Seeing that Xiao Zheng actually brought his family to greet her in person, a trace of shock flashed on Cao Mei's face, she glanced at Lin Fan who was talking to Wang Lin in a low voice beside her, her eyes flickered slightly, and she walked down with a smile on her face.

The Xiao family really attached great importance to Lin Fan's arrival this time, and after Xiao Zheng received Xiao Xun'er's information, he deliberately pushed everything off, and specially called back several important members of the Xiao family who were doing things outside.

After a few polite words between the two sides, Xiao Zheng affectionately pulled Lin Fan to introduce the family around him to him, although Xiao Zheng only has a pair of daughters, but the old man of the Xiao family is full of children and grandchildren, in addition to Xiao Zheng, the boss, there are six sons and three daughters, of which the seventh and ninth are in business, the second and fourth are in the army, and the rest are all in various political departments, so the Xiao family can run Donghai City like an iron bucket, like a prince.

Cao Mei and Wang Lin were quickly dragged away by the Xiao family's daughters, and Lin Fan was pulled by Xiao Zheng into the study to talk about the current situation of the Federation.

"Within ten years, the Federation will be in chaos!"

Xiao Zheng sighed slightly, reached out and took a sip of the tea on the table, his face was heavy, "If it weren't for the fact that the current speaker has a good prestige in the federation and has the support of many people, I'm afraid that in two or three years, the federation will be torn apart." ”

Hearing this, Lin Fan frowned and shook his head, "Uncle Xiao, I think it's too early for this kind of remark at this time, our speaker is not as simple as it seems on the surface, I think although there will be some small turmoil in the Federation, there will be no major problems." ”

"Oh, why did Lin Xian's nephew say this?"

Xiao Zheng suddenly showed surprise, and even the people around him showed curious looks, their Xiao family's conclusion was not groundless, but a conclusion reached through the intelligence collected from many aspects, and many forces also thought so.

"Hehe, in short, the Federation can't be dispersed, let's just wait and see, our Speaker of the Federation is not simple."

Lin Fan bought a pass, and did not explain the reason, in fact, before returning to the earth, he and Xiao Zheng had similar thoughts, thinking that the Federation would fall apart, but after coming back, after getting some information about the Speaker from the General Base, he found out that it was indeed not luck that the Speaker of the Federation could be re-elected.

"Oh, if that's the case, we'll have to plan our next direction."

Xiao Zheng said cautiously, he did not doubt Lin Fan, since there would be no chaos in the Federation, many of the Xiao family's policies in the future would need to be changed.

The discussion in the study did not end until more than six o'clock in the evening, in order to receive Lin Fan, the Xiao family also specially held a small family banquet in the evening, and the banquet was held in a separate garden within the Xiao family.

Because the old man of the Xiao family is very fond of ancient Chinese culture, the construction of this annex is completely built according to the template of ancient buildings, and even the internal staff inside are dressed up like the ancients.

When night falls, the garden is brightly lit, and in the long wooden corridor, a group of maids dressed in bandeau and tulle are holding exquisite food and wine in their hands, and they are brought into a spacious hall like flowing water, and then under the arrangement of the steward, they are placed on the hundred-year-old golden silk nanmu tables on both sides.

In the middle of the main hall, a three-legged bronze tripod more than two meters high is filled with thick white mist, and the white mist flows down from the bronze tripod like water, and the white mist curls, reflecting the surroundings like a fairyland.

This kind of white mist is actually a product of the burning of expensive spices, and the smell of ordinary spices can make people calm and refresh, but this spice has the effects of regulating qi and blood, warming and nourishing the sea, and prolonging life.

Two columns of musicians on both sides of the hall were adjusting the instruments in front of them, ringing bells and chimes, and a quiet and ethereal music sounded melodiously in the hall.

The banquet held by the Xiao family this time carried a strong ancient custom, and the layout and etiquette specifications in the main hall all followed the ancient etiquette, and such pomp and circumstance only appeared once a few years ago, when the archon came to visit.

The banquet adopts the meal system in the ancient Chinese rites, and the main hall is either one person at a table, or two people at a table, according to the rank.

The head of the house, Xiao Zheng, sat down on the main seat, next to him was a gentle and pretty woman, with a snow-white complexion, wearing a blue wide-sleeved fairy dress, a black and soft hair pulled into a spiritual snake bun, a slender and beautiful neck wearing a jade necklace, the upper and lower curves of the body were exposed, the demeanor was graceful, and the corners of the eyes and eyebrows had an indescribable charming style, it was really a rare pretty beauty, it was Bai Fengyi, the biological mother of Xiao Xun'er's sisters.

Lin Fan's table is level with Xiao Zheng and his wife, this arrangement is obviously given special preferential treatment, and it is Cao Mei who sits at the same table with him, Lin Fan was originally going to pull Wang Lin to sit with him, but for some reason, Wang Lin gave up her place to her aunt, and she sat with her cousin Qin Qiqi, and their position was much further back.

"Ahem, hasn't Xun'er's kid come back yet?"

Xiao Zheng looked around and asked his wife beside him in a low voice.

Bai Fengyi smiled slightly, leaned next to his ear and whispered: "Xun'er has already sent a message just now, Donghai has been a little unquiet in the past two days, she may not be able to come back later, so we don't have to wait for her!" ”

"Then don't wait for her!" Xiao Zheng nodded, and instructed Xiao Hong, the housekeeper beside him, to say, "Let's have a banquet!" ”

Xiao Hong nodded when he heard this, and slapped his palm.

Suddenly, a group of dancing girls dressed in pink light gauze entered from both sides of the hall, dancing with the music, smooth jade arms, sexy navel, and slender waist, competing for beauty and beauty, pleasing to the eye.

"Virtuous nephew, this is the best wine jasper dew that our Xiao family treasures, how about you taste it." Xiao Zheng raised the jade cup in his hand and looked at Lin Fan with a smile on his face.

"Oh?"

Lin Fan looked at the sapphire-like liquid in the jade cup on the table, reached out to hold it up, approached the wine glass with his nose, and sucked it gently, and suddenly a strange aroma of wine filled his nose buds, and his brain was clear, like an initiation.

"Xiaofan, you are blessed, this jasper dew is a fine wine developed by the old man of the Xiao family who collected hundreds of precious materials and used ancient methods, and ordinary people can't drink it at all, and I only heard of its name, and I was able to see it today."

Beside her, when Cao Mei heard the jasper dew, her eyes showed a hint of joy, and at this time, she also changed into a white Hanfu full of classical charm, a white robe, and a pink bandeau upper edge, revealing a seductive snow greasy skin, a smooth and white jade face, and a shallow smile on the pear vortex on the cheeks, which was bright for a while.