62: Happy National Day to the Dragon Kingdom! The National Day celebrations begin!!!

October 1st of the Dragon Country calendar!

The weather was clear.

Not a cloud in the sky for ten thousand miles.

The azure sky was as clean as if it had been washed.

Jiang Changgui got up early in the morning.

He got out of bed quietly.

One hand lifted the quilt.

His precious great-grandson was still sound asleep.

He had to be quiet; he couldn't wake the boy up.

Otherwise, the boy would start wailing.

As long as the boy started crying...

Then Jiang Changgui, a veteran who had been on the battlefield and wouldn't even blink while killing enemies...

...would also be at a loss, unable to do anything about this great-grandson.

He opened the old but dust-free wardrobe door.

A piece of clothing hung in the innermost compartment of the wardrobe.

It was a military uniform that had accompanied him through countless years.

Jiang Changgui struggled to put on the military uniform with one hand.

He closed the wardrobe door.

He stood in front of the mirror.

An old man with a haggard face.

One shoulder was empty where an arm should have been.

Jiang Changgui's face was full of joy.

Today was Dragon Country's National Day.

Suddenly, a flicker of sadness crossed Jiang Changgui's expression.

Countless comrades of his could no longer see this moment.

The happiness and beauty of Dragon Country today!

Suddenly!

Bang!

A sound!

Jiang Changgui snapped to attention.

His only remaining right hand gave a standard military salute to himself in the mirror.

Tears flickered in his somewhat cloudy eyes.

In a trance, the sound of artillery fire rang in his ears.

Whoosh!

Bang, bang, bang!

It seemed as if bullets were constantly flying past him.

There were also the painful cries of his comrades.

Vaguely, those lovely people flashed before his eyes.

Charging forward fearlessly through the artillery fire.

Jiang Changgui suddenly snapped out of it.

There was indeed a "dong dong dong" sound in his ears.

He opened the window and looked outside.

Many people had already begun to spontaneously organize celebrations in the streets.

They were beating drums and gongs.

An atmosphere of joy and harmony!

The "dong dong dong" sound was the sound of those people beating drums.

"So good!"

Jiang Changgui sighed with emotion and pushed open the door.

But he was stunned for a moment.

Standing outside the door were his son and daughter.

And his grandson.

Granddaughter.

His great-grandson was also being held in someone's arms.

"You..."

"You all..." Jiang Changgui was a bit dazed.

He was old, and his speech was a bit slurred.

His eldest son, who was nearly 70 years old, shouted:

"Dad!"

"I knew you would definitely go to Dragon Country Square to watch the flag-raising on National Day."

"There's even a military parade for this year's National Day."

"Let's go together."

"Eh! Eh! Good! Good! Good!" Jiang Changgui agreed.

Supported by his grandson and granddaughter, he walked outside... inside a private car.

A middle-aged father was driving.

From time to time, he complained casually.

"Aiya, I just checked the navigation for this road."

"It clearly wasn't congested."

"Why did it start jamming up once we got here?"

His wife said from the side:

"Do you think you're the only one going to Dragon Country Square to watch the parade and flag-raising on National Day?"

"Everyone is going!"

"Sigh!" The middle-aged man sighed.

"If I had known, I would have taken a taxi."

His wife gave him a sidelong glance.

"If you took a taxi, could the taxi you took fly over here?"

"You'd still be stuck here, unable to move!"

Their son behind them was wearing stylish headphones.

He had been staring at his phone watching short videos.

Hearing his parents' argument now.

He pulled off his headphones.

"I told you, there's nothing to see on National Day."

"Look at how long this traffic jam is."

"How long is this going to take?"

"It's better to just play games at home!"

The middle-aged man turned back to look at his son:

"It's our own country's National Day; you should come and see!"

"It hasn't been easy for our country to get from the past to where it is now."

"This is a moment for us to be proud and happy!"

The son curled his lip.

He was very disdainful.

"Get to where it is now?"

"Is it powerful now?"

As he spoke, he raised the phone in his hand.

"Look!"

"Made in the USA!"

He pointed to his headphones.

"Look!"

"Made in the Japan!"

"Where is the strength?"

The middle-aged man was immediately rendered speechless by his son's words.

For a moment, his face turned bright red.

The son felt he wasn't done yet.

He pointed to the car beneath his seat.

"Your car!"

"Made in Italy!"

"Tch!"

"And you call it powerful!!"

"You! You're ignorant!" The middle-aged man held it in for a long time before only scolding his son with this one sentence.

His chest began to heave violently.

His wife quickly tried to smooth things over.

"Son, hurry up and apologize to your father."

"Your father works so hard. When he went abroad to work back then, he suffered so much disdain."

"Now our Dragon Country has become strong."

"We can finally be confident and proud."

"You should be happy too."

"Don't make your father angry today."

"Quickly apologize to your father!"

The son simply put his headphones back on.

He turned his head to look out the window.

He ignored his mother completely.

He muttered quietly:

"Apologize?"

"Just because he got us stuck in this traffic jam?"

"You!! You brat!!" The middle-aged man felt like his heart disease was about to be triggered by this boy's anger.

"Oh! Calm down! Calm down!" His wife reached out and gently patted the man's back.

"Calm down! Think about when we were this age."

"We also went through a rebellious phase!"

The middle-aged man turned his head away, not looking at his son.

He was afraid his blood pressure would spike.

Then he looked at the long, endless line of cars in front of him.

Like a deflated ball.

He let out a long breath.

He sighed:

"It looks like we won't be able to see the flag-raising and the parade this National Day."

"Sigh!!!"

...In an ordinary residential community.

Zhao Cheng sat in front of the television early.

Sitting next to him was his mentor, Liu Chengping.

The two looked at each other.

Both saw an indescribable excitement in each other's eyes.

This led Liu Chengping's wife to keep asking.

"What's going on?"

"Old Liu, why has your heart rate been so fast?"

"Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

Liu Chengping waved his hand, "You don't understand."

"There's nothing wrong with my body."

"You'll know in a moment!"

Seeing that he was in good spirits, his wife didn't say anything more.

Zhao Cheng sat on the sofa, seemingly very casual.

In reality, his hands were shaking with excitement.

What would happen next?

Would his student, Lu Feng, appear?

Due to the restrictions of confidentiality regulations.

Zhao Cheng didn't know much afterward.

But he had vaguely received some news.

Today's National Day would be especially spectacular!!

Zhao Cheng's wife teased him from the side.

"Look at you, Old Zhao, all excited."

"It's as if you're the flag-bearer who's about to go to Dragon Country Square to raise the flag."

"Hah! What do you know!"

"I'm even more nervous than that flag-bearer right now."

"But you'll know in a bit."

"Tch! It's just raising a flag and holding a military parade."

"Isn't every National Day like this!"

Zhao Cheng couldn't be bothered to say more to his wife.

All his attention was focused on the television.

On the TV screen.

The camera suddenly shifted.

Dragon Country Square appeared.

Zhao Cheng shouted happily.

"It's starting!!!"

...In a farmhouse courtyard.

Zhao Lan, wearing an apron, brought out the last dish.

Lu Jianguo had already started pouring wine for everyone.

At the dinner table, the whole family was beaming with joy.

The eldest uncle was busy handing out cigarettes to the men in the family.

Zhao Lan's old father, Zhao Changxi, stood up with his wine glass.

Today is our Dragon Country's National Day.

Our family is gathered together.

I am very happy.

However!

If that boy Lu Feng could come back.

I would be even happier!

It's good for young people to be busy.

After saying that, he downed the glass of wine in one go.

Lu Jianguo suddenly pointed at the TV while holding his wine glass.

Dad! Look!

The National Day celebration has started!!!