Chapter 250: Guests are everywhere

Soon, they arrived at the door of Lou's house.

Since it's a modern wedding, many things are missing, but there are still many relatives of the Lou family waiting at the door, all waiting to see the groom. For most of them, Gao Zhendong is someone they have only heard of but have never seen. Today they want to take a good look at what kind of person this son-in-law, who is praised so highly by Lou's mother, is.

Seeing Gao Zhendong and his friends get off the car, several children ran towards the Lou family yard, shouting, "Here he comes, the groom (uncle/aunt/brother-in-law) is here."

I don't know where these kids' relatives come from, they call them all kinds of things. The Lou family is an old family in Beijing, so it's not surprising that they have so many strange relatives.

As soon as Gao Zhendong walked into the yard, the sound of firecrackers crackled. These days, firecrackers can be set off without restriction. If you are unlucky, you can even hear gunshots.

As soon as he entered the yard, Gao Zhendong was stunned. It was the only time in his two lifetimes that he felt dizzy.

Anyway, he just does whatever others tell him to do. There are no wedding pranks these days, and the Lou family can't afford to lose face, so just follow the rules.

Fortunately, the rules have been simplified. Gao Zhendong felt that time was as long as a century before he finally met Lou Xiao'e under the guidance.

Without the red veil, Lou Xiao'e was wearing a red dress, smiling sweetly, and looking at Gao Zhendong sweetly.

Surrounded by everyone and cheered by children, Lou Shouxing came out from another door carrying Lou Xiaoe on his back.

This means that there is only one way in this life and there is no turning back, so the way in and the way out cannot be the same.

After carrying his sister to the wedding car, Lou Shouxing turned to Gao Zhendong and said, "Be good to her, or I won't..."

At this point, perhaps he weighed the comparison of military power, or perhaps he was completely confident in Gao Zhendong, so he got stuck.

He opened his mouth a few times and said, "Anyway, you two should be fine."

Gao Zhendong nodded vigorously several times: "Brother, don't worry."

Lou Xiao'e sat in the car and greeted relatives and friends happily. In her opinion, it was just a matter of moving to a new place. Dad was still dad, mom was still mom, and the place was not far away, so it was very convenient to travel back and forth. There was nothing to be sad about.

Looking at Lou Xiao'e, who was smiling like a flower in the car, Lou's father felt a little melancholy. Compared with him, Lou's mother was not too sad, but rather cheerful.

Others all got married, but in her opinion, in Gao Zhendong's situation, Lou Xiao'e got married but didn't go out, so our family didn't lose out, right?

Gao Zhendong's home is not far from the Lou family, just a few kilometers away. During the holidays, he will definitely go back to the Lou family. After a while, Lou's mother feels happy just thinking about holding her eldest grandson in her arms.

Lou Shouxing is devoted to his career, especially after he went to Hong Kong to make his mark. It seems that he has no intention of getting married for the time being. The idea of ​​having a grandchild can only be passed on to Lou Xiaoe.

Amid the sound of firecrackers and noise, the wedding car started slowly and drove towards Gao Zhendong's home.

There were three cars when they came, but more than ten cars when they went back. The relatives and friends of the Lou family were also in the cars and followed the cars.

There was also a truck following behind them, and on the truck was Lou Xiao'e's dowry, as well as the things they needed for their daily life.

After a while, the wedding procession stopped at the entrance of an alley some distance away from the courtyard. Cars could not go further in, so they had to walk in.

The children who had been watching for a long time saw them at the entrance of the alley and rushed into the yard shouting, "Here they come, Uncle Gao's bride is here!" and "Uncle Gao and Aunt Lou are here!"

Gao Zhendong opened the car door for Lou Xiaoe. Lou Xiaoe, regardless of any rules, stretched out her hands and said, "Carry me in."

Gao Zhendong laughed: "Okay!"

Lou Xiao'e leaned on Gao Zhendong's broad back and felt extremely secure.

After walking a few steps, Deputy Director Li, who had received the exact news in the yard, shouted: "Fire the cannon!"

Several young men lit a long strip of firecrackers in front of them. Amid the sound of firecrackers, Gao Zhendong carried Lou Xiao'e on his back and walked towards a yard not far away. Wisps of green smoke floated in the air along with the sound of firecrackers. The others followed them and walked forward together.

Along the way, Gao Zhendong could hear the congratulations of "Hello Uncle Gao, Hello Aunt Lou" from the children and "Congratulations" from the adults. His face became a little stiff from smiling.

When he walked into the yard carrying his bride on his back, the sound of firecrackers had not yet stopped. There were no lights or decorations in the yard, but red "囍" characters of all sizes were everywhere.

The relatives and friends who had been helping in the morning and the guests who arrived one after another were all looking at the two of them with smiles.

Wan Yueqin, Chen Yuehong and others handed the task of collecting the share money to Liang Faming and Liu Rongguo. Under their guidance, Gao Zhendong carried Lou Xiaoe to the bedroom and put her down.

The bed and quilt had long ago been replaced with new ones using part of the dowry sent in advance by the Lou family. The red satin quilt was embroidered with a traditional picture of mandarin ducks playing in the water and a large "囍" character.

Lou Xiao'e sat on the bedside and said to Gao Zhendong with a smile: "You go and do your work first. My sister-in-law and the others are here to accompany me."

Gao Zhendong was going to go out to entertain the guests, but Lou Xiaoe didn't need to. She would wait in the bedroom until the ceremony began before appearing.

Although the ceremony was simple, it was still a ceremony after all. Gao Zhendong came outside and there were quite a few people.

Many people from the Operation Institute came, led by Director Li and Chief Engineer Chi, and there were more than a dozen of them.

People from Beijing Steel Plant also came. In addition to the people from the NF workshop at that time, it was normal for Deputy Director Fan to come, but Gao Zhendong did not expect that Director Tan would also come.

At the Third Steel Rolling Mill, all the people from the research lab were there, as were most of the technical department, including Deputy Directors Zhao and Wu. A small number of people from the security department were also there, as was Director Zhang himself. The rest were mainly from the training and militia teams.

Many people from other departments and workshops also came. Gao Zhendong has been working for half a year and has gotten to know quite a few people, and he has good relationships with them.

Several of Gao Zhendong’s university teachers also came, but there were not many students left because they had all been assigned and could not come.

As for the people in the yard, needless to say, they were basically there to help. When Liu Haizhong saw the cadres and leaders of this yard, his eyes widened and he couldn't speak clearly.

The deaf old lady couldn't help much, she just had to take care of herself. However, in addition to the gift money, she also gave two pairs of shoes and two pairs of insoles with dense stitching, and the word "囍" was embroidered on the insoles.

Everyone helped and chatted at the same time.

"Director Gao, this is a really big event. So many leaders are here."

"You're kidding. Look, he's on the radio or in publicity every other day. It's normal for him to have a wide network of contacts."

"What does his wife's family do? They look quite rich."

"What do you do? Before liberation, our factory belonged to others."

"He dares to ask for this?"

"It's a public-private partnership, and it's all been renovated. What's wrong with that? I think that girl is pretty good."

"Hey, why is Deputy Director Li here, but Director Yang isn't? Hasn't he always valued Gao Zhendong the most?"

"You don't understand this. If you get close to Li, you will inevitably be far away from Yang. You don't understand the leadership."

Sha Zhu couldn't stand it any longer: "What nonsense are you talking about? I was the chef when Director Yang entertained guests yesterday. Director Yang even told me about Zhendong. He's a leader, so busy! It's not strange to be two minutes later than an ordinary person."

While we were still talking here, Director Yang arrived.

He was not the only one who came. He came with the leader of the 17th Ministry of Machine Building. Zheng Liangshu temporarily handed over the welcoming task to others and followed the leader.

However, most people did not know the leader of the 17th Ministry of Machine Building, but Deputy Director Li did. He thought to himself that his work as the general manager was not in vain.

As soon as they arrived, the scene became lively. After all, a considerable number of people here were from the Third Steel Rolling Mill, and the Beijing Steel Mill was also part of the Seventeenth Ministry of Machinery System.

The leaders of the 17th Ministry of Machine Building and Director Yang, amid the greetings of the crowd, smiled and congratulated Gao Zhendong while paying their share of the money.

Not much, pretty much the same amount as everyone else.

But what’s interesting is that the leader of the 17th Ministry of Machine Building also sent a stack of various tickets.

This is very interesting. According to regulations, this thing has no value. It is just a purchase certificate and it cannot be traded by itself. It can be given away as a gift.

In theory, there is no risk of violating any regulations when giving these things as gifts. In reality, these things are very valuable and affordable.

When it comes to making decisions, it has to be the leader.

By the way, he also brought blessings from the leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Trade: two yuan as a gift and a handwritten congratulatory letter.

It was impossible for Gao Zhendong to post to the leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Trade. In fact, if the leaders of the 17th Ministry of Machine Building, the Defense Work Committee, and the 12th Ministry of Machine Building had not taken the initiative to request it, he would not even post to these people.

This was mentioned by the leaders of the 17th Ministry of Machinery and the Ministry of Foreign Trade a few days ago. The leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Trade asked the leaders of the 17th Ministry of Machinery to bring it here. Why did they mention Gao Zhendong? There was no way around it. The 17th Ministry of Machinery was responsible for the production of urea steel exports, and the Ministry of Foreign Trade was responsible for exports, so Gao Zhendong would definitely be mentioned.

The leaders of the Ministry of Foreign Trade admired Gao Zhendong very much, the first person to earn foreign exchange through exports and a scientific and technological personnel who solved a big problem. When they learned that Gao Zhendong was getting married, they thought it was a good thing for him to join in the fun.

Just when Director Yang, Deputy Director Li and others were secretly shocked by this, another person came.

The leader of the Defense Work Committee came over with a congratulatory letter from the Grassland Tractor Factory and a lot of gift money. As soon as he arrived, he joked with Gao Zhendong: "Zhendong, your marriage even alarmed the people over there in the grassland, hahahaha. Their General Manager He even laughed at you for not being righteous enough. You are a deputy chief engineer, but you got married in hiding."

Gao Zhendong laughed and said that he had caused trouble to his comrades, but actually he didn't feel that way at all. I'm getting married here, and I accept all the blessings.

After writing the money, the leader of the Defense Work Committee took out a long paper box with a bit of mystery: "This is my real gift, a piece of calligraphy. This calligraphy was written by my old leader. It was because of the book you two wrote for the common people. He was very happy after reading it, and he wrote the calligraphy for the book. Giving it to you two is justified and complements each other."

(End of this chapter)