National Tide 1980

It was a quarter of an hour before ten o'clock, and Miao Yujuan, the "marriage wife" that Jiang Nianyun had been obsessed with, finally arrived.

It is true that they came later than the promised time today, but it must be said that it was precisely because of the importance they attached to this matter.

The main reason is that Miao Yujuan, who "shoulders heavy responsibilities", feels bad no matter how she dresses today.

With all the suggestions from the family, I spent a long time rummaging through boxes and drawers and pulling drawers back and forth on which clothes to wear at home.

In the end, they got into a tangled war of words over how to apply lipstick.

Miao Yujuan, who did not have much experience, always felt that the color of her lipstick was too bright and she was embarrassed. Aunt Luo also felt that the imported lipstick was not dyed with lipstick paper and was natural.

In the end, Luo Guangliang advised his family, "There is no need to worry about makeup anymore. Yunyuan has already prepared professional makeup artists. Not to mention the Japanese on the crew, even Mengka's stylist is on standby. Sister-in-law , as long as people arrive.”

In this way, they got into the cars driven by Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao and rushed to Yunyuan. Finally, they were not late.

Needless to say, when they entered the courtyard, the first thing they did was to congratulate the host's family.

Their family's gift was a thermos with automatic water pressure and a gift of fifty yuan.

This is already a very important gift in this era, and it shows the irreversible relationship between the two families.

In particular, Master Luo and his eldest son sent 100 kilograms of "Dragon and Phoenix Wedding Cake" that they baked specially for Ning Weimin yesterday, which shows that they attach great importance to this matter and shows that distant relatives are not as close as close neighbors. .

So Kang Shude accepted the gift on behalf of Ning Weimin and thanked him repeatedly.

In contrast, Luo Guangliang and Xiao Tao followed Zhang Shihui in making noise, and the "money dragon boat" presented by Zhang Shihui was not so popular with him because it was too tacky.

Jiang Nianyun felt relieved after seeing Miao Yujuan in person. She felt that although she was an ordinary person, she had a decent and friendly appearance and was indeed a decent person, so she immediately arranged for a makeup artist to put on light makeup for her.

Finally, at 10:10, the convoy picking up the bride finally set off from the gate of Yunyuan in time.

At this time, Kang Shude and Jiang Nianyun, who had been busy since getting up early at five o'clock, stood side by side on the steps of the gate, looking at the bright and stretched blue sky above their heads, and at the red "囍" characters that could be seen everywhere in the yard, which seemed to be connected to the hanging flower door. The hydrangeas on both sides and the red silk under the eaves have become more gorgeous and dazzling.

When they saw the convoy drifting away, and the lead car finally turned out of the alley, the two couldn't help but smile at each other, and there was no need to say a thousand words.

Although none of them had biological children of their own, the sense of relief similar to that of biological parents watching their children start a family clearly lingered in their hearts and gave them a great sense of satisfaction.

From this moment on, Yunyuan became really lively.

Unlike before the motorcade left, only scattered guests came to the door. Now, guests began to arrive in large numbers and in large groups.

What are the reputable subordinates of Zhai Palace and Tan Palace, representatives of Goldlion Company, representatives of Mengka Company, directors of Maxim Restaurant and Menimus, store managers and supervisors of major direct-operated stores of Pierre Cardin Company, and so on? The senior executives of Pierre Cardon Company, as long as they could get away today, all came one after another.

There are still direct affiliations, but there are even more indirect ones.

The entire leadership team of Tiantan Park, several key leaders of Agricultural University and Tianqiao Shopping Mall, Yin Yue and the store managers of the three brand clothing stores she manages, key members of Huimin Cigarette Hotel and Huimin Reading Club, Coal Director Li from the street office, as well as the leaders of the street arts and crafts service club, the street clothing factory, the brocade box factory that supplies silk figures, the Donghuashi street material factory, and the factory that OEMs trolley cases for Ning Weimin, as well as Leaders and veteran technicians from the badge factory, the palace lantern factory, the antique porcelain factory, the wood carving factory, the filigree inlay factory, and the enamel factory, which have many business cooperations with Ning Weimin, all came to join in the fun today.

There are even more people in the cultural sector.

For example, Ning Weimin founded the Palace Culture Research Association, as well as the presidents and editors of many newspapers and publishing houses in the capital, teachers and students from two art colleges and universities in the capital, and the National Ballet and models who co-organized the modeling school. The popular singers, movie stars, and comedians in the capital, as long as they can catch this line, are also willing to come to support.

In addition, Ning Weimin was also popular in the officialdom.

Although he didn't deliberately run it, he had dealt with quite a few.

Like the Ministry of Light Industry, Light Industry Bureau, Textile Ministry, Textile Bureau, Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau, District Cultural Relics Bureau, Municipal Tourism Bureau, Municipal Second Commercial Bureau, District Service Bureau, District Public Security Bureau, Dongcheng District Housing Management Office, Xuanwu District Sugar Industry Several people from tobacco and alcohol companies, as well as the TV drama production center, the Municipal Film Bureau, the China Film Distribution Company, and the "Shanghai Translation Factory" came to discuss cooperation.

The saying "Wealth in the mountains has distant relatives" is not false. In the world of human nature, the most mainstream word is "icing on the cake", which is called "cars are like flowing water and horses are like dragons, and the moon and flowers are in the spring breeze."

However, Kang Shude and Ning Weimin are certainly not people who forget their roots. They have not forgotten any of their poor friends.

Except for Ning Weimin's colleagues who used to work at the front desk of the Chongwenmen Hotel, he didn't bother anyone. He had already asked Zhang Shihui to post the posts on his behalf.

For the other neighbors in Courtyard No. 2 of Shan'er Hutong, he even posted in person.

And just to pick up the big guys today, Ning Weimin specially arranged an eighteen-person station wagon for these old neighbors to pick them up.

But this car, like the Luo family, arrived half an hour later than expected.

It’s not that everyone has no sense of time, but it’s because ordinary people have never participated in major events. They are most likely to get anxious when encountering a big scene. This is also a family and dependents, how can it not be chaotic?

Sometimes a child needs to pee, sometimes an adult forgets to bring a gift, sometimes someone comes out wearing a hurdle vest, turns around and goes back to put on a shirt, and sometimes someone remembers that there is still hot water sitting on the gas stove and hurries back and turns off the heat.

It was as if a handful of salt noodles were sprinkled in the oil pan, and it started to stir in an instant.

It's called being in a hurry, being in a hurry, and going back and forth endlessly in and out of the car.

Fortunately, there were wedding cigarettes, wedding candy, and red envelopes to pave the way. The driver was very patient and had as good an attitude as possible.

At about ten o'clock, everyone finally gathered, and the car started and drove to the wedding banquet site.

These neighbors usually have a limited range of activities and their life is extremely monotonous.

The collective activities they have participated in in this life are probably the "revolutionary activities" in the "movement".

I have never experienced the feeling of traveling in a car with people I know well.

So the feeling of riding in a tourist bus today is almost the same as riding in a "concierge car" for visiting foreign heads of state.

That guy was talking and laughing happily along the way.

Some people praise Ning Wei for his thorough etiquette and Kang Shude's thoughtfulness.

Some people said that they had long wanted to see the true appearance of the property that Kang Shude was returning to, and they made idle speculations and discussions about what it would be like and whether it was really as amazing as Mi Xiaohui claimed.

Some people brought up old stories again, recalling the time when they got married while riding a donkey, which made everyone laugh uncontrollably.

In short, there is never a moment of silence in the car.

Both the Bian family and the Mi family showed excitement and joy that they had never seen before.

It looks a bit happier than the main family.

But when we actually arrived at the scene, everyone was dumb and speechless again.

Not for anything else, but because the grandeur and scene here are so great.

The flower archway outside the courtyard gate and the soft-colored hydrangea surrounding the courtyard wall are amazing enough. The two intimate guests guarding the door to let guests in are also dignified.

Once you enter the courtyard, it's completely different.

There is "color" on the front screen wall. Five large red hydrangeas hang squarely on the four brick-carved characters of "Fu Lu Shou Xi", which can be said to be the first to win.

Going further inside, what's even more remarkable is that the two wall ridges from the screen wall to the hanging flower door are all decorated with colorful ribbons and hung with long and short silk.

The breeze blows slowly and flutters, and the red is really flamboyant and beautiful.

And the final shock came from the hanging flower gate. There were at least ten distinguished guests standing at the door, not to mention the record of receiving gifts in sequence. The most important thing is that as soon as they entered the door of the east theater building, "red" turned into eyes full of red. Eye-catching and dazzling.

Everyone was stunned to see that all the verandahs and roofs were decorated with colored silk, and all the pillars were wrapped in red silk, coupled with the astonishingly long ceremony tables and tea tables under the verandahs on both sides of the "Second Gate".

The colorful archways inside and outside the theater, and the thirty neat "official seats" inside the theater, are all covered with red tablecloths.

It's so red and so gorgeous, how can you not make these flat-headed people shocked on the spot?

It was a pomp and atmosphere that they could never dream of.

Not to mention being silent for a while, I was a little at a loss.

There are times when they look at each other and vomit involuntarily.

Everyone was ashamed of their apparently meager gifts.

Fortunately, both Kang Shude and Jiang Nianyun came over in time. Their high-spirited appearance and decent clothes could not hide their deliberate enthusiasm.

Kang Shude respectfully said to the male guests, "Appreciate face," "Advance love," and "Give face."

Jiang Nianyun also greeted the female guests affectionately and said thank you for "causing everyone trouble."

They are still so humble, so kind, and not at all arrogant or proud of their wealth.

This relieved everyone's discomfort, and everyone began to express their joy.

However, Dao Xi is Dao Xi, and the surprise cannot be eliminated.

Admiration is also inevitable.

For example, Uncle Bian couldn't help but say, "Lao Kang, what a scene you guys are doing. I've only heard of rich people in the past, but never seen them. This time it opens my eyes."

Aunt Bian also said, "Yes, this is the yard you got back. Your family's appearance is like a dream. How much will it cost? If it's left to us, we can't afford it even if we sell everything."

Aunt Mi said, "When I first got married, I heard that rich people would have such flower archways for ostentation. What kind of things have we seen today? It's so beautiful. I have to put it aside and talk about you. Everyone in the palace believes this.”

Master Mi took advantage of his career to become a rich man.

He first teased his wife unceremoniously, "Tsk, that's because you don't know. In the movie "Camel Xiangzi", Mr. Liu built a wedding tent like this for his birthday. There are eaves on all sides and pillars. It needs to be wrapped with red cloth. Then the glass windows and glass grilles need to be hung, and the doors need to be hung with colors.”

But then he also told the truth, "It's just that it doesn't seem to be such a high-level or exaggerated thing. Lao Kang, you can do it! You are worthy of your apprentice to create such a big stir for the Wei people."

However, no matter how much praise he received, Kang Shude always waved his hands and remained humble.

First, he claimed that he benefited from the government returning his private house to him.

She said that they actually had a banquet for the event, because Ning Weimin had many friends and the place was large, so they looked generous and respectable.

Secondly, she said that it was a coincidence that they had arranged such a grand ceremony for the event.

It happened that Matsumoto Keiko, the Japanese daughter-in-law, was a filmmaker, and they just needed to shoot such a grand scene, so they did it like this.

Although it seemed wasteful, it was actually borrowed from the filming of the movie. These sheds were movie sets, and the crew only spent money, but they didn't spend much money themselves.

Jiang Nianyun also cooperated with Kang Shude to sing together.

She said that Yunyuan has now been changed to a foreign-related hotel. If this business was not opened, Kang Shude would not be able to afford the consumption of coal, water and electricity.

However, the hotel also has its advantages. For example, the tables, chairs, benches, tableware and cups used for the wedding banquet today, naturally do not need to be calculated, so the expenses are not as exaggerated as everyone imagines.

After hearing this, the old neighbors nodded their heads frequently, and their psychological pressure was relieved a lot.

So everyone believed it without a doubt, and they all laughed and joked again, and some people made some self-righteous comments.

But just after the polite words were finished, they were taken to the theater one by one and settled down.

After everyone let Kang Shude and Jiang Nianyun go about their business, soon, some wise people saw the new tricks.

Because apart from anything else, the wedding candies on the plate were either gold or silver paper, and chocolate accounted for half.

The other half was also fancy foreign candies.

When the cigarettes scattered on the plate were taken over, they turned out to be Zhonghua cigarettes.

When the teapot was brought up, the tea was tasted, hey, it was fragrant.

Especially the tableware on the table, it was not strange to have pairs.

But the covered bowl was painted with a yellow background with a golden double happiness and a hundred butterflies pattern, which meant happiness and auspiciousness.

The plate was based on yellow, and alum red and gold painted with a pattern of longevity and happiness.

Such a royal porcelain full of nobility is magical in the eyes of ordinary people.

Although they don't know that this antique porcelain was made by Liu Yongqing for Ning Weimin to imitate the porcelain used for Emperor Tongzhi's wedding, they can feel the beautiful and complicated auspicious patterns.

God knows how much it costs to put these things on display for dinner.

As the saying goes, a little can reveal a lot.

The wine used in the banquet later can't be bad.

So soon, the neighbors' minds turned around.

What they said just now was just a few polite words, deliberately modest.

Shocking, exclamation, and discussion inevitably flooded.

These ordinary people realized the true meaning of "luxury" for the first time.

Even though they usually don't see each other, they have been neighbors for so many years, but until today they found that Kang Shude and Ning Weimin are really hidden.

It's not just the knowledge and ability he has, but even the way he dresses and eats is different. He is truly not an ordinary person.