January 19th, the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month.
Early in the morning, Li Dong was woken up by Cao Fang.
After staying here for the whole day yesterday, Li Dong did not go back at night and slept at Wanyuan.
They had agreed to go to Beijing today. Cao Fang and Li Chengyuan could hardly sleep last night. At dawn, they dragged Li Dong out of bed.
Li Dong washed up quickly and went out to see that the whole family was up.
When he saw Li Chengyuan, Li Dong could not help but laugh. "Dad, it's winter. Don't wear a suit. Change into a down jacket."
Li Chengyuan's hair was shiny today. His suit was well-ironed and his leather shoes could even reflect his figure.
Hearing Li Dong's words, Li Chengyuan coughed lightly and said, "It's okay. You're still young and don't understand these things. I've seen Secretary Du on TV. He always wears a suit. If I don't wear one, wouldn't it seem like I don't take him seriously? "
"Dad, Uncle Du is working. He usually wears casual clothes at home …"
Li Dong tried to persuade him, but Li Chengyuan refused no matter what.
This time, Li Dong did not try to persuade him.
In fact, Old Li was very nervous now.
He knew Du Anmin. His son often said that he had seen him on TV.
However, knowing was one thing. The big shot who only appeared on TV in the past was suddenly going to become his in-laws.
Li Chengyuan was extremely nervous when they met for the first time.
Although Li Dong was now a capable person and was even more famous than Du Anmin, they were two different concepts.
One was his son who he had watched grow up, while the other was a political figure he had never met and only seen on TV.
In addition, Hua Xia had the idea of being an official for thousands of years. It was better to have power than to have money. This comparison made Li Chengyuan feel that Du Anmin was unattainable.
Now, this unreachable big shot had become his future in-laws. Old Li did not see Du Anmin. Otherwise, his legs would have turned to jelly.
Before Li Dong made his fortune as an ordinary citizen, the most important person he came into contact with was a deputy county head who came to the market for inspection.
Li Chengyuan still remembered the manner in which the Deputy County Head inspected the place.
Later on, Li Dong made a name for himself and came into contact with many big shots.
However, Li Chengyuan hardly participated in Li Dong's business. At most, he would entertain some people in the restaurant. These people's positions were generally not too high.
Although Jia Wenhao, who was the tallest, had been there, he did not reveal his identity. In addition, Li Dong had accompanied him there, so Li Chengyuan did not care about this.
And now, he knew who Du Anmin was, and he also knew who he was.
Li Chengyuan was naturally very nervous about suddenly meeting him.
Compared with Li Chengyuan, Cao Fang was much better.
Although she was also a little nervous, women did not pay as much attention to this aspect as men.
Even so, Cao Fang tidied up today. She permed her hair and changed into new clothes. She also wore some jewelry that Li Dong bought for her.
Usually, she hid these jewelry in a small cabinet at home because she was bored. Today, she took them all out.
The couple was nervous, and Li Dong could not do anything about it. He comforted them and began to eat by himself.
Cao Fang and Chen Jing, who were at the side, began to talk to each other.
Chen Jing and her mother had just arrived yesterday, and they did not know that Li Dong and his family were going to go far away.
Cao Fang thought about it. It just so happened that they had not bought all the New Year's goods. Since they were already here and the New Year was coming, she could ask Chen Jing to take care of the house for two days.
They had agreed on this last night.
Chen Jing also knew that Li Dong and his family were going to the capital to discuss Li Dong's marriage.
When Cao Fang asked her to take care of the house, Chen Jing agreed without hesitation. This was a sign of intimacy.
Cao Fang would not let an ordinary person take care of the house.
In the past few years, Chen Jing had been thinking of ways to please Cao Fang. Wasn't it all for the sake of hugging onto Li Dong's thigh?
They talked about family affairs, and Li Dong did not join them.
In the past, he did not like Chen Jing very much. For the sake of Li Lan, he reluctantly said a few words to her.
But now, although Li Dong did not like her, he no longer looked at her with prejudice.
Seeing Chen Jing, Li Dong could not help thinking of Qin Yuhan and Yuan Xue sometimes.
Although the situation was different and the inside story was different.
But in the eyes of outsiders, they were all the same.
He looked down on Chen Jing, but what about Qin Yuhan and Yuan Xue?
Some things were a man's responsibility. Li Dong now understood Chen Jing a little. It was not easy for a woman to live alone with a daughter.
So now that Chen Jing and Cao Fang were friends, Li Dong did not care about it anymore.
After quickly finishing breakfast, Li Dong wiped his mouth and stood up. "Dad, Mom, we can go now. Auntie Chen, please take care of the house. Xiaolan, I originally wanted to take you to the capital to play, but Auntie Chen is alone here. There are some things that she does not know how to use, so you can help her here. I will come back in a few days. I will take you out again when I have time. "
Li Lan nodded hurriedly.
Li Dong said a few more words, then led the two children out of the door.
Last night, Li Dong also told his parents to take Tian Xiaoyu and Little Shitou with him.
Originally, Cao Fang was not very willing. After all, they were going to the capital for official business. Not only was it inconvenient to bring the two children, but Li Dong was not married yet. What if he left a bad impression on the Du couple if he brought two burdens?
But after knowing that the Du family also knew about the two children, Cao Fang did not say anything more.
…
Pingchuan Airport.
This time, Li Dong chose to charter a plane to the capital.
As it was close to New Year's Eve, there were fewer flights. In addition, there were children and the elderly, so Li Dong was afraid that there would be an accident. So he decided to charter a plane and go directly.
Other people might not be able to charter a plane at this time, but Li Dong was different.
Far away, no one in Jiangbei would not give him face if he showed up.
When they got on the plane, Li Dong could not help but say, "Chief Lan is still a little slow. I asked him to help me get a private plane, but it has been a few days and he still hasn't gotten it."
Tan Yong, who also got on the plane, sympathized with Lan Xingguo. Then he helped to explain, "It takes time to customize a private plane. It has been less than half a month since you asked for it."
Li Dong said casually, "Didn't you say there was a new plane last time? Can't you just fly it back? "
The economy was bad in 2008. Many of the tycoons who had customized private planes had already gone bankrupt.
Some of the custom-made planes were now ownerless.
Li Dong did not have high requirements for these planes. It was fine as long as they could be used as soon as possible. As for whether the owner who paid the deposit was dead or bankrupt, he did not care.
Anyway, the plane had not been delivered, so why should he care about that?
Tan Yong hurriedly said, "Have you forgotten? The people from Gulfstream talked to you last time. They said they would ask for your opinion after the New Year and make some appropriate modifications. By the time the modifications are done, it will be at least April or May next year. "
Li Dong thought about it and said, "That seems to be true. It's just that I have been traveling a lot lately and forgot."
In the past, Li Dong had no interest in a private plane.
But during this period of time, he had been running back and forth, and he was tired of it.
After finding a seat and sitting down, Li Dong did not talk about this anymore. However, Cao Fang was a little curious and asked, "Dongzi, are you going to buy a plane again? I read in the newspaper last time that you bought dozens of planes, didn't you? "
Li Dong said with a smile, "Mom, that's a cargo plane. It's used to transport goods. I've been busy recently. I've been running back and forth between the capital and Hong Kong. It's too far to drive, and it's too expensive to charter a plane. It's better to buy my own plane. When the time comes, you can go wherever you want. We'll drive our own plane. It'll be much more convenient to travel abroad. "
Cao Fang was speechless when she heard this. This kid's words were becoming more and more incomprehensible.
He was going to buy a plane after just a few trips?
However, she did not know much about her son's affairs. So be it. She had already bought dozens of planes last time anyway.
After chatting for a while, Cao Fang looked behind and whispered to Li Chengyuan, "It's fine if Dongzi brings Little Tan when he goes out, but why did he bring a few women with him?"
Li Chengyuan also lowered his voice and said, "He said he's busy with work. It's his secretary. Don't worry about it."
"Why don't we ask Dongzi to change to a male secretary? It's going to attract gossip if he brings a woman with him all day long. "
"Why do you care about this …"
The old couple spoke in a low voice. Li Dong, who was sitting next to them, had a helpless look on his face.
A male secretary?
His mother was really considerate of him. It was enough to have Old Tan around. He had been staring at him all day long. It was not easy for him to have a secretary to look at.
Now he wanted to change it to a man. Wasn't he afraid that he would become gay after a few years?
He thought of changing to a burly man in the future to serve him tea and say coquettishly from time to time, "General Manager Li, wear more clothes. Don't catch a cold."
Li Dong did not dare to think about it. Just thinking about it made his scalp go numb. It was better to forget about it.
…
Just as Li Dong's family boarded the plane.
Capital City.
The Du family.
There were many people in the usually quiet Du family today.
It was close to the Spring Festival and Du Anmin had a lot of things to do. Even so, Du Anmin still took the day off and did not go to the city hall.
Du Anmin was not an only child. In that era, there were very few single children. Most of them had a lot of brothers and sisters.
It was the same for Du Anmin. He had a lot of siblings. He had two younger brothers and two younger sisters. He was the eldest in the family.
Usually, everyone was busy with their own things. The siblings did not have much time to gather together.
But every year at the end of the year, the siblings would still gather together.
It just so happened that this year, Li Dong's parents were coming to discuss the marriage. Du Anmin's siblings just found out that their niece was getting engaged. They could not help but rush over.
The second son of the Du family was almost sixty years old.
He understood Du Anmin's character. His eldest brother actually took the day off to stay at home to receive his future son-in-law and future in-laws. In his impression, this was almost impossible.
After accompanying Du Anmin for a cup of morning tea, Second Brother Du could not help but ask, "Big Brother, isn't the city hall busy recently?"
Du Anmin smiled faintly and said, "Capital is so big. How can it not be busy? Especially at this time, there are too many things to do."
"Then why are you …"
Second Brother Du was slightly puzzled and said, "This is not in line with my understanding of you. All these years, unless your body really can't take it, you have never taken leave. Even if you are talking about Qianqian's marriage today, the other party has not arrived yet. You are already waiting at home. You seem to take it seriously. "
"My child's marriage is a big matter. Naturally, I have to take it seriously." Du Anmin smiled.
Second Brother Du shook his head and said, "I still feel that something is wrong. Speaking of which, who is Qianqian's partner? I asked you, but you didn't tell me. I was still puzzled by the sudden engagement. If Little Sister did not tell me, I would not have known about this … "
The Du siblings lived quite far away from each other. They did not have many opportunities to meet each other.
Other than Du Anmin, the others were not prominent figures.
Of course, that was relatively speaking. At least in the eyes of ordinary people, the Du siblings were the kind of people who stood above the masses.
Second Brother Du and Shen Qian's aunt were doing business in Shanghai. Their business was not big, and they could not come into contact with Li Dong's circle.
Li Dong and Shen Qian's matter was not a secret in the eyes of some people. But on Second Brother Du's side, unless Du Anmin or Shen Qian told him, he really did not know.
He did not know, but Du Laowu, who was Shen Qian's third uncle, had some understanding.
Hearing Second Brother's question, Shen Qian's third uncle smiled and said, "Second Brother, don't ask Big Brother about this. Just ask me. Big Brother should pay attention to it. If it were me, if I had a son-in-law, I would also pay attention to it. "
When this was said, Second Brother Du became even more curious. He could not help but smile and said, "So you all know and are hiding it from me. Tell me, who is it? Which family's descendant or … "
"It's not someone from the government." Shen Qian's third uncle shook his head. At this time, the others in the living room also gathered around.
There were those who knew and those who did not.
Those who knew smiled and did not speak, but those who did not know had a blank look.
Shen Qian's third uncle whetted everyone's appetite and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, our Qianqian has good taste. Two years ago, as her uncle, I was a little anxious. Last year during the Chinese New Year, I also mentioned this matter. I thought that if Qianqian could not find a suitable person, I would introduce him to her. Fortunately, I did not introduce him. Otherwise, how could there be such a marriage … "
Seeing that he was still whetting his appetite, Second Brother Du immediately laughed and said, "Alright, An Guo, just say it directly. Why beat around the bush?
Not in politics, but in the business world?
Big Brother and Big Sister-In-Law have good taste, and Qianqian has good taste too. If it's not in the business world, then it must be in the cultural circle.
University professor?
Engaged in scientific research?
… "
Second Brother Du made a simple guess and did not think of Li Dong.
Everyone knew that Shen Qian had worked Far away before.
However, after Shen Qian withdrew from Far away, and with the age gap between Li Dong and Shen Qian, they really did not think about it.
In Second Brother Du's opinion, those who could be valued by Big Brother were either in the political world or in the cultural path.
For scholars, everyone would always look up to them. Regardless of whether they were poor or not, there were many children in the political world who married people in the cultural world.
Second Brother Du made a few guesses, and Du Anmin's eldest sister also laughed and said, "Lawyer? Doctor? Big Brother, if An Guo doesn't want to say, just say it. He's already home, so what's there to hide? Don't be so mysterious. "
Du Anmin drank his tea and said with a smile, "What am I hiding? It's you guys who insisted on guessing. Did I say anything?"
When he said this, Du Anmin also had a thick smile on his face.
Usually, Du Anmin was relatively serious. Even the Du siblings rarely saw him smile so happily.
At this moment, everyone was even more curious.
Du Anmin coughed lightly and was about to speak when Shen Qian came down from upstairs. She greeted everyone and said, "Dad, I'm going to the airport to pick up Li Dong. I won't be having lunch at home. I'll let you know when it's time for dinner. If you don't come today, then tomorrow. After all, they just arrived in Beijing. Uncle and Auntie still have to rest for a while … "
After saying this, Shen Qian waved her hand and left.
The living room was quiet for a few seconds, then Second Brother Du raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Li Dong?"
"Which Li Dong?"
"Big Brother, is it Li Dong Far away?"
"An Guo, don't you know? Just now, Qianqian said Li Dong, right? "
"Uncle, Qianqian's boyfriend is Li Dong?"
"…"
In the living room, a few people who didn't know quickly asked.
Du Anmin's face was full of smiles. He coughed lightly and said, "Everyone, be quiet. What's with all this noise? What's wrong with Li Dong? No matter which Li Dong, it's all the same. Qianqian is more than enough for anyone. That kid, it's his blessing to be able to marry Qianqian … "
Old Du praised Shen Qian for a while and belittled Li Dong.
At this time, everyone knew that the person who was going to marry Shen Qian was the Li Dong they imagined.
Although the Du family was surprised, they could still accept it.
With Du Anmin's identity, it was not difficult for his daughter to marry a good family.
But the Du family was still a little surprised to see her marry Li Dong.
That guy was not an ordinary person. He was an influential figure in the business world of Hua Xia. Most importantly, he was very young.
Second Brother Du couldn't help but laugh. "No wonder. I said Big Brother was in a good mood today. Sister-in-law was also smiling when she went out this morning. I didn't expect Qianqian to have good taste."
Shen Qian's Third Uncle laughed. "Who would have thought? I didn't know about this before. It was a friend of mine who told me about it. After asking Big Brother, I found out it was true. Speaking of which, this is called fate. For the past few years, Qianqian has been staying in Jiangbei. I was wondering what's so good about Jiangbei. Now you all understand. Her boyfriend is there. "
Du Anmin's eldest sister couldn't help but sigh. "Forget it. Last night, I was discussing with Sister-in-law if we should test the guy. In the end, Sister-in-law said no. I was still wondering. Sister-in-law used to be very picky. Why is she so agreeable this time? Now I finally understand. Our Qianqian really has good taste. I've heard the name Li Dong a lot. Just a few days ago, our Ran Ran said that she would find someone like Li Dong to marry. Now, he's my niece's son-in-law. "
Everyone laughed. Second Brother Du said, "Then it'll be hard for Ran Ran to find him in the future. To be honest, although I'm old, I don't care about such things. But I've heard of Li Dong. The last few times he went to Shanghai, the entire city was in an uproar. Everyone in the business world was talking about Li Dong. To be able to achieve so much at such a young age, he's no ordinary person. Of course, our Qianqian isn't bad either. They're a good match! "
Everyone was in heated discussion. Du Anmin smiled without saying a word. However, the satisfaction on his face deepened.
It was useless even if his younger siblings objected to him marrying off his daughter. Of course, they wouldn't object either.
But just the name alone was enough to satisfy the entire family. It was enough to prove that he had chosen the right son-in-law.
At this moment, Old Du was no different from an ordinary old man. If not for the fact that there were a few juniors around, Old Du would have chatted with his younger siblings.
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