Mixed in the last days as a salted fish

Chapter 332 Inauguration Ceremony
At eleven o'clock in the evening, after participating in the celebration, Zhang Hao took his wife to the East Lake Villa, planning to rest there for the night and go back tomorrow morning.

As for the inauguration, it will take place three days later.

On the way back, Fang Zhigang took the initiative to bring up the issue of whether to stay at work: "Zhang Dong, thank you for your invitation, but I am getting older, and my physical fitness and reaction speed are not as good as before. The security of the consul is the highest standard. , It’s really more than enough and not enough.”

Just last week, Zhang Hao took the initiative to talk to Captain Fang, and proposed the idea of ​​bringing him into the governor's mansion.

On the one hand, it is the friendship of many years, and I am used to it;

On the other hand, I also want to put a few of my own people in the Federal Security Bureau for double insurance.

"Don't think about it again? You don't have to be a bodyguard when you go, and the logistics are actually the same." Zhang Hao couldn't help persuading.

"No need." Fang Zhigang waved his hand quickly, and then changed the topic: "However, Xiao Ma is more than happy to go there, she is more suitable than me."

Zhang Hao nodded: "Okay, since you don't want to, then stay in Haotian Group!"

"Thank you for understanding."

Fang Zhigang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

When they arrived at the villa, Zhang Hao and Yang Huaqing washed up briefly, and then went to bed.

Maybe it was too excited, the couple couldn't fall asleep all the time, so they just leaned against the bedside and chatted.

"Honey, there's something I want to discuss with you."

"What is it?"

Zhang Hao quickly explained: "After I took office, I will first go to various regions for condolences and inspections. The whole trip will take about two years..."

"So long? Can't you not go?"

Yang Huaqing suddenly became nervous.

"I'm afraid not." Zhang Hao shook his head without explaining too much, "I'm hesitant now, should I take you with me?"

"Of course you have to bring me with you. I'm the first lady. How can a consul go on a visit without bringing his wife along?"

Yang Huaqing quickly got into her role.

Zhang Hao heaved a long sigh: "Don't forget, we still have Guoguo, she is only one year old, she is too young, she cannot leave her mother for now."

"Huh? This?"

Yang Huaqing was in a dilemma for a while.

She wanted to be with her husband, but couldn't let go of her daughter.

"Listen to me, or you don't go!"

Zhang Hao gritted his teeth and said.

The sky is big and the earth is big, and their little padded jacket is the biggest.

Yang Huaqing's face was full of confusion, and finally she thought of a solution that was not a solution:

"Honey, I came up with a good idea. Guoguo is still young. I'll stay and take her for a year. I'll go find you at this time next year and accompany you through the rest of the trip. What do you think?" ?”

"Hey, this is a good idea." The more Zhang Hao thought about it, the more reliable he felt, and he patted the quilt happily: "Well, for this round-the-world expedition, I will start from the other side first, and then go to the African continent and the Middle East region, and then we meet at Europa."

There is another advantage of doing this, which can make the wife try to avoid dangerous and chaotic areas as much as possible, and be more secure in terms of safety.

"Then it's settled."

Yang Huaqing immediately beamed with joy.

Zhang Hao nodded with a smile, and then stretched out his hand to hold his wife in his arms: "One more thing, according to the past practice, every first lady will have a vacant position, and she can enter official departments such as the Women's Federation and the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, or go to public welfare. Organization, where do you want to go?"

"Then I'll go to the Women's Federation!"

Yang Huaqing had already thought about where to go.

Non-profit organizations are tricky, while the Federation of Literary and Art Circles needs relevant experience and professionalism, which is not the most suitable choice for her.

"That's good, the women's federation has fewer things to do, and it can be quieter at ordinary times." Zhang Hao echoed casually.

Yang Huaqing took the opportunity to ask a question: "Honey, I have something to ask for your help."

"What do you want? We are husband and wife, so we don't need to see each other like this."

"Then I said... my mother came to see me last week, and wanted me to help Haoxuan find a job."

"Isn't my brother-in-law working as a counselor in college? Quit it?" Zhang Hao was a little surprised.

"I didn't make it clear. What my mother meant was that she wanted him to change jobs."

Yang Huaqing paused, then cut to the chase and said:

"Forget it, let me just say it. My mother wants you, a good son-in-law, to help take Haoxuan along. Haoxuan is not young this year, and he knows how to spend his days on campus all day long, and he doesn't even want to find a girlfriend."

"My brother-in-law wants to go into politics?" Zhang Hao asked tentatively.

Yang Huaqing shook her head: "I asked my mother, she and my father didn't have this idea, they mainly want my brother to change the environment, go out more to see the world, maybe they can bring a girlfriend back."

"Okay, then let him join my staff team! I don't have any important work at ordinary times. Basically, I just run errands, do odd jobs, and take care of some logistics support work." Zhang Hao agreed without hesitation.

"My husband, thank you!"

Yang Huaqing buried her head in Zhang Hao's chest.

Hearing this, Zhang Hao immediately turned over and pressed his wife under him, and said with a low voice and a smirk:
"Tell me, how do you want to thank me?"

Yang Huaqing's face was flushed, she closed her eyes lightly, and put on an appearance of letting you pick and choose.

This night, the "squeak" sounded for most of the night.

……

Capital time, 99/3/28 Commonwealth.

The inauguration ceremony of the No.18 Consul of the Federation officially began. Since the current state of emergency is still in place, all procedures are simplified.

At 08:30 in the morning, due to the unfavorable weather, a huge sandstorm started yesterday afternoon. Zhang Hao took his wife and children and got on the reception team an hour earlier, ready to go to the Capitol.

At about ten o'clock, the convoy finally arrived at its destination.

Before getting out of the car, Yang Huaqing reminded his sons to wear masks. As for Guoguo, the little doll has one, and he is not afraid of being exposed at all, so there is no need to waste it.

Besides, it is not safe for babies to wear masks.

The staff helped to open the car door. Zhang Hao took a deep breath to calm down his nervousness, then took his youngest son by the hand and got out of the car calmly.

Yang Huaqing followed behind with her little daughter in her arms.

The three brothers Zhang Guoji, Zhang Guoxuan and Zhang Guodong surrounded their mother.

"Clap clap clap..."

Officials at all levels, media reporters, and representatives from all walks of life stood in front of the Capitol.

A large group of relatives and friends, including Zhang Chongxin, were also among them, and they arrived at seven o'clock in the morning.

Zhang Hao raised his hand and waved to the crowd, and the scene once again burst into warm cheers.

Next, the family walked slowly into the Capitol along the red carpet.

When passing by their grandparents and grandparents, An An and Kang Kang desperately blinked at the four elders, Zhang Chongxin and Li Dajuan couldn't help but burst into tears in the face of this situation.

Zhang Chongxin, in particular, was so excited that his whole body was trembling. Unexpectedly, really unexpected, their old Zhang family would have today. There is no doubt that Zhang Hao has achieved the ultimate in both political and business circles.

His greatest achievement in this life is not to start a family from nothing, but to have such an outstanding son.

Seeing this, Zhang Jiahui quickly supported the old man: "Dad, take a deep breath, don't get excited."

"Boss, your father, I never dreamed that your younger brother would be able to make it this far." Zhang Chongxin said with deep emotion, "I think back then..."

"Father, if Xiao Hao doesn't make a name for himself, he'll be a blockbuster." Zhang Jiahui admired her younger brother from the bottom of her heart.

"Yes! Old Zhang, you gave birth to a good son!" Yang Dengbang on the side quickly echoed, "Of course, this is also inseparable from the education of the two of you, Old Zhang, and the good foundation you laid for him."

Zhang Chongxin waved his hands with a smile, and said modestly: "To be honest, I can't help him much, and sometimes I will be behind. His current achievements are all due to his hard work."

"Oh, if our Haoxuan can have one-tenth of Zhang Hao's ability, I can wake up laughing from my dreams."

Kuang Wenhui couldn't help saying enviously.

Li Dajuan grabbed the other party's hand and patted the back of it lightly: "My mother-in-law said that she was half a son-in-law, and Zhang Hao is also your son."

"That's true." Kuang Wenhui nodded again and again, "I remember when the two of them were dating, I fell in love with Zhang Hao at a glance. It was useless to persuade them. Now it really proves that my vision is right."

Zhang Jiaqi saw that her mother and others were chatting endlessly, so she hurriedly reminded: "Dad, Mom, Xiao Hao and the others have already gone in, let's go in too!"

"Go, follow up."

Zhang Chongxin took the lead and walked inside.

Followed by a large group of relatives, as well as seven or eight villager representatives from Shawei Village.

……

At 10:30 in the morning, the most important swearing-in ceremony began. Zhang Hao put his left hand on the constitution and his right hand on his chest, with a solemn face.

"I, Zhang Hao, have been appointed as the Consul of the Federation, and I hereby solemnly swear:
I will faithfully discharge my duties as Consul, to the best of my ability, without fear or selfishness, with my will, without partisanship or selfishness.I will stand firm in my allegiance to the Union, to uphold, preserve and defend the Federal Constitution. "

The oath was short and finished quickly.

"Clap clap clap..."

There was warm applause at the scene, which lasted for more than three minutes.

Zhang Hao bowed to everyone at the scene, then took the pen from the staff, and solemnly signed his name on the affidavit.

This marks that Zhang Hao has officially become the No.18 Consul of the Federation.

Subsequently, the Deputy Consul and the Chief Executive took the oath in turn.

After the swearing-in ceremony, the military band played the traditional song "Salute to the Consul". Almost at the same time, an eighteen-gun salute came from outside.

This was followed by the inaugural speech of the new consul.

Due to the sandstorm today, the speech was arranged indoors. At the same time, outdoor mass gatherings and celebrations were temporarily cancelled.

Zhang Hao opened the speech script in front of him, and read it directly for half an hour. Fortunately, he had practiced it several times before, and there were no mistakes.

As for the content of the speech, it was still about "saving the nation and preserving it". Originally, he wanted to add the content about "socialized upbringing", but he had no choice but to delete it because the Consul Ji did not give a formal answer.

At the end of the inauguration, three dozen singers and stars sang the Confederate national anthem.

Here is a special explanation. The federal national anthem is 15 minutes long and uses more than [-] languages. It takes an average person a month to fully learn it.

Amidst the passionate national anthem, the inauguration ceremony officially came to an end.

After the ceremony, it was almost time for lunch, followed by the Congressional Luncheon.

Because it was a difficult time, the lunch meeting could be described as shabby. There were only two dishes and one soup, one was cabbage tofu, the other was stewed radish, the soup was tomato soup, and the staple food was multigrain rice.

Moreover, everyone is not eating for free, and needs to pay for their own food stamps.

Under Zhang Hao's persuasion, my parents and others left without eating. The old man is not in good health, and these meals are not easy to digest, so it is safer to eat at home.

In the afternoon, Zhang Hao brought his family to the Consul's mansion, and Consul Ji had already returned early.

After the two families greeted each other, Consul Ji's wife took Yang Huaqing and the children to the Consul's mansion, while Zhang Hao followed Consul Ji to the Consul's office.

The consul's office has already been cleaned up, and Consul Ji's personal belongings have long been taken away.

Consul Ji patted the seat: "Old Zhang, this seat belongs to you, come and feel it."

"Then I won't be polite to you."

Zhang Hao didn't refuse, and sat directly on the chair. I don't know if it was an illusion, but this chair was the most comfortable chair he had ever sat on.

"How do you feel?" Consul Ji asked with a smile.

Zhang Hao nodded: "It's okay."

Consul Ji smiled triumphantly, then tapped the table with his fingers, and introduced casually: "This table, including the chair under your buttocks, were all moved from the other side, and have not been changed since the first consul. .”

"Really? It stands to reason that the other side has already existed in name only, and even the capital has been changed. I'm curious, why don't you just change it here?"

Zhang Hao showed a touch of curiosity.

"It's not necessary." Consul Ji shook his head, and then explained: "It doesn't make any sense to engage in such small actions, and it will also stimulate the sensitivity of Westerners, which is not conducive to unity. I hope you can keep this point."

"I understand, don't worry, I won't change."

Zhang Hao nodded solemnly.

Consul Ji smiled, then pointed to a pit on the table, and asked casually:
"Do you know where this hole came from?"

Zhang Hao shook his head: "I don't know."

Consul Ji sighed and explained on the spot: "This is the bullet hole left by the seventh consul, His Excellency Macio, who was assassinated. The previous consuls have not repaired it. There is only one purpose, and that is to give yourself a wake-up call. No matter what you do, don’t be careless.”

"I see!"

Zhang Hao touched the bullet hole calmly.

He didn't understand what the other party meant by saying this, maybe it was a warning, maybe it was just a casual remark.

After some chatting, Consul Ji stretched out his hand and opened a drawer, and took out a military laptop from it, which was very thick.

"Uncle Ji, what is this?" Zhang Hao was full of curiosity.

"Can you guess?"

Reminiscent of the plot in the movie, Zhang Hao almost blurted out: "Could this be the code for launching a nuclear weapon?"

"You, you must have watched too many movies."

Consul Ji teased.

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(End of this chapter)