The scale of the birthday banquet was far less than Tang Lin imagined. There was only a small hall. There were about 10 tables in the hall, with 8 to 10 people at each table. The main table was at the front. There were 8 people on the main table, including a complexion. The old man was not very good. Tang Lin suddenly had a feeling that Director Shen had no background. One looked at his old man and the other looked at the guests present.
The guests at table 3 were relatives, and the guests at table 6 were colleagues, classmates, and friends. As for the identities of the people at the main table, Tang Lin, who was the leader of the inspection bureau, had no idea.
Because he and Tan Dong were directly taken to a table in the corner by a middle-aged man with medium height and dark skin. There was no seat for them originally, but fortunately the table was big enough and allowed two additional dining seats. They set up camp here. The banquet had already started when they entered, and Tang Lin could see clearly that as soon as Jiang Shuiqing came out to greet them, Tan Dong gave him two red envelopes.
They are all colleagues at this table, but Tang Lin doesn't know who they are. Anyway, they all seem to be older than him, but they should all be average.
The banquet process was not as rigorous and grand as Tang Lin imagined, and there was no host. Only a leader stood up and said a few words, and then Shen Xiangguo, who was short and slightly chubby, added a few words, and everyone began to eat formally.
During the dinner, Jiang Shuiqing was not very enthusiastic, but she was okay with Tan Dong. She was lukewarm to him and would never take the initiative to talk to him anyway.
At this time, Tang Lin was repressed, passive and embarrassed, because he had never been the type to take the initiative to find faults and flatter others, so if he talked too much, he would be wrong, so he just kept his head down and ate his food.
Not speaking, at least there is another advantage, that is, it will make others think that this person is honest. With this impression, Tang Lin was content. He originally wanted to see the big scene, but in the end, there was nothing to see.
But despite this, he didn't even have the chance to go to the main table to say hello to Director Shen, because he really didn't matter and no one would care. However, when Jiang Shuiqing went to toast halfway, he directed Director Shen to look this way.
This is the gap between the capital and the local areas. No matter how ambitious or background-less the officials in the capital are, they will always be taller than the local officials. Tan Dong did not go over to propose a toast, but just stood here and raised his glass and said hello. .It’s not that he didn’t want to go, but Jiang Shuiqing didn’t take him there, or that his level and background were not up to the level of going to the main table today.
The birthday banquet ended quietly. Tang Lin didn't drink, while Tan Dong and Jiang Shuiqing drank a little, just three ounces of wine, just for fun.
Tang Lin paid special attention to the liquor on the table. The 42-degree Luzhou Laojiao wine cost about fifty or sixty yuan a bottle. The beer was from Yanjing exclusively supplied by the hotel. Only the main table had red wine. The other nine tables were from Luzhou Laojiao. Yanjing plus Sprite.
When the two of them walked out of Dongpo Restaurant and took a taxi outside, Tan Dong suddenly asked, "Tang Lin, how do you feel?" Tang Lin lowered his head and looked at his feet. To be honest, the two of them were in high spirits when they came, but now But he lost his temper.
"Damn it, Jiang Shuiqing is not interesting enough. He only wanted to collect red envelopes for Lao Shen and didn't even bring me over for a toast. Last year, when his daughter was one month old, I also received 3,000 red envelopes!" Tan Dong vented before Tang Lin could answer. It was over anyway, so it was okay for him to vent to Tang Lin. What was important was that he felt that what he had done was a bit embarrassing. Not only did he lose face, but Tang Lin was also despised by others.
Who would have thought that Tang Lin, who came to Beijing for the first time, was relatively calm, "They are officials from the capital and we are soldiers from other provinces. Team Tan, why should we care about them!"
Tan Dong was stunned for a moment, then reached out and patted Tang Lin on the shoulder, "Tang Lin, to be honest, I'm optimistic about you, really. You work hard in Jiujing City, and once you're done, I'll help you in front of you, don't be such a fucking coward!"
I, Lao Tan, have been a coward for 20 years!"
Tang Lin turned to look at him and grinned, "Haha, Captain Tan, aren't you still thinking about the daughter of the former city leader's family? By the way, what happened to her in the end? Has that leader been promoted?"
Tan Dong's expression became even more lonely, "She later married the son of the Provincial Department of Finance's family, and her father is now the top leader of the Provincial Construction Committee. Alas, Tang Lin, can I not think about it? The past is too painful to look back on. But in fact, it's all about myself.
Take comfort in it, because although my daughter liked me at the time, my father never looked at me in the eye, and even if he agreed at that time, the chance of success in the end was less than 1%!"
"Stop talking, the car is here, let's go back!" After saying that, Tan Dong stopped the car and got in first...
The raising and lowering time of the flag in Dong'anmen Square is determined based on the sunrise and sunset times in Jiujing City. The specific time is specially calculated by an astronomer surnamed Lin from the Jiujing Observatory.
In the morning, when the upper edge of the sun is equal to the horizon seen at Dong'anmen Square, it is the time to raise the flag. At the same time, the raising and lowering times of the flag are also different depending on the date. From January 11 to June 6 every year, the flag raising time is from 7:36 in the morning.
The minutes gradually advance to 4:36 a.m., advancing by about 1 minute on average every day.
Tang Lin got up very early and planned the transportation route the night before, so he arrived at least half an hour early. The sun hadn't risen yet, but Dong'anmen Square, the largest in the world, was already crowded with people who came from all over the country to watch the flag-raising.
He is by no means the only tourist.
He stood facing the central axis of the Dong'anmen Gate Tower, raised his head, held his chest out and put his legs together, then gave a standard and neat military salute, tears welling up in his eyes!
This has been his wish for many years. This is a sacred moment that a soldier must experience in his life. The national flag guard has not yet come out, but many people have already begun to crowd around to take pictures and make noise.
However, Tang Lin couldn't see or feel any of this at all. At this moment, there was nothing in his heart except an empty flagpole 32.6 meters high.
But at this time, there was a woman standing in front of him. She was wearing a European and American-style black wide-brimmed long windbreaker. Her long hair was tied up casually. She had one hand on her waist and a cigarette in the other. Her pair below looked a little familiar.
black nude boots.
Originally, he would never pay attention to any woman at this time, but this woman smoked very fiercely, smoking one cigarette after another. It seemed that she was not here to watch the flag-raising but to smoke. Tang Lin happened to be standing downwind, so he was attracted by her.
The smoke was so strong that Tang Lin endured it for a long time, and finally decided to leave and change places. However, at this time, the smoking woman suddenly turned her head back. Then she walked over with a strange look on her face.
Not to mention putting on makeup, Peng Ning reluctantly washed her face with water, leaving her bare face, but her watery eyes made her even more aggrieved and pitiful, even though she was still indifferent and disgusted with Tang Lin.
"Hey, you stinky policeman, you're actually following me!"