Chapter 243 Distinguished Guest

"Liancheng, Secretary Zhao from that bureau is here. You and Xiping come with me. No matter what he's here for, we have to invite Secretary Zhao over."

Wang Jiachuan is very resourceful. As soon as he heard that Zhao Yongsheng had arrived, he immediately thought of connecting the Sheng family father and son.

Regardless of whether it will be useful in the future, the fact that Sheng Xiping was able to invite the top official of the bureau to his wedding banquet shows his ability.

So Wang Jiachuan gestured to Sheng Liancheng, instructing the Sheng father and son to go and invite Zhao Yongsheng over. This way, it would save face for both sides.

Sheng Liancheng isn't stupid; how could he not understand what Wang Jiachuan meant?

So he immediately told the person at the table, put on his shoes, got out of bed, found Sheng Xiping, and the two of them went to the farm headquarters with Wang Jiachuan.

Outsiders were puzzled, wondering what was going on. The banquet was about to begin, so why were the groom and his father rushing out to do something?

Could something have happened? But what could possibly happen to the Sheng family?

For a time, many people were whispering among themselves, wondering what was going on.

Not long after, Sheng Liancheng and his son, along with Wang Jiachuan, accompanied several people into the Sheng family home.

Those from the forest farm who had attended meetings at the bureau immediately recognized him as Zhao Yongsheng, the head of the Songjianghe Forestry Bureau.

"Wow, the Sheng family is really something. Even Secretary Zhao from our bureau came to their wedding."

No wonder the Sheng family father and son left in such a hurry; they were going to invite Secretary Zhao.

If there were any people they didn't recognize, they quickly inquired, and what they found out surprised them all.

"The Sheng family, father and son, are really something," someone remarked.

"Secretary Zhao, please, have a seat."

Wang Jiachuan and the Sheng family father and son accompanied Zhao Yongsheng into the east room and invited the two to sit on the south kang (heated brick bed).

The rest of the entourage were arranged to sit on the north kang (heated brick bed).

Zhao Yongsheng didn't stand on ceremony and readily took off his shoes and got onto the kang (heated brick bed).

"Everyone, please sit down. Today is Xiping's wedding day. Let's not distinguish between the secretary and the worker. Everyone eating here is family."

When Zhao Yongsheng saw that everyone in the room had stood up, he quickly waved his hand, signaling everyone to sit down.

"We're all here to celebrate this wedding; no one is in a position of authority today."

After Zhao Yongsheng said that, everyone relaxed and sat down again.

Zhao Yongsheng looked around but didn't see Zhou Mingyuan, so he couldn't help but ask, "Where's Engineer Zhou? Didn't Engineer Zhou come to Qianchuan? Did he take leave?"

According to old customs, when a daughter gets married, her parents do not personally accompany her to the wedding, nor do they appear at the wedding ceremony.

When Sheng Xiping went to pick up the bride in the morning, Zhou Mingyuan and Wang Chunxiu, along with Zhou Qinglan's cousin Li Yuqin, were all at the old house and did not come over.

Sheng Xiping was just telling Master Li and the helpers that they would send a banquet to the old house later, so that even if they couldn't come to eat, the wedding feast couldn't be missed.

"Oh, my dad's over at the old house."

Sheng Xiping immediately understood and turned around to ask Sheng Xikang to run an errand to the old house and invite Zhou Mingyuan and his wife, as well as Li Yuqin, over.

Parents are not allowed to send their own daughter off to her wedding, nor can they attend the wedding ceremony. These ridiculous rules are unreasonable to begin with.

Since Zhao Yongsheng brought it up, Sheng Xiping immediately sent someone to invite his father-in-law and mother-in-law over. Wouldn't it be great if everyone could have a lively time together?

Zhao Yongsheng nodded. This kid is good; he's clever enough.

"Yes, this is a new society, and some old rules should be eliminated."

"Yes, yes, Secretary Zhao is right, he's right." The surrounding crowd nodded in agreement.

The new house and the old house were not far apart. Sheng Xikang was young and quick on his feet, so he arrived at the old house in no time.

When the topic was brought up with Zhou Mingyuan and his wife, they hesitated. "This...isn't this a bad idea?"

“Uncle, my brother said that you and Aunt didn’t attend the wedding ceremony or the wedding procession. Going there now is the same as visiting your in-laws. It’s fine.”

Sheng Xikang was quick-witted and immediately relayed what his elder brother had instructed him to say.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingyuan and Wang Chunxiu agreed that it made sense. "Shall we go over there?"

"Hey, cousin and cousin-in-law, what are you hesitating for?"

Secretary Zhao is coming to the wedding banquet, and he specifically asked for you. That's a huge honor! Go on over there. Don't worry about things here, I'll look after the house.

Upon hearing this, Li Yuqin pushed Zhou Mingyuan and Wang Chunxiu out the door without saying a word.

Zhou Mingyuan thought about it and agreed, so he decided to hurry over there.

So he, Wang Chunxiu, and Sheng Xikang hurried towards the Sheng family's new house.

Just then, they arrived, and all the dishes had just been served. Everyone was raising their glasses to toast.

Upon seeing Zhou Mingyuan and his wife arrive, Sheng Liancheng and Wang Jiachuan hurriedly invited Zhou Mingyuan to sit down on the kang (heated brick bed), while Qin Qiuyan also invited Wang Chunxiu to sit down on the north kang for dinner.

When Zhou Mingyuan met Zhao Yongsheng and his son, he had to exchange a few pleasantries.

Zhao Yongsheng said that he came to the forest farm on business and happened to be there when the Sheng family had a wedding, so he came to join in the celebration.

These words were spoken casually, but their meaning was extraordinary.

Who is Zhao Yongsheng? He's the head of the Songjianghe Forestry Bureau, which, by rank, is equivalent to a county leader. How could he just casually come to the Sheng family's wedding banquet?

Let alone crashing a wedding banquet, even if you seriously invite someone, you might not be able to get them to come.

What exactly is the relationship between the Sheng family and Secretary Zhao? Why was Secretary Zhao able to attend Sheng Xiping's wedding banquet?

Many people were increasingly suspicious and secretly guessed that the Sheng family's background and connections were not simple.

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