Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Everyone pursues democracy and freedom, and advocates equality and justice, but such abstract and general words are always light and unrealistic, making people feel fake and empty.
But right now, on a branch of a 6-meter-high maple tree in the United States of America, Nuorilan Prefecture, Huaren City, and Hongchuan Forest, there is a person with his eyes closed, sweating coldly, and hugging the trunk tightly , to implement the core values of democracy, freedom, equality and justice to the end.
This kind of behavior of trying to protest the government's decision-making with one's own strength really moved the sky and the earth, and moved a maple forest.
The protesting crowd saw that the leaders climbed up, and they were so moved that they wanted to follow suit. However, due to limited skills, they had to hold small colorful signs, stop in front of the logging machine, and shouted various slogans——
"Cut down trees! Cut down people first!"
"The forest is my home! Love depends on everyone!"
"Resist development! Save my forest!"
……
The construction workers did the same thing. They got off the logging machine one after another and stood chatting together in twos and threes.
"What should I do, can I still start work today?"
"Xuan, is it possible that he really killed people first?"
"Are these people in a panic? I heard that they have been protesting in front of the city hall for several days, and this time they came here directly..."
"Do you think this kind of protest is useful? Should the golf course be built or should it be built?"
Sitting on the tree, Cheng Shen was shocked by a gust of wind, and hugged the trembling hands around the tree trunk a little more tightly.
The afternoon sun in early autumn was so strong that it almost evaporated people's patience.The supervisor wiped the sweat from his forehead with his cuff, and raised his head with a small trumpet and shouted: "People in the tree listen—"
"I won't listen!!!" Cheng Shen hugged the tree and yelled back.
"listen--"
"Do not listen!!!!!!"
"listen--"
"Don't listen!!!!" The crowd under the tree also shouted together.
A worker brother took a bottle of water, unscrewed it and handed it to the supervisor, saying, "Boss, why don't you call the leader, it won't be a problem if this continues."
The supervisor wiped his sweat again, after much deliberation, he still took out his mobile phone.The little brother saw the supervisor turn his back, nodding and bowing to the air to apologize, and then came back with a sad face after a while.
The little brother worried: "How is it, boss?"
The supervisor sighed and said, "The new official takes office three times..."
"New official? What new official?"
"Deputy Mayor Hua Ren just arrived yesterday," the supervisor complained, "he was sent here..."
"Didn't the previous one just come out to accept bribes? There will be a new one so soon? What's it called?"
"It's called... Yan Ziyan."
"Ah--" Yan Ziyan was sitting in the car listening to the secretary's report on the itinerary, and accidentally sneezed. He waved his hand and said, "I'm sorry, I may have caught a cold. You can continue talking."
Assistant Luo Jiajin pushed his glasses, looked at his notebook and said, "A while ago, the city approved a forest to Wanli Real Estate for the development of high-end ecological resorts, golf courses, health centers, etc. The estimated investment is 15 billion, creating 2000 jobs."
"Have all the inspections passed?"
"Passed."
"All in compliance?"
"At least on the surface, there is no problem. The government also has additional reviews at each stage of the plan."
Yan Ziyan was puzzled, "Then what are they protesting?"
Luo Jiajin replied: "They protest against deforestation and damage to the ecosystem. Species cannot maintain their original appearance, and animals cannot reproduce as usual."
"This group of people really...couldn't have done environmental consultation before the land approval?" Yan Ziyan felt a little headache, and rubbed his temples with his hands.
Luo Jiajin turned a page and said: "During the handover yesterday, I read the information left by the former secretary. The conclusion given by the environmental consultant is that the ecology will change, but it will not cause too serious impact. Anyway , and finally passed the approval."
Yan Ziyan remained silent for a while, then sighed softly.
Yan Ziyan just arrived in Huaren City yesterday, and he was thrown into such a mess when he first took office. Fortunately, Luo Jiajin, a right-hand assistant, came with him, otherwise his migraine would have been even worse.
Yan Zian was originally a patent lawyer. He is 29 years old now. He graduated from Wenlu University with a Doctor of Laws at the age of 24. At the age of 28, he climbed to the position of partner of the patent boutique firm. He is a legend in the industry.In the past two years, he has frequently appeared in the interview columns of major magazines. One is because of his excellent professionalism, and more importantly, he is really handsome.
With a height of 188, deep eyes, a tough facial contour, and wearing a well-tailored suit all day long, it is simply a walking hormone.When chatting in the tea room, the interns in the institute said that when Yan Zian looked at her, even if she was being scolded, she felt like she was about to be pregnant.
"The most handsome partner", "the charming man who wants to be embraced by him the most"...Yan Ziyan has many labels.
However, he knew from an early age that being a lawyer is a stepping stone to becoming a politician. Think about it, 45 of the 25 presidents of the United States are lawyers, and the road to rights has been paved step by step.
Yan Zian's father, Yan Rui, is a member of the Senate and is planning to run for the leadership of the Republican Party.Being born in such a family, and having been influenced by his ears and eyes since he was a child, entering the political arena has become a matter of course.
So when Yan Rui made a phone call and asked him to go to Huaren City to take up the post of deputy mayor, Yan Ziyan didn't have any objections.Everything is in preparation for running for parliament.
In Nuorilan Prefecture, the appointment of the mayor needs to be voted by the residents of the constituency, but the deputy mayor can be directly appointed. It's not difficult to say.
But why Huaren City?
"Jiajin, what is the pillar industry of Huaren City?" Yan Ziyan looked sideways at Luo Jiajin.
Luo Jiajin said: "Tourism, real estate, and investment brought by a large number of immigrants."
Yan Ziyan frowned and said, "Industry, energy mining, finance, Internet... None of these?"
"Yes, but not developed."
Yan Ziyan became more and more puzzled, why Huaren City?In such a modest place, what achievements can there be?
Moreover, Yan Rui specially instructed him to do one thing...
Luo Jiajin suddenly said, "Brother Yan, the people protesting this time are all students, and it is said that they are difficult to deal with."
Yan Ziyan asked: "Students from Nuorilan State University?"
"Yes, what I found out is that they have been protesting for many days."
"Who is the organizer?"
"Cheng Shen," Luo Jiajin read according to the script, "male, 26 years old, Ph.D candidate, majoring in environmental resource economics, has published papers in various well-known academic journals, and has research projects in Africa, South America and other places. This is the scholar's information posted on their university's official website, the Environment and Development Research Center, Brother Yan, do you want to have a look?"
Yan Ziyan took the computer and glanced at it. There were several interview links, so he also clicked on them.
Luo Jiajin continued: "This is not the first time he has participated in a parade and protest. He participated in the organization and planning of the LGBT equal rights and energy optimization parades organized by the Huaren City Green Party."
"The Green Party..." Yan Ziyan rubbed his chin and stared at the computer screen.
After a while, he smiled again and said, "Don't tell me, this Cheng Shen is difficult to deal with, and he is quite good-looking."
At this moment, the handsome Cheng Shen was sitting on the tree, watching the scenery boredly.It took so long, and everyone was tired. The protesters were sitting under the tree and chatting. Cheng Shen even saw a flirtatious little brother Ling go to talk to the tall and tall lumberjack. He pursed his mouth, and his smiling shoulders trembled.
Cheng Shen: "..."
Is this a protest or a blind date meeting...
Cheng Shen curled his lips and looked up into the distance.
The fiery red maple leaf forest stretches for hundreds of hectares, boundless, and even the thin clouds in the sky seem to be dyed a touch of crimson.How can such a beautiful Hongchuan forest be cut down?
Building a golf course and turning the forest into a lawn is completely reversing the ecology, which is not in line with the concept of sustainable development. Why does the government do this for that little money?
"Furthermore..." Cheng Shen thought in despair, "I haven't found a boyfriend yet to see Maple Leaf together..."
Cheng Shen has his own persistence in work and his own pursuit in academics.The ideal is world harmony, equal development, and you can do your best to fight for your own beliefs.In the words of his best friend Ling Yue - "It's screwed to death".
But in the face of love, Ling Yue's evaluation of him has become another sentence - "I'm so cowardly to death".I have to add another sentence: "It deserves to be solo for 26 years."
Cheng Shen was fair and clean, with big eyes, a thin waist, buttocks and long legs. His flesh and blood were well-proportioned, and he had small muscles from pole dancing.He is good at studying and smart, no matter how you look at it, he should be a very popular little zero.
Two days ago, when we made an appointment for afternoon tea, Ling Yue persuaded him: "If you want me to tell you, your standards should not be so high. As long as you don't control your appearance so much, you will kill hundreds of people already, okay?"
Cheng Shen was a little aggrieved: "I don't want to kill hundreds of people, I just want to find a boyfriend who can have a good relationship."
"But you are suicidally single!" Ling Yue hated him for not being up to date, "Le281 has so many men chasing you, and you don't have a crush on any of them?"
le281 is a serious men's strip club, and Cheng Shen found a part-time job there.
"Their purpose is not pure!" Cheng Shen stuffed a pink macaron into his mouth angrily, "They just want to sleep with me! I dance the pole for performance, not for sale!"
"You twisted like that on stage, who knew you were so pure in heart! You might fall asleep after sleeping, okay?" Ling Yue poured tea for Cheng Shen, and smoothed his hair comfortingly.
Cheng Shen said sullenly: "I don't want... I'll encounter scammers after I sleep, okay..."
"Isn't there someone chasing you well? Didn't I introduce you to an investment bank uncle last time, how is it?"
Cheng Shen hummed in discouragement: "You still say...that's a cheating marriage gay...the children are all in kindergarten. Ling Xiaoyue, you tricked me..."
Ling Yue felt a little guilty: "Oh...then why don't we stay single?"
"Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooish..."
If you have a boyfriend, someone will accompany you, and you don’t have to eat alone or watch variety shows alone when you go home. After laughing, you will be deserted and lonely.
If there is a boyfriend, he must have three views and be very environmentally friendly.The best one is also very socially responsible, so they can participate in some human rights activities together and hold hands in protest marches.
It would be best if he could also climb trees, so that he wouldn't have to sit alone on a tree by himself.
Cheng Shen looked down under the tree, only to see that junior smiled and thumped the handsome boy's chest, and felt even more sad all of a sudden.
The whole world has a partner, woo woo woo, I want to become a monk, and I will never be a zero in my next life. I am lonely and have no one, no one and no support.
It's okay, they can come down when they get off work at five o'clock, Cheng Shen comforted himself like this.He carefully took out his phone and looked at the time, it was four o'clock, hold on!
Cheng Shen began to stare at the soft clouds and let go.A gust of wind blows, and the red maple leaves make a soft "rustling" sound.His mind wandered, and he began to wander.
Is this maple tree a sugar maple? Can it be made into maple syrup?
The maple syrup is so sweet, it's super delicious with crepes.Ice cream is also good.
Huh?There is a red sun hidden behind this cloud, which looks sweet too.
……
The leaves on the tree are trembling even more, rustling, is it windy?It's getting cold... I really want to wear my boyfriend's coat... Woohoo, I want to fall in love again.
Why are you shaking so much!Cheng Shen quickly hugged the tree trunk like a koala.
After a while, the tree finally stopped shaking.
Cheng Shen breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to continue in a daze, when someone patted his shoulder suddenly, and a magnetic voice sounded behind him: "Student Cheng Shen."
"...?!" Someone climbed up just now?
Cheng Shen turned his head and looked at the visitor.
"—Boom!" The heartbeat stopped for a beat, and then fell heavily.
Heart pounding.
After living for 26 years, Cheng Shen finally found out that this word is not a lie, and his heart will really make a "bang", like fireworks exploding in his ears, sending out hearts and pink bubbles whizzing away.Psychology manipulates physiology, fully explaining what love at first sight is.
God ah ah ah ah!so handsome! ! !Did God hear my prayer?Is this a human or a dryad!
Is it an elf, it doesn't matter, I would like to be so handsome as a ghost!I can!
Will he like me?What will be the name of our adopted child in the future?
Whose surname is it?Or adopt two!
Oh yes, forgot to ask.Cheng Shen turned around, faced the man face to face, blushed and whispered, "What's your last name..."
The man sat on another branch and smiled politely: "Hi, my name is Yan."
Cheng Shen asked: "Which yan..."
"Yan who talks and laughs at Yan Yan, Yan Shu who talks about Yan Yan."
Cheng Shen was shy: "Then your surname sounds better..."
"Huh?" Yan Ziyan looked puzzled, this compliment was really inexplicable, "Thank you."
The lover of my dream is so polite, Amana!This is what others said... The child's surname is Yan... He looks so good in a suit and a shirt, and his chest muscles are bulging... Cheng Shen swallowed cautiously.
Yan Ziyan said in a warm voice: "Student Cheng Shen, let's go down the tree first, shall we? This is too dangerous."
Cheng Shen looked at his face, nodded in a daze, then came back to his senses and shook his head: "No, they are going to cut down trees now."
Something seems wrong, where did the father of my future child come from?
"You, who are you...?" Cheng Shen tentatively asked.
"I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself," Yan Zi'an held out his hand, "My name is Yan Zi'an, and I'm the deputy mayor who just took over the Hongchuan project."
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