Fang Yang looked back and saw Qiu Donghua, secretary of the Southeast Provincial Political and Legal Committee, standing behind him with a smile, he hurriedly bowed slightly and said hello, and then said with a wry smile:

"Uncle Qiu, Brother Hai temporarily asked me to attend the birthday banquet in his place, but he didn't give me the invitation, isn't this ...... The comrade in charge of security stopped me at the door......"

Liu Xinyao sneered in a low voice beside her:

"It's obvious that I lost everything, but I actually blame someone else......"

Qiu Donghua looked at Fang Yang with some amusement and said:

"Just on the way, Wenhai had already called me. He said your phone was turned off all the time and he couldn't get through to your call. ”

Jin Lao also sent an invitation to the Southeast Provincial Party Committee, and Qiu Donghua came to celebrate his birthday on behalf of the Provincial Party Committee. Han Wenhai couldn't get through Fang Yang's phone, so he had to find an opportunity to call Qiu Donghua and explain the situation while accompanying Fang Hongda to meet with foreign guests.

Liu Xinyao suddenly glanced at Fang Yang with disdain, revealing an expression of "sure enough".

Fang Yang smiled embarrassedly and said:

"My phone is out of battery......"

Qiu Donghua laughed and said to the young man in a black suit who was in charge of the access control:

"Little comrade, this young man's invitation card forgot to bring it, his invitation number is 21, can you please check it?"

Qiu Donghua has been in a high position for many years, and he has a kind of momentum that is not angry and arrogant, and he knows that he is a big leader at a glance, so the young man in the black suit is not as oily and salty as he treats Xu Qingya and others, he hesitated, but nodded slightly.

After contacting the comrades in charge of the intercom headset, the young man in the black suit said to Qiu Donghua:

"Chief, we have checked, the invitation card No. 21 has been confirmed, it should be Mr. Han Wenhai to attend, please show this gentleman his identity document, if it can be proved that he is Han Wenhai, then there will be no problem."

Fang Yang was stunned for a moment and said:

"If I were Han Wenhai, how could I not have an invitation? I came to the birthday party in his place, and he didn't have time to hand me the invitation......"

The young man in the black suit shook his head slightly and said:

"Then I'm sorry, you won't be allowed to enter without an invitation."

It was still this hard sentence that made Fang Yang couldn't help but be annoyed, his eyes rolled, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he asked Qiu Donghua with a smile:

"Uncle Qiu, you didn't bring an attaché with you today, did you?"

Qiu Donghua paused for a moment, shook his head and said:

"No, come to celebrate the birthday of Jin Lao, how dare I bring my entourage!"

"That's easy!" Fang Yang smiled and said, "I'm your attaché!" Give the invitation to this comrade to check! ”

Qiu Donghua was stunned for a moment, then laughed, took out the invitation card from his body and handed it to the young man in a black suit, then turned his head to Fang Yang and said:

"Or your kid's brain spins fast!"

Fang Yang smiled embarrassedly, and said in his heart: It's not that my brain is spinning fast, but that these two soldiers guarding the door are too rigid! It's maddening!

The young man in the black suit quickly checked the invitation, Fang Yang took the invitation for Qiu Donghua, and then asked with a smile:

"Comrade, can I go in now?"

The young man in the black suit hesitated for a moment, feeling that something was wrong in his heart, but Fang Yang's approach was completely in line with the regulations, and he couldn't say anything, he glanced at his comrade-in-arms opposite, he nodded slightly, and then the two of them turned sideways and moved out of the way.

"Let's go!" Qiu Donghua took the lead.

Seeing that the problem was solved, Xu Qingya also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and walked into the door with Liu Xinyao holding hands.

When passing by Fang Yang's side, Liu Xinyao said in a low voice:

"Well deserved!"

Fang Yang rolled his eyes in frustration.

Did I provoke you? It's not nice to look at me everywhere.

Fang Yang shook his head and quickly followed the three people in front of him. The young man in a black suit at the door watched Fang Yang walk into the door with a vigilant gaze.

Qiu Donghua said with a smile:

"Fang Yang, I'm going to say hello to a few old friends."

"Uncle Qiu, you can do it yourself." Fang Yang paused, and then continued, "Thank you today. ”

Qiu Donghua laughed, waved his hand, and walked over to the old friends he knew in the front yard.

Fan Zihong saw that Fang Yang was brought in by Qiu Donghua, and he didn't watch it lively, so he pursed his lips boringly, turned his head and walked away with Hu Xiaoliang.

Fang Yang looked around, this is an antique Wuyue style building, this kind of building can be seen everywhere in Southeast Province decades ago, and it has gradually disappeared from people's sight over the years.

A dozen round tables were set up in the spacious front yard, and a temporary canopy was erected above the yard. Further into the front yard is a shadow wall, and both sides of the shadow wall can enter the inner courtyard.

Behind the shadow wall is a patio, and further inside is the middle hall, which is called "in front of the hall" in the old southeast saying. The more spacious the front of the hall, the more prosperous the family. The important activities of the old family, such as sacrifices, marriages, birthday celebrations, etc., are the core activity areas in front of the hall.

Fang Yang walked through the front yard to the courtyard of the middle hall, and saw that the front of the Jin family's hall was hundreds of square meters, and there were five or six large round tables that seemed very spacious.

The innermost wooden wall has been pasted with a huge longevity character, and the high table is full of longevity peaches, snacks, melons and fruits, and other items, and the thick red candles are swaying. The wooden pillars on both sides of the hall have been pasted with birthday couplets, and the bright red couplets look joyful in the candlelight.

Many of the guests in the courtyard were Fang Yang's familiar faces.

Basically, the well-known families in China have sent people to celebrate their birthdays, and many leaders in high positions cannot come all the way over, so they have also sent juniors in the family as representatives.

Fan Zihong took Hu Mingliang and several young people to greet him, and the young man in his early twenties standing opposite him was Zhou Mingli of the Zhou family and the cousin of Fan Zihao's fiancée Zhou Yan'er. He accompanied his father Zhou Mofeng from Caiyun Province.

Zhou Mofeng is the deputy secretary of the Caiyun Provincial Party Committee.

Zhou Mingli and Zhou Shao's name are also well-known in Caiyun Province, and the business is very big, and both black and white dishes are very open. However, in front of Fan Zihong, Zhou Mingli's attitude is still very humble.

There is no other reason, the Zhou family is dependent on the Fan family to be able to thrive in the republic. Even though Zhou Mingli threw off Fan Zihong a few streets in terms of ability and wealth, he still politely called "Second Brother Fan" in front of him.

"Second brother, I heard that you were sent to Southeast Province again this time." Zhou Mingli said affectionately, "The last time the matter was revealed, right?" ”

Fan Zihong said with a smug face:

"Of course! Grandpa spoke personally, who would dare to embarrass me? ”

Although Fan Zihong is a bastard, he knows how to please the old man, and Old Man Fan dotes on him very much. Of course, the Fan family sent him to Southeast Province, not without consideration.

Fan Zihong still remembers that before leaving, his father Fan Zhenguang personally called him to the study and advised:

"Zihong, go to Southeast Province this time, you don't care about the company's affairs, you have the following people to do it, your main task is to chase the girl of the Xu family, and use some ......means when necessary."

For such an arrangement, Fan Zihong naturally couldn't ask for it.

Fan Zhenguang knows his bastard son very well, and everything he does is basically more than enough to succeed, but he is very good at dealing with women.

Although Xu Qingya never gave Fan Zihong a good look, Fan Zhenguang knew that his son must have a way to get her to bed, as long as the raw rice was cooked and cooked, it would be a great achievement!

This is related to the strategic layout of the Fan family.

Let Fan Zihong do this, but he is also a good person!

"Second brother, after leaving the capital, you are a wide sea with a leap of fish, and the sky is high and the birds are flying!"

"Haha! It's okay! Fan Zihong laughed proudly and said, "Anyway, it's much freer than in the capital!" ”

Zhou Mingli went on to say:

"Second brother, why don't you end the birthday banquet today and come with me to Caiyun Province for a few days? The girls over there are all smart, and they are very ethnic! You will be satisfied! ”

Fan Zihong suddenly moved, he has never resisted women. However, when he saw Xu Qingya's graceful figure not far away, he immediately remembered his biggest task at present, and forcibly suppressed the fantasy with strong "national customs" evoked by Zhou Mingli, and said:

"After a while! This time, the family has an important task entrusted to me, and I can't leave! ”

Zhou Mingli sneered in his heart: Who doesn't know that you Fan Er is a great name who doesn't learn and can't learn! What important tasks can the family give you? Just put it on me!

However, a regretful expression appeared on his face, and he said:

"That's a pity, I still want to do my best to be a landlord! Second brother, when you are free, you must remember to go to the younger brother's side! ”

"Don't worry! It's a matter of harassing you! Fan Zihong said with a big grin.

At this time, Hu Mingliang stretched out his hand and stabbed Fan Zihong, and pouted Fang Yang, who was not far away, and said with a smile:

"Fan Shao, it seems that Young Master Fang seems to be a little out of place!"

At this time, the birthday banquet has not yet begun, everyone is standing in twos and threes to chat and communicate, and the people who can receive invitations are all characters with heads and faces, and they naturally will not miss such an opportunity to get closer.

Qiu Donghua was chatting happily with several cadres close to the Han family who came from the capital, Xu Qingya and Liu Xinyao were also frequently greeting people in the crowd, only Fang Yangxing stood alone in a corner, looking thoughtful.

Fan Zihong made no secret of Fang Yang's hatred, he snorted coldly and said:

"He wants to be gregarious, the key is who knows him!"

Zhou Mingli listened to the conversation between the two, looked at Fang Yang, who was dressed in ordinary clothes, with interest, and asked curiously:

"Second brother, who is that? Why am I so blind? ”

Fan Zihong pursed his lips and said:

"A hillbilly with shit luck!"

Seeing Zhou Mingli's dazed face, Hu Mingliang explained with a smile:

"Zhou Shao, as soon as I say his name, you will naturally understand, his name is Fang Yang."

The name Fang Yang has long been famous in the circle of the children of the family, but many people only hear his name but don't see him.

So when Zhou Mingli heard it, he suddenly realized.

No wonder Fan Zihong looked bitter and hateful, it turned out that he had met a sworn enemy.

The grievances and grievances between Fang Yang and Fan Zihong, Zhou Mingli has heard more or less, and the gossip has been spreading, saying that Fan Zihong and Xu Qingya were engaged and even married a long time ago, all because Fang Yangzhong was in the way, and he didn't know what method he used to move Old Man Xu, and he ruined a big game of chess of the Fan family.

It is difficult to distinguish the truth of this news, but Fan Zihong suffered a big loss against Shangyang in Rongcheng, and even caused the Fan family to lose a deputy department-level cadre, which is a true fact.

No wonder Fan Zihong gritted his teeth and couldn't wait to go up and swallow him alive.

Zhou Mingli had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and suddenly realized that this was a good opportunity to get close to Fan Zihong. He stepped forward and whispered:

"Second brother, the surname Fang is so arrogant, how about the younger brother vent your anger?"