At this time, Lu Tao already understood. Liu Hong and Li Weijun wanted to use this birthday banquet as an opportunity to resolve their enmity with him. That was why they came to celebrate his mother's birthday with such great fanfare. Du Xiaoyu also wanted to use this opportunity to tell him her true relationship with the Liu family and tried to make him happy by holding a grand birthday banquet …
Thinking up to this point, he already had a plan in mind. He waved his hand at Lu Ping and said, "Sister, accept these gifts first, but you must record the names and amounts. I will think of a way to deal with it. You don't have to worry."
Just as he said this, there was a sudden commotion at the entrance of the banquet hall. Following that, people at the surrounding tables started to discuss in surprise. "Isn't that Secretary Luo and County Mayor Su? Why are they here for the birthday banquet? "
Another person added, "It's not just Secretary Luo and County Mayor Su. Look, behind Secretary Luo is Deputy Secretary Du Shangwu. Behind County Mayor Su is County Committee Office Director Qiu Aihua and Finance Bureau Director Cai Zhangming. Including Minister Fu of the Organization Department and Secretary Xie of the Commission for Discipline Inspection who came in earlier, there are now six members of the County Committee present at the banquet. Tsk tsk, Lu Tao's reputation is really big. His mother organized a birthday banquet and almost all the members of the Taolin County Committee were invited. When did he get to know so many leaders of the County Committee? This is unbelievable! "
Lu Tao could tell that the two people who were discussing were his colleagues from the Local Taxation Bureau. He quickly raised his eyes and looked at the entrance of the banquet hall. As expected, he saw Luo Qiulin and Su Yetai leading three people inside. One of them was Cai Zhangming, and the other two were probably the deputy secretary of the county committee, Du Shangwu, and the director of the county committee, Qiu Aihua. However, he did not know them.
When he saw these leaders, Lu Tao could not help but be surprised. Su Yetai was friends with him, so it was understandable that he would attend the banquet. But why were Luo Qiulin, Du Shangwu, and Qiu Aihua also here? Also, Luo Qiulin and Su Yetai were rivals now. Why were they here together?
Just as he was wondering, Song Xitang had already jogged over and whispered, "Xiao Lu, Secretary Luo, County Mayor Su, and the other leaders of the County Committee are all here. Hurry up and welcome them!"
It turned out that in order to win over and please Lu Tao, Liu Hong had taken Song Xitang's suggestion and called Luo Qiulin to invite him to attend Lu Tao's mother's birthday banquet. Luo Qiulin considered that Lu Tao was now a key figure, so he had to find a way to pull him to his side. Thus, he readily agreed to attend Lu Tao's mother's birthday banquet. He also invited his two trusted aides, Du Shangwu and Qiu Aihua, to give Lu Tao a lot of face.
Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the entrance of O 'Neal Hotel, they coincidentally bumped into Su Yetai and Cai Zhangming, who had also alighted from their respective cars. They asked each other and found out that they were all going to attend the birthday banquet. Hence, everyone smiled tacitly and went up together …
Lu Tao hurriedly followed behind Song Xitang and met Luo Qiulin and the others in the center of the banquet hall.
Luo Qiulin had once accompanied Lu Tao to have lunch with Secretary Zhou Yihong in Stone Pit Village, so he still had an impression of him. When he saw him walking over, he smiled and took the initiative to shake hands with him. He laughed and said, "Xiao Lu, I heard from Director Liu that today is not only your mother's birthday banquet, but also your birthday, right?"
Seeing Lu Tao nod, Luo Qiulin smiled and said, "Happy birthday." Then, he turned his body slightly and pointed at Su Yetai and the others. "You know County Head Su and Chief Cai, so I won't introduce them to you. This is the Deputy Secretary of the County Committee, Comrade Du Shangwu, and this is the Director of the County Committee Office, Comrade Qiu Aihua. "
Lu Tao hurriedly smiled and greeted them. Su Yetai and the others shook hands with him and said a few words of blessings.
Song Xitang waited for them to finish introducing each other, then said with a smile, "Leaders, please take a seat at the front."
Then, Lu Tao and Song Xitang led Luo Qiulin and the others to the VIP table at the front. At this time, no one knew who took the lead. Suddenly, there was a clap from a few tables nearby. Some people who knew Luo Qiulin and Su Yetai shouted, "Hello, Secretary Luo and County Head Su!"
At this time, Fu Lei, Xie Benzhu, Liu Hong, Li Weijun, and the others at the VIP table on the right had already stood up. Lu Tao's mother, Tian Guodong, and the other relatives did not know what was going on. When they heard the sudden applause around them and saw Fu Lei, Liu Hong, and the others stand up, they were shocked and could only stand up as well.
Lu Tao led Luo Qiulin and the others to the VIP table. He pointed at his mother, who was standing a little uneasily, and introduced her to Luo Qiulin and the others. "Leaders, this is my mother. Her surname is Tian."
It turned out that Lu Tao had considered that his mother might be younger than Luo Qiulin and Su Yetai, and that it would not be good for them to call her when they greeted her, so he deliberately told them his mother's surname.
Luo Qiulin quickly reached out his hand and shook it with Tian Susu. He shook it affectionately and said with a smile, "Hello, Madam Tian. I wish you a happy birthday, good health, and happiness!"
Lu Tao introduced from the side, "Mom, this is Secretary Luo of the county committee."
Tian Guodong, Tian Guoliang, and the others were guessing the identities of these guests. When they suddenly heard Lu Tao say that this was the Secretary of the county committee, they could not help but be stunned once again. They looked at Luo Qiulin in disbelief and then at Lu Tao, feeling as if they were dreaming …
Lu Tao's mother had never dealt with such a high-ranking official in her life. For a moment, she was at a loss. She wanted to say a few words of thanks, but because she was too excited and emotional, her mouth opened and closed a few times, but she could not say a single word …
After that, Su Yetai, Du Shangwu, Qiu Aihua, Cai Zhangming, and the others came over and shook hands with Tian Susu. Lu Tao introduced them to his mother one by one. Then, he introduced Tian Guodong and the other relatives to Luo Qiulin and the other leaders.
At this time, there were only two empty seats left at the VIP table on the right. After all, Tian Guodong was an official. He knew that since the Secretary of the county committee and the county head were here, they were the most distinguished guests. They definitely had to sit at the same table as the birthday girl. He whispered to Lu Tao's aunt and two aunts, "You women don't drink. Go sit at the table next door. These seats are for the leaders."
Lu Tao's aunt and aunts no longer dared to underestimate Lu Tao. On the contrary, when they saw that so many important leaders had come to celebrate Lu Tao's mother's birthday, they could not help but feel a sense of reverence and envy. When they heard Tian Guodong arrange for them to sit at the table next door, they stood up and walked away.
This way, there were five empty seats at the table. Luo Qiulin and the others happened to be five people. Lu Tao's uncle suddenly remembered that these people had come because of Lu Tao, so he had to accompany them at this table. Therefore, he took the initiative to stand up and said to Lu Tao with a smile, "Little Tao, we are very honored that so many leaders have come to my sister's birthday banquet. Come, sit at this table and have a few drinks with the leaders. I'll go to the table next door to accompany Section Chief Chen, Section Chief Xia, and the others. "
Lu Tao quickly said, "Uncle, you should sit at this table. I'll go to each table to propose a toast later. You can sit anywhere."
Lu Tao's uncle had already walked to the table next door with a smile.
Su Yetai inadvertently glanced at the VIP table on the left. His face suddenly revealed an ecstatic expression. He cried out involuntarily, "Section Chief Chen, why are you here too?"
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