Jiang Suishun walked over and sat in the back seat skillfully. She hugged Song Weizheng's waist and said, "I thought you fell asleep just now, but I was overthinking. How come you are always so energetic? I just closed my eyes for a while, and when I woke up, I still felt so sleepy that I couldn't even open my eyes."

Song Weizheng: "I have always slept little, and it's like this when I'm at home. You're still young, you'll grow stronger if you sleep more."

Jiang Suishun chuckled: "I'm already 19, how can I grow taller? It's impossible for me to grow taller. You don't want me to get fat, do you? That's not possible!"

Song Wei Zheng smiled and said nothing, but took out a box from his trouser pocket and handed it to Jiang Suinsui.

"?" Jiang Suinsui took it doubtfully, opened it and exclaimed, "A watch?! When did you... when did you buy it?"

Jiang Suinsui took something out of the box. It felt cold to the touch. In the dim light of the night, she could see that it was a ladies' watch with a thin silver bracelet.

Song Weizheng: "Put it on so you can check the time."

Jiang Sui Sui asked three times in a row: "When did you buy it? Why didn't you tell me? How much did it cost?"

Song Wei Zheng turned around and said, "Put it on first and sit down. We'll talk while we walk."

"Okay..." Jiang Suenshun obediently put the watch on her left wrist, buckled it, and shook it in front of his eyes. "It's put on. Is it okay?"

Song Weizheng grabbed her wrist, looked at her from front to back, and nodded, "It looks good."

Jiang Suinsui pulled her arm back, looked at it for a moment, and said distressedly, "It looks good, but it looks brand new, so it must be very expensive. Tell me, how much did you spend on it?"

Song Wei Zheng pedaled his bicycle, the wheels turned, and the two of them slowly left the campus.

"It didn't cost much. Didn't I tell you last time that we were shipping goods from the south? I got them from there, just the purchase price."

"Hmm..." Jiang Suensui touched the watch chain. The dial was delicate and elegant. The more she looked at it, the more she liked it. However...

"The purchase price must be high. You should spend less money recently. Can this be refunded?"

Song Weizheng: "Once you put it on, you can't take it off."

"???" Jiang Sui Sui didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Nonsense, do you think I will believe it?"

Song Wei Zheng: "Wear it. You will have to buy it sooner or later. When you go out on weekends, you can wear it when it is convenient."

Jiang Suinsui smiled sweetly, knowing that Song Weizheng had remembered her complaint about the inconvenience of checking the time two days ago.

She hugged his waist from behind and said happily, "Okay, then I will wear Comrade Xiao Song's gift on my hand, and I will definitely cherish it!"

Jiang Suisui leaned on Song Weizheng's sturdy back and thought to herself, I'm really going to be raised like a salted fish by him! I'll go to the travel agency next week and start working hard to make money!

·

In the early morning of May Day, only the dim light of street lamps illuminated the wide avenue in the Capital Square.

The car could not go any further, so Song Weizhen parked his bike on the side of the road and prepared to walk over with Jiang Suisui.

As soon as Jiang Suunshun stopped, she was stunned by the queue in front of her.

It's past three in the morning and there are already several long lines! So many people are awake, waiting to watch the flag-raising ceremony!

In this era, flag-raising ceremonies were only held on important holidays, such as the Spring Festival, National Day, and May Day. Unlike later generations, flag-raising ceremonies were not held every day, rain or shine.

But perhaps it is precisely because of this reason that there are so many people coming to watch every time. Jiang Suisui and his friends arrived at three in the morning, but they could only queue in the middle and back rows.

Jiang Suishun had just stood at the end of the line, but within a few minutes the line behind her was full again. She was squeezed so hard that she almost fell on the person in front of her.

Song Weizheng quickly pulled her and held her beside him. Thanks to his tall stature, he managed to give Jiang Suisui some breathing space.

The man who was almost bumped into by Jiang Suunsui turned around. He was a tall middle-aged man. The night was too dark to see his face and expression clearly. Jiang Suunsui only felt that he glanced at her indifferently.

She quickly apologized, "Sorry, I didn't stand steadily just now!"

Song Weizhen gently pulled Jiang Suisui to his side and looked at the man warily.

The middle-aged man was quick to notice his gaze, frowned, and said nothing, only nodded and said, "It's okay."

After saying this, he turned his head and no longer paid attention to the back.

Jiang Suishun silently stuck out her tongue at Song Wei Zheng behind her back, and Song Wei Zheng also slightly raised the corners of his mouth and smiled at her.

In the front row, after Zhao Weiguo stood up again, his friend came over and whispered, "Why do you have to squeeze into the queue? Can't you just ask the supervisor to arrange a seat in the front?"

Zhao Weiguo looked straight ahead at the flag-raising platform and said sternly, "There's no need for special treatment."

His friend couldn't understand his train of thought at all: "How can this be called special treatment? You are a senior technical personnel of the country, and you have just completed a big project. What is this preferential treatment? It doesn't hinder others..."

Zhao Weiguo shook his head: "Don't you think it's a different feeling to stand in the crowd and watch the flag-raising ceremony?"

My friend frowned and said, "I didn't think so..."

Zhao Weiguo chuckled and said softly, "The people watching the flag-raising ceremony are young and old, military officers and civilians, but no matter their age or status, they all feel the same when they see the flag-raising ceremony. Only when you stand in the crowd can you fully experience this feeling. Just like the little girl who almost bumped into me just now, she is young and reckless, but full of vitality. This is our next generation. Although they have not experienced the previous era, they are also trying to look up to the glory of the past through the flag-raising ceremony."

After listening to his long speech, his friend was speechless: "Okay, you are right. As for me, since it is a rare trip for you to come back, I will accompany you on this trip."

Zhao Weiguo patted his shoulder and smiled without saying anything.

He turned his head and continued to look forward, but his mind unconsciously recalled the young man next to the girl in the back row. He had a handsome figure, but half of his face was in the darkness where the light could not reach, so he could not see it clearly. He could only feel his sharp and wary eyes, which made Zhao Weiguo shudder.

·

Jiang Suishun knew that she had to get up early for the flag-raising ceremony, but she didn’t know that queuing would be so tiring.

From three to five o'clock, she stood for two hours. That was fine, she had queued for such a long time before in the town of Dayan Village, and she didn't feel tired at all.

But it’s different when watching the flag-raising team. Everyone wants to be closer to the flag-raising platform, even if it’s just a millimeter away.

Therefore, the gaps between the teams were very narrow, and Jiang Suishun couldn't even move his feet, change his posture, and take a break.

Fortunately, because of the crowds, Jiang Suishun could secretly lean on Song Weizheng without any scruples and no one noticed.

Seeing that Jiang Suinsui was tired of standing, Song Weizheng simply put his arms around her waist and let her hang on him to relieve the stress.

With Song Weizheng's support, Jiang Suunshun was able to persevere.

Seeing the sky gradually getting lighter, she raised her arm and looked at her watch in the light. The hour hand was already pointing to five, and the minute hand was moving slowly, and it was almost fifteen.

At 5:15, the flag-raising ceremony officially began.

Seeing the military representatives carrying flags slowly approaching from a distance, Jiang Suisui quickly stood up straight, as if all the fatigue had suddenly been relieved, and looked ahead through the gap with anticipation.

Zhao Weiguo in the front row couldn't help but stand taller, staring intently in the direction of the red flag.

A passionate national anthem started and ended, and the crowd's unison singing slowly died down.

At this moment, the red flag has been rising slowly, fluttering gently at the top of the flagpole with the breeze, and also fluttering in the hearts of everyone present.

Jiang Suisui was inexplicably moved by what she saw. She stood there unconsciously, and stared at the flag for a moment after it was raised, unwilling to leave. Song Weizheng also stood quietly beside her, looking into the distance without saying a word.

After she came to her senses, she looked around and found that there were indeed people in the dormitory who were moved to tears just as the auntie in the dormitory had said.

Jiang Suinsui thought that perhaps only people of this era could personally experience the excitement and emotion of seeing the red flag rising.

The red flags were fluttering, the crowd gradually dispersed, and the area around Jiang Suishun was finally empty.

She let out a long sigh and said to Song Weizheng, "It's over, let's go!"

Song Weizheng nodded gently: "Let's go."

When Zhao Weiguo turned his head with enthusiasm in his eyes, what he saw was the profile of Song Weizheng as he turned around and prepared to leave.

He froze for a moment, staring at Song Weizheng's back with sharp eyes, frowning, not knowing what he was thinking.

The friend turned around and saw him standing there in a daze, staring straight ahead, so he followed his line of sight and looked.

A young couple, nothing special about them.

The friend waved his hand in front of Zhao Weiguo and asked curiously, "What are you looking at? The flag-raising ceremony has ended. And the red flag is over there. What are you looking at here?"

Zhao Weiguo came back to his senses, shook his head, and was a little confused. He said, "I seemed to see someone who looked familiar."

The friend was puzzled and asked, "Those two young people? They look like they are in their early twenties at most. How can they be acquaintances? When did you become friends regardless of age?"

Zhao Weiguo laughed and punched his friend, saying, "Don't talk nonsense. I can't remember why he looks familiar, maybe I saw something wrong."

His friend hooked his shoulder and said, "That's it, let's go, it's still early, why don't we go to my house for breakfast?"

Zhao Weiguo shook his head: "No, I'm going home."

"Hey... you're on vacation for a month this time, why are you staying at home all the time?" The friend was puzzled, "It's rare for you to come back, why don't you spend time with your brothers?"

Zhao Weiguo smiled and shook his head helplessly: "There is a useless nephew at home, and his parents spoil him. It's rare for me to come back, so I'll keep an eye on him for a few more days. How about this, you all come to my house in a few days and we can get together."

The friend sighed and said, "Your nephew is really useless and reckless. For you, having a nephew is like having a son. You have to worry about everything."

Zhao Weiguo frowned, and thought of Zhao Jiabao, he was also worried.