Chapter 245: Birthday Banquet
Lu Pengzhan came thousands of miles to attend the birthday banquet of his old comrades-in-arms this time, on the one hand, to enhance their feelings for each other, and on the other hand, to come for his grandson Lu Weiguo.
Since Lu Pengzhan came to visit Du Liangzheng last year, he has been thinking about Du Liangzheng's granddaughter Li Chaonan, this little girl who grew up by her side, I didn't expect it to be so mature and stable after a few years, at that time Lu Pengzhan had an idea, if Li Chaonan married his grandson Lu Weiguo, let the little guy who was a childhood sweetheart come together, it would be a good choice.
After returning to the south from Nanhe Province, Lu Pengzhan thought about this matter every day, and this time he made a special trip to bring Lu Weiguo to take the opportunity to probe with his old chief to see if he had any intention of marrying Li Chaonan to Lu Weiguo.
Lu Pengzhan originally thought that things should go very smoothly, with the friendship between the two families for many years, and they are the right people, this matter should be nine out of ten, but he didn't expect Li Chaonan, the girl, to find a boyfriend, which made Lu Pengzhan's brows unable to stretch.
Of course, Lu Pengzhan is the head of the military region, and the city government is very deep, although he is unhappy, but he does not show it at all on the surface, and he still makes Lu Weiguo actively perform in front of Du Liangzheng.
Du Liang was looking at Lu Weiguo, who was talking generously, and nodded frequently with a smile, "Old Lu, your grandson is very much the style you had back then, he treats people and things, simply and directly, without dragging mud and water, if he leads troops to fight, he must be a good hand." ”
Lu Pengzhan on the side nodded with a smile: "Okay, I don't dare to say it, let's make do." In their division, he was considered a relatively backward recruit company commander. ”
"Being a company commander at the age of twenty-five is good, train it well. Be your successor in the future. Du Liangzheng said with a smile.
Lu Pengzhan laughed, "Then it depends on his own ability." ”
The two chatted, and Lu Pengzhan pretended to ask unintentionally: "Brother, did you graduate from college this year?" ”
"yes, I graduated last year." Du Liangzheng said with a smile.
"Is the object ordered?" Lu Pengzhan then asked.
Du Liangzheng looked around, pointed to Chen Kangjian who was standing in the corner, and said, "No, that young man is a newly found boyfriend, and it just so happens that you are also helping the staff officers." See if it's a good fit? ”
Lu Pengzhan was waiting for this sentence, looked at it carefully, and nodded with a smile. "It looks good, but I don't know what I do at home?"
Du Liangzheng shook his head with a smile, "It's the first time I've seen it, and I haven't asked yet." ”
"Dude. You're such a precious granddaughter. You can't marry casually, you must have a good investigation to do it, watching Nan Nan grow up by her side, this girl is also half my granddaughter, isn't it? Lu Pengzhan said earnestly.
Du Liangzheng smiled and nodded, "Yes, our brothers have been partners for most of their lives, even if they are brothers, they may not be able to have a deep relationship with us." ”
Lu Pengzhan smiled and nodded, "Yes." When fighting back in self-defense, our company was ordered to charge. Seeing a cannonball coming, brother, you didn't even want your life to pounce on me, pulling me back from the ghost gate, this life-saving grace, I have always remembered it. ”
Du Liangzheng laughed, "It's been so many years, why are you still mentioning him?" Ay? Lao Lu, how is the big country? When to get married? ”
Lu Pengzhan shook his head and sighed: "This kid picks and chooses, introduces so much, and doesn't agree, and says that the times have changed, and the blind date is too faceless, you said that the current child is really ......."
Du Liangzheng smiled, "It's all the same, my precious granddaughter is the same, if it weren't for my old man's urging, I guess I would still be picking it now." ”
Du Liangzheng's words caused Li Chaonan, who was passing by, to stop, "Grandpa, what are you talking about?" If you speak ill of people behind your back, you will grow a white beard. ”
Li Chaonan sat down next to his grandfather with a smile, held his grandfather's arm and said with a smile.
Seeing the intimacy between Li Chaonan and Du Liangzheng's grandfather and grandson, Lu Pengzhan was envious for a while, how good it would be if he also had such a beautiful and caring granddaughter.
"Grandpa Lu, I haven't seen you for a year, you are a few years younger." Li Chaonan looked at Lu Pengzhan and said with a smile.
Lu Pengzhan listened to Li Chaonan's sweet little mouth, and smiled from ear to ear, "This girl, her mouth is like smeared with honey, hahaha..."
At noon, a few large round tables were set up in the courtyard, and hundreds of people celebrated together, and the scene was still very spectacular, but Zhang gathered so many meals, and Li Tieren and Du Aijun were tired enough.
"You said that my dad is true, how convenient it is to go to the hotel, and it is really annoying to have to hold a banquet at home." Du Aijun took off his apron, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said.
Li Tieren took the tissue sent by his wife and wiped the sweat on his cheeks, "The old man has been thrifty all his life, and he can't be extravagant and wasteful, if you really want to go to the hotel, he is not happy, today is the old man's 70th birthday, don't spoil the old man's mood." ”
Du Aijun nodded, took a short rest, and went to the courtyard with Li Tieren to greet the guests.
Because Chen Kangjian came to Li Chaonan's house for the first time, Du Liangzheng treated Chen Kangjian as a guest of honor, and let Chen Kangjian sit on the guest of honor, and sat at a table with Du Liangzheng, Lu Pengzhan and other heavyweights.
Li Chaonan is a girl, and according to local customs, he can't sit at the table, at least not with these elders, so he can only be arranged at other seats, so Chen Kangjian looks a little embarrassed.
Looking at the group of unfamiliar faces around him, some Chen Kangjian didn't know what to call him, so he had to smile and nod frequently, toasting and pouring wine.
Chen Kangjian poured a round of wine, and when he arrived at Lu Pengzhan, he couldn't help but tremble when he looked at the two big gold stars that Lu Pengzhan was carrying on his shoulders, he knew that this was the rank of lieutenant general, at least at the military region level, his hands trembled a little, and the wine accidentally splashed on Lu Pengzhan's pants.
Lu Pengzhan grabbed Chen Kangjian's trembling wrist and said with a smile: "Little doll? Why are your hands still shaking when you pour a drink? Don't be nervous, it's all your own family, pour slowly! ”
Although Lu Pengzhan is old. However, the strength in his hands is not small, and his fingers are tightly clasped around Chen Kangjian's wrist. Chen Kangjian's arm was sore and numb for a while, and he couldn't pour the wine even if he wanted to, but because Lu Pengzhan's movements were very secretive, others thought that Chen Kangjian was too nervous and fell into an embarrassing situation.
At this time. Lu Pengzhan said to Lu Weiguo on the side: "Weiguo, you come to pour wine, Xiao Chen is a guest." How can you make other guests pour wine? ”
When Lu Weiguo heard this, he quickly got up and took the wine bottle in Chen Kangjian's hand, and then Lu Pengzhan let go. Chen Kangjian gasped. This old guy really has a lot of strength, he wants to pinch me to death?
When Lu Weiguo took the wine bottle and poured wine for everyone, he was generous, which was in stark contrast to Chen Kangjian, who was nervous before, and this was exactly the result that Lu Pengzhan wanted.
After a few rounds of toasting, Lu Weiguo became the protagonist of the guest of honor, but Chen Kangjian was quickly forgotten by everyone in the corner. The atmosphere was awkward.
Since it is the 70th birthday, there are many guests who come. Du Liangzheng unconsciously drank high, and Lu Pengzhan also used the strength of wine to get up with Du Liangzheng, and the two chatted and chatted about the topic of marriage between children and grandchildren.
"Brother, don't think I'm talking too much, your grandson-in-law, it's really not generous, you can't get on the stage, we're all our own people, it's okay, if an outsider is present, won't it be laughed at?" Lu Pengzhan sighed as he spoke.
Du Liangzheng also felt that Chen Kangjian's performance at the banquet was very unsatisfactory, and sighed: "I chose it myself, what can I do as a grandfather?" As long as they feel good. ”
"Brother, you can't say that, you are still young and have not experienced some things, you are a person from the past, you have to point out if you see something bad, marriage is a big deal, you can't let the girl take a detour." Lu Pengzhan grabbed Du Liangzheng's arm and said.
Du Liangzheng was fanning the flames under Lu Pengzhan's fanning the flames, and his attitude towards Chen Kangjian also underwent subtle changes, but although Du Liangzheng was old, he was not old and confused, although Chen Kangjian's performance was not very good, but after all, it was the first time for people to come to the house as a guest, and it was inevitable to be nervous, so for Lu Pengzhan's words, he also listened to half of it, forgot half of it, and did not take it all to heart.
After the banquet, Lu Pengzhan said goodbye to Du Liangzheng, and the most unpleasant thing in his heart was Lu Weiguo, seeing Li Chaonan become someone else's girlfriend, Lu Weiguo's heart was mixed.
"Boy, cherish my sister-in-law, if I let me know that you bullied her, I won't be able to spare you." Lu Weiguo patted Chen Kangjian's shoulder and said, Chen Kangjian was numb by Lu Weiguo's shoulder, thinking that this family is all cattle? Why is it so strong?
After sending off the guests, Du Liangzheng really had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Chen Kangjian.
"Xiao Chen, where is your hometown? What do parents do? Old Man Du sat on the sofa and looked at Chen Kangjian and asked.
"My hometown is Tongzhou, my grandparents are farmers, my parents went to the city to do business when they were young, and then I followed my parents to the city when I was seven years old, and now I work in Kyoto." Chen Kangjian said.
"Do you have any brothers or sisters at home?" Old Man Du then asked.
"I have an older sister who is married, and I have no other brothers and sisters besides my sister." Chen Kangjian said.
Du Liangzheng smiled and nodded, "How long have you known Nannan?" ”
"Two months and three days, not counting the first date, fifty-six and a half days." Chen Kangjian's answer made Old Man Du very interested.
"So accurate?" Du Liangzheng asked with a smile.
Chen Kangjian nodded, "Grandpa Du, I won't tell you, I really like Superman, and my parents also like her very much, I cherish every day with her, I know that I have many shortcomings and deficiencies, but I am willing to correct it for Superman, and I also hope that Grandpa Du and Uncle Li can give me a chance, I will not let you elders." ”
Chen Kangjian's bold confession surprised Li Chaonan, and after Du Liangzheng heard Chen Kangjian's bold confession, he nodded with a smile: "Okay, it's quite an honest doll, Tieren, what do you think?" Let the two little ones go everywhere again? ”
Although Li Tieren is a steel man, but in front of the old father-in-law, he has no temper at all, watching the old father-in-law speak, Li Tieren does not dare to have an opinion, "Dad, you are the head of the family, you can do what you say." ”
"Okay, then let them both go everywhere." As soon as Du Liangzheng said this, Chen Kangjian couldn't believe his ears, he didn't expect Old Man Du to agree so happily, and he couldn't help but feel a burst of secret joy in his heart. (To be continued......)