Chapter 112, Ms. Wang Meiling’s Regret (Part 1)
Although a few hours before the opening of the celebration, there was an unpleasant incident such as "the guests' entourage sneaked into and ransacked the kitchen", but in the end it was innocuous and did not interfere with the 50th birthday ceremony of Mayor Wang Meiling being held on time.
At dusk on this day, accompanied by rows of salutes, the grand birthday celebration officially began in the city of Arnus.
The next moment, with the firing of the salute as a signal, float teams, military bands and samba performance teams that had been rehearsed for a long time began to move slowly through the streets of the outer city, passing in front of everyone's eyes in an endless stream. However, with relaxed music and exciting dance moves, they brought a joyful and festive atmosphere to the audience gathered on both sides of the street, winning endless cheers and cheers.
Then, the "birthday girl" Mayor Wang Meiling, dressed in a silk costume, personally took a convertible car and cruised through the city in the twilight of the setting sun, waving to the citizens with a smile and accepting their congratulations. Every street we passed was decorated with lights and colorful and crowded with people. Along with the bright flags, flying confetti, and gift dolls thrown in the air, the whole city turned into a sea of joy and fell into a boil!
When Mayoress Wang Meiling finished her tour and returned to the inner city, the celebrations in the outer city were still not over - the city hall had already prepared sumptuous flowing water mats in parks, squares and parking lots, generously providing them to the entire city for free. There are huge beer barrels placed everywhere, as well as barbecue grills emitting a pungent aroma. Bands and dancers also continued to perform, allowing citizens to enjoy entertainment while eating and drinking.
Even outside the two city walls of Arnus City, those second-class natives who do not even have the qualifications to be citizens can still share some of the festive atmosphere of the celebration on this day. With countless pairs of eyes eagerly looking forward to it, trucks filed out of the city gate, and all kinds of clerks, coolies, farmers, coachmen and poor travelers of different costumes and races came to the city with astonishing expressions. Speed surged out of the streets and alleys, shouting "Happy Birthday, Female Mayor!" while surrounding the vehicles filled with food and drinks, raising their hands high as hard as they could.
The beast-eared maids who were responsible for distributing free food stood on the car and yelled at the poor people squeezing below, while raising their slender arms to carry cakes, lunch boxes, cans, soft-packaged drinks, and cans Packed beer and liqueur, good It was thrown like raindrops at the guys who had been waiting for a long time, and then they were tightly held in the arms of pairs of hands covered with dirt... A crazy, noisy and cheering "banquet", just like this, in the entire city of Arnus Things are going on inside and outside the city walls at the same time, whether it is Poor or rich, locals or outsiders, vendors or farmers, aboriginals or travelers, at least at this moment, everyone is chewing delicious food and drinking free drinks. Drinks, beer, rum and wine, watch the lively carnival parade, enjoy this unparalleled grand banquet, praise the generosity and generosity of Mayor Wang Meiling, and feel the joy, joy and excitement of this celebration And warm...
Of course, there are also many discordant notes, such as someone fighting to a bloody head with another guy over a box of fried noodles. When someone opened a can of Coke, he didn't notice that the can had been bumping for a long time from hand to hand. As a result, the carbonated drink sprayed all over his head and face. Someone was accidentally knocked to the ground while eating a canned rice-treasure porridge with a spoon, and all the uneaten porridge was poured into his nostrils. Someone even accidentally let go of his hand while using a dagger to open a can, causing the dagger to fly past another person's scalp, triggering a violent murder... But in general, all this trivial chaos is still manageable. It was within the control range, but it made the celebration more lively.
In addition to the generous feasts and entertainment performances organized by the mayor herself, the indigenous merchants in the shopping streets and markets outside the city also wisely set up long tables in front of their stores, inviting all who could come. regular customers, come to celebrate the birthday of the female mayor - although the city hall has never asked them to spend their own money to host a banquet to celebrate the female mayor's birthday, but if everyone else has a banquet and you are the only one who has not invited anyone to dinner, Then it will look very eye-catching. If it gets publicized again, I'm afraid there will be guys who want to flatter the female mayor and put your shoes on...
In addition, for those out-of-town businessmen who have no foothold, this celebration is also the best time to promote their own stores. Just some cheap food and drinks can allow them to really mingle with the local residents on this happy day, and at least become familiar with them. Judging from the publicity effect, it is already a huge deal. What a bargain.
In short, on this day in the city of Arnus, the whole world is really celebrating and all the people are rejoicing...
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Compared with the lively and crazy noisy scenes outside, the atmosphere inside the birthday banquet venue seemed much more reserved, and of course much more luxurious and glitzy. In the splendid hall, Mayor Wang Meiling, as the host, smiled and took her grandson and granddaughter to sit on the large sofa together, accepting gifts and congratulations from guests from all walks of life. As various rare treasures were presented one by one, the wide-eyed crowd let out bursts of gasps. Coupled with all kinds of flattery and sweet words, the atmosphere of joy in the hall became stronger and stronger.
In addition, taking advantage of this rare gathering of all parties, many nobles, officials and wealthy businessmen, after congratulating their master on his birthday, quietly avoided everyone and gathered again in corners, balconies and other more private places. Then, while they drank and mingled with each other, they used words to taunt each other. As cups of sweet wine flowed into everyone's throats, deals and conspiracies were quietly taking shape.
Of course, held at the same time as the birthday party, there will also be a grand social dance and a wonderful acrobatic performance. During this period, there were not only love at first sight between teenagers, but also the hookup and adultery between the love saint and the noble lady... This celebration was not only joyful, but also dyed with a touch of crimson charm.
Finally, in accordance with the fashion of modern China, at the end of this birthday celebration, Arnus City also arranged a grand fireworks show as the end of this night of lively celebrations and as a symbol of this interdimensional colony. Prelude to the curtain call...
Looking at the dazzling fireworks of different shapes and colors, bursting into bloom in the dark night, and the bustling crowds and cheering children on the streets illuminated by the fireworks, Ms. Wang Meiling seemed to be in this moment. There was an unreal illusion.
Did all this bustle and pomp come to this world for you?
This is really... what an honor, what a grandeur, what a face, how satisfying for one's vanity!
Everything is so beautiful, so joyful, like the best dream. But it is also somewhat inexplicable and unreal...
Hey, at this age, why are you still struggling! Even if it is just a dream, let this dream last longer!
Mayor Wang Meiling, who was feeling this deep in her heart, quietly raised her hand to wipe away the tears of excitement that overflowed from the corners of her eyes, and then she was finally completely immersed in the cheers that echoed for a long time beside her, and her little grandson shaking bunny ears next to him. Like my little granddaughter, I cheered at the fireworks.
No matter what happens in the future, at least at this moment, she does feel satisfied and happy, and her heart is filled with a sense of accomplishment.
Despite this, under the bright fireworks in the sky, Wang Meiling still felt a bit of regret and melancholy.
——On the most magnificent birthday of her life, her son and daughter-in-law did not come here...
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PS: After the celebration is over, the following is an introduction to Wang Qiu’s ending and the final chapter of the book. But before that, we have to explain a little bit about the final whereabouts of the dark elves, as well as the latest situation of Cai Rong, the rabbit-eared girl. So expect about four more chapters.
A new book in the Xianxia genre is already being conceived, and the initial time-travel beginning has also been drawn up. Prepare to set up a Hong Kong-style fairy world where bombing and shattering voids prevail, and a history of decline and fall of the fairy world similar to the collapse of the Mayan civilization. The main plot is to describe how a once prosperous world of Eastern immortals gradually degenerated from a feudal empire into a primitive tribe due to the hard work of a group of unscrupulous cultivators...
To be honest, the world view and basic logic in many fairy tale novels are really weirder than the wizarding world of "Harry Potter"! It is really hard to imagine how ordinary mortals can survive in a nightmare society where catastrophes occur every two days. Then, in the previous article about the worst occupations recognized in the United States, relying on the help of enthusiastic readers, I already know that no one wants to work as a milkmaid because it will make it smell bad, but the last one is the lumberjack, the worst occupation in the United States. What? Is the life of a lumberjack that hard?