I asked you to repeat your senior year of high school, but did you miss out on joining the military

Chapter 450: Wedding Banquet Location, Visitors from the Mother's Family

As the wedding date drew closer, the old man decided to hold the banquet in Jinling.

Chen Jun had to put his work in the brigade aside temporarily.

Early morning of the 24rd.

The 179th Brigade had been busy for a long time, and because of the chief of staff's wedding, many officers put down their work and planned to come and see him off.

Look, the owner is packing his luggage in the dormitory and hasn’t come out yet.

In front of the brigade headquarters building.

The battalion commanders, cadres who had received training, and many company and platoon leaders from the brigade's directly affiliated units gathered early.

Everyone gathered together and chatted happily, and the topic revolved around Deputy Chief of Staff Chen, who was about to get married.

The discussion continues.

After all, once Chen Jun leaves, he will definitely not return to the unit until the wedding is over.

And the work in the brigade cannot be done without people.

The vast majority of the old comrades present were unable to attend the wedding.

I can only come and see you off at this time.

As Chief of Staff Chen's orderly, Li Wujie was very diligent. He drove the General Staff's No. 1 car, the old military green Changfeng Cheetah, to the brigade's entrance and exit post early in the morning and parked it.

Then he stood aside with his hands on his hips, looking up with his big head raised. We had no idea what he was showing off for.

He Yingtao, who was standing by, took out a stack of red envelopes from his trouser pocket. Some of them were wrapped by him, while others were stuffed into his pocket by other cadres in the battalion as gifts to the chief of staff.

Originally, Fatty He didn't want to do this, but he could not resist the persuasion of his old brothers who followed Chen Jun in the previous battalion.

He did not accept any of the good intentions from the cadres and soldiers who were transferred here later and declined them all.

But the veterans of the original battalion couldn't refuse this, because of the story of Chen Jun and Li Haiyao, many comrades in the unit at that time watched the two of them get together.

The same was true for Zhao Ziheng from the Second Battalion. Old Zhao was even more ruthless. He came over with a black plastic bag filled with red envelopes.

No way.

After the first battalion was disbanded, most of the veterans were assigned to the current second battalion.

To put it bluntly, although Chen Jun's rank was high, there were many veterans in the first battalion at that time, and looking at him was no different from looking at an responsible old squad leader.

Because Chen Jun is usually not arrogant.

Several battalion commanders gathered together, chatting and laughing, waiting for the real boss to come out.

Not far away on the other side.

Tao Junming, Xu Wensheng, Feng Qiuhu and others also followed the observation and study group from the Western Theater Command and chatted happily.

Everyone had some thoughtful thoughts, and everyone had some gifts in their hands.

Probably about ten minutes.

Someone in the crowd shouted, "Chief of Staff Chen is here."

Everyone who was originally chatting looked in the direction of the dormitory building.

Chen Jun did come over.

He and Li Haiyao had many places to go next, so they did not wear military uniforms this time.

There's nothing much to introduce about Chen Jun's aesthetic taste. He wears a black casual jacket with a white short-sleeved shirt underneath and sweatpants, which makes him look taller.

Li Haiyao's outfit looks much better, with a light-colored sweater on the upper body, overalls on the lower body, white sneakers and a red baseball cap.

This simple yet fashionable outfit has always been Li Haiyao's favorite style.

Maybe it was because he saw too many people gathered in front of the government building.

Li Haiyao paused in embarrassment and stood back, but Chen Jun was not surprised at all. He ran to Tao Junming and others with a grin.

"Brigade Commander, Political Commissar."

"Feng Brigade, Wang Brigade"

Chen Jun greeted them one by one.

Tao Junming looked at Chen Jun with a smile, then reached out and patted his arm and said happily: "Okay, stop talking nonsense, and go back to arrange the wedding."

"There are still a lot of things waiting for you after you get married."

"Yes, Brigadier."

"Here, this is a little gift from us, and please bring your proof of going out with you."

After Tao Junming finished explaining this, Feng Qiuhu, the newly appointed brigade commander of the 179th Brigade, took a certificate of absence from the clerk behind him and handed it over along with several big red envelopes.

"Commander, I..."

When Chen Jun saw the red envelope, he originally wanted to refuse it.

After all, the leaders in front of him are different from him. Red envelopes are about interpersonal relationships and give and take.

But the children of Tao Junming and Feng Qiuhu are probably going to get married soon.

I can't accept this gift.

See him hesitate.

The political commissar Xu Wensheng at the side said with a smile: "Okay, stop wasting time, this is a token of our appreciation."

"It's not much. If you don't accept it, how can we go to the banquet?"

"Take it. Let's go to Jinling to check out the hotel's location later. I've been busy recently and I haven't seen you two prepare invitations."

"The hotel has been confirmed. Call your relatives and friends immediately. You two children don't need to worry about the affairs of the older generation. Remember to find a wedding company to help you decorate the venue while you still have time."

"Comrade Li Haiyao, you have to take the time to send her back. The Li family didn't mention it before the wedding, but we can't be ignorant. Ask in advance whether they are going to Kyoto or Yangcheng."

"If you're busy recently and you're short on manpower, just tell your company and I'll arrange for a few guys to go over and help you with the setup."

"Yes, Commissar, I have noted it all down."

Chen Jun responded quickly.

It is true that he has been very busy recently and has hardly paid much attention to the matter of marriage.

"Okay, let's go, stop dawdling."

After the political commissar finished his instructions, Tao Junming stood nearby and waved his hand to chase them away.

As a result, before Chen Jun could turn around, Fatty He and others who had been waiting for half a day in the distance had already seen him.

With a "crash", they surrounded us.

These people, every one of them, have been waiting for a long time, so how could they let Chen Jun go so easily?

"Old Chen, have a safe trip. This is a small token of my appreciation."

"The wedding hotel is ready, remember to take some pictures and show them to us later. Don't be so naive as to hide it. It's better to take a longer video."

"Chen Jun, keep an eye out when you pass by the 2nd Brigade. Lao Guo and Lao Song are now serving as battalion commanders in the 2nd Brigade. I've told them about your marriage."

"After you settle down, please write me as soon as possible. You have wasted a lot of time."

Surrounded by a group of people, Chen Jun didn't know what anyone said.

Anyway, I feel like my ears are always buzzing.

In the blink of an eye, there were a lot more red envelopes in my hands.

Normally, these battalion commanders are busy with their work, so they spend the whole day on the training ground, learning with the soldiers in the company.

This amount of effort was squeezed out of me.

In the end, it was still Tao Junming who stood up and scolded the people who surrounded him, and only then did he help Chen Jun resolve the situation of being surrounded.

Got to go.

Li Wujie then stepped forward and reluctantly handed the car keys in his hand to Li Haiyao.

Because he knew that Chen Jun didn't have a driver's license, he could only drive within the company.

It's not very convenient to go outside and drive.

If you get caught by the Silver Helmet, it will be no joke.

Li Haiyao took the car keys, said goodbye to everyone, and sat in the driver's seat with a smile on her face.

Under the gaze of a group of people.

The two drove away from the brigade headquarters.

Chen Jun himself is also helpless about the problem of not being able to drive.

I remember that when he just graduated, he was thinking about getting a driver's license and was always thinking about making time for it.

It's almost been a year, and I still haven't found the time.

After working his way up from deputy battalion commander to full regiment commander, Chen Jun was too embarrassed to take the driver's license test. To be honest, it would be a bit embarrassing to take the test at this level.

It's not nice to fight with privates for cars every day.

Looking at the buildings receding outside the car window, Chen Jun took a breath and threw the red envelope in his hand into the back seat.

Then he turned around and looked at Li Haiyao: "Yaoyao, the political commissar just told you to go back before getting married. Didn't grandpa say yesterday that he would hold a wedding banquet in Jinling?"

"Let's go see where to book, then do you want to go back?"

"According to the custom in my hometown, we two cannot meet each other in the few days before the wedding."

"No."

Hearing this, Li Haiyao took out her phone from the center console and handed it to Chen Jun: "My dad didn't tell me to go back."

"We are too far away. My parents will come to Jinling from Yangcheng in the next two days. I also called Uncle Chen the day before yesterday. They should also come over in the next few days."

"Also, you've been busy lately, so I didn't tell you."

"Grandpa said that we don't need to choose a big hotel for the banquet, and we don't need to be extravagant. We can just book the Jinling East Suburb Hotel."

"Grandpa has already asked someone to say hello. You can see the record on my phone."

When Li Haiyao mentioned "Dongjiao Hotel", she seemed to be playing it down.

She may have never been near Jinling before.

But when Chen Jun heard this, his heart immediately skipped a beat.

Good thing, no need to choose a big hotel, no need to be too extravagant, isn’t Dongjiao Hotel a big hotel?

Chen Jun was a member of the 71st Army in his previous life, but later he went to Lu Island to join the Longya garrison and his name was registered with the 73rd Army.

In this life, he is in the 71st Army again. Pengcheng is not far from Jinling, so he is quite familiar with the Dongjiao Hotel.

Before 05, this place was called Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum No. 5.

Dongjiao Hotel was converted later. Previously it was mainly used to receive leaders and foreign guests.

If you still don't know the importance of this place, you will definitely know it when you mention the TV series.

Last year, that is, in 2016, a TV series called "The Name of Ruilong" was filmed here. Gao Yuliang's office was the Zixia Hall of Dongjiao Hotel.

Sha Ruijin's office is the Jinling Hall in the Dongjiao Hotel.

How does the saying go? Fortunately, the swallows that used to live in the mansions of the Wang and Xie families have now landed in the homes of ordinary people, otherwise this place would not be something that everyone could choose.

Chen Jun sighed inwardly.

He also had to admit that his achievement was really not that great. Compared to being able to use the Dongjiao Hotel just by saying hello to the old man, he was far behind.

But now, the regulations there are indeed not as strict as before.

As long as you have money, you can stay there for a night to experience it. The price is between four-star and five-star.

After communicating with Li Haiyao, things became simpler for both of them.

You don't have to go to either house.

When the two were discussing, they passed by the headquarters of the 2nd Combined Brigade.

Guo Yabin, the former commander of the artillery company of the first battalion, and Song Chao, the former commander of the reconnaissance company, stopped the vehicle halfway in the military area.

These two people were previously company commanders led by Chen Jun, and it was Fatty He who notified them this time.

Now the two are much more powerful, both serving as battalion commanders in the 2nd Combined Brigade.

When I met my former battalion commander, I couldn't help but chat with him for a while.

Only after stuffing a red envelope in the bag did they let Chen Jun leave.

On the way, Chen Jun took advantage of his free time to call his parents at home and discuss booking a hotel in Jinling.

Come over after your family is settled.

I also called my third uncle, Lin Xiaodong, He Jing, Yang Fan, and Liang Kui.

Including the former Xijing Army Border Defense Academy, the deputy dean of the undergraduate school, Wang Zhanting, also called.

Zhou Yan and Chu Hongfei from the college and Geng Weidong from the Xijing Armed Police Engineering College all called to notify them.

Chen Jun's circle of friends is not large, and most of his connections are concentrated in the 179th Brigade. He has not been to many units.

After notifying everyone, he took Li Haiyao's phone and made the call, and Li Haiyao was responsible for the conversation.

My former classmates at the National University of Defense Technology and comrades who had a good relationship with me in the Archives Department all made phone calls to inform them.

There's no other way. Both of us have been busy recently and haven't prepared any invitations, so we can only notify them in this most primitive way.

Of course, just as Political Commissar Xu of the 179th Brigade said just now.

When two young people get married, there isn't much for them to do.

The vast majority of work is still done by the older generation.

Chen Jun and Li Haiyao set out early in the morning and arrived at Jinling East Suburb Hotel before noon.

At this time, the entire Dongjiao Hotel has adjusted its reception standards and non-invited guests are not allowed to stay.

Of course, Chen Jun and Li Haiyao are exceptions.

These two people are the protagonists of this wedding banquet. It will be a big trouble if they are refused to be entertained.

The old man didn't know who to ask to say hello.

Anyway, as soon as the two of them arrived, the person in charge of the hotel came out to receive them, personally arranged accommodation for them, and took them to visit the banquet hall, business venues and off-site arrangements.

Needless to say, even for this place, Political Commissar Xu's recommendation to hire a wedding planning company to decorate it was also scrapped.

Although the Dongjiao Hotel has never decorated a wedding banquet, it has purely Chinese-style flags, promotional posters, and a slightly abrupt big red "囍" character.

The entire venue has been decorated to be quite pleasing to the eye.

The only fly in the ointment is.

The two arrived at noon on the 24th. On the afternoon of the 24th, Chai Yansong, the political commissar of the Eastern Theater Command, sent a car to pick up Li Haiyao.

Don't ask the reason.

The question is, before getting married, the newlyweds cannot stay together all day long.

This guy, the old man didn't say anything, and the father-in-law Li Hongyang didn't say anything about taking Li Haiyao back.

But the key is that someone is concerned about this matter.

He had just taken his wife out of the army, but the next moment she was taken away by someone sent by the political commissar.

Chen Jun was also helpless.

. . . . . . . . .

For the next three or four days, Chen Jun was alone in the State Guesthouse with nothing to do.

I spent the whole day with the staff to set up the scene.

But on the morning of April 4, there was finally movement at the Dongjiao Hotel, which had been quiet for several days.

In the morning, the Jinling Armed Police Corps Mobile Detachment first arranged a group of soldiers to set up sentries around the hotel. Nearly a company of soldiers arranged sentries to be on duty at all nearby entrances and exits.

See this situation.

Chen Jun even went out to get two packs of cigarettes and gave them to the team leader, chatting and bragging at the same time.

Thank them.

But in the afternoon, he couldn't blow it anymore.

Because Li Haiyao’s family has arrived.

First, there is Li Haiyao’s uncle Li Hongtao, who is the most powerful person in the Li family except for the old man.

Li Hongtao currently serves as the Chief of Staff of the Western Theater Command and is the most capable of the four brothers.

Soon after, Li Haiyao's second uncle Li Hongliang also came.

Li Hongliang is the political commissar of the 1st Guard Division of the garrison area and the father of his cousin Li Haifeng.

Just seeing these two coming over already made Chen Jun feel a little tingling on his scalp.

There is no need to think about what will happen next, Li Haiyao's third uncle and her own father-in-law will definitely come.

I don't know whether the old man will come or not.
But just these two coming over is powerful enough.

Chen Jun hadn't found a chance to go over to receive the guests when he received calls from his parents and his third uncle.

My family has also arrived.

Chen Jun didn't have time to entertain the two and hurried out of the hotel to greet his parents.

(End of this chapter)