Charlene took the painting and unfolded it, only to see several hibiscus flowers painted on it, and a poem by the Song Dynasty poet Fang Yue was inscribed in the upper left corner, and the title of the poem was "Hibiscus Flower":

"The green clothes and the face of the water hibiscus are not the same as the good name.

A square is in the early sun, and a thousand branches should be sent last year.

Don't be shocked to add new purple to the dew, and wait for the slight frost to be light red.

But the laughing peony is still vulgar, but it will be drunk with the spring breeze. ”

Below the poem is an inscription by Huang Jianxiang, indicating that the painting was "made for Miss Charlene's twentieth birthday".

When Liao Meiru saw this exquisite painting, especially the inscription "Made for Miss Charlene's Twentieth Birthday", she was very satisfied and said to Lu Wuya: "Director Lu, thank you for your trouble!

Xia Lin also showed a happy expression on her face, and she couldn't stop thanking Lu Wuya.

After arriving at the scheduled family kitchen, Shi Yong and Sunan both stood at the door to greet them. Liao Meiru was in a good mood at this time, and shook hands with them with a smile on her face, while Tang Xin introduced their names and positions on the side.

Sunan's brother-in-law arranged the private room according to his instructions: strings of colorful balloons hung in the air, and on the wall facing the door, a banner was hung, which read "Happy birthday to Miss Charlene and eternal youth", and a large cluster of flowers was placed on the dining table, and the whole box was filled with a festive atmosphere.

Charlene has never been so respected, and she has never had a decent birthday, let alone such a grand and lively birthday celebration.

So when she saw the banner with her name on the wall, balloons and flowers all over the room, she blushed with excitement and tears of happiness rolled in her eyes......

Liao Meiru said, "Why is it so grand? Xiao Tang, it's too much, it's too much!" However, there was a smile of joy and satisfaction on her face.

Tang Xin hurriedly said: "Auntie, this is all arranged by Director Su and Director Shi. ”

Liao Meiru nodded and said, "Director Su, Director Shi, thank you." ”

Sunan and Shi Yong smiled and said a few words modestly, and then invited their mother and daughter to take a seat and instructed the waiter to serve the food.

In order to satisfy Liao Meiru and Xia Lin, Sunan ordered all the expensive specialties of this restaurant, with a total of ten dishes, including "sea cucumber stewed hooves", "** deep-sea abalone", "milk soup pot fish", "roasted three fresh" and so on.

Because it was noon, everyone didn't drink alcohol, and the atmosphere was very good.

During this period, Sunan and Shi Yong each took out a beautifully packaged gift box, handed it to Charlene, and said a lot of blessings.

Liao Meiru was afraid that what they gave her daughter was a particularly valuable gift, so she smiled and said to Sunan and Shi Yong: "Director Su and Director Shi, I thank you for giving Linlin a birthday gift." However, you should know the temper and character of my old Xia, if you give you a particularly valuable gift, he will definitely be angry and will definitely return it to you. ”

Sunan hurriedly said: "Sister Liao, what we send is a birthday gift with commemorative significance, and it is not expensive, you can rest assured." ”

Tang Xin said with a smile: "Auntie, I have seen the gifts of Director Su and Director Shi, and they are indeed all souvenirs." Director Su gave a string of yellow beeswax beads, which can bring wealth and blessings to Linlin, and Director Shi gave a jade Buddha pendant. As the saying goes, 'men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha', and girls with jade Buddha can drive away evil spirits and avoid evil, and bless them with good luck, wealth and peace. Both of these souvenirs have allegorical and symbolic meanings, and they are the most suitable for Linlin as a birthday gift. ”

Sunan and Shi Yong listened to him talking, and Liao Meiru nodded frequently, and she was even more grateful and admired him in her heart......

When the banquet was about to end, Liao Meiru suddenly looked at Shi Yong and the others and said, "Director Shi, Director Su, Director Lu, we have a family banquet in the evening, which is also to celebrate Linlin's birthday." I want to invite the three of you and Don Jr. to my house for a gathering in the evening, I wonder if the three of you are willing to enjoy the light?"

As soon as these words came out, Shi Yong and the other three showed a look of surprise on their faces at the same time, and they almost responded in unison: "Okay, good, thank you Sister Liao for your kind invitation!"

Tang Xin asked a little worriedly: "Auntie, where is Uncle Xia-"

Liao Meiru knew what he was going to say, and said quickly: "Xiao Tang, are you worried that your Uncle Xia will not welcome Director Su, right? Don't worry, Director Su, Director Shi, and Director Lu are the guests I invited, and your Uncle Xia will not say anything." In addition, Director Su once helped Linlin, and I wanted to invite him to dinner for a long time; Director Lu is a middle-level cadre of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, and your Uncle Xia has just arrived at the Commission for Discipline Inspection, and he must also want to know the basic situation of the Commission for Discipline Inspection.

When Shi Yong and the other three heard her words, they were even happier in their hearts, and they all raised their drink glasses and stood up, and happily toasted Liao Meiru separately......

Liao Meiru was really right: when Sunan, Shi Yong, and Lu Wuya walked into Xia's house together under the guidance of Tang Xin, although Xia Guowei was a little surprised, he did not show an angry or dissatisfied expression, but politely let them into the living room to sit down, and accompanied them to drink tea and chat.

Because it was evening, Liao Meiru opened two bottles of red wine during the meal, and Xia Guowei also made an exception to serve wine glasses and exchanged a few glasses of wine with Shi Yong and others.

During the banquet, Xia Guowei intentionally or unintentionally asked about the personal situation of Shi Yong and Lu Wuya, and in the Q&A exchange with them, he carefully observed the manners, speech and demeanor of the two people, and felt very satisfied with them in his heart......

Just as Shi Yong and Lu Wuya hoped, this dinner at the Xia family decided or changed their fate.

Two days later, Shi Yong first called Tang Xin to report the good news: The Party Committee of the Hengjiang City Public Security Bureau had listed him as a candidate for secretary of the Party Committee and director of the Jiangdu District Bureau, and recommended him to the Provincial Public Security Department and the Hengjiang City Party Committee, and the organization department had already gone to the District Bureau to inspect him......

Two days later, Lu Wuya also called Tang Xin to report the good news: After being nominated by Secretary Xia and the Standing Committee of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision decided to appoint Lu Wuya as the director of the first review and investigation room......

On the second day after Shi Yong was recommended for nomination, Li Xin, deputy director of the Guyuan Street Office, went through the formalities of release on bail pending trial for Zhu Xiaolong in accordance with his instructions, and released him directly from the office......

At this time, Ai Lizhen's solo exhibition was also coming to an end: in half a month, she sold more than 100 paintings, many of which were her studies many years ago, and they were sold for a high price of more than 30,000 yuan.

Because there were no paintings to sell, Alizhen decided to end the exhibition early. Before that, she calculated the account: a total of 113 paintings were sold in this exhibition, with an average price of about 40,000 yuan per painting and a cumulative income of more than 450 yuan......