Chapter 172 (Finale) The love of the motherland, the soul of the nation

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After three months of intense war against the epidemic, the epidemic prevention and control level in Danhai City has finally dropped to the lowest level, and Xu Ruizhe, who has been busy, is relieved. On this day, he dragged his tired body back to his home, opened the door and looked, and was stunned, his wife Zhao Xiaojuan, who had been separated for many days, was mopping the floor in the living room.

"Xiaojuan, have you come back from Jiangcheng in Central China?"

"Hehe, I came back half a month ago, and I just finished quarantine in the hotel."

"Well, why didn't you tell me to pick you up?"

His wife's eyes moistened: "I know you're busy, how can I trouble you?" ”

"We are husband and wife, so there is no trouble. Alas, I didn't send you too far when you left. I made up my mind that when you were safe and triumphant, I would definitely go to the airport to pick you up. As a result, I was too busy, and you had to go to the hotel for quarantine first. ”

"Yes, you didn't send me to the airport in person, it was because you accompanied Teacher Ye's family for the New Year. You didn't pick me up at the airport half a month ago, and that's because you are shouldering the heavy responsibility of prevention and control in this city. As long as your body is not exhausted. I was content. ”

Xu Ruizhe couldn't help but feel a whim, suddenly pounced, leaned over and hugged his wife in his arms, and spun emotionally in the living room-

Zhao Xiaojuan was stunned, so she had to hug her husband's neck tightly.

"Ruizhe... Let go of me... I can't take it anymore..."

He stopped, and did not rush to let go of his wife, but kept holding it in his arms, as if he were carrying a rare treasure.

The wife said shyly: "We are all old husbands and wives." Why are you still like the lad back then? ”

"Xiaojuan, I suddenly feel a lot younger, as if I have returned to the past. And you're still as beautiful as a flower. ”

"Eh, are you poor? Put me down. How can I be as beautiful as your school flower? They are beautiful angels! ”

"Xiaojuan, in my eyes, you are also an angel. A real angel in white! ”

He finally let go of his wife and held her in his arms for a long time. Since the outbreak of the pandemic. They had been separated for three months.

His words made his wife feel a lot: "Ruizhe, when we left Jiangcheng, there were so many citizens of Jiangcheng who spontaneously saw us off, all the way to the airport, and the heroic traffic police opened the way for us. That touching scene is unforgettable for us. ”

He smiled happily: "This is as it should be." Because you are white soldiers, the most beautiful retrograde of life. No amount of praise is given to you, and it is well deserved. ”

His wife shed tears of happiness: "Ruizhe, I have been practicing medicine for half my life." For the first time, I felt extremely proud and proud of my profession. ”

The next day, Xu Ruizhe attended the Danhai City Joint Prevention and Control Press Conference. This was the last press conference for the city to be moved to a low-risk area. As deputy mayor, he was invited to attend.

When it came to the reporter's question session, a female reporter first threw him a question: "Mayor Xu, since the outbreak of the epidemic." Danhai City has been well controlled, and there has never been a single cluster of infections. Excuse me, how do you do that? ”

His eyes instantly moistened: "The reason why we have achieved a phased victory in the fight against the epidemic is not only due to the wise decision of the Party Central Committee, but also from the cooperation and mutual help of the broad masses of people at the grassroots level. When the epidemic was raging, our government resolutely pressed the economic button for the sake of the lives and health of the broad masses of the people, and led the people of the whole country to launch a vigorous people's war against the epidemic, and finally won a great victory. However, behind the victory, our country and people have paid a huge price, which reflects the bearing and responsibility of the broad masses of the people. Of course, our angels in white bear the brunt, and words such as 'white-clothed armor' and 'the most beautiful retrograde' are given to these heroes of the war epidemic. They are the protagonists of this epidemic. Of course, we can't ignore more unsung heroes who participated in joint defense and control. Let me share two short stories with you. When the Spring Festival is approaching, it is also a critical stage for the spread of the epidemic in Jiangcheng in central China. A young man from Danhai who worked in Jiangcheng came back. He not only has a wife and children in Danhai, but also an elderly and sick mother. He hasn't been back to his hometown for a year because of work. The family looked at him with a lot of eyes. However, when his hometown entered a state of emergency for prevention and control, he did not return home and took the initiative to ask for centralized isolation. He gave up the opportunity to reunite with his family, buried all his thoughts in his heart, and silently held on to it for half a month. He was asked why he did this? His answer was that if I were unfortunate enough to be infected with the epidemic, I would never be a spreader of it. For the sake of my family's health, I want to minimize the risk. In that half a month, he relied on WeChat video to accompany his family for the Spring Festival. Although the epidemic separated him from his family, it could not isolate family affection and love! There is also a grassroots police officer Lao Tan, who will retire honorably in less than a year. When the epidemic was raging, he rushed to the forefront of epidemic prevention and control, and did all the prevention and control work, leaving no dead ends. Due to the continuous work, his body was overwhelmed, unfortunately caused a cerebral hemorrhage, and died on the front line of prevention and control against the epidemic..."

When he said this, his voice couldn't help choking, he eased his emotions, and continued to speak deeply-

Such touching and tragic stories can be said to be countless in the course of this grand war against the epidemic. It is precisely because we have such a broad masses of the people who have the courage to bear and take responsibility that we have won the initial victory in the anti-epidemic battle and have shined in the annals of history. Even a hundred years later, when future generations talk about the anti-epidemic story that took place in the land of China in the spring of 2020, they will think that it was an epic victory. China's victory in fighting the epidemic has greatly encouraged other countries to fight the epidemic. China's anti-epidemic spirit has sent a special business card of a major country to the world. Now, in the post-pandemic era, we are beginning to resume work and production. Of course, we may suffer a lot of unexpected difficulties. However, since we can overcome the crazy and raging epidemic, there is no difficulty that cannot be overcome. Under the guidance of the great anti-epidemic spirit, we are not afraid of difficulties and obstacles and forge ahead! ”

There was silence for a moment, and thunderous applause broke out in an instant. Such applause is rare for a press conference.

After the applause, a foreign male reporter asked: "Your Excellency the Mayor, the epidemic is now breaking out around the world, which has seriously impacted international trade. What impact does this have on the Belt and Road Initiative advocated by your country? ”

After thinking for a moment, he said aloud: "After China has achieved a phased victory in the fight against the epidemic, it is deeply concerned about the spread of the epidemic in various countries around the world, and expresses deep sympathy for those people who have suffered from the epidemic. In the face of severe losses, we have reached out to other countries. For Danhai, it has dispatched an epidemic prevention expert group overseas, as the frontier window of the Belt and Road Initiative, to continuously deliver a large number of anti-epidemic materials to the hardest-hit areas of overseas epidemics. This fully demonstrates our responsibility as a responsible major country. The purpose of the Belt and Road Initiative is to connect countries around the world and build a community with a shared future for mankind. In the face of this unprecedented epidemic, it is even more necessary for the whole world to work together and help each other. Under the 'Belt and Road' under the epidemic, we have not only conveyed anti-epidemic experience and anti-epidemic materials to the world, but also China's energy! The epidemic will not be the last, and the fate of all countries in the world needs to be closely linked! ”

The audience once again burst into thunderous applause.

At this moment, on the land of China, the breath of spring is everywhere. When this ancient land endured a cold winter of the epidemic, spring was everywhere. This is especially true of Danhai City, which is located on the east coast of China. The lush greenery and flowers of the garden city make this garden city even more abundant.

At present, it is a good time to go out, and under the vast blue sky outside, many tourists have taken off their masks and revealed bright smiling faces. The martyrs' cemetery in Danhai was opened to the public for the first time after the epidemic prevention level was lowered to low risk.

On this day, a pair of young men and women who were sweeping the graves came into the cemetery. The girl has changed into a summer dress, her pink skirt swings in the wind, and her graceful posture is eye-catching. She is Shen Linxi. She was accompanied by her partner Zhang Jiuyue. At this moment, Zhang Jiuyue is also dressed in formal clothes, as if he is going to an important ball. In fact, they came to worship Ye Xiaohui, who is buried here.

Because of the epidemic, Shen Linxi has not been here for a long time, and as soon as she stepped into the gate of the cemetery in this season, she was immediately attracted by the lush scenery inside, and the sadness that had been buried for a long time quietly came to her heart.

Zhang Jiuyue held her arm, just like her flower messenger, and comforted her from time to time: "It is a blessing that your brother Xiaohui can settle down in such a beautiful environment. In Danhai, where every inch of land is valuable, it is worth living to be able to settle in this sacred place. ”

Shen Linxi sighed gloomily: "Brother Xiaohui did not leave any descendants, this is the biggest regret in Grandpa Ye's life." Who will sweep his grave in the future? ”

Zhang Jiuyue thought about it: "In the future, when we have children, we will definitely take on this responsibility." ”

Shen Linxi blushed and said angrily: "Think beautiful!" ”

Zhang Jiuyue's eyes suddenly lit up: "Xixi, look! ”

Shen Linxi followed the direction of his finger and his eyes widened in shock. It turned out that in front of Ye Xiaohui's tombstone, not only a flower basket was placed, but also several offerings were placed. It doesn't look like it lasted long.

Shen Linxi's breathing accelerated: "We're here early enough." Who will come and worship him before us? ”

Zhang Jiuyue saw that there was an old man picking up zeros not far away, and immediately asked loudly: "Uncle, do you see someone sweeping the tomb here?" ”

The old man replied nonchalantly: "I see." It is the wife and child of this martyr. ”

Shen Linxi frowned: "Uncle is wrong." The martyrs are not married, how can they have wives and children? ”

"That's what the woman told me herself. She also reminded the child in her arms that this was her father. ”

Shen Linxi almost held her breath and said in a lost voice: "What does that woman look like?" How old is the child? ”

"The woman is very young, not like more than thirty years old, the child, one or two years old, is a boy."

Shen Linxi was so excited that she burst into tears, and immediately turned around and ran out-

A few days later, Ms. Jiang and Ms. Yu finally boarded a temporary flight to Beijing, China.

Lu Wentao personally sent them on board. Before the boarding gate, he helped his girlfriend fix her sideburns and gave him a kind advice.

Yu Fengting was very reluctant to him, and her worries about his danger were overflowing.

Lu Wentao comforted his girlfriend with a smile: "Tingting, please rest assured, I will protect myself." Next, our days may be difficult, and we don't know how long this epidemic will last, and maybe it will coexist with humanity for a long time. But we must be full of sunshine in our hearts. Because we still have love in our lives. Let's do it together! ”

Yu Fengting's heart was full of mixed feelings, and she couldn't help but throw herself into her boyfriend's arms.

When Jiang Wanrong led her to the plane, she found that the cabin was full of passengers wearing masks and even protective clothing. Most of them are young international students. They chose to go home in difficult times.

Yu Fengting and Jiang Wanrong sat together, always wearing masks. The long journey required communication between the two of them. Jiang Wanrong lost no time in telling her about the rise of the motherland and the story of the Belt and Road Initiative. Not only did Yu Fengting listen attentively, but even the students who were far away from the motherland in the neighboring seats also listened to it with relish.

Yu Fengting couldn't bear the doubts buried in her heart: "Auntie, since this epidemic first broke out in China, it is inevitable to infect some people in a sudden situation. Why is the epidemic under control at home, but it has broken out abroad? Doesn't it mean that China's fight against the epidemic has bought time for the world, and it has also shared China's experience in fighting the epidemic? ”

Jiang Wanrong muttered: "This question is a question worth pondering for everyone. When the epidemic broke out, the motherland resolutely shut down the economy and launched a nationwide anti-epidemic. This is in line with the principle of putting life first. The motherland's ability to defeat the epidemic not only reflects the advantages of the system, but also reflects the national spirit of the Chinese nation of uniting as one and helping each other. These are not things that other countries can comprehend. For example, the issue of wearing masks. Since it can stop the spread of the epidemic, many foreigners still resist it, believing that it restricts their freedom. But when such freedom endangers life and health, it is indulgence. And we Chinese wear masks not only for our own health and safety, but also for our responsibility to society. For a socially responsible person or nation, self-indulgence should not be allowed at any time. Others can share the motherland's anti-epidemic experience and receive anti-epidemic materials from the motherland's assistance, but our national soul of responsibility and mutual assistance is something they cannot comprehend. ”

Yu Fengting's eyes lit up: "The soul of the nation? ”

"Yes, a nation must have its own national soul in order to stand among the nations of the world without ceasing to be self-reliant. The Chinese nation has suffered for thousands of years, but she has always been self-improving, full of resilience in tempering, and forging ahead in hardships and obstacles. For me, on the route of the "Belt and Road", the traditional Chinese culture is spread, and it also shows the world the unique national soul of the Chinese nation! ”

Yu Fengting and the young students around her listened enthusiastically and couldn't let go for a long time.

After a long flight of more than 10 hours, the flight back from the distant European continent has flown over China. When the horn in the cabin announced, it immediately caused the entire cabin to cheer. Although everyone wore masks, it was still difficult to hide everyone's excitement and joy. They were picked up by their homeland from the most dangerous places of the epidemic.

Jiang Wanrong's mood is also mixed, as a disseminator of Chinese culture, a beautiful business card of a big country, after several tosses and turns overseas, she finally returned to the arms of the motherland. She looked down on the land of her motherland through the porthole of the plane, covered in green, full of vitality.

When she found a landmark as a characteristic of China, she immediately greeted Yu Fengting beside her: "Tingting, look, below is the Yellow River, our mother river!" ”

Yu Fengting was also very excited when she heard that she was in the sky over the motherland. She left home since she was a child, experienced ten springs, and finally returned to her homeland from which she started her life, and she couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. She looked down at the long and flowing stream with teary eyes, and her heart was intoxicated.

After a while, Jiang Wanrong exclaimed again: "Look, the Great Wall!" ”

How many people's yearning does the long dragon that winds through the mountains carry it? It is a rare treasure, but also an extraordinary cultural relics and monuments, which symbolizes the indestructible will and strength of the Chinese nation to live forever in the world.

Yu Fengting was full of enthusiasm when she saw it, and said emotionally: "It feels so good to go home!" ”

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The story of "The Business Card of a Great Power" is over. The story of the Belt and Road Initiative continues to unfold in the world outside of us. I would like to dedicate this book to the thousands of workers who are dedicated to the Belt and Road Initiative. Who is the 'big country business card'? It is every hardworking Chinese who represents the image of China; It is the soul of the nation that embodies China's strength, China's speed, China's wisdom, and China's miracle, and has been united!

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