Rebirth of the Genius Charlatan

  Chapter name: Chapter 161 Engagement (Part 1)

  After New Year's Day, when people were still immersed in the joy of the New Year, one event detonated the domestic atmosphere.

  Xu Tianyin, the grandson of Xu’s grandson, and Xia Shao, chairman of the China Group, have released good news of their engagement!

  This is not the first time I heard the news of a two-person engagement in China. The last time I heard it was when the national treasure mural returned six months ago. At that time, it was heard that the two had planned to get engaged, and the engagement event had to be postponed for the World Auction Summit. This incident has aroused heated discussions in the country. Together with the grand event of the return of the murals, it can be called the most remarkable event six months ago. But after Xia Shao returned to China, the good news of the engagement never came out.

  In the past six months, many people have wondered whether the news they heard was fooling people? [

  But no one thought that when people gradually forgot about this incident, the good news of engagement came out so suddenly.

  This time is not a news that is difficult to distinguish between true and false, nor is it speculation and rumors from various parties, but the truth-can the engagement invitation sent by the Xu family be fake?

  Early in the morning, people who received engagement invitations were a little confused, wondering if they hadn't woken up yet. When I opened it, I was shocked! This wedding invitation was actually written by Xu Kangguo!

  For the grandson and grandson’s engagement banquet, the old man wrote a wedding invitation personally to invite guests. The time is the twenty-second night of the twelfth lunar month, and the place is in Beijing National Hotel, signed by Xu Kangguo's autograph!

  Some people in high positions in the capital know Xu Kangguo's handwriting. Even if you don't know it, you know that this is definitely not a joke-who dares to make such a joke? Joking about the engagement of Xu's grandson, and dare to sign Mr. Xu's name?

  This thing is true!

  Xu Tianyin and Xia Shao will hold an engagement ceremony in Beijing the day before the New Year’s Eve!

  The people who received the wedding invitation from the senior officials in Beijing called the Xu family one after another. Those who did not dare to disturb the old man called Xu Yanshao and Xu Yanying brothers and sisters to confirm. After hearing the unanimous affirmative reply from the two brothers and sisters, the upper circle in the capital was shocked!

  As soon as the person who received the invitation saw that there was still half a month left, he couldn’t help but scream, hurry up and prepare the gift! Although on the phone, the Xu family has conveyed the old man's meaning, there is no need to be extravagant. The happy event is mainly to congratulate, the gift is frugal, and it is not allowed to go beyond the regulations. But the Xu family has not had a wedding event for 30 years. Who will go empty-handed to attend the wedding banquet of the Xu family?

  When the upper circle of Beijing was shaken by the good news, Xia Shao’s hometown of Qing Province, the people who received the wedding invitation were also flattered!

  "Oh, hello! Isn't this really the old man's handwriting?" Among Xia Shao's friends in the mall, only Xiong Huaixing and Hu Guangjin received the invitation. When they held the invitation, their hands were shaking. They had already learned that the engagement will be at the end of the year after Xia Shao came back from the UK, but they were shocked when they received the invitation!

  "This, if this is the old man's handwriting, I, I will find a place to frame it!" Hu Guangjin held the wedding invitation and wandered around the room, his face flushed with excitement.

   "Look at what excites you, when you arrive in the capital, you can still see the old man himself!" Xiong Huaixing laughed and teased Hu Guangjin. He is in a state-owned enterprise, and he often goes to the capital for meetings, and the high-level officials in the capital have also met some of them. Of course, someone as important as Mr. Xu is not something he can see if he wants to. He is just a little bit more knowledgeable than Hu Guangjin.

   "Then frame it too!" Hu Guangjin said. After spending half my life, I was able to get this old man's autograph and hang it at home in the future. It's a glorious thing to say!

  The two people received the invitation, which soon shocked Qing Province. People in the circle found Xiong Huaixing and Hu Guangjin one after another, who asked to pay homage to the wedding invitations, and those who wanted to bring gifts to Beijing. There were so many people that they broke the barriers of their company and family.

  At the same time, Dongshi.

  Xia’s family is also busy preparing.

  Good news spread, if it weren’t for the strict security in Taoyuan District, the threshold designation in Xia Shao’s home would have to be broken.

   "Our daughter has the foresight." Li Juan smiled beamingly at home. [

After returning to the capital in early September, Xia Shao invited the designer to his home in Dongshi, and tailored dresses for the two elderly people and their parents to attend the engagement banquet. He also asked his parents to prepare as soon as possible. Without Xia Shao's advice, Li Juan couldn't stay free. She counted the days at home, and went to prepare when she was fine. In half a year, she was ready.

Before the wedding invitation was sent, Xia Shao called home again and asked his parents to go to Shili Village to pick up the two elderly people at home first, so as not to be disturbed by some people.

  Sure enough, as soon as the incident spread, people outside could not enter Taoyuan District, and Xia Zhiyuan could not be found in the China Charity Foundation, so everyone squeezed to the family of China Group and Xia Zhitao. The people who came were all Dao Xi, and some gave gifts. The companies under the Huaxia Group were better. Those who wanted to meet each other did not dare to disturb the normal order of the company, but there was no case of people blocking the door. The most is to send the gift to the hall and leave before the receptionist can speak.

  The three family members of Xia Zhitao were a little bit distressed. Many people sent gifts to their homes, and some invited them to attend the dinner. It would be better for these gifts to be sent to the Huaxia Group. When they were sent to them, it was really a hot potato. Xia Shao once warned her family that they wouldn't dare to accept these, and if they could, they sent it to Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan.

  Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan were preparing for the family to go to the capital. They didn’t expect the happy event to be approaching. They were not busy preparing for the happy event, but were busy receiving gifts. These gifts are expensive, and many of them are luxury items. The couple checked and recorded them. After receiving supplements, the large red envelopes were all returned.

  The turmoil in the officialdom of the East City has just passed, and it is the sensitive period of the change of office.

  The family originally planned to go to Beijing two days before the engagement banquet, but the plan would never keep up with the changes. There were constant gifts in East City. Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan decided to go one week in advance after discussing it. When you arrive in the capital, you can help if you have any needs.

  Xia Zhiyuan and his wife should leave early, and of course Xia Zhimei and Xia Zhitao should follow. They didn't want to stay in the East Market to receive those gifts, if they received something that would make Xia Shao unhappy, it would be bad.

  Xia Zhimei and Jiang Qiulin hurriedly re-applied for leave with the unit. After hearing about it, the Xia Zhiqin family in Qingshi also agreed to go to the capital together. Zhang Ruman was studying at the Beijing Military Academy and just had a winter vacation, but the military academy has training missions during the winter vacation. Even if Xia Shao and Xu Tianyin were not engaged, she would have to come back during the Chinese New Year. Zhang Qixiang and his wife were about to visit their daughter.

Xia Shao received a call from her parents in Beijing and arranged a hotel in advance. After the family arrived in the capital, they had a meal with the Xu family that night.

The old man and Xu Yanshao’s family, the Xia family have met, and Xu Yanying’s family have seen each other for the first time, but their husband and wife are both talkative people. Even Liu Lan, in order not to lose face to the Xu family, behaved very well at the dinner that night. Appropriate and pleasant atmosphere.

  Xu Yanying even proposed to let Xia Shao accompany her family to spend two days in the capital for a good time, and they just need to work on the preparations for the engagement. Why are Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan embarrassed? In the end, the old man made the decision, “It’s all a family, so don’t be polite. Tianyin’s parents passed away early, so his uncle and aunt should help him prepare for the marriage and let them be busy. It's still too late to see if there is anything left to do."

  The old man spoke, and the matter was settled.

  Xia Guoxi and Jiang Shuhui have not been out of Dongshi for a long time, and they have never been to the capital. Xia Shao personally accompanied the elderly to tour the scenery of the capital in the next two days.

  Xia’s family was divided into two groups. Zhang Qixiang and his wife went to live near the Beijing Military Academy to visit Zhang Ruman. Together with the rest, the Huaxia Group came forward to contact the travel agency, chartered a special car, and took the family to visit the capital for three days.

  Long winter season, there are not many tourists in Beijing. Xia Shao was wearing normal clothes, a snow hat, a scarf, and glasses. Most people who passed her didn't recognize her. In recent years, Xia Shao has rarely had such a relaxing and entertaining time, spending time with his family, regardless of company matters, and Master's enemies, just relaxing by his family's side and doing the filial piety of a younger generation.

  The winter in Beijing is colder than in Dongshi. The two elderly people are older and can't stand the long-term fatigue. After the three-day tour, Xia Shao let his family rest in the hotel for two days.

After   , enter the final preparation stage of the engagement ceremony.

  ...

  Since the wedding invitation was sent out, in half a month, the news has spread all over the country!

  Xu Tianyin, grandson of the founding father Xu Kangguo, the youngest major general in the Republic.

  Xia Shao, Chairman of China Group, the youngest entrepreneur in the business world, and a well-known Feng Shui master in the domestic circle. [

   These two people have actually come to the stage of engagement.

  From Xu Tianyin’s proposal at the opening ceremony of the Beijing University to the engagement ceremony, it took the two of them a year and a half.

  In the past year and a half, the counterfeit turmoil, the police turmoil, the downfall of the Wang family, and the return of the murals are all major events.

  In the past year and a half, some people have speculated that the Xu family’s family disparity would not allow the Xu family to accept Xia Shao, but Xu Kangguo personally picked Xia Shao from the police station and shook the capital.

  In the past year and a half, some people have predicted that the Huaxia Group will be hit hard, and the relationship between Xu Tianyin and Xia Shao may be lost, but the return of the murals shattered all rumors and shocked the world! The news that the two were betrothed even more shocked everyone.

  In the past six months, someone has wondered that Xia Shao has returned to China, but there is no news of her engagement. The original rumors are likely to be false. However, Xu Kangguo's handwritten engagement invitation has now shocked the country.

  In Xia Shao, it seems that all rumors, speculations, and slanders are not credible. This girl, who started from nothing in Dongshi when she was fifteen, is now, step by step, all legendary.

  I heard that the wedding invitation for this engagement ceremony was written by Mr. Xu himself.

  I heard that although not many guests were invited to this engagement ceremony, it was all high-level officials from both political and business circles.

  I heard that the venue for this engagement ceremony was held at the National Hotel in Beijing, a state-level courtesy.

  Xia Shao seems to be using all this to tell the world that nothing is impossible. Family history, background, in front of a person's achievements and persistence, are destined to bow their heads.

  The arrival of this day, I do not know how many people's eyes gathered at the Beijing State Hotel. Although the engagement ceremony is not open to the public, just think about it and you will know what the grand scene is. Although I know that the ceremony is in the evening, early in the morning, there are people looking forward to good things outside the garden of the National Hotel. Even if they are not allowed to take pictures, it is good to have eye addiction. Maybe they can see Xu Tianyin and Xia Shao's limo? This young cold-faced general of the Republic did not hesitate to go out to the Beijing University to propose marriage in order to pursue his beloved woman. Today is the day of their engagement. How should he ceremoniously welcome his fiancée?

  The engagement ceremony only started in the evening, and there were lively discussions on the Internet early in the morning. There are all kinds of things, and some people hate it even more. It's a pity that there is martial law, and no one can enter without invitations.

The people of   Nai had no choice but to have fun on the Internet, discuss and discuss.

  But I’m afraid that no one would have thought that just as people in the country were speculating on how grand the engagement ceremony was, a pair of young people stood in front of the tombstone in the suburbs of the capital, in the martyrs’ cemetery.

  The winter in the capital is very cold, but on this day, the wind is rare and quiet. There was no sound of wind in the mountains and forests, only the warm winter sun was shining, and there was just a snowfall last night, and the sun shining on the snow made people unable to open their eyes.

  In front of the tombstone, in the snow, a pair of young people hold hands.

  The man is dressed in a black tunic suit with a tall back figure. The winter sun falls on his shoulders, transforming the loneliness, and the lines of sharp facial features are softly reflected.

  The woman wore a white dress, graceful and slender. She wore the dress for the evening ceremony. She didn't feel regret or cold.

   "Dad, Mom, we are engaged." In short, the man's hand held her tightly, and clenched it several times.

  Xia Shao raised her eyes and smiled, gently squatting down and laying down flowers in front of the tombstone. The soft and bright bouquets are not usually used for tomb sweeping. They are used for evening ceremonies. I believe that the ancestors do not mind and are happy.

Gazing deeply at the photos of men and women on the tombstone, Xia Shao slowly got up. She did not speak, but smiled softly, leaning against the man, holding his hand. Believe that this moment is worth a thousand words.

   Xu Tianyin lowered his head and met Xia Shao’s smiling eyes. Since the year that I saw her, her smile has always had the magic power to make his mind peaceful and serene. Especially at this moment, she was wearing a dress that would only see him at night, smiling at him in the forest, so beautiful, so beautiful...

  But he couldn't bear to appreciate it, he just took a deep look, remembering her at this moment, and said: "Let's go."

  In the middle of winter, the mountain was too cold, because of her persistence, he allowed her to get off the car and stand for a while in front of the cemetery, but he didn't want to freeze her, even for a moment.

  Xia Shao smiled, this is what she insists on. On this day, she always wanted his parents to see the appearance of the two of them, even if she was wearing thin clothes. In fact, she is not cold, and her current cultivation base is cold in winter and hot in summer. Xu Tianyin must be the same, but she can't stop him from feeling cold.

  The two turned around holding hands, walked down the steps, and drifted away.

  In the mountains and forests behind, there was a sudden wind. The sun was fine, the blue sky was dark blue, and little snow floated in the sky, falling on the bright flowers in front of the tombstone, white and crystal clear.

  ...

  Xu Tianyin’s car drove directly into the National Hotel, where Xia Shao had already arranged a room.

  Jingcheng State Hotel was built in a Ming Dynasty imperial garden and served as a residence for several generations of emperors. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, as a national hotel for foreign guests, it has been expanded. Chinese style, Western style, Islamic style, and Oriental ethnic style. Palaces and modern buildings are connected together. In the royal gardens with dense ancient trees, it looks like a fairyland on earth.

The Xia family was arranged in a Chinese-style suite. The furniture in the room was all carved with red sandalwood. The presidential suite where Xia Shao lived was even a floor-to-ceiling palace lamp. The paintings and calligraphy on the walls were genuine Ming and Qing dynasties. The room was magnificent and graceful. , Magnificent.

  Xia Zhimei and Xia Zhitao’s family have seen this scene. After being invited in early in the morning, their faces were red and they wandered around the room excitedly. Xia Zhiqin’s family has never been such a trader before, so they seemed calmer, accompanied Li Juan to help her sort out the evening process, and counted the things Xia Shao would use for the evening engagement ceremony.

   Although Xia Shao and Xu Tianyin did not stay on the mountain for long, the Martyrs Cemetery was in the suburbs and the road was time-consuming. When Xia Shao returned to the room, it was already past noon. The Xia family had already had lunch under the reception of the hotel.

  When Li Juan saw Xia Shao coming back, she hurriedly put down what was on hand, greeted him with a cold and asked warmth, "How is it? Didn’t the journey go smoothly? Isn’t it freezing? I haven’t eaten at noon yet?"

  After several questions came down, Xia Shao smiled and held his forehead.

  Jiang Qiulin smiled beamingly on the side, “Sister-in-law, look at what you said, you don’t know how considerate Xiao Xu is to us Shao Zi. He can still let Xiao Shao freeze?"

   "In the twelfth month of winter, wearing such a thin dress up the mountain, how can Xiao Xu say that she can't be frozen if she doesn't let her freeze?" Li Juan turned around and said.

   "Mom, I'm wearing a down jacket on the mountain, it's not cold. Do you see me now, look like it's frozen?" Xia Shaonai smiled at her mother and motioned to her to take a look at the clothes she was wearing.

  How was Xia Shao's thin body when he went up the mountain at this time? She was obviously wearing a long white "color" down jacket, wrapped from the neck to the calf, tightly.

  This is all of Nai’s actions. If she doesn’t dress like this, how can her mother allow her to go out in a dress this morning? Even if she told her that she had been practicing martial arts with her master over the years and had a good health, her mother was not at ease. Moreover, Xu Tianyin had an air conditioner in his car, and he agreed to wrap her up like this when he went out.

   "Don't you still have legs and feet? Are your feet cold?" Li Juan's words completely made Xia Shao silent.

Fortunately, Xia Zhiqin said next to him, "Sister-in-law, Xiao Shao dresses like this when going out. The two of them specified that they can’t eat outside at noon. Hurry up and ask the hotel to deliver some meals. If you are afraid that Xiao Shao will be cold, let the hotel deliver it. A bowl of **** soup to quench the cold is over here."

  Li Juan was taken aback, and then smiled embarrassedly, only to realize that she was "chaotic" if she cared.

  Xia Shao ate a little bit. After drinking the **** soup, the stylist came to the room to help Xia Shao touch up her makeup and dress up again.

  Li Juan put all the things Xia Shao would use in the evening on the table, ordered them, and came to the side, chatting beside Xia Shao about some etiquette not to forget in the evening.

The women of the Xia family laughed at the side, "Sister-in-law, Xiao Shao is a person who has gone through many big scenes, can she make mistakes? She knows the etiquette of meeting guests better than us! You have time to remind her, Why don't you recite the words again, you are going to speak on stage in the evening."

   "Yo!" With such a reminder, Li Juan became nervous again, and turned "chaotic" all over the floor. Before she was allowed to speak, she became nervous, "What if I forget the words at night?"

  Tonight, Xia Zhiyuan and Li Juan are the women’s parents, even if it’s the engagement ceremony, they have to say a few words in front of so many congratulated guests. These words have been thought of for a long time, and Li Juan even wrote them down. She is quite familiar with me at home, but as of today, she started to get nervous. Don't talk about it in the evening, now let her think about those words, her brain is blank and can't remember anything.

This is how to do?

  The stylist was adjusting the decoration between Xia Shao's curled hair. Xia Shao looked at her mother in the mirror and smiled: "If you forget, forget it, improvise."

  Improvisation?

  Li Juan turned around and glared at her daughter, and slapped her smiling face twice. Still improvising, thinking she is her? Speaking in the "sex" scene of the world like abroad, there is no speech. She's a mother who doesn't have that ability. Let her stop in a crowded place, and she will be nervous, not to mention that the guests tonight are all high-levels in the political and business circles.

   "If you can't improvise, stand on the stage and can't speak, what should I do if you are embarrassed?"

  Xia Shao glanced at her mother in the mirror, lowered her eyes, smiled lightly, with a leisurely temperament, "My parents, even if they don't speak, they should be admired. Who dares to be ashamed?"

  Li Juan was taken aback, the atmosphere in the room was quiet. I don't know how long it took, Li Juan smiled, her smile was a little relieved and moved.

Isn't it   ? Their biggest pride in their lives is their daughter. I don’t know how many people admire them outside, saying that they train their children well. In fact, their daughter hasn't been "fucking" much since she was a child. Until now, she sometimes feels like a dream, so she can't remember how she came to today.

  But today, her daughter’s achievements are all made by her step by step. There is nothing shameful about them. They are upright, they should be proud of today, and really shouldn’t feel inferior.

  Xu was awakened by Xia Shao's words. Li Juan's nervousness soon became less, and her mentality gradually adjusted, and she stopped mentioning this matter, and turned around to keep busy.

  ...

  At five o'clock in the afternoon, guests arrived one after another. Xu Tianyin was accompanied by Xu Yanshao's family to the outside of the hotel to greet the guests.

  Xu Yanying's family greeted the Daoxi guests in the banquet hall, and the Xia family would not enter the venue until the guests were all there. And Xia Zhiyuan wanted to accompany his daughter on the red carpet. The closer the time came, the more nervous he became. Li Juan helped him adjust the tightness of his tie several times, and he was frightened.

  Although it was an engagement ceremony, Xia Shao and Xu Tianyin had discussed it, and entered the venue in a Western style. When they get married, the two will discuss a special wedding.

  However, although the engagement ceremony tonight is western-style, it has a special place.

  Outside, guests came one after another, and it took nearly two hours to welcome guests.

  At seven o'clock in the evening, the service staff knocked on the door of the room.

  The ceremony can begin.

  The engagement section is difficult to write, and I don’t want to write it down, it is almost polished out, and it’s stuck.

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