Beiguan Town Hall is a three-story building with a green oval roof.
The Beiguan Parliament Hall is located in the eastern area of the first floor of the City Hall. It is centered on the rostrum, with rows of conference tables radiating outward around the rostrum. The rostrum is where the speaker, clerk and other parliamentary staff members who preside over the meeting are located, while the rows of conference tables at the surrounding seats for the members of parliament rise successively, looking down on the central rostrum from above.
The meaning of this layout is that the right to speak in parliament lies in the hands of every member of parliament, and the person sitting on the rostrum is merely the host of the meeting.
The Speaker is usually a relatively neutral member with a weak presence, while the two Deputy Speakers are usually members who are not on the seven-member committee but are relatively heavyweight.
However, the deputy speaker, like the seven municipal commissioners, also sits in the seat of an ordinary member during the meeting of all members.
The seats are arranged in alphabetical order according to party affiliation.
At the end of the circular conference table of the councillors, there are some seats for observers. Any Beiguan citizen can apply to observe the meetings. However, the procedures are rather complicated. There are no requirements for personal education or work, but one must not have any criminal record and have a character guarantee from a neighbor. Only then will one have a chance to be approved to observe the council meetings.
During the parliamentary recess, all city hall venues have an open day every two weeks for citizens to visit.
It was also the ancient sages of the East China Sea who believed that in a fair society, civil power institutions never need to be mysterious, and that this mystery must be dispelled in order to psychologically break the superstition of power among citizens and ruling officials.
As an ordinary Beiguan citizen, Lu Ming took a walk around the city hall, because there were still a few days before the first meeting of the new council on the 30th.
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In a small coffee shop near the Town Hall Square, there are two men and one woman sitting at a small table by the window. From the back, we can see that they are a pair of male and female students and their grandfather, probably a kind old grandfather who is taking his grandchildren out to play.
Oh, that doesn't seem right. This pair of students seems to be a young couple, sipping coffee from a large cup with a couple's double straws. This large cup of black coffee is very cheap and is usually bought to take away for refreshment. Only young couples with little money would use this large cup of coffee to kill time.
What's wrong with this old man? He's open-minded, right? The young couple finally got a chance to have a romantic break, so why are you following them? He's conservative, because he doesn't care about his grandchildren who are still in school dating. What's even more bizarre is that the old man was drinking Fiobic, one of the most expensive hand-made coffees in the store.
The clerk couldn't understand the complicated and strange relationship between the old man and two young boys. He shook his head and went back to the bar to do his own thing.
Lu Ming flipped through the thick booklet in his hand, which contained information on the 57 new council members of Beiguan. Not to mention their age, hometown, political party, etc., the booklet also provided an in-depth analysis of their political views and personalities.
Looking up, Lu Ming glanced at Liu Laocai opposite him and said helplessly: "Now, you are not bored anymore?"
Ever since Deng Hongmei left, Old Liu seemed to have a lot of free time.
Today is the first day of the annual holiday at Fernald College. Jin Meizhen asked me out for a second date. I don't have time anymore, so I have to make some time for it. I originally promised to lend her one day a week, but now half a semester has passed and I'm only having my second date with her.
Moreover, she was supposed to choose the location and bear all expenses, but the little girl asked herself first if there was any place she wanted to go.
I said let's go to the City Hall. It's open day there, so you can receive some patriotic education and I'll just wander around.
In fact, I had to choose the location myself, and I had wanted to come to the City Hall first.
The most bizarre thing is this Liu Laocai. This morning, when I was about to go out to pick up Jin Meizhen, he called me and said he was bored and wanted to have tea with me.
I was being polite and said that I had an appointment with a primary school student to have coffee and visit the city hall. How about joining us
Liu Laocai immediately said, OK, I'll go with you.
At this moment, looking at Liu Laocai, who was wearing a black velvet hat to cover his bald head and looked like a kind old man, Lu Ming didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
However, Lao Liu is now indifferent to money and power. When he is with me, he is like a close friend. There are no taboos in chatting and we have a very relaxed friendship.
"Is this Old Sixteen?" Liu Laocai winked in the direction of Jin Meizhen in a very obscure way.
"Hey, stop talking nonsense!" Lu Ming waved his hands.
Although she was also wearing a school uniform, if you looked closely, you could tell that Kim Mi-jeong looked very young. She was probably only an elementary school student, but she was growing fast and was tall.
Kim Mi-jeong was wearing a light green suspender skirt with cartoon patterns. The blue and white long-sleeved skirt had a very cute lace lining, soft small flower socks, and small and pretty dark green soft cloth shoes.
Lu Ming was shocked when he first saw her. The originally intelligent and pretty academic girl had turned into a cute girl.
I have a feeling that it must be Kim Mi-yeon who gave her advice and helped her sister dress up.
But now Kim Mi-jeong is sitting quietly aside, biting the straw gently while thinking about something, like a quiet and beautiful painting, she is still the same herself.
After hearing what Liu Laocai said, Jin Meizhen asked curiously, "Uncle Cai, what is sixteen?"
"Don't listen to his nonsense!" Lu Ming waved his hands randomly and glared at Liu Laocai, "Lao Liu, stop talking nonsense. I am your friend regardless of age, and this little girl is also my friend regardless of age."
"Brother Qianxing, are you not keeping your word?" Jin Meizhen protested immediately.
Looking at her big, lively eyes, Lu Ming felt guilty and coughed, "You can't say that..."
Liu Laocai had already taken out a red envelope and said, "Here, niece, this is a gift for meeting you."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "That's right!" He took it and said to Jin Meizhen, "I'll help you open it. I tell you, if you don't want it, it's a waste. If you don't want it, our Uncle Cai will be given to others!"
When he opened it, Lu Ming was mentally prepared, but he was also stunned. There was a check for ten thousand yuan inside.
"Give my eldest niece a future dowry, an apartment and a car." Liu Laocai chuckled, and it seemed that he vaguely resembled his former self.
"What's wrong with you?" Lu Ming was helpless, thinking that he had to persuade him somehow, otherwise even if he put the money in his own fund, he would eventually run out of money if he used it like this.
"Nothing, I'm just happy!" Liu Laocai laughed, "Qianxing, why did I have to follow you so early in the morning? I just wanted to get some of your elegance. Ever since I met you, Qianxing, I've been making great progress."
Lu Ming looked at him and could vaguely feel that Old Liu was really happy. Looking at his smile, it was a little bit less vulgar than before.
"This year, I've been through a lot, ups and downs, and finally, Qianhang, I realized that you're the only one who's truly good to me."
Lu Ming felt his hair stand on end. A small hand reached out to him and Lu Ming quickly grasped it. This was a life-saving straw. Otherwise, people around him would wonder what was going on.
"I received a call early this morning! Qianxing, did you know that I have a small desert in Bat City?"
"I don't know!" Lu Ming shook his head. Even Bat City itself didn't know where it was.
"Oh, Bat City, it's a small city-state in the west, probably, a small city-state with only tens of thousands of people."
Lu Ming nodded. That was the small city-state in the Western Region Free City-State Alliance. There were hundreds of city-states of all sizes in the Free City-State Alliance, but only a few of them could be named, with a population of four or five hundred thousand.
"I was cheated when I bought the desert. A gambler lost the land deed to me. I saw that it was 20,000 acres of land. Even if it was in the west, it was not worth 1,000 yuan. I gave him 800 yuan in chips without saying anything. Who knew it was just a small desert? Damn, this happened several years ago!"
"I almost forgot about it, but what happened this morning? Fila Petroleum called me and said that my land was a large oil field with astonishingly high reserves. Fila Petroleum was originally exploring next to my land, but in the end, most of the oil fields explored were in my land! Ten thousand acres of oil fields, thousands of rows of oil, can you believe it?! Damn it!" Liu Laocai finally couldn't help it, took off his hat, and patted his head hard, "Damn it, damn it, I'm not dreaming!"
Lu Ming was stunned for a long time and couldn't help laughing. This guy is so infuriating when compared to others. Ten thousand acres of oil fields
Of course, oil fields are not calculated by mu, but it is estimated that the reserves of Liu Laocai's oil field are considerable.
The current mining conditions are not as good as those in the new century. Since Fila Petroleum is said to have astonishing reserves, it means that the reserves are astonishing if they can be mined.
Among the brothers I knew at the beginning, Liu Laocai had the best fortune. Maybe he had done too many good deeds recently, and finally triggered some divine secret
This is the true blessing after disaster.
Looking at the bald head of Liu Laocai with red handprints, Lu Ming laughed and said, "Lao Liu, Lao Liu, I really thought you were out of touch with the world, but even after making a fortune, you are still like this!"
Liu Laocai chuckled.
Lu Ming flicked the check in his hand and said, "Old Liu, you are being stingy. Normally, we are your money-giving boys, but you are being a bit stingy!"
Liu Laocai scratched his bald head vigorously and said dissatisfiedly: "Qianxing, you really underestimate your brother. I haven't got a penny yet! Don't worry, Qianxing, I will sign an exploitation agreement with Fila Petroleum for this oil field, and I will still need your help. In addition, I will give you half of this oil field when the time comes. I want to keep what God has given me alone, otherwise I will shorten my life. If I have to say that the biggest change in this year is that I met you, Qianxing. I guess this oil field is also given to you by God through my hand!"
Lu Ming was stunned by what he said. This Old Liu's way of thinking was a bit strange, and his idealism was getting worse and worse.
He handed the check to Jin Meizhen and said, "Here, take it. We deserve it."
Jin Meizhen shook her head gently: "Brother Qianxing, I know that in your eyes, this little money is nothing. You also hope that I can treat money as wasteland and not care about these things, but I can't do it yet."
Lu Ming nodded: "Okay, I'll keep it for you first, and you can use it when you go to college, but in the future, I'll have to charge you a lot, and wait for me to spend the little pocket money you've saved!"
Jin Meizhen shook her head slightly, biting the straw, and suddenly said, "Brother Qianxing, let's break up."
Lu Ming was stunned, "Huh?"
Over there, Liu Laocai patted his head and said, "I have to go to the Western Regions these days to see Hongmei. Would you like to go with me?"
Lu Ming's head was about to explode. He looked at Liu Laocai and said, "Lao Liu, I said before that you were doing an equal exchange. I thought that you had already reciprocated the happiness she brought you. What's wrong now? If you continue to do this, it's not an equal exchange. There is a word in my hometown, licking dog, and it refers to you!"
He quickly looked at Jin Meizhen and asked, "What's wrong? Are you suddenly angry? Is it because I didn't keep my promise and brought someone else with me every time I went on a date?"
"No!" Jin Meizhen gently shook her head: "I was too naive before. I thought that I could play and study with Brother Qianxing regardless of class or wealth, and that Brother Qianxing didn't care about these things at all... But, Brother Qianxing, you are standing too high. Even if your friends around you care about me a little, it is a burden that I can't bear. If I don't accept this care, but still want you to pretend to be my first love, then what am I doing? It seems that I am hypocritical. So, Brother Qianxing, let's break up!"
"I will study hard, go to college, and become an extremely outstanding person. I hope that in the future, I can stand in front of you, Brother Qianxing, confidently!" Jin Meizhen looked at Lu Ming infatuatedly, her big eyes filled with tears, as if she wanted to remember Brother Qianxing's appearance for the last time.
He stood up and walked out, leaving only a few tears falling on the floor.
Lu Ming wanted to chase after her, but just as he stood up, he stopped again. This little girl was extremely strong and had her own opinion. Now that she had said it, she had already made up her mind.
Moreover, looking at her painful expression, this little girl is really sad.
This first love will probably be unforgettable for her, and the sadness she will feel will be far greater than the happiness.
I originally wanted to pretend to be her boyfriend, but I never thought it would end like this.
If I chase her out myself, this little girl will just have to go through more heartaches that she shouldn't have to go through at her age.
With a light sigh, Lu Ming sat back.
There is no need to worry about her safety, as there are affairs officers and security personnel to accompany her all the way to school.
"Lao Liu, you, you messed up my virginity... you messed up! You!" Lu Ming pointed at Liu Laocai and gritted his teeth.
I don't know why, but I felt a little uncomfortable in my heart, as if I had lost something precious.
Liu Laocai spread his hands and smiled bitterly: "How can I understand the emotional disputes of you elementary school students? You suddenly got angry and broke up suddenly."
"Well, you only know how to lick Deng Hongmei!" Lu Ming shook his head and raised his hand, "Give me a cup of black coffee, the bitterer the better!"
Liu Laocai sighed, "It's good now. We two brothers are both single. Let's go drink tonight?"
"Get lost!" Lu Ming was too lazy to pay attention to him.
Liu Laocai chuckled, "Qianhang, let's talk business!" His face turned serious, "There's a problem with my oil field. I guess you have to solve it. Fila Petroleum called me and said that the land deed issued by the mayor of the Bate city-state was not recognized by a neighboring city-state, and they insisted that the land belonged to them. Fila Petroleum was afraid of any disputes in the future, so they notified me. After all, drilling for oil is not something that can be completed in one or two years."
Lu Ming nodded: "After I'm done with this, I'll help you study it."
"Well, there's no rush for this, we're still a long way from drilling for oil!" Liu Laocai grinned, "Your business is more important, there are still two days before the meeting, right?"
Lu Ming nodded, picked up the booklet, and sighed softly, "Yes, hold a meeting..."
Ahead, a brand new world seems to be slowly opening its doors.
I am somewhat expectant, but also vaguely confused, because the extremely brutal arena I am about to enter is full of unfamiliar and unknown dangers. Can I be the winner who stands in the center of the arena, stepping on the corpses of my enemies, and receiving thunderous cheers from countless fans