Chapter 331 The Eighteenth Consul of the Federation
Chapter 331 The Eighteenth Consul of the Federation
Author: The turtle-eating cat
Chapter 331 The Eighteenth Consul of the Federation
The community where Zhang Chongyi rents is not very far from Shawei Village and can be reached in less than half an hour.
"Uncle, you are here."
Ma Ruijie immediately stepped forward to support the other party.
"Xiao Ma, is your Director Zhang at home?"
Zhang Chongyi said impatiently.
"I'm not at home. I went out early in the morning." Marelli shook his head and then asked: "Uncle, have you seen the news about the candidate?"
Zhang Chongyi smiled and nodded: "I just saw it too. I originally wanted to call and ask, but Xiaohao's side kept showing that the phone was occupied, and you couldn't get through either. I was afraid something would go wrong, so I asked Haixia to take me
come and see."
"I know about this. Ever since the news was broadcast, Uncle Zhang's cell phone has not been switched off and has almost been used. My aunt was afraid that Uncle Zhang would be tired, so she turned off all the cell phones at home." Ma Ruijie explained quickly.
"That's it." Zhang Chongyi nodded, then patted Ma Ruijie's arm: "Xiao Ma, go ahead and do your work, we can just go in by ourselves."
"It's windy today, I'll have someone drive you there."
After Ma Ruijie finished speaking, she quickly arranged for a subordinate to drive the car. The manor was not small, so it was specially equipped with two patrol scooters.
Three minutes later, the villa arrived.
As soon as the car stopped, Zhang Chongyi shouted loudly to the door: "Brother, sister-in-law, Xiaohao is so impressive."
"Second brother, why are you here?"
Zhang Chongxin stood at the door with a cane.
"How could I not come for such a big event?"
Zhang Chongyi said with excitement on his face.
Wu Haixia followed up with a greeting: "Hello, Grandpa!"
Zhang Chongxin smiled and nodded, then explained:
"It's an unlucky time for you to come. Xiaohao went to Zhucheng and is not at home. He may not be able to come back today."
Zhang Chongyi waved his hand and said indifferently: "It doesn't matter if he's not here. I know he's busy. The main reason I came here this time is to say congratulations to you personally, eldest brother."
Compared to Zhang Chongyi's excitement, Zhang Chongxin was obviously much calmer, and the old man had already buffered himself.
"He's just lucky!"
"This is not just good luck, but real ability. Zhang Hao has been smart since he was a child, and he looks like a person with great potential.
I just didn’t expect that he could have such great potential, I’m still dizzy and feel like I’m dreaming.”
Zhang Chongyi looked very excited.
"Haixia is here too." Li Dajuan appeared at the door shortly after and greeted quickly: "Stop standing at the door and come in quickly!"
"Hello, grandma!" Wu Haixia greeted.
"Okay, have you had lunch? If not, I just cooked it here, let's have some together?"
Li Dajuan asked casually.
I was too busy in the morning, so lunch has been postponed until now.
Zhang Chongyi was not polite, and said with a happy face: "I haven't eaten, sister-in-law, do you have wine here? Today is a big day, I want to have two drinks with my eldest brother."
"You two don't even look at your own bodies, are you going to die?" Li Dajuan suddenly said angrily.
Wu Haixia also offered some words of advice.
Zhang Chongxin looked at his wife and begged, "Can I just have a drink? My second brother is right, today is a big day, so I have to have a drink no matter what."
"Okay! Just one drink, no more."
Li Dajuan quickly compromised.
Come to think of it, my old man always drinks two drinks at the New Year's Eve dinner every year. A special day like today is much more important than New Year's Eve, so it's time to make an exception.
Lunch started soon, with two simple dishes, and the staple food was noodles.
Wu Haixia looked around and couldn't help but wonder: "Auntie, where are An'an and Kangkang in your family? Why haven't they come back for lunch?"
"A lot of guests came to the house in the morning, and there were so many people and things to do, so I simply asked the two brothers to go to my grandma's house for lunch. It's only a few steps away anyway."
Yang Huaqing replied with a smile.
Since the news spread, the first people to come to the door were the villagers of Shawei Village. Wave after wave, at least thousands of people came one after another.
It wasn't until lunch time that the crowd started to leave.
There are probably more people in the afternoon.
Wu Haixia nodded subconsciously, then changed the topic and complimented softly: "Auntie, you are so beautiful and young. When my cousin is elected, you will be the most beautiful first lady in history."
The age difference between the two is less than five years, so their conversation is naturally quite casual.
"Don't talk nonsense, she's much prettier than me."
Yang Huaqing quickly shook his head.
"What I said is true. The wives of Consul Ji are all little old ladies. Besides, Westerners age quickly. Except for a few of the previous first ladies, they were all good. They were all unreadable. They were terrible.
Far."
Wu Haixia exaggerated.
Yang Huaqing was very thin-skinned and immediately waved his hand: "Stop talking about this, let's eat quickly!"
Wu Haixia chuckled, lowered her head and took a bite of noodles, then put a piece of braised beef into her mouth, chewed a few mouthfuls and swallowed it, giving a thumbs up on the spot.
"Grandma, your braised beef is so delicious!"
“If it’s delicious, eat more!”
Li Dajuan helped the other party pick up some pieces of braised beef.
On Zhang Chongyi's side, he toasted his eldest brother with a glass of wine. The two of them took a sip and continued to chat about Zhang Hao's appointment as consul.
"Brother, on the day Zhang Hao takes office, can you get me an invitation letter? Alas, I have never been to the consul's residence in my life!"
"Of course it's no problem. We are all a family and we have tickets for everything we want to go."
Zhang Chongxin took over everything.
"Great." Zhang Chongyi suddenly became energetic, and then asked: "Brother, for such a big happy event for Zhang Hao, should we go back to our hometown to pay homage to our ancestral graves? Speaking of which, we haven't been back for almost ten years.
."
Zhang Chongxin was very moved: "We should go back..."
"Why?" Li Dajuan immediately interrupted, "It's not that I'm unreasonable, but can you two physically handle such a long journey? Let me see, it's better not to bother. If it doesn't work, let Zhang Xu and the others run away.
One trip.”
"Mom is right!" Yang Huaqing immediately agreed, "Dad, Zhang Hao and I don't agree with you going back to Laoshan. Even young people can't bear such a long journey, let alone those of your age."
"While you can still move now, later..."
Li Dajuan's attitude was very tough: "If you can't do it, you can't do it. Zhang Hao finally got to where he is today and is busy right now. If something happens to you, won't you cause trouble for him?"
"Brother, what my sister-in-law said makes sense."
Zhang Chongyi immediately changed his mind.
He really didn't think carefully. If something happened to his eldest brother, he would have to bear at least half of the responsibility. The key is that it would also affect the relationship between the two families.
This is the biggest loss.
Zhang Chongxin sighed helplessly: "Okay, don't try to persuade me, I won't go back."
Zhang Chongyi saw that his eldest brother was in a low mood, so he quickly changed the subject: "Brother, I have something to discuss with you."
"What's the matter? Just tell me!"
"I think the reason why Zhang Hao became the consul this time must be related to the tomb relocation ten years ago. I think so. There is no need to move the ancestral tomb back again. When everything returns to normal, we can simply raise the tomb on the spot.
."
Zhang Chongyi expressed his thoughts.
This was something he just thought of on the road.
Zhang Chongxin's eyes suddenly lit up: "Second brother, if you say so, it might be true. The tomb relocation was not very far in the first place. Maybe by chance, we just chose a geomantic treasure land."
"It must be like this. This is the federal governor. In the past, he would have been the emperor. The feng shui is definitely first-class."
Zhang Chongyi couldn't help but nodded repeatedly.
"Okay, then we won't move."
Zhang Chongxin hit it off instantly.
…
On the other side, Zhang Hao did not go home immediately, but stopped by the Zhucheng Branch of Xia Qing University.
Taking this opportunity, he planned to have a serious talk with his sons. The brothers were probably still in a daze.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Zhang Hao did not choose to enter the campus directly, but opened a single room near the school gate.
Within half an hour, the twins came over.
"Have you two had lunch?"
Zhang Hao said casually with concern.
Zhang Guoxuan didn't bother to answer, and couldn't wait to confirm: "Dad, are you really going to be a consul?"
"What? Don't believe it?"
Zhang Hao smiled and motioned for the two of them to sit down.
Zhang Guoxuan shook his head: "It's either that I don't believe it, or that it's a bit weird. Dad, you're not even an official employee, so why did you become a candidate for the consulship?"
Zhang Hao was not impatient at all and introduced the cause and effect of the matter completely.
"Dad, do they want you to be a puppet?"
Zhang Guoji frowned.
"You can't say he's a puppet!" Zhang Hao was unwilling to admit it in front of his sons, "After all, your father and I don't have any political experience and don't understand anything. We really need help from others."
"So this is ah!"
Zhang Guoji suddenly realized the truth.
Zhang Guoxuan then asked: "Dad, I heard from my elder brother that you have a high probability of being elected this time. Is it true?"
"It's true. If nothing else happens, your father and I will take office at the end of this month."
Zhang Hao smiled and nodded.
"Why so fast? Don't you have to wait another three months?" Leslie Cheung said in surprise.
Ever since he heard that his father was a consul, he had crammed in a lot of information related to the election. Generally speaking, there would be about three months between winning the election and actually taking office.
Zhang Hao explained casually: "This time the situation is different. Consul Ji resigned in advance. It is a special situation. I need to take office as soon as possible."
"Then when will our family move into the consul's mansion?" Zhang Guoxuan said excitedly.
"The family has already discussed that your mother, me, and your sister will move into the consul's residence. You guys won't move for the time being and will stay with your grandparents."
"Ah?" Leslie Cheung was suddenly a little disappointed.
Zhang Hao patted his second son on the shoulder: "What? Very disappointed?"
"A bit indeed?" Zhang Guoxuan nodded.
"I won't let you move in. It's for your own sake. You and your eldest brother live on campus. It doesn't make any difference whether you move in or not. An'an and Kangkang don't have to transfer to another school.
And to be honest, the Consul's Mansion sounds famous, but in fact the living conditions are not as good as ours. Besides, your grandparents have long been accustomed to the pace of life at home, and they will definitely not adapt to it if they move here."
"Okay! Grandpa and grandma usually like to grow vegetables, so it's really inappropriate to move there."
Zhang Guoxuan couldn't help but sigh.
Zhang Guoji's face also showed a hint of disappointment.
Zhang Hao smiled happily and quickly comforted him: "What's so disappointing? The room is reserved for you two. Whenever you have time, you can come over to see your mother and your sister, and go back to see your grandparents on the weekends."
"Really?" The brothers were immediately overjoyed.
"Of course it is true. Your school is not very far from the consul's residence. If you are not nervous about studying, you can stay there at night."
Zhang Guoxuan shook his head and said bitterly: "It's definitely not possible to live in our school. Our school is very strict and doesn't allow sleeping outside at all, not even local ones."
If they could stay out, the brothers would have moved into their family's villa here long ago, and they wouldn't have to wait until now.
"Then come over and have a meal together in the evening. It will be the same when you go back after the meal."
Zhang Hao replied casually.
He didn't want to feed the brothers' sense of entitlement.
Otherwise, if the family is rich and powerful, it would be difficult not to learn bad things.
"Yeah!" The two brothers nodded helplessly.
Next, the two asked some more questions, and Zhang Hao answered them one by one.
Seeing that the lunch break was almost over, Zhang Hao finally reminded: "By the way, remember to keep your identities secret. Don't let your classmates or teachers know."
In fact, when he entered school last year, he had made preparations in advance. The personal files of the two brothers had been modified. After all, their family was not an ordinary family.
In the entire Xiaqing University, only the president and two vice-presidents knew the true situation.
"Dad, even if you didn't tell us, we would know."
Zhang Guoji nodded.
After all, the mainland is not the other side. Except for the first lady, general family information is strictly confidential.
Zhang Hao turned his head and glanced at his second son, and said in particular: "Second brother, your girlfriend, you must talk to her carefully later and let her pay attention."
After the college entrance examination, Zhang Guoxuan, a brat, took the opportunity to take his girlfriend home. The other party already knew his identity as the "future father-in-law."
"Dad, don't worry, Zhu Zhu is usually more cautious than me. She won't go out and say nonsense."
Leslie Cheung has a strong mind.
In fact, the reason is very simple. Once his identity is made public, many girls will definitely chase him, and his girlfriend will definitely feel a huge threat.
"Okay, I'm relieved with your words. When you have time later, remember to bring your girlfriend back for a meal together." Zhang Hao explained.
"Then I'll take her home this weekend."
Leslie Cheung agreed on the spot.
Zhang Hao nodded, and then looked at his eldest son: "Boss, if you have a chance, you can also find a girlfriend. Dad is not an old man."
"Dad, I understand."
Zhang Guoji shrugged.
"It's almost time, you two should go back to school quickly! We can talk about anything else when you get home."
…
On March 25, the general election began as scheduled.
That night, the election results came out. Without any surprises, Zhang Hao was officially elected as the 18th Consul of the Federation.
When the news came out, it caused a sensation instantly.
This is the youngest consul in the history of the Federation and the only merchant consul. Especially in the current environment, the significance is extraordinary.