I Bet on the Nation's Fate

After Li Ye finished speaking, Teacher Ke said with a smile, "Li Ye, those words of yours really sound uplifting! If I borrow them without standing on ceremony, I could use them directly as the script for my next report."

Teacher Ke worked in the education system. Whenever she gave reports, she naturally had to inspire students with the drive to "strive," and what Li Ye had just said was quite fitting.

"What need is there for you two to stand on ceremony?" Wen Qingsheng smiled, deliberately putting on a stern face as he ordered Li Ye, "Write a draft for your Auntie Ke tonight. Make sure the people listening to her report feel even more fired up and confident."

"Sure. I'll polish it up tonight and make sure Auntie Ke is satisfied."

Li Ye smiled and nodded, humbly agreeing.

But Li Zhongfa frowned and asked in confusion, "Xiao Ye! You said the Americans would shift their low-end, mid-range, and even mid-to-high-end industries overseas, and that it was irreversible. If they move all their industries away, what will their domestic workers do?"

Li Ye nodded. "From what I've observed, the Americans will retain their cutting-edge technology industries and focus their development on other high-profit sectors. We can't develop those high-profit sectors—at least, not for now."

Li Zhongfa asked in surprise, "What high-profit sectors can't we develop? Digging gold out of the moon?"

Li Ye froze for a moment, then could not help laughing. "Grandpa, who told you about digging gold out of the moon?"

Li Zhongfa said frankly, "Lots of people say so! Just a month ago, didn't that Challenger space shuttle explode? Some people said they were getting ready to go mine gold on the moon."

"No, no, Grandpa, don't listen to their nonsense."

Li Ye felt terribly