After the prince finished speaking, the flag bearers from both sides began to enter the arena.
The Union Jack was slowly lowered to the strains of the national anthem, marking the end of more than a century of colonial history for the port city.
At midnight on July 1, 1997, the most exciting and sacred moment finally arrived.
As the stirring national anthem played, the bright national flag and the Gangcheng District flag were slowly raised.
Zhao Qinglan and many of her compatriots had already stood up, watching the rising national flag and singing their indomitable cries.
Before she knew it, tears were already streaming down her face.
At this moment, the port city, which has experienced a century of vicissitudes, has finally returned to the embrace of its motherland.
As the national anthem ended, the two flags fluttered in the air, and cheers and celebrations erupted both inside and outside the venue, across the country, and even in countless other places around the world.
Some people embraced each other excitedly, some veterans of the War of Resistance against Japan covered their faces and wept, and others told their deceased relatives the long-awaited good news.
On that day, various celebrations were held throughout the country.
Zhao Qinglan and her daughter and son were overjoyed.
Cheers were heard everywhere in the streets.
Everyone is expressing their joy through their actions.
Countless people stayed up all night, working through the night.
Even after everyone saw what happened on TV, many people still contacted Zhao Qinglan, who was there, to ask her various questions about the incident.
Zhao Qinglan answered patiently again and again.
This heightened state of mind lasted for several days before gradually calming down.
After returning home from the port city, Zhao Qinglan and Li Huai both felt as if they had gone through a great battle, and after relaxing, they were filled with deep fatigue.
Xiao Duo, the child, and Zhou Yunting returned to Beijing, leaving only Zhao Qinglan and Li Huai at their home in Guangzhou.
As for the third child, he was tasked with the important responsibility of escorting his niece, Jin'er, back to his elder brother's house.
The quietness of the house allowed Zhao Qinglan and her husband to get a good rest.
After Erwa's wedding, they also participated in a grand homecoming ceremony. For the time being, there are no major events in their family.
Judging from Sanwa's attitude, it's uncertain whether he'll ever be able to settle down and start a family, so Zhao Qinglan and Li Huai didn't bother with him much.
Practice yoga, tend to your flowers, and when you have free time, cook some of your favorite dishes.
Zhao Qinglan rediscovered a sense of leisure and freedom.
With the children no longer making noise around him and his wife keeping him company every day when he returned home, Li Huai was quite happy.
When Sanwa returned after dropping off his niece, he felt somewhat superfluous at home.
Fortunately, he wasn't the type to seek attention, and he quickly went about his own business.
Even during his holidays, he never forgets to do something worthwhile.
Sure enough, their family keeps up with the times and just installed a computer. Although it has a big head and looks quite bulky, the three kids are enjoying it immensely.
Countless people in the residential area knew that their family had a computer, and many were curious about it.
Some people couldn't resist going to their house to take a look, but knowing that this thing was very expensive, no one dared to touch it.
Sometimes when Zhao Qinglan sees her son sitting in front of the computer for too long, she urges him to get up and move around.
If her husband comes home late from get off work, she will take her son for a walk.
Even though Sanwa doesn't like taking walks, he's still a filial child and can only accompany his mother everywhere.
Wherever they went, everyone they met liked to chat with Sanwa.
Whether it's asking about studying abroad or the three children's personal situation, there are many topics to discuss.
This really drove the third child, who doesn't like to chat, crazy.
Zhao Qinglan found it particularly amusing to see her son looking utterly hopeless each time, but she would still, as usual, mischievously drag him out next time.
What could the third child do but entertain his parents with colorful clothes?
After Erwa and Yuxiang returned from their honeymoon, they sent home a lot of local specialties they had bought.
Zhao Qinglan thought of one of her previous plans and hinted at it when Erwa called home again.
It seems that none of their children are interested in Lanxin's career.
However, if she could hand over the business she had built from scratch to her own family, Zhao Qinglan would certainly not want to hand it over to outsiders.
She and Yu Xiang used to get along very well because they both loved food.
However, Yu Xiang hadn't married Erwa yet, so she temporarily suppressed some of her thoughts.
Now that Yu Xiang has officially become a member of their family, she feels she can say those things now.
To be honest, Erwa was quite surprised when he learned that his mother wanted his daughter-in-law to be involved in Lanxin's business.
But after the initial surprise, he seemed to find this behavior normal, since he shouldn't be surprised by any decision his mother made, right?
They've all been through a lot since they were little.
However, since it involved his wife's job, he couldn't make a decision on his own. He only said that he would mention it to Yu Xiang first.
If Yu Xiang wasn't so resistant, Zhao Qinglan planned to have a good talk with this daughter-in-law.
Yu Xiang found it hard to believe when Erwa told her that her mother-in-law wanted her to join Lanxin.
"You didn't misunderstand Mom, did you?"
"How could that be? Mom specifically told me this. Of course, don't overthink it. Mom is just asking about your intentions, not arranging anything for you."
Entering Lanxin? To be honest, Yu Xiang had never thought of it before.
Through various interactions in the years leading up to the wedding, Yu Xiang had come to understand Zhao Qinglan, her mother-in-law, and knew that she was a rare and wonderful mother-in-law.
The mother-in-law brought this up herself, which must have been out of good intentions.
But can she, someone who runs a small restaurant, really do big things in Lanxin?
For a moment, she felt a little insecure.
After she shared her thoughts with Erwa, Erwa couldn't help but laugh.
"It's not like I'm asking you to become the chairman or general manager right away, what are you afraid of?"
To be honest, he would support his wife if she were interested.
After all, none of them, the siblings, could help their mother with her worries.
"Then what can I do?" Yu Xiang asked, somewhat confused.
"I think you should have a good talk with Mom," Erwa suggested.
When Zhao Qinglan learned that her daughter-in-law was not against entering Lanxin, but just didn't know what she could do, she immediately flew over from Guangzhou.
Yu Xiang felt quite flattered to see her mother-in-law arrive.
"Mom, even if we were to meet in person to talk, I should be the one coming home to talk to you. You've come all this way."
"Anyway, I'm just idling around," Zhao Qinglan said nonchalantly.
The two sat down together and had a good chat about Yu Xiang's entry into Lanxin.
Yu Xiang also shared all her confusion and thoughts.
Effective communication is indeed very useful.
After the two of them finished talking, Yu Xiang also had a clear direction for her future.
A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier.
In the food and beverage industry, how many people don't want to make a name for themselves in this field?
Since her mother-in-law didn't mind her appearance, Yu Xiang was willing to give Lanxin a try.
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