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Chapter 424 - Watching the Flag Raising

"Be prepared. It doesn't matter if the food abroad is good or bad, but don't let our own children suffer."

With the instructions from their second uncle, Wang Fan and Zhuo Qianqian went to join the main force.

The two of them left a day early and stopped by the capital to watch the flag-raising ceremony.

Although Wang Fan has been in the imperial capital for more than ten years, he has never seen it once. This is a pity. Zhuo Qianqian has not seen it either, so the two of them took this opportunity to make up for this regret.

The two of them took the high-speed train, departing from Harbin at 5:11 pm and arriving in the capital at pm.

The riding experience of China's high-speed rail is much more comfortable than that of airplanes.

As long as there is no extremely bad weather or extremely bad passenger impact, the high-speed rail's punctuality rate is outrageous.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, Wang Fan set foot on the land of the imperial capital on time.

There was really no need to find a place to rest at this time, so I simply ate something at the high-speed rail station and headed straight to Tiananmen Square.

Wang Fan and Zhuo Qianqian each carried a small bag, as their luggage had already been checked in and they had reunited.

As soon as she got off the high-speed train, Zhuo Qianqian excitedly said, "Let's go, boss! I saw online that if you queue up at one or two in the morning, you can only see the back of your head. Let's go now."

"I have to charge my phone so I can live stream it to my dad. He's sure to want to watch it."

Wang Fan thought about it and said, "Then I will live broadcast to my second uncle?"

Zhuo Qianqian chuckled: "No need, can't we just drag them to a group chat?"

Wang Fan nodded, pulled Zhuo Qianqian into a taxi.

The high-speed rail station is not very close to Tiananmen Square, and it takes more than an hour to get there even when there is no traffic jam at night.

Zhuo Qianqian made an appointment yesterday, prepared her ID card, and started walking towards Tiananmen Square after passing security checks.

It is already 12: in the morning, but even at this time, many people are still coming with them.

There was excitement on everyone's face, as if they were all looking forward to the flag-raising ceremony in the morning.

When we walked in, many people were already resting there. Some took mats and lay down directly, some were live streaming with their phones. There were old and young, men and women, and there were also many foreigners of different skin colors.

Wang Fan also had a mat in his schoolbag. He found an open space and spread it out before sitting down to rest. The summer nights in the capital were dry and sultry, but fortunately the surface temperature was not as hot as during the day.

Although there were a lot of people, everyone's quality was quite good. No one was making loud noises, and even the children's voices were deliberately kept low, without making any noise.

Time passed by minute by minute. Even though Zhuo Qianqian had fallen asleep on the high-speed train, she was still sleeping soundly leaning on Wang Fan, but Wang Fan couldn't do that.

It was as if he was born with a mosquito-attracting body. Even after spraying mosquito repellent, there were still many mosquitoes circling around him, and coming into close contact with him from time to time.

Moreover, mosquitoes seem to be getting smarter and smarter. In the past, those mosquitoes would buzz constantly and could basically be found, but now they are so dull and silent that they can make a row of mosquitoes in the blink of an eye.

Wang Fan, who was furious, pinched a cross on each bump fiercely before applying mosquito repellent to the cross to relieve the itch.

“Enter the scene!”

An excited shout was heard, and those who were squatting, sitting or lying down stood up instantly, picked up their luggage and started running.

Wang Fan also quickly woke up Zhuo Qianqian, packed up his things and started jogging along with the main group.

Even so, by the time he got there, there were already five or six rows of people standing in front of him. Zhuo Qianqian was a little annoyed. Although she was considered tall among the girls, there were more than just girls standing in front of her, so her height didn't give her much of an advantage.

Wang Fan was a head taller than those people and could see the scene in front of him clearly.

At this time, the street lights and the lights in Tiananmen Square had just gone out. Zhuo Qianqian held up her mobile phone to live broadcast to her second uncle and Zhuo's father. The two of them were extremely excited watching through the screen.

Some children could not be seen clearly in their parents' arms, so those parents simply carried their children on their shoulders. Wang Fan saw this and simply bent down and carried his girlfriend on his shoulders as well.

Zhuo Qianqian was so happy that she felt like she was looking down on all the other mountains.

As the dawn broke, the sky gradually turned pale. With a command, the flag guard walked out of the Jinshui Bridge, crossed Chang'an Avenue, and headed towards the flag-raising platform.

The sonorous and powerful footsteps sounded like the sound of golden swords and iron horses.

"So handsome!"

"Sure enough, all the handsome guys have been handed over to the country. What are the ugly ones left here?"

"If I sign up now, will I be guaranteed a marriage? It's any one of them, I won't be picky and will obey absolutely."

The young lady used two "absolutes" to express her determination.

The flag guard team arrived at the flag-raising platform, and the flag bearer quickly fixed the five-star red flag on the flagpole rope. The original whispers stopped instantly, and at this moment you could hear a pin drop.

The sun had just risen from the horizon, and at the same time the flag-raiser raised his arm with force.

The five-star red flag unfurled in the wind and slowly rose along with the passionate national anthem.

At that moment, time seemed to freeze, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the bright red color. Looking at the national flag, Wang Fan's heart was filled with pride and excitement, and he couldn't help humming along.

Even the most introverted person would be unable to resist speaking up at this moment.

At first he was just humming, but gradually the voice became louder and louder, and everyone around was singing along with the passionate music.

Wang Fan had never been electrocuted, but he was absolutely sure that he felt like he had been electrocuted. The tingling sensation made his blood boil, and he could not suppress the sound that was getting louder and louder.

Countless small five-star red flags were waving in their hands, and everyone seemed to be using all their strength.

Second Uncle watched the live broadcast on his phone with tears in his eyes. As a veteran, he had put on the military uniform that he had treasured for many years and saluted in the most standard military manner.

Zhuo's father also had tears in his eyes. Even though he was not at the scene, he could still feel the strong atmosphere.

As the national flag rose to the top of the flagpole and the national anthem finished playing, the solemn and dignified atmosphere lingered for a long time.

People raised their mobile phones and cameras to record this unforgettable scene, and many people had tears in their eyes, touched by this deep patriotic sentiment.

Zhuo Qianqian got down from Wang Fan's shoulder and threw herself into his arms, crying loudly.

Many foreigners were moved to tears by this atmosphere.

Next to Wang Fan was a foreign uncle in his forties or fifties with blond hair. The tears in his eyes were almost the same as Zhuo Qianqian's.

The uncle turned to look at Wang Fan and said in slightly broken Chinese: "You have a great and beautiful motherland."

Wang Fan looked up at the five-star red flag fluttering in the wind and said proudly, "I know."

(End of this chapter)