The other parties were three men, the second son of the Jin family, Jin Youbai, the third son, Jin Yusong, and the eldest grandson, Jin Weixin.

The Jin family also saw Shui Qingzhang and Li Yuanlang. They were old acquaintances, so they still had to observe the proper etiquette.

The two sides shook hands, exchanged greetings, and exchanged New Year greetings.

Shui Qingzhang also politely asked Jin Youbai, "How is the old man's health?"

"Thank you, Deputy Secretary Shui, for your concern. My father is doing well."

After all, Shui Qingzhang was also Jin Weixin's superior and elder. When he shook hands with Shui Qingzhang, Shui Qingzhang held his right hand and he held both hands to show respect.

But when shaking hands with Li Yuanlang, it became one-handed.

It's normal. In terms of official position, he is taller than Li Yuanlang, and in terms of age, he is also older than Li Yuanlang.

"Yuen Long, you defeated Lei Zhen this time and took away nearly half of the Standing Committee members of Dai Ding County. You are really capable. You have contributed a lot to eliminating harm to the people."

Jin Weixin's words sounded very harsh, not like a compliment at all, but mostly derogatory.

Li Yuanlang didn't give him face, and responded calmly: "Don't reach out, otherwise you will be caught. They are using their power to break the law and commit crimes. If it were you, Minister Jin, I believe you would do the same."

"Haha." Jin Weixin smiled on the surface, but there was a trace of unhappiness hidden in his smile. He was smiling but not smiling.

Jin Yousong pointed at Li Yuanlang from the side and said: "Weixin is no longer the organization director of Guangnan City. When he is mentioned as deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, it is more accurate for you to call him deputy secretary Jin."

"Really?" Li Yuanlang raised his eyebrows and said, "Then I want to congratulate you, Minister Jin."

The words "Minister Kim" are very important.

Because Li Yuanlang did not change his name, the scene was slightly awkward for a while.

Just as the Jin family's invitations were being inspected, they walked into the courtyard first.

"Jin Weixin took over Chang Dongfang's original position, and the old Jin family took advantage of any loopholes. Jin Weixin suddenly changed and became the third person in Guangnan City. Mayor Lu Weixian is also a person favored by the Jin family. Chang Dongfang will be uncomfortable in the future.

Already."

This is what Li Yuanlang communicated with Shui Qingzhang in a low voice.

Shui Qingzhang responded: "That's not necessarily true. Dongfang works steadily and balances the relationship between him and the second and third leaders. He should be able to do it with ease. Do you see that the Jin family let Jin Weixin take this position to prepare for Chang Dongfang's replacement in the future?

.”

"Yes." Li Yuanlang nodded slightly in agreement, "Mr. Jin's plan is to take five steps and one step at a time. He is thinking long-term, but I don't know if it will be as he wishes."

Shui Qingzhang naturally understood what Li Yuanlang was referring to, and whispered: "This term in the East lasts for five years. The Jin family must pray that the old man lives until five years later, so that Jin Weixin's wish can be realized."

Li Yuanlang smiled slightly, "Who can guarantee this kind of thing?"

However, he remembered that Mr. Jin had a special liking for ginseng and other tonics, and he understood why he took so many supplements.

In fact, he just wanted to prolong his life and provide more children of the Jin family with greater benefits or higher positions during his lifetime.

Come to think of it, who isn't?

Doesn’t Mr. Gu also have this idea?

After completing the formalities, the couple walked into the courtyard under the guidance of the service staff.

Yangyuanzhai’s carved beams and painted buildings are antique.

There are reception rooms and banquet halls here.

At the entrance of the banquet hall, Ye Mingming, Jing Jingxian and his wife, Chang Dongfang and his wife, Chang Ming and Ye Wenqi, stood at the door to greet the guests.

Affected by the environment, both Chang Ming and Ye Wenqi wore Chinese dresses.

Ye Wenqi always has short hair. Today is a special day. She wears a wig tied up and looks funny.

From afar, Ye Mingming, his wife, and Chang Dongfang and his wife came forward quickly, shook hands with Shui Qingzhang and exchanged greetings.

We are all officials from Donghe Province. Ye Mingming and Shui Qingzhang are members of the same team. Even Chang Dongfang is also the secretary of the prefecture-level municipal party committee and a high-ranking official.

They are both old colleagues and old friends, so it is inevitable that they have to chat for a while.

On Li Yuanlang's side, he was chatting and laughing with Chang Ming. Ye Wenqi on the side ignored him and said bluntly to Li Yuanlang in front of everyone: "Hey, when I see Sister Qingrou later, don't be too petty. I didn't let you participate in her party."

Don’t blame her for the wedding.”

Li Yuanlang was speechless. Only Ye Wenqi could say such words on such an important occasion.

He smiled bitterly and shook his head, while Chang Ming gently touched his wife's elbow and reminded: "It's not appropriate to mention this now."

"It's up to you to control me." Ye Wenqi rolled her eyes at her husband, but still went her own way, "Hey, do you hear me? If my sister is bullied, I'll take it from you."

It was unreasonable to talk to her, so Li Yuanlang could only say: "Don't worry, I won't be so ignorant and put a damper on your and Chang Ming's big day."

When Li Yuanlang mentioned his sister, he took a look inside, but he didn't find his sister, so he probably hadn't arrived yet.

Afterwards, Li Yuanlang greeted Ye Mingming and Chang Dongfang respectively.

Chang Dongfang was smiling as usual. It was a good thing to marry his nephew's wife and add more people to the Chang family.

Moreover, although Chang Ming was his nephew, he was almost like a son, so he was naturally happy from ear to ear.

Ye Mingming looked at Li Yuanlang with a complicated expression.

How should I put it? Li Yuanlang was a great matchmaker in facilitating his daughter's marriage.

But asking Qin Jing to investigate Gu Chuang's matter for no apparent reason caused a rift between the elder brother and Gu Zhengchuan.

Li Yuanlang was the instigator again.

Moreover, Li Yuanlang is also Ye Qingrou's brother and Gu Zhengchuan's nephew and son-in-law. After all, his identity is a horse and a double straddle, which is really complicated.

After being slightly startled, Ye Mingming shook hands with Li Yuanlang and said, "You are welcome, please sit inside."

I really don’t know what else to say.

The banquet hall is resplendent with flowers and beautiful scenery.

Hanging in the hall is a copy of his calligraphy written by Emperor Gaozong's grandson, which reads, "You hold a spring stone in your heart, and enjoy your happiness in Sangma."

There are only four round tables placed in the entire hall, with eight people sitting on each table.

It seemed that there were only about thirty guests attending the event, which was impressive but not large in scale.

It is probably due to restrictions. It must not be an ordinary big hotel, and there must be strict requirements for guests.

Just think about it, the chair you are sitting on might have been the one that a certain big shot once sat on. This honor cannot be enjoyed by more people.

There are not too many guests present, the order is in order, there is no loud noise, and the voices are very low.

Li Yuanlang saw that in front of each table and seat, there was a name tag with the name printed on it.

He found his name tag near the door.

Shui Qingzhang's position was inside, sitting at the same table as Jin Youbai, Jin Yousong and Jin Weixin.

There were only two people sitting at his table, a man and a woman, and they looked at each other.

With nothing to do, Li Yuanlang took out his cell phone and started playing with it.

At first glance, there was no signal.

He understood that this was also a forbidden area, because his mobile phone had a positioning function, so he didn't want to expose his location.

With no mobile phone to play with and few people he knew, Li Yuanlang was bored. He could only kill time by carefully observing the antique tableware in front of him.

At this moment, I heard voices coming from the door. Because the floor was covered with a thick red carpet, there was no movement at all when walking.

Li Yuanlang looked along the sound and saw Wang Minghong and a plainly dressed middle-aged woman, followed by Ye Qingrou, who was holding Wang Song's arm tightly.

When he looked at her like this, he happened to be eye-to-eye with his sister Ye Qingrou.

When Ye Qingrou saw her brother, she was overjoyed at first, and then lowered her head timidly. She must have felt guilty for not attending her wedding.

Li Yuanlang stood up directly, walked a few steps, and first nodded to Wang Minghong and his wife. Then he came to Ye Qingrou and Wang Song, took out a small wrapped gift from his pocket, and said: "Qingrou, Wang Song, I can't

I'm very sorry to have caught up with your wedding. This is the wedding gift that your sister-in-law and I prepared for you. I wish you love each other, respect each other as guests, all the best, and a happy marriage for a hundred years."

"Brother..." Ye Qingrou's eyes turned red and she almost shed tears.

She only lived in that home in Ganping County for three short years, and her memory is vague or non-existent.

But there was her mother and her half-brother there.

Ye Mingren used despicable means to steal Ye Qingrou away. The strange thing is that at the age of three, she took nothing but family photos.

There is God's will in the dark, maybe this is the factor that God won't let her forget.

Wang Song saw his wife's emotion, and quickly took it with both hands, thanking Li Yuanlang in a low voice: "Brother, we... thank you and sister-in-law."
Chapter completed!