chsdbacks Chapter 450: Quantity Reduced by Another 1%, Entire Hospital Laments
Chapter 450: Quantity Reduced by Another 1%, Entire Hospital Laments
The Intermediate People's Court, the Wang family.
Qin Jingru brought the dishes to the table and said with a smile, "Brother Wang Feng, Banxia, dinner's ready."
"Um."
Wang Feng, munching on a chicken leg, recounted how Yan Jiecheng and his brother went hunting in the mountains and ended up being bitten by wolves, making Qin Jingru and Lu Banxia giggle nonstop.
After dinner, the three of them were drinking tea when they heard Yan Jiekuang shout.
"A college-wide meeting is starting! A college-wide meeting is starting! Come out here and start a college-wide meeting!"
Upon hearing that another hospital-wide meeting was about to be held, Qin Jingru immediately perked up. She quickly put down her teacup and hurriedly said:
"Brother Wang Feng, Banxia, let's go, there might be a good show to watch today."
As she spoke, she quickly grabbed a stool, pulled Wang Feng's hand, and started to run outside.
He had just run outside when he turned back to Lu Banxia and said, "Banxia, quickly bring out a stool."
Seeing Qin Jingru's eagerness, Lu Banxia was also very expectant, so she grabbed a stool and went out of the room.
She had heard Qin Jingru talk about the college-wide assembly many times; it was incredibly exciting, far more exciting than watching a movie.
Seeing Qin Jingru's impatient manner, Wang Feng shook his head speechlessly. There had been few incidents in the hospital recently, and everyone in the hospital was basically behaving themselves. Did they really think it was still like before, with people fighting all the time?
"Jingru, don't worry, it's probably just the neighborhood committee coming to deliver the notice."
"Hehe, Brother Wang Feng, who cares who he is? Anyway, we'll sit in the front during the college-wide meeting. If we're late, we'll have to stand in the back."
The three arrived at the Intermediate People's Court where a plenary meeting was being held, and sure enough, they saw Director Wang and two street office staff members.
The three old men, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Fugui, stood beside Director Wang. They did not set up an octagonal table to conduct any kind of joint trial.
Upon seeing this, Qin Jingru deflated like a punctured balloon, completely listless. Wang Feng was right; these really were people from the neighborhood committee.
Before anyone else arrived, the three of them were among the first to arrive. Qin Jingru placed the stools at the front and pulled Wang Feng and Lu Banxia to sit down.
When Director Wang saw Wang Feng, he nodded slightly to him, and Wang Feng nodded back to Director Wang.
Director Wang is a division-level cadre, but Wang Feng doesn't have a good impression of her, this "King of Gai".
If nothing unexpected happens, Director Wang's call for this hospital-wide meeting must be about quantitative matters again.
Not long after Wang Feng and the others sat down, people from the courtyard gradually arrived at the conference venue. Today was Sunday, and apart from Sha Zhu and He Yushui, almost everyone in the courtyard was there.
Before long, almost everyone in the courtyard had arrived. Even Xu Damao slowly walked over from the backyard. Li Sumei was carrying a stool, but Xu Damao didn't let her help him.
When everyone in the hospital saw that it was Director Wang again, who was holding a hospital-wide meeting, their hearts skipped a beat. A bad feeling rose in their hearts, and they began to whisper among themselves, speculating.
"Sumei, over here."
When Qin Jingru saw Li Sumei, she quickly waved to her and moved her stool aside to make room for her.
Li Sumei and Xu Damao sat down next to Qin Jingru. Xu Damao offered Wang Feng a Daqianmen cigarette and said with a smile:
"Brother Wang Feng, thanks for that half chicken today. When I feel a bit better, I'll cook a couple of fancy dishes, and we'll have a good drink together."
Wang Feng took the cigarette, lit it, and smiled nonchalantly: "Brother Da Mao, it's just half a chicken. We're brothers, no need to be so polite. Brother Da Mao, how's your injury now?"
Xu Damao lit a cigarette and said with a wry smile, "The injury is almost healed, but I feel weak all over and need to rest for a while longer."
"That's good."
Standing next to Director Wang, Liu Haizhong, seeing that everyone in the courtyard had arrived, said obsequiously to Director Wang, "Director Wang, everyone has arrived."
Director Wang nodded, looked at the crowd below, and gestured for them to stop.
"Everyone, please be quiet."
After everyone in the courtyard quieted down, Director Wang announced loudly, "The reason for holding this hospital-wide meeting today is to inform everyone of something."
"Director Wang, what's wrong? Has the quota been reinstated? If it's not reinstated, our family won't be able to survive!" Jia Zhangshi cried out.
"Yes, Director Wang, has the quota been restored? Did you come to inform us?"
"Director Wang, my son is so thin he's practically skin and bones. You're the director of the neighborhood committee, please help us think of a solution. If this continues, we'll really starve to death."
"Quiet down, all of you."
Director Wang shouted, and everyone in the courtyard fell silent instantly. Director Wang stared coldly at Jia Zhangshi and shouted again:
"Zhang Xiaohua, do you want to go back to the countryside? If you do, I'll arrange for someone to send you back tomorrow."
Upon hearing that she was to be sent back to the countryside, Jia Zhangshi immediately waved her hands anxiously:
"No, no, no, Director Wang, I don't want to go back to the countryside. It's just that my family is having a really tough time right now, and I'm in a hurry."
Director Wang shouted, "If you don't want to go back to the countryside, then shut up! I haven't finished speaking, why are you interrupting?"
"From now on, anyone who interrupts me before I've finished speaking will have to clean toilets for a month."
As she spoke, she glanced around at the crowd below, and seeing that no one dared to interrupt, she then spoke loudly:
"I'm here today to hold a hospital-wide meeting to announce some important news. First and foremost, it concerns the issue of quantitative analysis."
When everyone in the courtyard heard that it really was a quota issue, they became extremely nervous, fearing that the quota would be reduced again.
Seeing that no one dared to interrupt, Director Wang continued, "Due to the current tight food supply in the country, starting next week, the ration will be reduced by another 10%."
"what?"
"Director Wang, this won't do! We're already struggling to survive, and now the rations are being reduced by another 10%! We simply can't live!"
"Yes, Director Wang, the rations can't be reduced any further! If they are, our whole family will starve!"
At this point, Jia Zhangshi couldn't care less about anything else and started shouting as well.
"We can't live like this! We can't live like this! They're even reducing our rations! Isn't this going to kill us?"
Director Wang gestured for everyone to quiet down before letting out a sigh and speaking loudly:
"I know everyone is going through a tough time right now, but the whole country is facing difficulties. Everyone is tightening their belts. I believe that we will eventually overcome these difficulties and get through this crisis."
"During this period, I hope that everyone in the hospital can help each other. Families with better financial means should take the initiative to help families with more difficult circumstances. As long as we work hard to overcome the difficulties, I believe that these difficult days will soon pass."