Considering that the Zhong family's father and son had been driving all the way, although they rested for a while in the afternoon, they had not fully recovered physically after all. Therefore, although the banquet in the evening was enthusiastic, it did not last long, and it was over. The father and son of the Zhong family, who were full of wine and food, naturally returned to the guest room to continue to tell their wife and children about their parting. And on the side of the crossing, in addition to a few brothers from the Ministry of Commerce and Trade who can go back to sleep in a down-to-earth manner, Wang Kunjun, Zhang Weixin, and the brothers from the Military Department, the Security Department, and the Intelligence Department can't go to rest immediately, because they still have to discuss the matter of the Yan family's proposal - although Zhong Youpeng did not show any eagerness in this matter, Wang Kunjun considered that the battle of Youyun was about to start, and it was still necessary to implement this matter as soon as possible, so after the banquet, he signaled Zhang Weixin and the military, security, The brothers from the intelligence and other departments stayed to discuss things, and before entering the small conference room, they whispered a few words to Liang Ziyue, telling him to prepare some materials first, and then come to the meeting.

Because Zhong Youpeng whispered this family matter to Wang Kunjun in private, the brothers who didn't know about this matter came to sit down in the small conference room of "Qingyuan", drinking tea to relieve hangover and refresh themselves, while looking at Wang Kunjun with some confusion, waiting for this fifth brother Wang to explain to everyone the reason for coming to the meeting at night.

Wang Kunjun drank two sips of tea in a hurry, and the people waiting for him came out of the conference room, then put down the teacup, looked at Zeng Zhilin, and deliberately asked in a reproachful tone: "Old twenty-six, you honestly confess, when you pacified the 'Baihua Village' the year before last, did you do anything to the Yan Ruhua Yan girl in Qiulinzhuang, or did you promise anything to others?" ”

Zeng Zhilin was stunned by Wang Kunjun's sudden question, and he didn't say anything for a long time with his mouth open, until he was pulled by Qian Yuanshan next to him, and hurriedly shouted to Wang Kunjun: "Fifth brother, where did you start with this." Brother, when I was pacifying the 'Baihua Village' the year before last, although I met with the Yan Ruhua Yan girl a few times, it was either to visit Qiulin Zhuangyan's house with the eleventh brother and the twenty-fourth brother, or to kill the bandits and attack the cottage with hundreds of brothers, but I had never had private contact with Miss Yan, let alone what I had done to her, and what promises I had made. ”

Seeing that Zeng Zhilin was asked by Wang Kunjun like this, he was so anxious that his face was bruised, as Qian Yuanshan, who had been with him for the longest time and knew his conduct best, hurriedly spoke for Zeng Zhilin: "Fifth brother, what the old twenty-six said is right. Although we had a lot of contacts with Qiulin Zhuangyan's family when we pacified the 'Baihua Village', every time a few brothers went together, and no brother had unnecessary contact with each other alone. Moreover, the old twenty-six has always behaved upright, sat upright, and always been cautious in the affairs of men and women, which is obvious to all. I'm sure he won't do anything to damage our brother's reputation. ”

"That is the case, that Weishenme girl Yan will be fascinated by the old twenty-six, after more than two years, but when she just finished keeping filial piety to her mother, she asked her father to come forward and ask Zhong to contact the envoy to be a matchmaker for her. said that you saved her life, then her life is yours, crying and shouting to marry you? Wang Kunjun continued to ask solemnly.

"Miss Yan was fascinated by me, and she wanted to marry me? Her father also asked Zhong to contact the envoy to come to the matchmaker? I said, Fifth Brother, where is this going on? Brother, I don't know at all! Zeng Zhilin was still there defending himself, "Yes, brother, when I smashed Bai Fei's night attack on the 'Flying Dragon Pioneer Camp' camp, I once threw a flying knife to save Miss Yan's life. However, Miss Yan had already thanked me for this, and I had told her and her family that it was just a gesture that I had saved her, and it was no big deal, but I never said anything to ask her to repay her kindness. Moreover, although she and her family were grateful at that time, they did not reveal the meaning of Miss Yan's personal promise. Besides, my brother and I never promised her or her family anything. When I was talking to the Yan family about these things, the eleventh brother and the twenty-fourth brother were there, and they could testify to me. ”

Qian Yuanshan nodded again and again when he heard this, indicating that what Zeng Zhilin said was true.

Just when Zeng Zhilin and Qian Yuanshan were busy defending themselves and proving their good brothers, Zhang Weixin, who was sitting on the side, saw some clues from Wang Kunjun's faintly smiling expression. When Wang Kunjun asked the first sentence, Zhang Weixin also felt both surprised and felt that the situation was serious, for fear that Zeng Zhilin had done something that he should not have done when he was in Qiulinzhuang, or that he should not have done it at that time. And the old Yan family saw that the "Flying Dragon Army" was too large to dare to speak out, and now seeing that the "Qingyuan" brother Shili is getting bigger and bigger, and the future is definitely limitless, they have the idea of clinging, and plan to rely on some private matters between Zeng Zhilin and his daughter to ask for some benefits from the "Qingyuan" brothers. ,

However, this idea was quickly denied by Zhang Weixin himself. Because of his understanding of Zeng Zhilin's character, character, and principles of doing things, he believes that the other party will never do anything that violates the etiquette of this era and is not good for himself and the team. Moreover, he found that although Wang Kunjun was trying to maintain a serious and questioning tone when he said these words, the expression on Wang Kunjun's face was clearly a kind of pretended dissatisfaction and blame, rather than real anger. In addition, Liang Ziyue was instructed by Wang Kunjun to go out before the meeting, and it is estimated that he was going to prepare something. Therefore, with his understanding of Wang Kunjun after working with Wang Kunjun for many years, Zhang Weixin finally concluded that his fifth brother was not really unhappy, but deliberately pretending to be garlic to fool Zeng Zhilin. Since Wang Kunjun, who has always been serious and serious in the past, will make a joke about Zeng Zhilin for Zhong Youpeng's marriage, then on the one hand, it shows that Zhong Youpeng's proposal for the Yan family girl is indeed true, and on the other hand, it also shows that Wang Kunjun recognizes this family matter in principle, and feels that this is a happy event and beneficial to the crossing team, and it is worth all the brothers to have fun together.

After figuring out these joints, Zhang Weixin relaxed his mood and said to Wang Kunjun: "Fifth brother, don't scare the old twenty-six anymore, don't you see that he is in a hurry." ”

As he spoke, he turned to Zeng Zhilin and said, "I said that the old twenty-six, you often boast that you are flexible and witty. I can't even tell if the fifth brother is really angry or pretending to be serious and joking with you. You don't want to think about it, if you really did something bad to let the fifth brother know, he could tell you such a big set of things so calmly? Can he just bring a few of us to a meeting without asking for an enlarged meeting of the committee? ”

After listening to Zhang Weixin's analysis, and then looking at the little smug expression on Wang Kunjun's face sitting on the main seat after the "conspiracy" succeeded, Zeng Zhilin realized that their fifth brother, the fifth brother who had always behaved very seriously and very dignified on formal occasions, was joking with them. So, while completely relieved, Zeng Zhilin had to complain a few words: "I said fifth brother, let's not bring this." As the saying goes, 'people are scary, they are scared to death'. Especially for a master like you, who usually rarely jokes with your brothers on formal occasions, no one would have thought of it and would not believe that you were joking. ”

At this time, Wang Kunjun also felt that his joke was a bit big, which went against his original intention of adjusting the atmosphere of the meeting. So, he hurriedly said to Zeng Zhilin: "What the twenty-sixth brother said is that my brother and I have made a joke a little too much, and I have not grasped the heat well, it is my brother and I Meng Lang, and I hope that the twenty-sixth brother will bear with me." ”

Wang Kunjun is so sincere daoqian, Zeng Zhilin is depressed and aggrieved in his heart, and they all disappeared with this daoqian, he hurriedly hugged Wang Kunjun and said: "Brother is serious, serious." ”

Just when Wang Kunjun and Zeng Zhilin were enhancing their relationship, Qian Yuanshan on the side asked a little anxiously: "Fifth brother, don't be in a hurry to talk about brotherhood with Lao Twenty-six." First of all, tell me whether the matter of this bell liaison envoy proposing relatives is true, or did you make it up to fool the old twenty-six? ”

Looking at Qian Yuanshan's gossip expression on his face, Zeng Zhilin couldn't wait to go up and kick him twice. It's a pity that Qian Yuanshan is a brother and he is a brother, Qian Yuanshan can make jokes about him and talk about his gossip, but he can't be disrespectful to Qian Yuanshan, just as Wang Kunjun can make jokes about him, but he won't really blame and blame the other party - of course, this kind of respect is more reflected in ordinary times, if the matter is related to the core interests of the crossing team and the military operation of the "Flying Dragon Army", then as a member of the crossing team and the military department, Zeng Zhilin always speaks freely, We will never give up the opportunity to express our opinions because of the identity of the other party.

However, you can't be disrespectful to Qian Yuanshan in action, but you can't be soft in your mouth. Faced with Qian Yuanshan's gossip question, Zeng Zhilin immediately retorted: "I said Brother Eleven, don't follow it. Didn't the fifth brother say that he was joking? Besides, the girl of the Yan family has only seen me a few times, how can she really want to make a promise? ”

Wang Kunjun waved his hand when he heard this, and said, "The old twenty-six is wrong. Brother, although the way I said this was a half-joke, it doesn't mean that this thing is also a joke. At tonight's banquet, Zhong Lizhi did propose to my brother and me on behalf of Mrs. Yan, and wanted to marry the youngest daughter of the Yan family to you. And said that Miss Yan fell in love with her brother at first sight, and she had already made up her mind when she swept away the 'Baihua Village', and she would not marry you. ”,

Hearing Wang Kunjun say this, Zeng Zhilin was stunned at first, and then felt a little incredible. He scratched his head, as if he was saying to Wang Kunjun, and as if he was talking to himself: "What is this?" That Yan girl has only met me a few times, how can she be so infatuated with me. Could it be that someone I had really had such a great charm, could it be that there was really such a thing as 'love at first sight' on this shijie? ”

Seeing Zeng Zhilin scratching his head and talking to himself, the other brothers present couldn't hold back their hahadaxiao. and began to coax, quoting Wang Kunjun's words just now, asking Zeng Zhilin to explain honestly. The ridicule of the brothers made Zeng Zhilin very embarrassed - fortunately, he looked relatively dark, and although he blushed very much, others couldn't see it.

However, ridicule is ridicule, joke is joke, whether to give this relationship with the Yan family is not just Zeng Zhilin's private matter, but related to the interests of the entire crossing team, which needs to be decided after careful consideration - this is also the reason why Wang Kunjun gathered brothers from several departments to discuss together, instead of asking Zeng Zhilin's opinion separately in private.

Therefore, after everyone laughed for a while, and Liang Ziyue, who had been sent by Wang Kunjun to look for information, also returned to the small conference room, Wang Kunjun signaled everyone to be quiet, and on the other hand, he told Zhong Youpeng about his proposal, and asked Liang Ziyue to give everyone a general introduction to the information about the Yan family that the Intelligence Department had collected in the past few years. The most powerful Yan family naturally became the object of attention of the Ministry of Intelligence, and the information about this Zhuangzi and this family was continuously gathered together.

After listening to Wang Kunjun's account of Zhong Youpeng's proposal and Liang Ziyue's introduction to the background information of the Yan family, the traversers present all came to a similar conclusion to Wang Kunjun after listening to Zhong Youpeng's explanation at the banquet - this time the Yan family came to propose marriage, although they could not avoid being optimistic about the future development of the "Qingyuan" brothers, and wanted to seek a good future for the Yan family by marrying the "Qingyuan" brothers. But whether it is now or in the future, it will be even stronger, especially if the battle of the clouds can be won by a large number, and the Shili range will greatly expand the traversal team, which will need a large number of locals to do things for themselves.

On the one hand, the crossing team can show their willingness to work closely with the local shili by marrying a local squire like the Yan family. On the other hand, the locals who have an in-law relationship with the traverser are closely related to the traversal team because their vital interests are closely related to the traversal team, so they will be more attentive and hardworking when doing things for the traversal team, and they will also be more loyal to the traversing team. Therefore, after a discussion that was not very hot, all the brothers present agreed to form this family affair with the Yan family.

Since the meeting included three of the four members (alternate members) of the committee, as well as the heads of several major departments in the team, such as the foreign exchange department, the intelligence department, the military department, and the security department, which are related to the cooperation with the local shili, their opinions basically represent the opinions of the committee and the enlarged meeting of the committee - in terms of how to cooperate with the local shili, the ministry of science and technology, the ministry of commerce and trade, and other departments that also have a heavy weight in the team, usually take the opinions of the previous departments as the opinion. Thus, in the eyes of the brothers in the congregation, the agreement they reached in the small meeting room of the "Qing Yuan" was comparable to the resolution of the enlarged meeting of the committee. The telegraph correspondence with "Liangyuan" and "Yanyuan" after the meeting also fully proved the accuracy of their judgment. Whether it was the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Commerce and Trade, or several other departments that did not attend the meeting, there was no objection to the decision to marry the Yan family. So less than three hours after Zhong Youpeng proposed to Wang Kunjun that the Yan family wanted to marry, at the beginning of the eighth month of the lunar calendar in the eighth year of Liao Yingli (the sixth year of Zhou Xiande), the team committee and the enlarged meeting of the committee had already passed a resolution agreeing to this family matter.