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Chapter 974 Dream Land (Fourth update, please subscribe)

"…After your visit to London, you met with the Iranian King Pahlavi while passing through Tehran. The two sides reached a series of consensus on economic cooperation…"

The news on the car radio did not attract Zhu Guoyong's attention. It was just a habit when driving. On the way to the institute, he occasionally saw huge billboards on the roadside. Most of those billboards depicted the cute appearance of pandas. He didn't know when such billboards began to fill both sides of the road. Perhaps it was because pandas had become a business card of Nanyang.

Most of the pandas in Southeast Asia are bred in Genting Highlands, and the Panda Breeding Research Institute where Zhu Guoyong works is an institution specializing in panda research and breeding. It is home to Southeast Asia's top animal experts, including some of their European and American counterparts.

However, unlike many research institutes that are enclosed behind high walls, the Panda Breeding Research Institute is open to the public. Many tourists come here every day. Because there is a limit, people will come here to line up early.

After parking the car in the parking lot, Zhu Guoyong walked towards the institute with his briefcase. On the way, he saw several passengers getting off two Warrior SUVs. In addition to two European young women with beautiful faces and hot bodies, there were also several children. The leader was a ten-year-old boy who arranged the other children like a little adult and asked them to follow him. Judging from their clothes and the bodyguards beside them, they were obviously a group of rich children.
"Yiyuan, you look after the brothers and sisters. Yitao and I will go make the appointment together."

Although Li Yixuan, the eldest son in the family, is only ten years old, he arranges everything like a little adult. When he knew that his younger brothers and sisters from London wanted to see pandas, he took the initiative to act as a tour guide.

"What is an appointment?"

When queuing up at the appointment counter, Li Yitao's little head was full of questions.

"Just queue up here, wait for our turn, then register and get the ticket."

"Can't we just go in?"

Li Yitao didn't understand.

"In London, when others were queuing, we would go straight in, sometimes we would just drive in."

Li Yixuan couldn't say anything proudly because of his brother's answer.

"Because that is Britain, and this is Southeast Asia! In Southeast Asia, everyone is equal, and no one has any privileges, even if Dad comes here..."

“Do I need to make an appointment, too?”

"I think so too! Yes,"

Li Yixuan nodded vigorously and said.

"This is a rule. Dad said that human society has made many rules, and the purpose of making rules is to ensure fairness. If a small number of people enjoy privileges due to their different status, then fairness will be trampled upon. That's it. Therefore, no one should enjoy privileges, regardless of their status."

When Li Yixuan was lecturing his younger brother, an elder in the queue turned around curiously and looked at the two children behind him. They were obviously mixed-race, but they were surprisingly beautiful. So he couldn't help but ask curiously.

"So, did your father ever tell you how to prevent the emergence of privileges?"

“Make the rules, follow them and uphold them.”

Li Yixuan said as he looked at the gentle and elegant elder in front of him.

"Well, there is also civic awareness..."

The elder listened to the boy's story, nodded from time to time, and then he started chatting with the boy.

Soon it was their turn after they received their reserved tickets.

"Goodbye, little friend."

"Goodbye old man."

After politely saying goodbye, Li Yixuan and his brother walked towards the gate, while the two bodyguards behind them kept a distance from them.

The old man wearing black-framed glasses couldn't help but sigh when he saw the bodyguard behind the boy.

"Nanyang has been able to rise in a short period of time. They are indeed special in some way. Just by looking at this kid, you can get a glimpse of it."

"What you said is very true. Whether in the mainland or in Taiwan, all the rich and powerful are domineering. However, these two children are obviously from wealthy families, but they have no privileged mentality. This is really rare. Perhaps this is Nanyang."

The elder said as he looked at the child who had reunited with his family.

"Yes, didn't the other kid say that? He came from London. On the contrary, when he was in London, he was already accustomed to privileges."

Listening to the words of his old friends, Xiao Qian smiled.

"Haha, in Britain, there are clear levels of hierarchy, and they are used to privileges, which is normal. It is very different from Nanyang. Nanyang is Nanyang!" Xiao Qian, who had been in Britain during the war, was naturally very familiar with the British. It was not strange at all that the child had a sense of privilege.

When mentioning Nanyang, Xiao Qian's expression showed a hint of pride. Nanyang...it is Nanyang, a unique place.

Soon, they also entered the breeding base. There were neither too many nor too few tourists in the breeding base. The quiet bamboo forest even made the elder feel like he was back in his hometown in southern Anhui.

"Look, not only were the pandas here airlifted from Sichuan Province, but even these..."

Xiao Qian pointed at the bamboo forest and said.

"These bamboos were also introduced from Sichuan. Now there are more than 100,000 mu of bamboo forests in Genting Highlands. Some are also planted in other places to ensure food for the pandas."

Although he was a professor of literature, Xiao Qian spoke of pandas in all their glory, from the time when he sent personnel to Sichuan, Shaanxi, Yunnan and other provinces to capture pandas, to his research on breeding.

"Now, there are 96 pandas in Nanyang. In addition to the breeding institute, some are released into the wild. However, the temperature in Nanyang is too high, and only a few plateaus are suitable for them to live..."

After thinking about it, Xiao Qian said.

"But overall, they have adapted well, just like other wild animals introduced to Southeast Asia. For example, the South China tiger has taken root in Southeast Asia. I heard that there are already hundreds of South China tigers in several wildlife reserves."

When mentioning the South China tiger, Xiao Qian emphasized it specifically.

"Not only the South China tiger, but also the white-fin dolphin, are also breeding here. It is said that there are hundreds of them, just like the Tang people in this land."

Listening to Xiao Qian's words, the elder wearing glasses said.

"Before I came to Nanyang, I heard people mention that Nanyang spends millions of yuan on animal protection every year, wasting countless money, but they don't know..."

The elder said, looking at the panda in the distance.

"In fact, this is also a kind of oath. By bringing wild animals from Tangshan to Nanyang, allowing them to reproduce and thrive here, we can eventually show the world that this place belongs to the Tang people, just like pandas..."

The elder said, looking towards the panda in the distance.

"It is unique to Tangshan, but now, when people around the world mention pandas, they will think of Nanyang. Nanyang uses television, posters and other various publicity methods to not only link the Tang people with this land, but also the pandas, South China tigers and other wild animals. Decades later, when people mention Nanyang, they will mention the Tang people and these wild animals, but..."

The elder paused and did not continue speaking. What he saw were his compatriots who shared the same blood as him. They had already taken root in this land. No matter what other people thought, this was an ironclad fact. Those wild animals might be guests, but in fact, they had also integrated into this land.

As for the others... who cares? No one cares about those people.

Listening to the laughter of children in the distance when they saw the panda, the elder's face showed a childlike smile. Everything in front of him also made him feel extremely comfortable.

The rest is not important. When this thought came to his mind, the elder couldn't help but laugh at himself.

"Hey, we just arrived in Nanyang, and you have become a little extreme..."

He said this in his heart, but there was a comfortable and happy smile on his face, because everything here was what he had always dreamed of.

Except for some things that don't quite match his idea of ​​an ideal country, this place is exactly the country of his dreams.

Xiao Qian looked at his old friend looking at the crowds of tourists with a thoughtful look on his face, so he spoke.

"How is it, how do you feel about Nanyang?"

"Far beyond imagination, far beyond imagination."

"In that case, do you want to stay? If you come here, your Excellency will definitely welcome you very much."

Faced with his friend's invitation, he thought about it, shook his head and said.

"This place is nice, but it is not my country."

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(End of this chapter)