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Suifeng Hotel.

As the meal started, the waiters in the hotel and the waiters temporarily invited to help began to serve the dishes in an orderly manner.

At the beginning, all the necessary dishes at local banquets were served, such as bamboo shoot threads, sweet lotus roots, yellow stir-fried pork, meatballs, egg rolls, etc. After all the common dishes at local banquets were served, the next step was Start serving seafood.

Pan-fried prawns, shredded squid, stir-fried flower crabs, steamed mudworms, steamed scallops with garlic vermicelli...

The delicious seafood was served one after another. Even the county leaders' eyes jumped when they saw it. As for other relatives and friends, it was even more eye-opening.

Moreover, whoever eats it really knows the taste. All the guests praised it while eating, and their mouths were really full of oil.

"Oh my God, today's banquet opened my eyes. There are so many dishes, and they taste so good!"

"I regret eating too quickly. Now each of these seafood tastes better than the last. What should I do if I feel full after just a few bites?"

"The wine and food are so rich, and the smell of the steamed mudworms is really getting better the more you eat it!"

"..."

While the guests were praising the food and wine, the bride and groom began to toast at the table, and their parents also followed.

To toast, it was naturally impossible to wear the white wedding dress from before. It would be too inconvenient, so Deng Yunzhen took the time to change clothes, as shown below:

Wearing this dress is not only beautiful, but it is also convenient when toasting without being affected.

Generally speaking, at Bobai's wedding banquet, the first person to serve is the table of wedding guests. This also means that the woman is valued. However, this wedding was jointly organized by the man and the woman, and the Suifeng Hotel belongs to the woman. At home, the rules are naturally a little different.

Therefore, they started their toast with these distinguished guests in Box No. 1.

A group of people entered the box and found that the atmosphere inside was lively!

After all, they are all leaders of the county government. No matter how big the political differences are, everyone will still maintain superficial harmony in private. This is also a characteristic of our country's system. The kind of cadres who put everything on their faces can only exist at the lowest level. Generally, when they reach the county level and above, everyone will not be so reckless.

Toasts naturally start with the county magistrate, and then the toasts are made in turn according to the order of seats, instead of jumping up and down according to the position, which would be too rude.

Every time a leader is honored, both parties must briefly say a few words. It still takes a lot of time to complete the ceremony.

After paying respects to the first box, he went to the second and third boxes. After paying tribute to each box, he started to pay tribute to the guests in the hall.

After all the guests had finished paying respects, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Of course, now is not the time to relax. Before sitting down and eating a few mouthfuls of food, the guests who had eaten and drank enough began to say goodbye one after another. As the bride and groom, they had to stand up to see off the guests. It can be said that from morning to After the wedding, the bride and groom have no chance to take a good rest.

This is also the reason why many couples who have experienced wedding banquets in later generations feel more tired than tired when they recall the wedding day.

It wasn't until two o'clock in the afternoon, when the last table of guests left, that the wedding was officially over.

After sending the leaders and comrades away, Zhu Junjie and his wife took his parents, relatives and friends back to the house in Naye Deng's community.

Now, the news that the woman's dowry was an apartment in Naye Deng's community and the Suifeng Hotel has spread among the Zhu family, relatives and friends. The shock caused by this has been said enough before, no need to say more.

In fact, the woman did not publicize this matter. Unlike in later generations, if a daughter was married in such a prestigious manner, the dowry would have been written on the notice board for all relatives and friends to see.

However, the woman's side does not promote it, but the man's side actively promotes it.

Therefore, everyone who came to the wedding knew about the woman's terrifying dowry, and they all felt unbelievable.

Because the gifts given by the Zhu family and relatives were all in the car, everyone came to Naye Deng's community in a bus.

When the car drove into Naye Deng's community, except for Mr. Zhu and Mrs. Zhu, the other Zhu family members and relatives all expressed their admiration. This community was indeed as beautiful as the legend.

Soon, the bus stopped at the downstairs of the unit in the ninth building. When everyone got off the bus, they took the gifts they bought with them, and then followed Deng Yunzhen upstairs.

Went up to the second floor and waited for Deng Yunzhen to open the door. When the Zhu family, relatives and friends saw clearly the scene inside, including Old Man Zhu and Old Mrs. Zhu, they were all stunned!

Sister-in-law Zhu was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped. This extremely spacious and luxuriously decorated house in front of her was actually the bride's dowry?

In other words, this house will belong to my brother-in-law from now on?

Old Mrs. Zhu couldn't calm down for a long time. She was shocked when she found out that her daughter-in-law's dowry was a house in Suifeng Hotel and Naye Deng's Community. Now she was shocked again. This house is really awesome. Forced!

Deng Yunzhen held her mother-in-law's hand, led her to one of the master bedrooms, and said, "Mom, this will be your and dad's room from now on."

Mrs. Zhu looked at this room that was so beautiful that she didn't know what words to use to describe it. She shook her head repeatedly and said, "Azhen, we can just live in the family building of the Public Security Bureau. You and Xiaojie live here, and we won't come over to join in the fun." ”

Deng Yunzhen smiled and said: "Mom, you can live wherever you like. Anyway, this room is reserved for you."

Mrs. Zhu waved her hand and said, "No, no, no, no, you and Xiaojie can live in such a nice room. Even if you want to keep a room, just leave us any one. It doesn't have to be so beautiful."

Deng Yunzhen took her mother-in-law to the master bedroom where she and Zhu Junjie lived, and said with a smile: "Mom, you and dad can live in that room with peace of mind. You see, this is the room for Brother Jie and I. It is no worse than your room." ha."

Mrs. Zhu looked at the extremely festively decorated room in front of her that was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, with big red letters on it. She couldn't help but nodded repeatedly and said: "It's really not worse than that room. This house is so beautiful. Our Xiaojie can marry Come on, the ancestors of the Zhu family are really here!"

Deng Yunzhen smiled and said: "I am also lucky to be able to marry Brother Jie."

At this moment, Mrs. Zhu was extremely satisfied with her little daughter-in-law.

Being able to see her youngest son marry such a good wife in her lifetime, she really died with no regrets.

On the other side, other Zhu family members, relatives and friends also began to visit this indescribably beautiful house. The more they looked at it, the more surprised they became. It can be said that all kinds of luxurious appliances and furniture are readily available, which impressed all the Zhu family members. As well as relatives and friends, their hearts are a bit unbearable.

They really couldn't dream of such a beautiful house.

After visiting the house and everyone was sitting on the soft leather sofa in the living room, Sister-in-law Zhu asked curiously: "Azhen, I heard that the sister who married your Ye Deng family in the village came back and said that your community All houses are 160 square meters, why is your house so big? How many square meters is it?”

Others also looked at Deng Yunzhen curiously, and they also wanted to know the answer.

Deng Yunzhen smiled and said: "This house is actually composed of four houses, which add up to a total of 640 square meters."

Sister-in-law Zhu suddenly said: "No wonder this house is so big. It turns out to be composed of four houses!"

Aunt Zhu San's expression changed slightly and she said, "If one apartment costs 5,000 yuan, wouldn't these four houses be worth 20,000 yuan?"

Fourth Aunt Zhu answered: "20,000 yuan is just the money raised to build a house. This house is now so beautifully decorated, I'm afraid I spent a lot of money to get it in, right?"

Deng Yunzhen said somewhat generally: "My father had the house renovated. I don't know how much it cost. I just know that the decoration is more expensive than the house."

Everyone was not too surprised when they heard this. In fact, the decoration of this house is too high-end. Not only are the four major items such as air conditioners, washing machines, televisions, and tape recorders, but there are more than one or two, as well as beds, wardrobes, and sofas. All of them are high-end goods.

In short, they estimated that the number of things that could be seen was far more than 20,000.

At this moment, Zhu's family, relatives and friends all clearly felt the terrifying financial resources of Deng Yunzhen's natal family.

The house is worth at least tens of thousands, and the value of the hotel is even more incalculable. It’s just to marry a daughter, so much money has been spent, and the bride has so many brothers. To say that the family has no money, I’m afraid no one can Will believe it.

Mrs. Zhu sat on the sofa for a while and then said, "Xiaojie, A-Zhen, please get ready and remember to thank the matchmaker later."

Zhu Junjie and Deng Yunzhen nodded together: "I understand, Mom."

…

Suifeng Hotel.

After all the guests left, the waiter began to collect the leftovers.

The dishes at today's wedding banquet, whether in terms of quantity or portion, are undoubtedly the first among all the wedding drinks that the guests have had. Even if the guests eat with open stomachs, there are still a lot of dishes left. Come down.

Of course, these dishes will definitely not go to waste, because there are still many relatives and friends on the man’s side and on the woman’s side who have not gone back. So many people, including hotel employees, have an extra meal in the afternoon. I'll probably have another meal tomorrow and that's about it.

When the waiter collects leftovers, he always puts similar dishes together.

It's cold now, so it won't go bad if you put it anywhere.

After the waiter finished clearing away the leftovers, Deng Shirong asked his sons to move the matchmaking gifts they had prepared to the cashier and put them there, ready to be given to his daughter and son-in-law to thank the matchmakers.

Originally, according to Bobai's marriage customs, the groom's family and the bride's family should thank the matchmaker separately. Generally speaking, the bride's family would thank the matchmaker the day before the wedding, while the groom's family would thank the matchmaker after the wedding banquet.

However, today's banquet is a joint event between men and women. It is not suitable to follow the normal customs to thank the matchmaker. Instead, it is appropriate for the bride and groom to personally send the matchmaker gifts to the matchmaker. .

Soon, Zhu Junjie and Deng Yunzhen arrived at the hotel.

"dad!"

"dad!"

The two of them greeted Deng Shirong together.

Deng Shirong hummed, pointed to the cashier, and said, "The matchmaking gifts are all placed there. Hurry up and take them to thank the matchmaking!"

"OK!"

The two of them agreed, then loaded the matchmaker's gift, which was filled with a grain of roses, onto the bus and sent it to the matchmaker Zhang Guoan's home.

After watching his daughter and son-in-law leave, Deng Shirong looked at his second son and third son and asked, "Did you gain anything from dealing with these leaders today?"

Deng Yunheng nodded and said: "I have indeed gained a lot. It seems that I can't stay in the Planning Commission for too long. After I am promoted to a higher level, I will find a way to work in the county. The working environment in the county should be very training." "

Deng Shirong said: "I don't know much about officialdom, but I also understand that working experience at the grassroots level will be of great help in the future. When you reach the deputy director level, you will be transferred to the county to work. Starting as deputy county magistrate is really good.

Because you have no working experience at the grassroots level, even if you are promoted to the director level in the Planning Commission, when you are transferred to the county, you will not be directly offered key positions such as county magistrate or county magistrate. Transition as a deputy.

In this case, it is better to decentralize the position as soon as possible and accumulate more basic work experience. "

Deng Yunheng said with deep approval: "Well, if nothing else happens, I should be able to be successfully promoted to the deputy director level next year. After spending two or three months in the Planning Commission, I will find a way to work in the county."

Deng Yunsong asked: "Second brother, which county will you be assigned to work in? Do you have any goals?"

Deng Yunheng shook his head and said: "How can there be a target? If there are vacancies in any county, then we can go to that county!"

Hearing this, Deng Shirong suddenly thought of a certain big shot.

This boss should be working in XX province now, and he will be in this province for a long time and never leave.

Although my second son has a big gap in rank compared to this big boss, if he is sent to work in a county in XX Province, as long as he is upright, has excellent work ability, and has the same political philosophy, he may have a chance to win the favor of this big boss. , then the future of the second son will really be unlimited.

Thinking of this, Deng Shirong said: "Yunheng, if you want to work in the county, let me give you a suggestion."

Deng Yunheng asked: "Dad, what's your suggestion?"

Deng Shirong said: "We must choose to decentralize to counties in XX Province."

Deng Yunheng asked in confusion: "Dad, why is this? Is there anything special about this province?"

Deng Yunsong also couldn't figure it out, so he looked at his father, waiting for his answer.

Deng Shirong said inscrutably: "There is nothing special about XX Province, but there is a very special person in this province. I asked you to work in XX Province just because I want you to work hard. Once you catch his eye, you will become If you are his direct descendant, your future will be smooth."

Deng Yunheng was surprised and said: "Dad, who is this person you are talking about?"

Deng Shirong named a name and briefly introduced his family background, and then said: "Of course, this is just an opportunity for you. Whether you can seize it depends on whether you have the ability. Anyway, I only have A piece of advice, you can only use upright means to win the favor of the other party with your own strength, and don’t do anything wrong with me, do you understand?”

He just wants to give his second son an opportunity, but whether he can seize this opportunity depends on his work ability. Only by hard work and achieving results can he have a chance to win the favor of the boss. If his work ability is insufficient, he wants to use other means. If you want to get in touch with or seek refuge with the other party, then give up this intention as soon as possible, lest the relationship is not established and the boss is disgusted, then the joke will be too big.

Deng Yunheng took a deep breath and asked, "Dad, are you so optimistic about the development of this leader?"

Deng Shirong grunted and said, "Anyway, you heard me right. You must pay attention to your propriety. It's best if you can lean on me. Don't force yourself if you can't. Let everything take its course."

Deng Yunheng nodded and said: "Okay, I understand. Once I get promoted, I will put it into practice and see if there is a chance to be transferred to XX to save work."

Deng Shirong didn't know whether it was right or wrong to do so, but he now thought about it. Since his second son and third son had both embarked on the road of official career, unless they were just doing nothing and not seeking to make progress, all kinds of struggles would be Unavoidable.

Instead of worrying blindly, it is better to provide him with some opportunities to make his road go smoother.

The father and son chatted for a while, and then Deng Yunheng remembered that he wanted to bring gray water zhi to the leader, and said quickly: "Dad, when I go back to my hometown tomorrow to celebrate the New Year, you can help me make some delicious gray water zhi. I want to bring it to you." Go to the capital and give it to the leader.”

Deng Shirong said: "No problem, you can give away such souvenirs, but they are not valuable anyway. If they are high-value souvenirs, then don't give them away."

Deng Yunheng smiled and said: "Dad, you have said this many times, I will not make mistakes on this."

"As long as you know, don't rush to make it when you go back tomorrow. When you are ready to leave, I will make it a day or two in advance, so that the taste will be even better."

Speaking of this, Deng Shirong immediately thought of the packaging issue and said thoughtfully: "In my hometown, we use bamboo shells to store this gray water deer. If you take it to the boss now, it would be inappropriate to use bamboo shells to store it." "On the one hand, it doesn't look good, and on the other hand, it's not convenient to carry. It seems that I need to contact the food company and ask them to help with packaging."

In later generations, their Ye Deng family's Huishui Zhi became famous, and the sales volume every year was very good. The most suitable thing for holding Huishui Zhi is the mooncake box. This thing is simply for measuring Gray Water Zhi. Tailor-made.

Deng Yunsong said: "Then we need to contact you earlier, otherwise they will be on holiday."

Deng Shirong said: "I have nothing to do now, so I will go to the food company to have a look."

…

"Dad, Mom, on the second day of the Lunar New Year, my sister-in-law will come home. We will not go to Poxin Village on the second day of the Lunar New Year. We will go there on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year." Zhang Xiuping took her parents, brother and sister-in-law out for shopping. said.

Father Zhang nodded and said: "This is what you should do. Your sister-in-law has given you a lot of help."

Zhang's mother couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Your sister-in-law's wedding today was so grand. All the leaders from the county came to attend. Your father-in-law and your sister-in-law's lover are so proud!"

Zhang Xiuping and Yourong Yan said: "Everything is low-grade, but reading is good. This is not just a saying. No matter whose family can produce a Tsinghua University or a Peking University, the leaders of the whole county will have to give three cents of respect.

In addition, my sister-in-law's lover is actually the director of the county public security bureau, so all the leaders are naturally willing to come over for this wedding banquet. "

Sister-in-law Zhang said: "Mei Ping, you are very good now. When I see so many leaders, I get so nervous that I can hardly speak. But you can handle it very well and you are not nervous at all."

Second Sister-in-law Zhang also nodded repeatedly and said, "Me too. When I see so many leaders, I can't help but become nervous."

Brother Zhang answered: "Don't say it's you, even I, a grown man, feel uncomfortable when I see so many leaders."

Zhang Xiuping said with a smile: "When the hotel was not handed over to my sister-in-law, I was always managing it. Almost all the leaders in the county have come to the hotel to have dinner. Naturally, the more leaders there are, the less nervous they will be."

These leaders are all big shots that he has no contact with. Father Zhang was not interested in talking about such topics, but asked: "Xiuping, when will your house be renovated?"

"I don't know about this either. It's my father-in-law who makes the decision. He can decorate it whenever he wants."

Speaking of this, Zhang Xiuping asked with a smile: "Dad, do you want to make your house as big and beautiful as this?"

Father Zhang shook his head and said, "Buying a house like this is too expensive."

Zhang Xiuping said: "As my father-in-law said, the purpose of making money is to make yourself more comfortable. Dad, don't be reluctant to give up money. The business of the wooden clothespin factory is good now, and you make a lot of money every year. I really want to do something like this Building a house is actually not that difficult, just make it smaller in size.”

Zhang's father said: "Let's talk about it later. Our house is a newly built house. Do we have to demolish it and rebuild it again? What a waste!"

Zhang Xiuping said: "Dad, I'm not asking you to demolish the house and rebuild it in your hometown. If you really want to build a new house, go to Longtan Street to buy a piece of land, and then build the house. Leave a pawn shop on the first floor for business, and live upstairs. , how good is this?”

Zhang's mother was a little moved when she heard this and said: "Xiuping, your idea is good. Now that your sister-in-law and others are doing business, the store is still a bit small. If you build your own house, the store must be bigger.

Moreover, if people live upstairs and do business downstairs, they don't have to leave early and come back late every day like now, which is really convenient. "

Father Zhang was naturally moved after hearing this, but when he thought about how much money it would cost, he hesitated and said, "Let's wait until we make more money!"

Zhang Xiuping reminded: "Dad, you can think about building a house slowly, but I remind you to buy the land on Longtan Street earlier. It is best to buy a few more pieces in different locations, so that you can decide which piece of land you want to build on in the future." A house, just build a house on that piece of land.

If you wait to buy it later, people may pick up the good land. "

Now that his daughter is no longer what she used to be, Father Zhang can listen to her words. He nodded and said, "Okay, after the Chinese New Year, I will go to the street and ask around. If the price is right, I will pick out a few pieces of land and buy them." ”

Upon seeing this, Zhang Xiuping said no more and led them towards the People's Park.