Walking into the courtyard of the Lin family's mansion, she saw her mother and her father, also dressed in costumes, chatting and laughing with several distinguished guests and friends of the Lin family in the front yard of the Lin family villa, holding Cao Mo's arms with a sweet look on their faces.
Cheng Xi, who was holding his arm, shouted in shock.
He was so shocked that he forgot to pull Cao Mo away secretly.
Lin Yunshan is a senior executive of Xinlian Bank. His son is getting married and she works at Xinlian Bank. Her family's status in Xinhai is not very low, so whether it was invited by the Lin family or her parents took the initiative to ask for a piece of advice after they found out about it.
Attending a wedding is a normal thing.
The problem is that her mother never mentioned this matter at home.
Cheng Xi didn't like to bring her mother's social interactions into relationships with her classmates and colleagues. She had never mentioned attending the wedding at home, but she soon wanted to understand why her mother also
Didn't you mention this?
Do you want to treat someone else's wedding scene as her husband-selection blind date?
Shocked, Cheng Xi held Cao Mo's arm tighter.
To be shocked, of course it was Cheng Zhengjie, and Yang Lifang was even more shocked. Yang Lifang opened her mouth as if she had been struck by lightning, and she didn't know what to say for a long time.
What is the occasion today?
Most of the senior executives of Xinhai United Bank and the colleagues Cheng Xi interacts with at work will attend today's wedding. If the relationship between the two had not been stable, how could they attend such an occasion arm in arm?
After spending thousands of days guarding against thieves, how could she have imagined that the thief would have already stolen her daughter?
"Lao Cheng, my head is a little dizzy, are my eyes blurry?" Yang Lifang grabbed her husband Cheng Zhengjie's arm, and felt her heart beating suddenly. She was a little breathless, and she didn't want to admit what she saw in front of her.
"This is Mr. Yang, Mr. Cheng, your daughter. She is so beautiful. Mr. Yang just said that your daughter has no friends. Who is this?" Someone nearby noticed something unusual here and looked over in confusion and asked.
"Cao Mo, my nephew..." Cheng Zhengjie was also shocked. Although he was not unable to accept the facts before him, he had to take care of his wife's mood. He could only deal with other people's questions with a smile, and quickly helped his wife to the
He sat down at the stone table and winked at Cao Mo and Cheng Xi to walk over.
Zhou Shan, the groom Lin Fang, the bridesmaids, and the groomsmen were also very surprised when they saw this scene. They were all a little confused about what was going on, but they had a lot to socialize with, and there were also some traditional ceremonies to be performed, so they hurriedly called out
Say hello and rush to the living room to meet the groom's parents.
"Uncle Cheng, Aunt Yang..."
Cheng Xi didn't want to talk to her mother, but Cao Mo knew that this test would pass sooner or later, so he took Cheng Xi's hand and walked over and shouted.
"You kid, why didn't you tell me when you came back to China?" Cheng Zhengjie waved his fist to express his strong dissatisfaction.
"I just returned home this morning. I originally planned to treat Uncle Cheng and Aunt Yang to dinner in the evening. Unexpectedly, right after we got off the plane, Cheng Xi said that she was inviting dinner to her classmate's wedding, so she came over first." Cao Mo didn't want to irritate his future mother-in-law.
He replied with a very honest attitude.
Yang Lifang was so filled with hatred that she turned away, neither looking at Cao Mo nor her daughter Cheng Xi. She even felt that her husband Cheng Zhengjie was also disgusting, thinking that if he had always been involved with the Cao family, where would he be today?
thing?
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The front and back yards of the Lin family's mansion add up to three to four hundred square meters. It would be considered a mansion in Xinhai, but it is not comparable to a real manor abroad. It is not comparable to a manor-level villa in China.
There were many guests and friends invited to the Lin family mansion in the afternoon. Yang Lifang had to go out in anger at this time, otherwise she would have to avoid socializing with others.
At this time, a middle-aged man came out of the villa building and saw Yang Lifang, Cheng Zhengjie and others sitting in the corner of the yard. He came over without knowing the situation and said hello happily:
"Mr. Yang, Director Cheng, why are you hiding here? Cheng Xi asked your parents to arrest you here, and I said why didn't you see anyone?"
Yang Lifang was extremely unhappy, but she was a person with a good face. Seeing that the visitor was a senior executive of Xinlian Bank, she responded with a forced smile and asked: "We are hiding here for peace and quiet, why didn't Minister Zhou play cards?"
"My skills as a three-legged cat will not be lost in showing my eyes - Lao Yu, Lao Xie, they are too big, I am not on the same level as them," the middle-aged man saw Cheng Xi still holding Cao Mo's hand
Yang Lifang looked at Cao Mo curiously and asked Cheng Xi, "Who is this young man? Why don't you introduce him to me?"
"Minister Zhou, Cao Mo is my boyfriend," Cheng Xi introduced Cao Mo to the middle-aged man in a graceful manner, "This is Minister Zhou Bin of our Xinlian Bank Interbank Department..."
"The young man looks very talented," the middle-aged man stretched out his hand to shake Cao Mo's hand, looked at him curiously, and then talked to Yang Lifang, "Since when did Cheng Xi become friends? She is in the head office.
There's not even a hint of news - I had dinner with Mr. Yang last time, but I didn't listen to what you said. I was still thinking of introducing some young talents to her today. Some of the best men for Xiao Lin today,
They're all pretty good. I just helped Cheng Xi find out which of them didn't have a partner, but I didn't expect that Cheng Xi kept silent and found such an outstanding one..."
"What's so good about him? He's just good-looking." No matter how unhappy Yang Lifang felt, she could only admit it first and said with a forced smile, "He is the son of a mature friend. The two of them secretly talked about being friends. Before
They didn’t even tell us…”
"Mr. Yang, you are very demanding, but your daughter is so beautiful and she is a top student at Xinhai University, so she should be more demanding," Zhou Bin laughed. He had no other place to go at the moment, just in Shijiazhuang.
He sat down at the table to talk to Yang Lifang and Cheng Zhengjie, and asked about Cao Mo's origins, "Where does the young man work?"
Yang Lifang cut off the conversation and said: "Investing in Africa..."
Cao Mo was sure that Yang Lifang didn't know anything about him. Yang Lifang was obviously unwilling to admit in front of outsiders that her daughter had a boyfriend who hadn't graduated from high school. At this time, even if she wanted to pretend to be fat, she still had to say that he was investing overseas. No.
It will be said that he works overseas.
Well, no matter what, this is a good start after all. At least Yang Lifang did not overturn the table and "sever the relationship between mother and daughter" with Cheng Xi.
"Oh, what investments are you making in Africa? Our shares of Xinlian Bank
Dongfang Unit, Dongsheng, and Taihua all have large investments in Africa!" Zhou Bin asked with great interest.
"I mainly invest in minerals, food, motorcycles, cement, electric power and energy in West Africa. Basically, I will try to do whatever is needed there. A small effort will not make a big difference..." Cao Mo was both honest and honest.
Said with a bit of humility.
"Young people nowadays are really amazing. They dare to go to Africa to make a living at such a young age..." Zhou Bin also believed it and said to Yang Lifang with emotion.
With the identities of Cheng Zhengjie and Yang Lifang, he thought that Cheng Zhengjie’s friends, especially his daughter, were planning to get married, so they were well-known families in Xinhai. Cao Mo looked younger, but his family used some funds to make them
He learned to invest, or his family already had investments in Africa, which Zhou Bin thought was normal.
However, Yang Lifang was worried that Cao Mo's bullshit had been blown. Seeing that Zhou Bin was chatting happily, she quickly stood up and separated the topic and said: "President Lin is marrying his daughter-in-law, and there will be a traditional ceremony at home today - let's go in and have a look."
Cheng Zhengjie and Zhou Bin walked in front, while Yang Lifang fell behind and said to Cao Mo in a low voice: "Take it easy, don't tell lies - forget it, you can find a place to stay by yourselves, don't go in with us."
"Okay." Cao Mo smiled bitterly, thinking that he was already humble enough.
Yang Lifang didn't worry about anything else. She was obviously worried that he would spill the beans after entering the house and make a fool of himself. Cao Mo had nothing to argue with at this time, so he just wanted to stay in the courtyard with Cheng Xi honestly - he and Cheng Xi
The most difficult level is almost over.
Watching her parents and Zhou Bin walking towards the villa, Cheng Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief, clutching her chest and said, "I was scared to death. I thought my mother was going to sever the mother-daughter relationship with me.
Woolen cloth……"
"It's okay. The worst case scenario is that you lied to your mother and said you were pregnant with our Cao family's child. It's already done. Are you still afraid of your mother?" Cao Mo said with a smile.
"Tch, my mother is not stupid, you are pregnant." Cheng Xi glanced at Cao Mo and scolded with a smile.
"Why don't you come over? Cheng Xi, aren't you the bridesmaid for Zhou Shan today?" Only then did Zhou Bin notice Cheng Xi. Cao Mo didn't follow him, but turned around and stood on the steps waiting for them to go in together.
Cao Mo and Cheng Xi could only follow them towards the villa building; Yang Lifang stood aside and winked frequently, asking Cao Mo to go in without saying anything.
The living room is very spacious. At this time, the bride and groom have changed into traditional wedding clothes. The groom's parents have also sat in the center of the living room and are about to drink tea and give money for the correction. Many relatives and friends of the Lin family are gathered around to watch the fun; there are also several
The senior executives of Xinlian Bank were also standing in the living room. Zhou Bin introduced Cao Mo to them enthusiastically:
"Cheng Xi's boyfriend Cao Mo is very promising and is investing in Africa - Zhou Shan married Lin Fang today, and Cheng Xi has a boyfriend again. How many boys in our head office must be heartbroken today? Haha...
"
For Cheng Xi's work, Yang Lifang and Cheng Zhengjie have met most of the senior executives of Xinlian Bank, and have a closer relationship with Zhou Bin and Cheng Xi's direct boss, Chen Tianxin of the International Department.
The more Zhou Bin enthusiastically recommended Cao Mo to his colleagues, the more Yang Lifang regretted that she had spoken too loudly just now. She watched with concern as Cao Mo, led by Zhou Bin, greeted the senior officials of Xinlian Bank one by one, fearing that he would say anything
The words were lost.
"Zhou Shan, didn't you just say that Cheng Xi's boyfriend is an ordinary employee of Dongsheng Overseas Department? He didn't even graduate from high school. How come within two hours, he turned around and became an overseas investor? How awesome is that?
Is it too much?"
Even though some people thought that Cao Mo was telling lies at a young age, they would not point it out, but there were also people who did not show any mercy.
Cao Mo looked over in shock and saw a young man about thirty years old pretending to talk to Zhou Shan, but in fact he was sarcastic and sarcastic towards him with great disdain. His voice was deliberately loud: "Yes, you don't need to guess to know that he is pursuing success."
The hopeless lost one.
There are several suitors for Cheng Xi in the head office, and Tian Minghua is one of them.
Although Tian Minghua did not attend the wedding at the bride's house at noon, he expected that Cheng Xi, who was the bridesmaid, would accompany Zhou Shan to the Lin family mansion. At the same time, in order to get close to the senior management of the head office, he rushed to the Lin family mansion in the afternoon to join in the fun.
He had just seen Cheng Xi walking into the yard holding the hand of a young man, and he was filled with jealousy. Of course, he asked Zhou Shan to find out the details of this guy who wanted to steal love.
Yu Jing said that Cao Mo was developing very well in Africa, but Zhou Shan didn't believe it at all. She thought that Cao Mo was just an ordinary employee of Dongsheng Overseas Department who hadn't graduated from high school yet. Today, she and other classmates secretly joined Cheng Cheng.
Hope feels worthless.
Tian Minghua asked her privately, and she told her what she thought was the "truth" - of course, she also kindly concealed the fact that Cao Mo had injured someone and was detained by the police and almost sentenced. All their classmates knew these things -
- How could she have thought that Tian Minghua would not be able to suppress the jealousy in his heart, and would actually stand up and slap Cao Mo in the face at this time, exposing Cao Mo's "cowardice"?
The scene was very embarrassing, and Zhou Shan was also embarrassed. Of course she would not admit that she had said these words, and she denied it in a low voice: "Manager Tian, what are you talking nonsense about? How could I tell you this?"
In fact, when several senior executives of Xinlian Bank, including Lin Yunshan, the father of the groom Lin Fang, heard Zhou Bin introduce Cao Mo to be an excellent investor in Africa, few of them took it seriously; when Tian Minghua was trying to disrupt things at this time, few people took him seriously.
What's the matter, just think that they are young people who are jealous, even if they brag a little bit, what does it mean?
However, Yang Lifang cared about this, and her face suddenly became ugly.
The groom's groomsmen were chatting about various topics at noon, but Cao Mo couldn't pick up the conversation. He felt a little uncomfortable and looked down on Cao Mo.
In the past, no one would deliberately target Cao Mo in order to show their self-cultivation. Now, when they saw someone tearing their faces and stabbing Cao Mo for bragging, they didn't mind beating up the drowned dog, so they all laughed meaningfully.
Tian Minghua, who was so jealous when he saw someone helping him, became even more "crazy". He did not directly target Cao Mo, but retorted to Zhou Shan seriously: "Obviously it was you who said it - by the way, the boss of Dongsheng is not following
Mr. Li and the others are playing cards next door. Can you tell us if we ask? In case Cheng Xi is deceived by someone who doesn’t know his origins!”
Zhou Shan was almost going crazy and wanted to slap herself twice.
Seeing that Cheng Xi and her mother were about to faint from anger, Cao Mo looked at Zhou Shan and the groom Lin Fang, and asked with a smile: "Who is playing cards next door in Dongsheng? If they are the boss of the group, I should know them all."
——I am now an employee of Dongsheng Overseas Department, but I am also doing some private investment outside. There is no contradiction in this.
Yes, Dongsheng’s top management knows it.”
Cao Mo spoke calmly and calmly even when doing private work, which made everyone slightly startled.
The groom, Lin Fang, still felt that Cao Mo was talking big words, but as the head of the house, he didn't want anyone to be embarrassed by today's occasion. He smiled awkwardly and said: "The chairman of Dongsheng is also a shareholder of Xinlian Bank.
The president of Dongsheng Overseas Department is playing cards in the small hall over there - they don't need to be lively when playing cards, I'll see if I can arrange for you to sit at a table tonight."
The groom's words still gave Cao Mo room to go down the steps.
"Oh, Shen Ji and our Mr. Ding, who am I to say? You scared me," Cao Mo patted his forehead. He wanted to make trouble for Cheng Xi's mother today, so he took out his cell phone and dialed Shen Ji's number. The phone call said, "Shen Ji, come out and support me quickly, I'm almost blown away!"
"Ah?" Shen Ji opened the door of the west living room with a confused look on his face. He stood at the door and looked at Cao Mo. He held up his mobile phone and asked in surprise, "Why are you here? You didn't say you have any wedding banquet on the first day after returning home." Come on, do you know the groom, Lin Fang?"
"I just got off the plane and heard that Cheng Xi said that her classmate and colleague was getting married today, so she came over to have a meal with her. Who is Mr. Ding playing cards with in there?" Cao Mo looked into the west living room and happened to see Ding Zhaoqiang looking over. Inside, Dong Chengpeng was also there. He waved his hand as a greeting and first introduced Cheng Xi’s parents to Shen Ji...
Shen Ji walked out and shook hands with Cheng Zhengjie and Yang Lifang, and he didn't forget to ask Cao Mo: "What did you brag about just now, and you want me to come out and support you? You don't want to get a loan from Xinlian Bank, do you? Their chairman Yu Yiming, President Li Xiaodong are all inside, let’s go in and get to know each other?”
Ding Zhaoqiang accepted the invitation to attend the wedding banquet. His attendance in the evening would be a great honor to the Lin family. In the afternoon, he invited Dong Chengpeng and Shen Ji to accompany the two top executives of Xinlian to play cards. It was obvious that they had other purposes; maybe this afternoon's card game, It was Ding Zhaoqiang who deliberately arranged it to solve the loan problem.
He had to go in to say hello, but Cao Mo didn't want to go in too hastily, so he stood in the living room and said to Shen Ji, "I was chatting with Minister Zhou and the others, saying that I was living in Dongsheng, but Minister Zhou and the others didn't believe it. , I can only pull you out to prove it?"
Cao Mo didn't even catch the kid who provoked him, but just jokingly brought the topic to Zhou Bin and others.
"Where can you just make a living?" Shen Ji saw that Cao Mo was not in a hurry to go in and meet Yu Yiming and Li Xiaodong from Xinlian. Although he was not very familiar with Zhou Bin, Chen Tianxin and others, he knew them all, so he smiled and said Zhou Bin said, "Cao Mozhen has been cheating and drinking in our Dongsheng for several years, and now he can't be driven away no matter what..."
The ministers at the Xinlian Head Office all thought highly of themselves, but they didn't think they were much higher than Shen Ji. Seeing Shen Ji chatting and laughing with Cao Mo, they didn't think Cao Mo had conquered the world by himself, but they also secretly guessed about Cao Mo's family background. Maybe not weaker than the Ding family - this is the same as Zhou Bin's original guess.
No one would point out the embarrassing scene just now, but some people couldn't help but glance at Tian Minghua; Tian Minghua's face was red, and he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. The best men and the bride Zhou Shan also looked surprised. They were completely I didn't expect that what Yu Jing said was true.
Yang Lifang had seen Lu Jianchao meet Cao Mo, and she had also seen Shen Ji and Cao Mo go to the Golf Stadium together. Although she thought it was because of Chen Rong, Shen Ji and Cao Mo were closer. , but as long as you don’t lose face today and don’t make a big embarrassment, you can talk about anything.
The emcee who presided over the ceremony thought that the episode was over. He cleared his throat to greet the bride and the groom continued with the ceremony. At this time, he saw Ding Zhaoqiang walking out of the west small hall and said to Cao Mo: "Cao Mo, come here, I'll Let me introduce you to Chairman Yu Yiming and President Li Xiaodong of Xinlian..."
The jaws of Zhou Bin, Chen Tianxin, Lin Yunshan and others dropped to the floor.
They all know in their hearts that Dongsheng Real Estate's current capital chain is very tight, and they usually keep a low profile. However, the Ding family, with assets of around 10 billion, is considered a giant in Xinhai, and its status is not comparable to theirs - —Not to mention that Dongsheng Group still holds more than 1% of the shares of Xinlian Bank, but it just does not meet the standard for director nomination rights.
Cao Mo waved hello through the door just now. They only had a close relationship with the Ding family, so they were more casual. However, they never expected that Ding Zhaoqiang would come out in person at this moment and say that he wanted to introduce Cao Mo to their chairman and industry leaders. Long acquaintance.
Cao Mo smiled slightly and did not rush in with Ding Zhaoqiang. Instead, he first introduced Cheng Xi and her parents beside him, and said: "...We will see the groom first, and the bride will drink the tea, and then go in to meet Director Yu and President Li later. "
Ding Zhaoqiang also knew what Cao Mo meant. Cao Mo's status was equal to that of Yu Yiming and Li Xiaodong, and even if it was slightly lower, there was no reason to leave his prospective father-in-law and mother-in-law aside and go alone to socialize.
"Ah, I heard Shen Ji mention it. Cao Mo and Cheng Xi are really talented and beautiful..." Ding Zhaoqiang greeted Cheng Zhengjie and Yang Lifang. He didn't remember Cheng Zhengjie at all. Yang Lifang and Chen Rong were very close. He didn't remember ever meeting Yang Lifang, but he just exchanged polite greetings.
At this moment, Dong Chengpeng accompanied Yu Yiming and Li Xiaodong came out.
Yu Yiming is the chairman of Xinlian Bank, and his Xicheng Group is also the largest shareholder of Xinlian Bank. However, the characteristics and regulatory requirements of domestic private joint-stock commercial banks determine that even if Xicheng Group is the largest shareholder, it may directly Or indirect shareholding is only about 12%.
Yu Yiming's net worth is richer than that of the Ding family and even Qian Wenhan, but it is also limited.
Li Xiaodong's status in Xinlian Bank is similar to that of Zhou Shenhe in Xinhai Gold. He holds very few personal shares, but he has made great contributions to the development of Xinlian Bank today. All shareholders, large and small, and the management of Xinlian Bank trust him. No one can shake his position.
Before Ding Zhaoqiang came out to say hello, he briefly introduced Cao Mo's situation to Yu Yiming and Li Xiaodong.
Apart from other things, it was impossible for the upper echelons of the entire Xinhai financial circle not to pay attention to Xinhai Gold Industry and Qian Wenhan's investment in Yibogu Mining. They immediately knew exactly what level Cao Mo's status and identity should be classified into.
They were playing cards. It was normal for Ding Zhaoqiang to invite Cao Mo in to introduce them. Ding Zhaoqiang and Cao Mo were delayed in the living room outside. It was normal for them to put down their cards and come out to say hello and get acquainted.
However, when others saw Yu Yiming and Li Xiaodong come out, and under the introduction of Dong Chengpeng, they reached out to Cao Mo enthusiastically and called "Mr. Cao". This moment was not normal...