"Everyone stand up for the national anthem!"
Wearing a red flower, being honored, when one person is commended, the whole family is honored.
It was the first time that Qiao Xinyi felt the power of the national anthem and the impact of the color red.
On her left was Fu Qingshan, and on her right was Feng Weimin, whose body was still in a plaster cast. On both sides of them were several heroes also wearing red flowers.
The leaders of Beijing and the province all stood behind them, instead of standing in front of them or beside them.
On this day, they, wearing red flowers, are the protagonists.
When the national anthem ended, everyone in Taiwan still stood and began to applaud them.
At this moment, Qiao Xinyi's blood boiled. She quietly turned her head to look at Fu Qingshan, and unexpectedly he was also looking at her and smiling. Their eyes met, and he reached out and touched her head, smiling even more.
Amid the applause from everyone, at this moment her heart seemed like a seed that had quietly fallen and then quickly sprouted.
This was the first time that Qiao Xinyi deeply felt that she had truly become a part of this era, rather than just a passer-by as she had always thought.
Due to the special nature of this commendation event, all the journalists attending the event were not allowed to take photos at will. They could only wait for all the people being commended to leave the stage before taking a group photo of the leaders attending the meeting on the stage.
Yan Hua brought a camera with him specially, so people outside the group couldn’t take pictures, but they themselves could.
"Quick, I'll take a group photo of your family. We can keep the photo at home." Yan Hua said, "I'll ask Lao Xu to take the photo to a designated place to develop it. We can keep it there."
The two children stood in front of Fu Qingshan and Qiao Xinyi respectively, and their family members stood beside them on both sides.
After taking the photos, Yan Hua smiled and asked Qiao Xinyi, "I am here as a reporter to interview our comrade Qiao Xinyi. What do you think now?"
Qiao Xinyi touched the red flower tied to her chest and straightened her back. "I feel so strong now. My blood is boiling. I think I can catch ten more spies to celebrate."
After she finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter.
She was in high spirits and her voice was so loud that even the leaders who were taking photos heard her and laughed along.
"Young comrade, you have great ambitions!" The leader from Beijing praised loudly, "Our country needs young people like you!"
The boss heard her bragging, and even someone as shameless as Qiao Xinyi felt a little embarrassed.
"This is the specially appointed translator of your provincial industry development cooperation group, right?" The Beijing leader asked as he followed Secretary Zhang over. He looked at Qiao Xinyi and nodded continuously.
"You are young and promising. You are the pillars of the country. When I see these young faces, and then look at ourselves, we are all old! But I am happy to see you. Our country has people we can trust. We old guys can't let go of our age."
These words made everyone feel inexplicably sad, especially when looking at the old leader's head full of white hair, it made people feel even more sad.
"You two are both excellent comrades and pillars of the country. The country has a lot to look forward to with young people like you~"
The old leader smiled and sighed, patted Fu Qingshan on the shoulder first, then patted Qiao Xinyi on the shoulder, and teased her, "You are such a strong young man, work hard, and we will see you again in Beijing."
What else can Qiao Xinyi say except laughing awkwardly?
After watching the old leader leave, Qiao Xinyi quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
"If I show any signs of bragging in the future, you must interrupt me immediately." Qiao Xinyi shook Fu Qingshan's arm, "It's so embarrassing."
"It's not shameful. Auntie is so strong!" Fu Linzhou comforted Qiao Xinyi with an innocent look on his face, while Fu Zeyu nodded seriously in agreement.
In their eyes, my aunt is very strong and powerful, so they think nothing my aunt says is shameful. My aunt herself said that people should be confident and confidence will make them shine.
"Auntie was shining as soon as she stepped onto the stage." Fu Zeyu added.
"Okay, stop praising her. If you keep praising her, she'll want to dig a hole in the ground." Fu Bailu almost laughed her teeth off.
Seeing everyone's face filled with joy and pride, Qiao Xinyi also smiled with her eyebrows curved.
"Aren't your brother-in-law and your friends going to the small western-style building for a party? It's getting late, so go over there." Qiao Yunbai asked Fu Linzhou and Fu Zeyu, "Do you want to go back to the family compound with me or to the small western-style building?"
"We're with our uncle and aunt!" the two children said in unison.
"I'll go with you to the family compound to chat with my old sisters." Fu Bailu said, "I'll have lunch at your house. I won't join them since they're having a gathering of young people."
"Aunt Bailu, let's go. My mom said we should make dumplings for lunch." Qiao Baili stepped forward and took Fu Bailu's arm, and they left first.
Qiao Xinyi, Fu Qingshan and their two children waited for Feng Weimin, the wounded soldier who was to meet the leaders for condolences, for a while. A few minutes later, Feng Weimin arrived with sweat all over his forehead.
"Let's go quickly. I've been talking to several leaders for a while and I'm dying of thirst." Feng Weimin wiped the sweat off his forehead with his uninjured hand, and then said, "My elder brother, the second brother, and Tang Yuanchao have cooked, right?"
Tang Yuanchao arrived at 12:30 last night. He rushed here right after work and stayed at Li Jun's house last night. Because Qiao Xinyi and the others were going to the city today, they changed the gathering place to a small Western-style building.
This morning, Fu Qingshan and his friends went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, but Qiao Xinyi and the others had to attend the commendation meeting so only Tang Yuanchao and a few others stayed in the small western-style building. They agreed that they would cook, and if Fu Qingshan and the others had something to do, they could just go home and wait for dinner.
Not to mention that this kind of gathering method where the host waits for the meal is quite novel. It shows that Fu Qingshan's friendship with them is really deep, and he doesn't hide his feelings from them at all.
More than half an hour later, Qiao Xinyi and the others returned to the small western-style building. Li Jun was already there. As soon as he entered the house, he could smell the fragrance of food coming from the kitchen.
"Qingshan and the others are back." Li Jun was washing vegetables in the yard. He shouted towards the kitchen when he heard the noise at the door. When he saw Qiao Xinyi and the others, he said, "I brought a bag of plums over and put them on the table. They're quite sweet. Go and have some."
When the two children heard that there was something delicious to eat, they ran towards the house, kicked off their shoes at the door and skipped in. A few seconds later, each of them held two pieces of plums and showed them to Qiao Xinyi.
"Aunt, you see the plums that Uncle Li Jun brought are so red. Can my brother and I wash them?" Fu Linzhou asked, "Can we wash half a bag?"
"Sure." Qiao Xinyi knew what Fu Linzhou meant. He meant that he and his brother should wash the leeks and bring them home to eat together.
With Qiao Xinyi's permission, the two children went back to move Li Jun, then brought the basin filled with meat to Li Jun's side.
There was also a short pool next to the high pool used by Li Jun, which Qiao Xinyi later asked Fu Qingshan to make for the two children.
After all, these are two diligent children who always volunteer to help wash vegetables and dishes. They can't reach the sink used by others, so a special sink for children was installed for them.
After the two children finished washing, Li ran to give it to Qiao Xinyi first. Li Jun watched and laughed. If someone didn't know, who would think Fu Qingshan was his uncle?
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