The guests are basically there.

At the reception scene, Xie Yuzhi was wearing a crimson cheongsam today, with a little fat, and a high bun, and the whole person looked refreshed and elegant.

She rarely groomed herself.

But at her son's engagement reception, she attaches great importance to it. For the first time in her life, she accepted the services of a makeup artist, and for the first time in her life, she wore a slim cheongsam that she couldn't usually wear out at all.

When Xie Yuzhi walked out of the dressing room, even Guo Yang himself was stunned.

Mother's charm and temperament, her appearance and figure, are actually not inferior to any woman of the same age.

It's just that she has been struggling to survive for life, and she has never had the energy and financial resources to dress herself up so decently.

This made Guo Yang's heart ache secretly.

He vowed that from now on, he would let his mother say goodbye to the hardships of the past and live a comfortable life without food and clothing, so that she could enjoy life and the basic happiness that life has to offer.

Guo Linlin and Yao Zekai stood behind Xie Yuzhi and attended as relatives of the man. On Guo Yang's side, there are also Feng Yuanliang and Feng Qi brothers and sisters.

Xue Chunlan was a little distracted, and kept looking down at her watch.

Zhou Dingnan knew what his wife was waiting for.

Xue Chunlan wanted to use this engagement reception to announce the gesture of the Zhou family to the Meng family. But considering Meng Jianmin's power, she hesitated again and again, and quietly went back to her parents' house the day before yesterday.

Since she took the initiative to break up with her mother's family and marry Zhou Dingnan, the old man of the Xue family was angry and publicly announced that he would sever the father-daughter relationship with her. For more than ten years, the two have not had any contact.

Later, Zhou Dingnan made a fortune and created hundreds of millions of industries, and Bluestar Group also occupied a place among private enterprises in the province.

This attracted the attention of the Xue family.

The old man's attitude is still very resolute, he doesn't admit that he saw the wrong person at the beginning, and he doesn't admit that Zhou Dingnan's achievements are anything great today. In fact, a businessman, in the old man's heart, is nothing at all.

But many of the second and third generations of the Xue family have begun to secretly repair relations with Xue Chunlan, at least expressing their desire to repair the relationship.

After all, the wealth of the Zhou family is also a big help for the Xue family.

The old man definitely doesn't need it. But the descendants of the Xue family need wealth as a help, especially now that it is the era of market economy, the energy of wealth should not be underestimated, there is a consortium standing behind the Xue family, there must be only benefits and no harms.

Xue Chunlan went back to her parents' house to ask to see the old man, but the old man closed the door and disappeared. The old man even sent someone to spread the word, saying very indifferently: as long as he is alive, he will resolutely not allow Xue Chunlan to enter the door of the Xue family.

But in fact, this is an empty sentence, which at most shows that there is a certain kind of stubbornness and arrogance and stubbornness in the old man's heart, which has no substantive meaning. For example, now, Xue Chunlan was sitting in the living room of the Xue family at that time, and the old man was just hiding in the study and not seeing her, which is not counting entering the door of the Xue family?

And further along, every year on the old man's birthday, Xue Chunlan will quietly come back and give away two boxes of Moutai that the old man likes. Although the old man yelled to throw it out, didn't he end up in his wine storage cabinet?

Xue Chunlan had no choice but to make a phone call to her second brother Xue Guangyao, Xue Guangyao had a meeting with her a few years ago, and he was the closest to her in the current Xue family.

Xue Guangyao is the chief of staff of a major general of a field army stationed in this province.

Xue Guangyao promised to take time to attend Zhou Bing and Guo Yang's engagement reception, but said that he would ask the old man for his opinion in advance.

Whether Xue Guangyao could come or not, Xue Chunlan was not sure.

But if Xue Guangyao can come, he can represent the Xue family, and the Meng family will not dare to act rashly.

Xue Chunlan wants to protect her family.

This is the first time she has begged her mother's family.

Seeing that the guests had arrived, the master of ceremonies repeatedly asked if the ceremony had begun, Xue Chunlan frowned and hesitated.

Guo Yang and Zhou Bing, who were welcoming guests outside the door, were preparing to return, and Shen Xiaoman appeared in Guo Yang's field of vision in formal clothes.

Shen Xiaoman's appearance can only be said to be average, but her temperament is enough to make her stand out from the crowd.

Shen Xiaoman Yingying came over, Guo Yang smiled and introduced to Zhou Bing: "Xiaoice, this is Senior Sister Shen, do you remember?"

Guo Yang naturally mentioned Shen Xiaoman to Zhou Bing.

Zhou Bing's eyes lit up, he took two steps forward, and smiled: "Senior Sister Shen, I'm Zhou Bing, do you remember me?

Shen Xiaoman remembers Guo Yang, which does not mean that she still remembers Zhou Bing.

None of that matters, though.

Zhou Bing is not only her younger sister, but also the young master of the Blue Star Group, and the fiancée of her boss Guo Yang. Which of these three identities is worthy of her attention.

She came to participate in Guo Yang's engagement opportunity, in addition to Guo Yang's secret arrangement, she also had the intention of taking this opportunity to make friends with famous business celebrities in the city, after all, she will manage Ai Bing Group in the future, and it is indispensable to deal with these people, and there will be business contacts.

"Mr. Zhou is so beautiful, and his family background is good, Guo Dong is really blessed!" Shen Xiaoman smiled and took Zhou Bing's hand, and suddenly leaned into Zhou Bing's ear and said softly: "Senior sister, today, Senior Brother Guo will give you a surprise!"

Zhou Bing was stunned, but Shen Xiaoman chuckled lightly and walked into the venue quickly.

At this moment, a green military off-road vehicle sped up.

A young major officer with two bars and one star quickly jumped out of the co-pilot's seat, respectfully opened the door behind the car, and a dignified-looking general, tall and wearing a brand-new neat woolen military uniform slowly stepped out of the car.

Guo Yang's eyes froze.

He immediately realized that this should be Xue Chunlan's second brother in the army, Major General Xue Guangyao, the chief of staff of a field army stationed near City D!

The chief of staff of a corps-level unit is a cadre at the deputy corps level, and the chief of staff can be a colonel or a major general, depending entirely on the situation of the unit itself and the incumbent himself.

Important field troops, such as Xue Guangyao's ace army, all cadres at the deputy army level are major generals. In ordinary military-level units, many of the deputy military positions are colonels, and they are different.

Xue Guangyao was just promoted to major general last year, and he is one of the youngest major generals in the military region system, and it can be said that he has a bright future.

The status of a general in the army can be imagined. Even if it's placed in place, it's important.

If it weren't for the fact that Xue Guangyao's visit was a completely personal matter and he didn't make a noise, otherwise Secretary Jiang and the new Mayor Ma of this city would probably have to come forward to accompany him.

Xue Guangyao temporarily decided to attend the engagement ceremony of his sister Xue Chunlan's daughter.

He talked to the old man on the phone yesterday, although the old man's attitude was still resolutely opposed, but knowing his father, Xue Guangyao realized from the old man's slightly emotional and old tone that he missed his daughter that he was unwilling to expose.

It's just that Xue Chunlan broke off contact with her mother's family for Zhou Dingnan and eloped, which directly angered the supreme dignity of the Xue family, so that the old man still can't soften his attitude.

But as the old man got older, the little indifference in his heart became more and more relaxed.

Of course, for Xue Guangyao, what prompted him to make this trip was not only the blood and family factors of his family, but also the wealth and status of the Zhou family.

To put it bluntly and too hurtful, if Zhou Dingnan is still a penniless ordinary person, even if the old man's attitude softens slightly, Xue Guangyao may not give his sister this face.

This society and the world are so realistic.

This reality is even more pronounced in large families.

For example, the Guo family in Xiangyang Village rejected Guo Yang's mother and son, the grievances and hatred between Xie Yuzhi and Guo Yang's father back then were not the key at all, the key factor was that in the hearts of the Guo family, Guo Yang's mother and son were poor, and accepting their mother and son was equivalent to adding some kind of burden to the Guo family, who would have nothing to do?

Of course, no one will admit this.

The world will always make some self-anesthetized and high-sounding excuses for vulgarity and reality. However, the old saying that no one asks about the poor on the street, and that the rich have distant relatives in the deep mountains, has also been tested by thousands of years of historical reality.

After getting the news, Xue Chunlan and Zhou Dingnan hurried out.

Xue Guangyao strode over: "Little sister, this is my brother-in-law, right?!"

In fact, Zhou Dingnan is a frequent visitor to the news media in this province, and Xue Guangyao has long had a lot of understanding in private. But on the bright side, this is indeed the first time Xue Guangyao has seen Zhou Dingnan.

Xue Chunlan smiled all over her face: "Second brother, this is Dingnan!"

Zhou Dingnan was in a complicated mood, this was the second time he faced the Xue family.

For the first time, it was the Xue family who issued an ultimatum to him on behalf of the Xue family, strictly prohibiting him from associating with Xue Chunlan. More than 20 years have passed, and when he faced the people of the Xue family again, how could he not be full of emotion in his heart?

But now, Zhou Dingnan is no longer arrogant.

He asked himself that compared to the Xue family, the current Zhou family is still far behind, but at least it has the qualifications to dialogue. When it comes to wealth and power, the Xue family is actually inferior to the Zhou family.

Zhou Dingnan took a deep breath, walked up and smiled and stretched out his hand to shake Xue Guangyao: "Second brother! Welcome second brother to Xiaoice and Xiao Guo!"

"Xiaoice, Xiao Guo, come to see your second uncle!"

Zhou Bing and Guo Yang walked over hand in hand.

Xue Guangyao patted Zhou Bing's shoulder affectionately: "Xiaoice is so big, as beautiful as your mother was back then!"

"Thank you, second uncle!"

When Xue Guangyao's gaze turned to Guo Yang, he became slightly contemplative, and a trace of displeasure in his eyes flashed.

Regarding the son-in-law from a humble background chosen by Xue Chunlan, Xue Guangyao had a lot of complaints after learning about the situation. But on face, he can't interfere in the affairs of the Zhou family.

If it is according to the meaning of the Xue family and Xue Guangyao, Xue Chunlan should choose a son-in-law with a better background and a poor boy, which is exactly the same as Xue Chunlan's own choice back then.

How could Guo Yang not notice Xue Guangyao's condescending scrutiny and contempt for him. But he was calm and didn't pay much attention.

As a reborn person in two lives, Guo Yang knows that this world is like this, and if you want to gain the respect of others, it depends entirely on yourself. If he is still the poor boy who is penniless, in the hearts of a person like Xue Guangyao who was born in a family and is in a high position, it is naturally impossible to have any status.

Xue Guangyao nodded slightly to Guo Yang, said hello, and walked into the reception accompanied by Xue Chunlan and Zhou Dingnan.

As soon as Xue Guangyao entered the scene, he instantly became the focus of everyone's attention, and soon, some political and business celebrities in the city took the initiative to come over to greet Xue Guangyao.

Meng Tianxiang's face changed.

Xue Guangyao's arrival made him immediately realize that something was wrong.

He hid in a corner and called his father Meng Jianmin, who was also taken aback and repeatedly told him not to act rashly.

Feng Zhe's mother and son were also on the side, looking at Xue Guangyao who was holding the moon with a complicated expression. Song Qiuying learned about the strong background of Xue Chunlan's mother's family from the discussions of others, and her heart was shocked.

Xue Chunlan turned out to be a member of the Xue family in the provincial capital! A layer of fine beads of sweat oozed from Song Qiuying's forehead, and she secretly said that she was lucky for her previous stupid move.

Xue Guangyao separated everyone and walked towards Feng Yuanliang.

He stood in front of Feng Yuanliang and saluted solemnly: "Hello old man, I haven't seen you for more than a year, how are you doing?"

The crowd was taken aback.

No one knew that after Feng Yuanliang retired to the province, he had a lot of exchanges with the old man Xue who had retreated to the second line in Jinshi culture, and he was one of the close friends. And Xue Guangyao is a junior in front of Feng Yuanliang.

Although he is in a high position, in front of Feng Yuanliang, he does not dare to have any disrespect.

Feng Yuanliang smiled lightly: "Guangyao, Xiaoice's husband is my closed disciple, I finally found such a inheritance disciple, you have to take more care of him in the future, understand?!"

Feng Yuanliang was prominent in the capital in the past and had close contacts with the top elites. He retired and returned to his hometown, and there was another secret that was unknown.

Feng Yuanliang is looking at these twists and turns of the world, and the reason why he deliberately said this is nothing more than to beat Xue Guangyao, don't underestimate Guo Yang.

Xue Guangyao was stunned, and immediately turned his head and glanced at Guo Yang, and his attention to Guo Yang increased slightly.

He didn't expect that Guo Yang would be Feng Yuanliang's inheritance disciple.

Feng Yuanliang waved his hand and said loudly to Guo Yang: "Guo Yang, come here!"

Guo Yang walked over as he said.

He empathized with the old man's heart. Although he didn't care what Xue Guangyao thought and felt about him.

Feng Lao took Guo Yang's hand and said seriously: "Guangyao, my student has found your niece, and our two families are a little related." If you go back and tell Old Man Xue, just say that I said it, if your Xue family dares to take any stinky shelf, don't blame me Lao Feng for turning his face and not recognizing people!"

"Old man Xue and I won't give any of the calligraphy and paintings I wanted!"

Seeing that Feng Yuanliang's cold face was a bit threatening, Xue Guangyao couldn't help but smile bitterly: "What you always say, how can you do it? Don't worry, I will definitely convey your meaning to our old man when I go back, will it work out?"

Xue Guangyao glanced at Guo Yang deeply as he spoke, and then turned around and walked to Vice Mayor Song on the side. He didn't want to stay with Feng Yuanliang any longer, this old man of the Feng family with a strange temperament was really difficult to measure with common sense.