Everything is ready, and it's time for the guests to come.
In addition to Su Nuan, there were Chen Yunlong and Chen Meirong, who were receiving guests at the entrance of the banquet hall. In order to prevent too many guests from arriving at once, they arranged two employees from the company to assist.
The first person to arrive was the manager of the Friendship Store. Su Nuan received him at the door of the banquet hall. After exchanging a few words with the store manager, Chen Meirong greeted the guest and walked him into the banquet hall.
After the first guest arrived, many people came one after another. Su Nuan greeted and exchanged pleasantries with those she knew directly. If she didn't know them, Chen Yunlong and Chen Meirong would briefly introduce themselves to Su Nuan. Generally speaking, both the host and the guests had a great time chatting and exchanging pleasantries.
Although it was not an important banquet, the guests who came and went brought more or less gifts. Su Nuan asked people to register the gifts so that they could return the favors in the future.
Su Nuan had just seen off a group of Shanghai businessmen when she saw several jeep military vehicles driving in from the gate. After the staff instructed them to park, Su Nuan walked forward to greet them.
The person who came was none other than Commander Lu of the Shanghai Military District, who brought with him several senior executives of the Shanghai Military District, including Political Commissar Guan, who they had met only once. After seeing their host Su Nuan coming forward, several officers stopped in their tracks, and Commander Lu spoke first.
"Hahaha, little Nuan girl, I see quite a few people have come."
"Uncle Lu, I'm grateful for your kindness. I thought you were very busy and would arrive later. I didn't expect you to come so early."
Commander Lu said generously, "We can be on our own, but we can't be late, hahahaha"
Commander Lu then introduced to Su Nuan several officers who came with him today, including the military district commander Liu Weimin, the military district political commissar Guan Zhipeng, the military district division commander Huang Yiming, the military district division political commissar Nie Wentao, and the military district special operations regiment commander Tang Lei.
Su Nuan knew that this was Commander Lu's disguised way of building up his network, and she was very grateful. After Commander Lu introduced her, Su Nuan politely greeted everyone one by one, and everyone greeted Su Nuan with a gentle look on their faces.
It can be said that all the people who came today are Commander Lu's confidants. Several senior officials have heard of Su Nuan, who donated a large amount of funds to the Shanghai Military Region. Commander Lu also showed great affection towards Su Nuan. They are not stupid people. When communicating with Su Nuan, they also showed great respect and closeness. They all plan to treat Su Nuan as their son or nephew in the future.
This group of people holds a very important position in Shanghai. Some of the merchants who arrived first and are local Shanghai residents looked at this group of people and couldn't help but be amazed.
"This girl from the Su family is no ordinary girl. She should not be underestimated. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that several military leaders are showing great affection towards Su Nuan. The businessmen who previously had some ulterior motives to look down on her no longer dare to underestimate the Su family."
Su Nuan was unaware of what everyone was thinking at the banquet. She personally entertained Commander Lu and his group.
Su Nuan was chatting animatedly with Commander Lu and others when, not long after, Chen Meirong came over and whispered a few words in her ear. After listening, Su Nuan said to Commander Lu.
"Uncle Lu, uncles and aunts, Mayor Wang has arrived. I'll go and greet him first. I'll be gone for a while."
"Old Wang is here? Okay, go pick him up first. I want to have some tea with him later. We haven't seen each other for a while."
"Okay, Uncle Lu, please have some tea first."
After saying that, he stood up and went out to greet people. As Su Nuan just walked to the door of the banquet, she saw Mayor Wang leading the way, followed by Secretary Li and several municipal officials entering.
Su Nuan hurried forward to greet him.
"Mayor Wang, please forgive me for not being able to come out to greet you in time."
Mayor Wang smiled nonchalantly and said, "Comrade Xiao Su, we are all so familiar with each other, there is no need to worry about these things. I heard that you recognize the military district's old Lu as Uncle Lu. To be honest, I knew you before Old Lu did. Just call me Uncle Wang from now on."
"Okay, Uncle Wang," he said, and then greeted several familiar officials behind him.
"Uncle Wang, Uncle Lu, and several uncles from the military district are here, drinking tea and chatting inside. When I just came out, Uncle Lu said he wanted to have tea with you. It's been a while since I last saw you."
"Hahaha, this Old Lu drinks tea like a cow chewing a peony, what a waste of good tea leaves!"
As he spoke, he walked inside.
As soon as they entered the banquet hall, Commander Lu, who was sitting not far away, heard Mayor Wang's teasing and said unhappily.
"You are so good, Old Wang, you are ruining my reputation behind my back again, you are the only one who knows how to drink tea"
Mayor Wang replied unyieldingly, "You're just like a cow chewing a peony. Every time you come to my place, you drink my tea and still say it doesn't quench your thirst."
Su Nuan greeted Mayor Wang and walked to where Commander Lu was sitting. After arranging several senior city government officials, Su Nuan personally made tea for them and chatted with them.
When other people not far away saw this group of people, they were even more surprised. Su Nuan had a close relationship with the big boss of the military district, and how could she be so close to the municipal officials as well? The Su family was once one of the most powerful families in Shanghai, but after twenty years of going abroad, they returned with only a girl under the age of twenty to head the family. The upper-class merchant families in Shanghai originally disdained the Su family and did not take it seriously. They came today to give face and visit, but they did not expect that Su Nuan had such a strong official background. They were very surprised.
As the saying goes, "People should not fight against officials." No matter how rich a businessman is, he cannot shake the official status and power. If a businessman has an official endorsement background, he can be said to be like a fish in water in the business world. From the beginning, everyone was dismissive, but after seeing Su Nuan's powerful background, they gave up the idea of suppressing the Su family's business. Instead, they cannot offend the Su family in the future and have to please the Su family, otherwise they don't know how they will die.
While other merchants tried every possible means to please these officials, Su Nuan could chat and laugh with them, treating them like uncle and nephew. It was really the same person with different fates, and there was no comparison. Tears of envy flowed in his heart.
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