Chapter 534: Are You Afraid?

An Yinan no longer looked at her, but instead looked at everyone below, the loudspeaker held in her hand.

"My husband is a soldier; he carries the mission of Huaxia on his shoulders, his hands have saved countless lives, and in my heart, he is a hero!"

"I can accept any slander, but my life has two bottom lines: first, my family; second, my partners. If you touch them, I will strike back."

When she spoke, there was no mocking smile on her face, nor any deliberate emotion; there was, in fact, nothing at all.

Her expression was calm, one hand holding the large loudspeaker, the other stroking her belly—a gesture that seemed to have become a habit.

"Is the countryside so terrifying in your hearts?" An Yinan changed the subject. Regarding Zhao Chunzhi's mobilization—no, or rather, the mobilization of the man behind her—she knew exactly what was going on.

But the fact that so many people could be manipulated was the fundamental reason for her disappointment.

"Does the identity of being from the countryside make you feel ashamed?"

Two questions, each sharper than the last.

"The grace of birth and the grace of upbringing both come from that native soil of yours. You should take pride in it, and you should give back to your villages, instead of letting someone else's few words stir up your fragile self-esteem!"

That gaze turned toward the few people who had just been about to speak up for Zhao Chunzhi.

Some of them had already lowered their heads.

"You are students of Huaguo's highest institution, Beijing University. You have the great tree of Beijing University to lean on. Are you afraid?"

Are you afraid?

Are you afraid?

Again and again, voice after voice, it traveled from the loudspeaker into everyone's ears, and into everyone's hearts.

Everyone was deep in thought, but one group of people had fervent eyes; that group, without anyone noticing, had already gathered together.

They touched their chests, feeling that intense "thump... thump... thump" of their heartbeats. Are they afraid?

No!

How could they be afraid!

"At this orientation ceremony, as the representative of the new students, I say to our mother Huaxia: we are creating!"

"And today, I touch my heart."

"Looking back at the past, I have never abandoned my original intention."

"And you, do you dare?"

An Yinan spoke with dominance, challenging the entire venue!

When she was a new student, she was a freshman with no qualifications and no past; everything she had was at the beginning of creation.

But now, she wouldn't say she had achieved great success, but at the very least, when the country needed help, she could exert her greatest strength.

She had never forgotten what she said, nor had she forgotten her original intention. She had walked step by step; every step was difficult, and every day was exhausting.

Yet she believed it was worth it.

She had always thought that this was the meaning of her transmigration and rebirth: to let her change this era, to let her save tragedies, to let her help some people, and to be able to do some things.

To this day, ten years since her transmigration.

She!

Has a clear conscience!

For a full minute, no one in the venue spoke, no one moved, and there was no sound at all, save for the booming loudspeaker, constantly reminding everyone of its presence.

"Whether you are a city person or a country person, that only represents your birthplace; it cannot represent your destination. Why set a destination for yourself?"

An Yinan asked, without the previous aggressiveness, and without that boiling passion.

At this moment, she seemed like a life mentor, teaching the children a direction.

"I have been to the countryside, I have followed the army, I have participated in the Snow Disaster Rescue in the Northeast polar region, and I have participated in the Southern Monkey Invasion Defense War. My company has donated over 150,000 in supplies, and you are no strangers to our four shops; we have donated over 60,000 in total."

"This money was earned penny by penny; this money was fought for day and night."

"No one can get something for nothing, unless they want to be a good-for-nothing for the rest of their lives."

An Yinan smiled and looked at those groups of people. She was just a student, and everything she said today was a heartfelt expression.

"I am a person, a person with seven emotions and six desires. I will get angry, I will be furious, but I prefer joy, and I prefer to see a new Huaxia."

"We are the first batch of regular university students. The burden on our shoulders is heavy; the future of the country needs us to carry it."

An Yinan had a smile on her lips and anticipation in her eyes, one hand stroking her belly, feeling the new life within.

"Clap!"

"Clap, clap, clap!"

One person started clapping, then the group that had been sitting all stood up. The people from the Military Department even gave a military salute—the greatest respect they could offer her.

The Police arrested that Teacher Wei, and Zhao Chunzhi was also taken away.

The people from the Xinhua News Agency used roll after roll of film and wrote article after article; their pen tips were so heavy they pierced the paper, but they didn't care at all.

Because their hearts were also boiling with passion.

Hua Wensheng looked at the Principal with a provocative gaze, while the Principal glared at him in annoyance, finally shaking his head helplessly.

He had to admit that he was truly old.

The world now belonged to these young people.

An Yinan walked off the podium, looking at that group of people lining the path to welcome her, as if they were greeting their own goals and aspirations.

"You..." An Yinan looked at that group of people, and before she could finish her sentence, she couldn't help but laugh first.

That group of people looked at her belly, and in the end, they just surrounded her in the middle.

"I have always believed in you, never once doubted you," Zhang Cheng said earnestly.

This child was a bit slow on the uptake; that was An Yinan's assessment of him.

But for Economics alone, he possessed a talent that ordinary people lacked, one that could even be called a keen sense of smell.

An Yinan smiled and asked Zhang Cheng a question, "Now, do you know what the Huaxia Soul is?"

Zhang Cheng nodded.

Although he had never been to the Frontline.

But now, he seemed to understand!

This kind of ethereal thing, yet one feels honored to be a part of it.

"You've grown up." An Yinan smiled with gratification.

Zhang Cheng's smiling face immediately straightened; he just knew Doctor An would always go against him.

And the others burst into laughter one after another.

In this world, there are two kinds of feelings that should not be let down.

One is the friendship between classmates.

The other is the camaraderie between comrades-in-arms.

Feelings without any impurities, pure and moving.

It is a closeness of the soul that many people cannot find after stepping into society.

A public opinion storm ended with great momentum; whenever someone thinks of that day, they will feel their heart surging.

"Couldn't even give a heads-up." The Principal sat in his office; today he had been forced into a corner, notified only two hours before the meeting.

And the purpose of telling him was just to have him notify each class to prepare to organize the meeting.

If only it had been a little earlier...

"If you had been told a little earlier, could this meeting really have been held?" Hua Wensheng asked bluntly.

There were four of them old brothers in total, each with their own work positions; over these years they had experienced troughs and also experienced glory, but now they remained bound together because no matter what happened, the four of them could weather the storm together.

They were like a hemp rope, becoming tighter and tighter.