At an age when others were still in college, dating, and relying on their parents to support them, Yu Ning had already graduated with a master's degree from a top-two university and earned more money than she could spend in a lifetime.
Question: Why work so hard?
Yu Ning: Thanks for asking. I want to retire early.
Then a card-drawing system appeared.
System: Save lives within the time limit. If you fail, the money you've earned will be deducted.
Yu Ning: Oh.
Yu Ning immediately handed the System over to the authorities.
Firefighters received cards that could stop time, saving people trapped in fires from certain death.
The transportation system used cards that sharply reduced speed, saving speeding drivers from crashes.
Medical researchers received cards that accelerated reactions, speeding up vaccine trials so they could save people during the pandemic before other countries did.
The people of Baihua Country grew strong and healthy, and their average life expectancy continued to rise. They devoted more of their energy and passion to developing culture, the economy, sports, and much more, ushering in an age of prosperity throughout the country.
The people of Baihua Country stood beneath their national flag: If faith had a color, it would be Baihua red.
At the Great Hall of the People in the capital, Yu Ning, who received a special state allowance, answered a reporter's question.
Reporter: Why work so hard?
Yu Ning: To retire.
The hall erupted in applause: So humble, so magnanimous, never boasting about herself.
Theme: May we live to see the prosperous age we dream of.
