It rained almost the entire day and slowly stopped until the evening.
Lingpingan yawned lazily and looked at the pedestrians coming and going outside the door. He looked at his cat and said, "Little darling..."
"How many days have we not been open?"
"It seems like three days, right?!"
Meow!
The kitten meowed softly.
Lingpingan also sighed.
Last month I paid my utility bill in one day!
He scratched his head and began to hesitate whether to apply for the 'Special Subsidy for Entrepreneurship of College Students' next month.
There is no way, the bookstore business is really bleak.
It seems a bit shameless to apply again.
It’s tantamount to blatantly plundering the country’s wool!
"Otherwise..." Lingpingan looked at his pet: "Let's not apply..."
If you think about it carefully, his monthly allowance adds up to more than 7,000 yuan.
Living expenses and other expenses are sufficient.
As long as you don't go out and pay IQ tax, there's no pressure at all.
Meow!
The kitten meowed softly.
"Face the strong wind!" The phone rang.
Lingpingan picked it up and looked at it.
400100, the number of the Meritorious Children of the Federation Empire.
His face looked a little ugly.
"Again?" He frowned.
However, he had no choice but to smile bitterly and pick up the phone.
"Hello……"
"Hello..." A sweet female voice came from the other side of the phone: "Mr. Ling, I am Qin Keqing, the personal secretary of Princess Rou'an..."
"The last time I spoke to you..."
"Oh..." Lingpingan thought about it, and it seemed that something like this happened? So he asked: "Is there anything wrong with Secretary Qin?"
"It's like this..." The other party said with a smile: "Her Royal Highness Princess Rou'an and His Majesty the Emperor care deeply about the descendants of the empire's meritorious deeds..."
"We plan to hold a gathering for descendants of meritorious service in the imperial capital in the middle of next month..."
"At that time, Her Royal Highness the Princess and Your Majesty will come in person..."
"I don't know, are you free?"
Listening to Lingpingan's words, one of them was as big as two others.
Sorority?
One horrible memory after another emerged from his mind.
Boring drinking party...
Women in full bloom...
Descendants of nobles who talk about "small goals" and "little things"...
Also, there are flashy luxury cars at the door.
Of course, the most important thing is those superficial eyes.
Anyway, Lingpingan’s impression of the fraternity is very bad!
Comparisons are everywhere and coveting is everywhere.
Everyone is like a peacock in full bloom, surrounding the few focal figures.
More importantly - the food at the fraternity party is really terrible!
A cold meal that tastes like plastic...
Cup after cup of old wine that makes you drunk...
There is also the smell of powder in the air...
This is just a sorority party for the Governor-General of Guangnan!
God knows what will happen to the fraternity in the imperial capital?
Anyway, Lingpingan would avoid this kind of thing.
So, he immediately flatly refused: "Thank you to His Majesty the Emperor and His Majesty the Princess for their kindness..."
"I'm flattered..."
"It's just..." He thought for a while and said, "I have some things that I haven't dealt with..."
"Please ask Secretary Qin for your understanding..."
After saying that, he hung up the phone as if running for his life.
Then he patted his chest.
"It's so scary..." He looked at his pet with lingering fear: "It's so scary!"
Sorority?
Spare him!
It's just a waste of time and energy.
In the end, I even came back hungry...
It's too awful!
Horrible!
Anyway, after going there once when I was sixteen, I decided not to go to Lingpingan a second time!
Is this interesting?
Listen to other people bragging!
Then look at a group of people and look at yourself as if you were shopping in a supermarket.
He is not a commodity!
Also refuse to become a commodity!
Meow!
The little guy jumped into his master's arms and nuzzled him affectionately.
Seems to agree with this very much!
Yes……
How can a humble mortal creature be worthy of its master?
……………………
Qin Keqing listened to the beeps on the phone...
Her pretty face was gradually stained with frost.
The second time!
This is the second rejection!
Moreover, the rejection was extremely decisive!
Even His Majesty the Emperor and Her Royal Highness the Princess cannot allow him to come to the Imperial Capital?
This man’s spectrum is too big!
At this time, the red phone on the desk rang.
Qin Keqing immediately grabbed him and said with great respect: "Wei Chen is Qin Keqing..."
"yes……"
"Master Ling refused..." Qin Keqing lowered his head with great respect: "Yes... he said that he had something to deal with..."
"Wei Chen is guilty..."
"Your Highness... would you like Wei Chen to go there in person?"
"Okay...Weichen understands..."
After hanging up the phone, Qin Keqing wiped the sweat from her forehead.
Then she looked at the computer screen, where all the files were completely obscured by the words "Top Secret".
"What the hell is going on?" she thought.
Last month, everything about this first-class meritorious descendant was still available for review.
but now……
Everything about him is already top secret.
And it’s the highest level of top secret!
Jiangcheng City's Federation Meritorious Children's Committee once wanted to pay a visit in person.
As a result, a restraining order was stuck on his face.
The black guards declared that any unauthorized interruption would 'endanger national security'!
Even the Meritorious Children of the Federation Commission.
You are also not allowed to contact them without approval and permission.
And this approval authority actually lies in the hands of the governor of the Black Guards.
This is so abnormal!
What is even more abnormal is the attitude of Her Royal Highness the Princess.
As Qin Keqing knew, this social gathering was not planned.
The Imperial Meritorious Children Committee has not held such an empire-wide sorority for a long time.
In the past thirty years, similar gatherings have been organized and held locally.
The Imperial Meritorious Children Committee is only responsible for one thing - coordinating and arranging the employment, love and childbirth of meritorious children across the country, and providing financial subsidies.
But this time, the eldest princess suddenly took the lead in organizing a national sorority for children of meritorious service.
This is very surprising.
What's even more surprising is...
This first-class meritorious service worker whose files are all top secret now seems to be the only candidate personally invited by the eldest princess.
Others are notified by letters and emails from the Meritorious Children Committee.
This was the only one she personally called to invite, and was rejected neatly!
The reason for rejection was ‘I still have things to deal with’.
This is very exaggerated.
matter?
What is more important than coming to the imperial capital?
This is an honor that many people dream of!
Qin Keqing couldn't help but sigh.
"Your Highness, the eldest princess, will probably never give up..." she thought.
As the personal secretary of Princess Rou'an, she knew her master's temperament very well.
Whatever you want to do, you must do it!
She is not as strong-willed as a woman, and even many men may not have the perseverance and determination of Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess.
Otherwise, after the death of the late emperor, she would not be the regent.
Although, the current royal family governs from the top and never interferes in the affairs of the common people.
But there are still a lot of things in the royal family.
Just the normal foreign affairs activities every year are very testing for people.
Not to mention, the committees directly led by the royal family are the hubs directly connecting the mainland and the independent kingdoms.
The huge federal empire can last for three hundred years without falling apart.
In addition to the unified cultural traditions and practical interests that have existed since ancient times, the most important connection is the royal family.
The idea of loyalty to the emperor, even now, is still the mainstream idea within the empire.
After all, Emperor Taizu set a good example back then by publicly declaring that "Heaven listens to me and the people listen," directly linking the source of legitimacy of the monarch's power to the people of the world.
In this way, the Son of Heaven becomes the son of all peoples.
Being commanded by heaven has become being commanded by the people.
But this, in turn, placed extremely strict requirements on the royal family.
Since it is entrusted to the people, the royal family must behave in a manner that meets the expectations of the people.
The committees directly led by the royal family are the windows for displaying the image to the outside world.
Since Her Royal Highness the Princess came to power as regent, under her leadership, all committees have carried out drastic reforms.
Gives the image of the royal family a completely new look.
The fault is not that she is a woman, nor do I want to break tradition and trigger a constitutional crisis.
I am afraid that it may not be impossible for her to rule the world as a queen!
Thinking of this, Qin Keqing stood up. She walked to the window, opened the curtains, and looked downstairs.
The eldest princess's car was slowly driving out of the courtyard.
"Sure enough..." Qin Keqing thought: "His Highness will not compromise easily..."
The direction of that car is the residence of the black-clad governor!
…………………………………………
Lingpingan took her mobile phone and ordered a takeaway.
He was still a little scared.
Simply put the phone in the drawer.
Sighing deeply, he refreshed the author's background on his computer.
25…
The growth rate is gratifying!
In the case of pure streaking, such speed made him feel at ease.
So, he crossed his legs comfortably and turned on the TV.
Now, it's seven o'clock.
It was news time, and he was used to watching the news.
On the TV screen, a trench-like place appeared.
Several large-caliber howitzers appeared in front of the camera.
Some soldiers in military uniforms were preparing nervously in the trenches.
Cannonballs were pushed into the barrel one after another.
The camera zoomed forward, and across the vast wilderness, armored clusters were rolling forward one after another, with at least hundreds of tanks.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The artillery began to roar, shells were fired one after another, and the steel shells flew around.
Lingpingan looked at it with his mouth wide open.
At this time, the voice-over began to appear: "Dear viewers, what you see on the screen is the border between the Northern Tianzhu Republic and the Southern Tianzhu Kingdom..."
"It is reported that the Northern Tianzhu Republic accused the Southern Tianzhu Kingdom of being responsible for the multiple tragedies that occurred on its border a month ago..."
"The Kingdom of Southern Tianzhu refuted the relevant accusations made by the Republic of Northern Tianzhu and alleged that it was the work of extremists in Northern Tianzhu..."
Lingpingan looked at it and sighed: "The fight started again..."
In his memory, the Tianzhu subcontinent was similar to Kunlun Prefecture.
A lot of countries are at war with each other.
Almost every year a piece of news comes out.
"Why can't we stop fighting?" Lingpingan shook his head.
What's good about fighting?
He can't figure it out!
If something happens, can't we sit down and discuss it?
pity……
Others spoke softly, so they could only sigh twice in the bookstore.
