With a creak, the door opened, and Wang Sicong stepped out of the room.
"Dean Wang, you're finally out! You have no idea what kind of living conditions we're in now!"
"That's right! Dean Wang, our family came here with you back then, you can't just abandon us!"
As soon as they saw Wang Sicong come out, they rushed over and surrounded him, constantly pouring out their grievances.
In fact, Wang Si had already overheard their conversation from inside the room, but he was in a precarious situation himself, so how could he possibly care about them?
"Alright! Alright! I know everyone's requests! But Chu Ran is in charge here now, and these are all Chu Ran's arrangements. He already said yesterday that the conditions here are limited, and he hopes everyone can bear with it!" Wang Sicong said in an official tone.
"Endure? But how can we endure it? Dean Wang, you have no idea! There are even rats in the room we're staying in!"
"Exactly! And it's so cold, I didn't dare to stick my head out yesterday! I couldn't sleep at all last night."
"Dean Wang, could you please talk to Xiao Li and ask him to help us resolve this?"
The group of ladies continued to complain; when had they ever suffered such humiliation?
Dean Wang was having a real headache dealing with all these gossipy women all by himself.
"Alright!" Wang Sicong suddenly raised his voice, "If you really can't stand it, then go back to H country! I won't stop you!"
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent. Why would they leave H country if they hadn't had no other choice?
Besides, they've already left, and if they go back to H country now, it's basically a dead end.
"Since no one has any objections, you can go back now!" Wang Sicong's tone softened as he saw that he had subdued them.
Seeing that there was no other way, the ladies could only disperse.
Soon it was time for breakfast again. They were given breakfast: three small steamed buns, a fried dough stick, and a cup of soy milk each.
If an ordinary person who had experienced the apocalypse received such a breakfast, they would probably be extremely grateful.
But who are these people? Every morning they eat steak or bread with caviar—a breakfast worse than what their pets eat.
Mrs. Luo looked at the soy milk and fried dough sticks on the table, her eyebrows almost twisted into a rope.
"Good heavens! What is all this? We're doing alright, but poor Jiaqi is pregnant!" Mrs. Luo sighed.
In fact, from the moment Dean Wang saw that group of ladies at the door, Mrs. Luo knew that everything was over.
She initially thought this was Azure's revenge on them, but who knew that everyone would be treated the same way.
"Old Luo, can't you think of a solution?" Mrs. Luo pulled her aside.
"What can I do now?" Mr. Luo asked, his face full of frustration.
"Mom and Dad! I'm fine!" Luo Jiaqi said, trying to smooth things over. "Soy milk and fried dough sticks are fine too!"
"You silly child! You're too easily satisfied!" Mrs. Luo affectionately patted Luo Jiaqi's head.
Compared to material deprivation, Mrs. Luo and her family were more worried about their social class decline.
"Alright! Stop arguing! If it really comes down to it, I'll go see Xiao Li this afternoon! Alright, you guys eat, I can't eat." With that, Mr. Luo turned and left.
"Hey, Lao Luo, at least eat something!" Mrs. Luo hurriedly chased after him, but Mr. Luo had already walked far away.
Mr. Luo finally arrived at Li Churan's office, and just like Mrs. Luo had been that morning, there were already quite a few people waiting at the door.
"Speaker Luo, what brings you here too?"
"Old Li, you guys are here too!"
These people were previously of a lower rank than Speaker Luo, and they were clearly surprised that Speaker Luo would also appear here.
"What's the situation inside? Is Xiao Li inside? Has anyone gone in?" Speaker Luo asked in a low voice.
"Old Liu is already inside, but we don't know how he is now!"
The group of men were all shrewd old foxes. They exchanged glances and realized the situation was far from optimistic.
Soon, someone came out.
"Old Liu, how's the situation? What did Xiao Li say?"
On the surface, they wanted to improve their living conditions, but in reality, they wanted to ask Li Churan for a corresponding position and status.
Old Liu shook his head, walked forward dejectedly, and didn't say a word. It was obvious that he hadn't gotten the result he wanted.
The remaining people looked at each other, their hearts sinking.
"Who wants to go in first?"
"You were here first, so you can go first!"
"Liu Ke, you go first!"
"You go first!"
Seeing this situation, everyone started to shirk responsibility.
"I suggest that Speaker Luo go in first! He has the highest status among us!"
Upon hearing this, the rest of the people echoed his sentiments.
"That's right, that's right! Speaker Luo, you should go in first! You have the most influence. If you can't go in, then we definitely can't!"
Since the matter had already been brought up, Luo Jiaqi's father, despite his reluctance, went inside first.
Li Churan was handling official business at her desk.
He didn't even lift his head when he heard footsteps in the room.
Although he didn't speak, his aura was incredibly powerful.
"Ahem! That Mr. Li, no, Mr. Li... I want to..."
Before Speaker Luo could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Li Churan.
"Speaker Luo, I already know the purpose of your visit today, but due to the limited resources at our base, we are truly unable to meet your demands!"
“I know you all held high positions before, but now that you’re here, you should abide by the rules here.” Li Churan knew their purpose, but he naturally wouldn’t grant their request.
This group of people has made absolutely no contribution to the base, yet they want to share in the spoils of victory—that's simply impossible.
"But Dean Wang has already promised us..."
"Whatever he promised you, it has nothing to do with me. Public matters are public matters, and private matters are private matters. You should ask him for what he promised you. Alright, Speaker Luo, I'm very busy here right now, so I won't entertain you any longer!" Li Churan dismissed him without hesitation.
Speaker Luo felt he was losing face after Li Churan had gone this far.
He had never been treated like this by a junior before; his face turned red and then pale with anger.
After a moment of hesitation, he turned and left.
When the people outside saw him come out, they quickly surrounded him. "Speaker Luo, how did it go? What did Xiao Li say?"
Speaker Luo shook his head, his face grim, and pushed them aside before heading straight for his residence.
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