Mr. Dong said in a serious tone, "What? This was a gift from the Han family back when they were doing business with the mainland."
Small badges, or portraits of leaders, or Tiananmen Square, or even quotations.
This thing became popular after the liberation, in the 1960s. Your grandfather didn't understand it and was fooled by it, but Chen Rou did.
His small badge bore the inscription: Long live the great unity of the people of the world!
Grandpa Dong put it on solemnly, turned around to look at his granddaughter, and gave himself a thumbs up.
Everything is self-evident; with just this little badge, he can grab a lot of screen time tonight.
Grandpa Er was very interested, but as shrewd as he was, he was actually fooled by Grandpa Dong, who thought it was something from before the liberation.
However, Grandpa Er didn't argue about this. He knew that both his granddaughter and grandson loved him more.
Moreover, Mr. Dong personally promised that after the baby is born, A Yuan will belong to him, and the baby will belong to Mr. Er alone.
Playing dumb to outsmart others is the most profitable strategy. Grandpa Er isn't in a hurry at all, because his grandchildren will definitely love it even more.
And so, everyone appeared to be in a harmonious mood, with the two old men even deferring to each other, but secretly they all had their own ulterior motives as they boarded the car, ready to officially depart for the ceremony.
Because the two gentlemen pleaded repeatedly and refused to let go, A-Yuan rode in the same car with them.
Nie Zhao and Chen Rou, a married couple, rode in one car, followed by two old Mercedes-Benzes leading the way, a Bentley and a Rolls-Royce, and then two more old Mercedes-Benzes following behind.
Because all private vehicles and taxis are restricted tonight and cannot pass without permission, the roads are mostly filled with buses and various shuttle buses. There are already few people living on the mountain, and now most of them have come down the mountain, making it even more deserted.
The car sped along the empty road, Nie Zhao holding his wife's hand in one hand.
Mrs. Nie couldn't feel it because of the wide center console between the seats, but her husband's calves were trembling.
And it wasn't just for a short while, but from morning till afternoon. While attending various activities at the Governor's Mansion, his legs had been trembling the whole time. Finally, at this moment, Nie Zhao had to ask his wife, "Arou, is this really not a dream?"
Before Chen Rou could answer, he added, "I know you've been waiting for this day."
His hands were actually trembling the whole time, shaking violently.
He bombarded her with questions without giving her a chance to answer, acting neurotically and rudely—not the behavior expected of a man nearing forty. But still without giving her a reply, he continued, "But what about after today? What will happen to you? What will happen to us? Not just A-Yuan, not just the baby, but us..."
If it weren't for dreaming of his older self, and if the feelings in the dream weren't so vivid, Nie Zhao wouldn't have been so suspicious.
However, the official garrison has already set off and will soon be landing in Hong Kong.
The clock is ticking away, heading towards midnight, towards that predetermined day.
When the bells of return to the past toll, and when Miss Chen Rou's dream comes true, will all of this before him, this beautiful yet unreal world, still exist?
He kept this question in mind. Asking it too early would make him wake up too soon, but asking it too late might wake him up from his dream. Now was the perfect time.
He has a wife and children who love him deeply. He is about to attend a grand event, a grand event in Hong Kong, a splendid and prosperous event for him. His life is without any regrets, so perfect that even he himself is envious.
Everyone thought he was successful, full of pride, and overjoyed.
But only he knew how terrified he was at that moment, how afraid he was of the ticking second hand and the ever-flowing time. And at that moment, it was still his wife, and it was always his wife who could save him.
He needed her to tell him that this was not a dream, but something that was really happening.
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