Chapter 389 Deng Yunheng's Wedding

Seven o'clock in the morning.

Regal Hotel.

20 wedding cars lined up from the Fuhao Hotel to Xuwei Lane. Fortunately, there were fewer cars in that era. 99% of the cars running in the county were bicycles, and the remaining 1% were motorcycles and other vehicles.

Therefore, this long convoy of wedding cars did not cause traffic jams.

However, the cars were not stuck in traffic, but the people were.

The people in the county had never seen such a grand bride-reception. After seeing such a scene, not only did they come up to watch, but many of them also went back to call their families to come and see the ceremony as well.

In just ten minutes, thousands of people gathered near the Regal Hotel, surrounding it so tightly that no one could get in or out.

In addition to these onlookers, a number of leaders from the county government and guests from all over the country also gathered here.

"Come to the Regal Hotel to pick up the bride. It seems that the bride is not a local!"

"Now I'm not interested in where the bride is from. I just want to know who the groom is? Why is he so awesome?"

"It's really amazing. This is such a grand ceremony. 10 cars and 10 buses are used to pick up the bride. Who the hell would dare to think of this? For ordinary people, having a wedding car like this is already very impressive, okay?"

"You only know that it is a car, but you probably don't know what kind of car it is or how much it is worth, right?"

"Why, do you know this car?"

"Of course I know it. This car is called Santana, a very high-end sedan. I heard that one costs at least 200,000 yuan. These 10 brand new Santanas are worth more than 2 million yuan, not to mention the 10 buses!"

"Awesome, so awesome, who is this groom?"

“…”

The onlookers were talking about it and were very curious about the identity of the groom. After all, the scene was really grand and it set a precedent in Bobai's wedding history.

Just as everyone was whispering to each other, a dozen people came down carrying exquisite bamboo baskets filled with candies. They were here to distribute wedding candies to everyone.

Chinese people pay attention to a good start. On a happy day like a wedding, it is normal to hand out wedding candies to everyone as long as conditions permit. However, there were too many onlookers today. If it were someone else's wedding, they probably wouldn't be able to hand out wedding candies.

After all, there were at least two or three thousand people at the scene. Even if each person only received one piece of wedding candy, that would amount to two or three thousand candies. How many grooms could afford that?

However, for the Deng family, this was not a problem. Instead of giving each person one piece of wedding candy, each person was given a handful of wedding candy.

This move undoubtedly shocked the onlookers again.

Someone who received the wedding candy immediately asked, "Hello, I would like to ask, who is the groom today? We have eaten the wedding candy and want to say a few words of blessing to him."

Then, the person in charge of distributing wedding candies replied with a smile: "Thank you everyone, today's groom is Deng Yunheng, the second son of the head of the Deng clan in our Naye."

As a result, the news quickly spread around the scene, and everyone who heard the news felt relieved.

It turned out that the son of the head of the Ye Deng clan was getting married, no wonder there was such a grand ceremony.

Nowadays in Bobai, everyone knows about the reputation of Naye Deng family. Everyone knows that this clan is the richest clan in the county. According to gossip, every family in Naye Deng family now has at least tens of thousands of yuan in savings, and they are really rich.

As the head of the Naye Deng family, his economic strength is needless to say.

When handing out wedding candies to passers-by, the photographer also recorded these scenes.

As for Zhao Jing and other guests who came from all over the country, they were not surprised when they saw these twenty "luxury" wedding cars. After having experienced the shock of the houses in the Deng community in Naye, although these wedding cars were also impressive, they could not shock them anymore.

Not to mention the leaders of the county government, they knew the strength of the Naye Deng family best. They were already very low-key by using so few wedding cars.

When most of the wedding candies had been distributed, the bride and groom, accompanied by the wedding reception staff and wedding guests, walked out of the Regal Hotel.

The overall look of the bride and groom was carefully designed by the stylists. They became the focus of the audience as soon as they appeared, and the onlookers were amazed.

"Wow, this bride is so beautiful!"

"Yes, she is so beautiful, just like those beautiful female stars on TV."

"The groom is not bad either. He looks quite impressive. He is indeed the son of the head of the Ye Deng clan."

"What a talented man and beautiful woman, a match made in heaven!"

“…”

Amid the discussions of the onlookers, the bride and groom, the wedding guests and the wedding reception staff all got into the car.

Needless to say, the bride and groom sat in the first car. The wedding guests and the wedding reception staff also sat in the car. As for the remaining seats, Deng Shirong arranged for his second son's old leader Zhao Jing and those old colleagues to sit in the car.

As for the second son’s classmates and alumni at Peking University, as well as leaders of the county government, they were arranged to take buses.

There were also family members and other people from the tribe who came to help, all riding in large buses.

After all the people got on the cars and the photographers were in place, the 20 wedding cars slowly drove away from the Regal Hotel and headed towards Naye Village under the gaze of thousands of people.

It is about 80 kilometers from the county seat to Naye Village, passing through the towns of Yashan, Wangmao, Hejiang, Dongping and Songwang along the way.

The highways of that era had to pass through the streets of every town and village. Every time they arrived at a town, these 20 wedding cars would cause a huge sensation, and people who saw the convoy would brag about it to others who had not seen it.

From the county seat to Songwang Town, there are county-level roads. The road conditions are pretty good. After all, it is an asphalt road. Although the roadbed is a bit small, the road is a bit winding, and there are many ups and downs, but at least the road surface is relatively flat, without potholes, and it is still smooth to drive on.

Along the way, the woman's group and guests who came from all over the country looked at the scenery outside the window with great interest. This place with low mountains everywhere, winding roads, and an architectural style completely different from their own felt quite novel to them.

However, when taking the small road from the Tanlian intersection to Shuangwang, the narrow and bumpy road conditions caused the cars and buses to start shaking, making the wedding guests and most of the guests dizzy.

In the first car, Gu Caiwei was shaken uncomfortably and could only lean on Deng Yunheng's arms and said, "Brother Heng, why are the roads in your Shuangwang Township so dilapidated?"

Deng Yunheng sighed, "There's nothing we can do. Shuangwang Township is not on the county road, and the geographical location is not good. In addition, there are many mountains here, and the roads are difficult to repair. This is the only way for the time being."

Gu Caiwei asked: "How far is it from here to home?"

Deng Yunheng said: "It's about ten kilometers, the road is not easy to walk on, it will take a while, just bear with it!"

Gu Caiwei hummed and said, "I'm fine."

A large bus, with many leaders of the county government on board.

At this time, the bus was shaking continuously, causing many leaders to break out in cold sweats.

The county leaders basically all know about this section of road and are aware that the road needs to be repaired.

However, the development of the entire county has to have priorities. Compared with building this road, they believe that there are other more important things to do. This is why when Shuangwang Township Government submitted a report asking the county to allocate funds for road construction, none of their county leaders were willing to agree.

But times have changed. Now every one of the leaders in the county government is eager to repair this road immediately.

Because, those who walked this road today included not only their county leaders, but also leaders from all over the country, including provincial leaders.

If he just happened to pass by, it would be nothing, but now this provincial leader has become the relative of the head of the Ye Deng clan, which means that this leader will not come only once, and it is hard to say when he will come again.

With such bad road conditions, making such a high-ranking leader run back and forth, which of these local leaders can sit still? Even though he is not the leader of their province, but the leader of Hubei, there is a province in between! But they are all in the system, and they all know how wide the network of officials is.

The higher the official rank, the wider his network of relationships. For such a high-ranking official, who can guarantee that he doesn't have any familiar leaders in Guangxi?

If they complain to the leaders in Guangxi and grumble about the road conditions here, I'm afraid all the leaders present will be in big trouble.

Therefore, the deputy county chief in charge of the Transportation Bureau spoke first: "Last year, the Shuangwang Township Government submitted a report hoping that the county would allocate funds to build roads in the township. Because the conditions were not yet ripe, I suppressed the report.

Now, I think the conditions are ripe, what do you think? "

As soon as the deputy county chief spoke up, another deputy county chief immediately followed up, saying, "I also think the conditions for building a road are ripe now."

Another deputy county chief said: "This section of road has really reached the point where it has to be repaired."

The county chief nodded and said, "This road is now related to the image of our county. In addition, the development of the Deng family in Shuangwang Naye is advancing by leaps and bounds. Sooner or later, it will drive the development of the entire village and even the entire township. I think it is necessary to build a wide asphalt road. What do you think, Secretary?"

Secretary Song said: "The county magistrate is right. This road is indeed related to the image of our county. Let's hold a meeting tomorrow to implement this matter!"

The other leaders nodded one after another, and with just a few simple words, all the leaders reached a consensus.

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The road of more than ten kilometers would only take a few minutes if it were a highway in later times, but on this bumpy and winding road, the entire convoy took more than half an hour to reach the territory of the Naye Deng family.

Then, the road conditions changed drastically.

The narrow and bumpy dirt roads were instantly transformed into a 60-meter-wide concrete road with a green belt in the middle.

At the same time, at the junction of the cement road and the dirt road, a very domineering arch was built. This arch is certainly not the inflatable arch of later generations, which did not appear until the mid-1990s. Now this arch is built of bamboo and wood, with red cloth and balloons hung on it.

There was a line of words written at the top, with the two big words "Congratulations" in the front, the groom Deng Yunheng in the middle, the bride Gu Caiwei at the bottom, and "Congratulations on your wedding" at the end.

Gu Caiwei, who was sitting in the first car, saw it the first time and was really filled with surprise. The groom's family really put a lot of thought into this wedding.

Behind this arch, there are colorful balloons all the way, with countless happy characters mixed in among them.

This scene was not only seen by Gu Caiwei, but also by the wedding guests and many other guests, and they were all amazed.

In later generations, such an arrangement became commonplace and no one found it strange.

But if such an arrangement was put in this era, it would really be a massacre and shock everyone.

You know, these balloons were not deployed over just a few dozen meters, but all along the 60-meter village road. The number of balloons used was astonishing.

The photographer recorded all these scenes and took a lot of photos. They have taken many videos and photos, but never such a big scene as today's wedding banquet. As a photographer, he was very excited.

Of course, in addition to the decoration of the man’s house that amazed everyone, this 60-meter avenue that should not appear here also attracted everyone’s attention.

If such a wide concrete avenue appeared in a big city, it would not be strange, but it felt different in such a remote mountain village, especially compared with the previous narrow and bumpy dirt road. The contrast was really too great.

In addition to the 60-meter avenue that shocked the guests, the series of buildings a few dozen meters to the left also amazed the guests.

Although these buildings have only laid the foundations and are still some distance away from being completed, this complex is really too large. Starting from the 60-meter avenue, it continues uninterrupted. The length of the road is equal to the length of the buildings.

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Such a scene caused a lot of discussion among the guests.

This 60-meter avenue is paved with cement. It is more than two kilometers away from Deng Shirong's home. Because the road is wide and easy to walk on, it only took less than three minutes to get home.

The area in front of Deng Shirong's house is sufficient, and it is no problem to park 20 wedding cars.

At home, Xiaodong'er and Dongzi had been waiting eagerly. When they saw the wedding car coming back, the two little guys cheered excitedly. As soon as the car stopped, the two little guys couldn't wait to run over.

When the bride and groom got out of the car, Xiao Dong'er exclaimed, "Wow, Second Aunt, you look so beautiful today!"

Gu Caiwei reached out and touched her little head, and praised with a smile on her face: "Xiao Dong'er, you are very beautiful today too!"

Deng Yunheng laughed and said, "Little Dong'er, Dongzi, is your second uncle handsome today?"

Xiao Dong'er nodded and said, "Handsome, Second Uncle is particularly handsome today."

Dongzi nodded like a yes-man: "Second uncle looks very handsome today."

At this time, the other guests also got off the car. When they saw the Deng family’s large blue brick and tile house, they couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. The building was finally normal.

Deng Shirong came to Zhao Jing and said with a smile: "Leader, you can rest at home first, or you can go to the place where the wine is set up."

Zhao Jing smiled and said, "Okay, where is the place for the banquet?"

Deng Shirong pointed to the low hill on the left and said, "It's right there."

Zhao Jing looked in the direction Deng Shirong pointed and saw the beautiful building at a glance. She asked in surprise, "Uncle Deng, what is that?"

Deng Shirong said: "That is our Deng's ancestral hall in Naye. If the leaders are interested, they can go and visit it."

Zhao Jing nodded and said, "Okay, Uncle Deng, you go ahead and do your work. I'll go over to take a look with my colleagues."

Deng Shirong nodded, then went to his in-laws and guests and said the same thing.

The Deng family held such a grand wedding today that Gu's father and mother also wanted to go to the wedding scene to take a look, and the other guests had the same idea.

So, everyone walked towards the Naye Deng Ancestral Hall in a mighty manner.

As for the bride and groom, they have to offer sacrifices to the grandfather first according to the local customs.

The Naye Deng Clan Ancestral Hall is very close to Deng Shirong's home, with a straight-line distance of less than 50 meters. If you walk further, you need to go around in a circle, which is only about 100 meters away, so the guests quickly arrived at the wedding venue.

At this time, the entrance of the ancestral hall was already filled with tables and chairs. There were at least several hundred tables, all neatly arranged.

The arrangement of the tables and chairs was also full of joy, with various "囍" characters everywhere, making one know at a glance that this was a wedding banquet.

On the left and right sides, there were two rows of temporary stoves, where more than a dozen hired chefs were busy.

However, these were just a glance for everyone, and they were soon attracted by the majestic ancestral hall.

Then, all the guests, including Gu's father and mother, walked towards the ancestral hall at the same time.

When they got closer and took a look, they were even more shocked.

There are dragon and phoenix carvings and various lifelike reliefs at the entrance of the ancestral hall, showing that this ancestral hall is definitely not an ordinary one.

After entering the ancestral hall, the guests were amazed.

They had never seen such a magnificent ancestral hall before, let alone heard of it. This ancestral hall was definitely the most exquisite and sophisticated one they had ever seen.

After admiring this picturesque ancestral hall, everyone stood in front of the family merit stele and began to read the preface on the stele.

After reading the preface of the stele, the next thing is the family donation and stele erection. The first thing that catches everyone's eye is undoubtedly the family merit stele of Deng Shirong's family, which occupies the largest space.

Originally, the guests did not know much about Deng Shirong's family. It was only after reading the introduction of the stele that they truly understood the Deng family's situation.

"Oh my god, this Uncle Deng is so awesome!"

"Yes, it's incredible. In less than ten years, we have developed from nothing to where we are today. It's incredible."

"No wonder County Magistrate Deng never lacked money when he was studying. He was recognized as one of the richest people in the school. It seems that Uncle Deng was already rich at that time. His family was indeed not short of money!"

"I admire you so much. Uncle Deng is really amazing for leading the whole clan to become rich."

"Uncle Deng is so magnanimous. If it were someone else, they would have done it themselves long ago. How could they be willing to lead the whole clan to do it together?"

"As the saying goes, like father, like son. It seems that County Magistrate Deng's success is not accidental, but inevitable."

"With such an excellent parent like Uncle Deng leading the way, the whole family is thriving, and the children are all successful. He is truly a role model for my generation to learn from."

"Uncle Deng donated more than 300,000 yuan just to build this ancestral hall. This amount of financial resources is truly terrifying."

“…”

After viewing the family monument, all the guests were full of praise for the Deng family. Even people with extraordinary family backgrounds like Zhao Jing and Li Haibo were amazed.

Indeed, our country has always been based on the idea of ​​officialism from ancient times to the present, and rich people are nothing in front of powerful people.

However, this comparison also depends on how high the official's rank is and how much money he has.

They all knew through indirect information that Deng Shirong's family's current assets should have reached tens of millions, and this wealth is still growing rapidly. This amount of assets was really amazing in the 1990s.

The key point is that they earned the money through their own real ability in just a few years, which is completely different from the money obtained through dishonorable means.

In short, from this moment on, all the guests valued Deng Yunheng even more.

He is already outstanding and awesome enough, and now he has become the son-in-law of a provincial leader and has a very capable father. Who wouldn't want to make friends with such a promising person?

After reading the introduction of the family merit stele, the Gu family members all showed surprised expressions. Their family originally only valued Deng Yunheng as an excellent son-in-law and did not care much about his family background. Neither Gu's father nor his mother was the kind of person who valued a good match.

However, when they visited their home in Nanning last year, the Five Mountains Square at their son-in-law's house still shocked the Gu family a little, letting them know that their son-in-law's family was very well off. Although they were born in the countryside and had no background, their economic conditions were better than most people in the country.

Needless to say now, this in-law is even better than they imagined, which is naturally a pleasant surprise for their Gu family.

While everyone was admiring the family merit stele, the bride and groom, who had already offered sacrifices to their great-grandfather, came to the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors of the Naye Deng family.

By the time these processes were completed, it was almost noon.

At this time, the people in the clan who were responsible for receiving guests began to invite the guests to take their seats. The bridesmaids, guests coming from all over the country, and leaders of the county government were naturally arranged to sit in the better seats in the front.

Others, such as the leaders of the township government and prominent clan members from all over the country, hold slightly lower positions.

The rest of the seats are for relatives, friends and clansmen.

There is no way. Our country has always attached great importance to seating. Many of the guests present today are officials, so Deng Shirong naturally cannot make random arrangements. He basically arranges seats according to rank and closeness of relationship.

Another thing is to try to categorize things for everyone so that everyone can feel more comfortable when eating and drinking.

For example, Deng Yunheng’s colleagues in the ministry were allowed to sit at the same table.

Peking University classmates, alumni, fellow townsmen, etc., are also arranged to sit at the same table as much as possible.

The leaders of the county government sat at one table.

After all the guests were seated, Deng Shirong, the male parent, came on stage to give his speech.

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