The registration office was packed with people. Who wouldn’t want to run and jump around like a normal person?
Especially the injured heroes who became disabled while saving lives— they didn’t even need to register; they were arranged to be part of the first batch at home, a thoughtful gesture beyond measure.
The country has gone to such lengths for its people, instilling a deep sense of pride among the citizens, especially when foreign netizens expressed their admiration online, allowing them to once again feel the warmth from their nation.
Their sacrifices were not in vain; the country has always kept them in mind!
“Aren’t you moved? My grandfather is seventy this year; when he heard the news, he specifically took out his bravery certificate, worried that someone from the community would come looking for him. I even laughed at him, saying that who knows if that certificate from decades ago is still useful. But just as I found the doorbell, it rang, and someone came to take my grandfather to get his prosthetic leg.”
“I don’t even know where my own certificate is now. I didn’t expect anything, but the community said they had a record and insisted I go.”
“I don’t know what to say; thank you to the nation and to Mr. Ye! I never thought there would be a day I could stand up again!”
“Thank you to the nation and Mr. Ye +1.”
“Thank you to the nation and Mr. Ye +999.”
Ye Qiu emerged as a star in the scientific community, and everyone understood that he was a genuine scientific genius.
Even those who didn’t understand science recognized that Ye Qiu was so young. As long as he continued his research, he would surely grow into an invaluable figure.
The most reliable way to build connections is through marriage.
“I wonder if Ye Qiu has any thoughts about starting a family; I happen to have a daughter of a similar age.”
“I heard he already has a boyfriend and has even met the parents.”
“Maybe they already broke up; otherwise, how could we not hear a thing for so long?”
For a long time, Lu’s father had been uncomfortable with the idea of his son being pursued by someone like a pig rooting in his own cabbage patch. However, in his heart, he still believed his son was young and hadn’t agreed to hold a formal engagement banquet for the two of them.
As potential collaborators subtly inquired about his son and Ye Qiu’s relationship during work discussions, he felt more pressured.
“I heard your son and Ye Qiu have been dating for a long time. If they’re not suitable, I have a child of the right age! We’re all old friends; why let outsiders have the benefits?”
Lu’s father was anxious. “Son, you two have been together for so long; why hasn’t he come over yet? Did that rascal Ye Qiu break up with you?”
“Ye Qiu and I have always been doing well,” Lu Chen replied, puzzled. His father had always restricted him from going out with his boyfriend and found excuses for their dates.
“Then why hasn’t he come over to discuss marriage?”
Lu Chen glanced at his father with a look of resentment and sighed, “Didn’t you say we can’t get married until we graduate?”
Lu’s father: “…”
He realized he had been hasty.
“Meet someone suitable and get married quickly; don’t let him go.”
“Alright!”
…
Soon enough, news broke that Ye Qiu and Lu Chen were getting married.
On the day of their wedding, it once again shocked the entire country.
Given Ye Qiu’s special status, the identities of those attending the wedding would astonish anyone who heard about it; even people from abroad were finding ways to join the celebration.
From the anti-gravity cars used for their family connections to the floating moon that Lu Chen used to transport guests to the wedding venue, it truly evoked the writings of ancient poets who envisioned reaching for the moon in the sky.
Lu’s father worried whether Ye Qiu would mistreat his son after marriage but felt secretly pleased that his son had good taste in securing Ye Qiu. He completely forgot that just a few months ago, he had said he wanted to teach Ye Qiu a lesson.
Standing next to Lu’s mother, who was chatting with Zhao Fangchun, Lu’s mother watched her husband’s changing expressions—frowning in distress one moment, smiling in glee the next. She reminded herself not to mess this up during the most important moment of their child’s life and had to restrain herself from scolding him.
In this family, she was the only one who was clear-headed.
As for Yi Ruxin, she had thought about causing disruptions. After failing to sabotage Lu’s father, she considered targeting Zhao Fangchun, Ye Qiu’s mother. In her eyes, Zhao Fangchun, the traditional woman from the countryside, would never accept her son marrying a man.
However, when she finally met Zhao Fangchun, she was unexpectedly turned down flatly.
Zhao Fangchun wasn’t naive; she knew that as a public figure, one must pay attention to their image. Her son had worked hard to get where he was, and she couldn’t be a hindrance. Besides, her son was openly gay, so why would he be tangled up with this girl? It must be a foreign spy trying to break their bond!
Watching Zhao Fangchun guard herself against her as if she were a thief, Yi Ruxin felt a surge of defeat.
Foreign reporters attending Ye Qiu’s wedding shared their footage abroad, causing a worldwide sensation.
While other countries were still struggling to buy flying vehicles, Huaguo had already produced floating cars.
Soon, floating buses began operating.
Later, floating cars and floating ships joined the fray.
This time, countries abroad genuinely believed that these innovations were invented by the young researcher Ye Qiu in his twenties.
Yet they could no longer employ underhanded tactics to lure Ye Qiu to join their countries, as Huaguo had quietly developed to a position where it could stand alongside them, even surpassing them in many respects.
All of this was due to one person: Ye Qiu!
Chapter 33: School Phoenix Man
Five years later.
Huaguo’s technology is leading the world by a wide margin; the slumbering lion has awakened.
Huaguo no longer needs to import expensive medical machinery from other countries but produces its own technology products. Every hospital and every patient uses creations made in Huaguo.
Especially with the floating technology reaching new heights, floating trains have become a new mode of transportation, allowing one to travel from the capital to the most distant provinces in just two hours using floating rail systems.
A few border soldiers were patrolling the front line.
They were stationed in the highland areas for years, where the harsh climate and complex terrain made patrolling quite inconvenient. Though there were helicopters and rescue equipment like distress calls, many still lost their lives due to avalanches each year.