A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

The recorder button was pressed.

The majestic national anthem once again echoed across the square. Although the voice coming from the tape recorder was that of a little girl, the loud singing of the crowd created a unique atmosphere.

It was different, really different. After raising the flag with his own hands, Jiang Xia felt as if he had been cleansed.

Look, even with so many big shots watching him from under the flagpole base, he doesn't panic at all?

My legs are shaking a little...

If you don't say it, you'll be trembling too!

Perhaps it was because it was the first time a boundary clause had been signed, but there were an unusually large number of big shots present. Not to mention the two leaders, even Old Li from the old lair was in the crowd, smiling and giving Little Dumb Hair a thumbs up.

grandmother!

I've made something of myself!

……

After the flag was raised, the people present were very excited to see so many important figures, but no one dared to step forward rashly.

"With so many elderly people gathered together, something really important must have happened. Let's not waste their time..."

"Yes! Let's go, time to go to work!"

People left in twos and threes, taking one step and then turning back to look.

The elderly people didn't leave immediately; most of them remained standing, waving to the crowd.

Under the 13 cotton boll lamps along the long street, a line of cars was speeding by. Secretary Zhao walked up to the old man: "Sir, the guests from Yangon will be arriving soon. Foreign dignitaries who will be attending the ceremony are following behind..."

"Okay, good. We'll head back now. Comrades, cheer up! Don't let our red flag down!"

The elderly men laughed loudly in unison, then looked up at the fluttering national flag for a while before walking with firm steps.

"Boss, there's one more thing..."

"Say!"

"The children who were supposed to present flowers were stuck on the road. Foreign guests arrived early, and the traffic police had no choice but to close the road according to the pre-arranged procedure."

"Heh, these guys are always like this. They can't get by without doing something underhanded."

The old man looked around and his eyes met those of the little girl carrying the flag, her dark eyes darting around.

"Come here, girl!"

The reckless Jiang Dong broke free from his older brother's restraints and buried his head in the old man's arms.

"Grandpa, you're so warm..."

"Hahahaha... Another girl, come here too!" Jiang Qiu shook off Jiang Xia's hand and ran towards the old man.

He stopped abruptly when he reached the old man, and introduced himself with slight nervousness: "Grandpa, hello, I'm a transfer student in the Academy of Sciences' Junior Class..."

The old man chuckled again: "Good! Remarkable. A gifted youth program! Then we can't use the children's methods..."

As he spoke, the old man stretched out his right hand, grasped Jiang Qiu's little hand, and then focused his bright eyes intently into Jiang Qiu's eyes.

To look Jiang Qiu in the eye, the old man even bent down slightly.

After gazing at him for a moment, he gripped Jiang Qiu's hand tightly, shook it up and down several times, and finally slowly let go.

"Young comrade, I look forward to the day when you complete your studies and serve your country!"

"However, Grandpa has a small favor to ask: I need to deliver flowers to some foreign guests. Could you please help me?"

Who could refuse this old man! Even little Jiang Qiu and Jiang Dong were no exception. The two girls nodded their heads like they were pounding garlic. Jiang Xia, standing behind them, suspected that if the old man didn't speak, the two girls would nod their heads off.

but……

Looking at Jiang Dong nestled beside the old man, Jiang Xia felt for the first time that her tall stature was somewhat of a hindrance.

How can I pull that brat away from the old man so that I can snuggle up to him instead?

The old man straightened up, holding a little girl in each hand, and glanced at Jiang Xia with a slight smile.

"See you later!"

……

As the old man walked away, Jiang Xia burst into tears, sobbing... "You gave me the photo, please hold my hand too."

"Hey brat! What are you standing there for! Come here!"

The Minister of Foreign Affairs waved vigorously at Jiang Xia, who sighed: "Hey, why you? I can do that too, presenting flowers to foreign guests."

"You go straight in later. After the border treaty is announced, I will receive the people from the French side. You will follow the other comrades and listen to what they have to say, and then give me some advice!"

"Leadership? Am I qualified to handle something this important?" Jiang Xia was startled. Was this the kind of matter that I was qualified to participate in?

"If you're not qualified, then no one will be. Listen carefully, I think you're here to make some demands. It's better to hear it for yourself than to have someone else relay it to you..."

The head of the outer department held Jiang Xia by the neck while whispering something to him.

"Boss, the French are reacting so quickly? Those two big yellow cars were handed over to them, and it hasn't been more than a few days, has it?"

"Hey, those bastards sent a plane over, and after only two days, they rushed back. I think something's fishy!"

Oh, no wonder it was so fast, it turns out there's a direct flight.

Hearing the minister say that the French were so eager, Jiang Xia immediately understood. Hey, the French must be eyeing Telnet. It's good that they're interested; that way, there'll be a tit-for-tat exchange.

What good stuff does France still have left? Well, nuclear industry is their main source of revenue, but I doubt they'll give it away.

By the way, aren't they protecting Luxembourg?

That larger place seems to be quite famous for metallurgy. If Luxembourg has it, France definitely has it too.

Or would a TCP/IP family of protocols correspond to a steel smelting method?

Haha, that massive tribal agreement probably emptied out all the metallurgical secrets over there, and the tribal agreement probably didn't even give out a third of them.

After all, not every protocol is important. As long as the underlying protocols are kept safe, no matter how you try to change them, you can't escape the underlying architecture!

Once he understood, Jiangxia had time to care about other things.

"Hey, Minister, how's the camel arrangement you made for me going? Didn't you say you'd take them to the steel mill for a look around?"

"Pah, don't even think about it. The explosion at your steel mill scared me away!"

"Oh! So timid?"

"What's there to be timid about? They mainly came to buy 'sea snails.' Seeing that we weren't providing any, they quickly slipped away. After all, they came in under the guise of tourism and competition..."

"But don't worry, they will come again during the table tennis competition in April."

"Oh, that's good. The 'palace' isn't finished yet, so April is a good time."

"Okay, go inside with them. Don't wander off, they'll come looking for you later!"

A red carpet was laid on the steps. Jiang Xia waved goodbye to her younger sister, whose cheeks were being painted red, and tried to slip in along the edge of the red carpet.

As a result, he was pulled astray again by the bigwig in the outer coating department.

"Just walk up to the red carpet!"

"That's not appropriate, boss! Do you want me to get torn apart by someone?"

"Cowardly as a mouse!"

Hey! Who do you think you are?!

Despite his outwardly strong appearance, Jiang Xia walked cautiously down the red carpet, his heart pounding with fear.

But the bigwigs standing on both sides cast gentle glances at him, their eyes filled with encouragement. This gave the little guy more and more confidence as he walked, until he even left a pattering sound on the steps.

"Haha, look at your brother, he still has some energy!" The old man, still holding the two girls' hands, burst into laughter again.

The Minister of the External Affairs Department watched Jiang Xia disappear down the steps, then exchanged glances with the other bigwigs.

"Kid, I can't give you much. I'll just let you be cocky this once."

"When we become powerful in the future, we'll let you go through this properly!"