On the eve of Chinese New Year, the whole nation was celebrating the arrival of the new year.
The CCTV was broadcasting the Spring Festival Gala, and the family reunion dinners were steaming in the lively and festive atmosphere.
People were making dumplings, eating cured meat, pasting Spring Festival couplets, inviting ancestors home, strolling in the flower markets, staying up late to keep the New Year vigil, and giving out red envelopes.
The window glass under the paper - cut window decorations was fogged up, while outside the window, the frost, snow, and cold wind howled. The New Year had arrived.
At 6 a.m. on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
The Spring Festival travel rush was still in full swing. On the ground, there were various means of passenger transportation, and in the air, airplanes were flying. Passengers were waiting in the terminal hall, and the airport broadcast came on.
“... Due to other users occupying the airspace, the take - off time is to be determined. We apologize for the inconvenience...”
“Other users occupying the airspace? What does that mean?”
[Who else could be using the airspace over China? You tell me who is in charge.]
[The administrator is on duty!]
[It's the first day of the New Year. What do you think it could be?]
[The special plane carrying Miss Zhu is flying over your heads to Beijing for the award ceremony!]
“Holy cow!!”
“Quickly post on Moments to commemorate this!”
At 7:30 a.m., the special plane landed in Beijing.
Under the national news cameras broadcasting across the country, 21 solemn and majestic state cars led the way for the Coaster bus.
The police lights were on, serving both as a warning and a tribute!
On the first day of the New Year, Beijing had specially opened up an entire street for her award - giving ceremony!
This was her road to glory. The 21 escort vehicles in front of the Coaster were the First Cavalry of China.
This was the highest - level etiquette!
The cars drove towards the conference hall. Red carpets were laid out along the long street. Zhu Ning shook her hands and got off the car. The Young Pioneers sang a welcome song, and representatives of the 56 ethnic groups presented flowers. At the end of the ceremony, representatives from the Han and Tibetan ethnic groups presented Zhu Ning with a white hada made of silk embroidered with auspicious clouds, the Great Wall, and eight lucky symbols.
— The inner - treasury hada.
The most noble, sacred, and highest - level hada offering in Tibetan culture.
The Han and Tibetan representatives, with tears in their eyes, expressed their gratitude to this young awardee.
“Thank you for your dedication!”
“Thank you!”
They forgot the prepared words of gratitude, but their choked - up voices conveyed their most sincere feelings.
Zhu Ning, holding the flowers and wearing the hada, with moist eyes, walked step by step towards the center of the award - giving ceremony.
“Now walking towards us is the Chinese national entrepreneur, the promoter of national infrastructure, the pioneer of aid to Tibet and Xinjiang, the great contributor to poverty alleviation, and the pillar explorer who helps China achieve national rejuvenation and prosperity. The national entrepreneur Zhu Ning has illuminated countless families with her broad mind and conquered the challenges with her great courage. She dares to break through thousands of waves and has watered the seedlings of the nation with her blood! Here, we, in the name of the country, present Miss Zhu with this highest - honor medal and express our highest respect and most sincere gratitude. Thank you for your dedication!”
The symphony played, and Zhu Ning entered the main hall. Everyone stood up.
“Salute!!”
This was the highest - level welcome ceremony and the highest - level award - giving ceremony.
Zhou Pusheng personally hung the medal around her neck.
“Present the highest - level national honor medal to the national entrepreneur Zhu Ning and confer the national honorary title on Zhu Ning.”
“May your spirit be passed down through the generations of the nation, and your merits be engraved on the monument for thousands of years!”
“Thank you for your dedication!”
Twenty - one salute cannons roared into the sky, and the applause in the conference hall thundered. Zhu Ning's tears dropped onto the national emblem on the medal around her chest.
This was her road to glory!
The national departments successively posted several tweets praising Zhu Ning's merits, calling her the selfless pearl of China.
The whole internet went crazy!!
[The highest - honor medal! Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, only 13 people have received it, and all of them are war heroes, the father of hybrid rice, and the mother of artemisinin! Sister Zhu is truly a legend now!]
[National infrastructure, aid to Xinjiang and Tibet, poverty alleviation and agriculture assistance, launching a 100,000 - mu wind - prevention and sand - control project, supporting excellent state - owned enterprises to resist foreign capital aggression... She deserves this honor!]
[Do you know which nation the national entrepreneur belongs to? The Chinese nation! The joint hada offering by the Han and Tibetan ethnic groups represents national unity. Our Chinese nation is inseparable!]
[Sister Zhu, you're really going to be inscribed on a monument now!]
[Do you think there isn't one? Someone has already erected a merit monument for her!]
So people from all over the country showed off the merit monuments in their regions. These were specially built by the common people during the national infrastructure boom to remember the heroes.
On these monuments were inscribed the names of all the soldiers, volunteers, and workers who had participated in the infrastructure projects in their local areas.
And at the very top of each monument, the name “Zhu Ning” was written in unison.
[Our village has one too!]
[Our village has built one too!]
[We have one here too!]
[……]
“Hereby, we remember Miss Zhu of Jude Wang's great contribution to the national infrastructure. We will learn from your spirit and pass it down through the generations. We will remember your dedication for thousands of years!”
“Hereby, we remember Miss Zhu of Jude Wang's great contribution to the national infrastructure...”
Villages and towns in provinces across the country jointly erected these monuments. The towering stone monuments stood majestically, with Zhu Ning's name at the top.
Tens of thousands of merit monuments stood upright, and the whole nation remembered her with enthusiasm. It was a spectacular sight. But some people said that the merit monuments were nothing.
Some people even built a ancestral hall for Zhu Ning and made a golden statue of her!
Videos showed that someone had cleared a piece of land in their hometown and built a magnificent ancestral hall in memory of Zhu Ning brick by brick. The exquisitely carved statue of Zhu Ning was enshrined together with the names of the workers, soldiers, and volunteers who had participated in the projects, so that future generations could remember the contributions of this national infrastructure entrepreneur in their hometown.
[???? Holy cow! Are you trying to make Sister Zhu a celestial being on the spot!]
[This is nothing less than deification! Sister Zhu now has an ancestral hall while she's still alive.]
[Come on, she's received the highest - honor medal. Their family genealogy should probably start with her from now on.]
[We also have Sister Zhu's ancestral hall here! My mom took me to pay respects today!]
[Oh no, Zhu Ning, you really have to become a deity now!]
Zhu Ning's receiving the award was a cause for nationwide celebration. Zheng Weixian from Haicheng posted ten consecutive videos to claim her.
“She is the pride of our Haicheng!”
Song Ya, Zimo, and Wen Jing: “She is our boss!”
Those who had received care from Haicheng and benefited from Jude Wang's promotion of local culture and tourism: “Our hometown was built up by her single - handedly!”
Tourists who had visited Haicheng and received care from Jude Wang: “We once traveled in her territory!”
In prison, Tian Dalong pointed at Zhu Ning on the TV who was solemnly receiving the award.
“See? I was once chased by her!”
In a certain classified location.
Adam stood up abruptly when he saw Zhu Ning on the TV, his face full of disbelief and fear.
Fortunately, he had defected. Fortunately, he had defected!
In the rehabilitation center in Shanghai.
Li Qingli waved his disabled limb to drive away the medical staff around him, looking panicked at Zhu Ning on the TV.
When did she reach such a high position!
Kang Yuanshan took a look at the TV and then closed his eyes. His hunched figure was full of despair.
They were no longer in the same world.
They were completely in different worlds...
The high - level executives of Overseas Yangyao all had铁青 faces. Without saying a word, they waved their sleeves and left!
The news was broadcast live and synchronized globally. Zhu Ning's honor and joy were shared with the world!
At the same time, there was more good news.
The housing prices in Haicheng skyrocketed!