever you can."Mr. Chao pretended to be angry with a sullen face.

Mr. Li really didn't want to talk nonsense about the birthday girl, and talked to Mrs. Chao with a smile. Li Zheng hurriedly gave the birthday gift, and the three of them received the fragrant tea. Mr. Li He went to sit next to Li Yuanchao and others, while Li Zheng and his wife went to help the host entertain the guests.

There are many Li surnames in the capital, and there are just as many Li surnames who are officials in the same dynasty. Li Qingyun and the Chao family are family friends. In the Li Yuan Dynasty, Mr. Li and the Chao family were related by marriage. The two Mr. Li lived together and it was not easy to address them, so everyone called Li Qingyun "Lao Qing." In the case of Li Yuan Dynasty, he needed to avoid taboos due to his position, so everyone called him Mr. Li.

Li Qingyun sat at the same table with Mr. Li, as well as Mr. Zhou, Mr. Ye, Mr. Xiao, Mr. Huang and others, so everyone called him "Mr. Qing".

There are prominent figures in the Chao family, such as Li Laoqing, Zhou Lao, Yang Lao, etc., and other ministers and others are a little inferior, and they are more frugal and restrained.

All the elders gather together happily. , very happy.

At the door, guests jumped like fish.

“Mr. Wu is here. "The waiters received an invitation. Since the guests were very important, out of etiquette, they reminded the host by roll call.

Sure enough, they came!

Chao Shengguo Chao Sheng'an looked at each other and looked at the door with his wife.

In order to prevent the cold wind from blowing into the hall, a bead curtain was hung on the door. Chao Yi and his wife were on the right side of the door, and Chao Er and his wife were on the left.

As the bead curtain swayed, an old man came with a middle-aged man and a beautiful woman. The old man looked to be in his sixties, his hair was black and shiny, and there were signs of those in power between his eyebrows. Imposing; the middle-aged man is tall and cold, while the woman is about 20 years old, wearing an off-shoulder red fishtail dress, eyebrows and eyes, and holding a wallet-shaped handbag.

"Welcome Mr. Wu! "

Chao Shengguo and Chao Sheng'an bowed slightly and respectfully. Although Mr. Wu has retired for many years, his influence is particularly strong.

Mr. Wu smiled and held the two Chao brothers in his hands. Hand: "I am just an ordinary retired old man now, here to enjoy Mr. Chao's happiness, you don't need to entertain me specially. "

" Mr. Wu's arrival has made the house shine. Mr. Wu invites you here. "Uncle Chao greeted the distinguished guest, personally stepped forward to help Mr. Wu, and accompanied the old man to meet his father.

Mrs. Chao Er recognized the young woman brought by Mr. Wu and pretended not to know her at this time. He politely said "please" and watched the middle-aged and young women meet their old man.

Mr. Wu was supported by Uncle Chao. Le Jiaqi could no longer hold Mr. Wu's arm, and she also lost her backbone. Nervous, his smile was a little stiff, his legs were stiff, and his walking posture was stiff.

Mr. Wu was helped by Chao Yi to walk.As soon as he came to the main table in the hall, Mr. Li and others stood up to greet him.

In front of everyone, Le Jiaqi, who had never seen such a big battle before, felt frightened, her back felt cold, and her arms had goosebumps.

Mr. Chao also stood up to greet him and shook hands with Mr. Wu. Mr. Wu took Mr. Chao's hand and said, "Mr. Chao, I'm here to ask for a drink. You are the birthday girl. Please sit down."

Mr. Chao was not polite and sat down upright.

It was the master’s birthday and there were many guests. Mr. Wu only said a few auspicious words, presented one of his calligraphy and paintings as a birthday gift, and accepted the tea from Mrs. Chao San.

"Go and get to know the young people." He told the middle-aged and young women beside him, and followed Mr. Chao's invitation to sit with Mr. Li and others.

Le Jiaqi responded stiffly, and walked with the middle-aged man to the crowd of people chatting freely to get to know the powerful people.

With Mr. Li and others helping Mr. Wu, Chao Yi returned to the door and received several groups of guests. The mayor of Beijing, Wang Lingyun and his wife, who were also top leaders in the city, arrived with him.

Mayor Wang not only brought his wife to the banquet, but also brought his parents, niece and prospective niece-in-law Zhao Zongze. When he brought the old and young into Chao's house, Chao Yi and Chao Er saw Wang Shi The eldest niece's boyfriend has a deep look in his eyes. Is the Wang family going too far? They bring in people who don't even have a horoscope to take a seat?

The three men of the Chao family had a premonition that if there were distinguished guests at the dinner, there would inevitably be some bitches coming to cause trouble. When they saw Mr. Wu bringing the Le family girl, they did not make any move, and then saw the Wang family bringing the girl. She was a bitch and felt very unhappy. It was understandable that Mayor Wang would bring his parents and niece. After all, they were the Wang family, but what was the point of bringing his niece's boyfriend? The Chao family and the Wang family are not that close yet, so they brought irrelevant people to occupy seats and grab connections. Wasn't this intentional to cause trouble to the Chao family and use the Chao family as a stepping stone?

The Chao brothers looked at their niece holding hands with the young man with unhappy eyes. Wang Lingyun also noticed it and apologized embarrassedly: "Secretary Chao, Director Chao, I'm sorry, my niece is not sensible, so why? Please forgive me."

Mr. Wang and Mrs. Wang's heart skipped a beat, and her face could not help but heat up. Secretary Chao only invited his eldest son and his wife. They insisted on coming. It was not very polite, but Because he loved his granddaughter so much, he wanted to build more connections for his granddaughter and grandson-in-law, so he brought people to the Chao family and wanted to take the opportunity to show his face, but he did not consider the attitude of the Chao family. The Chao family is a well-established local meritorious family. How could I hide it from the Chao family?

Zhao Zongze covered Wang Yuxuan’s hand holding his arm. He was excited about meeting many powerful people. When he heard Mayor Wang’s words, he knew that it was Wang Qianjin who brought him here. It is an ignorant behavior, like being showered with cold water, making your body and mind feel cold.

The face of Wang Yuxuan, who looked dignified, suddenly changed. Her uncle said she didn’tsensible? What's wrong with her bringing her boyfriend to the party? She was dissatisfied and did not dare to show it. Her parents were not qualified to attend celebrity banquets. In the past, Yanxing could go to various banquets at any time. Now she only has the chance to join the upper-class banquets with her uncle and grandma, even if her uncle said it was hers. Wrong, she can only live with it.

"Mayor Wang, let me first accuse you of offending you. There are extremely important guests present at my father's birthday banquet. I also ask Mayor Wang to restrain his niece, one or two, and Qian. Don't rush into my father's distinguished guests." If the Wang family didn't bring irrelevant people, Chao Shengguo would naturally give him face. Because he would feel uncomfortable if he brought someone irrelevant, he naturally couldn't feel aggrieved himself. He had to make the person involved feel aggrieved as well, so A word of caution without giving face.

Mr. Wang and Mrs. Wang’s faces turned hot. They heard that the Chao family was very dissatisfied with their granddaughter and her boyfriend to gain connections. This was a warning to them. Everything should be done in moderation and don't go too far.

"Thank you, Secretary Chao, for reminding me. I will take good care of my little niece and not cause trouble to everyone." Wang Lingyun was keenly aware of Secretary Chao's hidden meaning, guessed that there were very special guests at the dinner, and was very grateful. His reminder.

There were many people looking over, and it was inconvenient for him to stay at the door for a long time, taking his wife and parents to meet the birthday boy. Mrs. Wang also put away the various strategies she had thought of long ago, took her husband's arm, and said: A noble old lady.

Zhao Zongze held Wang Yuxuan’s arm and followed Mayor Wang and his wife. Because of the owner’s warning, he tried not to look sideways. Wang Yuxuan did not dare to show the slightest emotion.

Mayor Wang saw Mr. Wu and Mr. Li, and understood what Secretary Chao meant by the distinguished guests. He knew what he meant. He accompanied his parents to congratulate Mr. Chao on his birthday, and took the tea from Miss Chao Er. He greeted everyone on Mr. Li's side from a distance and took his parents to the other side to prevent his niece and her boyfriend from bumping into the distinguished guests of the Chao family.

The old man and his wife of the Chao family, Mr. and Mrs. Chao Sanye never asked who the young man brought by Mayor Wang was. Mrs. Wang was also embarrassed to stand up for her prospective grandson-in-law and sell her granddaughter's boyfriend to others.

Mayor Wang was afraid that his niece would run around and cause trouble, so no one was allowed to run around after sitting down. There were six people in their family, occupying most of the table.

Mr. Wang Wang Guohong used to be in a high position and had many connections. Mayor Wang also had connections. Many people recognized Mr. Wang and Mayor Wang and took the initiative to say hello to Mr. Wang and Mayor Wang. .

Soon, one of Mr. Chao’s friends, Liu Zhifu’s family from the Liu family, arrived. Liu Zhifu was Liu Xiangyang’s grandfather. The old man was three years older than Mr. Chao, and most of his hair had turned white with time.

Mr. Liu was born in the military. Due to injuries and physical effects, he retired at the rank of major general. He has three sons, the eldest son Zhengying, the second son Zhengxiong, and the third son Zhengyi.

Ryu Zhengyi is currently in a certain episode in BeijingThe top leader of the regiment's station, Liu Zhengxiong, served in a large military region in the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, Liu Zhengying, his wife and Liu Zhengyi accompanied him to the banquet.

Liu Zhengying’s wife, Zhou Jing, is of the same clan as Chao’s second wife, Zhou Ran, and is a vocational lecturer.

The men of the Liu family are all tall and tall, Liu Zhengying is elegant, Liu Zhengyi is brave, Liu Xiangyang is sunny and handsome, the old man has returned to his old age, but still has a majestic spirit. The only woman is an educator and a role model for others. A model, the whole family enters the hall and shines brightly.

At the Chao family banquet, the guests were either rich or noble. Le Jiaqi felt out of place and very restrained. She found a place to sit down and did not dare to walk around, lest she be laughed at.

When she saw Mr. Liu, Leda’s daughter’s eyebrows lit up and she instantly became energetic.

Liu Xiangyang supported his grandfather with his coat on his arm. Mr. Liu and Mr. Chao hadn’t seen each other for a long time. They held hands and couldn’t bear to leave. They cared about each other and asked about their welfare. After that, Mr. Chao led them to their seats.

The time is getting closer to seven o'clock, and everyone is looking forward to when the Chao family brother will show up.

Chao Yubo and his convoy drove non-stop. It was already 6:40 when they arrived outside Chao Erye's villa, and the convoy stopped behind a long train.

Professor Wan Qi and his wife were waiting for Professor Fu and Professor Zhai, while classmates Chen and Cai followed the professors and took the lead, while the other students paused for a moment.

The three professors walked outside the hall before taking off their coats. Uncle Hu, the housekeeper of Chao Er's family, was waiting outside, took the coats of the three professors, and sent them to the private cloakroom for storage.

Uncle Hu personally explained to the waiters how to communicate, so announcements came one after another into the hall:

"Professor Wan Qi and his wife have arrived."

"Professor Zhai has arrived with his students."

"Professor Fu has arrived with his students."

The three-way report made Mr. Chao very happy: "Ouch, old man Those two guys, Zhai Lao Fu, are finally willing to let their beloved disciple show up."

"Old Fu and Lao Zhai were probably afraid that their disciple's limelight would be stolen by Professor Wan Qi's primary school students, so he hurriedly Show off." Li Qingyun also felt happy. The three major professors were one of the doctors in charge of Brother Bo of the Chao family. He was good with the Chao family, so naturally they became friends.

"That makes sense." Mr. Chao knew who Professor Wan Qi's primary school student was, and agreed with his old friend. He heard that Xiao Lele was famous and had the power to overwhelm all living beings in Qingda University Medical School. Professor Fu and Professor Zhai If the disciples are not allowed to show their faces, when Xiao Lele grows up, he will probably steal the limelight.

Li Qingyun recognized Professor Wan Qi, but some of the other guests did not. They all looked towards the door and soon saw a couple. The two old men were walking towards each other carrying a young man. .

In the couple, the lady is noble and gentle, the man has a scholarly look, and the other two groups, the older ones, have rigorous looks and handsome young men, but one of them is a bit short. If it were taller, it would be perfect. .

Everyone in the Chao family became more and more excited. Professor Wanqi had arrived, and Xiaobo and Xiao Lele should be back soon.

Professor Wan Qi had a few words with Chao Yi and Chao Er. When they saw many looks coming towards them, the three professors kept their smiles unchanged and strode forward. Professor Fu smiled as he walked: "Sorry, Sorry to bother you, please feel free to do so."

As disciples of the ancient martial arts family, the three professors have a straight face even in front of the leader, and have the integrity and pride that an out-of-this-world family should have; Mrs. Wang often attends It was too difficult for anyone to oppress her with his eyes at a blockbuster banquet.

All the guests were among the most distinguished and distinguished people in the capital. Most of them recognized Mrs. Wang and smiled.

The three professors first wished Mr. Chao a happy birthday. Chen Shuyuan, a talented scholar, also sent a congratulatory message to the birthday boy and presented a box of health pills prepared by the two of them.

"Good children are all young and promising heroes." Mr. Chao was very happy to see his grandson's best friend.

After receiving the gifts, Chao Sanye and his wife sent the guests to the distinguished guest seat closest to the main table. The three professors had worked hard for the only male child of the Chao family, so of course they were the guests of the Chao family. Classmate Chen and his classmates went to sit in the seats prepared for young people.

Seeing that it was approaching seven o'clock soon, the guests secretly speculated why the Chao family brother had not shown up for so long. They heard a surprised shout from outside: "Old man and old lady, Brother Bo." Bring the little princess back!"