Chapter 579: Insisting on Being Stubborn
"Come! Oil it up!"
The boys from the rooms facing the courtyard, along with several others, carried boxes and distributed the prepared hospitality items to each table.
What they distributed just now were gift boxes; now they were distributing cigarettes.
When distributing gift boxes, those boys shouted once; now they shouted again.
False report!
No, actually, it wasn't; this was the warm-up for the banquet.
What's the most flavorful part of sitting at a banquet? Isn't it the liveliness of everyone eating together?
Hearing the busy ones shout "Oil it up" represented the start of the banquet, represented that many people had come, represented many dishes, and the atmosphere of being too busy to handle it.
But there really were many people today; looking from the main gate into the courtyard, there was a sea of people, and it was lively enough just for everyone to say one sentence.
"Whoa~! Double Happiness!"
It wasn't to pursue luxury, but to prepare for the hotel at the club in the large mansion area.
It was Master Qian's craftsmanship that made the dried goods taste incomparably delicious, which let everyone see something fresh.
This was even more frightening than the big shots seen just now; how many powerful people had Yang Fengshan befriended!
When the cold dishes—mixed vegetables, marinated goods, and deep-fried yellow croaker—were served, Yang Fengshan and Ou Ya began the process of pouring wine and toasting from the rooms facing the courtyard.
Looking at Wei Qing, Gu Ning was full of satisfaction in her eyes and smile, and in her words, she praised Wei Qing again and again.
"What kind of person? Someone who will scare you to death!"
"Hahaha~"
At this moment, he was sitting at a table with Ou Ya Ming; although he came with Xia Zhongquan, he couldn't squeeze into the table where the others were sitting.
"That's impressive enough."
That concluding sentence was too spot-on; thinking back to Li Xuewu's words, it really was a prophecy.
"I first met Ning at home; I also urged Xuewu a few times."
Don't joke; it was heard just now that the two were living in the district across from the hospital after getting married.
Gu Ning hesitated for a moment, turned to look at her son, and seeing his encouraging gaze, turned back to face the guests below.
Yang Yuansong also smiled, pointed to the fish, and said, "The day before yesterday when I saw him, he asked if I wanted to eat fish, saying he got a lot from the mountain and couldn't use it all for the wedding."
When the MC asked Gu Ning to speak, Ou Ya had just wiped away her tears.
"Hahaha!"
"Hahaha~"
"Hahaha~"
Everyone was looking at Yang Fengshan, thinking about Zhou Dahai's words: what kind of person is the most lovable? The one who protects the country.
But since the first time he met his brother-in-law, the shock this brother-in-law had brought him hadn't stopped.
When the guests below saw three leaders coming up at once, they couldn't help but chuckle.
Wu Meiqing and Jing Rong didn't have to come, but they came with Li Congyun.
"Old Lv, how much did you give?"
The old comrades sitting in the front row also smiled and applauded, not for anything else, but for that sentence about sacrificing one's life for the country.
Zhou Dahai ignored the discussion above and continued: "My initial dissatisfaction with Xuewu was the scar on his face. When we met, I was thinking, this young man is a standard tall guy, one side of his face is so handsome, why is there a scar on the other side?"
"Really sorry."
Zhou Zhengquan curled his lips and said, "They came with the bride's family, and that's not the only one; today is really... tsk tsk tsk."
When Yang Fengshan toasted the table of classmates, he took the initiative to introduce Wei Qing to his classmates and solemnly introduced his classmates to Wei Qing.
"What does that count as?"
"I am Yang Fengshan's mother."
Because packaging was valuable at this time, and for Yang Fengshan and the others, only the beer they didn't have was valuable.
Even if Yang Yuansong meant it wasn't free, but had a channel to buy, who would eat like that every day?
Gu Ning was a bit nervous, but Zhou Dahai wasn't stage-frightened, just a bit excited.
"Today is truly an eye-opener!"
Gu Haitao introduced himself: "I am the Party Secretary of the Steel Rolling Mill, Gu Haitao, and this is our Factory Director, Comrade Lv Peizhong."
When Ou Ya Ming was pulled to the side by his mother-in-law, he signaled to Wei Qing.
Ou Ya Ming stood in front of the microphone, saw people laughing below, and said with a smile: "We previously arranged a blind date for Xuewu and Ning, but it didn't work out."
Gao Zhen and Gu Ning, Li Xuewu and Zhou Dahai hosted as the main family and the bride's family.
Mu Hongyan affirmed: "Comrade Yang Fengshan has made huge contributions in establishing the security team and special duty squadron in the branch, and has been brave in taking responsibility in Dongcheng's security management; he is a good comrade that we are satisfied with and the people are satisfied with."
"Hey! Still have to be them; that wedding, tsk tsk tsk~"
The rooms facing the courtyard couldn't hold so many of the bride's family, so Ning and Gu Yan and others ate in the North Warehouse.
"One yuan, how about you?"
The misunderstanding between Yang Fengshan and Ou Ya during the war in the south, the twists and turns of their feelings after the blind date, and the fate of both being injured and hospitalized.
Zhou Dahai pulled Yang Fengshan's arm and said: "I decided on this son-in-law when he was in the hospital; he was unconscious after being injured while performing a mission, living next door to my daughter, who was also injured in the line of duty."
The people who came today might not have any specific relationship; later, a single sentence in some occasion might save us.
Following the discussion and laughter, the scene fell into a silence.
Li Xuewu was wary of his identity, and Gao Zhen was a bit embarrassed.
Knowing that Wang Xiaoqin was feeling the pinch of money, Zhou Zhengquan nudged him and said, "Feeling the pinch?"
"Go quickly, go quickly! Hahaha~"
"Good, the two great mothers have finished speaking; let's invite the leaders of the groom and bride to speak on stage!"
Why were the white wine, beer, and drinks served by the pot?
Li Shun gently pushed Ou Ya Ming and said with a smile: "I will never compete with you in drinking again!"
"Come~ Oil it up! Cold-cut beef! Seafood with sauce is here! ~"
"Oil it up~!"
"No problem."
After several twists and turns, it finally bore fruit today.
When the second dish came up, everyone was confused: in Beijing, where did they get so much seafood?
No matter when you say it, Wei Qing couldn't be considered as marrying down.
"Thank you."
Such a scene was truly rare; it was also their first time hearing leaders speak like they were holding a small meeting.
Good heavens, he toasted everyone first, then drank a cup for his wife.
"Alright, I can guess the dishes that follow eight or nine times out of ten."
"Because the groom is too outstanding, our Steel Rolling Mill and the Dongcheng Branch couldn't decide, so we just came up together."
Wang Xiaoqin had a big heart and didn't care what this represented, grinning: "To say I feel the pinch, I don't; how much has Deputy Division Chief Li helped us? Just take Old Han's child; this time he helped us get through a crisis again. Hey, I don't feel the pinch even if I give five yuan."
Conversely, when these classmates need help one day, they can find Wei Qing directly, without going through Yang Fengshan.
Gu Ning hesitated, stood in front of the microphone, and facing so many people for the first time, standing on stage, she was inevitably nervous.
The deputy division level and above from the Steel Rolling Mill, regardless of how close or distant their relationship was, all arrived.
They weren't intimidated by today's scene; coming to the wedding was also for the sake of Wei Qing's parents.
Everyone present had experienced that era to varying degrees and understood the preciousness of peace and tranquility more than anyone else.
The two people sitting in the front were recognized by everyone; one was a big shot in the Ministry of Public Security, and the other was the wife of the Sports Commission Director.
Of course, it was inevitable that some people felt Yang Fengshan was waiting for a better price, wanting to find someone better.
Each table had a pot of white wine, a pot of beer, and a large pot of orange soda.
"You're doing well, guarding the rich landlord."
But Yang Fengshan was in the middle; the ones of the same level had to come, and the ones half a level higher saw Yang Fengshan was in charge, so didn't they have to come?
Are you waiting for the waiter to come and pour it for you?!
Zhou Dahai wiped her tears and said: "I'll end with a sentence my lover used to evaluate the feelings of Xuewu and Ning: revolutionary love is exceptionally romantic."
Fearing the place would be too busy, Seventh Uncle specifically asked Di Liya and Xilin to help out there.
Vice Minister Huai Zuo was sitting in the front; how could they speak?
Seeing the female doctor say that, the male doctor in the same office couldn't take it and raised an eyebrow: "Haven't you heard that an older woman holds gold bricks? Besides, what Dr. Gu holds is even more golden than gold bricks."
"Looking at him lying on the hospital bed unconscious, looking at my daughter standing at the door of the ward worrying about him, I knew he was my son-in-law."
After the kitchen arranged the dishes, the Ou Ya Ming family and the Ou Ya family invited the guests who had been sitting in the front to walk toward the courtyard.
He wasn't necessarily feeling that Yang Fengshan couldn't get along with his sister, just that Yang Fengshan wasn't a good person and wasn't a match for his sister.
The three of them also said congratulations to Yang Fengshan.
"It should be; at that time, he should have been treated by Ding Fengxia. As a patient, you can't even enter the ward."
Both fathers deferred and didn't go on stage, but the two mothers walked up holding hands.
"Twenty years old, hey, Dr. Gu is twenty-eight, right?"
"Hahahahahaha~"
The leader's praise was unique, drawing constant laughter from below.
The female doctors at the table stopped talking, each thinking about their own affairs.
The few section-level ones were also real-power section-level, the kind whose power was very important.
The people at the table fell silent.
If this family wasn't a match, what kind were they looking for?
Wang Xiaoqin sighed and pursed his lips: "This is the biggest gift I've ever given; I didn't even give this much when my son got married."
Just looking at Ou Ya Ming's level and family background, it was just the competitiveness and self-esteem of young people.
Besides the two of them, Mu Hongyan and Gao Zhen were also a bit nervous looking at the people sitting in front.
The people at the table were truly shocked by the Gu family's son-in-law; not to mention his physical fitness, his memory and ability to adapt on the spot were truly astonishing.
Everyone applauded again while chatting in low voices.
That male doctor smiled and said: "I'm talking about the groom, twenty years old, a deputy division-level cadre; just now I heard in the introduction that he's also a deputy division chief at the branch; that's not an ordinary twenty-year-old."
"As long as the belief is firm and one dares to take responsibility, we will boldly use them; as long as they are diligent, pragmatic, clean, and serve the people, we can promote them."
"I admit that I am the same as every mother-in-law in the world; I look at the face first when looking at a son-in-law."
Watching Ou Ya marry into the Li family, those girls and those who were already married were all thinking: is this another kind of life and another kind of happiness?
When the three leaders finished speaking and went off stage, Yang Fengshan took Wei Qing and shook hands with the three leaders one by one.
Most of those who could come from the Steel Rolling Mill were cadres; those who weren't were specifically invited by Yang Fengshan.
Previously, they didn't hear much about Yang Fengshan; whether it was Zhou Dahai or Ding Fengxia, they didn't tell them too much.
Good heavens, he's an iron man; the shell only grazed his face.
Wei Qing's ears turned red when Ou Ya Ming said that, which not only reminded him of the poem Yang Fengshan's brother shouted when urging the bride to dress...
Ordinary residential house?
Gao Zhen originally intended to let Mu Hongyan go, but seeing the Steel Rolling Mill send two people, he had no choice but to stand up and go on stage with Mu Hongyan.
When Zhou Dahai casually mentioned that Yang Fengshan didn't like the Gu family at first, many people below started discussing.
Zhou Dahai stood in front of the microphone set up by the MC and spoke with dignified posture: "My son-in-law, like my lover, my eldest son, and my youngest son, and like many comrades present, was once a member of the army."
Raising this son to today was not easy; who knew how much he had sacrificed!
"Obviously, Comrade Yang Fengshan has responded to our decision with results while holding two positions."
Ou Ya Ming took Wei Qing, holding a four-liang glass, took the wine directly from the table, poured a round for the guests, and then poured one for himself.
Not only the wine glasses, but all the tableware used here was brand new.
What?
"Hahahahahaha~"
After the marriage certificate was read, the ceremony ended, and it was time for the banquet to officially begin.
Good heavens, someone specifically counted: over thirty people, and if they were all deputy division-level cadres...
"Hahaha!"
The neighbors' entertainment was too lacking; today, coming to Yang Fengshan's place was just watching the excitement.
"Hahahahahaha!"
Zhou Dahai didn't care about the laughter below and continued: "My son-in-law didn't like our family at first, and I wasn't satisfied with the blind date object brought by Literature."
Yang Fengshan looked at Wei Qing and smiled: "Today there are not only classmates and confidants, but also a wife and happiness; come, let's have one!"
Plus Yang Fengshan's varied toasting words, it made everyone truly feel why the five leaders on stage just now were fighting over him.
Today's banquet prepared ten dishes and one soup, emphasizing perfection and smooth sailing.
Gao Zhen looked at the two leaders of the Steel Rolling Mill and then at the crowd below, saying: "In terms of selecting and employing people, we adhere more to playing to strengths and avoiding weaknesses, from all corners of the country."
"Go away~"
Yes, twenty years old; what did such an important position represent?
But since it was said, and they had come, they couldn't just throw Yang Fengshan off the stage.
Yang Yuansong stopped the crowd's teasing and said with a smile: "So much wine couldn't knock him down; it would be troublesome if we were knocked down instead."
"No problem, wine meets a confidant, a thousand cups are few."
When Wei Qing greeted them following Yang Fengshan's introduction, those classmates all took the initiative to stand up and shake hands with Wei Qing.
It was said, but he hadn't seen Yang Fengshan, only understood Ou Ya Ming from his lover's mouth, so his first impression naturally wasn't very good.
Wang Xiaoqin looked up and peered a few times, then widened his eyes and looked at Zhou Zhengquan, asking in disbelief: "Is... is it that one?"
Double Happiness, the one at the banquet today, the meaning is really good.
Ou Ya Ming responded with a smile, looked at Gao Zhen beside him, and said: "In-law, please take care of the son and daughter in the future."
Now looking at it, good heavens, marinated goods weren't the peak, but the starting point.
Gu Haitao, Lv Peizhong, Gao Zhen, Mu Hongyan, and the hospital director were invited by Yang Fengshan and Ou Ya to go to the rooms facing the courtyard as unit leaders.
Gao Zhen nodded and passed the topic to Ou Ya Ming.
"Hehehe~~~"
This was a retained program for current wedding ceremonies; most newlyweds had weddings hosted by their units.
Everyone didn't believe such words; they were polite just now, and besides, what kind of leader would fight over that? They were just flattering Yang Fengshan.
Gao Zhen smiled and shook hands with Gu Haitao and Ou Ya Ming, then took the microphone and said: "A family has a daughter, a hundred families seek her; I believe everyone understands our feelings on this occasion today."
Given Yang Fengshan's influence, would the factory leaders not come?
Following the MC, the two leaders of the hospital gave relatively short speeches.
The person who sighed just now was also a bit embarrassed; if the cigarettes were good, what else was there to say?
Zhou Zhengquan looked at Wang Xiaoqin with drooping eyelids, raised his face, and pointed toward the door: "Then hurry up and make up the five yuan~!"
"It wasn't the first time I saw my son-in-law in the hospital."
Good heavens, the district across from the hospital, besides public unit buildings, only had that villa area!
But when Zhou Dahai said "my son-in-law's scar was caused by a shell," the scene erupted in discussion again.
Many people below didn't know how Yang Fengshan's scar came about; some thought he had it since childhood, and those who knew only knew he was injured.
No one knew the answer; married women had no chance to think about it, and unmarried girls didn't dare to try rashly.
Yang Fengshan's relatives and guests were less familiar to Ou Ya Ming; even though his mother-in-law introduced them, he only remembered their surnames, units, and relationships.
However, the discussion subsided very quickly; everyone understood something.
Gu Haitao and Gao Zhen deferred to each other, but let him speak first.
Not to mention anything else, the level of the hospital director wasn't low, and the department heads were the same.
"Adhering to revolutionary will, tempering steel-like spirit, having the courage to defend the motherland in the face of gunfire, and the courage to continue defending one side after being injured and transferred."
Including classmates at other tables, they also talked with this side, knowing Yang Fengshan's intentions.
*Sihe Academy*?
Listening to Ou Ya Ming talk about Yang Fengshan and Wei Qing's alternative "fate," the guests couldn't help but chuckle.
The factory was short of money, and could still let the meat freeze?
"Smoke mine~ Can't three-mao cigarettes block your mouth?"
So they slowly started joking, teasing Wei Qing while also easing their own nervous emotions.
Good heavens, there wasn't much dried shrimp, because Yang Fengshan kept them for his daughter to grind her teeth.
Ou Ya Ming felt his daughter-in-law pulling his hand, gradually calmed his state of mind, raised his daughter-in-law's hand, and joked: "My daughter-in-law is anxious."
"Hahaha~"
Also present were Yang Fengshan's father, Wang Zheng's father, Ou Ya Ming's godparents, Zheng Shusen and his wife from Dongcheng District, etc.
"Bang~ Bang~ Bang~"
"Good~!!!"
What is ordinary? Having an organizer recognized by everyone, a goal recognized by everyone, the same ideals and beliefs.
Actually, it was just a matter of necessity; deputy division-level cadres who just got married were just such a rare one.
Li Shun calculated according to Zheng Fuhua, and Yang Fengshan's banquet was really like the gift box they talked about earlier—just for show.
Li Xuewu and Ou Ya sat together, smiles on their faces, but neither was prepared to speak on stage.
Zhou Dahai first mocked herself, then continued after hearing the understanding laughter: "But when I knew the reason for the scar on my son-in-law's face, when I knew the injury he suffered behind that scar, I believe everyone present, like me, no longer thinks my son-in-law is ugly."
Li Shun smiled enviously: "So you can eat whatever you want."
Wei Qing's identity was guessed by most of these people; marrying Yang Fengshan was quite appropriate, but the two sides weren't exactly a match in status.
This kind of respect for others made those classmates feel Yang Fengshan's importance to them.
The Steel Rolling Mill people were confused; who didn't know the beef and mutton in the cold storage were long gone?
Yang Fengshan knew his classmates were joking, but deliberately filled a glass for Ou Ya, poured one for himself, and teased him into drinking with him.
But looking at it now, Mom, oh my~
"So they met in the hospital... I just said it looked familiar."
Throughout the wedding, good heavens, Yang Fengshan just contributed manpower!
"I remember, he seemed to have received his gift from a nurse then."
Zheng Fuhua and the others had already been drinking for a while; seeing Ou Ya Ming finish it, they had no choice but to follow.
Moving doesn't necessarily require flowery language; the most simple and unadorned appreciation and recognition can make the guests feel the Li family's acceptance of Wei Qing.
"Groom, have one!"
Wei Qing followed Yang Fengshan, and seeing there were few people, whispered: "Drinking so much, is it okay?"
Actually, it wasn't seafood at all, it was all dried seafood~
"Good! Applaud~"
Looking at the cold-cut beef, those who knew understood that they were enjoying the Steel Rolling Mill's benefits.
Yang Fengshan saw Wei Qing caring about him, turned back and smiled, leaned into Wei Qing's ear and whispered: "It definitely won't delay tonight's big event."
They knew Yang Fengshan could drink when they ate at his house, but they all drank too much that time, so they didn't know his alcohol tolerance.
Ou Ya Ming was an engineer, owed the Security Division a favor, and had taken care of so many workshop employees; if others didn't come, he naturally had to.
When Ou Ya Ming toasted a round, everyone watched him drink over a jin, and he was completely fine.
She was a bit embarrassed, but when her mother talked about her and Yang Fengshan, looking at her mother-in-law shedding tears, she still took the initiative to take out her handkerchief.
After asking that sentence, without waiting for Wang Xiaoqin to answer, he said to himself: "I think giving any amount today isn't too much; look at who came today."
Zhou Dahai said with emotion: "My lover and son take pride in sacrificing their lives for the country; I believe these scars are also my son-in-law's honor; there is no young man more handsome than my son-in-law."
Gao Zhen smiled and clinked glasses with his in-law, causing another round of chuckles at the table.
Yang Fengshan's classmates came from the security and police systems all over Beijing, were relatively isolated, and sat together, so most didn't know what all these people who came to congratulate were doing.
"Hey! Just noticed, right?"
Today, Yang Fengshan introducing Wei Qing to them also didn't represent anything; it just meant that in the future, if Wei Qing had any trouble, finding them would represent Yang Fengshan's meaning too.
But in his words, he also expressed his lack of optimism about Yang Fengshan.
"That's really impressive."
Ou Ya raised his eyebrows, looked at the classmates occupying several tables, and couldn't help but grin in surprise: "How long has it been? It's been years since I've encountered such a grand banquet."
Yellow croaker, good heavens, although it wasn't far from Tianjin, how could ordinary families see that often?
Now he knew; it turned out Wei Qing didn't marry into an ordinary family after all.
Unless the tableware was from the same batch, there would definitely be errors, so to reduce losses, the club also purchased many sets at once according to Ou Ya Ming's requirements.
The side in the rooms facing the courtyard was just the beginning, and everyone was already very surprised; on this side, Yang Fengshan didn't cut corners, and the wine was the wine from the pots on the table.
On stage, Yang Fengshan and Wei Qing spoke a few simple words, and then both parents spoke.
Gu Haitao nodded and passed the microphone handed by the secretary, saying: "This comrade is dedicated to his work, cares about his comrades, has a good image, and the organization really finds it difficult when some units are eyeing him."
The person in the Zhongshan suit who looked at Ou Ya Ming smiled and said: "Don't be jealous of us; you have such children, what else could you want? Hahaha~"
Good heavens, previously they were guessing left and right—driver, secretary, security, all sorts of messy things.
"My God!"
"As Wei Qing's mother, I want to talk about my son-in-law."
Li Xuewen's colleagues didn't come in large numbers; only those who knew his brother and those who knew his brother's relationship with the school came.
About the same age, about the same festive clothes, the in-laws walking on stage together made the onlookers applaud.
Not only praising the unit's cadres, but also connecting the past and the future, giving the branch leader who was about to speak a lead-in.
"As leaders of Comrade Yang Fengshan, we all have a common trouble."
The person in the Zhongshan suit sitting on the other side of Li Xuewu smiled and gently patted Li Xuewu's hand.
It was just the meaning; Yang Fengshan's meaning was expressed by Yang Yuansong.
"Envy? Hey!"
The girls who came with Wei Qing were mostly of the same status and family as Wei Qing.
Yang Fengshan toasted everyone in the rooms facing the courtyard again without changing his expression, then excused himself, took Wei Qing out the door, and headed to the Bai Bai Xiyuan.
The two men were polite to each other, with matchmaker Zhang Shuting reading the organization's opinion and witness Yu Huai Zuo reading the marriage certificate.
"I am Gao Zhen from the branch; Comrade Yang Fengshan's enterprising spirit, ability to coordinate, and strong hands-on ability—the Steel Rolling Mill can see his strengths, and our branch can too."
Ji Weidong's father, who was also Li's in-law, Ji Ruixuan from the Asian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
But freedom of marriage to a certain extent wasn't that sufficient, and there were many factors involved.
Why was the marriage certificate so rare?
Those who knew and understood their feelings, or those who heard Zhou Dahai's story today, were all feeling that kind of romance in their hearts.
In the rooms facing the courtyard was also Ou Ya Ming's cheap uncle, Li Congyun, Vice President of Huaqing University.
Especially looking at the daughter and son-in-law today, she felt both happy and relieved.
The white wine was saved up earlier, the beer was bought in several barrels from the brewery, and the drinks were pulled directly from the Steel Rolling Mill.
The laughter in the rooms facing the courtyard gradually became lively with Yang Fengshan's toasting.
Just by announcing their names, they received the loudest applause at the wedding.
"Good!!!"
And as long as it was a unit wedding, they had to invite leaders to attend; since leaders were there, how could they not speak?
Seeing the two leaders of the Steel Rolling Mill speaking like they were performing a crosstalk, using that alternative style to praise the groom, everyone couldn't help but applaud and cheer.
Ou Ya Ming tapped the table and whispered: "Look, marinated goods; the shop here sells them itself, beef and mutton. Since Yang Fengshan came back from the frontier, does he lack that?"
Now, Gu Haitao wished the MC wasn't from the Steel Rolling Mill.
Gu Haitao stood up and pulled Lv Peizhong; this wasn't because he was timid and needed someone to bolster his courage, but because the current Lv Peizhong needed such an appearance more.
The excitement on this side made people at other tables look over.
"Don't let him drink anymore."
What kind of mentality is applauding and cheering?
"Is it okay?"
The busy ones finished placing the cigarettes, but those who didn't reach out to take them could only regret it secretly.
"I didn't think my in-law's son was so outstanding."
Ding Fengxia was such a smart person; how could she mention these things about Yang Fengshan to her lover?
"Whoosh~~~"
Seeing Yang Fengshan finish it in one gulp, drinking double at every table, and not letting the bride touch the wine, it really scared him.
Regardless of whether it was the courtyard or the warehouse banquet, the guests hearing this applauded.
Witness Yu Huai Zuo, matchmaker Zhang Shuting, and Liu Zheng from the Training Department of the Ministry of Public Security.
Today's peace and tranquility were exchanged with the lives and blood of warriors who fought and struggled in the flames of war.
Actually, after watching the guests for a while and listening to the ceremony, they all understood: given Wei Qing's family, how could they let her marry just anyone?
There were vegetable markets, but you couldn't buy them; there was no chance.
The most lacking thing in this era was confidence, competitiveness, and self-esteem.
Ou Ya also hesitated for a moment and stood beside Ou Ya.
In the midst of laughter, everyone couldn't help but sigh that Yang Fengshan could have today, not because of any background, but because he dared to fight.
"Hahaha! Go quickly!"
Zheng Fuhua watched Yang Fengshan drink nearly ten jin, and his stomach didn't bulge, his face didn't turn red; where did all that wine go?
So when passing the branch table, Ou Ya Ming also took the initiative to invite Gao Zhen and Mu Hongyan.
He had already remembered the information of those people while pouring wine, so he wouldn't make mistakes when toasting.
"Roast duck~~~ Braised chicken! ~~~"
Inviting leaders to speak today was a suggestion by the MC; it was his habitual suggestion, and Yang Fengshan didn't refuse after thinking about it.
Those who were sharing drinks and wine looked at the guests at the front tables and in the rooms and didn't move.
Those who knew one or two whispered to their companions that they were all deputy division-level cadres.
When the MC invited the witness and matchmaker to the stage to witness the marriage for Yang Fengshan and Wei Qing, the busy young men appeared again, this time bringing wine and drinks.
He was stuck right in the middle; if the level were lower, division-level leaders naturally wouldn't come, and those who came were the section-level leaders in charge and those at the same level in the department.
"Go away, do you think it's your family's?"
At this time, who would dare to say such things, and who would dare to take things from others for nothing?
Zhou Zhengquan curled his lips and pointed to the tables near the ceremony stage, saying: "Look, the tables are all the same; it's obviously not the start of the banquet. What are they wearing? Look at their faces."
The rooms facing the courtyard had long been tidied up; the three-room-long east room served as the banquet venue for those people, with a full seven tables set up.
But the price was also good.
Wei Qing's colleagues, because they were related to the bride's family, were arranged to sit relatively far back; only when Wei Qing's mother spoke did they remember who Yang Fengshan was.
It's like a wine barrel, a bottomless pit!
Wang Xiaoqin was in technology and didn't notice what Ou Ya Ming said; just now he was busy looking at the cigarettes and Yang Fengshan blowing his own horn.
"Hey, turn around slowly!"
The shock—to say shock, it had to be Yang Fengshan's brothers-in-law.
Ning had laughed at her last night, saying he wasn't angry about his sister getting married, but she, as the sister-in-law, wasn't satisfied.
Lv Peizhong took the microphone from the secretary and nodded: "This comrade is dedicated to his work, cares about his comrades, has a good image, and the organization really finds it difficult when some units are eyeing him."
"What's wrong with twenty-eight?"
Jing Rong watched Yang Fengshan finish it in one gulp, drinking double at every table, not letting the bride touch the wine, which really scared him.
"Children are debts, it's only right."
Raising this son to today was too difficult; who knew how much he had sacrificed!
It wasn't that he didn't want to praise his daughter-in-law, but he was afraid he wouldn't praise her as well as the in-law.
"Hehehe."
Looking at the cold-cut marinated goods, those who understood knew they were enjoying the Steel Rolling Mill's benefits.
The person who sighed just now said: "Look at the gift ledger when writing the gifts; good heavens! It looks truly frightening, all one-yuan, two-yuan, I even saw ten-yuan ones, hey!"
The crowd was happy watching the excitement, applauding and cheering, and besides, they were smoking, so they were thirsty and hungry long ago.
"Envy? Hey!"
"Turn around slowly!"
"I am Wei Qing's mother, I..."
Ou Ya Ming smiled and cursed, then said: "I've told them all these things are convenient; as long as I can help, I will never make it difficult for our classmates."
After finishing the seafood, he said: "Don't tell me you don't recognize these; hairtail, yellow croaker, seafood medley—didn't you eat them when you were in Tianjin?"
The groom's family doesn't necessarily have to have power and influence; as long as the lover is upright, brave, and strives to move forward, while taking care of the groom's family's preferences, and can watch over each other with the lover, isn't it better to live more happily?
"Hehe, young people, still need to grow and learn."
Scallops, razor clams, swimming crabs, conch, squid, mantis shrimp, prawns...
It was just that the occasion today was a bit grand, and originally very nervous Gu Haitao and Lv Peizhong were under some pressure.
"Hahaha~"
In the laughter of the crowd, Gu Ning was still a bit embarrassed and said: "I was prepared to praise my daughter-in-law, but I'm afraid I won't praise her as well as the in-law."
"Hahaha~"
More importantly, in times of future crisis, someone extends a helping hand.
"Then giving one yuan isn't much."
Many people, lively, good dishes—the young men worked hard, shouting loudly, with plenty of energy, one after another, pushing the wedding to another climax.
Yang Fengshan talked about his naughty childhood, making his parents worry, which moved Old Man Ou Ya to tears.
Hum~~~
Looking at his wife eating, he thought, if Yang Fengshan, such a young man, made his wife feel the sister was at a loss... what kind of person should Ning look for?
If you say Wei Qing married an ordinary person, then what are we?
"Hahaha~"
Looking at the man and woman reading the marriage certificate on stage, most people started dividing the wine and drinks on the table.
Gu Ning slowly recounted her mood the day Wei Qing came; there was excitement, relief, and satisfaction.
The glasses used here today weren't small; they were all new four-liang glass cups.
Everyone listening to Ou Ya Ming talk about the alternative "fate" of Yang Fengshan and Wei Qing couldn't help but chuckle, especially when Zhou Dahai talked about that, and the groom and bride standing on stage were embarrassed and lowered their heads, everyone laughed even more happily.
Seeing that the groom's unit leaders were "in pairs," the hospital director also pulled Wei Qing's department head onto the stage.
Actually, they weren't interested in that; they were more concerned about the people on stage, the witness and matchmaker.
In the Bai Bai Xiyuan, Yang Fengshan started from the table at the entrance, and when the dishes reached braised hairtail and seven-happiness meatballs, Ou Ya Ming had already drunk nearly seven jin.
"Same."
Hu Xian-tui pointed to the chicken on the plate and said: "Chicken, duck, fish—to make it fresh and beautiful, there must be mutton; the last two dishes must be these two."
This kind of effect was still very good; at the very least, the guests were very satisfied with the tableware used at the banquet, and even more satisfied with the dishes from the third and fourth courses onwards.
"What kind of person?"
"I am Wei Qing's mother."
"This son-in-law is really stubborn~!"
Good heavens, the wedding these two had was solid; who could have imagined a deputy minister witnessing the marriage and a big director's wife acting as matchmaker?
Perhaps Yang Fengshan and Wei Qing were just an exception.
Saying Yang Fengshan was twenty years old—what were they doing when they were twenty?
Ning came back last night and talked about this brother-in-law in bed with his wife.
Drinking the same as everyone else, and not seeing Yang Fengshan spill any on the ground, the cup wasn't left with a drop of wine.
Everyone looked at Gu Ning's simple and honest appearance, thinking that only such a mother could raise a son as simple and honest as Yang Fengshan.
"Come, have one!"
Another ten dishes; there was no reason why the hospitality for guests was one way, and for those helping, it was another.
End of Chapter
