si-mexico Chapter 555 Busy
Chapter 555 Busy
After finishing their patrol and returning to their home on the 7th floor of the Dawn Tower, it was already 8 PM. To thank Wenren Yu for driving, the two invited her to their home for dinner. After dinner, Li Chenglong played with the two children for a while before heading to his study. He had just returned to Dawn City, and there was a mountain of work to do; it looked like he would have to stay up all night.
At 11 p.m., Yunlan walked into the study with a glass of water: "Why don't you rest for a while and have some water? There's so much work left, but there's no need to rush. I'll finish it all with you tomorrow."
Li Chenglong gestured for Yunlan to sit down first, but his eyes remained fixed on the screen of the crystal computer. He typed rapidly as he said, "I've prepared a schedule for this week. Could you take a look at it for me later? This is the arrangement for tomorrow."
Yunlan placed the water on another table and picked up the plan for tomorrow. She would get up at 6 a.m. to exercise, make breakfast for her family at 6:30 a.m., leave at 7:20 a.m. to prepare for the welcome party for the two princesses of Roland Star, and at 9 a.m., hold a meeting with the main managers of Dawn City and the main officers of the Dawn Army, along with the representatives of Roland Star.
The Dawn City General Affairs Meeting was held at 10:30 AM. Lunch was eaten with family at 12:00 PM. Work was done in the City Lord's office at 12:40 PM. The Dawn Army Military Committee Meeting was held at 2:00 PM. The Representative Meeting of the Dawn City Autonomous Region People's Congress of the Chinese People's Association was held at 4:00 PM, and a work report was delivered. Rest was scheduled for 6:00 PM.
I started working overtime at 7 p.m. to handle the work that had accumulated during this period, and rested at 11 p.m.
Yunlan had just finished reading the schedule for November 16th, which is the day after tomorrow. At 8:00 AM, she would have a video call with the Huaxia headquarters to report to Comrade Chen Guoqiang. At 9:00 AM, she would inspect the Shuguang City Industrial Zones 1 and 2 to check on the current progress of the warship construction.
Starting at 1 p.m., he, along with Yun Lan, Zheng Yong, Feng Tian, Qi Guoan, and other members of the headquarters, went to inspect the army, navy, and air force. At 5 p.m., the Dawn Army Military Conference was held, which was to be attended by officers at the battalion level and above.
The schedule for November 17th consists of only three events: the Shuguangcheng Autonomous Region People's Congress in the morning, the Shuguangcheng Autonomous Region Political Consultative Conference in the afternoon, and the Shuguangcheng Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, which will follow immediately. These three meetings fill the entire day's schedule.
The schedule for November 18th was to visit various major bases and have direct, face-to-face conversations with their leaders. Additionally, on the 19th, Li Chenglong, Yun Lan, Zheng Yong, Feng Tian, Qi Guoan, Ma Tiancheng, Shen Menghua, Yun Qian, and others were to attend a conference held at the Huaxia headquarters to discuss the matter of the Awakened Ones.
The Awakener initially set the date for the final battle as two cosmic years, or three years from now on Earth. Today is November 14th, almost five months since the Awakener issued that date. The exact date of the final battle, converted to Chinese time, is July 10th, 2031.
李成龙放下了手头的工作，端起云岚端过来的那杯水一饮而尽，随后说：“24年、25年、26年、27年、28年，今天是2028年11月14号了，也就是说咱们已经经历了末世快5年了。感觉就像是昨天才发生的一样，我今年也都31岁了。”
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Chenglong took out his crystal phone, looked at it, and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh no, your birthday was just a few days ago. It's been so long, I completely forgot."
Yunlan smiled and said, "Didn't we agree that you, Yunhao, and Yunxi would celebrate your birthdays according to the Gregorian calendar from now on? I thought about it and decided that I would celebrate my birthday according to the Gregorian calendar as well. But my birth date on my ID card is September 21, 1999, which is the same day as the 9st day of the ninth month in the lunar calendar, so I won't celebrate my birthday this year."
Li Chenglong laughed heartily: "If we calculate by our traditional Chinese age system, you're already 30, and your actual age is a full 29. Your son Yunhao is three and a half years old this year, and your daughter Yunxi is one year and four months old."
Yunlan snorted: "From getting pregnant in the middle of 2024 to Yunxi being born on July 6th last year, I've given you two children in four years. Are you satisfied now?"
Li Chenglong hugged Yunlan tightly: "I'm so satisfied. I have such a beautiful wife and two adorable children. I guess I have both a son and a daughter. The ancients said that one should be established by the age of thirty, and that one should cultivate oneself, regulate one's family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world. Now I am 31 years old, I have a wife, and I also have Dawn City. My life is complete."
Yunlan rested her head on Li Chenglong's shoulder: "After the apocalypse, and several major wars, the population of China and even the world has dropped to a very low level. According to the statistics from the China headquarters and data sent from other regions, the total population of the world may be less than 18 billion, while China has at most more than 1 million. So we need to have more children."
Li Chenglong reached out his right hand and gently flicked Yunlan's forehead: "What are you thinking about? We already have two children, how can we have another one? Besides, childbirth takes a lot of strain on a woman's body, and raising children is very tiring. I don't want you to work so hard, especially since we already have two children."
Yun Lan nodded slightly without saying anything, while Li Chenglong took out the work reports submitted by various departments that Hai Lianyi had sent him earlier and read them with Yun Lan.
Yunlan was almost asleep in Li Chenglong's lap when a sharp "snap" woke her up. She saw Li Chenglong staring at a report sent by the Shuguang City Discipline Inspection Department. The report showed that in the months Li Chenglong had been away, signs of dereliction of duty, bribery, and other illegal and disciplinary violations had resurfaced within Shuguang City's various levels of management. In the past month alone, as many as 12 people had been arrested.
Li Chenglong looked at Yun Lan and said, "I'm sorry to have woken you up. Come on, let me carry you to sleep." Seeing Li Chenglong's worried face, Yun Lan sighed and said, "I know you're anxious and upset. These people have all been arrested, right? We'll handle it according to the relevant laws and regulations of China and Dawn City."
"It's already 1 a.m., go to sleep quickly." Yunlan said, looking at her crystal phone as she got up from Li Chenglong.
Li Chenglong looked serious, rubbed his forehead with his arms, and asked, "Why is it that even though we in Dawn City have established stricter laws and regulations, I always emphasize integrity and honesty in meetings, and Dawn City has such strong supervision, and I pay them several times more than other bases, how can there still be so much corruption?"
Yunlan sat down next to him, put her right arm around him, and said, "Power corrupts, and people who can resist this corruption have been few and far between throughout history. It is extremely difficult to ensure that all officials at all levels in Dawn City, and even ordinary staff members, remain honest and upright, given the large number of people involved."
She paused for a moment and continued, "But the difficulty doesn't mean we won't do it. Although it's true that water that's too clear has no fish and a person who's too discerning has no followers, we can relax a bit in some aspects, but we still need to be strict in others."
Li Chenglong nodded: "Yes, I agree with you, but we must strengthen supervision. After the Dawn City People's Congress convenes the day after tomorrow, we must immediately improve the relevant laws and regulations so that those who harm Dawn City and its people have nowhere to hide."
Having thought things through, Li Chenglong finally relaxed. He picked up Yunlan and quickly walked into their bedroom. The lights in the study and living room would be automatically turned off by the smart home system, and even the door to the study would be automatically locked.
For the next week, Li Chenglong and Yun Lan were busy. They spent four days attending all the meetings, big and small, in Dawn City. The following three days, they went to various bases in China and many places in North America and Europe with Princess Laura and Princess Nami.
In the past few days, there has been another very important piece of good news: following research by the headquarters of the Chinese People's Congress and recommendations from key personnel at various Chinese bases, Li Chenglong has been elected as a member of the Military Commission and the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Congress. This means that Li Chenglong has become a pivotal figure in contemporary China.