Chapter 2335 Gathering together
Bai Qingqing naturally wanted to join in the fun, but when she said the wrong thing just now, Xia Rufei almost got furious, so she didn't dare to make additional requests now, so she could only nod and agreed with some aggrievance.
Because the Song family's old house was very cautious, Xia Ruofei did not let Wu Qiang drive, but drove himself.
Everyone's seat allocation is also very subtle, so Song Qiming and Fang Liyun naturally sat in the most comfortable position in the middle row. There was originally a co-pilot's position and a relatively narrow seat in the rear row.
Song Wei and Ling Qingxue hesitated for a moment and chose the rear seats at the same time, but the position of the co-pilot was vacant.
In fact, everyone was tacit, so Xia Rufei simply took out some of the gifts he had prepared in advance from the Lingtu space and placed them in the passenger seat.
He also carefully divided the gift into two parts, one of which he rarely gave to Mr. Song before, was used as a gift from Song Qiming's family, and the other part was naturally a gift from him and Ling Qingxue to Mr. Song.
After all, in everyone's perception, Ling Qingxue is his real girlfriend.
The car was driving steadily on the streets of the capital, and gradually the awkward atmosphere dissipated.
Song Qiming looked at the scene outside the car window and couldn't help but feel emotion.
Before he retired, he actually often came to Beijing, including various meetings, work reports, etc., and he came to Beijing no less than ten times a year.
Song Qiming talked about some interesting things about entering Beijing before, and the atmosphere in the car became more and more relaxed.
Before we knew it, we arrived at the old Song family house.
The Coaster driven by Xia Rufei registered the license plate in advance, and the visitor Song family also informed the post in advance, so the guards simply checked everyone's identities and quickly released them.
The car came to the empty yard at the door of the old house, and Xia Rufei found that there were a lot more cars parked today than before.
Director Lu has also arrived at the door in advance to wait.
The specifications are very high, and even Song Qiming moved him a little and naturally knew Director Lu's weight. In the past, when he visited Mr. Song, he was always young staff to guide him, and he could not enjoy the treatment he personally welcomed.
This time Director Lu came out, it was obviously not because of him, Song Qiming.
Sure enough, after everyone got off the car, Director Lu immediately stepped up and greeted everyone with a smile, and the first person he greeted was Xia Rufei.
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Director Lu, you always come out to greet him. I am so flattered!"
"Since I'm flattered, why not give me the letter that the old man gave you last time?" Director Lu joked.
"This is not the same thing..." Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "Besides, you will not lack the word "Old man"! You have been working with him for so many years..."
"Your painting is the pinnacle of the old man!" Director Lu was still obsessed with the mourning treasures that were loyal to the country, "How about this, I will exchange five mourning treasures for you?"
"No change!" Xia Ruofei said, "The old man has written all the signatures for me, I must collect them..."
"Oh..." Director Lu sighed and said, "I just knew it was the result..."
The group walked into the house under the guidance of Director Lu, and Xia Rufei asked casually again: "By the way, Director Lu, I see there are many cars outside, and there are guests at home today?"
"There is no outsider, but Xiao Rui's wedding date is approaching, and most of the old man's children have rushed back." Director Lu said, "Even the juniors living in the capital have returned to their old houses these days. After all, the wedding is complicated, and everyone has to do their part!"
"That's it!" Xia Rufei said with a smile, "Xiao Rui should be the first one of the third generation of the Song family to start a family, right? He was originally the eldest son and grandson, and now he is about to add a great-grandson to the old man. It is also worth it to be more grand."
"Who said no?" Director Lu responded, then he woke up and stopped and looked at Xia Rufei and asked, "Ruofei, you saw Yiyi last time, did you see that she had a great-grandson in her belly?"
Xia Ruofei was stunned for a moment and said with a lot of laughter and cry: "Director Lu, how long has Yiyi been pregnant? I can't even see the ultrasound. How could I see it? I just said that my great-grandson might be a great-granddaughter! But the meaning is the same!"
"Oh..." Director Lu said with a slight disappointment.
Xia Rufei joked: "Yo! It seems that Director Lu hopes that Xiaorui and Zhuo Yiyi's children are boys! I didn't see that you still have the idea of favoring boys over girls..."
"I don't!" Director Lu quickly denied, "I just wanted to know the result! Boys and girls are the same..."
Song Wei and Ling Qingxue couldn't help but smile secretly. Director Lu still had a strong desire to survive. Although there were no outsiders today, he didn't want to be honest.
While chatting, everyone followed Director Lu into the inner house.
The inner house was indeed very lively today. Mr. Song wore a brand new Tang suit. He was already strong and looked even more energetic.
Most of Mr. Song’s children also rushed back.
Song Rui's father Song Zhengping is now in charge, but he is the groom's father, so he took a few more days off and returned to Beijing early.
In addition, Song Zhengming, the third son of the Song family, had worked in the capital and had moved to the old house in the past two days. There was nothing particularly important in the unit, so he would not go there, so he helped organize the wedding at the old house.
There are also Song Rui's two aunts, Song Zhiping and Song Zhilan, who are also on the old house.
Only Mr. Song’s second son, Song Zhenglin, was busy with government affairs, so he had to arrive two days later.
Most of the three generations of the Song family live in the capital. They can't stand the boring life in the old house. The main reason is that the pressure is too great to be with the old man, so they don't come here. It is estimated that they will only appear the day before the wedding or even on the wedding day.
Only Song Rui, as the protagonist of this wedding, can't go anywhere. He has been living in the old house for seven or eight days and is always accepting summons from all parties.
As soon as Xia Rufei and his group arrived, Mr. Song was very happy. The children of the Song family also greeted him enthusiastically and Song Qiming was already close to the Song family, not to mention Xia Rufei. Mr. Song treated him as his grandson, and the children of the Song family were also very clear that if it were not for Xia Rufei's magical medical skills, Mr. Song would have passed away and the pillars of the Song family would no longer exist.
When Song Rui saw Xia Ruofei bringing Song Wei and Ling Qingxue to the door together, and Song Wei's parents, he couldn't help but show his admiration, and hid behind and secretly gave Xia Ruofei a thumbs up.
Xia Rufei didn't know what Song Rui was thinking. He could only pretend that he didn't see Song Rui's small movements, and still greeted Song Zhengping and others with a smile.
The same is true for Song Qiming and Fang Liyun. She first greeted Mr. Song, and then chatted with everyone very happily.
However, Song Wei and Ling Qingxue, as juniors, did not pay much attention to it for a while. They looked at the arrangement of the old house with great interest.
As the wedding date approaches, some atmosphere arrangements have also begun. The old house that was originally slightly old was decorated, and red elements can be seen everywhere. Red wedding couplets, red lanterns, and red window flowers...
After everyone exchanged greetings for a while, Song Qiming said: "Uncle, we and Ruofei came to Beijing a few days in advance just to see what we can help... Xiao Rui must have a lot of things to be busy with at her wedding. Do you think... are we taking some work by ourselves, or are you assigning us tasks?"
Song Qiming and the Song family are distant relatives. According to the seniority, Song Qiming and Song Rui are of the same generation. He called Mr. Song "Uncle" according to the seniority of the family.
However, this is the first time he called this in many years. The last time he called Uncle was when he was young. After he started working, he regarded himself as a very formal and below level, and he also called Mr. Song.
Mr. Song said with a smile: "You are guests here to watch the ceremony this time, so you don't have to take on any tasks... Oh no, it seems that Xiao Rui assigned tasks to Ruofei and the young people? Xiao Rui! Xiao Rui!"
Mr. Song shouted a few times before Song Rui came to his senses and quickly stood up.
"Why are you absent-minded?" Old Song couldn't help but scold Song Rui, and then said, "Didn't you say that you arranged a task for Ruofei and the others?"
Song Rui came to his senses and hurriedly said, "Oh! Yes, yes, Ruofei, the best man is the one you! And Yiyi also said that Weiwei and Qingxue are both in the bridesmaids, and they are not allowed to refuse!"
Xia Ruofei nodded with a smile and said, "No problem, I agreed to them all! By the way, do we have any specific work?"
"The bridesmaids will go to Yiyi in advance, and she will arrange it." Song Rui said, "As for Ruofei, your main task is to go to pick me up the bride! You also need to cooperate with the wedding. Anyway, it's all about the best man! Have you been the best man before?"
"It's really not!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "But it doesn't matter. I'll give you more than 100 pounds. From now on, I'll follow your command!"
"Okay! Be righteous!" Song Rui said with a grin.
Old Song asked calmly, "Xiao Rui, have you assigned the task?"
Song Rui subconsciously shrank his head and said, "Grandpa, I've finished talking, these are all things..."
Song Rui seemed to be about to become a father, but he was still subconsciously afraid in front of Mr. Song. This was a shadow left since childhood and may be difficult to overcome in the future.
"I understand!" Old Song nodded and said.
Then, Mr. Song turned to Xia Rufei again and said with a kind look: "Rufei, go to the study with me, and I want to talk to you about some things!"
Xia Rufei said knowingly: "Okay!"
Mr. Song said to Song Qiming again: "Qiming, you can sit for a while, I have something to do with Ruofei!"
"Yes! Uncle, you are busy!" Song Qiming said quickly.
In fact, Song Qiming and Mr. Song’s children were a little curious. They didn’t know what Mr. Song was talking about to Xia Ruofei, but they actually wanted to avoid everyone.
Logically speaking, if it is something that concerns the Song family, among the people present today, except for Song Rui, who are still inexperienced, others such as Song Zhengping and Song Zhengming, must be qualified to listen or even express their opinions.
But Mr. Song actually called on the name and only saw Xia Rufei, and even his high-ranking children could not go to the study together, which was a bit unusual.
In fact, when Xia Rufei heard Mr. Song say this, he vaguely guessed what the two were about to talk about.
Sure enough, as soon as he arrived at the study, Mr. Song said directly: "Ruofei, the superiors have agreed to my suggestion for the last incident!"
Xia Ruofei thought to himself that it was indeed about this matter. His eyes lit up and said, "That's good! Grandpa Song, after hearing what Academician Cheng said that day, I also knew the significance of such a space station with a simulated gravity function to our country. It is also my honor to be able to contribute to the country in this matter!"
"I know you are a good boy!" Mr. Song said with relief, "Actually, it has been studied and discussed half a month ago and has unanimously approved my proposal. Therefore, now relevant scientific research institutions have actually taken action. Lao Cheng and his team have actually been relatively mature, and our country has made great progress in materials over the years. I heard from Lao Cheng that this space station assembly has basically no bottlenecks or difficulties in technology. Now multiple departments are working together to race against time!"
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Grandpa Song, there is actually no need to be so anxious. Quality should be put first. Even if I wait for more days, I can still wait."
"Quality is naturally the first priority," said Mr. Song. "But they also attach great importance to efficiency. Multiple departments work together and progress in many processes can save a lot of time. These are the experiences summarized by our comrades on the aerospace industry front through years of practice, and are very effective."
When Mr. Song said this, he patted Xia Rufei on the shoulder and said, "Ruofei, Lao Cheng has made a promise for me. They will complete a series of work such as manufacturing and testing of the entire space station assembly within the time range you mentioned. At that time, you will need to work hard..."
Xia Rufei smiled and nodded and said, "I have absolutely no problems here. Moreover, the comrades in the aerospace system have any specific requirements, and even some parts need to be assembled in space. You can leave them to me to complete. Just give me a detailed tutorial and the steps!"
When Xia Rufei said this, he explained with a sincere smile on his face: "I know that it is dangerous for our astronauts to work out of the cabin in space, and the space suits outside the cabin are also relatively bulky, and some work is difficult to complete. Therefore, if necessary, some later work can be left to me!"
"That's great!" said Mr. Song, "I will give you your opinion to Lao Cheng immediately. By the way, the comrades in the aerospace system also have a request for the transfer of the last space station assembly..."
Chapter completed!