Chapter 397 - Visitation
Chapter 397: Visitation
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The flight slowly landed on the runway of the Imperial Capital International Airport.
Li An’an looked out from the window.
On the tarmac of the airport, there were many special planes with the royal family emblem.
Fusang’s Chrysanthemum, Xinluo’s Cuckoo.
Siam’s Lotus, Ceylon’s Pagoda.
There was also the Lanfang’s Five Element Flag.
However, the most eye-catching one was the Xisong royal family’s Hailong Banner.
Furthermore, under the emblem of the royal family, there was a line of words: Great Xia Song Kingdom’s king plane.
When Li An’an saw this, her eyelids twitched.
“To think that even the Song King has returned to the capital!” She exclaimed, “The imperial capital sorority this time is really grand!”
The kings of the foreign kingdoms of the Federal Empire were the legitimate heads of state in the Constitution.
Their positions were designated as the Dukes of the Spring and Autumn Period.
Their relationship with the Empire was similar to the relationship between Zhou Tianzi, Duke Jin and Duke Qi.
Therefore, they would not return to the capital easily.
Now that King Song had returned to the capital, it really gave them enough face for this sorority!
Chu Weiwei said in a low voice, “Captain, I heard that not only King Song will return, the other two kings will also return!”
“Are they giving us face like this?” Li An’an was shocked.
How many years had it been since the Federal Empire gathered all the kings of the country together?
The last time the three overseas kings returned to the capital was when the late Emperor passed away and all the Kings went to his funerals, right?
...
In front of the imperial palace.
The royal honor guards lined up neatly on both sides of the road.
The reporters held countless long spears and short cannons and aimed at the vehicles that were flying the flag of the Xisong Kingdom.
King Song Zheng Anmin, who was wearing the traditional clothes of the princes, got out of the car.
Countless flashing lights connected together.
The reporters held their microphones and rushed forward.
“Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Will you urge the Emperor to crown and establish queen as soon as possible when you return to the capital this time?”
“Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I heard that before you came to the capital, your private plane had briefly landed at the capital airport of the Fusang Kingdom. The representatives of the royal family of Fusang and the Prime Minister of the cabinet have personally paid their respects to you...”
“I wonder if your stance towards the Fusang Kingdom has changed?”
“Your Majesty... When you return to the capital this time, will you meet with the central federal government to discuss the industrial support of the Xisong Kingdom?”
“Your Majesty...”
Looking at the reporters swarming over, Zheng Anmin only smiled and nodded his head in greeting.
He was the only king in the Federal Empire who still held great power.
The royal family of the Xisong Kingdom had always been good at managing their image in front of the media, especially the king, who was best at portraying himself as the virtuous and righteous king.
In the metropolitan territory and overseas, whenever there was a natural disaster, the one who donated the most would always be the King of Song!
Therefore, he smiled and said very politely, “Esteemed reporters...”
“The king is going to pay homage to the Son of Heaven...”
“This is my duty...”
“Therefore, please make way... As for your questions, after meeting the Son of Heaven, I will definitely hold a press conference to answer them one by one!”
As he said that, he walked toward the palace gate under the protection of the guards.
At the palace gate, the young Emperor, who was wearing the crown of the Emperor, was already waiting there, surrounded by the ministers.
Zhang Hui naturally stood behind the little Emperor.
He looked at King Song who was walking over and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. He slightly bent his body.
King Song had naturally heard the news and ran back.
Otherwise...
How could this king, who loved to hunt, be willing to leave the vast wilderness of the Xisong Kingdom?
But...
Zhang Hui looked at the reporters at the entrance of the palace.
He frowned slightly.
“This King Song is too high-profile!” He shook his head.
That person did not like people who were too high-profile and he hated those who liked to show off everywhere.
Thinking of this, Zhang Hui thought of an important matter.
He looked at the secretary standing behind him and asked, “Secretary, in a while, bring me the list of arrangements for the Meritorious Children’s Committee. I want to review it again!”
It was hard to guess what that proud ancient God was thinking.
Therefore, he had to weigh it again and again. He didn’t want to make any mistakes, but he didn’t want to make any meritorious achievements!
...
Ling Ping’an watched the report of King Song’s return to the capital on TV.
He smacked his lips, “The royal family of Xisong Kingdom...”
“After Yanping!”
The Xisong Kingdom was the kingdom with the smallest population among the Federal Empire’s overseas kingdoms.
Its total population was less than 80 million.
It mainly relied on animal husbandry, mining and tourism. Their days were very leisurely.
Most of the time, the Xisong Kingdom would not appear in the news.
That lump hung in the middle of the ocean, surrounded by the sea, with a vast land and few people.
But because of this, it became a place that many young scholars yearned for.
Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, leisurely seeing the southern mountains.
Ling Ping’an also wanted to go to the Xisong Kingdom to travel, but after thinking about it carefully, it was too far and too troublesome, so he decisively gave up this idea.
Looking at the news, Ling Ping’an lowered his head and looked at the shop on the takeout app on his phone.
“The Chiba family has been in the capital for three days...” he said.
In these three days, he had changed seven takeout shops.
The conclusion was: all of them tasted terrible!
He could only pinch his nose and swallow in a hurry.
Leaning against the back of his chair, Ling Ping’an was distressed, “There are still two days left...”
He would only be able to go to the imperial capital after two days.
Even if he went to the imperial capital, he did not know if he could contact Chiba family.
Even if he could contact them, they might not have the time to cook for him.
This was a headache!
Just as he was distressed, his phone rang.
Ling Ping’an picked it up and saw that it was a message from his aunt. It was a location: the Imperial Capital International Airport of the Federal Empire of Xia.
“Oh...” he scratched his head, “Aunt is back in the capital!”
Hence, he typed, “Aunt, you’re in the capital?”
“Yup!” The other party replied almost at the speed of light. “I just got off the plane...”
“Little Ping’an...” his aunt mysteriously sent him a voice message.
After Ling Ping’an pressed play, his aunt’s silvery laughter came from the phone, “Little Ping’an, do you want to see big sisters’ long legs...”
“I have a lot here!”
Ling Ping’an was about to refuse, but his phone screen was already flooded with more than a dozen photos.
In each photo, there were more than a dozen or even dozens of little girls in short skirts of various colors.
From the looks of it, they were indeed very exquisite.
Moreover, their legs were indeed very long!
But the problem was...
Looking at these photos, Ling Ping’an felt that these little girls seemed to be carved out of the same mold.
They weren’t lively or energetic.
They were like puppets or mannequins.
He had only felt this kind of feeling from the celebrities on TV but his aunt was obviously very excited.
She sent the text again: Little Ping’an, did you know? The top ten entertainment companies in Xinluo had sent their undebuted girls groups to the capital as volunteers!
She continued to send photos.
The perspective of these photos was very wide.
The flags of the entertainment companies were all captured.
Xinluo entertainment, Gentleman entertainment, Virtuous entertainment..
Ling Pingan looked at them and simply replied with a question mark.
Then, he turned off his phone and ignored them.
...
At the airport, Li An’an’s face was filled with anger.
“This brat!” She turned off her phone.
He wasn’t even interested in Xinluo girls group’s long legs?
Then what kind of girl did he like?!
He could continue to be carefree with an excuse of face blindness?
No way!
Li An’an, who had been promoted to major, had already sworn that she would let her nephew marry a beautiful girl and have a family.
And now, Li An’an was even more confident than before.
At this moment, Chu Weiwei walked over with two ice creams in her hands.
“Captain!” Chu Weiwei smiled brightly, “Here, the ice creams at the imperial capital airport are the best in the world!”
Li An’an took it and took a bite. It was indeed very sweet.
But...
The girl in front of her seemed even sweeter!
Thus, her eyes rolled and she had an idea.
“Weiwei!” Li An’an said, “My little nephew might come to the imperial capital in two days...”
“When the time comes, do me a favor and bring him to the imperial capital to shop around and buy some clothes... how about it?”
Chu Weiwei raised her head and asked, “Captain, aren’t you going?”
“I still have official business!” Li An’an said righteously.
“Oh!” Chu Weiwei stuck out her cute tongue and thought about the young man she met last time.
Hence, she nodded.
...
Ling Ping’an leaned back on his chair.
He muttered to himself, “Seems like I promised those circus people last time that I would visit them when I had the time!”
“Now, more than a month has passed, almost two months...”
“Should I keep my promise?”
He fiddled with his phone and hesitated.
After thinking carefully, he stood up, “That’s right, I should go and take a look...”
“Although my words are light, I’m afraid those poor people don’t have any acquaintances in this city other than me...”
If they had acquaintances, how could they end up on the streets?
Thinking of this, Ling Ping’an said to his kitten who was playing with the bronze taotie at the counter, “Let’s go! Little Girl, I’ll take you to see those big sisters last time!”
Meow!
The little guy jumped up from the counter and onto him.
Ling Ping’an smiled and patted its brains, then walked out of the door, closed the shutter door and locked it.
After locking the door, he thought of a question.
“Where should I go to find them?”
The Relief Committee of the Federal Empire would usually place the recipients in their facilities and arrange for them to learn skills before arranging them to work in some private or state-owned enterprises.
This was also the core of the Empire’s relief policy.
It was better to teach a person to fish than to give a person fish.
Therefore, they were most likely already arranged to be placed in the relevant enterprises and institutions.
“Oh...” Ling Ping’an searched through his phone’s contact list and found the number of the police officer, “Fortunately, I still know this kind-hearted police officer!”
Therefore, he dialed this number.
Beep, beep, beep. The call was answered.
“Hello, police officer!” He said, “I’m Ling Ping’an...”
The other party immediately became enthusiastic, “Mr Ling, do you need anything?”
“It’s like this...” Ling Ping’an didn’t care about the obvious humility in the other party’s tone. He directly asked, “About a month ago, didn’t I hand over a group of pitiful people to you?”
“I want to ask... where are they now?”
“Chang’e Kindergarten?” Ling Ping’an smiled. “Thank you! Thank you!”
He hung up the phone, looking extremely happy.
“They actually became a kindergarten teacher!” He said, “This is a good way out!”
In the Federal Empire, the social status of teachers was very high.
Although this kindergarten teacher was not as strict as a formal teacher, their status and salary were far from that of a formal teacher.
However, he was still a teacher.
The welfare guarantee was still very good.
He picked up his phone and searched Chang’e Kindergarten.
His eyes immediately lit up.
“It’s actually a state-owned kindergarten!”
After looking at the introduction, he felt relieved, “So it’s a kindergarten specifically for refugees!”
The Federal Empire would accept refugees from the ‘world’ on a regular basis.
The main body of acceptance was usually the metropolitan territory.
Traditionally, the metropolitan territory was the territory of the king.
As for the overseas kingdoms, they were like Qi and Jin Dynasty.
The foreign countries within the ‘world’ were like Huai, Wu, and Chu Dynasty during the Spring and Autumn period.
Of course, the imperial officials did not recognize this kind of narrative.
In the eyes of the imperial officials, the Federal Empire was the Federal Empire.
The foreign countries were the foreign countries.
They were all equal.
However, the people under the ‘world’ all felt the same way.
The various countries in the world also made full use of the freedom of speech provided by the Empire’s constitution.
They all used the banner of ‘all the people in the world can speak’ to wantonly interfere in the Empire’s internal affairs.
They always liked to go to the Supreme Court to sue the central federal government for violating the Constitution.
Regardless of whether they could win the lawsuit, public opinion would be stirred up first.
Among them, the people who were best at appealing were Xinluo and Fusang.
The people of the Empire actually did not resist such a narrative, especially some people in the Datong Party, they liked such a narrative very much.
Therefore, no matter how unwilling the central federal government was, they had no choice but to shoulder the responsibility and obligation that was ‘imposed’ on them.
Meanwhile, Guangnan was directly connected to the refugee reception points of the Nanyang countries.
During this summer’s flood, more than 100,000 refugees were accepted by Guangnan and settled in various places.
It seemed that Jiangcheng City had also taken on the task of accepting more than 2,000 refugees.
This Chang’e Kindergarten was a fixed-point refugee kindergarten.
Its main characteristics were that it was free and provided basic education and facilities. There was no need to invest too much.
Ling Ping’an found the specific address of this kindergarten on his phone.
Then, he took a taxi at the intersection.
After getting into the car, he said directly, “Master, Jiangcheng City’s East District’s Welfare Road, thank you!”
When the driver heard that, he turned around and asked, “Young master, do you work there?”
“No!” Ling Ping’an shook his head, “I’m going there to visit a few friends!”
“Oh!” The driver nodded and turned the car around. Then he said, “There has always been a resettlement area for refugees and the elderly and children who have lost their ability to work...”
He sighed, “They’re all pitiful people!”
Ling Ping’an thought of the people in the circus and nodded, “Yes! They’re all pitiful people!”
Fortunately, it was a modern day with scientific progress and a developed economy.
Therefore, even if they were lonely, widowed, or disabled, they could still be resettled and taken care of. They might even be able to integrate into society like normal people!