Chapter 2247 - 2247

Gu Changsha nodded slightly. "Mm, looks like the Great East Pot really is about to change its skies. Your reforms are very thorough, very much in line with our national conditions. Liu Zhizhong, as my son‑in‑law, I'm really proud of you."

After he finished, he glanced at his daughter. "Cherish your husband! He's not attached to power, he yearns for freedom, just like you."

Zhao Yan smiled, quite proud, and said, "Back then, my father on that side really didn't pick the wrong man for me."

"Mm, he really didn't. In today's parlance, Zhizhong is a child chosen by heaven, haha… It's just a bit of a pity…"

"Pity what?"

"You two are already in your thirties and still don't have a kid. When you were together before, what on earth were you doing?"

At once, Zhao Yan's face flushed bright red. How was she supposed to answer that?

Liu Zhizhong was a bit embarrassed too, but he quickly said honestly, "Father‑in‑law, when she first married me, she didn't agree to it. So the two of us have never consummated the marriage!"

Zhao Yan was so shy she gave Liu Zhizhong a little pink‑fisted punch.

Gu Changsha was thunderstruck, staring at his daughter like she was some kind of monster, which made Zhao Yan even more awkward and even more bashful.

He couldn't help but laugh, nodding. "Good, good, good—this… all the more shows my son‑in‑law is an extraordinary man among men! But you two still need to hurry up. Now that I'm retired, I've got to take some grandkids out to play, find a bit of fun. Otherwise I'll be bored to death! Yan'er, you'd be an older mother, so you really need to pay attention to exercise and keeping fit…"

"Father, can you not say that? Aren't you embarrassed?"

Looking at his infinitely delicate daughter, Gu Changsha chuckled, then said to Liu Zhizhong, "The matter between you two, you arrange it yourselves! But in Tiandu, do you have a place to live? How big is it, is it a high‑rise or a walk‑up, or a villa? My daughter's with you now, she mustn't be too wronged, otherwise I won't agree…"

Damn…

Gu Changsha doing this everyday‑family‑stuff routine—it's such a contrast, such a contrast, haha…

How was Liu Zhizhong supposed to answer that?

He could only say, "Comrade Father‑in‑law, I'm going to let you down. I don't have a house or a car in Tiandu, but I also don't have any loans. Right now I have a job, and in a while I'll even lose the job—what am I supposed to do then?"

"Hahahaha…"

That honest, loser‑kid look of Liu Zhizhong's made Gu Changsha burst out laughing.

Of course, this was just a little slice‑of‑life joke.

If we're talking housing, didn't Liu Zhizhong and Zhao Yan still have a big villa in the Tianchuan State Capital?

And over in Kachin City in Valle, Liu Zhizhong had another one, which he bought privately.

In Wale State, the Wale Flying Land, he had one too.

On Broken Rope Island, the Wale Flying Land, he had another one as well…

That night, Liu Zhizhong didn't stay over at the Gu family's place, nor did he bring up consummating the marriage with Zhao Yan, because doing that at her parents' place really wouldn't be appropriate, haha…

Liu Zhizhong still went back to the Tiandu Guard Army barracks, living together with Commander Yang; that was safer, to guard against a counterattack from forces unwilling to accept defeat, haha…

When he left, he also said that once work calmed down and the Second September Revolution was officially announced and successfully completed, he would take Zhao Yan on a world tour to reunite, stroll around, see the sights, cherish the present, cherish time—after all, they were both pushing forty.

Gu Changsha appreciated that decision, and Zhao Yan supported it as well, and everything fell into harmony, right?

In the days that followed, Liu Zhizhong continued to take the lead in the revolutionary work.

Every couple of days he would go to the Gu family's place for dinner, chat with the father and daughter. Naturally, they would talk about work progress, which made Zhao Yan very proud of her husband, and Gu Changsha was genuinely convinced, accepting Liu Zhizhong's political ideas and sending his blessings—hoping the revolution would succeed, hoping the Great East Pot's future would get better and better…

During these days, the Great East Pot's economy grew more and more active; the stock market grew hotter and hotter.

Some private enterprises had even already received notices, requiring them to strictly implement the five‑day workweek and eight‑hour workday, and so on.

In some states, common folks also received word that those who had paid into the resident medical insurance would enjoy 100% free medical care. With that, the payment rate for resident medical insurance surged.

All over the country, the right to build villas was opened up, allowing ordinary people to freely purchase land and build homes.

And then…

And then…

In short, the detailed implementation of the Second September Revolution was being squeezed out little by little in just this way.

Among grassroots platforms, a wind had already started to blow—heaven was about to change, and things were getting better and better…

All told, Liu Zhizhong stayed busy for nearly two months before finally everything was brought to a perfect conclusion!

This time was destined to be a day forever recorded in the annals of history.

But the main character of this day really wasn't Liu Zhizhong, it was Gu Changsha.

At his own home, Gu Changsha recorded the relevant text, which was delivered to the National Television Main Station and various top‑tier news organizations, to be broadcast simultaneously at 7 p.m. news, and on all major audiovisual platforms.

Gu Changsha stated that for health reasons, he was resigning from all his positions, and at the same time the entire country and society would undergo top‑down reforms, connect with civilization, engage with the world, and take a new political line, and so on.

His one‑hour‑long resignation report and outline of future political, economic, cultural, and military strategies immediately sparked a powerful nationwide response—dawn really broke!

This day was destined to shock the entire world!

The world's mainstream countries and regions all became excited.

The Great East Pot had changed its skies—this was a grand move!

These grand moves, including Gu Changsha's proclamation, didn't mention Liu Zhizhong by name in a single sentence, yet every single sentence carried Liu Zhizhong's imprint.

Liu Zhizhong chose precisely this way: staying behind the scenes, controlling everything, guiding the entire country and nation to turn toward a future that was more civilized, more rule‑bound, freer, and more democratic.

The leader of the Taiwan Island Region was still the first to issue congratulations, congratulating their compatriots on gaining a new life, expressing a willingness to lead the Taiwan Island Region in working together with compatriots, strengthening economic, cultural, political, and military exchange and cooperation, opening up ports of entry, increasing investment in the Great East Pot's mainland areas, and so forth.

Likewise, the United States and United Kingdom, Little Days and other pots also sent congratulatory messages one after another, declaring that a new era had begun and expressing a desire to defend democracy and freedom together with the Great East Pot, to defend the order of world civilization.

In less than two days, Gu Changsha appeared for the first time on the United States' Time‑Square‑style big screen and magazine covers. With his former political rank, that would have been truly impossible.

But now, appearing together with him was Chi Zhongshui—the founding father of the former Wale Republic, the outgoing former president Chi Zhongshui!

At the same time, the accompanying text stated: A new political form born of cooperation between a father‑in‑law and son‑in‑law!

It further pointed out that Chi Zhongshui's original name was Liu Zhizhong; he had originally been just a minor Standard Level cadre inside the Great East Pot! It was he who created the powerful Wale Republic and who also launched the Great East Pot's successful Second September Revolution!

News like this practically blew up the entire globe; there was no one who didn't know, no one who wasn't aware.

Liu Zhizhong became a political legend. Countless friends from the political arena sent congratulations, but they could no longer get through to his private phone. His email still worked, though, so the congratulatory messages came one after another, flooding in…