Chapter 948: A Shock to the Heart

His mind went blank for a moment because this person's position is truly too special.

If he comes, who does he represent? That goes without saying.

To be honest, he naturally thought some leaders would certainly attend, but he didn't expect this person to also send someone to offer blessings, making him sigh at the influence of the two elders.

He definitely wouldn't think it was his own contribution that attracted the big leader's attention; at least before the medical insurance policy was rolled out, the big leader likely wouldn't have known.

Zhou Weiguo added, "With me here, you don't need to be nervous."

Su Yang answered, then immediately followed Zhou Weiguo to the small side hall.

Director Gao, who was having tea with the two elders in the side hall, saw Su Yang and said with a smile, "Comrade Su Yang, hello! Your reputation has long been like thunder in the ears, and today I finally get to see the real person. However, don't take too much to heart your nickname 'Officialdom Killer'; some people always talk about breaking bad practices and forging ahead."

Su Yang quickly said, "Thank you, thank you, Director Gao."

Director Gao continued, "Today I come on the leader's commission to specially deliver your wedding blessings. The leader said, 'Stay true to your original aspiration, and you will achieve your goal.' He hopes you will keep this original aspiration, and no matter what post you hold in the future, do not let other factors disturb your present firmness, the original aspiration to serve the common people."

Su Yang said, "Thank you, leader; I will certainly keep the leader's words in mind."

Zhou Weiguo also added from the side, "The leader is busy with myriad affairs, yet even in his hectic schedule he still thinks of Su Yang and Ruo Han's wedding—truly making our whole family deeply grateful!"

Director Gao said, "The leader has an important engagement today; otherwise he might have come in person. Well, I still have some particularly important reception work over there, so I'll head back first. Comrade Su Yang, I look forward to your splendid performance in the future."

Su Yang quickly patted his chest and said, "Please rest assured, leader; I will surely work hard and achieve results!"

Director Gao smiled, patted Su Yang's shoulder twice, then walked out; Zhou Weiguo hurriedly saw him off.

The two elders exchanged a glance, then looked at Su Yang and said, "You little brat are truly a blessed person! The big leader rarely attends weddings of the younger generation of our Jingcheng families, nor does he specially send someone to offer blessings. You've got both food and gain—you'd better cherish this well."

Su Yang nodded heavily: "I understand; I will certainly turn this expectation into motivation and persistently strive to seek welfare for the common people."

The whole wedding, actually this is the focus; others came today precisely to see which leaders would attend, thereby changing the Zhou family's standing in their minds.

Ning Shu Yue, seated downstairs at the banquet, felt her heart surge; her status anywhere would count as that of a young lady from a wealthy family, and even placed in the whole province, as the daughter of a municipal party secretary of a prefecture-level city, she still carries considerable prestige.

Today at the Xijing Binguan, at Su Yang's wedding, she suddenly realized that if Su Yang hadn't invited them, not only her but even her father coming would have no qualification to enter.

Moreover, although she doesn't know about others, she recognizes all the important guests seated at the main table, especially the Number 2 Leader of the Institute, who frequently appears on the News Broadcast; even such a big leader attending Su Yang's wedding shows that Su Yang's future official career and achievements are limitless, and it also demonstrates the strength of the Zhou family's background.

How laughable—she once wanted to compare herself with Zhou Ruohan, but now thinking about it is truly laughable; they only need to lift a finger, and she has to bend over.

However, he secretly rejoiced at how clever he had been back then, choosing the second-best option and binding himself with Sun Chengjun. Sun Chengjun and Su Yang were childhood friends, on excellent terms; once Su Yang achieves immortal ascension, he will inevitably bring Sun Chengjun along.

Now, their family can help Sun Chengjun temporarily keep pace with Su Yang's steps; later, they might need Sun Chengjun to help them in return. Thinking this, he has already made the mental preparation to quickly settle matters with Sun Chengjun, and also to tell Old Gao everything about this situation in detail, so as to support Sun Chengjun as much as possible.

Of course, this isn't solely for profit; his and Sun Chengjun's feelings are visibly progressing, and if they build on their already good foundation and further consolidate and deepen them, it would be even more wonderful.

It's just a pity for Fang Jingwen; in the end, her efforts were like drawing water with a bamboo basket—all for naught. In his view, Fang Jingwen's loss is a narrow defeat; her qualifications are only slightly lacking in every aspect, perhaps this is fate.

She at least managed to snag a childhood friend of Su Yang; Fang Jingwen, on the other hand, has nothing at all—perhaps serving as a bridesmaid is her last consolation.

Ning Shu Yue was thinking along these lines, but he never imagined how Fang Jingwen could have competed with Zhou Ruohan in arm-wrestling and yet come away with nothing; they have now also become the pride of Jingcheng, every step they take carefully planned, and their strategic vision has already pulled ahead of others at some point.

After the wedding ended, the Old Su couple were still dazed; today they both feel numb, having previously only seen national leaders on TV at night, yet today they have met several in person.

One might think all this was brought to them by Su Yang; if life offers such an opportunity, it can be said there are no regrets. Originally, in the Old Su couple's view, the wedding being over meant they should go home today, after all people usually stay busy for days after a wedding; but Su Yang kept Sun Chengjun behind, simply wanting to let Sun Chengjun and Ning Shu Yue enjoy a few days in Jingcheng.

Sun Chengjun felt somewhat embarrassed: "You newlyweds, accompanying us in play, probably isn't appropriate."

Zhou Ruohan said, "That's appropriate, and tonight the family will also specially invite you to a meal."

Sun Chengjun was completely bewildered: "Ah? What's going on? Why invite me to a meal? That shouldn't be."

Even Ning Shu Yue couldn't make heads or tails of this.

Zhou Ruohan said, "You've already saved Su Yang's life twice; without you, he'd probably be gone by now, so you're our family's benefactor. Of course, don't be nervous—this time it's just my father inviting you to a meal, unlike my grandfather who likes to put on airs, press people down, and then criticize education from a lofty height. My father is different; he simply wants to thank you in a few words."