can often see each other on the TV news, and Chen Xing recognized it at a glance.

"Auntie, you're here too." Zhang Ningning affectionately held the old man's arm, then turned his head and smiled and greeted Xiao Dingping next to him.

"Ning Ning, I haven't been to my uncle's house to play for a while, have you forgotten about my uncle?" Xiao Dingping's originally strict face "revealed" a kind smile.

"It's not, I've been there, but I haven't seen your aunt, you are too busy to get out, and you said that I didn't go, this is the wicked person suing first, auntie, do you say yes." Zhang Ningning smiled and didn't follow the way, making the two old men laugh.

"Alright, alright, let's go in, otherwise your grandfather will think we are deliberately late." The aunt in Zhang Ningning's mouth said with a smile.

"You guys go in first, I'll accompany my friends."

"Oh, what friend makes us Zhang Ningning so worried." Zhang Ningning's aunt didn't see Chen Xing just now, but she didn't deliberately pay attention to it, until Zhang Ningning said it at this moment, and then she glanced in the direction of Chen Xing again.

"Chen Xing, come, let me introduce you to my aunt and aunt."

Chen Xing didn't dare to slack off, his heartstrings tightened, Xiao Dingping, deputy "chairman" of the Military Commission, turned out to be in-law with the Zhang family, and the aunt in Zhang Ningning's mouth should be the eldest daughter of Old Man Zhang. Urban tycoon 49

"This is Chen Xing, a friend I met in Haicheng." Zhang Ningning introduced the two old men.

Zhang Ningning's aunt looked at Chen Xing with a smile, Xiao Dingping on the side stared at Chen Xing for a while, and then moved his gaze away, Chen Xing only felt that the other party's eyes only stayed on him for a while, as if he wanted to see himself through.

"Ning Ning, then you can accompany your friend for a walk first, and remember to come to the back hall later." Zhang Ningning's aunt smiled and patted Zhang Ningning's hand, and walked to the back with her husband Xiao Dingping.

Looking at Xiao Dingping's back, until the other party had disappeared behind the door, Chen Xing's thoughts were still unable to calm down for a long time, this is the general of the republic, this is the person who really stands at the top of the pyramid!

"What are you thinking?" Zhang Ningning stared at Chen Xing with a smile.

"Didn't think about anything."

"My eldest aunt is usually like this, it seems to give people a very strict feeling, but in fact, others are very good." Zhang Ningning said with a smile, recalling some childhood memories.

Chen Xing smiled and nodded, in Zhang Ningning's eyes, Xiao Dingping is a kind aunt and a kind elder, but this is only for Zhang Ningning, in the eyes of others, Xiao Dingping is a general of the republic who is feared by everyone!

The banquet began at half past six, Chen Xing and Zhang Ningning shook around the entire courtyard, Zhang Ningning wanted to go back to the back hall, and Chen Xing returned to the side hall in the front yard.

Zhou Mingfang was talking to a middle-aged man with a smile on his face at this time, Chen Xing didn't recognize who the other party was, and stood silently behind Zhou Mingfang, looking at the side hall again, Chen Xing would see that Zhang Ningning's father Zhang Guohua had now arrived in the side hall, talking with some people, and there was a person who looked a little similar to Zhang Guohua, but was a little older than Zhang Guohua, and greeted the people in the hall with a smile one by one.

There were nearly 20 people in the side hall, and there were exactly two tables, and Zhang Guohua stayed here to entertain the guests.

"Comrade Xiao Chen, you are also on the table." Zhang Guohua walked over and patted Chen Xing's shoulder cordially, since the last time Chen Xing was hospitalized, Zhang Guohua's attitude towards Chen Xing has changed a lot.

"Chen Xing, you sit next to me." As soon as Zhang Guohua's voice fell, Zhou Mingfang had already answered in time, if Zhang Guohua had not spoken, Zhou Mingfang would not have dared to let Chen Xing sit on the table without authorization.

"Comrade Xiao Chen, don't be polite to excuse yourself, I don't like that." Zhang Guohua glanced at Chen Xing with a smile, and had already turned around to greet the others.

What Chen Xing originally wanted to say was also blocked back by Zhang Guohua's words, people must be self-aware, and appropriate modesty is necessary, but if this will be resigned, it will be ignorant of elevation. Urban tycoon 49

Sitting next to Zhou Mingfang with a calm face, Chen Xing was actually very worried in his heart, the people here, to say the least, were all deputy ministerial-level cadres like Zhou Mingfang, but he was the only one in a small bar at the section level, and he was still sitting at the same table with these people.

Chen Xing walked around with Zhang Ningning just now, and saw that many people in this hall brought staff over, but the staff around them were all left in the car outside, and only they walked in, and he was the only one who followed the people to the table, among the nearly twenty people, the young man in his twenties was also the only one, looking at the others, at least they were all about fifty years old like Zhou Mingfang, and some of them were even past this age.

Chen Xing, a person who is relatively out of tune with the whole atmosphere, has also attracted a lot of people's attention.

"Governor Zhang, after the banquet, Elder Zhang said that he wanted to meet a comrade named Chen Xing." A staff member walked out of it and walked to Zhang Guohua, who was arranging a seat

Ear canal.

"Okay, I got it." Zhang Guohua nodded and glanced in the direction of Chen Xing.

Nearly twenty people, sitting at two tables, in this spacious side hall is not crowded at all, Zhang Guohua stayed in this side hall, Chen Xing saw the man who was slightly older than Zhang Guohua, but looked quite similar to Zhang Guohua, after swaying around in the side hall, he left the door of the side hall and disappeared into the side hall.

Sitting stiffly, Chen Xing actually ate a lot of offense, the people at the table were all extraordinary, Chen Xing thought that his identity was ordinary, and he didn't dare to "mess up" and "insert" words, which dish was served, Chen Xing only took a small bite of it, and didn't move the chopsticks again, for fear that others would laugh at it, because he found that the rest of the people basically didn't move the chopsticks.

Chen Xing This is the first time to participate in such a high-level birthday banquet, I don't know that these people are all coming over after eating, the people of the Zhang family set up a banquet, which is a polite expression, but these people who come here are not here at all to eat this meal, the people who can really come here, in addition to being a display of their own identity, can also communicate with other people of the same level on such an occasion, expand the circle of people, Chen Xing stupidly came hungry, and ate a meal, but the more he ate, the more hungry he became.

"Secretary Zhou didn't eat either, seeing that he had been participating in the communication at the table, I was afraid that he would be hungry." Chen Xing secretly glanced at Zhou Mingfang, he was with Zhou Mingfang in the afternoon, but he remembered that Zhou Mingfang didn't eat.

The two tables of people, twenty or so people, everyone is communicating with each other, but the sound in the side hall is not loud, no one speaks loudly, and no one laughs as if no one is around, even if they are chatting and talking, it seems that everyone is like a humble gentleman, deliberately holding his throat, for fear that if he accidentally makes a loud voice, it will disturb anyone.

Chen Xing didn't know that there were two tables in the side hall tonight, and there were only four tables in the courtyard of the entire Zhang family, and there were two tables in the main hall behind, but there were only five people at each table, and there were only five people at each table. The two of them respectively represent the number one of today's party and government to congratulate Mr. Zhang on his 80th birthday, the identity of the two is special, and the people behind them are even more heavenly, it is natural to sit in it, but it can also be seen that Mr. Zhang's face is big.

"Comrade Xiao Chen, you stay first." After the banquet, when Zhang Guohua sent the others away, he got up and stopped Chen Xing first, then turned his head to Zhou Mingfang and smiled, "Brother Mingfang, don't be in a hurry to leave." ”

After sending the guests away one by one, Zhang Guohua walked back to the side hall, "Let's sit and have a cup of tea first, and then go to the back later." ”

Zhang Guohua turned his head and smiled at the two, and had already smiled and beckoned Zhou Mingfang to sit down.

Chen Xing didn't know that it was Old Man Zhang who wanted to see him, but he only saw the guests in the side hall leaving just now, and it seemed that all the guests in the main hall had not left except for one or two people who came out.

Chen Xing sat on the side and only listened to Zhang Guohua say, "This tea, after drinking bitter first and then sweet, is the only way to make it bitter." ”

"That's the case, but you also have to pay attention to the method, if you swallow it in one gulp, then you won't be able to taste the three flavors of tea, Brother Guohua, don't you say?" Zhou Mingfang smiled and nodded his head.

"Yes, good tea, you should taste it carefully, but if you want to drink a sip of good tea, just the tea is good, it is not enough, it must be matched with good tea art, and even water, tea utensils, which can really make a pot of fine tea." Zhang Guohua glanced at Zhou Mingfang intentionally or unintentionally, and said with a smile.

Zhang Guohua's words obviously made Zhou Mingfang pause, and he glanced at Zhang Guohua thoughtfully, but he didn't answer for a while.

Chen Xing looked at Zhang Guohua and Zhou Mingfang's expressions and voices on the side, and his heart moved slightly, the two of them had something to say, hiding a sharp edge, and when they were contacted, they both worked in Jianghai Province, Chen Xing guessed that it must be related to the affairs of Jianghai Province, but he couldn't figure out what the two were talking about for a while.

Zhang Guohua and Zhou Mingfang talked until people went out one after another in the inner hall, and a staff member came out of it and whispered something to Zhang Guohua, Zhang Guohua stood up with a smile, "Let's go, let's go to the back." ”

Chen Xing and Zhou Mingfang followed Zhang Guohua and walked inside, Chen Xing's heart was surging, this was to see Old Man Zhang, even Zhou Mingfang, who was walking in front, Chen Xing could see that the other party's love had some ups and downs.

In the main hall at the back, Chen Xing finally saw Mr. Zhang again, there was more than one old man Zhang here, Chen Xing and Zhang Ningning saw Xiao Dingping, the deputy "chairman" of the Military Commission at the front door, that is, Zhang Ningning's eldest aunt, was also here, Mr. Zhang sat in the middle of the main seat, Xiao Dingping sat on the right side of the head, and there was a man who was older than Zhang Guohua and looked quite similar to Zhang Guohua that Chen Xing just saw in the side hall sat opposite Xiao Dingping, Chen Xing didn't know that it was Zhang Guohua's brother Zhang ""Guozhong", Zhang Guohua was mixed in the official career, but Zhang "Guozhong" did not devote himself to the official career