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The scale of the birthday banquet is far less than Tang Lin imagined, there is only a small hall, there are about 10 tables in the hall, each table ranges from 8 to 10 people, of which the main table is at the front, and there are a total of 8 people at the main table, including an old man who is not very good-looking. Tang Lin suddenly had a feeling that Director Shen had no background, an old man who looked at his family, and a guest who saw the scene.

The 3 tables of guests are relatives, and the 6 tables are colleagues, classmates and friends. As for the identities of the people at the main table, Tang Lin didn't know how many of the leaders of the Supervision Bureau had come.

Because he and Tan Dong were directly taken to a table in the corner by a middle-aged man with medium height and dark skin, there was no seat for them, but fortunately, the table was large enough, and two more seats were allowed. They set up camp here, and when they entered the door, the banquet had actually begun, and Tang Lin saw it clearly, and Tan Dong stuffed two red envelopes to him when he entered the door, when the river was clear and came out to greet him.

They are all colleagues at this table, but Tang Lin doesn't know who it is, anyway, they all look older than him, but they should all be average.

The banquet process was not as rigorous and grand as Tang Lin imagined, and there was no host, but the leader stood up and said a few words, and then Shen Xiangguo, who was not tall and slightly fat, added a few more words, and everyone began to eat officially.

During the banquet, Jiang Shuiqing was not very enthusiastic, but he was okay with Tan Dong, he was lukewarm to him, and he would never take the initiative to talk to him anyway.

At this time, Tang Lin was depressed and passive and embarrassed, because he never took the initiative to find a character to talk about and slap the horse, so if he said too much, he would lose it, so he bowed his head and ate his own food in a proper manner.

Not talking, at least has one advantage, that is, it will make people think that this person is honest. With this impression, Tang Lin was content, he originally wanted to see the big scene, but there was nothing to see.

But Rao was like this, he didn't even have a chance to greet Director Shen at the main table, because he was really nothing, and no one cared, but halfway through Jiang Shuiqing went over to toast, he guided Director Shen to look here.

This is the gap between the capital and the localities, and the officials in the capital, who are no longer ambitious and have no background, are also a head above the local officials. Tan Dong didn't go over to toast, just stood here and raised his glass and said hello. It's not that he doesn't want to go, it's that Jiang Shuiqing didn't take him there, or that his level background can't reach Cheng Dù, who went to the main table today.

The birthday banquet ended quietly, Tang Lin didn't drink, and Tan Dong drank a little with Jiang Shuiqing, only 3 taels of wine, which meant a little.

Tang Lin paid special attention to the liquor on the table, 42 degrees of Luzhou cellar wine, about fifty or sixty yuan a bottle, the beer is Yanjing exclusively for the hotel, only the main seat has red wine, and the other nine tables are Luzhou Laojiao plus Yanjing plus Sprite.

When the two walked out of the Dongpo Restaurant and took a taxi outside, Tan Dong suddenly asked, "Tang Lin, what do you think?" Tang Lin lowered his head and looked at his feet, to be honest, the relationship between the two of them was quite high when they came, but now they have no heart.

"Rub, Jiang Shuiqing is not interesting enough, just thinking about receiving red envelopes for Lao Shen, he didn't even take me over for a toast, I also wrapped 3,000 red envelopes for his daughter's full moon last year!" Before Tang Lin could answer, Tan Dong vented himself, anyway, it was over, and it was nothing for him to vent with Tang Lin. The important thing is that he feels that he is a bit embarrassed in this matter, not only does he have no face, but Tang Lin is also despised.

Who would have thought that Tang Lin, who was entering Beijing for the first time, was more calm, "People are Beijing officials, we are small soldiers from other provinces, Team Tan, why bother with them!" ”

Tan Dong was stunned for a moment, then reached out and patted Tang Lin's shoulder, "Tang Lin, to be honest, I'm optimistic about you, really." You're a good gangster in Jiujing City, I'll saddle you before and after the horse, don't be so! I've been in the bag for 20 years! ”

Tang Lin looked sideways at him and grinned, "Hehe, Team Tan, aren't you still thinking about the daughter of the original city leader's family, right?" Anyway, what happened to the people in the end? Has that leader been promoted? ”

Tan Dong's expression was even more lonely, "Later, she married the son of the Provincial Department of Finance, and her father is now the leader of the Provincial Construction Committee." Alas, Tang Lin, can I not think about it, the past is unbearable. But it's actually all self-comforting, because although my daughter liked me at the time, my father didn't look at me at all, and even if I agreed at that time, the chance of success in the end was less than 1 percent! ”

"Don't talk about it, the car is coming, let's go back!" After speaking, Tan Dong stopped the car and then sat in first......

The time of raising and lowering the national flag in Dong'anmen Square is determined according to the sunrise and sunset time of Jiujing City, and the specific time is specially calculated by an astronomer surnamed Lin from Jiujing Observatory.

In the morning, when the upper edge of the sun is equal to the horizon seen in Dong'anmen Square, it is the time for flag raising. From January 11 to June 6 every year, the flag is gradually advanced from 7:36 a.m. to 4:36 a.m., with an average of about 1 minute advance every day.

Tang Lin got up very early, and he had planned the traffic route the night before, so he arrived at least half an hour early. The sun has not yet risen, but the world's largest Dong'anmen Square is already crowded, and he is not the only tourist who has come from all over the country to see the flag-raising.

He stood on the central axis of the Dong'anmen Tower, raised his head and put his legs together, and then gave a standard and neat military salute, tears rolling in his eyes!

This is his wish for many years, this is a sacred moment that a soldier must experience in his life, the national flag guard has not yet come out, but many people have begun to crowd to take pictures.

However, Tang Lin couldn't see these at all, couldn't feel it at all, and at this moment he had nothing in his heart, only a 32. A flagpole that is 6 meters in the air.

But at this time, a woman standing in front of him, wearing a long black wide-brimmed trench coat full of European and American style, long hair tied up casually, one hand crossed her waist, one hand holding a cigarette, and a pair of familiar black naked boots underneath.

He would never have paid attention to any woman at this time, but this woman smoked very fiercely, one after another, as if she was not here to raise the flag at all, but to smoke. Tang Lin happened to be standing downwind, so he was choked by her smoke, Tang Lin endured it for a long time, and finally decided to leave and change places, but at this time, the smoking woman suddenly turned her head. Then he walked over with a strange face.

Peng Ning didn't talk about makeup, she reluctantly washed her face with water, and her face was facing the sky, but her watery eyes were even more aggrieved and pitiful, even if she was still indifferent to Tang Lin.

"Hey, stinky policeman, you're actually following Lao Tzu!"