None of the younger siblings attended the eldest child's engagement, which left the family feeling somewhat regretful.
However, they also knew there was a reason for this, and they were all looking forward to another lively occasion when their brother got married.
Having arranged the engagement for her eldest son, Zhao Qinglan felt that a major matter had been resolved. As for the wedding, there was still plenty of time, and she could prepare slowly without rushing.
Sanwa is entering his final year of junior high school, which is supposed to be a crucial year. However, he has always been the top student in his class, and Zhao Qinglan and Li Huai don't know where to begin to worry about him.
They had only been home a short while when Wei Hong told them that the situation on their elder brother's side was becoming increasingly chaotic, and that all their people there were to be evacuated.
Neither Zhao Qinglan nor Zhang Yu had any objections to this; nothing was more important than human life.
Besides, they've already earned quite a bit in the past year or so.
Over the years, Zhao Qinglan has done a lot of good deeds, but she is very low-key and no rumors have spread. Even when one or two reporters or TV station people know the news and want to interview her, she refuses them.
She does good deeds not to gain fame, so it's better for her not to attract attention.
Initially, many people did not believe that the Big Brother would split up, but since the beginning of this year, several countries that were originally part of the Big Brother have declared independence.
Now, more and more people are pessimistic about the future of the older brother.
As things progressed, officials in the Big Brother's country became increasingly panicked. Zhao Qinglan only heard Wei Hong say that the things they were secretly exchanging from over there were becoming more and more frightening.
Zhao Qinglan doesn't quite remember the exact time of the disintegration of the Qing Dynasty, only that it was in the winter of 1991.
She privately mentioned it to her husband, and the two of them began to pay extra attention to news about their elder brother, whether they were watching TV news, reading newspapers, or listening to the radio.
Sanwa was also paying attention to what he wanted to prove, and now he is becoming more and more focused.
As December arrived, Zhao Qinglan was knitting a sweater in her room when she heard the serious voice of the announcer coming from the radio.
The older brother broke up, and she immediately stood up.
At that moment, Li Huai was still in his office, so she made a phone call directly to him.
"I heard the broadcast, did you hear it?"
"I just heard the news too."
"Sigh, let's talk about it when you get back." It wasn't good to talk in detail over the phone, and after hanging up, she lost all interest in knitting.
When Sanwa returned home, he learned about the incident. After the family quickly finished their meal, Zhao Qinglan and her husband went back to their room to talk.
When they left, they didn't see how strange the way Sanwa looked at his mother was.
My mother and father were right.
But how can they be so sure?
Did Mother really have some extraordinary adventure? Was she born with knowledge or able to predict the future?
But considering that my mother seems to know nothing about many things at home, she can only predict some major events.
He had studied for so long, read all sorts of obscure and miscellaneous books, and had several theories in his mind.
Having glimpsed some of the "truth," Sanwa was initially overjoyed at his successful verification, but quickly became serious.
Perhaps because she was at home, or perhaps because she hadn't expected it, and because she wasn't very wary of them, her mother was able to let her discover those secrets.
But what if there are other sharp and intelligent people like myself?
Sanwa is never arrogant or complacent, and he knows the truth that there are always people more capable than you and the world is vast.
Even if he knew some of the truth, he wouldn't go to his parents to verify it. On the contrary, he would help his parents clean up the mess and cover it up, so that they wouldn't reveal any details or clues when they were unaware of it.
Thinking of this, Sanwa felt a heavy burden on his shoulders and sighed softly.
"I'm just destined to be a workaholic." Even though he's really lazy and just wants to lie down, "Well, I'm the smartest in the family." So he just has to worry about things more for the family.
If Zhao Qinglan and Li Huai knew about their youngest son's "filial piety," I wonder what they would think.
The disintegration of Big Brother still caused a huge uproar in the country.
Even though many people are not optimistic about the Big Brother's situation, no one expected it to disintegrate so quickly.
This has sparked much thought and debate about whether we are on the right path.
Zhao Qinglan and Li Huai discussed it privately and felt that their family members should keep a low profile at this time and not say anything carelessly.
To this end, she contacted each of the children individually, and even called her two younger sisters to give them instructions.
The old company has disbanded, and Zhao Qinglan and her team's new company is also no longer operating.
There is some foundation left by Wei Hong. Although the elder brother is gone, there are still countries that have inherited the main part of it, so trade can still be done in the future.
Zhao Qinglan and Zhang Yu didn't mind these things, but Zhao Qinglan still went to Beijing, and the three of them settled the accounts of the new company.
The domestic debate only lasted for a while before being quickly suppressed by the authorities.
After all, people still have to live their lives, and they don't want to really shake up society.
Fortunately, since the reform and opening up, China has embarked on a unique path that is not entirely the same as that of its older brother.
Because Li Huai's prediction came true, he also came into the view of more people.
When someone visited Li Zhenhua, they specifically brought up this matter. Li Zhenhua was proud of his son, but he also felt increasingly regretful about his past actions.
It can be said that since he stepped down, he has spent these years in regret.
Although he had been retired for a long time, he still knew many people in the Beijing Military Region and inquired about his eldest grandson's situation.
Upon learning that his eldest son had secured a good job and even reported having a girlfriend, Li Zhenhua felt gratified and even wanted to meet his future granddaughter-in-law.
Perhaps due to extreme emotional highs and lows, his health deteriorated rapidly.
After the doctor's examination, he said to the staff who were taking care of him, "It'll only be a few days. If the old commander has any wishes, please try your best to fulfill them."
After hearing the doctor's words, the staff member was torn between telling him or not.
If I tell him, I'm afraid he'll be frightened; but if I don't, what if he has some regrets?
Although the circumstances surrounding Li Zhenhua's retirement were not honorable, it was a matter of life and death.
The staff dared not make their own decisions and could only report it upwards.
Commander Liao, who had already partially retired, soon learned of this matter.
Commander Liao is no longer the military region commander; he has taken on other positions.
He never came to see Li Zhenhua after Li Zhenhua stepped down.
But this time, knowing that Li Zhenhua was dying, he came over in person.
Li Zhenhua was somewhat surprised to see him.
"Old Li, tell me what your wish is," Commander Liao said solemnly.
Li Zhenhua wasn't stupid. The doctor's serious expression and the staff's evasive attitude made him realize that he might not be doing well. Now that Commander Liao had come and asked such a question, it seemed that he didn't have much time left.
Upon hearing this, he smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to come see me. I want to see the children." That was all he wanted to do.
"Okay, I'll arrange it." Commander Liao promised, holding his hand.
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