Mixed in the last days as a salted fish

Back at the hotel, Zhang Hao lay down directly, he was really tired after this day.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Yang Huaqing woke up her husband:

"Wake up, it's time to eat."

"I'm not hungry, go eat first!"

Zhang Hao closed his eyes and shook his head.

He had been lying down for less than two hours, and now he didn't want to get up at all.

Yang Huaqing hurriedly reminded: "Did you forget? Little Beth's birthday is today, you are an uncle, you can't be absent without reason, right?"

"Hey, what's your birthday?"

Zhang Hao muttered.

After finishing speaking, he reluctantly lifted the quilt.

Yang Huaqing helped her husband get a new set of clothes, and urged: "Hurry up, I'll wait for you."

Zhang Hao got dressed, then went to the bathroom to wash his face, so as to wake himself up.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Huaqing handed over a small gift box: "Here, this is a birthday present for little Beth."

"what?"

Zhang Hao took the gift box and asked casually.

"You'll find out later."

Yang Huaqing sold a pass.

Soon, the couple came to the restaurant.

Little Beth, wearing a birthday hat, saw her aunt and uncle arriving, and immediately ran over on short legs.

Zhang Hao picked up the little girl.

Yang Huaqing smiled and praised: "Wow, our little Beth is so beautiful tonight! The dress is also pretty!"

"It's a dress made by my mother."

Little Beth said with a proud face.

Yang Huaqing reached out and scratched the little girl's nose, and joked with a smile: "Little Beth has a good mother!"

Susanna said to her daughter:

"Come down, little Beth, and don't tire uncle."

Zhang Hao waved his hand: "It's okay."

Little Beth was very sensible and listened to her mother's words, and immediately slipped obediently from her uncle's arms.

Yang Haoxuan held a bottle of wine in each hand: "Brother-in-law, shall we drink white tonight? Or red?"

"Stop drinking, your brother-in-law has a stomachache."

Yang Huaqing rushed to answer.

Zhang Hao spread out his hands in a helpless gesture.

Yang Haoxuan tactfully put away the two bottles of wine, and the old lady opened her mouth, but he didn't have the guts to resist.

After dinner, Suzanne took out the birthday cake.

The cake was made by Suzanne herself, and the style is very simple, without so many bells and whistles.

Yang Haoxuan helped plug in three candles, and lit them one by one with a lighter.

"Happy Birthday……"

Everyone sang birthday song together.

The singing stopped, and little Beth closed her eyes, made a wish, and blew out the candle with one last breath.

"Clap clap clap..."

There was sparse applause in the restaurant.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Haoxuan and his wife gave a set of paintbrushes as a birthday present to their daughter. Little Beth likes to paint, so this gift couldn't be more suitable.

Yang Huaqing directly took off a jadeite bracelet on her right wrist, and put it on the hand of the eldest niece. The bracelet was ice-clear and jade-like, but the ring was too big, and the little girl couldn't wear it for the time being. She had to wait until she grew up.

Susanna couldn't shirk it, so she had to accept the precious jadeite bracelet for her daughter.

Although the price of jewelry has plummeted nowadays, the quality of this jadeite bracelet is top-notch, and it still needs a million dollars, or even more.

Zhang Hao took out the gift box and stuffed it into Little Beth's hand.

There were little stars in the little girl's eyes, and she said in a childish voice, "Uncle, can little Beth take it apart?"

"Open it, my uncle is also very curious about what gift is inside." Zhang Hao touched the little girl's head.

Yang Haoxuan couldn't help being surprised and said, "Brother-in-law, where did you buy the blind box?"

"What blind box? The gift was prepared by your sister. She didn't tell me what was inside."

Zhang Hao replied truthfully.

Yang Huaqing glared at her husband, then knelt down and helped little Beth open the gift box.

Inside is a pink children's smart watch with a very kawaii shape.

"Wow, it's a watch!"

Little Beth was very happy.

Yang Huaqing said dotingly, "Does little Beth like this watch?"

"I like it!" The little girl nodded repeatedly.

Yang Huaqing picked up the watch: "Auntie, can you help little Beth put it on?"

"Okay!" The little girl nodded impatiently.

Yang Huaqing helped little Beth put on the watch, and then taught the little girl how to use it. The functions of children's watches are very simple, and there are two main functions:
One is positioning and the other is calling.

Yang Haoxuan stared at his watch, and couldn't help but asked curiously: "Sister, I didn't even see you inserting a phone card, can this also make calls?"

"This is not an ordinary watch. I ordered someone from the Secret Service to customize it. It is very similar to your brother-in-law's confidential mobile phone. It does not require a phone card or pay phone bills. It needs to be recharged every six months. In short, as long as there is a mobile phone signal , it can be used normally.”

Yang Huaqing replied.

She ordered a total of four watches this time, and the remaining three were going to be brought back to An An and the others. This kind of watch is more secure.

"So powerful? Isn't the price cheap?"

"The cost alone is 10,000+. You two should pay more attention to it. It's best not to lose it. If you lose it, you must report the loss to me as soon as possible."

Yang Huaqing exhorted.

"Thank you sister, we will pay attention."

Susannah nodded solemnly.

The eldest sister's family is really not an ordinary family, even giving a birthday present is so ingenious.

……

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Zhang Hao and his party left Qatar and continued their investigation along the Persian Gulf.

A month later, the delegation completely ended the trip to the Middle East, and the next stop was the Indian peninsula.

On March 3, the Indian peninsula finally arrived.

After a brief resupply at the port of Karachi, the escort fleet went straight to Mumbai, the largest city in the Indian peninsula.

Before disembarking, Zhang Hao specially called his brother-in-law to him.

"Brother-in-law, what do you want from me?"

"Nana is going to give birth soon. Your sister told you to stay on the boat honestly. Don't go there either, just stay with your wife." Zhang Hao confessed.

The medical conditions on board are no worse than those on land. In order to ensure the safety of pregnant women, it is best not to go ashore easily, especially in chaotic areas like India.

"Ah? Isn't Nana's due date half a month away? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Yang Haoxuan had a look of reluctance.

After finally coming to India, he still wants to go ashore and visit this magical continent!
Zhang Hao suddenly said angrily: "You boy, you are still only thinking about playing at this time? Can you be more mature? Fortunately, your sister doesn't know. If your sister knows, she will definitely teach you a lesson."

"I'll go ashore for a while and come back, just half a day, okay?" Yang Haoxuan begged, "Besides, I promised little Beth last night that I will take her ashore for a stroll today."

"What if your wife is about to give birth?"

"This is easy to handle. I will rush back immediately after the birth. Anyway, it's not far away, so there must be time."

Yang Haoxuan said indifferently.

After all, modern medical technology is advanced, unlike in ancient times, giving birth to a child is like entering the gate of hell.

Zhang Hao sighed helplessly: "Okay, half a day is fine, but I heard that India is very chaotic here, remember to bring a few more bodyguards. Also, try not to go to remote places, if you encounter danger, don't be brave, and cooperate with the other party obediently , let’s save my life first.”

"I see."

Yang Haoxuan patted his chest and promised.

An hour later, Zhang Hao and his party took a shuttle boat and officially set foot on the land of Mumbai.

Mumbai officials held a grand welcome ceremony, the scale of which far exceeds that of other cities.

"Dear consul, madam, welcome to our Indian region, please allow me to extend a warm welcome to you two on behalf of the entire Indian people."

"Hi, Chairman Ambani."

Zhang Hao stretched out his hand and shook the opponent.

This person looks to be eight or 90 years old. In order to show respect for the elderly, he specially used the honorific title.

Chairman Ambani didn't know whether he was too excited or confused, he held Zhang Hao's hand tightly and kept nagging.

Moreover, the words were mixed with Hindi, which Zhang Hao couldn't understand at all, so he could only keep smiling the whole time.

Fortunately, the mayor of Mumbai, Sinha, saw that the situation was not right, and quickly arranged for two staff members to carefully support Chairman Ambani.

Zhang Hao breathed a sigh of relief, then calmly wiped the sweat from his forehead.

While apologizing, Mayor Sinha explained: "Consul, I'm really sorry. Chairman Ambani suffered from a serious illness last year. After recovering from the illness, his mind became sometimes sober and sometimes confused."

"It's okay, it's the same with old people."

Zhang Hao smiled and waved his hands.

As for why an old man in his 80s was appointed as the district chairman?There are many reasons, but the main reason is for balance.

Unlike other large regions, the entire Indian region is a whole on the surface, but the interior has long been fragmented. As large as a city or as small as a street, they are all controlled by different families.

In the vast area outside the city, there are large and small forts. An Indian reporter once made statistics, and all the forts in the Indian peninsula add up to more than [-].

It can be said that these Wubao owners are the real owners of this land.

Next, accompanied by Mayor Sinha, Zhang Hao inspected the guard of honor, delivered a speech, watched song and dance performances, received representatives of citizens, and finally left the port by car amidst the cheers that shook the sky.

On the way to the hotel, looking at the feasting lights outside the car window, Yang Huaqing couldn't help but wondered:

"This place in Mumbai looks pretty good. I took a closer look just now, and there are not many people wearing patched clothes, and I haven't seen any beggars along the way. It's not as bad as it is said on the Internet?"

"This is the headquarters of the region, and it is also the largest port and city in India. Of course, it is not far behind!"

Zhang Hao explained casually.

Another point is that in order to welcome the arrival of the delegation, the Mumbai officials must do a lot of face-saving projects to avoid embarrassment in front of the people of the whole federation.

Yang Huaqing grabbed her husband's arm and said, "Husband, who is that An Niba? He's so old, yet he can still be the district chairman?"

"What Anniba? It's Ambani, don't forget it wrong, lest you make a fool of yourself, embarrass yourself, and embarrass others." Zhang Hao hurriedly corrected.

"Ambani, Ambani...I remember."

Yang Huaqing practiced carefully several times.

Zhang Hao nodded with satisfaction, and then explained: "You should have an impression of this Ambani, he has been the richest man in India for 20 consecutive years, and has a high reputation in the local area.

Today, the Ambani family is also the most powerful family in the Indian peninsula. It is said that it controls a population of 50 people and has tens of thousands of private armed forces.

Let's put it this way, apart from him, no one else in this district chairman can convince the public. He can only let Ambani work until he dies, and then his son Ambani Jr. will take over. "

"What? He's not the emperor, how did he become hereditary? This is too ridiculous."

Yang Huaqing couldn't believe it.

Zhang Hao shrugged and said helplessly, "There is no way. The central government does not want to take over the mess here, so the control over India is relatively weak."

"Then they can't be allowed to mess around?"

"Actually, that's pretty good."

"Where is it?" Yang Huaqing hurriedly asked.

Zhang Hao patiently explained: "At least people can pay taxes on time every year, and don't need financial transfer payments, which is equal to net income, isn't that good?

If you insist on getting involved, given the current situation in the Indian peninsula, the expenditure is definitely greater than the income, and it may still be a bottomless pit. It is clear at a glance which is better. "

"No wonder people say that politics is dirty. You guys are too realistic, completely disregarding the life and death of ordinary people." Yang Huaqing sighed.

"It's not that we don't want to take care of it. It's just that we have more energy than we want. Besides, we must first secure our homeland. Only when the local area is cleaned up can the central government free up its hands to clean up other regions." Zhang Hao said without hesitation.

"It's all sophistry. It's not that easy for Anne. Although the locals have made some achievements over the years, there is still a long way to go. When you really free up your hands, there may not be many people left here."

Zhang Hao smiled awkwardly, and suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness. What his wife said was indeed the truth. In the dream, even after more than ten years, the native land still hadn't gotten rid of the problem of food and clothing.

Wanting Anne is almost empty talk.

Seeing that her husband was silent, Yang Huaqing took the initiative to change the subject: "Okay, let's not talk about this. I heard that the temple here is very spiritual. Let's go to worship when we have time."

"Yeah!" Zhang Hao simply nodded.

……

On the other side, Yang Haoxuan was holding little Beth, and was wandering around a flea market next to the port. Although the scale here was not very large, it was very lively.

Like other cities, in addition to selling second-hand goods, there are also many food stalls in the market.

Little Beth was young, and was soon attracted to a kind of fried meatballs, and clamored to eat them.

Yang Haoxuan immediately walked over with the little girl in his arms.

Little Beth grabbed her father by the collar and urged excitedly, "Dad, this is it. I want to eat it."

Yang Haoxuan looked at the dark oil in the pot, and immediately retreated in his heart: "Little Beth, this is not good, can we change it?"

After all, the stall owner is currently, so he can't speak too bluntly, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.

"No, I'm going to eat this."

The little girl stared at the frying pan expectantly. The owner of the stall was very skillful. Throwing a small piece of dough into the frying pan, it became bigger after a while, which was fun and attractive.

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