Chapter 273 Things About Marriage Part 5: The village party secretary from my hometown is coming?
After returning from Xiaolin's house, the family got busy. Yifan and my brother-in-law became buyers, buying and selling wedding candies, towels, socks, and various Shangzhou specialties to give back to relatives.
We booked a tour itinerary. When relatives came, we wanted to see some scenic spots in the state. With so many people, all of them were driving small cars. Firstly, we didn’t have enough cars, and secondly, it would be difficult to manage. Finally, we decided to just let the travel agency take care of everything.
Next, we counted the number of guests staying. Although my family has been a single-line family for three generations, the free accommodations and travel expenses were still very attractive. Plus, hearing that I had made a small fortune and was a corporate executive, the Wan clan members became interested.
I want to see how a high school student became an executive, and see if there is anything I can learn. There are still a few high school students with the surname Wan. Can they emulate Wan Shanhong and produce more executives?
So, with a long-term strategic vision, they immediately submitted a list of 12 people. Including the four people from my two sisters-in-law's family, there were 16 people in total.
Just as it was decided, my cousin Wan Guchun's son Wan Xiaoyun called and said that the village Party Secretary Liu would come on behalf of all the villagers.
This was a surprise. In the past, when I timidly called him Secretary Liu, he would sometimes make a confusing sound in his throat, and sometimes he would just ignore me. I couldn't help but ask Wan Xiaoyun, "Did he come here on his own initiative?"
Wan Xiaoyun said, "My father took the initiative to invite him, saying it was you who invited him. Secretary Liu said that since Wan Shanhong respected me so much, I must go."
As soon as I heard it, I understood. My cousin invited the secretary to come so that Secretary Liu could see how I had become a decent person. After he went back, he would not dare to bully people with the surname Wan anymore.
I said, "Give me Secretary Liu's phone number. How can you entrust someone else with such an invitation? I'll invite him right now."
Wan Xiaoyun gave me the number, and I memorized it and dialed it immediately. It took a long time before someone answered. When the call was connected, he spoke in a very arrogant manner: "Who is it?"
"Secretary, I'm Wan Shanhong, and I'm calling to invite you..."
Before I could finish my words, he interrupted me: "I see. You're so busy, why bother calling in person? Your uncle just told me, that's enough. You were humble in the past, and you're still as good a person now. You're still as humble as ever as a CEO..."
After hanging up the phone, I said to Yifan, "Please remember this: Secretary Liu of He Village enjoys the same treatment as my three uncles. No matter how much the gift money is, I will give you an additional 1,000 yuan in return."
Yifan said, "If you don't accept gifts and give gifts in return, you'll spend more money."
Each family can only give back to one person. For example, if your father gives back one thousand, your mother doesn't have to give back."
"Oh, this one is pretty good."
There are 17 distinguished guests including Mr. Wan and Secretary Liu in total.
Below is a count of the VIPs surnamed Jiang. Perhaps because Yifan called home, the number of people who came has greatly decreased. There are 10 people from my three uncles' families and 3 from my aunt's family, for a total of 13 people.
Let's count the individual visitors. Wuxiang is only a little over a hundred kilometers away, so I guess they all drove in that day. We estimate eight people, mainly considering Chen Erye's wife and Teacher He, Su Xipo and his son, and President Song and his wife who came in advance to try out the piano.
In addition, there are Chang Nanxi, Baiyun, Zaisheng and others. So the total number of guests staying here is 41.
Just as I finished counting, the hotel's general manager, Wei, called. He said, "Mr. Wan, your wedding has boosted the hotel's business. The presidential suite was booked yesterday, and the other rooms are also tight. Can you give me a number?"
I said, "Can I leave 30 double rooms?"
He said, "Of course I'll satisfy you first, but you said you'd keep 30 rooms. If there are fewer, I won't be able to do anything."
"Thank you, Mr. Wei, for your strong support. There shouldn't be any problem."
My brother-in-law said, "If there's no place, your room, Yifan's assistant's room, and my place at home can all accommodate people."
I shook my head. "No, many people are here for the first time. If they don't have an escort, they won't know how to get around. Staying in a hotel will help them move around more centrally."
Yifan said, "Let's just make it like a government meeting and make a schedule. Put two in each room."
I said, "That's a good idea. Which hall will we dine in on our wedding day? Where will we dine on other days? What time will we get up? And so on."
Yifan said, "It needs to be written in more detail. Smoking is prohibited. My dad smokes all the time. And the squat toilets are in the middle bathroom on each floor. That needs to be made clear, too. The elderly in the countryside aren't used to flush toilets. They can't poop without squatting."
My brother-in-law and I laughed out loud and praised Yifan for his careful consideration.
Since Yifan raised these issues, everyone felt that there were still many things to pay attention to. Of course, this is mainly for the older generation. For example, when it rains, they return to the hotel and want to clean their dirty leather shoes. They may not know how to use a shoe polisher, so they just pull out a white towel and start polishing their shoes.
There's also the issue of spitting, which needs to be addressed. And there's also the issue of not talking loudly in elevators. These issues can't be printed out on paper.
My brother-in-law also raised a question: when eating a buffet in the morning, if you can't see the rich variety of dishes, you can take a little bit of everything. If you can't finish it, there will be several large plates left. Firstly, it is a waste, and secondly, it makes people look down on you.
I said, "This is something we really need to pay attention to. Not just rural residents, but even city dwellers and wealthy people are just as bad. We've seen reports of this all the time. There's the story of Chinese tourists on luxury cruise ships, like they've never had seafood in their lives. The aunties rush in and gobble up all the prawns, sea cucumbers, and clams."
Yifan said to me, "I really need to tell you this in advance. Your second aunt is just like that. She always brings a plastic bag with her when she goes to a banquet, and even when she's full, she fills it up before leaving."
After discussing it, everyone became distressed.
At this time, my mother got up and said that we were not doing our work but were just chattering away.
I told her everything about the discussion and added a complaint: "Even Yifan feels that some things are difficult to handle after calling all the relatives and friends here."
I never imagined that the things we were helpless to do would be nothing to my mother. She waved her hand and said, "What you're saying is all true. When the time comes, all the Jiangs will gather in your room. It's hard for you to explain, so I'll tell you everything. It doesn't matter if they're old or young; I'll treat them all as ignorant."
Then the Wans will gather in your house and your father will repeat the words. In short, be civilized, hygienic, and well-mannered, and don't make a fool of yourself."
The three of us applauded. I said, "Three Zhuge Liangs are no match for one Aunt Jiang."
She said, "If your grandfather's family was wealthy and had allowed me to finish junior high school, whether it was your Rising Sun Group or the Hongyuan Group across the street, I could have run it better than them."
I burst out laughing. Yifan chuckled quietly. Only my brother-in-law didn't laugh. Instead, he said seriously, "I'm not lying. If she really had studied, these CEOs wouldn't necessarily be better than her."
I thought to myself, no wonder my mother doesn’t like her daughter, but likes this son-in-law instead.
I stood up and said to my mother, "Boss Jiang, I'm deeply impressed by you. After this banquet, I'll send you to the Senior Citizens University. When you're released, I'll ask you to take charge of the Wan Group."
"Where is the Wan Group?"
“I’ll set one up.”
"You're so disrespectful! You're getting married, yet you're still so playful. You guys keep talking, I'm going to cook."
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