morning.
County Party Committee Family Compound.
Discipline Inspection Committee Secretary pu An Family.
"Dad! Come here!"
"What are you doing Taotao?" The Power of Time and Wealth 1149
"Come on down! Let's talk in the house!"
"We have to leave now, what are we doing?"
Father and daughter Pu An and Pu Tao entered a Small Bedroom.
As soon as he entered the room, Pu Tao, who was dressed in a wedding dress, said unhappily, "Dad, your daughter is already thirty years old this year, and she will only get married once in her life. Can't you make it grander and more glamorous for me? I know you are the leader of the Discipline Inspection Commission. You must pay attention to the influence. I am not an ignorant person, but I don't care about anything else. The hotel I can make do with the wedding dress, but you can at least find me a good car for the wedding. Do you think the car in front of Zhang Wanshui's son is a Lexus, and the two cars behind are also Audis, but what about ours? My friends and classmates are all here, so where do you want to put my face?"
Pu An frowned and said, "What kind of cars are not the same?"
Pu Tao said, "Of course it's different. The scene is far different. How many people in the county are paying attention to it now? Are you still not being compared to the Zhang Wanshui family?"
Pu An said, "But Zhenshui County, where can I find any regular Wedding Company?"
Pu Tao said, "Wedding Company, if you don't have one in the county, go to the city. How many days have you been preparing for it, but you still can't find a good car with your connections?"
"These are the cars found in the city."
"Just an Audi? Even a domestic BMW Mercedes-Benz will do!"
"Let's do it. You are getting married today. You will be happy."
"Am I happy? I get upset when I see that Audi!"
"Taotao, don't be angry, go and stay with your in-laws quickly, don't leave me alone."
Pu Tao had a straight face. She opened the door and left while holding on to the skirt of her wedding dress, still looking very angry.
Pu An was helpless and did not go out. In a bad mood, he lit a cigarette in the room and smoked it one puff at a time. The expression is not good either.
The door opened.
The people who came in were County Party Committee Standing Committee Member and Minister of the United Front Work Department Jian Xiangrong. Like Pu An, they were both free centrists in the county. Although they did not take sides, But the two people's life is not that difficult. After all, most of the votes on County Party Committee Standing Committee are still in the hands of Secretary Meng, so their votes are not harmful, but can properly balance the situation. This environment resulted in the two of them not being dissatisfied with each other, and gradually forming a balance with the situation in the county. As centrists, Pu An and Jian Xiangrong had always had a good relationship and were very close to each other.
"Lao Pu, what's wrong?"
"It's okay." The Power of Time and Wealth 1149
"Is everything okay? I think Taotao is angry?"
"Oh, she was angry with me because of the wedding car."
Jian Xiangrong looked at him, "I've always wanted to ask. Why did you get an Audi? Did the man prepare it?"
Pu An shook his head and said, "I set it all up, but you also know the conditions in the city. There are only two serious Wedding Companys. I contacted them after I booked the hotel. But they actually said that all the cars were rented out, and there was not a single one. Yes, today is an auspicious day. There are many weddings, so it is normal for cars to be tight. Some people ordered cars half a year ago. As for other Wedding Companys in the city, they are similar. I contacted a few later, but they disliked us. Zhenshui County was too far away and we couldn't get out of the car at all. In the end, we had to ask someone for a long time before we reluctantly found this Audi. "Although in Zhenshui County, the power of an County Party Committee Standing Committee Member is definitely not small, but the conditions of Zhenshui County are really bad. Let alone Wedding Company, I can count all the luxury cars in the county on one hand. It is too poor. In other cities and other places, Pu An is not big enough, so it is like this.
"There are quite a lot of people getting married today. I saw quite a few of them on the way here. Well, what about the province?"
"The cars over there won't even come. It's too far. It's useless if I add money. And you know our family's financial situation. I can't afford to rent a good car."
"Oh, I can't help with this matter. We don't have a good car there either."
"It doesn't matter, that's it."
Pu An's integrity is well-known in Zhenshui County.
If it were anyone else, Jian Xiangrong might have thought it was just a show, but he had known Pu An as an old friend for too many years, so he naturally knew who Pu An was, and also knew that his family was really poor. In this regard, Jian Xiangrong was similar to him, which was one of the reasons why the two were so close. Alas, Jian Xiangrong actually still feels that Lao Pu should not break up with Zhang Wanshui. He has never said this, because Jian Xiangrong knows Pu An's temper and is very stubborn. He probably can't persuade her, so he doesn't say anything.
Now that this is the case, we can only rush the ducks to the shelves.
Half an hour later.
Family Compound, downstairs.
I don't know whether it was a coincidence or intentional, but the wedding reception teams of the two families upstairs actually came out together. They were in the same building, but not a unit. The two families walked out of the building almost at the same time. The groom was holding the bride, followed by a large group of people cheering.
Crackling!
Firecrackers sound again!
"Secretary Zhang! Congratulations!"
"Xiao Zhang, I wish you a happy marriage!"
"Have a son sooner than later, have a son sooner, haha!"
Everyone in Family Compound also came up to congratulate him.
Most of the people present came to congratulate the son of Deputy Secretary Zhang Wanshui, and there were several County Party Committee Standing Committee Member around to help out, Cheng Fuguang, Liao Haiwei, Jiang Hai, Ci Boyang and other bureau committee leaders, but on the other hand, there were only a few people congratulating Pu An and Pu Tao. This is one of the first, and the second is the wedding convoy parked downstairs. Zhang Wanshui's family has a luxury car worth a million dollars. There are many good cars behind it, and there are many, densely packed in a long list, and there are many Family Compound's place is so full that we can't get in. They are all parked outside. They were all organized voluntarily by the county cadres. Zhang Wanshui's fleet would be at least twenty if they were all included together. However, there are only six or seven of Pu An Family's cars parked in the courtyard. Even if there are some outside, there must be no more than ten. The Power of Time and Wealth 1149
One positive and one negative.
One is strong and one is weak.
The contrast is obvious.
Later, Zhang Wanshui and Pu An also went downstairs one after another.
"Thank you all for coming, thank you." Zhang Wanshui was very high-spirited, and without looking at Pu An over there, he said to everyone, "Everyone, please get on the bus."
Zhang Wanshui's son also looked very proud. He had already carried his daughter-in-law, who was wearing a wedding dress, into the car. He also said hello to the elders and friends around him.
The car has to go to the hotel.
Everyone got on the bus one by one.
Zhang Wanshui has many relatives with the woman's family. After all, Zhang Wanshui's daughter-in-law is also a former water rescuer, County Leaders, and they have been living in Family Compound. Fortunately, his family also has a lot of cars, and dozens of people can be easily loaded into it. The firecrackers went off again. Zhang Wanshui glanced at Pu An's deserted motorcade, then chatted and laughed with the four County Party Committee Standing Committee Member behind him, and then let them get in the car.
Pu An and his wife both looked bad, and they glanced at the cadres who were congratulating the Zhang Wanshui family.
Pu Tao also had a dark face and felt uncomfortable. After being carried into the car by her husband, she did not even give her a smile. Her husband seemed to have a good temper and just smiled bitterly.
The gap between the two parties is a bit big.
You don't need to look at this to know this.
But just when the Pu Tao family felt a little embarrassed, a young woman wearing an elegant suit walked out slowly You You from the corridor.
"County Chief?"
"County Chief Jiang!"
"County Chief Jiang!"
Jiang Fangfang nodded to them lightly.
Zhang Wanshui was stunned, but he didn't expect Jiang Fangfang to come down. Even though the two were not from the same faction, County Chief Jiang was a level higher than him. Zhang Wanshui couldn't help but went up to him.
Jiang Fangfang also returned the greeting and congratulated Zhang Wanshui and his son and daughter-in-law.
But after finishing speaking, Jiang Fangfang suddenly slowly turned around and walked towards Pu An, "Secretary Pu, congratulations."
Pu An immediately said, "Thank you County Chief Jiang, we are all happy together, Xiaotao, why are you still sitting in the car?"
As soon as Pu Tao looked at Jiang Fangfang, he immediately pulled his husband beside him and got out of the car with him to say hello to County Chief Jiang.
But Jiang Fangfang waved his hand and said with a smile, "Today the bride and groom are the oldest, don't get out of the car. Secretary Pu, can you leave a seat for me in the car behind? I just want to go with you."
Pu An was stunned and said deeply, "County Chief Jiang, thank you."
"Xiao Tao is getting married, so of course I'm going to go. Why are you thanking me?"
"... Please get in the car." Pu An said with some thanks.
Jiang Fangfang nodded slightly and sat in the second car.
Zhang Wanshui frowned and looked at Jiang Fangfang deeply.
Many people didn't react. Although they knew that Secretary Meng and County Chief Jiang would definitely attend the wedding, after all, Top Leader was the second-in-command in the county. Why would they wait until the wedding banquet was about to start? Only in this way could they show their leadership status. Why did County Chief Jiang come out so early? And you have to attend Pu An's daughter's wedding? Do you want to go with the motorcade to welcome the bride?
County Chief's identity is naturally different.
Jiang Fangfang got involved in this way, and Pu An Family's face was restored. Although it was not as good as Zhang Wanshui's family, at least it was not that shabby. As soon as some cadres who had not yet expressed their opinions saw Jiang Fangfang getting into the car, many people from the Jiang family also got on board Pu An Family's motorcade.
The same goes for Yao Cui and Ma Bin.
Pu An knows that County Chief Jiang has always wanted to win him over, and he has never expressed anything, but today County Chief Jiang is giving face to him, and he can't help but appreciate it.
But today, the situation seems to be more "chaotic" than everyone imagined.
I don't know if Secretary Meng had been preparing to go downstairs a long time ago, or if he was deliberately going against County Chief Jiang. A few seconds later, Meng Rui and his wife also walked down the corridor.
"Secretary Meng!"
"Uh, Secretary Meng!"
"Secretary Meng Are you here?"
"Well, congratulations." Meng Rui congratulated Pu An and Zhang Wanshui respectively. Finally, he turned around and got into Zhang Wanshui's car. (To be continued