Finally invited all the "VIPs", Tan Jingkang is almost ready. This time, Tan Jingkang can be regarded as taking out a "blood capital", he not only invited the best chef in Wenzhou, but also spent a lot of money to buy a lot of precious raw materials. Although it was already more popular to entertain guests in restaurants outside at that time, most people in Wenzhou would still choose to entertain at home. A wealthy and powerful family like Chai Jinbiao will also raise a few chefs to show the status of the family. Of course, Tan Renhao also knew about the situation at home, so he secretly gave his father a sum of money. Among them is the "bonus" he got after the two battles, anyway, for Tan Renhao, money is not of much use.

On the day of the treat, Lei Shaoqing, Hao Dongjue, and Chang Jianxin arrived in Wenzhou early in the morning, and then they came to the door. The three of them first congratulated Tan Renhao, and then helped out as if they were at their own home. When he started talking about Jingkang, he felt a little embarrassed, after all, he felt that except for Lei Shaoqing, the other two were guests. However, later, after listening to Lei Shaoqing's introduction, Tan Jingkang also regarded Hao Dongjue and Chang Jianxin as "his own family".

After a hasty meal at noon, Tan Renhao went back to his room and changed into a brigadier general's dress. At that time, the general's mansion allocated to him had not yet come down, and Lei Shaoqing went to General Wu Xianyu to borrow a set. Wu Xianyu and Tan Renhao are similar in figure, and the general's dress is not much different from the brigadier general's dress, but the armband needs to be changed. This is something that the average tailor would do. Of course, Wu Xianyu also brought congratulations to Lei Shaoqing, he couldn't come because of things in the army.

"Yes, to be honest, if you wear Phnom Penh, you will definitely be more handsome!"

Hearing Lei Shaoqing's words, Tan Renhao laughed. With Phnom Penh, it was the marshal's dress.

"Okay, take a turn!" Seeing Tan Renhao turn around, Lei Shaoqing nodded with satisfaction. "I'm really a little envious of you, I don't know when I can wear this general's uniform, or why don't you wait for your general's uniform to come down and borrow me to wear it for a few days?"

Tan Renhao smiled and smashed it with a fist.

At this time, there was a sound of talking about the sound outside. "Brother. There's a guest coming! ”

Tan Renhao immediately walked out of the bedroom, but to his surprise, it was not the guest he invited who came, but General Liao Hanxiang.

"General Liao, why are you here?" Tan Renhao didn't expect Liao Hanxiang to come at all.

"Why can't I come? Don't. My daughter is getting engaged, and I can't come if I have a prospective son-in-law? Liao Hanxiang laughed.

Tan Qinglian, who began to greet guests at this time, felt a little embarrassed, because Liao Hanxiang was only wearing a set of regular clothes, and she didn't recognize him as a general at all. and is also Liao Yingyu's father.

"Dad, you're here so soon?" At this time, Liao Yingyu also ran out. She also changed into a naval officer's gown, and she was a naval captain and medical officer.

"Why don't you want Dad to come? Don't you want your dad before you go out? ”

"Dad, what are you talking about?" Liao Yingyu blushed suddenly.

"Oh, it's the in-laws' arrival!" Tan Jingkang rushed over while wiping his hands, and immediately shook Liao Hanxiang's hand enthusiastically. "In-laws, you're finally here, please come inside!"

Tan Renhao looked at this scene in surprise, his father had never met Liao Hanxiang, how could he be like an old acquaintance?

"See what I'm doing?" Lei Shaoqing saw Tan Renhao look at him in surprise and laughed. "You should be happy to say to others that your in-laws are difficult to get along with, you see, now that the two of you are doing well, your kid should laugh."

"Yes, but I think the two old men really get along!" Hao Dongjue immediately laughed, as if he was going to get engaged.

Chang Jianxin frowned slightly, and immediately poked Hao Dongjue's waist and said, "Why are you still stunned, hurry up and help in the kitchen!" ”

"I'm also going to help in the kitchen, brother, go and watch Dad, I'm afraid Dad is going to say the wrong thing!" After Tan Qinglian finished speaking, he walked towards the kitchen.

"Why don't you go and help?" Chang Jianxin poked Hao Dongjue again, then pulled Lei Shaoqing and said, "Ren Hao, Shaoqing and I are here to help you welcome the two naval lieutenants, it shouldn't be considered a shame!" ”

Tan Renhao reacted at this time, and immediately called Liao Yingyu to walk towards the living room, while still muttering in his mouth. "When did that bastard become so diligent?"

"Renhao, you didn't see it?" Liao Yingyu immediately laughed: "As soon as I came this morning, Hao Dongjue followed your sister's ass, don't you think there is a problem?" ”

Tan Renhao was stunned for a moment and immediately said in surprise: "You mean the two of them ......"

"Why don't you eat your sister's vinegar? But I think the two of them are quite suitable, one is virtuous and the other is smart. But Hao Dongjue is indeed a little worse than your sister......"

Seeing Liao Yingyu, it was like entering the door of Tan's house, and Tan Renhao immediately smiled bitterly and shook his head.

By the time Tan Renhao and Liao Yingyu entered the living room, Liao Hanxiang and Tan Jingkang were already like old friends who had known each other for decades. Tan Jingkang was very interested in Liao Hanxiang's experience as a soldier, and Liao Hanxiang also admired Tan Jingkang very much when he started from scratch. Anyway, the two just admire each other and respect each other. As a result, Tan Renhao had no chance to interject.

"Renhao's in-laws lifted you up single-handedly, you can't lose the face of your in-laws!" Tan Jingkang put on the appearance of being a father: "Do a good job in the future, in addition to winning glory for our Tan family, you also have to win glory for General Liao, not your father-in-law, understand?" ”

Tan Renhao nodded hurriedly, otherwise could he still shake his head?

"In-laws, you're wrong." Liao Hanxiang laughed: "Back then, I took a fancy to Ren Hao at a glance and felt that he was not a thing in the pool. Of course, this is not just to bring glory to us, but also to win glory for the empire and the imperial navy! ”

"Yes, it is to win glory for the empire!" Tan Jingkang also laughed, obviously in front of Liao Hanxiang, he seemed a little petty.

Tan Renhao, of course, is left, right, and right. Right now. He even wondered if it was Liao Hanxiang's special arrangement to know Liao Yingyu back then. But even he admitted it.

The two in-laws chatted for a while, and the county magistrate of Wenzhou County arrived first. Originally, the county magistrate was going to come late, but when he heard that the Tan family had come, there was an admiral, and he was the future father-in-law of the commodore land. This time, he quickly dropped his chopsticks and rushed over. By about 4 p.m., the other guests had arrived at 6.

The banquet was Tang style, divided into more than 20 tables, and each table was divided into eight people. The temporary maid invited by Tan Jingkang was busy bringing the dishes and drinks to the table. Then a few lights in the courtyard were lit up. At half past six o'clock in the evening, the banquet officially began. Of course, Tan Jingkang first came forward to thank his parents and officials for their faces. Then Liao Hanxiang came forward to thank everyone and expressed the unity of the military and the people. Then the county magistrate of Wenzhou and others took turns to say a few words. When it was Ren Hao's turn, the dishes on the table were half cold.

"Thank you, uncles, elders, and adults for your faces. I don't think it's a waste of time, everyone, please use the dishes! ”

Tan Renhao's speech was extremely brief, he had been tossed enough, how could he still be in the mood to be like his father, with a depressed and frustrated expression, and a rich expression and drooling for more than ten minutes?

After the banquet is opened. Some of the guests who probably didn't eat enough at noon immediately started their chopsticks, but "big people" like Chai Jinbiao naturally looked very gentle. They didn't come to eat this meal, but to get to know other big people, especially to get closer to the two generals. Especially when he knew that Liao Hanxiang was the aviation commander of the Imperial Navy Reserve Command, he specifically found Liao Hanxiang to have a few more drinks. I'm probably thinking about some business-related things again.

"See?" Lei Shaoqing and Tan Renhao sat at the same table, and they were all juniors. And Liao Yingyu went to the woman's side, so she didn't sit together. "This Chai Jinbiao must want to get closer to your future father-in-law, and want to win some orders from the navy. But to be honest, the Chai family is indeed rich now, but recently I heard that it caused some trouble. ”

"Trouble?" Tan Renhao didn't want to ask this question, but now he really couldn't find anything else to say.

Lei Shaoqing nodded slightly, then lowered his voice and said: "Before the war, the Chai family opened a bank in Japan, and I heard that it had a good relationship with Japan. Although after the outbreak of the war, the Chai family severed relations with Japan, and the personnel also withdrew. But I heard that a large amount of money was seized by the Japanese government. Now the Chai family is trying to find a way to get the money back over there. ”

Tan Renhao frowned slightly, and he also felt that there was a problem, but he didn't know how serious the problem was.

"Anyway, now the Chai family has a lot of contact with Japan." Lei Shaoqing sighed, "So don't get involved in anything, it's not good anyway." ”

"What am I silkworms with?" Tan Renhao glanced at Lei Shaoqing a little puzzled.

"Well, our two brothers won't say it directly, just understand it in our hearts." Lei Shaoqing smiled crookedly: "But I heard that the war money, Chai Furong, and a certain young master of the Iwasaki family in Japan still have a relationship, but I don't know how it is now." ”

Tan Renhao immediately glanced at the women's seat, and Chai Furong also came. "How do you know this?"

"I've heard about it anyway, but believe it or not, that's your business!"

Tan Renhao sighed and didn't think about these troublesome things, he didn't want to make his mood worse. But then again, what does Chai Furong have to do with him? Thinking of this, Ren Hao was relieved, the absurd things that the elders had done before had been corrected, and he didn't owe anything to the Chai family, so why should he worry about the Chai family's affairs?

When the guests had eaten and drunk about the same, Liao Hanxiang stood up from his seat. This is the result of everyone's public recommendation, among the more than 100 people, Liao Hanxiang's status and qualifications are undoubtedly the highest, if he doesn't sit at the table, others don't dare to sit.

"Everyone!" Liao Hanxiang shouted two sentences first, and then the eyes of many guests shifted to him: "Today is not only a good day for General Renhao's promotion, but also a good day for a general in Wenzhou." Today is also a good day for my little daughter Yingyu to get engaged to General Tan Renhao. ”

Several young people immediately shouted, Tan Renhao was shocked, he didn't plan to announce the engagement at tonight's banquet! But before Tan Renhao could react, Lei Shaoqing pinched him, and then Tan Renhao stood up, and Liao Yingyu had already walked to Liao Hanxiang's side.

"Yingyu is my only daughter, but I respect the young man's choice, and I am very happy that she can marry Renhao and grow old together." Liao Hanxiang stretched out his hand to Tan Renhao.

Tan Renhao took a deep breath and could only walk over with a hard head.

"Today I invite you, as two young people, to be witnesses to the engagement of the newlyweds." Liao Hanxiang said that Li took out the ring like a trick, but according to the tradition of the empire, the engagement does not need a ring.

Tan Renhao took the ring, and then walked to the opposite side of Liao Yingyu, and now he understood that Liao Yingyu and Liao Hanxiang had already said it, but they were hiding it from him. However, Tan Renhao was not angry, anyway, sooner or later, he would have to put an engagement ring on Liao Yingyu.

"Now let's bless them!"

The guests immediately applauded, and Tan Renhao put the ring with twelve diamonds on the little finger of Liao Yingyu's right hand, and then Liao Yingyu also put the ordinary platinum ring that Tan Renhao had chosen for himself on the little finger of Tan Renhao's left hand.

"I'm very surprised, I've put a lot of thought into arranging it!" Liao Yingyu finally whispered.

Tan Renhao laughed and smiled happily. This is also one of the most profound and happiest special days for Tan Renhao.

That night, the guests naturally returned happy, if it wasn't for Liao Hanxiang to say hello, Lei Shaoqing and Hao Dongjue would definitely have poured Tan Renhao to the ground. After the guests left, Tan Jingkang was busy leading people to clean up the yard, while Liao Yingyu and Tan Qinglian went to the kitchen to help, and of course Hao Dongjue also followed. Lei Shaoqing and Chang Jianxin consciously stayed to help. In the end, Liao Hanxiang called Tan Renhao to the guest room.

"Actually, I'm not going to come today!"

Tan Renhao nodded, he knew that Liao Hanxiang was definitely not just here to attend his daughter's engagement ceremony.

"Yesterday the Russian Empire had already evacuated the embassy staff." Liao Hanxiang let out a sigh: "Marshal Nie Renfeng wants you to return to the Navy Headquarters immediately. ”

Tan Renhao was taken aback, and the Russian Empire was finally about to declare war on the Tang Empire, and at the same time, he knew that his vacation was over.