That night was naturally happy, Duan Zetao also enjoyed the warmth of the family, so he simply put aside everything at work and stayed by Li Mei's side wholeheartedly, because he was worried about accidents, when there was still a week before the due date, Duan Zetao urged Li Mei to be admitted to the special ward of the People's Liberation Army Armed Police Hospital, waiting for the birth of the baby.

On the question of how the baby was born, Duan Zetao and Li Mei had a dispute, Duan Zetao thought that natural birth was too painful, and asked Li Mei to have a caesarean section, Li Mei thought that natural birth was good for the fetus, and insisted on natural birth, and finally Jiang Xiaoxue, a "parenting expert", came out and moved out a lot of pregnancy books, and finally concluded that natural is the best, and supported Li Mei's natural production.

Mother Zhang Guihua also flew from Xinghua to the capital, she specially sewed the baby's clothes, tiger hats, shoes and socks for several nights, and even prepared hundreds of diapers, Duan Zetao looked at the baby products sewn out by his mother with stitches and threads, and his heart was moved and distressed, and he complained: "Mom, why do you bother, these things are bought in baby care stores, and Xiaoxue has already prepared ......."

Zhang Guihua glanced at him and said angrily: "What do you know? Babies have tender skin, they have to wear hand-sewn clothes, what good things are bought in the store, you and your sister didn't grow up wearing clothes I sewed, if you don't like it, throw it on the street! ”。

Duan Zetao sweated profusely, Jiang Xiaoxue pushed him and said: "Mom is right, how can the things bought outside be handmade, how can you understand these things, how can you a big man understand this, hurry up, don't make ......a mess here", and turned his head and hugged Zhang Guihua's shoulders affectionately and said: "Mom, Zetao is sorry for you too hard, you are really good at needlework, but you have to teach me ......", Zhang Guihua smiled at this time.

On the day of Li Mei's birth, the momentum was big, Old Man Xiao and Old Man Li all went out in person, and even Li Qiang made a special trip back from Nanyun Province, Li Zhi also came, and a large number of people were crowded outside the delivery room.

Duan Zetao was allowed to enter the delivery room, and when he saw that Li Mei was a little nervous, he cheered Li Mei up and said: "Xiaomei, don't be nervous, the doctor who delivered you this time is a well-known obstetric expert in the country and has a lot ......of experience, if you hurt badly later, you will pinch me hard and treat me as a big villain."

Li Mei snorted and said, "What's the use of pinching you, won't it hurt me if I pinch you?!" As long as you are by my side, I am not afraid of anything! ”。

During the birth, Duan Zetao saw that Li Mei was dying in pain, and beads of sweat the size of soybeans kept coming out of his forehead, and he was so distressed that he hurriedly sent his hand to her hand and asked her to pinch it hard, and held a towel in his other hand to wipe her sweat constantly.

"Wow! Wow! A loud baby cry resounded through the operating room, and an indescribable joy instantly arose in Duan Zetao's body like an electric current, making him tremble uncontrollably, and the midwife carefully wrapped the baby with the prepared soft cloth and hugged it to Duan Zetao, and said with a smile on his face: "Congratulations, congratulations, I gave birth to a daughter ......."

Duan Zetao took the baby a little helplessly, the baby's eyes were not fully opened, the skin was pink and tender, and the eyebrows were somewhat similar to Li Mei, very cute, and when she grew up, she must be a charming beauty, her heart was completely filled with the joy of being a first-time father, and she was so excited that she almost danced, and hurriedly hugged her daughter and sent her to Li Mei, who was still very weak after giving birth, and said excitedly: "Xiaomei, you see how much our daughter looks like you......."

Li Mei looked at her lovely daughter, and a happy smile appeared on her pale face, but at the same time, she was slightly disappointed, and said with some guilt: "Tao, I'm sorry, I couldn't give you a son......."

Duan Zetao laughed and said: "Xiaomei, it turns out that you are so feudal, it is better to give birth to a daughter than to give birth to a son, the son is skinned to death, the daughter is sensible and cute, they all say that the daughter is the mother's close-fitting little padded jacket, and you will have an intimate little padded jacket ......in the future."

At this time, the outside was completely chaotic, Old Man Xiao and Old Man Li were restlessly walking around anxiously outside the ward, even more nervous than commanding a major battle, Li Qiang did not have the calmness of the provincial party secretary at this time, his eyes were staring at the door of the operating room, and his mouth kept muttering, "Why don't you come out yet?!" Zhang Guihua stretched her neck to guard the door of the operating room, and Jiang Xiaoxue helped her and kept comforting her.

When Duan Zetao pushed Li Mei and the baby out of the operating room, the people waiting outside surrounded them, and everyone scrambled to see the newborn baby, squeezing Duan Zetao aside.

Duan Zetao breathed a long sigh of relief, took out his mobile phone and prepared to make a call to his friends to report the good news, the mobile phone in the operating room was going to be turned off, as soon as it was turned on, the missed call reminder SMS ringtone rang endlessly, it was all from friends, Duan Zetao just wanted to go back, the mobile phone rang again, and the call was from Wang Xianguo.

"Comrade Zetao, the vice premier wants to see you early tomorrow morning, please come to the General Office of the State Council at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning to come to me for ......."

What did the Deputy Prime Minister want to meet with him? Wang Xianguo didn't say anything on the phone, Duan Zetao also had some doubts in his heart, it seems that most of it is related to his next work arrangement, combined with the current international situation, and then think of his paper on "Resource Crisis and Economic Development Strategic Transformation" more than a year ago, he also has a rough answer in his heart.

Back to Li Mei's ward, Old Man Xiao and Old Man Li were fighting for the right to name the baby, and when they saw Duan Zetao coming in, they immediately grabbed him one by one, and Duan Zetao had to get into the mud, "Li Mei is the child's mother, otherwise she will take the child's name, right?!" ”。

Li Mei looked at Zhang Guihua and said: "I am a mother myself, and I know that it is not easy to be a mother, so let the child's name be chosen by the mother!" ”。 Zhang Guihua waved her hand again and again: "I haven't read a book, I can't come up with a good name ......", Jiang Xiaoxue on the side smiled and said: "Why can't you choose it, Zetao's name is very good, he is now successful in his career, maybe he still owes the blessing of this good name you ......."

Zhang Guihua couldn't resist it, and after thinking about it, she said, "Then it's called Simei, right?!" Everyone applauded, and Old Man Li smiled and said: "Duan Simei, this name is good, easy to remember, and elegant, and it also includes Xiaomei's name, so it's called Duan Simei!" ”。

Early the next morning, Duan Zetao came to the General Office of the State Council on time, Wang Xianguo took him to the vice premier's office, the vice premier was reviewing the documents, saw him come in, pointed to the sofa on the side and said lightly: "You sit first, I will talk to you after reading these documents, ......."

Duan Zetao sat on the sofa carefully, waited quietly without squinting, the vice premier finished approving the document, glanced at Duan Zetao, was very satisfied with his steady performance, nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "Comrade Zetao, I heard that you are a father, congratulations, as a father, the responsibility on your shoulders is heavier, it seems that you have really matured...... Do you know why I'm looking for you? ”。

Duan Zetao owed slightly, and said loudly: "Thank you Vice Premier for your concern, this time the central government transferred me back from western Tibet in advance, there must be important work to arrange for me, I resolutely obey the organization's arrangements and ensure the completion of the task!" ……”。

The vice premier tapped Duan Zetao with his finger, and laughed: "Okay, you little slippery head!" He stood up as he spoke, picked up the paper on the table on "A Brief Discussion on Resource Crisis and Strategic Transformation of Economic Development" and handed it to Duan Zetao, and said: "You predicted a year ago that there would be a crisis of resources, especially energy resources, in China, and at present, many oil-producing countries in the world have imposed export restrictions on China, which has suddenly made China's oil prices soar, and even military oil reserves have become nervous, I would like to hear your more specific views on this issue......."

Duan Zetao saw the report and knew that he had guessed correctly, and before he came, he did his homework, so he replied in a hurry: "Although my country has a large land and abundant resources, and is rich in various resources, if it is calculated according to the number of people, it cannot be optimistic, especially in strategic resources such as oil and iron ore, and my country is very dependent on imports...... In fact, the competition between international powers in the future is to a large extent a competition for strategic resources, and at present, several international powers are making arrangements in advance, and a series of actions by country M in the Middle East in recent years are precisely aimed at the ...... of the rich oil resources in the Middle East."

"The rapid development of China's economy in recent years will inevitably attract the attention of other international powers, and I have noticed that the recent international discussion on the "China threat theory" has risen again, and the recent export restrictions on China by many oil-producing countries in the world should also be the ...... promoted by several international powers behind the scenes."

The deputy prime minister nodded and said, "The leaders of these countries you mentioned have already seen it, so how do you think we should deal with it, and what specific measures should be taken?" ”。

This proposition is big, Duan Zetao carefully said: "I think we should walk on two legs, we should pay more attention to the development and management of strategic resources internally, improve the production capacity of strategic resource development enterprises, formulate long-term planning, orderly mining, prohibit destructive exploitation of strategic resources, strengthen the development and utilization of alternative energy, and for those high-energy-consuming enterprises should be shut down or carry out technological transformation, reduce energy consumption, and at the same time do a good job in the reserve ...... of strategic resources."

"On the other hand, we should go abroad, expand the import channels of strategic resources, and obtain more abundant strategic resources through the acquisition and holding of foreign energy companies.......

It should be said that Duan Zetao's remarks were very bold, and some places even touched the core secrets of the state, and he also saw the vice premier's love for him before he said it boldly, and his heart was quite uneasy after speaking.

The vice premier stared at Duan Zetao with burning eyes, as if he wanted to see through the young man in front of him, and suddenly laughed out loud and said something that made Duan Zetao stunned......