Chapter 269: Grand Spectacular! Peak! Time
Faced with Lin Yao and Lucas' wedding, Xiao Wanli and Li Fangfang's family were very embarrassed.
If the relationship was based on before, the couple would definitely have to attend, after all, they are in-laws.
But are they still in-laws in this situation? A few months ago, Xiao Momo's uncle had already returned the betrothal gifts.
If I go to this wedding, it will be a bit shameless. But if I don't go, the relationship between the two sides will be further torn apart.
As a result, on the 7th, Xiao Wanli's family welcomed an uninvited guest, Lian Zheng.
"Mayor Lian, why are you here?" Xiao Wanli was surprised.
Lian Zheng said gently, "Director Xiao, would you like to have a chat?"
Xiao Wanli: "Okay, okay."
Then, the two of them went out directly and wanted to find a teahouse to sit down. However, there were not many teahouses in this small county town, so they could only find an ordinary restaurant.
Finally, they found a restaurant with a decent environment. The two of them ordered some dishes and some wine.
"Mayor Lian, I heard on the Internet that he owes a huge debt of 10 billion US dollars?" Xiao Wanli asked.
Lian Zheng: "That's about right. And if we continue like this, it might not be enough."
Xiao Wanli was surprised. He didn't expect it to be true.
"Why do you owe so much?" Xiao Wanli said tremblingly.
In this day and age, a billion dollars is an astronomical figure.
Lian Zheng: "Because he wants to create a brand new industry from scratch."
Xiao Wanli: "What industry?"
Lian Zheng: "Mobile Internet, smart phones."
Xiao Wanli didn't understand at all.
Lian Zheng: "Apple is currently doing this, as is mobile phone giant Nokia. Microsoft is doing this, as is Google. They are all world-class giants."
Xiao Wanli suddenly understood a little.
This is a very, very big thing.
Lian Zheng: "I heard that your medical retirement procedures were almost completed, but then they were stopped. You won't retire due to illness? You're going to be in this position again? You're not going to take up the position at the charity foundation?"
Xiao Wanli: "Yes, that's the case."
Lian Zheng: “Why?”
Xiao Wanli: "This relationship is a bit awkward now."
Lian Zheng was silent for a while: "Are you embarrassed by me?"
Suddenly, Xiao Wanli was speechless.
Lian Zheng's expression turned serious: "Director Xiao, don't let personal interests override public interests. The reason why I chose you is not because of your special relationship with Lin Xiao, but more because of your characteristics as a person."
"Do you know how many elderly people committed suicide or died accidentally in Linshan County, and even in Kecheng, last year alone?"
"The current government is not powerful enough to take care of this corner. The Lightning Group has a fixed expenditure in this area every year, which is to continuously expand nursing homes so that many lonely elderly people can have a place to rely on and spend their last days in a relatively decent manner."
“Respect the elderly, and respect the elderly of others! This is a great thing, it can help and save so many people.”
"It would be fine if you were not good at or interested in this job, but you are good at it and you are eager to shine in this position."
"In the end, due to some personal emotions, I didn't do it."
“Is it right or wrong for this kind of sentiment to spread?”
All along, Lian Zheng was very peaceful in front of Xiao Wanli, without any attitude of superior or subordinate.
But tonight, his words were slightly more emphatic.
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That night, Xiao Wanli stared at the ceiling and couldn't sleep.
"What's wrong?" Li Fangfang asked.
Xiao Wanli: "Is there a big gap between my level and Mayor Lian Zheng's?"
Li Fangfang: "Of course, otherwise he would be younger than you and already a director, while you are still a section chief."
"However, personality is innate, and there is nothing wrong with being a regular."
“With great power comes great responsibility.”
Early the next morning, Li Hu rushed straight to Xiao Wanli's house.
"Director Xiao, why aren't you leaving yet? What are you waiting for?"
"Go, go, go, don't drive, take my car!"
Then, Li Hu and a few young men pushed Xiao Wanli into the car without saying anything and headed towards Lin Xiao’s hometown.
There are about seven vehicles in this convoy.
Following behind were Zhang Qizhao, Li Mingchao, Li Zhongtian’s parents, and Li Shuang’s parents.
Xiao Wanli: "Congratulations, Director Li."
Li Hu: "I didn't expect that I would be promoted."
After this investigation, Li Hu thought that he was doomed, because his leaders had gone straight to jail, and he himself was not clean either.
But the entire working group kept asking him to expose the improper transaction between Lin Xiao and Lian Zheng, but he insisted on it and said nothing.
Unexpectedly, after the storm was over, Lian Zheng was implicated, and Li Hu was promoted instead.
But later he realized that his level was too low to be affected. And because he performed well in this wave, Kecheng wanted to launch a retaliatory rebound.
So, he was promoted.
"But since I'm here, don't blame me. I'm definitely going to do something." Li Hu said, "I'm fearless now. I'm really righteous."
"Why should I worry about anything now? I only have one precious daughter. Although the Hangzhou Electronics School she attends is not particularly good, she will join Lightning Group right after graduation. As long as she has enough ability, she can get any level."
"I have no worries at all and I don't care about money anymore."
"Director Xiao, just take a look. I, Li Hu, am no ordinary person."
"You are going to be in charge of the foundation, right? The Lightning Group will come to the mountain next, and will have a lot of industries and funds invested in Kecheng. President Lin is going to do something big."
"When the time comes, when your foundation needs me, I will charge into battle for you in one word."
Speaking of this, Xiao Wanli is clear about the inside story. Don't think that doing good deeds is easy, you don't know how many people's interests are involved, just like Tang Monk's meat, many people want to take a bite.
At this time, the support of violent agencies is indeed very necessary.
"Director Xiao, let me tell you this. Although I am of a low rank, I will not give face to anyone in Linshan. Not to mention the county, even if someone from the city wants to interfere with us, forget it!"
"Listen to me, you should retire quickly and manage the foundation. That's the only meaningful thing."
At this time, Li Hu's wife's cell phone rang.
"Yes, let's go to Daye Village."
"Wenwen, she has already left. She wants to be a bridesmaid."
"Other people in the county? Not many. At most, there's Secretary Zhou."
"In the city? There seem to be only two people, the big and small Wang."
"Okay, okay, I'll definitely pass it on."
Li Hu's wife was very proud. She had received countless calls like this. After answering the call, she said to Li Hu, "It's Deputy County Chief Zhang's wife calling to inquire about the situation."
Li Hu said: "For this wave of happy events, no more than ten people in the county received invitations. Several teachers from Linshan No. 1 Middle School, as well as Secretary Zhou and County Magistrate Lu."
"Several deputy county governors called me."
Xiao Wanli was slightly startled. Is it so popular? Li Hu wanted to say something, but he didn't say it in the end.
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Li Zhongtian, Zhu Hongbin and Wang Lei were commanding dozens of young people and were busy as hell.
Not only them, but also Lin Xiao's cousins.
In addition to the Lightning Group’s public relations department, there are more than dozens of young people helping to run everything here.
There are so many things to do, including people responsible for firecrackers, seats, parking, tea, and reception.
Very few invitations were sent out for this wedding, but there were still sixty or seventy tables.
"Sister Xiaolin, Sister Xiaolin, there are so many children asking for wedding candy seven or eight times, what should we do? Should we give them back?"
"Sister Xiao Lin, all the fruits and snacks in the screening room have been taken away and eaten..."
As the chief housekeeper, Xiao Lin was completely overwhelmed.
She wanted to complain, why did she have to ask me about everything? The fruits and snacks were all eaten up, so she had to replenish them. We had prepared so much.
She started from a high point and became the general assistant of Lightning Group right after graduation.
Ding Yuanzhi stood blankly in the crowd, wanting to step forward to help, but couldn't find any way to start.
Moreover, her hair has grown a lot longer. It used to be a completely boy's hairstyle, but now it is short and ear-length, making her look heroic.
At least... she already has some feminine charm.
She walked up to Li Zhongtian and said, "What should I do? I'm so embarrassed."
Li Zhongtian said: "Otherwise, you can be responsible for the music and images."
Ding Yuanzhi nodded and said, "Okay, okay, I'll go."
Suddenly, Li Zhongtian asked, "Senior Sister, do you want to be a bridesmaid?"
Ding Yuanzhi: "I...I can't do it, right?"
This time, the bridesmaids are gorgeous, including three popular actresses, Ou Feifei, Jiang Li'er, and Li Duanduan, as well as the young girl Li Wenwen.
Li Zhongtian: "Then do you want to?"
Ding Yuanzhi: “A little bit.”
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It was a pretty magical wedding.
As one of the major shareholders of Jiayuan.com, Lin Yao is worth tens of millions of dollars.
As the boss of East Asia's Facebook, Lucas is currently worth over $200 million.
As a result, the wedding was held in such a small village, which made Lucas' mother, Anna Wu, unhappy.
She felt that her son had finally become rich, and he should hold the wedding in a luxurious hotel in Hong Kong, either the Peninsula or the Four Seasons, and invite all the neighbors to come and let them see how successful she, Wu Anna, was now.
As it turned out, the wedding was held in such a remote rural place.
Since there was no hotel, we just set up tables in the village hall.
And look at the kind of guests there are. More than half of them are farmers from the surrounding areas.
Wu Anna invited a dozen of her neighbors and friends in Hong Kong to attend the wedding banquet, and they couldn't help but complain when they saw this scene.
"What was Lucas thinking? A master's degree holder from a prestigious American university married to a country girl from the mainland."
"She is pretty, but in Hong Kong, there are many girls who are prettier and better looking than her."
"Anna, has Lucas been bewitched? My niece has a PhD from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and works at HSBC, but he didn't like any of the girls I introduced to him. He actually chose a country girl instead."
"I just checked. There are so many guests, but there are not many cars. The cars that came are only Toyota and Volkswagen, not even Mercedes."
A dozen Hong Kong people commented freely in Cantonese.
Anyway, people around me can’t understand, so my words become more and more harsh.
"Wow, this girl is so beautiful!"
"What a beautiful baby."
Lucas' confidant, Ms. Liang Meiyi, walked in with Xiao Momo and the baby.
"Meiyi, when are you coming back to Hong Kong? Come talk to me. I don't know anyone here." Wu Anna complained, "Where's Lucas?"
Leung Mei-yee, a Hong Konger, is Lucas’s high school classmate and a master’s student from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
I followed Lucas a long time ago, from Hong Kong to Kecheng, and now I have gone to East Asian Facebook, but I don’t look very good.
"Lucas is in a meeting." Liang Meiyi said, "Aunt Wu, this is Ms. Xiao, Mr. Lin's lover."
Xiao Momo was a little shy and said gently, "Hello, Aunt Wu, uncles, hello, Aunt, I'm sorry for the poor hospitality."
After a brief greeting, Xiao Momo went back with the baby in her arms.
"Anna, who is this girl? She's pretty."
Wu Anna: "It seems like she is the wife of Lucas's wife's brother? I can't figure it out."
"It's a pity for such a beautiful girl to marry in this rural area. If she were in Hong Kong, I don't know how many people would chase her. She could even marry a lawyer or a doctor."
Lin Xiao's father, Lin Huaili, greeted other guests and came to Wu Anna again.
Basically, he would come and say hello every once in a while.
Because Lucas has only so many relatives and friends, they were arranged in the most honorable place.
"My dear relatives, I'm sorry, this place is not like Hong Kong, and there are no big hotels, so the conditions are a bit difficult." Lin Huaili said, "You should also persuade your son-in-law to do something in Hong Kong. We should also take the opportunity to go to Hong Kong to play and see the world."
Wu Anna: "It's good, it's good, the air here is good, the scenery is good."
"Brother Lin is right. We still have to hold a wedding banquet in Hong Kong. We have many relatives and friends in Hong Kong, many of whom are well-known. I have chosen them all. It will be at the Peninsula Hotel."
"And Brother Lin, you and your family don't have to stay in a hotel. Our house in Hong Kong is very big, about 2,000 to 3,000 square feet, which is totally enough for everyone."
After a warm greeting, Lin Huaili left and went to greet other guests.
"Anna, your in-laws have a good attitude. They know they are marrying above their station, so their attitude is quite humble."
"But this tea is not very good. It is far inferior to the tea I gave you. It was TWG Earl Grey tea from Singapore."
At this time, several people were slightly startled, because they seemed to see a celebrity? Was it a mistake? Or did they look alike?
Looking more carefully, I realized that I was not mistaken.
It’s Wu Mengda.
Next is Zhen Zhidan.
Finally, it’s Zhou Xingchi.
When several people saw Lin Huaili, they all acted very senior and extended their hands to shake hands.
"Uncle Lin, congratulations, congratulations..."
This is not just an ordinary star, but a superstar in Hong Kong.
Next, Gao Changhe brought three people to Wu Anna and said, "This is the mother of the groom, Ms. Wu Anna, and her relatives and friends."
Suddenly, several people were stunned, looking at all this in disbelief.
I just felt a sense of magic and unreality.
When the banquet began and officials came to greet them one by one, Wu Anna and her Hong Kong neighbors and friends might still not be able to figure out their ranks.
However, they could see each video played on the LCD TV clearly.
"Lucas, Ms. Lin, happy wedding, and a long-lasting marriage!" This is the VCR sent by Yingke's Little Li Superman and his father, Mr. Li, the richest man.
"Mr. Wu, Ms. Lin, happy wedding." This is the boss of the Shinawatra Group, which just invested in Facebook. He also has another identity, that is, the former prime minister of Thailand.
"Mr. Wu, Ms. Lin, happy wedding." This is Masayoshi Son of SoftBank Group.
"Lucas, Miss Lin, happy newlywed life." This is the CEO of Sony Columbia.
Anna Wu and her Hong Kong neighbors looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Anna, who is your daughter-in-law? It's so shocking!"
“Is this a wealthy family?”
"There aren't many wealthy families in Hong Kong that can do this kind of show, right?"
At this time, Lucas and Lin Yao finally showed up and came to toast.
According to the local customs, wedding banquets should be held for two and a half days, with the first banquet being in the evening.
Anna Wu quickly took her son's hand and asked, "Lucas, tell me, what is your wife's family background?"
Lucas seldom talked to his mother about his career and almost never talked about his love life. He just informed her when he was getting married and then picked her up to attend the wedding.
Lucas: "I told you, I'm a shareholder of Jiayuan.com."
Wu Anna: "How would I know anything about Jiayuan.com? What does her family do?"
Lucas: "Her brother is my boss's boss."
A neighbor nearby quickly asked, "Lucas, how much is his family?"
Lucas resisted the urge to roll his eyes and gently patted his wife's shoulder. Liang Meiyi, who was standing next to him, whispered, "Mr. Lin's family manages assets worth hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars."
All of a sudden, these people became restless.
I started to work hard on my manners and began to reflect on whether my previous attitude was not humble enough or polite enough.
Suddenly, I felt that everything around me was inexplicably grand and noble.
Now I can brag about it when I return to Hong Kong. This is high-end.
Why hold banquets and weddings at the Peninsula Hotel or the Four Seasons Hotel? That's what ordinary wealthy people do.
Look at their luxury, so low-key!
We can be considered as people who have truly seen the world.
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“Wow… um…”
The little baby stood with his ears erect and his chubby little hands pointing outside.
There are many people outside, it is lively and fun.
The baby is almost three months old and looks amazing.
He doesn't like to sleep and is full of curiosity. He will turn around immediately at the slightest noise.
Like to laugh.
Other people’s babies take about four months to laugh out loud.
This little baby laughs often when he is less than three months old.
"You'll definitely have a fever after meeting so many people," said Li Fangfang.
Xiao Momo: "It's nothing to have a fever, it's just a growing fever, and you may not have a fever during breastfeeding."
"Lin Yiyi, let's take breastfeeding seriously, okay?"
The baby continued to clench his little fists and sucked with all his might.
As a result, as soon as she heard footsteps outside, she stopped immediately and turned her head away.
When the baby saw his father coming in, he immediately started moving, making a humming sound from his little mouth.
Before Lin Xiao took it, the baby opened his little mouth and gave him a sweet smile.
"Daddy will take you out to play, okay?"
Bubble complained in a low voice: "I was so busy thinking about going out to play that I didn't even eat my milk properly."
Ten minutes later.
Taking advantage of the bright sunshine, Lin Xiao carried the baby out.
He took Lian Zheng with him and climbed up the mountain behind the house.
Li Hu and a few others followed from a distance behind. Bai Xiaoping and Yu Tingting also followed behind with the things the baby needed.
"Your boyfriend is not honest." Bai Xiaoping said.
Yu Tingting: "What can we do? He is just like that."
Bai Xiaoping: "If he doesn't behave himself again, you can divorce him. You are following Mr. Li anyway."
Yu Tingting: "I don't know how many times we tried to break up, but we just couldn't break up."
It’s really strange, but Yu Tingting was very restless when she was in high school. She tried every means to attract the attention of boys, and she would bend over and show her cleavage at every turn.
But now he is particularly law-abiding.
On the contrary, Wang Lei was constantly flirting with other women.
If you want to say that he really cheated, it seems that he didn't have the ability to do so. But he was just flirting with her everywhere on the Internet, in Facebook groups, and on QQ.
Most of them were unsuccessful, and when they were successful occasionally, he would be afraid if something really happened.
I was caught by Yu Tingting twice and they broke up twice.
But... every time they try to make peace with each other.
Bai Xiaoping looked at Lin Xiao, who was holding a baby a few dozen meters ahead. He and Lian Zheng had climbed the highest and were walking in front.
The baby's voice came with the wind, babbling and tender, which made people's hearts melt.
Babies at this age are really curious about everything.
She had never seen anything on the mountain before, and it was truly overwhelming.
The sun was shining brightly, so under the sunlight, the figures of Lin Xiao and Lian Zheng seemed to be just an outline.
"What do you feel? Looking at Lin Xiao's back?" Bai Xiaoping suddenly said.
Yu Tingting: “Far away.”
Bai Xiaoping: "Isn't it like a towering tree? We are the flowers and grasses under this tree. It is because of its protection that we are not destroyed by the storm."
Yu Tingting thought for a while, then nodded vigorously.
"But does this count as seeking personal gain?" Yu Tingting asked. "All those who have a relationship with him have gathered around him. It feels like if one person succeeds, everyone else will benefit. It's a very derogatory term."
Bai Xiaoping: "Silly, many things are the same to everyone. Many people's abilities are similar. It's better to give them to your own people than to outsiders."
"But don't be complacent or take it lightly. You should get a job that is within your capabilities."
"The group has already started to set up a supervisory department, but President Xia doesn't recognize any relatives."
Yu Tingting: "I just joined the company, I am an insignificant person."
Bai Xiaoping: "You must manage your man well. Although he is of a low rank, he still has some power. Don't lose sight of the big picture because of small things. Learn more from Li Zhongtian and be diligent and conscientious."
Yu Tingting: "Okay, I'll keep an eye on him all the time."
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Lin Xiao and Lian Zheng both had good physical strength and climbed to the top almost in one breath.
"Oh, I thought this was the top, but who knew there was another top!" Lian Zheng: "What's the highest altitude of this mountain?"
Lin Xiao: "One thousand one hundred meters, our current altitude is about four hundred meters."
Lian Zheng: "So high? Have you climbed to the top?"
Lin Xiao: "I climbed it before. I was about thirteen years old at that time. I just wanted to try to see the village and my home from the top of the mountain. But I found that after climbing one mountain top, there was a higher mountain top. So I kept climbing and climbing until there was no road at all."
“Finally, we climbed to the top of the highest mountain.”
“Then, I realized that the village was almost invisible.”
Lian Zheng: "Do you feel like you are looking down on all the other mountains?"
Lin Xiao: "No, I was just a little nervous. I felt so far away from home, and I was afraid I wouldn't be able to get home after dark. There were mountains everywhere, and I couldn't see the end. When I was 300 meters above sea level, I could still see my home and the village. But when I reached more than 1,000 meters, all I could see were mountains, because the village was hidden in a valley and was blocked by other mountains."
Lian Zheng: "Don't panic. Although it looks far away, it's not as far as you think. In the end, you still went home before dark, didn't you?"
Lin Xiao: "Yes, going down the mountain is faster than expected."
Lian Zheng was looking at the village at the foot of the mountain. He could not see any people and even the houses seemed very small.
He repeated once more: "Don't panic. Countless people are relying on you for protection, and countless more are watching your back. There are even more people who are probably counting on the path you have blazed."
"Don't panic."
After Lian Zheng finished speaking, he noticed that the baby was staring at him with his bright black eyes.
"Let grandpa hug you." Lian Zheng stretched out his hand towards the baby.
The baby is not shy and opens his arms like a little bird.
Lian Zheng carefully hugged her, feeling a complicated mix of emotions.
Oh! How he hoped that one day he could hold his granddaughter in his arms.
I originally thought that this day would come soon.
As a result, fate has played tricks on us.
It’s also the fault of this young man in front of me, he’s such a jerk in relationships.
But I couldn't blame him, because he was using another incredible way to make up for his mistakes.
Even though no one asked him to make amends.
Who is the happiest?
Lian Zheng suddenly thought of this question, and he couldn't help but look at the people a few dozen meters below.
Maybe they are the happiest.
These people are under the protection of Lin Xiao and even Lian Zheng. They are working hard in their positions and achieving more success than their peers.
And Lin Xiao was at the front, doing the most difficult pioneering work.
Under unparalleled pressure.
Fortunately, he is not walking alone, at least I am with him through thick and thin.
There is also Xia Xi, Wu Lingxi, and Lucas, the best people in the world.
At this moment, he felt his hands go limp.
I looked down and saw the baby was playing with his hands.
Her white and tender little hand was holding one of his fingers.
What small hands, what cute hands.
Suddenly, Lian Zheng felt as if his heart was about to melt.
“Woo woo…”
The little baby studied the adult's hand carefully and blew a bubble with his cute little mouth.
Then, there was a movement in the bushes nearby.
Li Hu, who was not far away, was instinctively alert and almost reached behind his back, where there was a pistol.
Instantly, an animal that looked like a small deer ran out.
It's a small muntjac, very much like a fawn.
After rushing out of the bushes, he found people and ran away immediately, but after running more than ten meters, he turned around and looked at the group of people curiously.
The baby suddenly became excited, his eyes lit up and he giggled.
The muntjac called softly, then jumped and disappeared into the bushes again.
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At night, in the newly built ancestral hall.
The lively wedding ceremony officially began.
"The first bow is to heaven and earth."
"The second bow is to my parents."
"The third bow is for the husband and wife to bow to each other."
As expected, baby Lin Yiyi had a fever and had a fever-reducing patch on his forehead.
But I am in very good spirits and very excited.
Typical growing burn.
In my father's arms, I stared at the wedding ceremony with my eyes wide open. I felt it was not high enough, so I stretched my neck and watched it very seriously.
After the worship service, the crowd cheered.
Even though Lin Xiao had gently covered the baby's ears, she still shuddered, but it couldn't be said that she was frightened.
She looked around, as if trying to see where the loud noise came from, and then she grinned at Lin Xiao.
There were two doctors around, wearing ordinary clothes, keeping an eye on the baby all the time.
In this world, some people are born with nothing but tears.
Some people are born with no idea how many people are taking care of every inch of their body.
Then, a hundred meters away! "Bang, bang, bang..."
Countless fireworks shot up into the sky.
Dazzling and dazzling, with fireworks everywhere.
Amid the dazzling fireworks and festive music.
Time flies like water.
Half a year has passed...
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