Chapter 50: Full of Friends
During the period of Hong Yanwu's departure, "Lao Zheng Xing" was the most traffic-saving site for mobile phones.
As noon approached, Gu Lingye's aunt finally couldn't sit still. She slapped the table and stood up, and in order to delay the auspicious time, she picked up the thorn of the Chang family again.
Say anything, "Since your Chang family doesn't have this popularity, don't invite so many people, this delays time, doesn't it make our children unlucky for the rest of their lives?"
With such a pout, the relatives of the Gu family, who had been waiting anxiously, couldn't suppress the fire. More than a dozen people all came over, surrounding a couple of newcomers and Chang Xianzhang's parents in the center, especially Gu Lingye's cousins and cousins with obvious displeasure on their faces, and their momentum was compelling.
This situation is really worrying, so the relatives of the Chang family couldn't sit still and also came over.
No matter what, today is also the old Chang family's errand, although the relatives of the Chang family also feel that this matter has not been done well, but they can't watch their own family being forced so hard, right?
But I didn't expect it to be even worse now. Although the original intention of the relatives of the Chang family was to persuade them. But after all, the two camps have their own directions, and they are both angry in their hearts, and they are in a hurry, and there is naturally a collision in words. As a result, it backfired, and the more I talked, the more I talked, the more I quarreled.
Seeing that the two sides couldn't hold back, they were almost about to tear up. If we really get to that point, I don't know what tricks will come up in this chaotic battle!
This made Chang Xianzhang and Gu Lingye so anxious, the two of them each persuaded their families and begged their aunts to tell their second uncles, and they were finally separated.
But after pressing the gourd and scooping again, the people in the back kitchen came to make trouble again at this time, and actually asked for instructions again whether the banquet could be opened.
Well, this time, there was a "buzz", and there was a fuss again. Because the two families had their own opinions, they had an excuse to quarrel again, and they began to quarrel over this matter.
In this chaotic scene, Chang Xianzhang's parents collapsed on their chairs. They were dazzled and their minds swollen, and they were like two "landlubbers" who had stumbled and fallen into a stinky pond. It's terrible!
They can't do anything, they are flustered, they have no master, and they are powerless to persuade. The only thing he could do was to gaze at the street scene outside through the glass window of the restaurant as much as possible, hoping that Hong Yanwu would invite the guests to come soon.
This was their last straw, and it was a bit of a consolation to hold on.
Alas, I really knew that this was the case, why bother in the first place! If I didn't have such a big heart at the beginning, I only invited the two families to hold a few small tables, how good it would be!
The relatives of the two families quarreled, Chang Xianzhang's parents were worried, and the moods of the outsiders were also different.
There are people at this table who sincerely come to congratulate them, such as the two old classmates of Deputy Director Chang.
There are mainly several cadres of the Xuanwu District Education Bureau who came for the friendship of the past and the generous gifts some time ago, and they also look forward to the Chang family being able to restore the door, such as the director of personnel who instructed Chang Xianzhang some time ago.
There are no real feelings at all, but the host is gracious, so he also comes with the purpose of "don't eat for nothing", and plan to eat and drink a full meal, such as the director of the high school attached to the Normal University.
Although they came to congratulate them sincerely, they were bored with the scene in front of them and wanted to leave but were afraid of being rude, such as several senior teachers from the High School Affiliated to Normal University.
Of course, there is also He Jiefu, who came here for the stamps and regarded himself as the benefactor of the Chang family, and came here to enjoy the compliments and thanks of the deputy director of the Chang family, and wanted to see how the old opponent bowed to himself.
I have to say that among all the foreign guests, He Jiefu's mood is the most complicated
On the one hand, when he saw that Chang's family was deflated, he did feel a kind of joy in his heart. On the other hand, he can't help but feel a kind of desolation because of the predicament of the Chang family.
When you are in power, they all surround you and hold you, and once you lose your position and fall, they all dislike you and avoid you!
It's too utilitarian, and it's too cruel! Today, the Chang family is like this, and he still has him to cheer him on. But who knows that when he was unlucky in the "movement", his situation was not as good as Chang's!
Therefore, any favor is fake, and he has already seen it. After the recovery, he is not willing to bother to deal with the interpersonal exchanges of his subordinates, nor will he cultivate any so-called "successors". What he wants now is actually ten years later, he can retire safely at the department and bureau level.
Alas, Lao Chang is so old, so unlucky, it's really a bit excessive......
Thinking of this, He Jiefu's sympathy reached its peak, and he completely lost his interest in watching jokes. couldn't help but stand up and walked to Deputy Director Chang's side, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and then silently handed him a cigarette.
At this moment, Deputy Director Chang's reciprocating eyes made He Jiefu unforgettable, moved, sad, excited, surprised, sad and joyful, all between that deep gaze.
For the first time, the hearts of the former rivals were really a little close......
The direction of things actually changed with the arrival of the neighbors in the east courtyard of Kannon-in.
The Hong family, the Bian family, and the Ding family, arrived almost at the same time. As soon as the twenty people entered the door, they saw the scene of arguing in the restaurant.
Not to mention, the relatives of the Chang and Gu families also know how to save face, because they see outsiders coming, for fear that people will see jokes. The conflict was stopped, and the situation was brought under control.
In addition, Aunt Bian herself is a veteran of adjusting housework disputes, and she has the help of "Little Pepper", an equally shrewd master. After the old and the young found out the reason, they split up to mediate, and persuaded the two families to think more about the future life of the couple. It was almost extinguished on the big side.
That's not all, not long after, Su Tailor also accompanied three people from the Peking Opera industry to the scene. At this moment, the wedding banquet scene is a bit of a sensation.
Because in this era, the quintessence of the country still exists, and the locals in the capital, as long as they are over forty years old, are basically Peking Opera lovers. These people are far more sincere about celebrities than today's star-chasing "fans". As soon as I recognized Yu Wanyu and "Mr. Jiu", where could I still sit still?
The elders of the Chang and Gu families, including the "aunt who sent them to their relatives", came over to take the initiative to say hello and expressed their respect and care for the artist.
Mouthful. Someone said, "Mr. Jiu, I love to watch your play the most, your things are honed! I look forward to your return to the stage every day!"
Someone else said, "Wanyu, what kind of play are you rehearsing now? Can you play some traditional plays, I haven't seen it for many years, when can you give Lulu?"
Of course, Wang Xiao, the deputy head of the regiment, was quite pleased, and this scene further confirmed the correctness of his ideas. It was immediately said that the troupe was interested in restoring the traditional repertoire, and it wouldn't be long before the old ones could feast their eyes again.
As soon as he said this, he immediately sparked a round of applause.
And in this burst of applause, Deputy Director Chang and his wife also seemed to suddenly have a fresh breath, as if they had come out of a long cave, and saw the sunlight again.
Then under the reminder of He Jiefu, Deputy Director Chang and his wife quickly stood up and went to arrange seats for everyone with the newcomers. At this moment, the couple's faces were already smiling again, and they couldn't stop thanking them, thanking everyone for coming to the scene and supporting the two families.
Then, that is the arrival of Director Song's father and son.
In fact, Director Song himself didn't want to reveal his identity, they didn't come here to take a car, except for the expensive gifts and a piece of valuable wool, that is, they were dressed decently. It was supposed to be two guests who were silent.
But a director of the Municipal Food Bureau was invited to eat today, and the Xuanwu District Government booked a private room upstairs. The seats assigned by Director Song's father and son happened to be opposite the table at the top of the staircase.
Then needless to say, when the officials of the district government accompanied the director of the Food Bureau into the restaurant, the fat director with his chest and belly saw his boss sitting in the hall on the first floor.
The fat man almost didn't drop his eyeballs on the ground, and quickly bent over to say goodbye. When the people of the district government saw this scene, of course, they would not lag behind, and they all came over to pat themselves on the back, and sincerely invited Director Song to move upstairs with a face.
Director Song hurriedly explained that he and his son came to attend a friend's wedding. And with such a noise, of course, his identity was exposed.
Chang, Gu, and even He Jiefu were so shocked that they couldn't keep their mouths together. No one thought that Hong Yanwu would be able to invite a true god, this is the director of the Municipal Food Bureau. If you want to put it in the government department, that is the role of the district head and the secretary of the district party committee.
Similarly, some people in the district government recognized Deputy Director Chang, and they didn't expect that this little official who had just fallen still had this relative, and they didn't think carefully about how Director Song sat in the corner, so they all competed to have fun and congratulate Deputy Director Chang.
In the end, both the director of the Food Bureau and the director of the office of the district government, for the sake of Director Song's face, took the initiative to give him a gift of five yuan, and said that he would come down to toast later. This made Deputy Director Chang feel cramped.
Finally, after this matter stopped, he apologized to Director Song vigorously, saying that he was too lazy.
Director Song will definitely not take it to heart, don't you blame those who don't know, not to mention that he is a kind person himself.
It's just that in this way, his plan to eat a meal quietly has come to naught. After some persistent invitations, humility, and relocation, he had to move to the main table at the joint invitation of Deputy Director Chang and He Jiefu.
As for the "big preserved fruit", he didn't want to "accompany the tie-up", so he had already wilted and chatted with Chen Liquan.
Soon, Hong Yanwu drove a jeep and pulled four college students and Director Qin to hurry up again, followed by a policeman pedaling a bicycle.
By this time, the restaurant was already full, and photographers began to shuttle through it with cameras, chasing the bride and groom all over the scene and pressing the shutter wildly.
Okay, now look at the face of "sending my aunt", not only is it completely smooth. On the contrary, the old lady began to say good things to Deputy Director Chang and his wife.
What "kiss or not, family", "as long as the children are good, we will rest assured", and what "Chang family scholarly family, the door of blessing and goodness, the little couple will have a long life in the future......" The beautiful sentence after sentence is like a different person.
He Jiefu's attitude was completely different, the pity just now was gone, replaced by a kind of envy.
Seriously, he didn't think that Chang's family affairs were smashed today. I really didn't expect Hong Yanwu to invite so many decent guests in just about an hour. There are cadres, public security, Peking Opera masters, and college students.
Just because of this kid's social skills, you can't underestimate him! Fortunately, he doesn't get along much with the Chang family now, and the future is really a little uncertain.
So, he naturally became a lot more affectionate to Deputy Director Chang. Even in the noise, he whispered in the ear of Deputy Director Chang, "You are always blessed, your son teaches a good student." Don't worry about your business, I'll do my best to help......"
This made Deputy Director Chang feel happy.
Although he knew very well that these kind words were aimed at the guests invited by Hong Yanwu, it was purely snobbish. But he was like a man who had just escaped from a danger of his life.
Whatever you look at, you will feel very beautiful. Even if the flaw is big, it can be ignored and treated with tolerance.