On New Year's Eve, bursts of laughter came from in front of the TV.
The family was sitting on the sofa, laughing and laughing at the crosstalk at the Spring Festival Gala.
Williams watched all this with curiosity. He had heard about this traditional repertoire for a long time. Although he didn't understand the jokes, he could understand the joy of the family.
What amused them was not the jokes in it, but the festive atmosphere of family reunion.
Everyone smiled happily and looked very relaxed, and happiness overflowed from every cell on their faces.
Just like a couple in love, they are exuding hormones every day, even if they look at the air, they will giggle.
Although family love is not that warm, the warm feeling of happiness still makes people unable to help but smile with satisfaction.
Williams believes that even if he makes a random face, the family will laugh happily.
This scene made his eyes blur for a while.
A middle-aged man with curly hair, thick glasses, and a dark cardigan held his hand and came to a long table.
"William, you can celebrate Christmas with us tonight. The turkey roasted by Lisa is very delicious. People on this street are willing to line up and wait to eat it."
When the scene changed, it was still the middle-aged man, but his hair had turned gray and there were loose wrinkles on his face. He was sitting at the other end of the long table, waving enthusiastically.
"William, you will always be my best son. Your grades are so dazzling. I have prepared a letter of recommendation for you. Come on, tell me, which Ivy League school do you like?"
Countless scenes flashed before him like a lantern, all memories of Christmas since childhood.
A warm feeling surged into his heart, and Williams once again felt the long-lost family affection.
He looked at the TV not far away, his eyes widened, and he showed a happy smile.
Huang Qin, who was standing aside, saw the smile on his friend's face and couldn't help but nodded secretly. Dawei had finally recovered, and he couldn't irritate him anymore in the future.
A hanging heart was finally relieved.
The next day, relatives who came to visit were as surprised to see Williams as they were to see a giant panda.
Everyone gathered around him, asking all kinds of questions.
"Dawei, this is a good name. Do you have a wife?"
"You're already 30 and you haven't found a girlfriend yet. That's not okay."
"The young man looks quite strong and must be very capable of working."
"How many acres of land do you have? Do you have a house? What kind of car did you buy?"
"You and Xiaoqin are in the same department, and your income should be about the same. Is it hundreds of thousands a year?"
"Have you been to Beijing or Haishi? They are all good places. You must go."
"How are your parents doing? Oh, I can't ask this, so let me change the topic."
"Why are you traveling so far away? Isn't it good for Eagle Country? It would take several days to fly so far away, right?"
Williams struggled to keep a smile on his face. It was really difficult to answer the questions of these relatives and friends.
But he could tell that none of these people had any malicious intent, just curiosity.
He was instantly in awe of Huang Qin: "Poor Qin, do you have to endure such all-round torture every year when you go home? He is really a proven warrior."
Fortunately, when the relatives didn't get an answer, they all thought that his Chinese was not good, so they didn't bother much and dispersed after dinner.
Williams breathed a sigh of relief. This was more stressful than interrogating prisoners in the bureau.
Mainly because these people kept asking for privacy, why they were so cunning, and they were all from angles he had never imagined.
On the third day, the family drove to the countryside with Williams to visit the older generation who stayed in the village.
The green mountains, green waters and beautiful scenery along the way made Williams intoxicated.
An hour later, the car drove up a hill and stopped in front of a two-story building.
Williams got out of the car, looked around, and was stunned.
He looked at the smooth cement road under his feet, and then looked up at the small buildings on both sides of the road, which were neatly stacked like tofu.
Everyone was dumbfounded: "Qin, this is the poor village you mentioned???"
"OMG, look at these two-story villas, the small yard at the door, and the cars parked inside. I even saw a BMW. How is this different from the suburbs of Eagle Country?"
"And this road is spacious and smooth, and it drives fast and stable. How dare you call it a broken road?"
It was so pitiful that at first he really thought he was coming to a poor village, and he was already prepared to dance on the road and walk in the mud into the village.
He was even prepared to use the legendary open-air toilet.
As a result, the scenery here turned out to be picturesque, the buildings and roads were all new and modern, and there was no hint of poverty or backwardness at all.
The imagined slum scenes similar to those in Tianzhu and Lamei did not appear.
He even faintly saw photovoltaic panels on the roofs of some buildings.
Is this also called a poor and backward rural area? ? ?
Williams crossed his arms and stared at Huang Qin angrily, feeling that he had been deceived.
Huang Qin was speechless for a moment, but his mother interrupted.
"We used to be very poor, the roads were very bad, and these houses were made of mud bricks."
"The main reason is that in recent years the government has started to carry out poverty alleviation to the countryside. A young township chief came, who looked very knowledgeable at first sight, and rebuilt the road. Then every family can receive subsidies and finance their own expenses. It takes tens of thousands of dollars to build such a big house.”
"Actually, this is not the most important thing. The main thing is that young people in the village go out to work and earn enough money to build buildings."
"Xiao Qin also paid for our house. He finally got into college and now works in a Fortune 500 company, which is quite profitable."
Mother Huang hugged her son and looked at the bright and elegant two-story building with a proud expression on her face and smiled from ear to ear.
Williams was even more shocked: "What? Is this built by the government for you?"
At this time, even the taciturn Dad Huang nodded: "Yes, some farming and breeding companies in the village also have loans, which are all given by the government. We all moved to the county town, and we only received subsidies for building houses. It's probably tens of thousands of yuan, which is enough. It's cheaper to build a house in the countryside, but this building only costs 100,000 yuan, which is not as good as in the city."
He talked a lot more about the house, and a smile appeared on his weather-beaten face.
Williams looked at everything in front of him and couldn't help but not believe it. An extremely ridiculous feeling suddenly emerged in his heart.
He believed that Huang Qin had not lied to him, and that everything before him was very real.
In the past, this must have been a poor and backward countryside, and all the poverty that I imagined existed.
It was only a few years ago that the government spent great efforts and money to completely erase every trace of poverty.
His heart was shaken, and with an incredible expression on his face, he murmured to himself: "So is this the result of poverty alleviation?"
Huang Qin said proudly: "That's not true. I haven't been at home in the past few years and haven't seen the whole process with my own eyes. But every year I come back, I can see a lot of changes. You know the truth that seeing is believing."
He took out his cell phone and searched for relevant information.
"It is said that this poverty alleviation is being carried out across the country. In the past, our county was a poor county, but now it has been lifted out of poverty. There are hundreds of such poor counties across the country. The country invests 700 billion US dollars in loans and subsidies every year. This does not include What about the large donations from state-owned enterprises like State Grid?"
"It seems that state-owned enterprises such as the power grid have also invested US$120 billion and arranged for thousands of employees to participate. They brought in all the wires and network cables in this village."
"Not only infrastructure such as transportation, electricity, and communications, but also loans to farmers, teaching them how to plant and breed, make a living on their own, and even help with sales on the online platform. Anyway, it has been a great effort."
Dad Huang suddenly pointed at a household diagonally across the street and said, "That's the leper in the village. He's also promising. He rented a hilltop to plant fruit trees of whatever origin. The harvest is great, and he can earn hundreds of thousands a year. Don't touch me, I'm driving."
"There is also the bald man. He used to be the laziest person in the village. He lay at home every day and was about to get maggots on his body. In the past two years, his hair grew again. He said it was because of some medicine. Then he worked outside to earn a lot of money. We don’t have much money, we have a wife, we’ve built a new house, and we’re just waiting to have a baby.”
"That's Old Liu's family. It's quite pitiful. I got cancer three years ago. I couldn't get the money for surgery. I took medicine and ate up all the money. Later, I heard that a big company did charity and cooperated with poverty alleviation projects. I got free anti-cancer drugs and was cured, and I was able to go to the fields last year.”
"Dad, that's our company." Huang Qin raised his chest and reminded from the side.
"Yes, yes, look at my memory."
"Also, last year the village distributed some genetic seeds to farmers, asking everyone to plant just one kind if they had nothing to do. Anyway, they are idle. There are all kinds of rice, peanuts, and potatoes. The yield is so high, you can eat them all. If it’s not finished, you can still sell it and make a fortune.”
"Rebirth of the Great Era of Fighting Waves"
Dad Huang pointed and explained in detail the situation of each household in the village and the current situation of the village. He knew everything about it.
Williams' mouth opened wider and wider, and his eyes were as round as bells.
It took him a long time to recover from the shock, and he looked up to the sky and sighed: "Amazing! Unbelievable!"
"Oh my god, I really envy you for having such a good government and such a good poverty alleviation policy."
He gave a thumbs up and praised wildly: "You guys did a great job. There is no doubt that this is the most difficult and greatest thing in the world, but you did it. This will be a feat that will go down in history." Feat."
"The eradication of poverty, which has been an eternal theme of mankind for thousands of years, has been completely realized in the East."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but started to complain again.
"Look at the damn Eagle Country, what has it done for the poor? It has done nothing and continues to plunder their meager property."
"I have traveled to so many countries around the world and witnessed all kinds of pain and disaster in these places. The world is getting worse and worse."
"Only here, things are constantly improving, the city is getting more prosperous, people are getting richer, and everything is developing in a good direction. It is simply a legendary paradise."
Huang Qin couldn't help but interjected: "Don't you also have welfare coupons, free food, and one-dollar fried chicken?"
"These are not bad for poor people."
Williams said angrily: "What do you know? These are just means to appease the poor. If the poor are full, they will not make trouble. Besides, these foods are cheap and junk food. If you eat too much, you will only get sick." , it can just make a fortune for pharmaceutical companies, it’s a perfect closed loop.”
"So what if you can eat free food every day? You don't have a job. Those channels that allow you to learn knowledge and skills are extremely expensive and cannot be afforded by poor people."
"If someone hadn't given me financial aid, I wouldn't have been able to go to a good university. Even if I had a loan, I would have to pay it off for decades, but the cost of going to university is very cheap here."
"Do we poor people need free fried chicken? No, what we need is a job and cheap knowledge."
"At least your $700 billion is spent on poverty eradication, not on warships and guns like ours."
Huang Qin immediately nodded in agreement: "Brother, your government is really shameful. It doesn't give money to the people when it's available, and wastes money every day. Even an honest person like me can't stand this."
At this time, Dad Huang lit a firecracker at the door.
A loud crackling sound instantly echoed throughout the road.
"Okay, come in quickly." Huang Qin pulled Williams and ran in.
****
In the evening, after eating and drinking, the two sat on the balcony bench and watched the stars.
"The food at home is still delicious. It tastes just like when I was a child. It's so good." Huang Qin picked his teeth and looked at Williams sideways with admiration in his eyes.
"Dawei, okay, I didn't realize that you can eat spicy food. I can't stand it anymore. You didn't say a word and still ate so much."
Williams leaned against the wall, staring at the bright stars in the night sky, lost in thought.
For a long time, Huang Qin thought he was going to fall asleep.
Williams suddenly let out a long breath, and billowing white mist spurted out, then dispersed in mid-air.
"I finally understood something today."
“We are strong not because of liberal democracy, but because of exporting liberal democracy.”
"We have always relied on exporting contradictions to resolve internal contradictions. Obviously, we have been very successful in doing this."
"I have been in Kunming for two years since I came to the East. I have only been to Haishi as far as I can. All I have experienced is the prosperity of big cities. Although it is very nice and prosperous, I may be used to all this, and I am not too deep in my heart. feelings.”
"It wasn't until I followed you this time to the far southwest, the legendary poor and backward area, that I experienced how good you are."
"Look at what you have done. It is also about eradicating poverty. You have done much better than us."
"Also, look at foreign countries. They are also exporting. Your approach is gentler and more acceptable."
Having said this, he suddenly looked at Huang Qin seriously and said slowly.
"If there must be a superpower in the world, I hope it will be you. At least you will not leave other countries with nowhere to go."
"Relying on us, mankind will only fall into desperate internal fighting and endless plunder, and there is absolutely no hope of heading towards the sea of stars!"
After saying this, he shook his head and looked at the sky again.
Huang Qin looked at him blankly: "You came here just once, and you have so many feelings? You can't be the one who ignored the situation in the war in Yingguo, right? These theories are one after another, which makes me confused. Damn, like an illiterate."
Williams shrugged, eyes shining like stars.
"Qin, you are very lucky to have a once-in-a-century opportunity to rise in your limited life."
"And I may be even more lucky to be able to personally witness a miracle that only happens once in a million years."
Huang Qin blinked: "I can't understand what you are saying more and more."
Williams laughed, and his whole demeanor suddenly became much more relaxed.
"Qin, you are a simple and pure person, so you will be very happy. I wish you happiness forever."
He talked endlessly, as if he wanted to pour out all his feelings in one breath.
"The more I get to know you, the more I admire you. China is the origin of civilization and has rich historical experience."
"You are an independent small world, and it is very important to have management experience in a mini world. Moreover, your official thinking is not in the same dimension as the private sector."
"You have a power that transcends all disputes. This power can run the entire society through a strict system. You only need to correct the track on the side, so you can slowly change, seek common ground while reserving differences, and develop rapidly."
"We don't have such power. We are a piece of loose sand. If we have problems, we will only beat each other's brains out."
"Like I said, China is the future."
"The world belongs to us and will belong to you, but ultimately it belongs to all of us."
Huang Qin shook his head, with a look of helplessness on his face: "You are becoming more and more like someone who is ignoring the situation. In fact, we are really a developing country, and we are still far away from developed countries and the stars and the sea."
Williams spread his hands: "No, I feel that you are the one who ignores the situation. You have been ignoring the facts and trying very hard to convince me that you are still a developing country, very weak, pitiful and helpless. This is not strategic deception." What is it again?”
Huang Qin was stunned: "Yes, you have been saying that we are the strongest, and I have been saying that we are weak. Why does it feel like the two sides have accidentally encountered a fierce exchange of fire?"
"Hahaha!" The two looked at each other and laughed wildly while holding their stomachs.
Williams laughed so hard that tears came out, and suddenly felt a long-lost carefreeness.
He had only experienced this feeling in his childhood.
As I grow older, this feeling no longer occurs.
Once upon a time, that fatherly man was a light in his life.
Now, he found another light.
The lack in my heart is slowly being filled by something.
At this moment, he became determined again.
Even more determined than ever before.
Because he saw the road ahead and knew how to go.
