Chapter 952 Zhao Family Birthday Banquet (1)

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Xu Taiping didn't expect that things would go so smoothly. Mr. Zhao, who was unwilling to persuade the Zhao family to go back, was persuaded by him with just a few words. This really gave him face.

After walking around the park with the old man for a while, Xu Taiping left first.

Early the next morning, Xu Taiping went to rent a pretty good Audi a6, and then came to pick up the old man.

What surprised Xu Taiping was that the old man was not at home. He posted a piece of paper on the door of his house with this sentence written on it.

"I'm going out to buy some new clothes. You go to Zhao's house first. I'll take a taxi there later."

Xu Taiping smiled, took the paper off the door, put it in his pocket, and then drove in the direction of Zhao's house.

Today, the Zhao family is filled with gongs and drums and firecrackers.

Outside the huge door of the Zhao family is a large open space.

In terms of land price alone, in a place like Beijing where land is at a premium, it would cost at least several billion or even tens of billions, but it was used by the Zhao family as a parking lot.

Anyone who wants to visit the Zhao family must park their car here. No matter whether you are a high-ranking official or a rich man, park your car in the car and then walk in from the main entrance of the Zhao family. This is the only way to visit the Zhao family. The way it should be.

Today, the Zhao family has been busy since about five o'clock in the morning.

Cooking sheep and slaughtering cows, etc., and then having to worship ancestors and so on. Naturally, this ancestor worship is not to the old man Zhao Gangjun who is still jumping around outside, nor to Zhao Gangjun's father Zhao Tiezhu, but to the ancestors of the Zhao family who were earlier.

The Zhao family has actually existed for many years, even before Zhao Gangjun. Although Zhao Gangjun is called Mrs. Zhao, the real ancestor is the ancestor of the old Zhao family hundreds of years ago.

Ancestor worship is very important for a large family. Xu Taiping feels lucky that he has not yet recognized his ancestors and returned to the clan, so naturally he does not have to follow these complicated ceremonies early in the morning.

It was nine o'clock in the morning when Xu Taiping arrived at Zhao's house.

Mr. Zhao celebrates his birthday at noon. It is said that the Zhao family will get together in the evening, but this matter has nothing to do with anyone else.

The parking lot outside Zhao's house was already full of cars. Xu Taiping originally thought that there would be a lot of luxury cars parked here. Unexpectedly, when Xu Taiping arrived, he discovered that his A6 was already one of the best cars here!

The most common ones here are small cars priced at RMB 100,000 or 200,000, and they look like they have been driven for quite some time.

Xu Taiping parked the car, and someone immediately came over and asked Xu Taiping to show him the invitation to the birthday banquet.

Xu Taiping took out the invitation, and was then led to the front door of Zhao's house.

At this time, there was a queue outside the main entrance of the Zhao family.

This refreshed Xu Taiping's understanding. He looked carefully at the front of the queue and found that the reason why he was queuing was because there was a security check at the door.

This was the first time that Xu Taiping went to someone else's home for a birthday party and met someone who wanted to go through security.

"Mr. Xu, please follow me this way." The person responsible for leading Xu Taiping said quickly when he saw that Xu Taiping was going to the end of the team.

"Which way to go?" Xu Taiping asked in surprise.

"You don't have to queue here." The person leading the way said.

Xu Taiping looked at each other in surprise, and everyone around him also looked at Xu Taiping in surprise.

Here at the Zhao family's birthday banquet, there are very few people who don't line up to go through the security check. They are basically very powerful and powerful people. Most of these people are middle-aged and elderly people, and usually young people come to celebrate their birthdays. People in their 30s and 40s all have to line up, because their identities are generally not that awesome. Although they are awesome in the outside world, this is the Zhao family, where the most awesome people gather.

Xu Taiping was led to a side door by the person leading the way.

The side door was open, but no one was leaving.

Xu Taiping walked to the door, and the other party asked Xu Taiping for an invitation. Xu Taiping gave his invitation to the other party. After the other party checked the invitation, Xu Taiping was led through the side door, and then walked in to the Zhao family compound.

The Zhao family is not that luxurious. As soon as you enter the side door, you see a large courtyard.

This big yard is very big, with many rockeries and ponds in the middle.

Such a yard actually doesn't look like much, but you have to know that this is the capital, and every inch of land is precious. Building a yard in such a large place is the same as building a parking lot in a large area in front of the door. These are all squander.

Using land worth tens of billions as a yard parking lot is an extremely low-key luxury, far more powerful than the art hanging on the wall, gold, silver, and jewelry.

At this time, many people were cleaning the yard. Xu Taiping was led through the yard and then to the core area of ​​the Zhao family.

The architectural style of the entire Zhao family is an antique architectural style. Whether it is the courtyard or the surrounding pavilions, it will give you the feeling of being in the home of an ancient powerful person.

The core area of ​​the Zhao family is also a huge courtyard. Currently, there are hundreds of tables and chairs in this courtyard. On the edge of the courtyard, there are two- and three-story pavilions, all of which are They are all made of wood, and at first glance they look like very expensive wood. The workmanship is absolutely top-notch, and they look very simple and elegant.

According to what Old Z said, the real core members of the Zhao family all live in this place, and only this place can be called the Zhao family.

The Zhao family has many properties in the capital, including more real estate, but no matter where the house is, it cannot be called the Zhao family, because there is no ancestral temple of the Zhao family in those places.

The Zhao family's ancestral temple is deep in this stretch of pavilions, where many ancestors of the Zhao family are enshrined. Today, the Zhao family's ancestor worship ceremony was held in that ancestral temple.

At this time, many people had come to the courtyard, and every table had a sign with their name on it.

Seeing these signs, Xu Taiping was quite emotional. Thinking of the various banquets he had attended, there were very few signs with names written on them like this. Everyone basically sat casually, except for some leadership positions. There are arrangements or something.

This big family is indeed a big family, even the people who come are arranged properly where to sit.

Just as Xu Taiping was feeling emotional, a good-looking girl came to Xu Taiping with a plate containing tea and a steaming towel.

"Please have some tea. Our family roasts the tea ourselves!" the little girl said to Xu Taiping with a smile.

"What a card!" Xu Taiping sighed, took the tea and took a sip, then took out a towel, wiped his face, and then wiped his hands.

After doing this, Xu Taiping put the towel on the plate and said, "Where is the old man?"

"The old man is talking to someone in the house. He will be out in a moment. Please wait a moment!" the little girl said, turning and leaving.

Xu Taiping had nothing to do and was not in a hurry to find his seat. He just found a seat at the edge of the yard and sat down.

Many people, like Xu Taiping, were not in a hurry to find their own seat, or they had already found their seat, but saw that no one was sitting there, so they did not sit in their seat, but sat on the edge of the yard.

From time to time, people come over to chat with Xu Taiping. After all, people who can get invitations to attend the birthday banquet are people of status. Chatting a few words, becoming familiar with each other, making friends, etc., is also very profitable. No harm done.

Xu Taiping was an outgoing person, so he naturally started chatting enthusiastically with these people.

After chatting for a while, Xu Taiping discovered that the first words these people exchanged with each other were to ask each other's last name.

Although there is nothing wrong with this in normal social etiquette, Xu Taiping found it a bit strange.

After chatting for a while, Xu Taiping realized that the main purpose of these people asking for your surname is to confirm whether the person standing in front of you is surnamed Zhao. If it is surnamed Zhao, then it is possible that he is a member of the Zhao family. You have to pay more attention when chatting and talking.

The Zhao family is a very large family with many heirs. This is mainly because of the relationship between Zhao Gangjun's father, Zhao Tiezhu. Zhao Tiezhu married many wives and gave birth to many children. Among these children, Zhao Gangjun is the most outstanding. One, after inheriting the position of the head of the Zhao Tiezhu family, Zhao Gangjun married many wives and gave birth to many children.

Because of this relationship, there must be at least hundreds of people in the entire Zhao family who are related to each other. Basically, each of these people has their own generation. Basically, you can tell that the other person is from the Zhao family just by looking at the generation. Which generation.

Of course, there are also people who don’t name their children according to their generation, and there are many of these people in the Zhao family. After all, the Zhao family is a place where all kinds of magical people gather. Some people don’t like names based on generation, so they can name their children as they please. Come.

In the current Zhao family, the middle generation is the Taizi generation. For example, Zhao Taixun, Zhao Taiji, and Zhao Taiheng are three very outstanding people. In addition, there are many people from the Taizi generation scattered in various walks of life, and the same excellent.

Although Xu Taiping's name contains the character Tai, his surname is not Zhao after all, so those who chatted with Xu Taiping naturally regarded Xu Taiping as an ordinary guest like them.

Xu Taiping sat beside him for an hour, and there were two more people beside him.

These two people were new friends made by Xu Taiping. One was named Chen Shengli and the other was named Li Chenghuan.

This Chen Shengli was brought from the Central Plains. It is said that he is engaged in the coal mining industry and his assets are unknown. However, Xu Taiping could feel during the conversation that this man must be a very wealthy owner, and that Li Chenghuan came from the southwest and worked as a businessman. He was engaged in the trade of herbal medicines and opened a small pharmaceutical factory. He had little money and little power. This made Xu Taiping very surprised. How could someone like him come to Mr. Zhao's birthday banquet? Later, when Xu Taiping found out more about it, Then I realized that Mr. Zhao was seriously ill once in his early years. The doctor wrote a prescription for a medicine that almost no one in the country had. Li Chenghuan's grandfather happened to have it and sold it to the Zhao family. Mr. Zhao relied on it. This medicine helped people survive, so Li Chenghuan’s grandfather became a benefactor of the Zhao family. During every year and festival, they would communicate with each other on the phone. This time, Mr. Zhao gave a ticket to Li Chenghuan’s family for his birthday party. The invitation was originally from Li Chenghuan's grandfather, but the journey was long and Li Chenghuan's grandfather was old and couldn't come, so Li Chenghuan came.

These two people were able to chat with Xu Taiping, so they sat down next to Xu Taiping and chatted.