Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 887: Ceremony

The idea of ​​a joint welcome was not bad, and it was thanks to the people in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that they came up with it. However, when he thought that the second prince had followed the official procedure to notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs first, Lu Shaohua did not say anything. After all, there were reporters in the venue, and if a joke was made, everyone would lose face.

Fortunately, nothing funny happened in the end. The people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs first welcomed the Second Prince and went through some official ceremonies, and then the Second Prince talked to Lu Shaohua. As for the arrangements for the Second Prince and his entourage, they were arranged by the people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which saved Lu Shaohua a lot of trouble.

It was indeed much easier for Lu Shaohua to have an official reception, as a series of matters including accommodation, meals, etc. were all handled by people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Lu Shaohua only needed to talk to the Second Prince and tell him the location and time of tomorrow's engagement ceremony, and then he could retire with his mission accomplished.

After 6pm, Lu Shaohua arrived at a five-star hotel in downtown Taipei, where he was going to host a banquet for his friends and relatives. Power is indeed useful, and a five-star hotel was booked overnight, all thanks to Zeng Aimin's power.

Five-star hotels are privately run, but if a vice premier of the State Council wants to book the entire hotel, no matter how well-connected or powerful the hotel owner is, he would not dare to refuse. So, Lu Shaohua felt that power is sometimes quite useful.

Serving guests with delicious food and wine, Lu Shaohua walked among the guests, never putting down the wine glass in his hand, and toasting the guests from time to time. They drank quite a bit of wine. The banquet was not over until eight o'clock in the evening, when everyone returned to their rooms.

However, as the protagonist of tomorrow, Lu Shaohua is not so lucky. The engagement ceremony will start at ten o'clock tomorrow, and there are always many things that Lu Shaohua needs to prepare.

Just look, when Lu Shaohua, Lu Jiayao and Lu Chang arrived at Zeng Jianguo's residence, several direct descendants of the Zeng family were already sitting in the hall. It was obvious that they were waiting for Lu Shaohua and others to arrive.

This is the prelude for the two families to sit together and discuss. Although the engagement ceremony will be held tomorrow, it seems a little late to discuss it now. But who can blame the fact that this matter happened too suddenly? It is urgent, but it will not be too late.

After sitting down, they got straight to the point and began to discuss some details of tomorrow's engagement ceremony. It took nearly an hour to finalize it. As the local boss of ***, the Zeng family took on the responsibility of arranging all the details and arranged for people to prepare the venue for the engagement ceremony overnight.

As the man, Lu Shaohua should have taken on the responsibilities of the Zeng family, but the engagement was in ***, and Lu Shaohua was not familiar with ***, so he asked the Zeng family to go to *** to handle those matters.

Take a shower, go to bed, and then wait for the sun to rise tomorrow.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Lu Shaohua got up early, washed up, and without even having breakfast, he went out to the engagement venue - Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

Diaoyutai State Guesthouse is specially used to receive foreign guests. However, today it became the site of Lu Shaohua's engagement ceremony. This treatment was only given in consideration of Lu Shaohua's extraordinary status and the symbol of the Zeng family in China.

Of course, this is also the reason why the No. 1 leader has to be the master of ceremonies. After all, the security of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse is very strict. When the No. 1 leader appears here as the master of ceremonies, his safety is fully guaranteed.

However, even if the security is tight at ordinary times, it is not as strict as today. After all, everyone present today is not simple. Not to mention the six major standing committee members of the country, even Zeng Jianguo, a hero of the founding of the country, is present and his identity is not simple.

There are also guests invited by the Zeng family, almost all of whom are people of status. If any accidents happen, the consequences will be disastrous. Therefore, the defense level of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse today has been raised by one level. It can be said that the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse has become an iron barrel and not a bird can fly in.

When Lu Shaohua arrived at the scene, the hotel staff were all busy. As the representative of the male party, Lu Chang, he was directing things from the side, asking the hotel staff to move the table and set the wine glasses and tableware from time to time. He looked extremely busy.

As the protagonist, Lu Shaohua of course had to help out as well, but he didn't help on the spot. Instead, he dressed up first, then got dressed and waited for the guests to arrive and greet them.

Time passed bit by bit, and by nine o'clock in the morning, the guests had begun to arrive. The first to arrive were the Zeng family. As representatives of the bride's side, they also had to participate in welcoming the guests.

Here, the hall outside, which is the engagement venue, has been set up and is undergoing final inspection...

At 9:30, the first group of guests finally arrived. The first group to come were Lu Shaohua’s business friends in Hong Kong, led by Henry Fok and Li Ka-shing, as well as a dozen senior executives of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

Behind them were Xiang Huaqiang and Uncle Shao Qishu. At the end were the second generation of Hong Kong people, the future representatives of Hong Kong's business community.

On a happy day, the word "congratulations" is always indispensable. Look, when Lu Shaohua shook hands with Ho Ying-tung and others one by one, they seemed to have spoken in unison. The first sentence they said was "congratulations", and then they chatted for a few words before entering the venue.

The first group of people arrived, and the second group followed. However, this group of people were guests invited by the Zeng family, so Lu Shaohua did not know them. However, the people who greeted the guests with Lu Shaohua were from the Zeng family, so they naturally knew each other. So, they introduced the visitors to Lu Shaohua one by one.

Of course, it is impossible to introduce them in such detail. I can only say their names and briefly talk about their relationship with the Zeng family and their current positions. It can be said to be a straightforward account.

However, even if it was just a daily account, it would still take some time. Fortunately, there weren't many people coming, so it didn't take too much time.

In this way, guests came in waves, and if Lu Shaohua knew them, Lu Shaohua would go up to greet them first, and then introduce them to the Zeng family. If they were Zeng's guests, Zeng's family would go up first to greet them, and then introduce them to Lu Shaohua, and then let the guests in.

Soon, it was almost ten o'clock. The guests had already arrived, except for a few important figures at the back. However, at this time, Lu Shaohua's forehead was covered with sweat, which showed that he was not relaxed.

Although he was tired, Lu Shaohua did not complain. After all, today was his big day. If he complained of being tired, it would be a bit unreasonable for Lu Shaohua to say so. Wiping the sweat from his forehead and forcing himself to be energetic, Lu Shaohua looked ahead, his eyes full of the word "waiting".

It is said that the big shots always appear last. This statement is absolutely true. The big shots do wait until the end to appear. Just like now, the No. 1 leader and the other five standing committee members have not arrived yet...

Time kept passing, and as the clock hands approached ten o'clock, Lu Shaohua couldn't help but sweat, not for anything else, just because the time was almost up.

China is a country that values ​​tradition very much. The Lu family, who were born in Chaoshan, are even more particular about tradition. They are very particular about auspicious dates and so on. Lu Shaohua and Zeng Yuling consulted a Feng Shui master to choose the date and time for their engagement, and they absolutely could not miss this time.

But what’s the point of holding an engagement ceremony if the host isn’t even here?

This is also the reason why Lu Shaohua is anxious.

Fortunately, when there were still two minutes left to ten o'clock, a large convoy of cars drove past the entrance of Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, which made Lu Shaohua breathe a sigh of relief.

It's easy to guess that the large convoy belongs to Leader No. 1 and his entourage. You can tell from the license plate numbers that the one in the front is Leader No. 1's personal vehicle.

Without too much politeness, the No. 1 leader obviously knew that time was urgent. After congratulating Lu Shaohua, he proposed to hold a formal ceremony and then walked inside.

Everything was ready. The No. 1 leader stood on the podium and changed his identity into a kind old man. He presided over the wedding of the newlyweds Lu Shaohua and Zeng Yuling and gave them his blessings.

The so-called engagement ceremony was not complicated in any other aspects. It was just presided over by the master of ceremonies, and then the ceremony was over. After that, the banquet began, and not too much time was wasted.

Soon, the banquet began, and the No. 1 leader, several standing committee members, Zeng Jianguo and the second prince all entered a large box. This was a symbol of status, and almost everyone who could enter the large box was a prominent figure without exception.

As the protagonists, Lu Shaohua and Zeng Yuling naturally had to go inside, but they did not stay inside for too long. They just toasted and accepted everyone's blessings. Then Lu Shaohua and Zeng Yuling came out and began to toast each table in the hall.

It is undeniable that Lu Shaohua has a good alcohol tolerance, but even so, after a round, Lu Shaohua still couldn't help making mistakes. He took two hangover pills in time and went to the bathroom to wash his face. Only then did Lu Shaohua return to his usual state.

However, this is not the end yet. Well, actually it’s not that Lu Shaohua doesn’t want to end it, but the guests who have arrived don’t want it to end. When they saw Lu Shaohua show up, many guests pulled Lu Shaohua over.

Especially Li Zekai and others, they are not much older than Lu Shaohua, but they are of the same generation as Lu Shaohua. People of this generation are the craziest and they tried their best to get Lu Shaohua to drink. In the end, Lu Shaohua had no choice but to bite the bullet and drink it down.

Another round came, and this time the follow-up effect of the hangover medicine showed up. Lu Shaohua was still energetic, as if nothing had happened. He toasted every table, which was considered the last toast of Jiuyan.

But even so, after walking around for a while, nearly half an hour had passed. More than an hour had passed since the wine party started. It was almost noon and time to disperse.

It's over, yes, it's over, the banquet is over, and the protagonist Lu Shaohua starts to see the guests off one by one, until sharp twelve o'clock, when all the guests have been seen off. Lu Shaohua can't bear it any longer, his face turns red, it's obvious that the aftereffects of the alcohol have taken effect, he can't help feeling dizzy, and finds a room to fall asleep.

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