Veteran Cadre Bureau.
When Director Geng heard that the senior leaders had agreed, he had nothing to worry about and of course he readily agreed.
The director of the hospital is the best hospital in Yuezhou. Building good relationships with him is also a valuable relationship resource. Everyone will have headaches and fevers in the future.
But the problem is that the Veteran Cadre Bureau is rather special. The old men and women here are of high rank and are full of a sense of justice (actually they are just idle). When they heard that Xiyuan was going to be sold, they refused to agree.
As a result, after a few old men got the news, they kicked open the door of the director's office and rushed in aggressively.
This kind of weird thing can only happen in the Veteran Cadre Bureau, because the people being served are all the bosses.
"Xiao Geng, what's going on? I heard you want to sell Xiyuan to someone?"
The leader was a white-haired old man who enjoyed the treatment of a deputy-department-level official before his retirement. Behind him were three or four younger old men, all of whom looked angry.
"That's right. Xiyuan is state property. How can you sell it to a private individual? You're making a mistake."
"Uncle Huang, Uncle Zhang, Uncle Zheng, please forgive me. This is something that was approved by District Li Shorthand. How could I dare to do this? If I dared, I would definitely ask you for your permission first."
Geng Renxing quickly begged for mercy. Being the director of the Veteran Cadre Bureau was a very frustrating job. No one dared to offend him. Everyone was his boss. In fact, he was no different from the eunuch chief in the palace.
"Oh, did Li Shorthand approve it?"
Now the old men were all thinking, maybe there were some twists and turns here that they were not aware of. If they offended this powerful leader, their children would be in trouble.
Everyone who comes out of the government is a "mentor master." How could there be a late-stage straight male cancer patient like Hai Rui? Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to survive in the government for so many years.
When Director Geng saw that the arrogance of these old guys had been dispelled, he quickly took a soft approach.
"But Li Suji said that the garden can be sold, but how it is sold is up to us, the Veteran Cadres Bureau. You veteran leaders can all offer your opinions, whether it's for money or something else?"
"Really? You want us to decide for ourselves?"
Sure enough, Director Geng immediately diverted the old men's thoughts. Originally, they wanted to discuss the topic of whether it could be sold, but now it became a question of "what do you want".
Director Geng pointed at Dean Gu and Chen Xia sitting on the sofa and said with a smile, "Look, the young man who wants to buy a house is this one. This is Comrade Gu Wei, the director of the New People's Hospital."
How could these old guys not recognize Gu Wei? They were just busy "arguing" and didn't see him.
"Hey, isn't this Xiao Gu? Why do you want to buy a house?"
Dean Gu quickly stood up and said respectfully, "Deputy Commissioner Zhao, how can I afford to buy a house? This is my son-in-law who wants to buy a garden."
Old man Zhao narrowed his triangular eyes and glanced at him sideways with a malicious look, "Who is your son-in-law? Where does he get his money?"
Chen Xia quickly replied, "Grandpa, I'm the head of the General Affairs Department of the Fourth Hospital. It's not me who's rich, it's my grandfather. He fled to Hong Kong after 1949. Now we've recognized each other, haven't we? Isn't his money my eldest grandson's?"
This reason is so reasonable and logical that it leaves people speechless.
Not to mention a few retired old men, even Director Geng suddenly realized: "So that's how it is, there is a Hong Kong grandfather, it's really good."
Dean Gu quickly came to his son-in-law's rescue: "Everyone can raise any requests. This is a good opportunity to take down the local tyrants."
Haha, everyone laughed and the atmosphere became relaxed.
The old men discussed it for a while, and then went to "Deputy Commissioner Zhao" to put forward their own request:
"Ahem, you all know this West Garden, it covers an area of 5 mu, with a garden and a small villa. The price is not cheap. If you give 3,000 or 5,000, it's meaningless. But if you give tens of thousands, we old guys can't use it, right?
So since your grandfather is in Hong Kong, can you help us get some imported medicine? Like that thing? ..."
An old man next to him reminded: "Norfloxacin."
"Yes, norfloxacin. This medicine is great. Whether we have diarrhea or chronic bronchitis, it has a very good anti-inflammatory effect. There are not many left in the agency's medical office. If you can help us get some, this garden will be yours!"
When Dean Gu heard the conditions, he felt relieved. He thought that his son-in-law was a drug dealer, so it wouldn't be difficult to get it, except that it was a bit expensive. During the cholera outbreak, this norfloxacin pill was worth 50,000 yuan.
This Xiyuan can't be worth 50,000 yuan at all, it's a sky-high price.
But when Chen Xia heard this, he was delighted. It was like a flood that washed away the Dragon King Temple. If he had to pay money, he would still feel a little sad, but taking the cheapest norfloxacin was like a piece of cake.
But he couldn't agree so easily. It's like when you go to buy antiques and the seller asks for 50,000 yuan. You say it's too expensive and ask if you can sell it for 500 yuan. The seller then says, "Take it!"
What will the buyer think? Will he feel like he's lost 500 yuan? He'll be reluctant to accept the contract, and those who are more difficult to deal with will even try to find some problems and cancel the contract.
So if Chen Xia agrees now, these cunning old guys will definitely regret it and think they sold it too cheaply. Then they will make other messy demands. Will he agree or not?
Anyway, old people are thick-skinned enough and can definitely do it.
"Old leader, this pill of norfloxacin costs at least 50,000 yuan. Isn't that too expensive? Although Xiyuan is beautiful, it's not worth the price."
Several old men nearby were coughing, obviously feeling embarrassed.
Old Man Zhao asked, "Then tell me, how much is appropriate? I'm warning you, if you can't pass this test, you won't be able to buy this garden."
Chen Xia was in a dilemma. After thinking it over, he said, "How about 8,000 pills? I paid 40,000 yuan for a garden, and I'm losing money. I won't take it if it's any more expensive."
Before Chen Xia could finish, several old men nearby agreed in unison: "Okay, it's settled. No one is allowed to regret it."
In fact, the bottom line they had just negotiated was 5,000 norfloxacin tablets, but now the buyer himself said it was 8,000 tablets, so they would make a lot of money. The old men looked very happy and delighted.
Director Geng looked at Chen Xia and thought he was a fool. He bought a shabby garden for 40,000 yuan. Wouldn't it be better to hide it in the bank and earn the interest?
Dean Gu was calm and composed, already thinking about what flowers and vegetables to plant in the West Garden.
The two sides negotiated the conditions and reached an agreement. At the same time, Director Geng reported to Secretary Li. When he heard that Chen Xia spent 8,000 imported medicine pills in exchange for a West Garden, he nodded and agreed readily.
Everyone was still thinking: "Look at this, what a loser."
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