Chen Zikun thought for a while and said, "If I guess correctly, it should be the sponsor of our Jiangdong Provincial Congressman Gong Jiaxiang."

Ruan Mingchuan stretched out his thumb and praised: "I guessed it right, this bank president praised you very much, which shows that my brother is doing well in Jiangbei."

As he was speaking, a middle-aged man wearing a black jacket and glasses came in with his hands behind his back, Ruan Mingchuan immediately stood up and greeted: "I'll introduce him. This is Mr. Shao Piaoping, the president of our newspaper, and this is Chen Zikun and his wife."

The middle-aged man said, "Oh, it turns out it is General Chen. I have heard of his name for a long time but haven't seen him. Today, it's really better to meet him than to meet him. The general is indeed heroic and his wife is as beautiful as a flower. She is really a beautiful couple."

Ruan Mingchuan said: "President, General Chen is here to publish the marriage notice."

Shao Piaoping said, "Oh, I have more congratulations. Xiao Ruan, the advertising fee will be 10% off."

Yao Yilei glanced at Ruan Mingchuan, saying that your president has only such a little bit of courage?

"President, I'll just make arrangements. So, Xiao Wang was looking for you just now." Ruan Mingchuan was a little embarrassed and quickly sent Shao Piaoping away and explained: "President, miser, don't mind, the advertising fee is mine."

...

Ruan Mingchuan did not brag. The Beijing News indeed published the marriage notice between Chen Zikun and Yao Yilei, and it was a genuine edition. This style is the only one in Beijing. As soon as the news was published, there were endless guests in Chen Zikun’s big mansion in Dongwenchang Hutong.

Chen Zikun has not been in the capital for a long time, but he knows a lot of people from all walks of life. The military, police, gangsters who work hard to pick up manure and are all friends in the Liyuan Tour. People in the capital like to join in the fun. When they heard that he was going to have a wedding, they all came. Don’t worry Chen Zikun inside and out, and it’s all right.

The first ones to visit were Baoqing and Xing'er. They had officially gotten married last fall. At that time, Chen Zikun was still working hard in Nantai and had no time to congratulate him. Seeing Xing'er's slightly bulging belly, Chen Zikun joked: "It would be fine if I didn't catch up with your wedding wine. When my godson was born, I would have to come and ask for a glass of wine for anything I said."

Baoqing smiled foolishly and said, Xing'er said generously: "Okay, no matter whether you have a child or a daughter, you will recognize you as your godfather. When you have children in the future, we will have another family of children."

Chen Zikun said: "That's good."

Baoqing said: "The car factory has laid sheep these days. I think you are short of people here. Why don't we come and help greet a guest?"

Chen Zikun naturally said yes. As he was talking, Li Junqing and Zhao Jiayong arrived. Old friends gathered together and talked and laughed. In a short time, Xu Guodong, the captain of the detective brigade of the Beijing Police Department, arrived. This was Chen Zikun's old friend. When he was the director, Chen Zikun was still a coachman. The two had a huge difference in status, but now they have come over. Chen Zikun is already a general on the side of the tiger, and he is still an intermediate police officer. However, in the eyes of Baoqing and others, Xu Guodong is like a god.

After a while, General Wang Geng, deputy director of the Railway Guard Department of the Ministry of Transportation, and his wife Lu Xiaoman visited. The couple are famous golden boys and jade girls in Beijing. As soon as they appeared, Xu Guodong, who had previously been full of vigor and witty words, felt ashamed. Although the detective captain is also the number one figure in society, there is still a lot of gap from the real upper class.

Zhao Jiayong is the policeman, and Wang Geng is the boss of his immediate boss. He can't usually meet such a big shot. Today he met him at Chen Zikun's mansion. He was so excited that he couldn't even say anything. He was stunned for a while before he came forward to salute and introduced himself.

Wang Geng and Chen Zikun are alumni and colleagues, Lu Xiaoman and Yao Yilei are best friends, and Wang Geng's major general in the Railway Guard Office was given to him by Chen Zikun. The relationship between them was extraordinary. In addition to the greetings with everyone with a smile, Wang Geng said: "Brother Kunwu, you are busy on the day of your marriage. Xiaoman and I have discussed it. We will greet the guests for you."

Chen Zikun looked embarrassed and had already agreed to let Baoqing and his wife be the general manager just now, but Wang Geng and his wife's kindness were difficult to refuse. At the critical moment, Baoqing spoke: "It would be best if Mr. Wang helps you greet the guests." As he said that, he winked at Xing'er.

Xing'er understood and said, "Yes, Da Kunzi, the guests in your house are all well-known and need to be greeted by someone of weight. We will just serve you tea and water."

Chen Zikun said: "Baoqing, you got married earlier than me, otherwise it would be a good idea to be my best man. By the way, where is Guo'er?"

Xing'er said, "It's okay if you don't mention him, but I'm so angry when I mention him. This kid doesn't study well, and he doesn't go to college to study, and he doesn't stay at home all day, and there are no people these days."

Wang Geng said: "Brother Kunwu, you lack a male concubine, right? This is easy to deal with. I recommend a few people to you, and it is definitely the best candidate."

Chen Zikun said, "Who is it?"

"Our teacher's son Liang Sicheng, Xu Zhimo... Well, it's probably not appropriate for Zhimo to be divorced. Is it enough for Siyong to join the two male concubines?"

Chen Zikun said: "I came in a hurry and hadn't arrived at the teacher's house yet. Isn't Sicheng going to the United States? Why haven't he set off yet?"

Wang Geng said: "We must go to the United States. The University of Pennsylvania has accepted him, but it should not be a problem to postpone his departure for one month for your wedding. By the way, Sicheng's fiancée Lin Huiyin is also in Beijing. Why not ask her to be a bridesmaid."

Chen Zikun said: "Okay, now we're all."

Yao Yilei rolled her eyelids, and seemed a little unhappy.

They were chatting and laughing here, and Xu Guodong, Zhao family, Li Junqing and others felt embarrassed and simply stood up to say goodbye. However, Wang Geng said, "You sit down, you sit down, my department has business, and you will leave after you say it." Then he patted Chen Zikun's shoulder and squeezed his eyes, and took Lu Xiaoman away.

After Wang Geng and his wife left, Chen Zikun asked Yao Yilei: "Do you know Lin Huiyin?"

Yao Yilei sneered: "Why don't you know her? You men all like her."

"What do you mean is that women don't like her?"

"That's not, but... forget it, you don't understand after saying it, but I'll talk first, so I don't want her to be a bridesmaid."

Chen Zikun naturally did not dare to object: "Duyi, I will call Wang Geng when I turn around and tell him not to mention it to Miss Lin."

...

The wedding date is scheduled to be on the 20th day of the third lunar month, which is the 23rd day of the April 2 of the Gregorian calendar. As Chen Zikun meant, he didn't want to do it with great fanfare, but the Yao family was not happy. He had only one daughter and could not marry in a grand manner.

From Chen Zikun's visit to Beijing to the wedding, there was only about ten days to prepare, which was quite hasty. Fortunately, the service industry in Beijing was developed, and as long as you are willing to spend money, there was nothing that could not be done.

Choose a date, magnify it, double goose and double wine, dates produce osmanthus, everything is done according to the rules of old Beijing, meticulously. Two days before the wedding, Yao Mansion sent a sixty-four-carried dowry to Chen Mansion, a vermilion lacquer box, a water-filled lacquer, a silk, satin, porcelain and tin ware, a vase, a large mirror and other fragile things were invited to carry it away. There were drums and music in front of it, which made the score and made a lot of face.

On the day of the wedding, Chen's houses in Dongwenchang Hutong were crowded with cars and rickshaws lined up. Xu Guodong specially dispatched a team of patrol officers to maintain traffic order. Early in the morning, Chen Zikun rode a tall horse and took a sedan chair to the Yao Mansion on West Chang'an Street to welcome the bride.

The groom is dressed in a standard blue long gown, black satin jacket, woolen hat and golden branches, and red chests on the cross. The bride is wearing a phoenix crown and a red robe. The man rides a horse and a woman sits in a sedan chair, and she is not careless at all. Poor Yao Yilei has always regarded herself as a new and modern person. When she got married, she did not obediently follow her parents' wishes.

After a lot of trouble, I finally picked up the bride from Yao Mansion. The ceremonial guards were walking on Chang'an Street. Because the show was too big, traffic was blocked. In a car on the side of the road, an old man wearing a long robe and a childish face asked in English: "Is this a wedding?"

Xu Zhimo, who was sitting in the front row, replied: "Mr. Tagore, you are right. This is a traditional Chinese wedding ceremony with great ethnic characteristics."

Tagore was very interested: "Can I visit it?"

Xu Zhimo hesitated: "This..."

"Isn't that Chen Zikun? It turns out that he is getting married." Lin Huiyin, who was sitting next to Tagore, staring with big eyes and said in surprise, "I thought he would take a Western-style wedding."

Since he is a familiar person, Mr. Tagore's reluctance is easily satisfied.

I followed the wedding team all the way to Dongwenchang Hutong. It was decorated here with clean land, and the door was hung with red silk and red lanterns. It was full of joy and bustle, with firecrackers exploding and wedding candies flying.

The most eye-catching one is not the bride and groom, but the famous guests, Liang Qichao, Xiong Xiling, Wang Daxie, and Gu Hongming. These celebrities in the political and academic circles are old friends of Chen Zikun. Needless to say, what caused the sensation was the character "囍" written by the handwritten by the Zhiluyu Passenger General Wu Peifu sent his attendant.

While everyone was still immersed in the shock brought by Wu Yushuai, something incredible suddenly happened again, and a person from the Da Nei also came. A representative of the Interior Affairs Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who was wearing the former Qing Dynasty to replenish the throne Emperor Xuantong gave the Blue Leather Guard a yellow jacket to Batulu Chen Zikun.

Wu Yushuai and the emperor both sent people to give gifts. The show was too great. Yan Zhiyong, who represented the Qitianwu Pavilion to have a wedding banquet, couldn't help but praise in the crowd: "You really shouldn't behave like a person. It's only a few years since they've been here."

Someone next to him said, "Brother, this is a bad word. Chen Zikun is handsome and has a strange bones. When I showed him his photos five years ago, I guessed that today is here."

Yan Zhiyong turned his head and looked at it: "Hey, aren't you the Hu Banxian who looked at the photos outside the front door?"
Chapter completed!