Zhou Xuan

Xia Xiang shook his head secretly. Among the new generation of the Mei family, if only Mei Xiaolin is still outstanding, it would be a sadness. He asked Mei Xiaolin in a low voice: "Do you have any brother or younger brother?"

"There is only one younger brother, there are a few cousins ​​and cousins, but most of them are doing business, some are doing academic research or going abroad. There are not many people in the officialdom." Mei Xiaolin also understood what Xia Xiang meant and sighed and said, "Xiaomu is not suitable for the officialdom. If he enters the officialdom, he will become the target of the Mei family being attacked. Forget it, I will send him abroad to do business or study in a while, and everything will be up to him."

After the wedding, Qiu Xufeng had time to chat with Xia Xiang for a few simple words, and repeatedly reminded him not to leave, as there would be a banquet tonight.

After Qiu Xufeng's introduction, Xia Xiang and Fu Duoduo officially met. However, the two of them didn't say a few words, and Fu Duoduo also had a faint expression and was not interested in Xia Xiang.

Xia Xiang had a premonition that he might have been sent to the cold palace in the minds of the Fu family.

The evening banquet was still at the Royal Mansion Hotel, but it was transferred to the private room upstairs.

Compared to the grand afternoon, the number of people at the dinner was reduced to four tables, which was obviously divided by age, with two tables for young people and two tables for parents. Although the number of people was small, the people attending the dinner were all friends with direct descendants and good relationships of Qiu family - friends with ordinary relationships but need to maintain the scene, such as Wu Caijiang, Mei Shengping, and Fu Yuanzhi.

Xia Xiang was still arranged to be at the same table with Mei Xiaolin, and Mei Xiaomu also stayed. Unfortunately, there was ancient jade next to him. Fortunately, the yellow-haired boy Fei Wang was gone, and it seemed that he was not qualified to attend the dinner.

Except for a few people, Xia Xiang didn't know anyone else. However, a middle-aged man who was about 36 years old and always had a faint smile on his face attracted Xia Xiang's attention, not only because he was the oldest among the people, but also that although the smile on his face was deliberately revealed, it gave people a feeling of spring breeze, very comfortable and peaceful.

There was also a young man who was a little older than Xia Xiang. He couldn't sit upright, looked squinting, and looked pretty good, but there was a little depressed between his eyebrows. However, his cautious approach attracted Xia Xiang's attention. Another point was that Xia Xiang noticed that Mei Xiaolin looked at him a few more times and couldn't help but wonder who he was.

Mei Xiaolin obviously knew the two people Xia Xiang paid attention to, but did not introduce them to him. Instead, she talked to Gu Yu across Xia Xiang. It was not very pleasant for Xia Xiang to get stuck in the middle, so she said, "If you don't change the position, you can also communicate."

"No!" Gu Yu and Mei Xiaolin said in unison.

Xia Xiang had to shut up and pretend that she didn't say anything. After listening to the conversation between Mei Xiaolin and Gu Yu for a while, Xia Xiang realized that it turned out that the two of them didn't know each other, and it was the first time they met. Mei Xiaolin was interested in the jade pendant of ancient jade, and Gu Yu was curious about Mei Xiaolin's plump but not plump figure. The two asked me and I asked you and exchanged common topics.

Some women are hostile to each other as soon as they meet, while others will fall in love with each other because of a topic of interest. They trust in intuition more than men.

Unlike the common banquet, no one took the initiative to introduce the people at the table, and no one introduced themselves automatically. Although everyone sat together, they seemed to be not interested in knowing each other. Xia Xiang also knew that everyone here probably had a great origin than him, so it was just that it was better to have less than more things, and sat upright without saying a word.

However, he still noticed that the middle-aged man's eyes had swept over him several times, and the young man who was a little depressed also looked at him intentionally or unintentionally.

Soon, Qiu Xufeng and the bride appeared in front of everyone. He first clasped his fists and expressed his gratitude to everyone for their arrival, and then politely expressed his lack of care for everyone. Please forgive me. After the crowd, he took Xia Xiang's shoulder and said affectionately: "After the banquet is over, I will take you to see the night in the capital."

"Don't, there are opportunities in the future, so there is no need to do it today." Xia Xiang smiled quickly, and it could be seen that Qiu Xufeng was a little drunk. "Today is your wedding day, and there is only one person you want to accompany, which is the bride."

Qiu Xufeng laughed and solemnly introduced Xia Xiang to everyone: "Xia Xiang was a member of the Standing Committee and the Executive Deputy County Magistrate when she was in An County. With his assistance, I have achieved some results in An County. Now he is the director of the Information Department of the General Office of the Yan Provincial Party Committee. No matter where he goes, he is a good friend of me, Qiu Xufeng."

Qiu Xufeng pointed his hand at the middle-aged man and said, "Fu Xianfeng, the upcoming deputy secretary of the Yan Municipal Party Committee..." He pointed to the depressed young man and said, "Wu Ruotian, the third generation of the Wu family, is currently the deputy director of the Third General Department of the Asian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Economic and Trade."

Then he introduced several people in turn, and everyone nodded and said, as a friend nodded.

When introducing Guyu and Mei Xiaolin, Guyu waved his hand gently and said, "Xiaolin and I don't need to introduce them. We know all the things we should know, and we don't have to know. We will know what we want to know in private."

Qiu Xufeng didn't force himself, and turned around to another table to socialize. Before leaving, he specifically reminded Xia Xiang: "No one is allowed to go anywhere. If you dare to leave with Mei Xiaolin or the Wu family, I will never finish it with you."

His tone was half true and half false, and he was a little bit like drinking to make courage. Xia Xiang smiled and comforted him: "Don't worry, I came to the capital just for your wedding, I'm just your guest."

Whether you go to the Wu family or the Mei family, it is not Xia Xiang's original intention. It is better to say it to death. This time, only the Qiu family will come, so as not to be misunderstood by others.

As soon as Qiu Xufeng left, Gu Yu looked at Xia Xiang with a smile: "I didn't expect that you are quite popular. Who invited you?"

Mei Xiaolin said with a slight dissatisfaction: "Don't you give Qiu Xufeng a reassurance early, right? You are here to attend his wedding, but you are not the Qiu family, and you have the right to move freely. Since you have said everything to death, forget it, my uncle also told me to invite you to dinner. If you don't appreciate it, you will be spared, and it will be just right to save money."

Mei Xiaomu seemed very dissatisfied with Xia Xiang's attitude. Just as she was about to speak, Mei Xiaolin was angry and said unceremoniously: "Shut up!"

Mei Xiaomu had no choice but to shut up in disappointment.

Fu Xianfeng looked at Xia Xiang with great interest, and finally couldn't help asking: "Director Xia, I'm about to go to Yan City to serve as deputy secretary. I heard that you have a good relationship with many leaders in Yan City. I wonder if you have any good suggestions for me?"

Fu Xianfeng's attitude is lukewarm and has a condescending scrutiny. The signature smile on his face remains unchanged, and it is rare that he can keep his smile so long.

"If I still work in An County, Secretary Fu is my direct superior. Unfortunately, I was transferred to the provincial party committee and missed Secretary Fu. With Secretary Fu's ability, I would definitely be able to go to Yan City as if I were in water and carry out all work effortlessly. I wish Secretary Fu everything goes well and make great contributions to the development of Yan City." Xia Xiang said seriously, and he clasped his fists at Fu Xianfeng through the table, looking casual and formal. Anyway, it gives people the feeling that he has both respect and a sense of alienation to Fu Xianfeng.

Fu Xianfeng's face remained unchanged and he nodded: "Well said, come on, I'll give you a cup."

Xia Xiang hurriedly served the cup: "I dare not, I dare not, it's better for me to pay my respects to Secretary."

The two of them signaled each other, then drank a glass of wine, and the communication was over.

Xia Xiang knew Fu Xianfeng's test very well. Fu Xianfeng suggested that he had a good relationship with many leaders in Yan City, and he was afraid he was intentionally implying that he would take action after he arrived in Yan City. Xia Xiang responded calmly and was transferred to the provincial party committee. It is true that Fu Xianfeng's level is high, but he is not his direct leader and basically cannot control himself. Moreover, Xia Xiang also believes that the complex relationships in Yan City are enough for Fu Xianfeng to deal with it for a while.

When Fu Xianfeng gains a firm foothold and has time to deal with him, he may not be able to do what he wants. It is hard to say elsewhere. In Yan City, Xia Xiang is confident that he has enough self-protection.

It is not Xia Xiang who accidentally makes enemies with the Fu family. But a person cannot be popular everywhere, and Xia Xiang is not afraid of it. Moreover, there are not harmony among the major families. Each has conflicts of interests and interests, and there are fulcrums that can be fully explored.

Before Xia Xiang could speak, Wu Ruotian frowned slightly at first, and then slowly said: "Xia Xiang, your relationship with the Qiu family seems to be good, but I haven't heard your name much before. Recently, I often hear the third uncle mention... strange things, do you have anything to do with our Wu family?"

"Strange thing, do you have a relationship with the Qiu family, the Wu family and the Mei family?" Gu Yu also learned a strange sentence and asked.

As soon as Wu Ruotian said, Xia Xiang knew that he was not very scheming, so he did not ask others in person if they had anything to do with the Wu family? What's more, he was also a member of the Wu family and didn't know it. He even came to ask himself, which showed that he was scheming. Later, Gu Yu deliberately pretended to learn it, and it also meant to ridicule and make trouble.

Xia Xiang was too embarrassed to see that he was a member of the Wu family, so he smiled: "It's better to say some things privately. Today I got together to congratulate Qiu Xufeng on his wedding. It's better to say less other things..."

"That's right, when it comes to Xufeng's wedding, do you know who the bride is?" Mei Xiaomu interrupted.

Xia Xiang pretended not to know: "I only know Fang's name is Fu Duoduo, but I don't know the others."

"Fu Duoduo is Secretary Fu's cousin!" Mei Xiaomu smiled proudly, thinking that he was very clever in sowing discord, and said, "You have a good relationship with Qiu Xufeng, but the relationship between Qiu Xufeng and Secretary Fu is also very good."

Xia Xiang laughed: "Is it good, it's a relative, of course I'm very close. This is the first time I heard of it. It seems that I'm a little ignorant."

Mei Xiaomu's expression became a little more at ease.

Mei Xiaolin gave Xia Xiang a blank look and expressed dissatisfaction with him teasing Mei Xiaomu. Fu Xianfeng still smiled and said nothing, drinking tea in one mouthful. Gu Yu obviously didn't believe Xia Xiang's words. She secretly looked at Xia Xiang for a few glances and curled her lips slightly to express disdain. Only Wu Ruotian believed it and actually asked: "Xia Xiang, do you really don't know who Qiu Xufeng married?"

Xia Xiang sighed secretly. Although the Wu family and the Mei family are now stronger than the Fu family and have the upper hand, as far as he has contacted Wu Ruotian and Mei Xiaomu is concerned, he is far less scheming than Fu Xianfeng. Whether in the officialdom or in the shopping mall, the two of them are not Fu Xianfeng's opponents.

Could it be that each generation is worse than the other?

Gu Yu snatched the words again: "Are you wise and foolish or pretending to be stupid? Do you think he will not know who Qiu Xufeng's bride is? He has worked with Qiu Xufeng for several years. Qiu Xufeng is willing to invite him to the wedding and keep him to the dinner. It will definitely prove that their relationship is extraordinary. Will he not know? What a joke!"

Wu Ruotian woke up and said slightly angrily: "It turns out that it's a lie. Xia Xiang, you are too dishonest."

Xia Xiang glanced at Mei Xiaomu and complained: "Look, the topic you raised up made me fall in love with me in the end. I was a good person, why did I become dishonest? Do you have a good relationship with someone and have to care about who he married? What power does the bride's family have? I am with Qiu Xufeng himself, not his relationship network."

Xia Xiang's words have complicated meanings, and it sounds like Fu Xianfeng's ears that Xia Xiang and Qiu Xufeng got closer because of their similar tempers. But at the same time, it also surprised Fu Xianfeng. It is not easy to make Qiu Xufeng, the princeling, fundamentally appreciate Xia Xiang. Because he knew in his heart that Qiu Xufeng also had a guardian mentality towards him.

But to Wu Ruotian heard that Xia Xiang's explanation was reasonable. He nodded slightly to express his satisfaction with the response he had just questioned. However, Mei Xiaomu thought that although Xia Xiang was helpless, she was actually suspicious of deliberately trying to please, so she looked at Xia Xiang disdainfully and stopped talking.

Only Mei Xiaolin and Gu Yu whispered for a moment, and the two suddenly started to laugh together.

Xia Xiang was laughed a little confused: "It is very impolite for two people to whisper and then laugh at others. It is usually something that only high school girls do."

Mei Xiaolin and Gu Yu glanced at each other and smiled even more happily. Xia Xiang had no choice but to shake his head helplessly and said to himself: "Ignore people and ignore them, just laugh at myself."

As a result, even Mei Xiaomu and Wu Ruotian laughed.

Fu Xianfeng did not laugh, and looked at Xia Xiang for a few more eyes with complexity, thinking that he was indeed interesting. He could still make Mei Xiaolin and Gu Yu laugh, and he did have a good way of communicating.

In comparison, compared with Xia Xiang, he is a bit too orthodox and not flexible enough. However, thinking about his age, Fu Xianfeng shook his head secretly. It is difficult to be smart enough to achieve great wisdom. Xia Xiang is versatile, but he is a grassroots background and has congenital deficiencies. So what if he has a deep network of relationships? As soon as he comes forward, he can break his network of relationships and move closer to him.

As long as there are enough conditions, no one will be moved if they don’t believe it.

Fu Xianfeng was full of expectations for his trip to Yan City and believed that he could definitely achieve something.

The dinner was first delivered by Fu Renli, and Qiu Xufeng expressed his gratitude to everyone for their arrival. Finally, he toasted according to the procedures and visited all the guests. In short, there was not much difference from the ceremony at the wedding. The only difference was that there were few people at the dinner, and the people attending the dinner were people worthy of making friends and respect in the Qiu family's mind.

Because he was far away from the other two tables and there was a screen in the middle, Xia Xiang couldn't see who the other VIP was. However, he knew that they were the real VIPs, and maybe there were some people who appeared on TV, so he couldn't help but yearn for it.

But what disappointed Xia Xiang was that the other VIPs soon left the table and when the screen was removed, the people were gone and the wine was gone.

Qiu Renli also greeted everyone and left the table. In the end, Qiu Xufeng was left to accompany Xia Xiang and others.

Qiu Xufeng sat with everyone for a while, pulled Xia to another table to introduce some friends from the Qiu family to him, all of whom were from the ministries and commissions, basically at the level of directors and deputy directors. There were too many people, and Xia Xiang could not remember it for a while, but it was difficult to reject Qiu Xufeng's enthusiasm, so he had to say hello to everyone patiently. After arriving around, he didn't remember who was who.

After a while, it was getting late and everyone began to say goodbye. When Mei Xiaolin and Mei Xiaomu told her, they also asked Xia Xiang specifically: "You stay? I don't need to arrange my residence?"

Wu Ruotian just glanced at Xia Xiang indifferently, shook his head slightly and left.

But Fu Xianfeng patted Xia Xiang on the shoulder and said, "Take care!"

In the end, only Xia Xiang and Gu Yu were left. Xia Xiang saw Gu Yu standing at the door and looking around, and asked, "Wait for someone to pick him up?"

Gu Yu nodded and saw that there was no one around, he asked in a low voice: "Did Mei Xiaolin have had a relationship with Qiu Xufeng before?"

Xia Xiang was shocked. Mei Xiaolin told Gu Yu so quickly that she could tell Gu Yu about her privacy. Gu Yu saw Xia Xiang's doubts and took the initiative to answer his question: "Don't think about it, I guess. I saw that her eyes were a little wrong when she looked at Qiu Xufeng, and it seemed a little resentful, a little unfair, and a little unexplained. She felt that there should be some problems... Alas, don't be stunned, can you answer my question quickly?"

Xia Xiang was shocked. Gu Yu was too powerful and her eyes were too vicious. What kind of eyes could even tell others' thoughts? He waved his hand: "I have always been not very concerned about other people's private affairs. Mei Xiaolin and I are just colleagues, so we won't ask her about privacy."

"Pretty pretty, don't think I didn't see it, she looked at you in the right way..."

"Someone is here to pick you up!" Xia Xiang quickly interrupted her and said, pointing to a car coming from afar.

Gu Yu gave Xia a dissatisfied glance: "If you don't want to say it, just say it clearly. Don't change the topic, it seems very hypocritical."

After saying that, Gu Yu no longer paid attention to Xia Xiang and jumped off the steps and ran towards the car. As soon as the car stopped, she opened the car door and sat in. Unexpectedly, after a while, she opened the car window and waved to Xia Xiang: "Xia Xiang, come here."

Xia Xiang smiled and shook his head: "No, I'm not familiar with you and don't have a common language, so it's better to stay away from you."
Chapter completed!