Return To 1977 Chapter 659: Embarrassing
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The time is getting closer to noon, and the last guests are arriving one after another.
At around 11:20, Deputy District Chief He arrived first.
Xu Bingquan and his wife immediately welcomed them warmly and introduced them to Hong Lucheng and Wang Yunlin with radiant faces.
It can be said that it was a coincidence. In just a few minutes, Lao Su accompanied Yu Wanyu and entered the hanging flower door.
So Hong Lucheng and Wang Yunlin exchanged polite words with Deputy District Chief He and went to greet the new guests together.
For these two guests, the Hong family elders were obviously much more enthusiastic than the district chief. Not only did they personally lead the two people to their seats, they also talked for a long time.
Because of this, Xu Bingquan and Yu Wanfen were a little unhappy. I feel like the Hong family is a bit confused about which end is heavy and which is light.
He's just an old neighbor and an opera singer, so there's no need to be so enthusiastic. What's more, no matter how famous a role is, it's not as important as the deputy district chief of the capital.
If you were in other cities, Mr. He would be a mayor at this level. How could you be so dismissive?
The correct way to deal with this is to bring Yu Wanyu over. How nice it would be to have Lao He shake hands with her and say words of encouragement.
And what did Yu Wanyu give? White porcelain Guanyin? Who wants this thing...Tch!
Xu Bingquan and his wife really take their official positions too seriously. They will not understand how tired the actors are after finishing a performance, and how impatient they are for unnecessary socializing.
So immediately after Deputy Secretary Wang of the District Party Committee arrived, the two men rushed up with Xie Huo'er. It must be said that Deputy Secretary Wang's time is precious and he cannot keep the leaders waiting for a long time, so he should hurry up and start the ceremony.
The Hong family really doesn't care. Since the Xu family is anxious, let's get started.
Unexpectedly, when Hong Lucheng called Li Fu to give instructions to start, Deputy Secretary Wang heard that Yang Weifan was also coming and actually asked to wait.
"It doesn't matter, I also want to meet this big star. Speaking of which, his father is still my old superior. I don't know how Mr. Yang is doing now. I have to say hello."
As a result, from this moment on, Xu Bingquan and his wife inevitably started the mode of "carrying out the embarrassment to the end".
Because difference means difference. In their eyes, Deputy Secretary Wang is their superior and very important. But others are happy to support Yang Weifan.
What is even more unexpected is that Yang Weifan does not "pee" Deputy Secretary Wang very much at all. On the contrary, he attaches great importance to an ordinary person with no identity.
Actually, after Yang Weifan and his party arrived at about half past eleven, they didn't care much about the other guests except to say congratulations to the Hong and Xu families.
Even Deputy Secretary Wang took the initiative to introduce himself to his family and greeted Yang Yaohua's body intimately. Yang Weifan just expressed his gratitude in a polite and perfunctory manner, and had no intention of talking in depth. He even declined the invitation to move his position to chief.
What really made him anxious was to inquire about a person with Hong Lucheng and his wife.
Who to ask?
Shou Jingfang.
When Qingqing came this time, Yang Yaohua specially gave Yang Weifan two boxes of high-quality wild ginseng, entrusting his son to let his savior accept them. If he could really accept it, he would feel better.
This is mainly because Shou Jingfang has always strictly prohibited the Yang family from disturbing him, so this opportunity to meet is purely rare. In addition, Yang Yaohua also knew that Shou Jingfang had a noble temperament and felt that the farewell would be rejected. This arrangement was specially made.
In this way, Yang Weifan naturally regarded this matter as his top priority today, and he had to do it to make his father feel at ease.
So when he came to the fourth table and saw Shou Jingfang, like a good boy, he bowed respectfully to Shou Jingfang and then very patiently expressed his father's wishes and begged. Only Shou Jing could accept the Yang family's small gift.
This situation made Xu Bingquan, his wife and Deputy Secretary Wang dumbfounded. They were all surprised and suspicious. No one could figure out where Shou Jingfang came from.
That’s funny to say. What made Xu Bingquan and Yu Wanfen almost vomit blood was that then Deputy Secretary Wang actually asked them, "Why is this old gentleman sitting there? Do you want to invite us over?"
People's self-esteem cannot be hurt like this. Thinking about the request to change seats just now, Xu Bingquan and Yu Wanfen's faces felt as if they had been scratched by a cat.
Fortunately, Hong Lucheng came forward to explain. He said that Shou Jingfang was not an official and was impatient with social interactions, so it was better to let him continue to be at ease, thus maintaining the status quo.
But where did this go? There was a situation later that made Xu Bingquan and Yu Wanfen even more ashamed.
Because Yang Weifan and his party were not the last guests. Next, several more special guests came. As a result, even Xu Bingquan and his wife had to admit that they were indeed blind.
What's going on?
Just as the wedding ceremony was about to begin, a foreign old man and a foreign old lady, accompanied by a Chinese man who looked like a cadre, walked into the wedding venue through the hanging flower door, attracting the attention of the entire audience.
Don’t forget, we have just passed the era when the government needed to repeatedly publicize “no watching foreigners” so that Chinese people can maintain restraint and courtesy.
So even though ordinary people are not like before, when they see foreigners, they are like seeing golden monkeys, and they can't move their eyes at all. But if you accidentally meet one, it's enough to peek at it for a while.
Also, consider the environment of the scene. Everyone is staring expectantly at the bride and groom holding a microphone. Suddenly, so many people walk in from behind them. No one would have expected it, right?
What's more, these two foreigners behave differently.
The old man wore a suit and leather shoes and held a bottle of foreign wine in his hand. The old lady wore jewelry, painted her eyebrows, and held a bouquet of flowers in her hand.
As soon as the two people came in, they rushed towards the bride and groom, shocking the two young people and running back.
If this can no longer become the focus of vision, it will only prove that the people at the scene are blind.
Who are these two foreigners?
Hey, there’s no need to say more. Aren’t they Yuntai’s classmates, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Commercial Counselor of the U.S. Embassy?
The last time they met with Yuntai at the Qianmen Hotel, they heard that Yuntai was currently living in the Hong family's old house to attend his nephew's wedding. This old boy Smith was tempted.
He was quite curious about the weddings of the people of the Republic and especially wanted to attend.
But then he thought again. Americans don't have a holiday on this day. They celebrate Labor Day in September, and the embassy will still be working on May Day. I'm afraid I can't come, so I don't have the nerve to make a request.
Unexpectedly, the embassy later notified him at short notice that on the morning of May Day, he would be sent to participate in an event officially invited by the Republic, and then gave him a day off.
After thinking about it, he decided that since he was well-packed anyway, he might as well go to the Friendship Store to buy a bottle of wine after the event, and then rush over with flowers from the event. How good is it to watch the excitement and have a meal?
You know, Smith is half a Chinese connoisseur, and he understands that Chinese people have a special etiquette of "not hitting the smiling person". It is absolutely impossible to kick out guests who come to the door. Moreover, my job is in diplomacy, so I am very thick-skinned, so I really have nothing to be embarrassed about.
As expected, this old boy succeeded.
Although they came uninvited, the Hong family and his wife could only receive them warmly, and Yuntai could only hold his nose and show off.
But then again, there is an additional benefit. That was the sudden arrival of this somewhat wretched commercial counselor, which not only gave the Hong family face, but also made Yuntai shine in public.
Because these days, Americans have a top-notch status in the world, let alone official officials. Who can have such a guest and not be upset?
Not to mention Xu Bingquan and his wife, even Deputy Secretary Wang and District Mayor He stood up, all smiling and trying to move the foreign guests to the first seat.
It's a pity that they are being sentimental again. The counselor and his wife are mentally ill, so they just got over it and came here to have another official dinner. No one pays overtime pay.
So let alone Mrs. Smith who really doesn’t understand Chinese, even Smith himself started to pretend to be dumbfounded, saying that they couldn’t communicate with each other. Even though the translator persuaded them, both of them shook their heads and said "no".
In this way, Yuntai had to explain a few words, and then discussed it with the Smiths in English, and finally let them sit at his table.
Think about it, according to Xu Bingquan and Yu Wanfen's inner definition of Yuntai, he is a rustic rural old man.
It just so happens that such a person is a classmate of the Commercial Counselor. Moreover, strings of "bird songs" came out of his mouth. Not only did the official translator fail to get a word in. It also made the counselor and his wife smile happily, nodding their heads and saying "yes" like a chicken.
What is the effect of this?
It’s simply unbelievable and shocking!
This means that real people should not show their faces, and the sea water should not be dimpled!
Think about their own performance, are they ashamed or ashamed?
Fortunately, only a handful of people knew about this matter, otherwise they would really have no way to deal with themselves.
No way, can you blame them for their poor eyesight?
To be honest, it’s all my fault that the Hong family’s relatives are too “astringent”. There is no one who is not evil from the bottom of his heart!