As soon as Fang Zhijun's family entered the hall, they attracted everyone's attention.

"Dad, Mom, Zhijun and I are coming back to see you with Xinran." Dong Qin was the first to say hello to the two white-haired old men sitting upright on the Taishi chair.

"Hello grandpa and grandma!"

Sensing everyone's strange gazes, Fang Xinran looked a little twisted, blushing and making a small voice.

"It's a bit embarrassing!"

Seeing that the old man Dong had gray hair, thick eyebrows and bright eyes, and was extremely majestic, Zheng Fan couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

Old Man Dong just sat there, revealing an invisible coercion of the national leader, and he didn't even respond.

"Hello grandpa and grandma, I'm Zheng Fan."

was pulled by Fang Xinran, and Zheng Fan had to speak up.

"The little couple is back."

Compared with the unsmiling old man Dong, the old lady saw Fang Xinran and Zheng Fan coming, her spirit was a little stronger, and the majesty of the senior leader on her face turned into kindness, and she nodded with a smile.

Just looking at the second elder at such an old age, still sitting in the first place, Zheng Fan can already feel the family style of the Dong family.

In some ways, Fang Zhijun's unsmiling appearance is very similar to Old Man Dong.

"Uncle, second uncle......"

felt that the atmosphere was not quite right, so he pulled Zheng Fan to say hello, but the old man still had a cold face, and Fang Xinran had no choice but to greet the elders of the old Dong family in the main hall.

"In this kind of place, it's no wonder that Xinran's family is reluctant to come back, and the greetings are like routines, and they are completely stubborn and waiting for the leader, which really doesn't feel like home!" Zheng Fan, who followed Fang Xinran, really didn't want to stay in Dong Yuan longer.

Since Fang Zhijun's family entered the hall, the atmosphere of the Dong family has been different, the expressions on everyone's faces are different, and the topics they talked about before have not continued.

All of a sudden, especially Zheng Fan and Fang Xinran, became the objects of attention of everyone in the old Dong family.

Zheng Fan was dressed in a conservative Mao suit, just like a countryman entering the city, which was in stark contrast to the shirts and suits worn by the men of the Dong family.

is different from when he was at home, even Fang Xinran was dressed very plainly, and his old sportswear matched Zheng Fan's dress, just like a pair of young intellectuals.

"I didn't expect Xiao Xinran to get married, and I was really shocked when I heard the news." It was Fang Xinran's uncle Dong Guang who took the lead in speaking out, with an obvious sense of exclamation.

After Dong Qin and Fang Zhijun sat down, Fang Xinran and Zheng Fan could only stand behind their seats, in Lao Dong's family, there were no seats for three generations of children.

In the second generation of the old Dong family, there are three sons and three daughters.

The eldest son, Dong Guang, is the deputy minister of education, the second son, Dong Ping, is the deputy minister of the Ministry of Communications, and the youngest son, Dong Bin, is the commander of a flight division of the Liaodong Military Region.

As for the three daughters, the eldest daughter is Dong Min, Vice Minister of Health, the second daughter is Dong Jun, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the youngest daughter is Dong Qin, Secretary of the Party Committee of Jiaotong University.

As for the three generations of the old Dong family, some of them have also emerged in major ministries and commissions at this time, and the one who has the most high hopes from the family is the eldest grandson Dong Jiantao.

As a leading figure among the three generations of the old Dong family, Dong Jiantao was already in the organization department at the age of 30.

In contrast, Fang Xinran, who was married at this time, had no achievements, even if he went to the military, he had to wait for the graduate school to graduate.

However, even if the above is happy, those who have not graduated from the school, there are more than ten children of the three generations standing in the hall alone, and the whole family can be described as flourishing.

Fang Xinran is not very old, and some of the three generations of children who are nearly thirty years old standing in the hall have already worked in various ministries and commissions, at least for now, when Old Man Dong is still in power, the future is bright.

However, as a political family like the Lao Dong family, the requirements for boys are far stricter than those for girls, and naturally it is impossible to avoid the idea of preference for sons, after all, politics is largely dominated by men and belongs to the world of men.

Even if it is the daughter-in-law and son-in-law of the second generation, they have no status in the old Dong family, like Fang Xinran's father Fang Zhijun, who can rely on the political resources of the old Dong family and stay up to the position of deputy secretary of the Mingzhu Municipal Party Committee, which is already very good.

In Lao Dong's family, only sons and grandsons are the descendants of the entire family.

However, the bigger the family, the more tight the political resources will become, and there will inevitably be some bias, even if Fang Xinran is in the army, it is difficult to get too much political resources, and most of them have to rely on themselves.

Equal treatment is not applicable in the old Dong family, like a granddaughter or something, there is no status, from the old man Dong's greeting to the other party, there is no response, you can see the clues.

The second-generation children of the old Dong family present, although they are not bright stars and ministers, but in the political map of China, they still have great influence, not to mention the first old man who has real power at the national level all his life, as well as many collateral and branch and disciples all over the country.

If it were an ordinary family, so many people would definitely be extremely lively, but the family gathering of Lao Dong's family was like a dynasty.

"Zheng Fan, what are you doing?"

The old man Dong who was in the first place, snorted coldly with a majestic face, looked at Zheng Fan and asked.

"When I go back to my grandfather, I'm just doing a small business to make ends meet." Facing the oppression in Old Man Dong's gaze, Zheng Fan smiled calmly.

"A small business of more than a billion?"

Old Man Dong's statement really surprised everyone in the Dong family.

Prior to this, although everyone in the Dong family knew that Fang Xinran had registered his marriage with Zheng Fan, they didn't know him as a person, let alone think that this marriage was a good match.

Zheng Fan, who was dressed in a tunic, after entering the huge hall, even if the people of the Dong family did not show anything on the surface, they more or less despised him in their hearts.

"The rumors are too strong now, so it's better for grandpa not to care about it." Zheng Fanle laughed, completely talking nonsense with his eyes open.

Although the old Dong family is deeply rooted in the political system of the republic, the economic foundation is surprisingly weak, especially in recent years, the reform and opening up has achieved certain results, which has made many people in power in the old Dong family realize the importance of business and money.

From the perspective of the foundation and heritage of a big family, it is necessary to have someone in politics, protect the family in the officialdom, and maintain the power of the family for a long time, but there must also be someone who is engaged in business and uses money as the support of the family.

If you have money and no government, you may be regarded as fat by others. If you have government and no money, you will inevitably make some unworthy mistakes in the economy.

It can be said that power and money are complementary and indispensable.

In Lao Dong's house, the wind is very strict, not to mention the descendants of the descendants, and even the side branches do not focus on business.

"Maybe I'm really old, I've been confused lately, this time I'm looking for you, one is Xiao Xinran getting married, the family is lively, and the other is next September, which is the First Plenary Session of the 15th Central Committee, and then I may retire from the position of the Standing Committee, so you can prepare as soon as possible." Old Man Dong's statement made everyone in the Dong family in the hall look frightened.

If the flowers bloom and fail, there is no right to enjoy the eternal future, even if it is the inheritance of the ancient imperial power, it will inevitably be changed by the dynasty, not to mention the political successor of the current republic family.

At this time, although the old Dong family was famous, Zheng Fan could see that at the moment, the old man was still alive, and once the old man retreated to the second line, the shrinking of the Dong family's authority in the Chinese political map was completely predictable.

The past two years have been a sharp and fierce moment of domestic political confrontation, once you stand on the wrong team, the consequences can be imagined, and the political prestige of the old Dong family began to fall from this time.

"Dad......"

Fang Xinran's uncle Dong Guang didn't seem to expect the news of the old man's retreat to the second line to come so quickly, and he was a little anxious.

Seeing that Old Man Dong said such an important matter, Zheng Fan was quite discerning on the surface, took Fang Xinran's hand, and took her to sneak out of the hall.

"Whew~~~"

When no one stopped him, Zheng Fan, who left the hall, could be regarded as breathing a sigh of relief.

"Just mentioned us, why did you come out in such a hurry?" Fang Xinran smiled reluctantly, as if he cared a little about what Old Man Dong mentioned.

"I'm not very interested in domestic politics, and in the Dong family, I'm just an outsider, and this time in Beijing is more of a last resort for me." Zheng Fan said with a faint smile.

"If my grandfather really takes a back seat, what will happen in the future?" Fang Xinran was not worried about her future, but more worried about her parents' situation.

"Once the old man's political help is lost, the Dong family is equivalent to losing the most important bargaining chip, and the sharp shrinkage of the political foundation is predictable, and if it is not done well, it will plummet, and if it is suppressed by political opponents again, the situation may be very unoptimistic." Zheng Fan shook his head slightly.

"This time, Dad came over, but he had great expectations and wanted to go up again, but when the old man said this, not only did his expectations fail, but he was even worried about the future!" Fang Xinran whispered.

"People are not good for a thousand days, flowers are not red for a hundred days, take a step and look at a step, the domestic political situation has been turbulent in recent years, it is a time of fierce struggle, rather than actively forging ahead, it is better to be stable and dormant, even if the old man is still in power, it is difficult for Dad to mention the main department, it is better to move from the position of deputy secretary of the municipal party committee, find a place where you can have the final say, I look at my mother like that, it is very good." Zheng Fan comforted the other party happily.

"What do you mean, to find a deputy ministerial-level unit to be the leader?" Fang Xinran showed a slight look of surprise.

"After all, I'm older, there's no need to fight so hard, even if I break my head and raise half a grid, so what, in fact, there are still many good places in the vice-ministerial unit, our dad doesn't need the fattest oil and water, as long as he can find a place where he can do it comfortably." Zheng Fan didn't care, and spread his hands.

(Second update.) ）