Although Nie Rong had already arranged his itinerary to officially visit the Mainland on a public schedule starting May 4th, he was not actually eager to go. According to Liang Lisheng's feedback, he would only be received by provincial-level officials, not state-level ones.
The military in the South China Sea was not on the reception list either. In his view, the protocol for the reception was simply a bit too low.
However, after being forcefully ousted from the management by his son, Nie Rong had gradually found the joys of retirement, moving from initial humiliation, anger, and resentment to a new contentment. Not only had he taken up bird-keeping like Liang Lisheng, but he also frequently played with Zhuifeng.
Chapter 252