amaotonovel Chapter 411 Zhong Xiaoai's Passion Goes Too Far! Tian Guofu Suddenly Arrives in Handong!
Chapter 411 Zhong Xiaoai's Passion Goes Too Far! Tian Guofu Suddenly Arrives in Handong!
The night was dark.
The orange lights illuminated the airport.
The vibrations and roar of the plane landing jolted Zhong Xiaoai awake.
After opening her eyes, she immediately got up and peeked out.
Seeing that Zhao Ruilong was still fast asleep, he couldn't help but smile slightly.
"Still sleeping? He's sleeping so soundly!"
"However, it's good to be able to eat and sleep well. After being overworked, sleep is the best thing for your health."
To allow Zhao Ruilong to sleep a little longer, Zhong Xiaoai did not immediately wake him up.
Even other passengers in business class were unfastening their seatbelts, turning on their phones to make calls, and even getting up to get their luggage.
It wasn't until the plane came to a stop and all the other passengers got up to disembark that Zhong Xiaoai gently nudged and woke the sleeping Zhao Ruilong.
"Mr. Zhao, we've arrived at Tianhai."
"So fast? It feels like I just closed my eyes!"
“You’ve been too tired these past few days, so you fell asleep as soon as you boarded the plane. Come on, I’ve already brought your backpack.”
"Uh... okay, thank you!"
Zhao Ruilong quickly rubbed his face to wake himself up.
I then unbuckled my seatbelt and got off the plane in a daze.
In early July, the nights in Tianhai were not humid.
But as soon as I got off the plane with the air conditioning on full blast, I could clearly feel that the night breeze was warm.
As he walked toward the shuttle bus, Zhao Ruilong couldn't help but look toward COMAC (Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China).
At this very moment, there must be a large number of researchers busy developing domestically produced large aircraft.
Sitting in a minibus with an ordinary exterior but a luxurious interior, swaying slightly as it traveled from the tarmac to the terminal, Zhao Ruilong almost fell asleep again.
Hearing someone in the car make a phone call to let them know they were safe, he realized he should also send a message to his second uncle, Zhao Lidong, and his lover, Zhang Xiaoxue, so they could feel at ease.
However, before he could even type out the message, he felt someone staring at him from the side.
He glanced sideways and saw Zhong Xiaoai with tender and affectionate eyes.
Her eyes, which were practically contorted with rage, were really abnormal.
"Holy shit! Zhong Xiaoai!"
Could your gaze, full of affection, be any more intense?
"You were quite reserved before you divorced Hou Liangping."
"Now that you've successfully divorced, you're completely free to do whatever you want, right?"
Zhao Ruilong quickly looked away.
He didn't dare to look Zhong Xiaoai in the eye.
This woman's hormone levels are probably off the charts.
Should I make eye contact with her at this moment?
Wouldn't that just make her even more aroused?
After quickly sending the message, Zhao Ruilong put away his phone.
My mind started racing, trying to figure out what to do tonight.
If Zhong Xiaoai insists on sharing a room with him, she might throw herself into his arms.
Should we simply refuse with righteous indignation?
"Good women should be cherished, and bad women shouldn't be wasted. That's my principle!"
"Moreover, Zhong Xiaoai is not bad in terms of looks, temperament, and figure; she can be considered a beauty."
"Besides, she's Zhong Zhengguo's daughter and Hou Liangping's ex-wife, which gives her an added advantage!"
"If she really disregarded her dignity and shame and took the initiative to throw herself into my arms, there would be no way I could resist!"
"If I really can't resist her and end up taking her in, given her ambition, she'll definitely want to be the boss's wife of Huilong Group!"
Thinking of this, Zhao Ruilong turned his head and gave the order:
"Could you ask your colleagues who are supposed to pick you up if they've arrived yet?"
"Ok!"
While Zhong Xiaoai was on the phone, Zhao Ruilong decisively unlocked his phone.
He quickly sent a message to his good friend Fu Wenbing.
The message was sent, and we arrived at the terminal.
We went out, got into the car, and headed to the Peace Hotel.
Zhao Ruilong had no intention of talking to Zhong Xiaoai and was browsing the news on his phone.
But Zhong Xiaoai couldn't resist, and actually leaned over to strike up a conversation.
Why are US stocks falling again?
"If it keeps falling like this, the Nasdaq will probably fall below 1300 this month."
Zhao Ruilong gave a soft "hmm".
Zhong Xiaoai, however, said with feigned seriousness:
"I think the US financial market has not yet shaken off the negative impact of the bursting of the dot-com bubble, and the shadow of the terrorist attacks on September 11 last year has not completely dissipated."
"The war on terror against Attukhan and the deterioration of relations with Iran have only led to a rise in the stock prices of a small number of military industrial companies, while the overall economic recession continues."
"I think the US stock market will continue to fluctuate in the remaining months of this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average will not be able to hold 8500 points, and the Nasdaq Composite Index will only reach a little over 1300 at most."
Zhao Ruilong remained silent, only nodding slightly.
I opened a different news article, which reported on the Dragon Country Wind Power Industry Forum.
Before Zhao Ruilong could even read the details of the report, Zhong Xiaoai spoke up again.
"I think this forum was a great success. It not only laid a solid foundation for the healthy and long-term development of wind power, but also designed a blueprint for the development of the entire clean energy industry."
"I think your opinions on the theme of power market reform, including the separation of power plants and grids, electricity price reform, electricity trading, and power regulation, are very forward-looking."
"Our Dragon Country is not only a populous country, but also an industrial power. With rapid economic growth, annual electricity consumption will inevitably continue to rise, and it is only a matter of the next year or two before it exceeds three trillion kilowatt-hours."
"How can we ensure a sufficient and stable power supply in urban and rural areas? And how can we coordinate the diversified development of energy, ecological environmental protection, and efficient use of resources? Your proposal is truly thought-provoking and insightful!"
"..."
Zhao Ruilong was stunned and speechless.
She thought to herself, "Zhong Xiaoai, you truly are Zhong Zhengguo's daughter."
His first words of flattery reeked of official bureaucracy.
In this highly electrified era, social production and daily life are naturally inseparable from electricity.
Without electricity, factories, schools, hospitals, shopping malls, airports, train stations, and countless other institutions and facilities would have to shut down, and society would be like regressing to the Stone Age.
If China wants to develop into a prosperous and powerful nation, it must vigorously develop manufacturing and high technology. As the most basic energy source, how can it not attach importance to electricity?
As a time traveler, Zhao Ruilong certainly has the right to speak on how to reform the electricity market and how to develop the power industry.
In the world before he traveled through time, Zhao Ruilong experienced the pain of power outages frequently when he was a child in the countryside.
I was working overtime to finish my homework when suddenly the lights went out and the power went out.
Without electricity, the entire village was quickly plunged into darkness.
I finished my homework by candlelight, washed up, and went to bed, only to have the phone suddenly come back on late at night.
What's the point of cheering and jumping for joy when the phone rings?
The call came too late, and I had to go to school the next day, so I wasn't allowed to watch TV at all.
With frequent power outages and low incomes, rural residents generally cannot afford to buy or use various household appliances.
Later, it seems that with economic development and the continuous improvement of rural infrastructure, power outages became less and less common, sometimes not even once a year.
After reading many popular science articles and short videos related to electricity, I realized that the reduction in frequent power outages and rationing is due to the country's continuous deepening of power system reform.
It has implemented a series of reform measures, such as separating power plants from grids, separating main and auxiliary businesses, separating transmission and distribution, and competitive bidding for grid access.
It involves continuously optimizing the energy structure, increasing installed capacity, improving power transmission and transformation capabilities, and enhancing power regulation and control.
It is the ongoing poverty alleviation and rural revitalization efforts that have led to the installation of power lines to even the most remote villages, despite the financial losses incurred.
So, as a time traveler.
In 2002, Zhao Ruilong was certainly able to "have foresight" and propose a series of reform measures to help China's power system reform avoid some detours and mistakes, and become a super powerhouse in the power industry more quickly.
of course.
Zhao Ruilong only offered suggestions.
Although the purpose of the reform is to promote the healthy and long-term development of the entire power industry, to improve the production and lives of hundreds of millions of Chinese people, and to better meet the ever-increasing demand for electricity.
However, reforms that threaten the vested interests of those in power will naturally encounter enormous resistance, with many people standing up to oppose them or proposing reform plans that benefit themselves.
For example, 'separation of power plants and grids' is simple, as power plants and grids are easily separated, and it is also easy for power plants to form a competitive landscape. However, 'separation of transmission and distribution' and 'competitive bidding for grid access' are more difficult.
Just like the rapidly developing Handong, which has a huge demand for electricity but lacks abundant resources to generate electricity, while the western Sichuan and Nanyun have extremely abundant hydropower resources.
Such resource misallocation, which cannot be used rationally, naturally leads to serious waste.
But the problem is...
Hydropower stations and power transmission lines both require substantial investment.
Without a sound power system and an efficient and unified electricity market, resource waste will continue to occur.
Just like when Sichuan spent a huge sum of money to build a world-class hydroelectric power station, only to find that the electricity could not be sold and could not be consumed locally.
During the same period, Handong's booming foreign trade economy led to manufacturing growth and a huge demand for electricity, forcing it to burn coal to generate electricity at an alarming rate.
therefore.
The Dragon Kingdom wants to enable its resource-rich west to sell electricity to the east, where demand is huge, thus laying the foundation for the development of clean energy industries such as wind power and solar power.
This necessitates breaking the existing power and capital structure, eliminating local protectionism, removing industry barriers, optimizing pricing mechanisms, and standardizing electricity trading.
Good advice is easier said than done.
Putting aside other issues, in order to better develop and utilize clean energy, the approval process for new thermal power projects is very strict, and old thermal power plants that are not properly upgraded and rectified will be shut down. This directly affects local tax revenue and employment, so how can it not be opposed?
Especially in provinces rich in coal resources, coal is related to the official positions and livelihoods of countless people. From their perspective, they would love for coal to be in short supply and for prices to soar. How could they possibly want to restrict thermal power?
If we cannot overcome the resistance to complete the reform, then what use are our suggestions, no matter how good they are?
Zhao Ruilong naturally felt increasingly uncomfortable with Zhong Xiaoai's flattery.
To avoid her continuing to make small talk, Zhao Ruilong simply exited the browser and put away his phone.
But as soon as her gaze turned to the window, to the brightly lit, bustling city, Zhong Xiaoai sighed again.
"Tianhai truly lives up to its reputation as the fastest-growing first-tier city in our Dragon Kingdom. Every time I come here, it feels different."
Zhao Ruilong suddenly wished he had a roll of duct tape to seal Zhong Xiaoai's mouth shut.
He glanced at her sideways, as if silently questioning, "Does not speaking make you mute?"
But Zhong Xiaoai clearly didn't understand Zhao Ruilong's gaze.
Instead, she mistakenly assumed that Zhao Ruilong shared the same sentiment, so she continued with her reflections:
"After joining the WTO, more and more international hot money poured into China. The economic upswing acted like a powerful stimulant, making Tianhai, a frontier city of opening up to the outside world, present a rapidly changing and prosperous development..."
Zhao Ruilong was completely speechless.
He turned to look out the window, inwardly grumbling.
I've experienced periods of economic growth myself.