When Lu Tao heard Du Xiaoyu's pleading tone and the fact that almost the entire Liu family had come to attend the birthday banquet, Lu Tao concluded that his guess about Du Xiaoyu's identity was 90% correct. She was most likely the third of the Liu family's "Three Golden Flowers"! Although she didn't look like Liu Feiyan or Liu Shuangyan, and her surname was Du and not Liu, she probably followed her mother's surname and looked like her mother …
Thinking of this, he suddenly asked, "Xiaoyu, is your mother's surname Du?"
Du Xiaoyu froze for a moment, and her face turned pale. She nodded lightly and murmured, "Mm."
Lu Tao looked at her deeply and didn't say anything else. He quickly walked over to Liu Hong and the others. Du Xiaoyu followed closely behind him and walked over to Liu Hong and the others.
When Liu Hong saw that Lu Tao had come forward to greet him, his face didn't reveal any anger or anger. He was very happy and hurriedly took the initiative to reach out and shake Lu Tao's hand. As he shook it affectionately, he said with a face full of smiles, "Little Lu, I wish you a happy birthday. I wish your mother a long life! Yesterday, I heard from Xiaoyu that you were going to hold your mother's birthday banquet at O 'Neal Hotel. I was really happy, so I invited Xiaoyu's sister, brother-in-law, and some of the hotel's middle management staff. I don't mean anything else, just to have everyone join in the fun and celebrate your mother's birthday. At the same time, I also want to take this opportunity to wish you and Xiaoyu a happy and happy relationship! "
At this time, Lu Tao had mixed feelings. But considering that there was indeed such a custom here, anyone who came to celebrate the birthday of an elder, no matter how much hatred they usually had, could not decline or refuse. Moreover, they had to welcome them with a smile. Otherwise, it would be considered as not knowing the rules, as well as being unfilial and disrespectful to the elders.
Therefore, no matter how unwilling he was, he couldn't refuse Liu Hong's warm blessings. He could only force a smile and say insincerely, "Thank you for your presence and blessings, President Liu. Please take a seat at the front."
Then, he saluted Liu Feiyan, Liu Shuangyan, and the others behind Liu Hong and said loudly, "On behalf of my mother and my family, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to everyone for their hospitality! Please take a seat at the front! "
The reason why he took the initiative to greet everyone with cupped fists was because he didn't want to shake hands with everyone individually. He didn't want to create an awkward situation when shaking hands with Li Weijun.
Liu Hong could roughly guess what he was thinking, so he waved his hand to the people behind him and said, "Little Lu has already expressed his welcome and gratitude to all of you. He has a lot of things to do today, so he didn't shake hands with all of you one by one to express his welcome. This isn't impolite, so please be understanding. In the future, there will be many opportunities for you to be together with Little Lu. It's fine that you didn't introduce yourselves today, but it won't be long before we become friends, hahaha!"
At this time, Song Xitang walked out of the crowd and said to Lu Tao and Du Xiaoyu with a smile, "Little Lu, Xiaoyu, I know most of the leaders and friends who came to the birthday banquet today. Why don't I welcome the guests? Don't worry, I've worked in the hotel for many years. I know the basic etiquette and rules. I won't mess up. "
Lu Tao was worried about how to arrange the banquet; seeing Song Xitang taking the initiative to volunteer, it was exactly what he wanted, so he hastily expressed his gratitude.
Liu Hong said with a smile, "We'll talk about the banquet later. Little Lu, take me to meet your mother and relatives first. We have to express our congratulations to her face to face."
Lu Tao had to take him, Liu Feiyan, Liu Shuangyan, Li Weijun, and Song Xitang to the VIP table at the front. He first pointed to Liu Hong and introduced him to his mother, Tian Guodong, and the others. "This is Mr. Liu Hong, the chairman of the O 'Neal Hotel Group."
Tian Sue, Tian Guodong, and the others didn't expect that the chairman of the hotel would come to the birthday banquet in person. They were all shocked and quickly stood up to greet Liu Hong with a smile.
Liu Hong smiled and clasped his hands. He first wished Tian Sue a happy birthday, and then expressed his welcome to Tian Guodong and the others.
Then, he introduced his two daughters, Li Weijun, and Song Xitang to the people at the table. Liu Feiyan and the others also said some words of congratulations and welcome. Under Liu Hong's lead, they went to the left side to register their red packets.
After registering the red packets, Song Xitang arranged for Liu Hong, the Liu sisters, Li Weijun, and Lu Tao's mother to sit at the same table. The rest of the management sat at the second row of tables.
At this time, Lu Tao's colleagues also walked into the banquet hall one after another. Lu Tao and Du Xiaoyu welcomed them in. They first went to Lu Ping to register their names and red packets. Then, under the guidance of Song Xitang, they sat at the table separately.
Around 12 o 'clock, Xie Benzhu and Fu Lei walked into the banquet hall. Lu Tao quickly took them to the table where his mother was sitting and introduced them. "This is the head of the County Party Organization Department, and this is the secretary of the County Commission for Discipline Inspection, Xie Benzhu."
Tian Guodong, Tian Guoliang, and the others were shocked again. They looked at Lu Tao a little dumbfounded. Then, they looked at Fu Lei and Xie Benzhu, who were smiling and congratulating Lu Tao's mother. At the same time, they had a huge question in their hearts. What is going on? My sister is just celebrating her 50th birthday. Why are the head of the County Party Organization Department and the secretary of the County Commission for Discipline Inspection here? And seeing how Lu Tao is talking and laughing with these two leaders, they must be very close. How did he make friends with so many leaders?
Li Weijun saw Fu Lei and Xie Benzhu come over, and his face showed a trace of unnatural expression. He forced a smile and greeted them. Liu Hong stood up as if nothing had happened, took the initiative to shake hands with Fu Lei and Xie Benzhu, and warmly invited them to sit at the head of the table.
The two VIP tables at the front were more than half the size of the other tables, and one table could sit 16 people. At this time, Lu Tao's mother, his three uncles, his two aunts, Liu Hong, his two daughters, and Li Weijun were already seated at the table on the right. There were a total of thirteen people, and there were still three seats left. Fu Lei and Xie Benzhu originally didn't want to sit at the same table as Li Weijun and Liu Hong, but seeing that Lu Tao's mother and uncles were all sitting there, and Liu Hong had invited them so warmly, they couldn't refuse. They could only sit at the head of the table.
Then, Xia Bingbing walked in with Chen Pei. It turned out that after Xia Bingbing found out that Lu Tao had found Du Xiaoyu as his girlfriend, she knew that Chen Pei was feeling very uncomfortable. If she stayed at Lu Tao's house, it would definitely be very awkward. So, before she left last night, she invited Chen Pei to go for a walk with her. After that, she booked a room for her at the Taolin Hotel. This morning, she took Chen Pei to a scenic spot in the suburbs to play for a few hours. It was only when it was almost time for dinner that she brought her to the O 'Neal Hotel for the banquet …
Lu Tao welcomed Chen Pei and Xia Bingbing in at the door. After giving them the gifts and registering them, he arranged for them to sit at the VIP table on the left.
At this time, his sister, Lu Ping, suddenly walked over. She tugged at his hand and said in a low voice, "Little Tao, come here for a moment. I want to say a few words to you."
Lu Tao hurriedly followed her to a corner of the banquet hall. Lu Ping looked around and saw that there was no one around. She suddenly opened the bag of money and motioned for Lu Tao to look inside. She said a little worriedly, "Little Tao, the gifts given by Xiaoyu's friends are too expensive. That hotel's chairman gave 8,888 yuan, his daughter got 6,666 yuan, and the rest of the hotel's employees got 2,000 yuan. You're from the tax bureau, and they're taxpayers. Will there be a problem with them giving such expensive gifts? "
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