373 Equally important
Time, for these people, is a status symbol, but the appearance of the first untitled man to arrive represents the arrival of the real guests of the Zhen family.
There is no military uniform at the family banquet, so the soldiers who come are not titled. The first person to come was a chief of staff of the First Legion, which was also what Zhen Tianli told Ye Tianmin, if he was sincere about introducing himself to a person who might become a "quasi-son-in-law", as long as he appeared in the field of vision, he would whisper to Ye Tianmin who he was and what his position was.
From the old man's introduction to his family last night, Ye Tianmin knew that he was already a son-in-law recognized by the Zhen family, and this was his "quasi-father-in-law", so he added a sense of respect to his words and deeds.
From the arrival of the first chief of staff with his two sons, although there must be an element of self-humility, Ye Tianmin knew that the identity of these guests today was not low, and the chief of staff of a legion was the first to arrive, but it was also seen from the side that the Zhen family's military family was really not called in vain.
Sure enough, there were still division-level guests coming in the follow-up, so it seems that the first one is not only humble, but may also have a deep relationship with the Zhen family, because the first legion is stationed near Jincheng. Although Wen Dalin's Jincheng Guard Unit is not under the jurisdiction of the First Army Corps and is directly under the Ministry of National Defense, it is obviously impossible to say that this has nothing to do with it.
And the side of the Zhen family, Ye Tianmin also saw it for the first time, most of them are uncles and brothers, these people are not so standard according to the time to determine their identity, but they can be regarded as a relatively early batch. Among them, the leaders can basically be seen to be from military backgrounds, although they have not formed the same feeling as the ancient big family, but after all, they are related by blood, and the old man is also the only one who is still alive and the oldest.
Because there are more people with the surname Zhen, there are almost more than 40 girls and aunts from the old and young masters, which also shows that although the Zhen family has been in the military for more than 200 years, the population that has been retained is not small, which is also related to the national policy of the Rafah Empire based on defense.
In terms of economy and trade to which Zhen Tianya belongs, two deputy directors of the Economic and Trade Commission came, and the president of the Imperial Bank and two deputy governors arrived. In addition, there are no enterprises in the business world, which shows that the Zhen family is still not involved in business.
The only one who came was Sima Wenjin's nephew, that is, Ye Yuxi's cheap son, who was addicted to playing with antiques at first glance, and his dress was estimated to be blessed, and it could also make people see his hobbies and occupation, this person who was slightly older than Ye Tianmin, he paid special attention to it, and it was not easy to figure it out.
Just like an object, there will always be a shape, square, round, and flat, and Sima Wenjin's nephew, Sima Feng, is not like his name at all, if you have to define the shape, it is a special shape. It looks humble and polite, it seems to be sincere, but you just feel that something is wrong.
Because he was not directly related to the Zhen family, Ye Tianmin did not step forward, and after all, Sima Feng was a junior in the Zhen family, so he took the initiative to say hello to Zhen Tianya, Zhen Tianli, and Wen Dalin, and nodded to Ye Tianmin, but did not say a word. Zhen Tianya didn't realize that there was a connection between them, and he didn't want to let the two get acquainted with each other, so he didn't care, and directly let him enter the banquet hall.
Later, when the Han family came, sure enough, Han Xueer and his parents arrived together, very quiet, but not cold, definitely a model of everyone's beauty. It's just a few simple greetings, after all, the two families are very familiar, there is no politeness, and no one is going to send the Han family in.
Han Xue'er's eyes didn't even look at Ye Tianmin much, and after seeing the elders very politely, she just nodded to Ye Tianmin, and followed her parents in.
There are also a few people who Zhen Tianya or Zhen Tianli have specially introduced, and Ye Tianmin has also paid special attention to them, which can be regarded as giving him some information, which ones are particularly close to the Zhen family. I thought that Chen Guodong's family would come, but in fact it didn't appear at all, maybe there were people from the Chen family in the post before 11 o'clock, but he didn't know him, and Zhen Tianyun didn't introduce him to him in particular.
There were still 15 minutes before the banquet began, and the last few people to come, Ye Tianmin knew who they were. The first to greet the younger generations of the Zhen family is General Zeng, the vice minister of defense can be said to be the real person in charge of the Ministry of National Defense, the minister of defense is concurrently served by the president, General Zeng is also the vice minister of defense after the old man Zhen, although the age is not a few years older than Zhen Tianya, but in terms of generation, General Zeng and his father are of the same generation, so the two sons and sons-in-law of the Zhen family are called Uncle Zeng.
General Zeng is still wearing a military uniform today, and it is a military uniform with a military rank. Needless to say, this should be an attitude of their older generation. Although some age spots began to appear on his face, it did not affect the spirit on his resolute face that was as sharp as a knife, and his eagle-like eyes could tell that he was a hunter who had really been on the battlefield, rather than relying on the relationship of a military family to sit in today's position.
Old man Zhen said General Zeng a few times in front of Ye Tianmin, how could Ye Tianmin not know, but seeing that he was much younger than the old man, he had greeted the son and son-in-law of the Zhen family. General Zeng's eyes looked at Ye Tianmin, and Zhen Tianli hurriedly stood up and introduced, "Uncle Zeng, this is Ye Tianmin." ”
"I know him, he has a good reputation!" General Zeng seems to have said something, this reputation is of course the father of Zhen Jingyi's child, and the executor of this top-secret plan, the perspective of the 50 billion appropriation of the military has always been less detailed than that of the business community, everything has been considered, but I didn't expect the 50 billion to arrive, for the enterprise, the source of this fund has become a problem, and finally let the State Control Center pick up a cheap and get 15% of the shares of Yunji.com.
For this matter, General Zeng felt a little uncomfortable. No matter from which point of view, his negligence has made the younger generations suffer. When Premier Jiang told him a joke, he felt that Lao Jiang was not very authentic. always thought that he would definitely help Ye Tianmin if he had the opportunity in the future, and he also promised Zhen Jingyi two things, these two things he had to do properly.
"Hello great-grandfather!" When Ye Tianmin heard Zhen Tianli's introduction, he immediately made it clear about the seniority, after all, everyone was not wearing military uniforms, and they also bent down moderately.
"Well, just say to your great-grandfather, my old man is going to give you a big gift." As a soldier, General Zeng said to the adjutant behind him: "Secretary Jane, go back and take an encrypted phone to Ye Tianmin." ”
Ye Tianmin didn't know the meaning of the encrypted phone, but the two brothers of the Zhen family and Wen Dalin knew too well that they could contact General Zeng directly if they had something, and it could be said that this gift was stronger than anything else. In other words, General Zeng is directly supporting Ye Tianmin.
Zhen Tianli hurriedly said to Ye Tianmin: "Quick, Tianmin, thank you great-grandfather, this ceremony is heavy." ”
Although Ye Tianmin didn't know why this encrypted phone was too heavy, but when he saw Zhen Tianli's excited and overjoyed appearance, he knew that it would definitely not be just a phone call, so he immediately bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, great-grandfather." ”
"Good, good job, boy. I can endure a big loss, this kind of heart great-grandfather likes it, and it is worthy of being a soldier and resilient! After speaking, General Zeng strode into the banquet hall, this kind of character, of course, Zhen Tianli must be sent directly inside.
Then I saw General Zeng's adjutant Secretary Jian asking for Ye Tianmin's contact information, and he also followed.
Ye Tianmin didn't know if he should send it in, after all, looking at the situation just now, people may have given him a big gift. When he was hesitating, Zhen Tianya patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Where do you look so likeable?" ”
There was a joke in this statement, but also an incomprehension. However, it can be regarded as giving Ye Tianmin an answer, he doesn't have to follow in.
Zhen Tianli hasn't come out yet, and the next Ye Tianmin will know who it is as soon as he hears the voice. Both calls were taken advantage of, and he was made to wait in the cold wind at the gate of the National Council for more than an hour.
During Zhen Tianya's greeting, he knew that this was Premier Jiang of the State Council, and he was followed by Hao Jia, director of the General Office of the State Council.
After Premier Jiang greeted the two of them, he looked at Ye Tianmin meaningfully: "Jincheng is very cold, is it necessary to take a hot bath to warm up." ”
Ye Tianmin stared at this old man who looked like he was in his early 60s, thinking to himself how old and how high your official position are, and you are still struggling with me, a humble person, blowing the cold wind for more than an hour, not to mention, this is still talking about the wind and cold words to your face, is it not a little like an elder.
Zhen Tianya knew this allusion, but he couldn't say it, Wen Dalin didn't know and it was not easy to interject, only Ye Tianmin could only bite the bullet and say: "Thank you elders for your concern, but I don't know whether to call you Uncle Jiang or Grandpa Jiang." ”
Compared with disgusting people, these high-ranking officials should pay attention to their image no matter what, and he Ye Tianmin does not have this scruples. Premier Jiang is slightly fat, and his height is about the same as Ye Tianmin, probably around 175, but Ye Tianmin bows his head slightly, and can only be judged by the angle of his sight. In terms of age, he is about 60 years old, which is younger than Zhen Tianya.
Therefore, Ye Tianmin seemed to be very respectful and asked how to call himself, and there was no problem. But Premier Jiang is different, today is the Zhen family's "family banquet" after all, Ye Tianmin, a person who seems to have nothing to do with the Zhen family, he may be one of the people who know the inside story more among outsiders, and he also thought that Ye Tianmin would not be like the last two calls, but he didn't expect the first sentence to choke him.
Zhen Tianya was also a little uncomfortable when he heard Ye Tianmin's words, and hurriedly stopped Ye Tianmin's words and said, "It's called Premier Jiang, what kind of uncle and grandfather, it's out of order." ”
The black line on Premier Jiang's face is even more obvious, Zhen Tianya doesn't say this, it's okay, as soon as he says it, he does show respect on the surface, but the taste of "family banquet" is a little different, which is two concepts from Old Man Zhen calling him Premier Jiang. He knew that this was not Zhen Tianya's intention, and probably he didn't expect Ye Tianmin to dare to be so bold.
hurriedly spoke and hurriedly stopped Zhen Tianya, as soon as this kid came up, he might say something embarrassing: "Call uncle, you dare to call grandpa, and old man Zhen won't break my leg later." ”
These words are even more meaningful, although it is to temporarily block Zhen Tianya, but after all, the art of speaking is different at his level. Old Man Zhen will really beat him, this is completely impossible, but he has the meaning of being close to him by lowering his seniority, which shows that he still respects Old Man Zhen very much, which is equivalent to pulling back Zhen Tianya's words just now, and he also has the meaning of resolving his previous suspicions with Ye Tianmin.
"Uncle, then the nephew will be taught." Ye Tianmin won't be really uninteresting, some words are enough, and any more will really be shameless. Titles without surnames and self-proclaimed nephews are also expressions of closeness.
"Okay, okay, we'll have a drink alone in a moment." Premier Jiang also turned around and went to the banquet hall, he was also the last guest, and his arrival was about to start the banquet.
Hao Jia, the chief of staff who was two steps behind, stopped two steps again, waiting for the last Ye Tianmin, but Wen Dalin couldn't stay, so he could only follow the steps of his uncle and Premier Jiang and walk to the other side of Premier Jiang.
I only heard Director Hao say later: "At the Imperial Pavilion Conference in 2024 next year, the members attending the meeting are all imperial elites, and their physical condition is also a very important issue. It just so happens that the special wine for the conference has not yet been decided, so you can use it as a special wine for the conference. But don't put that sober god in. We still have to talk about science, it doesn't matter if we go around the market, and we shouldn't use it to confuse everyone. ”
Wen Dalin heard clearly on the other side of Premier Jiang in front, and believed that Premier Jiang and his uncle could hear it as clearly as their ears, but no one looked back. It is understandable that the eldest brother did not look back, but Premier Jiang did not say anything at all, this is another meaning, Hao Jiazhao said that it was the first time to see Ye Tianmin today, and it was impossible to give such a "meeting gift" because of the Zhen family banquet, which can only mean that this matter was arranged by Premier Jiang. Although it seems that only Ye Tianmin is suitable for receiving this gift in the current Zhen family, General Zeng and Premier Jiang are obviously paying attention to Ye Tianmin, rather than giving anything to the Zhen family.
Could it be that the current elders value the younger generations so much, or there is something else hidden!