Riverside police

Xiao Gong's wedding banquet was arranged at the Sailor's Club, which was once very prosperous and high-end, but now it is not ranked in Binjiang.

I don’t know how many bosses have changed over the years. The current boss is the son-in-law of a retired cadre of the Port Authority. Secretary Miao helped me get in touch, and they were very considerate. It was said that hosting a banquet here was half the price of going to Wenfeng, Wushan and other big hotels!

Although it is an old hotel, it was one of the few foreign-related places in Binjiang.

Because we have to receive foreign guests, the decoration is very high-end. After the new owner took over, he simply decorated it. At least the lobby and banquet hall don't look out of date.

Han Yu had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he simply changed into casual clothes and rushed to the Sailors Club early.

Unexpectedly, someone came earlier. Secretary Miao, Lao Ge, Lao Li, Lao Zhang, Lao Ding, Principal Gao, Dean Chen from Bailonggang Health Center, Lao Qian, Zhang Junyan, and Political Commissar Jiang who had just retreated to the second line. , they all gathered in a large box on the second floor. Some were sitting around playing upgrades, and some were sitting around the coffee table drinking tea and chatting.

As a colleague of Xiao Gong, Xu Haoran was entrusted with the important task of entertaining the old leaders of the Changhang Branch and the elders from Bailonggang.

Under the guidance of the waiter, Han Yu walked into the box and said with a smile: "Secretary Miao, Director Zhang, you are here early enough!"

"We'll be here right after lunch."

"We are different from you. We either retire or take a back seat. Anyway, we are idle. Instead of sitting at home and waiting, we might as well come over and play cards early."

"Where did you eat lunch?" Han Yu asked curiously.

After Lao Zhang finished playing his cards, he looked at Han Yu with a smile and teased: "It's rare for Director Zhang to come back. I want to visit Bailong Port again. You are busy with work and have no time to accompany you, and you can't take care of inviting Director Zhang to dinner. We can't ignore it."

"We ate at Sanhe Hotel at noon. Mr. Zhang invited me, and even I took advantage of it." Secretary Miao was busy gathering with old friends every day after his retirement. His face was glowing, and it looked like he drank a lot at noon.

Han Yu smiled and asked: "Secretary Miao, did you go to Bailong Port today?"

"We went, together with Director Zhang. We not only went to Bailong Port, but also went to Linghai Development Zone to visit the Longgang Rice Industry." Secretary Miao looked at Principal Gao who was sitting next to him with an envious look on his face. Said: "Principal Gao's son-in-law is amazing. He has accomplished such a big thing at such a young age!"

Principal Gao was very proud that his son-in-law was capable. He chuckled and said, "It's nothing special. He just caught up with the good policy of reform and opening up."

"It's as if we haven't caught up. Principal Gao, don't be humble. Your son-in-law is indeed very capable. The most rare thing is that after becoming rich, he did not forget the training of the party and the country. He cared about national defense construction, actively served in the reserve service, and participated in flood fighting. He has made great contributions and has become a member of the Standing Committee of the Shanlinghai CPPCC. If my son-in-law were half as sensible as your son-in-law, I would wake up laughing even in my sleep!"

"Yes, Principal Gao, the second child is capable and filial. Among all these people, you are the most blessed!"

Everyone was exaggerating, and Principal Gao was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.

Zhang Junyan had worked in Bailong Port for so many years and knew his family's situation best. He couldn't help but reveal his old background, raised his head and said with a smile: "Principal Gao, when Zhang Erxiao was pursuing Xiaoqin, you still thought he was uneducated. , I disagree. If it weren’t for Xiaoqin’s vision and courage, would you be as prosperous as you are now?”

"This is actually happening!"

"Principal Gao, freedom of marriage. As the principal, you should lead by example. How can you object?"

"Secretary Miao, Ge Tiao, don't believe what Zhang Ju said. I didn't disagree. I just asked my Xiaoqin to think about it again. After all, the two children were very young at the time of the conversation."

It was not easy to get into a technical secondary school or a middle school normal school in those days. It can be said that it is more difficult than it is for high school students to get into prestigious universities today.

Gao Xiaoqin is excellent in both character and academics. He started working to make money after graduating from the middle school normal school in his teens. He is so beautiful that many young men like him.

Compared with those young talents who are well-educated and have formal jobs, Zhang Erxiao, who has not even finished elementary school, is really not in the eyes of Principal Gao.

In fact, Gao Xiaoqin didn't look down on Zhang Erxiao at first.

But Zhang Er is thick-skinned and rich enough!

He drove a car to No. 4 Chang Primary School every day, either giving this gift or that gift. He stalked Gao Xiaoqin and invited Gao Xiaoqin out to eat or even go out to play. He tried his best to win the heart and hug the beauty with wave after wave of sugar-coated bullets. Return.

Anyway, it's a bit embarrassing to continue talking about this matter.

Han Yu hurriedly changed the subject: "Secretary Miao, Uncle Ge, how is the lawsuit against the President of the United States going? Who will be the next president?"

As expected, the two old comrades are more concerned about international and domestic events than the love stories of their juniors.

Secretary Miao simply stopped playing cards and said with excitement: "The U.S. federal court ruled that the Florida High Court's decision violated the U.S. Constitution. Al Gore admitted defeat. The next president will be George W. Bush. Today is the 1st, and in 19 days, George W. Bush will be elected." Bush is about to take office.”

The U.S. election was not a smooth one and caused a lot of commotion. The two presidential candidates even started a lawsuit. CCTV reported the news about the U.S. election every day, which attracted worldwide attention.

Zhang Junyan still didn't understand what was going on, and asked curiously: "Secretary Miao, who got more votes?"

"This election in the United States is a typical confrontation between the north and the south. The Democratic Party controls New York, Pennsylvania and California, and the Republican Party undoubtedly controls the South and the Midwest. But in the popular vote, Vice President Al Gore leads by 500,000 votes. "

Secretary Miao paused, waving his arms as he did when he was speaking on the podium, and continued: "The biggest problem lies in Florida. At first, that state showed that George W. Bush won, and Gore even took the initiative to call George W. Bush. Bush admitted defeat.

But an hour later, the Democratic Party believed that the gap in Florida was only 2,000 votes, and they had every chance to regain their position. So Gore called Bush again, retracting what he had said before, and asking for vote verification. In the end, after several days of ballot verification, it was found that the vote gap in Florida had dropped from more than 2,000 votes to more than 500 votes.

The Democratic Party was unconvinced and demanded that the scope of vote verification be expanded to include Democratic vote warehouses such as Palm Beach. The Republican Party refused and appealed to the Florida Superior Court on the grounds that the vote verification was unconstitutional. Florida used to be a stronghold of the Democratic Party. The Florida court had a good relationship with the Democratic Party, so it ruled that Bush lost the case and allowed the vote to continue to be verified. As a result, the gap between the two parties dropped to more than 100 votes.

Gore became anxious and asked for ballot verification in the rest of the Democratic Party's sphere of influence in Florida. Bush disagreed and appealed to the U.S. Federal Court, arguing that it was illegal for the Florida court to allow ballot verification in Palm Beach! "

Political Commissar Jiang asked curiously: "Does this mean that George W. Bush still has more votes?"

Before Secretary Miao could speak, Lao Ge picked up his tea cup and said with a smile: "American elections are not based on the popular vote, but on who has the most electoral votes. In this election, Vice President Al Gore is evenly matched with George W. Bush, who has 271. The electoral vote just passed the 270-vote mark.”

“What are electoral votes?”

…

Secretary Miao and Lao Ge explained patiently, while Zhang Junyan and Political Commissar Jiang listened attentively.

The topic changed. Han Yu was not very interested in this and took the opportunity to go over and say hello to the elders such as Lao Li, Lao Zhang, Lao Ding and Lao Qian.

I must admit that Xiao Gong is very good at being a person.

He had been working in Bailong Port before being transferred to the Smuggling Crime Investigation Bureau. The elders, including Xiaoyu's grandfather, Lao Qian, were very concerned about him. Today is his big day, and he specially invited elders such as Lao Li, Lao Zhang, and Lao Qian to the city for a wedding banquet.

I also wanted to invite them when I got married, but because the elders either had not retired at that time or because of the inconvenience of transportation, I only invited a few "representatives".

Han Yu was feeling regretful when Xu Haoran walked over quickly with his mobile phone: "Xianyu, Xiao Gong is looking for you."

"oh."

Han Yu took the phone, walked out of the box, raised it to his ear and asked, "Xiao Gong, what's the matter?"

"Han Bureau, Chen Jiang just received the news that Secretary Ye has returned to Binjiang!"

Chen Jian used to be Secretary Ye's driver and knew that it was normal for Secretary Ye to come back.

Today, Chen Jian and Xiaoyu helped Xiao Gong get married again. Xiao Gong knew that it was normal for Secretary Ye to return to Binjiang.

Han Yu reacted and asked subconsciously: "Do you want to invite Secretary Ye to a wedding banquet?"

"Well, my dad wants to invite him too, but is it appropriate to invite Secretary Ye now?"

"Didn't you invite me before?"

"Han Bureau, what is Secretary Ye's identity? Give me the courage to invite him rashly. Besides, the banquet is held in Binjiang, not in Yangzhou. Secretary Ye is the city leader of Yangzhou. How can I have the nerve to invite the city leader? Drinking wedding wine by the riverside!”

He is from Yangzhou, and his relatives and friends from his hometown in Yangzhou will arrive soon.

If the city leaders of Yangzhou could attend the wedding banquet, it would be a great honor for the Gong family!

Han Yu could understand the mood of little Gong's father, and also wanted to help his old subordinates save face, so he smiled and said, "I'll call you and ask."

"Okay, I'll wait for your news."

"Business about your business first."

Han Yu handed the phone back to Xu Haoran, took out his own phone, found Secretary Ye's number and dialed it. In fact, you can use Brother Haoran's mobile phone to make a call, but Secretary Ye may not answer the call if he sees an unfamiliar number.

After waiting for about twenty seconds, the call was connected.

"Xianyu, why did you remember to call me?"

"Mayor Ye, have you returned to Binjiang?"

"You are very well-informed. You knew it as soon as I arrived home!" Vice Mayor Ye was surprised. After thinking about it, he smiled and asked, "Do you want to treat me to dinner?"

How could Han Yu miss this opportunity? He couldn't help but smile and said: "Mayor Ye, I called you just because of this matter. I was afraid that you wouldn't appreciate it."

"..."

Is there any mistake? Xianyu actually treats guests to dinner!

Vice Mayor Ye felt that the sun was rising from the west. He was stunned for a while before he asked doubtfully: "Xianyu, did you win five million in the lottery?"

"No."

"Then why did you think of inviting me to dinner?"

"Mayor Ye, you are my old leader. It's rare for you to come back. Even if I don't win the lottery, I will treat you to dinner!"

"Really or not," Deputy Mayor Ye became more and more strange as he thought about it. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "How could you be willing to treat me to dinner? Do you have the money to treat me to dinner?"

"Am I that stingy?"

"have!"

"Mayor Ye, why do you even look down on me? Everyone competes for a breath, and Buddha competes for a stick of incense. I have reserved this guest today. You are in your hometown right now, right? I will pick you up right now!"

When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.

Vice Mayor Ye has been the city W secretary in Linghai for several years. He knows very well how stingy Han Yu is. He would not believe that Han Yu would entertain guests. He asked with a smile: "You treat guests, and others pay for them?"

Han Yu didn't want to beat around the bush anymore, he chuckled and said: "Mayor Ye, you came back sooner rather than later. Xiao Gong, you should have an impression. He is getting married today and wants to invite you to the city for a wedding banquet. I wonder if you can appreciate it." .”

"Xiao Gong, I have the impression that he is getting married today?"

"Chen Jian and Xiaoyu went to the Fourth Factory in the morning to help pick up the bride. The wedding banquet was arranged in the evening. Political Commissar Zhou presided over the wedding, and Zeng Guan witnessed the marriage between him and the bride. Secretary Miao from the Port Authority and Director Zhang from the Changhang Jiangcheng Branch came. Yes, Mayor Shen will come tonight too."

"So Chen Jian leaked the news about my return?"

"He used to be your driver, but now he is a comrade in our Linghai Reserve Battalion. He must report to us for such a big event as your return."

"Zhou Huixin presided over the wedding, and Chief Zeng officiated the wedding. Shen Fan will also go?"

"Um."

Yangzhou didn't have much contact with Binjiang, and it didn't even have any contact with Linghai.

Vice Mayor Ye really missed Linghai's old subordinates. He weighed it up and said with a smile: "Xiao Gong came to see me with his girlfriend when he returned to his hometown last year. I even joked with him that he would treat me to a wedding banquet when we got married. Since When you catch up, I'll be an uninvited guest to enjoy the good fortune."

"Great, thank you, Mayor Ye."

"What's there to thank you for? Just tell me where it is. You don't need to pick me up."

"The wedding banquet is arranged at the Sailors' Club. Mayor Ye, Xiao Gong is my apprentice and has been working with me since he started working. He is the groom's official today and he really can't get away. I have plenty of time, so I have to pick it up on his behalf!"

"Are you worried that I won't go?"

"The main reason is that you have too many old subordinates, old colleagues and old friends. What if they know you are back and intercept you on the way?"

"So you're going to 'capture' me, and you won't worry if you don't 'escort' me to the wedding venue?"

The old leader is as funny as ever.

Han Yu couldn't help but laugh and said: "I have arrested many criminals, but I have never arrested the city leaders. Mayor Ye, give me a chance to catch them once."

Vice Mayor Ye was amused and asked with a smile: "Do you know where my hometown is?"

"I don't know, but I can call Chen Jian and ask him."

"Okay, I'll wait for you at home."

…

It's rare for Vice Mayor Ye to come back to Binjiang. Once the news spreads, there will definitely be many people who want to treat him to dinner.

Han Yu did not dare to waste a moment, so he commandeered Lao Ge's car with a black license plate, called Chen Jian to find out the location of Vice Mayor Ye's hometown, and went to pick him up with Lao Ge's driver.

As soon as he left, Commissioner Zeng and Deputy Commissioner Ma from Binjiang Customs and Zhou Huixin, political commissar of the Smuggling Crime Investigation Branch, arrived. As soon as they arrived, they asked Han Yu if he was here.

Xu Haoran quickly told the truth.

Chief Zeng couldn't believe such a coincidence. He sat down and said with a smile, "Huixin, I need to adjust my agenda tonight. I'll call Xianyu quickly and ask Mayor Ye to help witness Xiao Gong's marriage tonight."

Under normal circumstances, a wedding, no matter how lively it is, is mainly for the bride's relatives and friends to watch.

Xiao Gong's situation was quite special. He came to work in Binjiang all by himself, as if he was knocking on the door. The man from his hometown had to take a bus to have a wedding banquet. The reason for such pomp and circumstance could be said to be to make his parents feel proud.

Speaking of deputy department-level leaders, Secretary Miao was the vice chairman of the Binjiang Municipal People's Political Consultative Conference before his retirement.

Secretary Ke Miao has retired and is the old leader of Binjiang.

If Vice Mayor Ye can be invited to witness the marriage, Xiao Gong's family will definitely be very proud!

How could Zhou Huixin not hear the implication of Chief Zeng's words? He immediately took out his mobile phone: "If Vice Mayor Ye honors Xiao Gong to witness the marriage, then the standard of the wedding will be high. Zeng Guan, I can't be the host, you will still be the one tonight." Host it."

"I can't host it either. Please ask Secretary Miao to host it."

Secretary Miao heard clearly and did not bother to play cards anymore. He turned around and said with a smile: "You two, Xiao Gong is a cadre of your customs system. What does it mean for me, a retired old man, to host his wedding? You are Xiao Gong's leader. , you are the most suitable host."

"Secretary Miao, our level is not high enough! If Mayor Ye really comes, only you can hold up the stage by taking the stage!" Chief Zeng took out a cigarette and offered a toast, and said seriously: "I only found out a few days ago that it turned out that today We have truly entered the 21st century. Secretary Miao, please help me if you can, because we are hosting the wedding of the century tonight."

“We just entered the 21st century today?”

"Yeah, if you don't believe me, you can ask Ge Diao."

Seeing Lao Ge nod, Secretary Miao smiled after thinking about it: "I'm retired, I'm just a common man now."

Although Deputy Commissioner Ma was not very familiar with Secretary Miao, he knew very well how talented Secretary Miao was back then. The top leader of the Port Authority was really on an equal footing with the leaders of Binjiang City. He quickly said: "Secretary Miao, you are still a leader even after you retire!"

"I have no preparation." Secretary Miao smiled.

Zhou Huixin opened her briefcase, took out a host's speech printed on red paper, and sat next to him: "Secretary Miao, I've prepared it for you. Besides, it's just about hosting a wedding. You are an old leader. You have never experienced any scene. You don’t need to prepare at all.”

Zhang Junyan also wanted to help his old subordinates save face, so he lost no time in saying, "Secretary Miao, please do this favor for Xiao Gong."

"Okay," Secretary Miao took over the hosting script, took out his reading glasses, looked at it and said with a smile, "I didn't expect to come to the wedding banquet, and you guys assigned me a task."

"Who told you to be highly respected?" Lao Ge put down his cards and laughed: "We don't have the qualifications, we can only sit in the audience and applaud."