Beijing is a real city of wealthy families.
The Chao family has produced a total of 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 not famous among the powerful people in Kyoto, but it is real.
Powerful person.
The Chao family has always been low-key. Even the old man and his wife did not hold a grand banquet on their 60th birthday. The third generation eldest granddaughter did not have a big banquet when she got married and her granddaughter was pregnant. This year, when the old man celebrated his 70th birthday, he finally sent out a rare invitation.
There are many wealthy families in the capital, and there are countless banquets, so it is normal to receive invitations. And when some families received invitations from the three brothers of the Chao family to celebrate their father's birthday, they immediately thought about it.
We also attach great importance to it.
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 brothers of the Chao family organized a birthday banquet for their father at Mr. Chao's villa. It was considered a family banquet. The guests were all close relatives and close friends. Some of the others were business partners or work colleagues. It was all because of this.
Due to work reasons, I have to ask for help due to personal relationships.
The three brothers of the Chao family did not have time to take care of the banquet, so 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, and 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 and his family, and Mrs. Yang's wife Yu Ji.
He passed away due to illness two years ago, so only Mr. Yang and his descendants celebrated their birthdays; Chao Er's in-laws, Zhou You, Mr. Zhou and his wife and juniors; Chao San's parents-in-law.
Mrs. Chao San's wife Li Qingwan, her father Li Yuanchao held real power and was very popular. Mr. Li and his wife Cheng Yian only had one daughter, Li Qingwan. Therefore, Mrs. Chao San's son Chao Yubo was also the only incest in the Li family. Mr. and Mrs. Li were as precious as treasures.
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 the four generations of the Zhang family lived together. The old man of the Zhang family is still alive, so the four generations of the whole family came to the Chao family together.
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In addition, Mrs. Chao’s eldest brother 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 eldest brother Chao Xingqiang, second sister Chao Xingyun, and
Chao Xingzhong, the representative of the Chao family, arrived in the morning to congratulate him on his birthday.
Mr. Chao and Mrs. Chao had gone to their second son's villa yesterday to recharge their batteries, and in the middle of the afternoon they had made preparations for a happy gathering with relatives and friends of the same age. In front of the in-laws, the older generation who had not seen each other for a long time gathered together and had endless things to say.
, the middle-aged generation also has endless things to talk about, while the young generation find someone to talk to and happily complain to each other.
The lively chat among the old and young was still lingering at six o'clock in the evening. As the guests had already arrived one after another, they went downstairs to the banquet hall on the first floor. The in-laws also helped greet the guests.
Mr. Chao Erye allocated 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 invited by the Chao family at the banquet included a small number of old family friends. Some were educators and geologists invited by Mr. Chao, representing scholars; some were senior cadre colleagues invited by Chao Yi and Chao San, representing state cadres; some were invited by Chao Yi and Chao San.
He is Chao Er's business friend and partner, representing the rich. A birthday banquet brings together the powerful, rich, and scholars, and almost includes most of the famous 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 since Mr. Chao was in the Ministry of State.
As one of the ministries, the Minister of Education naturally cannot favor one over the other. He sends invitations to all the ministers one by one. There are more than 20 ministries in each department, and there are more than 40 ministers and deputy ministers alone. Each family brings a wife or a person.
Children are usually a family of three, and 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.
Each group of guests was warmly welcomed by the hosts. The guests congratulated Mr. Chao. The nannies and waiters served tea and escorted the guests to the reserved tables. Afterwards, the guests sat drinking tea and chatting, or greeted people they knew, or asked for help.
Get to know new rich and powerful people.
Regardless of whether they have official positions or not, whether they are multi-millionaires or billionaires, 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 graceful, the rich ladies are all ladies, and the young and old all maintain good demeanor.
Cultivate yourself to avoid being rude in front of others.
At 6:30, the passenger flow reached its peak, and there was a long queue of cars in front of the villa. Guests arrived in twos and threes and in small groups.
The guests came one after another, and it was 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 in every aspect. None of the guests felt that they were being neglected or looked down upon.
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All the 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 into the Chao family hall accompanied by a middle-aged couple.
The old man has bright eyes, meticulously combed hair, a 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 aqua blue dress, light makeup, and delicate eyebrows.
The family of three is Chao Yubo's brother, Chao Yubo, 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, who is engaged in business.
"Mr. Li, you are finally here. My old man has been talking about this for a long time."
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"Brother Zheng/Brother Zheng, Sister Xiang/Sister Xiang, you are here just in time. Please help us entertain the guests."
Mr. and Mrs. Chao Yi and Mr. and Mrs. Chao met each other. Li Zheng was the same age as Mr. Chao and was close to the three brothers of the Chao family. When Mr. and Mrs. Chao Yi and Chao Er saw their good brothers, they were not polite and grabbed the young men to share their 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, his wife and the old man went to say hello to the longevity star first.
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 boy.
Chao Erye's villa is extremely wide. The first floor is specially used for the owner to hold various banquets. It can hold more than a hundred tables and seats. The load-bearing wall pillars are packed into cylinders, turning on the banquet mode, and the lights are brilliant.
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, with tables for red wine, snacks and fruits, allowing guests to make friends and chat before the banquet.
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 from the screen. This is where the birthday girl and the hosts will sit tonight. Mr. Chao
Old lady He Chao wore a bright red retro Tang suit and sat at the table to receive blessings. Behind her was the host's seat, with tea on the table. The nanny and the waiter were 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 leave early tonight. Let's have a good drink together." Mr. Chao smiled heartily. Even though they are both in the capital, they have their own jobs, so old friends like them are rare.
Get together.
"No, I don't dare to drink. If I drink with you again, our two brothers will have to worry about us again."
"It's disappointing. If you don't want to drink with me, 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 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 took the tea. Mr. Li went to sit next to Li Yuanchao and others, and Li Zheng and his wife went to help the host entertain them.
Guest.
There are many people with the surname Li in the capital, and there are just as many people with the surname Li who were officials in the same dynasty. Li Qingyun and the Chao family are family friends. In the Li Yuan Dynasty, Mr. Li and the Mr. Chao family were related by marriage. The two Mr. Lis got together and it was not easy to call them, so everyone called them Li Qingyun.
As Qing Lao, Li Yuanchao needed to avoid taboos due to his position, so everyone called him Li Lao.
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".
In the Chao family, Li Laoqing, Zhou Lao, Yang Lao and other prominent figures were present. Other ministers and others were a little inferior and became more frugal and self-restrained.
All the elders gathered together happily.
At the door, guests rushed in like fish.
"Mr. Wu is here." The waiter received an invitation. Since the guests were very popular, out of etiquette, they specially reminded the host by roll call.
Sure enough, it’s here!
Chao Shengguo and Chao Sheng'an looked at each other and looked at the door with their wives.
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 arrived with a middle-aged man and a beautiful woman. The old man looked to be in his sixties, with shiny black hair, and the aura of a superior between his brows; the middle-aged man was tall and cold,
The lady is in her twenties, wearing an off-shoulder red fishtail dress, her eyebrows are trimmed, and she is 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 still there.
Mr. Wu smiled and held the hands of the two Chao brothers: "I am just an ordinary retired old man now, here to enjoy Mr. Chao's happiness, you don't need to entertain me specially."
"The arrival of Mr. Wu will make the Pengshe shine. Mr. Wu, please come here." Uncle Chao greeted the distinguished guest, personally stepped forward to support 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 him at this time. She politely said "please" and watched the middle-aged and young woman meet their old man.
Mr. Wu was being supported by Uncle Chao. Le Jiaqi could no longer hold Mr. Wu's arms and had lost his backbone. He was nervous, his smile was a little stiff, his legs were stiff, and his walking posture was stiff.
Mr. Wu was supported by Chao Yi and walked towards the main table in the hall. As soon as he came, Mr. Li and others stood up to greet him.
In front of everyone, Le Jiaqi, who had never seen such a large formation, 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 boy. Please sit down."
Mr. Chao was not polite and sat down uprightly.
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.
"You 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 more guests. The mayor of Beijing, Wang Lingyun and his wife, who were also top leaders in the city, arrived.
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 entered Chao's house with the old and the young, Chao Yizhao and his wife saw Mayor Wang's niece's boyfriend, their eyes deep.
You, have the Wang family gone too far, bringing in people who haven’t even changed their horoscopes to take a seat?
The three handsome men of the Chao family had already 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 daughter of the Le family, they did not make any move. When they saw the bitches brought by the Wang family, they felt very unhappy.
It’s understandable that Mayor Wang would bring his parents and niece. After all, they are the Wang family, but what’s the point of bringing his niece’s boyfriend? The Chao family and the Wang family are not that close yet, so bringing irrelevant people to occupy seats and grab connections?
Didn't you intentionally 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, please forgive me."
Mr. Wang and Mrs. Wang's heart skipped a beat, and their faces grew hot. Secretary Chao only invited his eldest son and his wife. They insisted on coming. It was not very polite, but because they loved their granddaughter so much, they wanted to give her and her son-in-law more money.
I made connections and brought people to the Chao family, hoping to take the opportunity to show their faces, but they did not consider the attitude of the Chao family. The Chao family is a well-established local meritorious family. How can they hide their thoughts from the Chao family?
Zhao Zongze covered the hand of Wang Yuxuan who was holding his arm with his hand. He was excited about meeting many powerful people. When he heard Mayor Wang's words, he knew that it was Wang Qianjin's foolish behavior to bring him here.
Showering cold water on your head makes your body and mind feel cold.
The face of Wang Yuxuan, who looked dignified, suddenly changed. Her uncle said she was ignorant? What was wrong with her bringing her boyfriend to the banquet? She felt dissatisfied and did not dare to show it. Her parents were not qualified to attend celebrity banquets. In the past, Yan Xing,
She can go to various banquets at any time. Now she can only have a chance to join the upper-class banquets with her uncle and grandma. Even if her uncle says it is her fault, she will have to live with it.
"Mayor Wang, I'd like to make an apology first. If I want to offend you, there are very important guests present at my father's birthday banquet. I also ask Mayor Wang to restrain my niece and not to bump into my father's guests."
If the Wang family didn't bring anyone irrelevant, Chao Shengguo would naturally give him face. Because he would feel uncomfortable if he brought someone irrelevant, he couldn't feel aggrieved himself. He had to make the person involved feel aggrieved as well, so he didn't give face a reminder.
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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 that everything should be done in moderation and not to go too far.<
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"Thank you very much, Secretary Chao, for reminding me. I will take good care of my little niece so as not to 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 for his reminder.
Many people came over to see him. It was inconvenient for him to stay at the door for a long time and go with his wife and parents to meet the birthday girl. Mrs. Wang also put away all the strategies she had planned for a long time, took her husband's arm and acted like a noble old lady.<
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Zhao Zongze held Wang Yuxuan's arm and followed behind Mayor Wang and his wife. Because of the warning from his master, 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 as distinguished guests. He knew what he meant. He accompanied his parents to congratulate Mr. Chao on his birthday, took the tea from Miss Chao, and greeted Mr. Li from afar.
, take your parents to the other side to prevent your niece and her boyfriend from bumping into the distinguished guests of the Chao family.
Mr. and Mrs. Chao and Mr. and Mrs. Chao 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 promote her granddaughter's boyfriend.
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 is Liu Xiangyang's grandfather. The old man is three years older than Mr. Chao, and most of his hair has turned white with time.
Mr. Liu was born in the army. 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.
Liu Zhengyi is now the top leader of a group army station in central Beijing, and Liu Zhengxiong serves in a military region in the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, Liu Zhengying, his wife and Liu Zhengyi were accompanied 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 is still old, and he still has a majestic air. The only woman is an educator, a role model for others, and the whole family can enter the hall.
, radiant.
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 part. They cared about each other and asked about their welfare. After that, Mr. Chao introduced them to their seats.
The time is getting closer and 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 Fu, while Professor Zhai, classmate Chen and classmate Cai followed the professors and took the first step, 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 told the waiters how to communicate, so the announcements came into the hall one after another:
"Professor Wanqi and his wife are here."
"Professor Zhai arrived with his students."
"Professor Fu arrived with his students."
The three-way report made Mr. Chao very happy: "Oh, those two guys, Lao Zhai and Lao Fu, are finally willing to let their beloved disciples come out."
"Old Fu and Lao Zhai are probably afraid that their disciples' limelight will be stolen by Professor Wan Qi's primary school students, so they quickly put on a show." Li Qingyun was also happy. The three major professors were one of the attending doctors of Bo Ge'er of the Chao family back then.
, he and the Chao family are good, so they naturally became friends.
"That makes sense." Mr. Chao knew who Professor Wan Qi's primary school students were and agreed with his old friend's words. He heard that Xiao Lele was famous and had the power to overwhelm all living beings in Qingdao Medical Department. Professor Fu and Professor Zhai would not let their disciples show their faces until Xiao Lele
As Lele grows older, I'm afraid she will 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 the young men are handsome, but one of them is a bit short. If it were taller, it would be perfect.
Everyone in the Chao family is getting more and more excited. Professor Wan Qi has 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 to bother you, feel free to do it."<
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As disciples of the ancient martial arts family, the three professors have a straight face even in front of the leader. They have the integrity and pride that an otherworldly family should have. Mrs. Wang often attends heavyweight banquets. It is too difficult for anyone to oppress her with their eyes.
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, and Chen Shuyuan, a talented scholar, also sent a 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 friends.
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. Of course, they were the guests of the Chao family. Chen and his classmates went to prepare for the young man.
Sit on the seat.
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 when they heard a surprised shout from outside: "Old man and madam, Brother Bo is back with the little princess!"<
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