"I want this kind of golden star. And this silver!" Hannah said, pointing to the pattern in the atlas. "Daddy, is that okay?"

She and Link were lying on the table picking out the ornaments for the Christmas tree.

Of course, children are the happiest at the festival, and those beautifully made decorations are the most beautiful, although they are also the most expensive, but Link certainly won't say "no".

"Then let's choose some beautiful lanterns now!"

As he spoke, Jessica walked into the living room and dropped her handbag on the couch, looking a little upset.

Link had never seen her like this before, so let Hannah choose it herself. He put his arm around her waist and asked, "What's going on?"

"You're right. Jessica didn't want to bring home the emotions of work, but she was bored because of work. "The people from the Ministry of Agriculture even said that our products have not been proven harmless to most plants, so we need to provide more trial data. ”

She exhaled a fierce breath and said in a suppressed voice: "There are thousands of plants in the United States, do we want to experiment on each one? Why don't they have such requirements for genetically modified plants?"

Link laughed and said, "If they really ask for that, there will be no super weed in the world, and we may apply for some sales permit." ”

Jessica suppressed the irritation in her heart and said, "I think they just have to drag it out, because they can't veto, but they don't want to agree." It must be what those companies are doing behind it. ”

Link had a premonition about this. However, he also looked up some laws and said: "The data we provide can prove that it is harmless to animals with similar pathologies to humans and plants of the same genus as Amaranth." Unless they find evidence that our products are harmful to the environment or the human body, they must approve them. Now you don't have to mess around. ”

"I'm just mad at them treating us differently like that. ”

He felt that she didn't seem to be in a good state of mind for the past two days, and she was easily angry because of some small things. Yes, such a thing seemed to him to be a complete trifle.

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture should not have rejected their application without evidence, and if they did, he would have taken the entire Ministry of Agriculture to the federal courts.

Now they can't sue. Because you can't win. Because the time limit for processing has not yet ended, and the Ministry of Agriculture has not made a veto decision. But he feared the Ministry of Agriculture would opt for a veto.

"Once we make an application, they have to respond to us within 30 working days. They can't find proof that our products are harmful to the environment or to people. You're angry now, just angry in vain, maybe they're trying to mess us up, and if we do submit more data, they have an excuse to delay longer. ”

Jessica was persuaded by him, and her unwillingness slowly subsided, and said, "Then I'll wait until the deadline, if they dare not reply to us." I'll sue them. ”

"That's right. You go and take a hot shower first. If you're tired, take a rest and I'll call you for dinner. ”

Jessica did feel a little tired. She nodded, kissed him on the lips, and walked over to the elevator.

The smile on Link's face was put away as she stepped into the elevator. He was worried that the Federal Ministry of Agriculture was waiting for them to file a lawsuit. That kind of lawsuit will take at least half a year, and even if it is won, no one will be punished for it, at most, it will be questioned for a while, so that some minions are forced to resign.

And time is what Benehans needs most. Half a year is enough time to change a lot of things.

"Daddy, this lamp looks good!"

When he heard his daughter calling himself, he immediately smiled again, walked over to look at the photo with her little finger, and said, "Well, it's really beautiful." But this kind of lantern is so small, we have to find a bigger one. Because our Christmas tree will be huge. ”

"Oh!" said Hannah, flipping back a few more pages with great difficulty. "This one is also pretty, bigger than the one just now. ”

Link looked at the colored bulb, the size of his thumb, and smiled and said, "That's good!"

"Well, that's good. We can buy it. Hannah said with a giggle.

Later, Link asked her to pick out the decorations of a few fir trees outside. The tree is taller and needs more and more ornaments.

As Hannah flipped through the atlas, he was a little absent-minded.

If the Ministry of Agriculture is so shameless that it wants to delay time with a lawsuit, it seems that he really has no good way to deal with it. At that point, even if they win the case and force the Ministry of Agriculture to approve their application, they lose time.

If that happens, some people will have to be sacrificed. That also means that the driving force behind this matter has carved out a lot of costs. They may want half a year, and they can drag it out longer.

After dinner, Jessica leaned lazily beside him. He voiced his fears.

"Are they really that shameless?"

"We have to guard against them from doing that. If they had that idea, the most they could do would be to sacrifice a small official, and then arrange for another one to enter. Even officials who have lost their positions may go to their companies to serve as executives. None of them have anything to lose. It will only be us who will have to lose. ”

Jessica thought about it and felt that it was really like that, and she was a little anxious: "Then what should we do?"

"I'm going to find someone to try it. ”

He felt that the only way was to use political pressure to discourage the Ministry of Agriculture from playing tricks.

The first thing that came to his mind was old Giovanni. But Giovanni seems to have no way to do this, and the most he can do is to make a voice of solidarity.

The only people who can make direct demands on the Ministry of Agriculture are parliamentarians and senators, as well as the president. President he can't find a relationship, the words of the deputies are too little energy to write.

So he still had to go to old Giovanni first. He needs the other person's network.

He actually contacted Charlie before he went to New Mexico. But instead of looking for someone at the state government building, he waited until the evening to go to the governor's residence.

The couple had dinner with Link, which was considered a private visit. After dinner, Giovanni Sr. and Link went to the study.

"I heard Charlie tell you what you came for. ”

Old Giovanni still had a good sense of Link. He himself is a minority in the United States, so he does not discriminate against other races. Link spent a lot of money in this year's election to help Charlie get on the road.

That's a big favor.

And he ran for governor, and Link, whether intentionally or not, helped him a little.

But as a governor, his job is to manage the affairs of the state, and he should not interfere too much in other states. Link had a farm in New Mexico, but what Link wanted him to help had nothing to do with the farm. So he's not going to get out of here.

He pulled out a thick cigar: "Got one?"

"Thanks, but I don't smoke!"

Giovanni the elder lit his cigar and said, "Link, I understand your purpose. But I can't be the first to stand up for you. Maybe you can look for Senator Brown from Nevada. I'll tell him and you go see him again. Hope it helps. ”

Link nodded and said, "Thank you, Mr. Governor." That's what I'm going to do. But if someone takes the lead, I'd love to hear from you on behalf of New Mexico's farms. ”

Giovanni Sr. smiled and said, "If there is such a good product, of course we hope to put it into use as soon as possible." We don't have too many cotton fields in New Mexico, but there are a lot of them. There are also various farmlands. If we do eradicate super weeds, I think farmers will desperately need that kind of product. ”

Link heard him say this, and knew he agreed. He added: "Benehans is in California, and it would be best for the California government to step forward." It's just California politics, and I only know Charlie. I don't know if asking Charlie to come forward will affect his future. ”

"Charlie hasn't officially taken office yet, but it's time to start reaching out to California's political circles. Old Giovanni seemed to hesitate and said. "I have some friendship with Senator Drake in California, and maybe he can teach Charlie some of his experience in California politics. I'll ask Charlie to visit him tomorrow. ”

A smile appeared on Link's face and he said, "Charlie has big dreams, and I think he has a big future, and he really should prepare in advance." ”

"I don't want to interfere with Charlie's path. But as a father, of course, I also hope that he will have more friends. With the support of his friends, he can go more smoothly. ”

Link smiled and said, "I think Charlie is a very good friend. Some of his attitudes and ways of life are worth learning from. ”

He said this and asked, "Mr. Governor, you have been governor for two years." Since taking office, New Mexico's economy has been growing steadily, and the unemployment rate has been more than 2 percent lower than it was before taking office. And I am very much in favor of your policy programme in agriculture. I think a lot of farmers like me want you to be re-elected as the next governor. ”

The elder Giovanni was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Thank you for your support, Link! The recognition of me by the voters is the best praise for my work." Of course, I am very willing to do more for the constituents. ”

He paused and said. "You know that New Mexico has the most Latinos, and they're mostly at the bottom of society, and under the pressure of life, more and more young people are taking [...] drugs. Of course, we are cracking down on drug trafficking. But we also hope to do something at the end of this sordid economic chain. We hope to help these young people return to normal life. ”

Link said: "The emergence of addicts will indeed have a great negative impact on social security. It is the responsibility of society as a whole to help addicts get rid of their addictions. In response to this problem, I think it is also necessary to increase the publicity of young people about the dangers of drugs. Keep them away from demons. ”

"It's a really great idea. Our government has been working hard to achieve this. It's just that, as you said, we need the support of the whole society. ”

Hearing this, Link nodded and said, "Although I don't live in New Mexico, all citizens in the United States should actively participate in the anti-drug work. He thought for a moment and said. "Mr. Governor, you know I have a Hans Fund. Perhaps I can cooperate with your work in this area through the Hans Foundation. We donated $50 million in the first year and $30 million a year thereafter to help addicts get rid of drugs and to educate teens and children about drugs. ”

Old Giovanni smiled and said, "Thank you, Link! Everyone in New Mexico will thank you for that!"

What the two of them said was quite righteous and awe-inspiring. But both sides know that this is essentially just an exchange.