The person who came was Chen Shuyi.
As a relative of the bride's side, coming for the wedding banquet, bumping into him wasn't too surprising.
However, what made Chen Shuyi a little curious was how Tan Jincheng ended up at her cousin's house; logically, as a nephew, he shouldn't be there.
Tan Jincheng pointed to the parking area outside the courtyard:
"I'm here to be the driver."
Chen Shuyi thought so too; they had even taken their driving tests together.
Still, she said enviously,
"My dad rarely lets me touch the car. Your family actually dares to let you be a driver, I'm really envious."
"Cars are something you get skilled at after driving a few times, but you still need to pay attention to safety."
"Huh? Wait a minute, my dad doesn't even let me drive his car. Who in your family is so generous as to let you drive their car?"
Chen Shuyi looked at Tan Jincheng suspiciously.
"The company bought it, Zhang Xupeng doesn't know how to drive yet, so I'm using it for now."
Chen Shuyi found her classmate increasingly difficult to understand.
Since last year's National Day, she had met him three times, and each time he was very different.
At the first class reunion, Tan Jincheng had dark skin, short hair, and didn't talk much during the gathering, just like A Cheng from Dragon in the Edge.
The second time they met was at the driving school test center.
He got his driver's license in less than half a month.
Her dad described it as pulling strings, and he also opened a Taobao shop, but what she saw at the time was a shop with terrible sales and a rough interface.
However, when she looked again during the summer vacation, the shop had completely transformed.
Its rating had also changed from one star to five stars.
Based on her understanding of Taobao shop ratings, this was already the highest level within the star category; the next upgrade would be to diamond level.
He and Zhang Xupeng's business must be getting better and better, right?
This time, not only did the company buy a car, but his personal image and demeanor had also changed significantly.
If she had to describe it in one word, it would be "aura."
Tan Jincheng's aura had changed quite a bit.
"Looks like you've struck it rich. You're the first classmate to buy a car,"
Chen Shuyi said, smiling as she looked at Tan Jincheng.
"It's not really just mine. The company is a partnership between me and Peng Ya. To be precise, only half of it is mine."
"That's still impressive. I saw your Taobao shop, it's changed a lot. Sales should be pretty good now, right?"
"Running a business is just trial and error. Speaking of which, I should thank you. If you hadn't reminded me last time, I wouldn't have thought of renovating the shop."
"Not at all, I just mentioned it casually. The shop renovation is your own credit, and the model photos are very well taken. They are striking but don't overshadow the clothes, allowing people to notice the clothes' presence at first glance."
"That's thanks to the photographer; they're good at capturing the essence."
Speaking of models, Tan Jincheng thought of Gu Qingqing.
Since that very awkward chat during the New Year, the two had become more familiar than before, and they would occasionally chat on QQ these days.
Gu Qingqing would occasionally share music with Tan Jincheng, discuss which songs were good, and also talk about Jay Chou (Zhou Dong).
As a fan of Jay Chou (Zhou Dong), Tan Jincheng didn't resist this topic, but he had to carefully consider his wording to avoid mentioning unreleased songs.
In this way, his words naturally had to be more rigorous, and combined with some later perspectives and opinions, they became even more unique.
The unique interpretations made Gu Qingqing, a Mayday fan, unable to resist learning more about this singer.
However, Tan Laoban once accidentally called him "Chubby Chou," and she didn't know what that meant.
Where was he chubby?
Wasn't he always like this?
Another thing was that Tan Laoban described JJ as a Guo Donglin with hair, which was very vivid.
As this year's hottest male singer, she hadn't expected him to look so much like a sketch comedian.
At eight in the morning, the wedding banquet at the bride's home officially began.
Tan Jincheng and several other drivers were assigned to the same table, where he again met an acquaintance, Chen Zhongping, Chen Shuyi's father.
This table had mostly drivers, so non-drinking guests were assigned to it.
Chen Zhongping had also driven, so he voluntarily applied for the last seat, responsible for distributing cigarettes and pouring drinks.
This wasn't originally his job; he just didn't want to sit among a bunch of drinkers and actively requested to come here.
"We meet again, Jiu Jiuye, Happy New Year,"
Tan Jincheng greeted with a smile.
Last time, this old fellow said he couldn't call me uncle, but today he still has to actively hand me cigarettes, and not just one, but two packs at once!
Before the wedding banquet in his hometown, there would be a snack session.
In the center of the table, a red round plastic fruit platter, divided into compartments, would be placed, filled with peanuts, melon seeds, square cakes, and other dried fruits and pastries.
Additionally, the person at the last seat responsible for pouring drinks and distributing cigarettes would take out two cartons of cigarettes, giving two packs to each of the 10 people at the table.
In terms of allocation, it would be one relatively high-grade cigarette carton and one medium-grade cigarette carton.
The little aunt's family used two types of Wan Yan cigarettes.
Seeing Tan Jincheng, Chen Zhongping was visibly startled:
"Why are you here to pick up the bride too, kid?"
"Sitting at this table, of course, means being a driver."
Tan Jincheng pointed to the other drivers who came with him and briefly introduced them.
"I actually forgot you could drive. Is that car with the Zhejiang-B license plate outside yours?"
Chen Zhongping asked casually while unwrapping cigarettes.
"Mm."
Tan Jincheng didn't explain further.
Chen Zhongping had asked casually, but unexpectedly, Tan Jincheng admitted it directly.
He couldn't help but look at him again:
"Not bad, looks like your business is taking off."
"Not at all, just a bit of luck, benefiting from the country's development."
Chen Zhongping nodded and said no more.
Today, he was in the role of the last-seat host, and couldn't neglect other guests, so he immediately began to greet them.
Tan Jincheng's table didn't drink alcohol, so it ended very quickly.
By the time all the dishes were served, everyone had basically eaten their fill.
After sitting for a short while, they all dispersed, and Tan Jincheng went back to his car to rest.
Although Fourth Uncle was in charge of greeting guests, his status as a close brother meant he was pulled to the top three tables, and drinking was unavoidable.
However, there was no need to worry about him drinking too much.
Today, he was responsible for picking up guests and also for sending off people who blocked the road for good luck.
Getting too drunk would be inexcusable.
Although Zhang Qingliang enjoyed alcohol, he also knew his limits.
About half an hour later, Zhang Qingliang walked over with two guests, his face flushed.
Tan Jincheng carefully observed him; his eyes were clear, he hadn't drunk too much.
The elaborately dressed bride was carried out of the room on her brother's back.
The lead Audi car was parked in the courtyard, waiting to welcome the bride.
Seeing his nephew observing him, Zhang Qingliang didn't pay much mind.
After gesturing for everyone to get in the car and settle down, he said to Tan Jincheng,
"Let's go."
The Audi slowly drove off, with Tan Jincheng following closely behind.
In his car were the little aunt's parents.
(End of this chapter)
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