War of Resistance: Glory of the Beasts

Chapter 340 Wedding!

The sixth day of the lunar month.

Yuan’s mansion was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and nobles from all over Beijing and Tianjin gathered there.

The scene was beyond description.

Zhang Boju, one of the four young masters of the Republic of China, stood at the gate of Yuan's mansion to welcome guests. At this moment, Zhang Boju was wearing a bright red gown, a black jacket, and a small hat, standing at the gate just to greet guests...

In the courtyard, Deputy Director Li was in charge of the situation as the head of the family. Yuan Laoliu had become obedient and stood behind him nodding frequently to the guests.

On one side of the courtyard, the cultural circles of Beijing and Tianjin gathered, led by Xu Beihong and Zhang Daqian, with Hu Shibang as their patron, as if they were trying to recreate the prosperous era of salons in the cultural circles of Beijing and Tianjin in Yuan Mansion.
On the other side, representatives from all walks of life in the military gathered together. Sun Damazi of the 41st Army even sent people to Beijing to present gifts. All members of the former 29th Brigade of the 109th Army, from Brigade Commander Zhao and Wang Changhai to several regiment commanders, were present. Not to mention the Peking Military Branch. If you don't get an invitation today, it only means that you are not doing well.

Under this situation, the peaceful merchants were pushed into a corner. Mayor Shi of Tianjin County did not even have the qualifications to stand up and greet people. He could only stay with acquaintances from the local thermal power plant, Jingxing Coal Mine, and Dagu Shipyard.

As for the opera troupe, they are all in the backyard and you have to go in and out through the corner gate. People like Boss Ma and Boss Mei might be dealt with, but if the rest of you want to get close to the courtyard, you have to ask the guards at the door for permission first. How can they let you walk around without permission?
However, such a grand occasion lacks an important link, that is, welcoming the bride.

This was not Xu Chaoyang's fault. He didn't even have a place to live in Beiping. Where would he go to pick up Yuan Fuzhen from Yuan's mansion? In the end, he simply gritted his teeth and saved money. It was decided that the so-called bride-picking was to pick her up from the East Cross Courtyard to the West Cross Courtyard, which was considered a formality.

"Captain Xu, congratulations!"

When Xu Chaoyang appeared in the courtyard wearing a bright red robe with a big red flower on his chest and a black hat with a feather of unknown something stuck on it, people came to congratulate him one after another.

Xu Chaoyang smiled and clasped his hands in response: "Thank you, thank you!"

He never thought in his life that one day his wedding would be able to be held to this extent!
"Chaoyang, this is the 26th Army's Division Commander Qin. What you did in Dagu must have caused a lot of trouble for his regiment commander... huh? Hahahahaha!"

When Deputy Director Li saw Xu Chaoyang arriving, he stretched out his hand and pulled him into the venue, and quickly introduced the representative from the 26th Army to him, taking advantage of today's happy event to lightly resolve the grievances between the two sides.

Xu Chaoyang quickly lowered his body and said, "Hey, Commander Qin, what happened back then..."

Deputy Director Li quickly poked him with his hand, meaning, "What are you explaining now?" Then he changed the subject and said, "I'll have to toast Commander Qin twice more later."

"Of course, of course!"

The two men turned and walked past Commander Qin, and then Deputy Director Li whispered in Xu Chaoyang's ear: "Do you say this in this kind of situation? I've already come forward, do I still need to say this? When we meet in the future, just raise your hand to give him a hand. He knows everything. If you speak up, won't you be inferior to him?"

Xu Chaoyang looked at Deputy Director Li in surprise. He was a regiment commander and a head shorter than the division commander. Why was this "uncle" not happy?
"Chaoyang, come here quickly!"

Xu Chaoyang was stunned when Deputy Director Li quickly pulled him to a place where no one dared to approach. Deputy Director Li walked over with Xu Chaoyang respectfully and said to a man in his twenties, "Chairman Song, why are you here?"

Song? Based on Deputy Director Li's attitude, Xu Chaoyang had a rough idea of ​​this person's identity.

"Deputy Director Li."

The man smiled, his chin slightly raised, and leaned back slightly to extend his hand, like a noble young master high above, and shook the hand of Deputy Director Li, an old slave with his chest slightly bent: "My brother heard that Captain Xu was getting married, so he specially asked me to come here to congratulate him."

Deputy Director Li actually looked back at Xu Chaoyang, and then the wrinkles on his face could have pinched a fly to death with a smile: "My unsuccessful nephew-in-law has caught the eye of the uncle of the emperor?" "Hey~ Deputy Director Li, Commander Xu is the anti-Japanese model that the country has always promoted. What's more, Commander He mentioned the merger of the 217th Regiment into the Tax Police Corps some time ago. He is a national hero."

The man glanced behind Deputy Director Li and said to Xu Chaoyang, "Is this Captain Xu?"

Deputy Director Li quickly stepped aside and said, "This is Xu Chaoyang."

"Captain Xu, congratulations on your wedding."

As soon as the two men shook hands, firecrackers started to sound outside the door. The crackling sound was so loud that people around could not hear what was being said. At the gate outside the courtyard, puffs of green smoke continued to rise.

Tilada, tilada!

The drum and music band led by the suona also started playing music at this time. Under such circumstances, Deputy Director Li leaned close to the man's ear and said, "Chairman Song, I'm going to take a leave of absence. It's time to welcome the bride!"

"Then hurry up!" The man smiled and waved his hand. At this time, Xu Chaoyang was dragged away by Deputy Director Li. He listened to Deputy Director Li's instructions and said, "Chaoyang, you don't understand what's going on here. In a word, at the wedding, everyone is just an acquaintance. Don't take anything anyone says to heart. If you are really unsure, come to me. Do you understand?"

"Hey!" How could Xu Chaoyang not agree?

"Go, pick up the bride."

Xu Chaoyang walked out and took the red silk from Yuan Fuzhen, who had been waiting there for a long time, at the gate of the nearby courtyard. He stood outside the courtyard holding the red silk and heard someone shouting at the gate amid the sound of firecrackers: "The auspicious time has arrived!"

At this moment, the music of the drum and music band reached its climax, and Xu Chaoyang led Yuan Fuzhen into the courtyard.

In the courtyard, the brazier had already been prepared. When Yuan Fuzhen stepped over, Zhang Boju, who had already entered the courtyard, took the lead in shouting: "Oh!!!"

With the noise of booing, the surrounding became very lively.

When Xu Chaoyang led Yuan Fuzhen to stand in the center of the courtyard, they were waiting for the moment when they would pray to heaven and earth to send the bride to the bridal chamber and for the groom to take her out to accompany them for drinking...

"Wait a minute!"

Xu Chaoyang was shocked when he heard these two words!
Daring to shout out these two words in such an occasion, isn't that courting death?
But what he didn't know was that all this was arranged by Deputy Director Li!

Ever since He Yingqin declined the job of master of ceremonies and Deputy Director Li took over, he changed the wedding process. He just wanted to let all the celebrities in Tianjin and Beijing see that the Yuan family is different now!

Yuan Laoliu came out on crutches, holding a gift list thicker than a book in his hand. He walked to Xu Chaoyang and said, "I am old and my eyes are blurry. I am no longer able to manage the Yuan Clan Association. Now it is time for all of you to witness the wedding of Fuzhen and Chaoyang..." Xu Chaoyang looked at Yuan Laoliu's reluctant expression and felt that he was about to cry: "I have decided to officially hand over the management of the Yuan Clan Association to Chaoyang. Today, I am presenting the gift list..."

Deputy Director Li looked at him with a big smile on his face and shouted to the side: "Take the gift list from Master Liu and read it!"

At this moment, Xu Chaoyang discovered that his wedding had just begun.

　Also, eat something.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)