Under Hao Desheng's careful arrangement, Zhang Xueru and his wife and Vice Mayor Wang and his wife, that is, the parents of the bride-to-be and bride-to-be, decided to meet officially.

Because it is the first meeting of the father-in-law and the mother-in-law, according to the folk tradition, the dinner must be arranged!

So, Hao Desheng arranged a private dinner for the family meeting, and the time was set for 6 o'clock on Saturday afternoon.

The meeting place is arranged at the Zhangjiang Hotel in the provincial capital.

Zhangjiang Hotel is a signboard for external business; Internally, it is actually a guest house of the city government, a place for the city government to receive guests from one government to another.

Under normal circumstances, the guests who come here to dine are of a relatively high grade.

Most of the guests are cadres of government agencies, but also responsible persons of state-owned enterprises and institutions, as well as domestic and foreign businessmen who come to the provincial capital to do important things, discuss big business, and have a big deal.

In this hotel, the miscellaneous people in the society are usually not allowed to enter.

The reason why Hao Desheng arranged for Wang and Zhang's parents to meet here was also after careful consideration.

First, the central authorities are now paying close attention to the work of improving the party's work style and building a clean and honest government, and party members and cadres are not allowed to go to high-end hotels and hotels outside to consume money. If the parents of Wang and Zhang were arranged to meet outside, in case they were seen, or even took photos and videos, it would be a big disaster!

Second, this is the internal guest house of the municipal government, and the price of the banquet arranged by the municipal government will not be too expensive; Moreover, this is a subordinate unit directly in charge of Hao Desheng, and the service quality is absolutely guaranteed.

Third, as mentioned earlier, the guests here are all relatively statused, even if someone occasionally sees Vice Mayor Wang coming here to eat, under normal circumstances, no one will have nothing to do and complain.

Alas, now being an official in a government agency or a state-owned enterprise or public institution, life is not easy to mix!

As soon as the building of party style and clean government is firmly grasped above, if a leader goes out to eat, he must be extremely cautious. If you don't make a good fuss, you will be photographed or videotaped by someone who has done good things, and then you will upload it to the Internet, or report it to the discipline inspection organ, maybe the leader's black gauze hat will be lost!

That's not all it takes to have a meal, let alone go to karaoke, a bathhouse, a golf course, and the like.

Of course, when some officials feel that it is difficult to be an official and that officialdom is difficult to mix, the common people are applauding and applauding, but they are running to tell each other that the party Central Committee will severely punish corruption and degeneration with the determination and strength of a strong man to break his wrist.

Having said that, today, because it was the first time that the adults of the Wang and Zhang families met, at half past five in the afternoon, Zhang Xueru led his wife to the Zhangjiang Hotel early, and entered the A08 private room arranged by Director Hao on the third floor early.

"Hello two old men, may I ask, are you the guests invited by Director Hao?"

As soon as Zhang Xueru and his wife walked to the door of the private room, a slender and delicate-looking waitress greeted them with a smile and asked softly with a pleasant face.

"Oh, yes. We are Director Hao's guests. ”

Zhang Xueru was stunned for a moment, and after reacting, he immediately nodded proudly.

Since Zhang Xueru was transferred to work in the Municipal Urban Construction Bureau, he has also been there several times on occasions like today. Therefore, for scenes such as hotels and restaurants, Zhang Xueru is not stage frightened.

is Zhang Xueru's wife "old-fashioned", going to this kind of high-grade hotel, for her, it is really a big girl sitting in a sedan chair - the first time!

Therefore, when entering the private room, Zhang Xueru's wife was afraid of emptiness and did not dare to speak out at all.

After Zhang Xueru and his wife entered the private room, they saw a large round table with twelve seats three meters away from the door.

Around the round table, there are twelve Taishi chairs with big red woolen chair covers;

On the round tabletop, also covered with a red tablecloth, twelve sets of cutlery are neatly arranged;

Above the large round table, there is a luxurious round chandelier on the ceiling.

Around the circular chandelier, four rows of small colored bulbs are embedded in the ceiling holes, illuminating the entire private room.

The waiter in the private room came and delivered two cups of hot fragrant tea.

Zhang Xueru's wife hurriedly got up and went to pick it up with both hands, and Zhang Xueru immediately waved his hand at her, which means that we are distinguished guests and do not have to be polite to the waiter.

"Hello two guests, please have tea."

The waiter came to the sofa where the Zhang family and his wife were sitting, placed the tea in a very standard posture and half-knelt, and then politely withdrew from the private room.

"Hey, old woman, didn't I tell you before I went out?"

After the waiter left, Zhang Xueru said to his wife in a somewhat reproachful tone:

"When we get to the hotel, we are God! The waiter must be respectful to us. Here, when you eat for a while, you don't have to be polite, you can eat when you should eat, and drink when you should drink. Wait for your father-in-law and mother-in-law to come, don't you look foreign! ”

"Alas, Ping's father, I can't come, don't come, you have to ask me to come. When I met Mayor Wang and the others, I really didn't know how to socialize with them! ”

Mrs. Zhang stretched out her palm and subconsciously rubbed it a few times on her body.

"The first time you meet your in-laws, why don't you come? Later, after Mengdu's parents come in, you should try to talk as little as possible. Whatever you say, just listen to it; Also, when I met with my parents, you just nodded your head when I said anything, or as I said, you just agreed. That's all right, right? ”

Zhang Xueru was worried that his wife had never seen the world, and he was even more worried that she would make jokes when she met her in-laws, so she told her again.

In fact, when meeting the Wang family and his wife today, Zhang Xueru was also very nervous.

Think about it, the Wang family has both status and identity. Moreover, like the executive vice mayor of the provincial capital, he is already a big official, and there are people who support him wherever he goes.

Although Zhang Xueru was transferred to the Municipal Urban Construction Bureau, he was only a small cadre after all:

Urban Construction Bureau Urban Management Section Staff - Officer Level!

For those cadres who have just started in the organs, there have long been jokes, called "Officers and officials, work until they are tired (things)!" ”

Think about it, a small clerk is suddenly going to meet with the executive deputy mayor, if in terms of cadre level, the difference between the two is seven or eight levels, can Zhang Xueru not panic?

In fact, before going out today, Zhang Xueru also pondered repeatedly:

What kind of clothing should I wear today?

Let's wear a suit, today is to meet with my in-laws, wearing a suit seems too formal, and it will make everyone feel restrained;

Wear a shirt, the weather in the provincial capital, there is already a slight coolness in October, and if you catch a cold and hurt your body, it will be too cost-effective!

After thinking about it, Zhang Xueru suddenly remembered the footage he had watched on TV.

On the TV news, when reporters report on leading cadres going out for inspections, you see, those cadres often wear casual clothes with zippers.

That's it!

Casual wear does not lose its identity, but also wears comfortably, and looks easy-going, no matter what kind of occasion you go, "expensive and low"!

So, Zhang Xueru decided to wear casual clothes to meet his in-laws!

This morning, Zhang Xueru went to a clothing store and chose a light gray "Jinba" brand casual wear, which cost 800 yuan!

At the same time, Zhang Xueru also specially asked his wife to go to the department store, choose left and right in the women's clothing department, and finally bought a light blue spring and autumn shirt with flowers.

After returning home, the old couple rummaged through the boxes and cabinets and picked out pants from the pile of clothes for a long time.

Before going out in the afternoon, the old couple was still in front of the mirror for most of the day.

In the end, I feel satisfied with the dress, and look at the clock is more than four o'clock, I should be ready to go, right?

Zhangjia is not far from Zhangjiang Hotel, at most seven or eight kilometers away. It's time to go, maybe a little early.

But considering that the other party is a high-ranking cadre. The first time you meet with your family, you can't let people with high-level identities wait for us grass people with ordinary status, right?

What's more, staying at home is also staying, and it is better to go to the hotel early.

After thinking about it a little, Zhang Xueru made a decision: set off to the hotel immediately!

So, the old couple went out.

After going out, Zhang Xueru deliberately took a taxi on the side of the road. This is also the first time that the old couple took a taxi after the Zhang family moved to the provincial capital.

After the old couple got into the car, Zhang Xueru said to the driver with a strong spirit:

"Go to Zhangjiang Hotel!"

The taxi driver said "okay", and in less than a quarter of an hour, he sent Zhang Xueru and his wife to the Zhangjiang Hotel.

After entering the private room, Zhang Xueru also made a special call to Director Hao and told him that he and the old woman had arrived at the hotel.

"Okay, Zhang Shifu, you drink tea in the private room first, I'll wait at the door of the hotel for a while, I'm going to greet Mayor Wang and Mrs. Wang here."

The old couple of the Zhang family arrived first, and Hao Desheng was at ease, so he didn't go to the private room to have a chat with Zhang Xueru and his wife.

Zhang Xueru and his wife drank tea in the private room for a while, and then they heard Hao Desheng's voice outside:

"Mayor Wang, sister-in-law, come, please come here. Yes, A08 private room. ”

"Oh, it's my in-laws! Hurry, get up and greet! ”

After Zhang Xueru heard Hao Desheng's voice, he immediately beckoned to his wife, and he took the lead in rushing to the door of the private room, standing by the door respectfully, ready to greet Vice Mayor Wang and his family.

"Hello leader, please come in!"

This will be the slender waiter who greeted the Zhang family and his wife before. I saw her come to the door of the A08 private room gently and elegantly, and her voice sweetly guided the guests into the door.

Then, I saw Hao Desheng follow to the door of the private room, nodded respectfully in the direction of the corridor and waved his hand and said:

"Mayor Wang, sister-in-law, please, please inside!"

The mayor and his wife are inside!

Vice Mayor Wang walked in front, only to see his oily black hair, shining in the bright light - probably freshly baked.

Vice Mayor Wang has a face of Chinese characters, and at a glance, he is about fifty years old.

Coincidentally, what Vice Mayor Wang is wearing today is also a casual outfit, but the color is not light gray, but black; The deputy mayor was wearing a pair of black leather shoes, and the leather shoes were really bright:

I saw that the upper of the shoe was black and translucent, spotless, which made people imagine that if a fly fell on it, I was afraid that the flies would slip!

As for the mayor's wife, I don't have anything to wear today:

Wearing a light red women's suit on the upper body; Underneath the suit, wear a light green skirt that covers the knee joints.

In the hands of the mayor's wife, she habitually carries a yellow LV kun bag printed with small bean curd.

The most prominent feature of the mayor's wife is that under her permed black hair, she has a round face, which looks particularly rich and fat!

In particular, her double chin, which is sticky up and down, looks particularly eye-catching under the light.

"Mayor Wang, Mrs. Wang, hello! Hello, Director Hao! ”

Today, Zhang Xueru met his in-laws for the first time.

Before that, he repeatedly told himself:

When you meet your in-laws, you must calm down and hold your spirits!

Now, when Deputy Mayor Wang and Mrs. Wang entered the door, Zhang Xueru seemed to have been suddenly pumped, and his legs began to tremble.

As soon as his feet trembled, Zhang Xueru's heart immediately became confused.

Ahem, I can't help it!

These people, he is like this, as soon as he sees a big official, his bones will be weak, and he can't control it no matter what.

"Mayor Wang, sister-in-law, this is Master Zhang, Liping's father, who now works in the Urban Construction Bureau. This is Liping's mother, who has not gone out to work for the time being, and is responsible for taking care of the daily life of the whole family at home. ”

At the critical moment when Zhang Xueru was nervous and helpless, Hao Desheng came forward in time to introduce it.

"Oh, Lao Zhang, hello! Hello sister-in-law! Come, everyone, please take a seat. ”

However, Vice Mayor Wang was very amiable, after he entered the door, he first shook hands with Zhang Xueru cordially, and at the same time made a "please" gesture to Zhang Xueru's wife, and took the lead to walk to the sofa inside.

"Lao Zhang, old sister-in-law, we are now in-laws, in the future, you don't want to call Lao Wang's official title, what Mayor Wang, Mayor Wang, everyone is awkward. From now on, you will call him his father-in-law, or his father-in-law. ”

The mayor's wife, who followed behind Vice Mayor Wang, was even more cordial to Zhang Xueru and his wife.

She followed her husband to the sofa while correcting Zhang Xueru's address to Vice Mayor Wang just now.

"Yes, Master Zhang, now that you are in-laws, you and Mayor Wang and Mrs. Sister-in-law can call each other in-laws!"

When he entered the door just now, Hao Desheng also felt that Lao Zhang's call "Mayor Wang" and "Mrs. Wang" was quite awkward, but it was not easy to come forward to correct it. Now, the mayor's wife proposed it to Zhang Xueru first, so Hao Desheng followed the mayor's wife to correct Zhang Xueru's title.

"Oh, good, good. Then, we're - climbing! ”

Just now, Zhang Xueru was also annoyed by his panic, and now that there are steps, he immediately climbs down the pole.

Zhang Xueru handed Vice Mayor Wang a "Chinese" cigarette (that was the cigarette sent by Director Hao when he went to his house to propose marriage), and said respectfully:

"Father-in-law, please smoke."

"Thank you! I didn't smoke it. ”

Vice Mayor Wang smiled and waved his hand at Zhang Xueru.

"Oh, Lao Zhang, Zhang's family, our Lao Wang has quit smoking."

The mayor's wife was also on the side, refusing cigarettes for her husband.

"Ah, quit smoking? It's good to quit smoking! In the past, I thought about quitting smoking, but I haven't had time to quit yet! It seems that from today onwards, I should learn from my father-in-law and quit smoking today! ”

After Zhang Xueru finished speaking with some self-criticism, he put the cigarette he had just taken out back into the cigarette case.

"Hey, Zhang's family, you just smoke! We don't smoke, and it has nothing to do with you continuing to smoke. ”

At this time, the mayor's wife looked at the old couple of the Zhang family with her eyes, and politely let Zhang Xueru smoke.

"Well, don't smoke it, don't smoke it! From today onwards, I really have to learn from my father-in-law, and I must not smoke anymore! ”

Zhang Xueru resolutely put the cigarette in his pocket.

Hao Desheng sat next to him and didn't squeak.

Because he knew that Vice Mayor Wang used to smoke fiercely, but since he quit smoking, he generally doesn't like people next to him to smoke.

The reason why Vice Mayor Wang doesn't like people smoking next to him is mainly because he is worried that his past addiction to smoking will be hooked.

"Mayor Wang, can you serve food now?"

Hao Desheng saw that Zhang Xueru really didn't smoke, and he was secretly happy in his heart, so he turned his head to ask Vice Mayor Wang's opinion.

"Are there any guests? Is it just us? ”

Vice Mayor Wang asked Hao Desheng as he casually glanced into the private room.

"Yes, Mengdu and Liping have a date on their own, and on such an occasion, they will feel uncomfortable when they come, so they won't come."

Hao Desheng explained to the four in-laws.

"Well, that's what you're saying, children and adults always feel uncomfortable when they eat together. In that case, Xiao Hao, let's inform the serving. ”

Vice Mayor Wang nodded understandingly.