The classical clock on the central wall of the banquet rang out, and the door of the banquet was pushed open from the outside, and an old man with pale hair but full of energy slowly entered from the door with an elegant lady, followed by several men in military uniforms holding their wives

The group of people is Chief Chen, Mrs. Ning, and several descendants and family members of the Chen family

The moment they entered the door, this group of people with straight spine, noble and elegant in their movements, expressionless on their faces, or impeccable smiles, instantly snatched the attention of the entire banquet hall

The protagonist appears, and the audience is silent

"Chief Chen, I haven't seen you for a long time, I'm still in good spirits..."Seeing Chief Chen walk into the banquet hall, a lady with a kind smile on her face took the lead in greeting "I wish you a long life and good health..."

"Haha... Mrs. Xu, it's been a long time..."Chief Chen returned with a hearty laugh, and a discerning person knew at a glance that the relationship between the two was good

Indeed, this Mrs. Xu is the wife of General Xu, whose name is Xu Hong, who was brought up by Chief Chen, and has been stationed in consulates abroad for some reasons in the past two years, so she was unable to attend Chief Chen's birthday

Although the person was not present, he was always worried about the benefactor

"My family asked me to say "sorry" to you, it is his regret that I could not come to your birthday, and when he returns to China, he will definitely come to your house to apologize to you in person..."

"Hey..."Chief Chen waved his hand disapprovingly, "How can you say that?" He is stationed outside for the country, and I am grateful that he is too late, how can I blame him for not having a dispensable birthday banquet... This is just a frolicking banquet for the juniors, you let Lao Xu go outside, take care of yourself, I'll wait for him to return triumphantly and then have a good drink together..."

"Okay, good..."Xu is Chief Chen's worried attitude, which moved Mrs. Xu, and she could see a little tear flashing in her eyes

Indeed, although Chief Chen single-handedly promoted Xu Hong, but generally people who have reached a certain position, and they probably don't remember how many people they have promoted, but Chief Chen still remembers his husband who is on a mission outside, how can people not be moved?

The two did not continue to greet each other, because Mrs. Ning reminded on the side that the time for the banquet to start was coming, so she could only pause the conversation, and Chen Zijie, the eldest son of Chief Chen, had already strode onto the stage in the center of the banquet hall, standing straight in front of the microphone that had been prepared, with a serious expression as always

"Distinguished guests, distinguished friends, good evening! First of all, thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to attend my father's birthday, and on behalf of the whole family, I would like to extend my warmest welcome and sincerest thanks to all the guests who came to the banquet...

Eighty years of ups and downs in life, my father has tasted the ups and downs of life, witnessed the success of the revolution, witnessed the changes of the times, he spent his life guarding his army, his people, time flies, he has also been gray, but the straight backbone can still see his courage back then

Father, you once said that only when the country is strong can the family be strong, the country can be stable, everyone is stable, and the small family can be happy

Maybe when you were a child, you were rarely at home, but you accompanied us in a special way to grow up, what I remember the most is that every time you come back, the armband on your shoulder representing honor will be different, when you were a child, you don't understand, you will always pester you to ask, you will only patiently reply every time, and when you grow up and become me, you will understand

So, every day, I look forward to growing up and becoming you

Later, I really grew up and became a person like you, but when I grew up, your temples were quietly covered with gorgeous hair, and there were many more vicissitudes in your figure

I still remember that when my sister got married, when she came back to visit you at home, she said a word, she said: Brother, look at Dad... If we grow up, the price is your old age, we would rather be children forever, and you can also shelter us from the wind and rain with your broad shoulders

But when you know what we think, you reprimanded us in a stern tone that you have never felt before

You say: you grow up, I grow old, this is the law of nature, irreversible, the only thing we can control is that when you grow up, you will become the person the country needs, contribute to our country and our people, this is what you should think, not think about these topics that are not nutritious

After that time, we never said such things again, but not saying it doesn't mean that we don't think so, even now that we are all married and our children have grown up, we still hope that we are still the same as when we were children

It's just that no matter what, time waits for no one, we have become you back then, understand your suffering, and understand your heart

In the past few days, you have been saying that there is no need to hold such a banquet, and here, my son just wants to tell you that it must be done, because you are not only the pride of our family, but also the pride of this family, and you deserve all the best wishes

Although you don't ask for anything in return, you can still be a role model for the younger generation, show them, our heroes..."

In the end, the red in Chen Zijie's eyes has smudged the entire eye socket, maybe it is recalling the events of the year, or maybe it is the way the people in the audience listened carefully when he said it, Chen Zijie understands that although these people come to the banquet for their own purposes, most of them are actually like him, and they have such a great person in the family

They empathized with him, understood his words, understood his thoughts at the moment, and this was the meaning of the banquet

Chief Chen is willing to dedicate himself in obscurity, but as juniors, they hope that their father will receive the glory that he deserves

Finally, please raise a glass to wish my father a happy birthday and good health..."

After speaking, Chen Zijie took the lead in picking up the wine glass and raised his glass in the direction of Chief Chen, and drank it all, not all words can be expressed in simple words, what Chen Zijie said on the stage was just a few words in a thousand words, and there were too many words, swallowed into the stomach with the wine

But Chen Zijie knows that in fact, although his father talks from time to time that he should be low-key and should not hold a birthday banquet, he is happy in his heart, and his filial piety is in Chief Chen's heart, which is the proudest place in his life

With the toast over, the banquet officially began, and the crowd of people shuttling back and forth, everyone came with their thoughts, and everyone also hoped to have something to do with the Chen family at this banquet