Chapter 125 Birthday Banquet (Part II)

Of course, Chen Yang didn't know where Ding Qian's disappointment came from, at least he felt that he could still go out to meet people in his current outfit, and attending this kind of occasion was enough to show respect for his master, and there was nothing wrong with it.

To be honest, he is usually quite casual in terms of dress, and often dresses more casually, that is, he will only wear suits and leather shoes when attending some important occasions, if it weren't for his brother's face, he would not have bothered to come to such a small scene. And although this set of Armani is not the kind made by hand, and it is indeed the style of the first two years, it costs thousands of dollars a set, and it is more than enough to wear to the banquet.

It's just that he doesn't know that with the development and progress of society, in the so-called Yanjing high society circle, if the objects you are wearing can be seen at a glance, then others can directly put a vulgar label on your head. Seriously, these days, if it weren't for the master's handwriting, you would be embarrassed to wear it out to meet people. Of course, if he's just a student, that's a different story. For example, the Apple brand boys' suit that Chen Xuan wore today looked youthful and fashionable, but no one would look awkward.

What's more, because the family rules are stricter, Chen Xuan's kid didn't dare to brag to others about revealing his family background, and he blamed Chen Yang for being an idol in the eyes of several younger siblings since he was a child, so he boasted his eldest brother Chen Yang in front of his little girlfriend all day long because of the kind of fairy-like bull fork character that is rare in the sky and rare in the world.

After his praise like this, in the mind of his little girlfriend Ding Qian, Chen Yang's image immediately became taller. Although Ding Qian didn't know too well the situation in her little boyfriend's family, she could guess that it should be from the official family, and she even equated her boyfriend's brother with several well-known sons and brothers in Yanjing's high society circle that she had heard of in her mind.

And the birthday banquet that the family helped herself to arrange this time, of course, Ding Qian can guess one or two about the reason, according to her original meaning, she didn't want to call Chen Xuan and a group of classmates and friends to come, after all, there will be some embarrassing situations for her at that time, but after listening to Chen Xuan say that he has such a big brother, and Chen Xuan, this kid has little social experience, she insisted on helping her celebrate her birthday, so she reluctantly changed her mind.

But take a look at it first, ninety percent of this bull fork brother is beaten over, if you are really a young and promising high-ranking official, why do you have to ask your subordinates to drive over, right? Coupled with that set that even she didn't look down on Armani, it can be said that the greater her hope, the greater the disappointment.

Fortunately, no matter what, the Armani man in front of him has always been her boyfriend's brother, and she doesn't look at the face of the monk to see the face of the Buddha, and the girl's displeasure is only a flash, and soon she hides it well.

A polite smile hung on his face again, and he faintly invited: "Mr. Chen, thank you for coming to my birthday party, please go and sit down first." ”

Chen Yang nodded disapprovingly and smiled: "Okay." ”

There was a little helpless sigh in my heart. Obviously, although the girl covered it up very well just now, no matter how much she disguised it, she was still a young girl who had not done much in the world, how could this contrived appearance escape Chen Yang, an old man who had been mixed in the officialdom for many years.

With just one glance, Chen Yang saw through the change in the girl's mentality at the moment. He didn't care about this, but he felt a little sorry for his brother's vision of choosing a girlfriend. It's not that this girl is not good, she looks pure and sweet, and her family affairs look pretty good, but even the little snobbery that the other party just showed still can't get into Chen Yang's eyes.

The three of them were talking and laughing, and when they were about to go in, a bright and dazzling light came from a distance on the street outside the compound, and it seemed that a brand-new black Mercedes-Benz slowly drove in the direction of the hotel, but the style was a new 500.

As soon as the car appeared in the distance, Ding Qian's gaze froze, and then his figure slowed down.

"What's wrong, Ding Qian?"

Chen Xuan asked with some puzzlement.

"Oh, nothing." The girl shook her head and smiled reluctantly, "Let's go, let's go in first." ”

Just as Ding Qian's words fell, the giant revolving door not far away turned an angle again, and soon two middle-aged people, a man and a woman, flashed out of it, both of whom were dressed in low-key but absolutely luxurious clothes, and walked out of it holding hands, and knew at a glance that they were a rich couple.

"Mom, Dad."

When Ding Qian saw these two, she immediately shouted.

When the couple heard their daughter's voice, their eyes turned at the same time, and they couldn't help but be stunned when they saw their daughter with the two young men in front of them.

Ding's father was fine, and he reluctantly smiled and nodded to this side, but Ding's mother frowned lightly unabashedly, obviously very dissatisfied with her daughter leaving the table without permission and running out to pick up someone.

"Dad, Mom, he's Chen Xuan, me, one of my classmates." The girl was a little embarrassed to introduce it to her parents, but she didn't dare to explain it too clearly. However, she also knew that her parents must have known about the relationship between the two, and after the introduction, she felt a little ashamed.

Chen Xuan also hurriedly bowed slightly to the couple very politely, and greeted, "Uncle, aunt, hello." ”

Ding's father and Ding's mother glanced at Chen Xuan in unison, the young man looked like a gentleman, and he looked okay. However, in the hearts of this middle-aged couple with rich social experience, having a good skin does not represent anything, and in a family like them with a certain social status, if you really want to find an in-laws, the appearance of the other party is the least important aspect. In any case, they would not have agreed to their daughter's association with this young man.

Of course, thinking like this, the two of them didn't come out on the surface. Father Ding nodded slightly in the demeanor of an elder: "Hello, young man." Ding's mother smiled lightly, and said lightly: "Hello, you are also in the same line as Xiaoqian, right?" ”

In a simple sentence, the intention that they had already investigated Chen Xuan clearly before.

Chen Yang frowned faintly when he heard this, he knew very well that in order to save some trouble, his younger brother was the same as when he was in college, and he did not fill in the family background in detail on the file form, although his parents were both government civil servants, the position was not filled, and the grandfather's column was directly empty. If the other party has checked, it is estimated that Chen Xuan is regarded as a child from an ordinary cadre family. And looking at the politeness of the couple with an obvious sense of distance at the moment, the little brother Bacheng already belongs to the kind of small role that is automatically given up by the other party. It seems that I came to the wrong place today, this is obviously a Hongmen banquet, maybe I will suffer a lot of white eyes later.

Thinking of this, he was depressed in his heart, and he knew that he shouldn't have agreed to come.

But Chen Xuan, a stupid boy, couldn't see the fake politeness of his girlfriend's parents at all, seeing that the other party was smiling and looking at himself kindly, he thought that his first impression of these two elders was very good, and he was quite happy in his heart, so he nodded respectfully and replied busily: "Yes, aunt, Ding Qian and I are both from the Economics Department of Yan University, and Ding Qian is my senior sister who met in the work of the student union." ”

Ding's father smiled disapprerovingly, but Ding's mother quietly frowned again, and glanced at her daughter without being salty. Obviously, in her mind, this matter seems even more unreliable.

Ding Qian was glanced at by her mother, and she cried out more and more bitterly in her heart, scolding her boyfriend for being a stupid goose, she had already told him not to come, but he didn't listen, now it's okay, if her parents don't agree to have a relationship with him, maybe tonight will be the last dinner.

In fact, she and Chen Xuan have not been dating for a long time, even if she knows that there is a big gap between the two families, she also knows that she does not have the courage to disobey her parents, but no matter how Chen Xuan is her first love, she still hopes to leave a good memory during college, but now that she looks at it, it is estimated that everything is over.

Turning her head and looking at the so-called heavyweight guests brought by her boyfriend, her face was even more pale, it turned out that what was Chen Yang's eldest brother, at this time, he actually took out a box of cigarettes and came out, and suddenly, her heart was half cold, but she knew that her parents had always hated people smoking the most.

Sure enough, the next situation was exactly as she expected.

I saw that Chen Yang was hanging next to him for a while, and it seemed that there was a rude number to sit down in first, so he suddenly became a little impatient, took out a box of cigarettes from his bag, took out two, and handed one to Ding's father opposite, and greeted him with a very polite smile: "Mr. Ding, hello." ”

Father Ding's face flashed with surprise, and then he quickly smiled and waved his hand, signaling that he would not, and at the same time looked at his daughter with inquiring eyes.

Ding's mother couldn't hold back the evil feeling in her heart anymore, and frowned unabashedly for the third time, glancing at the cigarette case in Chen Yang's hand, revealing disdain. In fact, Chen Yang's cigarettes are not bad, more than forty hard boxes, but who would have thought that he still failed to get into the eyes of the other party, and in Ding's mother's mind, how could someone smoke on such a high-end occasion, if it weren't for the other party's dress and so-so, she was a little skeptical that the security guard at the door was off duty in front, otherwise how could such a vulgar person be let in.

Of course, Ding Qian knew the meaning of inquiry contained in her father's eyes, so she remembered that she hadn't introduced Chen Yang yet, although she lowered her expectations for this Brother Chen again, but for the sake of her boyfriend's face, she still gave a brief introduction: "Dad, Mom, this Mr. Chen is the brother of my classmate, he is, he is" After a while, she remembered that she didn't know the specific occupation and identity of this Brother Chen, and she couldn't introduce it for a while.

Fortunately, Chen Yang didn't embarrass her, and took the initiative to introduce herself with a smile: "Hehe, Mr. Ding, I am Chen Xuan's eldest brother and work in the Xizhou Municipal Government. As he spoke, he took the initiative to stretch out his hand.

When Ding's mother heard Chen Yang's words, her mood became even more unhappy, and she secretly thought, "Xizhou? What the hell is this place? I haven't heard much about it, so I guess it couldn't have come out of a mountain. ”

It is no wonder that in the minds of the general public, civil servants may still be a promising and respected profession, but in the eyes of these two wealthy elites, they are not just ordinary workers, but just working for the government. And Chen Yang doesn't seem to be very old, even if they have rich social experience, they naturally won't associate it in the direction of too high a level, it is estimated that in the Xizhou Municipal Government, it is a small cadre like a small section chief.

Of course, they have been in the business circle for decades, and they have done quite well on the surface, even if they are not very interested in Chen Yang in their hearts, at least they can't see any clues on the surface.

Father Ding smiled slightly, and was about to reach out to shake Chen Yang perfunctorily, but at this time, the lady next to him suddenly pulled him, "Old Ding, An Dong and they have also arrived, let's hurry over and say hello." ”

After Ding's mother finished speaking, she and her husband both smiled at Chen Yang with a little apology, and then hurriedly walked down the steps without saying a word, and walked towards the black Mercedes that had driven into the door of the hotel at some point.

And as soon as the couple left, the remaining three were stunned.

Especially Chen Yang, his hand is still stretched out in mid-air, which makes people look really embarrassed.

With a self-deprecating smile, he withdrew his hand, and looked at him, but he didn't feel too embarrassed.

And Chen Xuan's kid will never come again, and at this time, he also saw that the eldest brother seemed to be left out in the cold, if it was him, he didn't think there was anything, but this matter was put on the eldest brother he admired the most, and the young man's temper suddenly came up, and he said coldly to his girlfriend in annoyance: "Ding Qian, what's the matter with your parents?" Do you look down on my big brother? ”

"Chen Xuan, what are you talking nonsense?" Ding Qianjiao looked cold, glared back, and then turned her head to Chen Yang and smiled awkwardly, "I'm sorry, Mr. Chen, that Uncle An from over there is an old friend of my father, and I have to pick it up." It was kind of an explanation for her parents.

Chen Yang smiled generously and openly: "Hehe, it's okay, let's go, let's go first." ”

As soon as his words fell, there was a "bang" sound not far away, and the Mercedes-Benz door was respectfully opened by the parked horse, and then I saw three people coming down from the back compartment, among which the older one looked like a couple, should, in addition, the last one to get off the car was a young man, looking at his age, but he was also similar to Chen Xuan.

The three of them all had modest smiles on their faces, and they greeted Ding's father and mother warmly and politely.

And Na Ding's mother took the time to turn around and frown at her daughter who was stranded on the steps, frowning very dissatisfied, and shouted: "Xiaoqian, what are you still standing on?" Why don't you hurry up and say hello to Uncle Ann and them. When he turned around, he smiled apologetically at An Dong and his wife, "This child, the older he gets, the more rude he is." ”

Mrs. An Dong glanced at Ding Qian, who was a little hesitant not far away, with a smile, and responded with a smile: "Hehe, Xiaoqing, this child is getting more and more beautiful as he grows up, and people can't help but like it when they look at it." ”

"Hehe, Sister Yan, you have to praise her less for a while." Mother Ding smiled, then looked at the young man beside Mrs. An kindly, and said with a smile, "Hehe, Sister Yan, I think your Xiaoyan is a talent, not only is he handsome, but he is also a top student of Tsinghua University, and I don't know how many girls like it." ”

When the young man heard this, he smiled subtly and said embarrassedly: "Aunt Ding, you have praised it falsely." ”

As he spoke, he unconsciously glanced at the beautiful girl in white on the steps, and inadvertently flashed a hint of self-satisfaction.

On the steps, Ding Qian hesitated for a moment, and then said to Chen Yang and the others with some apologies: "Mr. Chen, I'm sorry, you go in first." As he spoke, he looked at his boyfriend again, and said, "Chen Xuan, you can go in first in a while, by the way, you can sit at table 15, that table is all people from the Yan Student Union, and you can also talk together." ”

Chen Xuan was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Ding Qian, didn't we say it yesterday, my eldest brother and I are sitting"

He asked this a little too late, and before he finished asking, Ding Qian had already carried her skirt and walked down the stairs briskly.

"Hey, Ding Qian"

Chen Xuan shouted, and was about to go down to ask what was going on.

didn't want to, but Chen Yang stopped him: "Forget it, Xiao Xuan, don't bother others." ”

"No, big brother, I discussed it with Ding Qian yesterday, and today we are going to sit in the main seat."

Chen Xuan was still about to explain, but he didn't want Chen Yang to wave his hand, his face became a little cold, and he cut off the younger brother's words: "Okay, don't fight for this uselessness." ”

Chen Xuan opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but as soon as he saw that his eldest brother's face was not very good-looking, he immediately became honest and lowered his head and followed Chen Yang towards the turnstile door. I couldn't help but look back as I walked, obviously very

Of course, Chen Yang could feel the reluctance of the little brother to the girl who resolutely ran down the steps just now, and couldn't help but shake his head secretly, and sighed silently in his heart, alas, this stupid boy, I'm afraid I'm going to be hurt a little this time.

Indeed, although he is not a love saint, but he is also accompanied by a beautiful wife and concubine, and he still has a certain understanding of the affairs between men and women.

But isn't it, if this matter is changed to himself, just the few women around him, in this case, it is impossible to abandon himself and run to meet some idle people, as for what An Dong's son, he can see at a glance, what the hell is this young man thinking about Ding Qian.

And one of the things that can hurt people the most is invisible.

Thinking of this, he was a little worried about his little brother who was not deeply involved in the world, and at the same time he had made up his mind, no matter what happened tonight, he must let the little brother walk out of the door in a dignified manner, if the other party is good to say and disperse, after all, the twisted melon is not sweet, but if the other party wants to achieve some ulterior purpose by humiliating and teasing and belittling the little brother, then he will not agree to anything.

Of course, no matter what the ending is, for the girl named Ding Qian, he has already been sentenced to death in his heart at this moment. Even if this girl is not very snobbish, she will definitely not be able to enter the door of their Chen family.

When the two entered the lobby, soon a welcome lady wearing a tight cheongsam came over, politely asked if the two were coming to Miss Ding's birthday dinner, Chen Xuan said yes, and then the welcome lady led the two to a small multi-purpose hall on the third floor, signed their names at the door, checked the invitation cards of the two, and confirmed that it was correct, then opened the thick velvet curtain and sent the two inside.

Inside, there is an oval-shaped multi-purpose hall, and in front of it is a slightly larger small podium, which is currently empty, there are no cheesy "Happy Birthday Celebration" slogans or flower baskets, only a foreign pianist in a suit and leather shoes is playing the piano for the VIPs. In addition, there are about 20 tables in an oval shape around the side for guests to sit, and in the middle of the table is a small music and dance floor.

Judging from the layout of the scene, it is decent and nothing unusual.

And there seem to be a lot of guests inside, and looking at it, the pomp is really not small, at least seventy or eighty people.

In addition to some immature student faces, more of them are like Ding Qian's parents and An Dong and his wife outside, celebrities in the political and business circles, both men and women, mostly husband and wife or boyfriend and girlfriend, these people are sitting or standing, gathering together in twos and threes, communicating with each other, and the scene is very harmonious.

Chen Yang only glanced at it cursoly, and he was not interested in it, no wonder, although he had never participated in this kind of banquet in his life, but he had experienced too much in his previous life, and what kind of luxurious dinner party he had seen it, and the scale and grade of this dinner party, in his eyes, was only slightly better than the ordinary one.

Chen Yang looked breezy and indifferent, and Chen Xuan, who was beside him, couldn't help but be a little stunned when he saw this grand scene, and his face was full of surprise. It's not that he was frightened by this scene, you must know that although he is not as chic as his eldest brother, he is also a son-in-law from a big family, and he has still experienced such scenes.

"What's wrong, Xiao Xuan?"

Chen Yang asked a little strangely when he saw that his little brother stopped, with a stunned look on his face.

"Brother, I'm nothing." Chen Xuan shook his head lightly, and then explained to himself, "I didn't expect Ding Qian's family to be rich, I didn't know anything about it." ”

Chen Yang smiled and patted his shoulder: "What, are you still worried that the little girl will kick you?" ”

Chen Xuan listened to the eldest brother say it easily, and his mood suddenly calmed down, no matter what, with the eldest brother here, he was like having a backbone, and scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "Brother, what do you say, Ding Qian, she is not that kind of snobbish girl." ”

Chen Yang smiled, but he was speechless in his heart, and secretly shook his head.

While laughing, he glanced to the side, wanting to see where the so-called table fifteen was, but when his eyes finally stopped, a wry smile appeared on his face.