Chapter 9: The General's Regrets

As the saying goes, three hundred and sixty lines, the line is the champion. Since I asked the Standing Committee members to develop family businesses, there have been 12 family businesses that have initially embarked on a scale, involving dozens of areas in the livelihood industry.

One day in May, Army General Tan Lao celebrated his 80th birthday, and I was invited to attend. I only took two guards to travel lightly, and when I arrived at the door of Tan's house, I saw that the three generals, Tan Lao, Chen Lao, and Xu Lao, greeted me at the door.

"Three old brothers, don't dare to be, today you are the birthday star, you should sit there." I laughed.

Since the body transformation of the three of them, it is impossible to tell that they are all in their eighties, and from the outside, they are at most in their early sixties, but the internal functions of their bodies are young and energetic.

"Yes, we only got together in a small area today, just the four of us and our families, and we didn't even notify the chairman." Tan Lao said.

Tan Lao's place of residence is very simple, the style of one board and one eye is the tradition of the older generation of soldiers, the wives of the three of them have passed away, and now Tan Lao's three sons are in the army, and the grandchildren have also inherited the tradition, and the children of Chen Lao and Xu Lao are the same.

The four of us were chatting when a little girl with two pigtails ran over: "Grandpa, I'm hungry, I want to eat." As he spoke, he threw himself into Tan Lao's arms.

Then another gust of wind ran over three more, and threw themselves into the arms of Chen Lao and Xu Lao respectively, each of them wanted to eat. Their age is only three or four years old, and the oldest in Tan Lao's arms is estimated to be about five years old. After the four children quarreled for a while, I found that there was a strange uncle sitting next to me, and the little girl in Tan Lao's arms walked up to me and said, "Uncle, are you coming to my house for the first time?" My name is Tan Jingjing. ”

The little girl seemed to be a diplomat by nature, and she was not shy at all when she saw me, and she introduced herself, and the other three did not pull down, but ran to me and introduced themselves one by one.

"Uncle, I'll take you to play, there are a lot of fun things in the backyard." Tan Jingjing said.

"Uncle, let's go together." The children took me by the hand.

"Alright, alright, let's go together." I hurriedly agreed, looking at their cute little faces, thinking that the twin daughters in the family should also have a childhood playmate.

I took their little hands and followed them to a vegetable patch in the backyard, childlike and playful with them, and learned all kinds of vegetables, before I knew it was dark, it seemed to be raining, I was about to open my mouth to let the children go back to the living room, only to see a few young women come to the backyard.

"Jingjing, it's going to rain, come back and wash your hands, it's time to eat soon." One of the young women shouted.

"Mom, got it." Tan Jingjing replied.

The others also told them one by one, and it seemed that they were all mothers of children.

In addition to the four mothers, there were also a few girls who came with me, I guess it should be family, I nodded and said hello to them, and found that one of them was a very quiet girl that made my eyes shine, and my intuition at first glance found that she was very suitable for Li Shan.

"I'll ask the three old men later, and if I can, I'll take the red line." I thought to myself.

When the meal time came, Tan Lao's house set up five big tables, and I sat at the main table with the three elders and their sons, they were Tan Lao's eldest son Tan Chao, the second son Tan Liang, the third son Tan Gong, Chen Lao's eldest son Chen Youliang, the second son Chen Dehui, the second son Xu Sheng and the third son Xu Kai, all of whom were generals.

After the banquet began, all the juniors came to toast, and the youngest four great-grandchildren held drink glasses around the birthday star, which was really a rare family fun!

Tan Fei, the eldest grandson of Tan Lao, is Chinese New Year's Eve two years old today, and took his daughter-in-law to toast to his grandfather: "Grandpa, I wish you a younger and younger life, and a long life, I toast you." ”

"Okay, okay, Xiaofei, I hope that one day you can surpass grandpa, this is my greatest wish." Tan Lao said, "Xiao Fei, after this cup, you are full, you have to pay a good salute to our guests." ”

Tan Fei had already received the information, and the guest in front of him, who looked about the same age as him, even the chairman had to give three points of courtesy, he picked up his wine glass and walked up to me, and stood upright: "Chief, Tan Fei, commander of the First Regiment of the Second Division of the 38th Army of the Beijing Military Region, toasts you." ”

"Okay, cheers, Tan Fei, I remember you." I threw my head up and drank it in one gulp.

The amount of wine of the three elders is surprisingly good, the juniors attack one after another, plus my special guest, the liquor is seriously exceeded, fortunately, my physique is abnormal, and it is as stable as Mount Tai. I whispered in Tan Lao's ear with my eyes closed: "Brother, whose child is that girl on the right in that table?" Married? ”

"Oh, that's my little granddaughter, Tan Chao's daughter, she's my baby." Tan Lao said and motioned for Tan Chao to come.

"Dad, what's the matter?" Tan Chao walked over.

"Tan Chao, does your daughter have a boyfriend?" I asked directly.

"It doesn't seem to be yet, I'll have to ask her mother about this." Tan Chao called her daughter-in-law over.

"I want to be a matchmaker for your daughter, I wonder what you think?" I said.

"Okay, the matchmaker made by the chief must be no worse, and my family Xiaoying should also find a boyfriend." Tan Chao's daughter-in-law said.

"You all know Lao Yao, his grandson Li Shan is still single, his mother is in a hurry, I think your daughter is quite suitable for Li Shan, let them meet when the time comes." I said.

"It's Li Shan of Xingchen Jewelry Company, the fifth diamond king, I didn't expect him to be single."

After some exchanges, a preliminary consensus was reached. After we were full of wine and food, the four of us came to the study, a cup of tea, and chatted while dissipating the smell of alcohol.

"Mowgli, last time you asked us to run a family business, it was really difficult for the three of us, our three families are a bunch of soldiers, and we can't do those things that drill money." Tan Lao said.

Chen Lao and Xu Lao also opened their mouths to express their sympathy.

"Since you can't be a businessman, then you can be a soldier for the rest of your life! The space fleet is about to be formed, so let them go there to develop, I will arrange this, you can rest assured. I said.

A simple birthday banquet laid the foundation for the first class of the Chinese Space Fleet.