Chapter 10 Meeting
"Notify all staff at the health center to attend a meeting!"
Liu Baoguo walked into the health center lobby with high spirits and his head held high, still wearing his leather shoes with a tear in them.
The entire medical staff of the health center, plus a few elderly women who clean the premises, totaled nine people.
Today is the first time Chen Yun has seen Zhao Feng up close since he was recruited to Hongri Machinery Factory more than a year ago.
The person I should be most grateful to for being able to enter the factory clinic has to pretend to be a stranger in order to avoid suspicion, and I can only see a blurry figure from afar at large meetings on weekdays.
Zhao Feng was not tall, with dark skin that shone with a healthy glow, and he looked to be about the same age as Liu Baoguo.
At the beginning of Liu Baoguo's formulaic speech, he stood at the door and whispered something to Gao Ming.
"The Provincial People's Hospital has decided to increase the necessary medical resources for our health center, including not only antibiotics but also testing equipment..."
The group that carried out the operation in the county town reaped a great harvest; they were incredibly lucky.
They encountered a situation where the Provincial People's Hospital was conducting an examination at Panshui County Hospital, and the opinion report was sent directly to the leaders of the Provincial Medical Security Bureau, bypassing the county.
After reviewing the opinion letter, the provincial leaders attached great importance to it and specially invited Liu Baoguo and Zhao Feng into their office to understand the situation.
Third-line factories were an important part of supporting the country's economic development, and the health of their employees was naturally included in this.
After carefully inquiring about the situation of the factory's health center, the leader immediately decided to revise the allocation of medical resources to local hospitals.
Moreover, the inclusion of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment mentioned by Chen Yun was highly appreciated by one of the senior leaders, who was himself a veteran TCM doctor. At the meeting, he said three times that Chen Yun was a good comrade of the Party and the country.
Based on these three sentences alone, Liu Baoguo was certain that Chen Yun was a shoo-in for this year's Outstanding Employee award.
"After a meeting, the Provincial Medical Security Bureau decided to add traditional Chinese medicine treatments to local hospitals throughout the province. I believe our health center will receive the notification in a few months."
"The comrades at the Hongri Machinery Factory Health Center dare to speak the truth. The province has given us special commendation, especially Dr. Chen Yun... Once the notice is issued to all local units, the bonus and prizes will also be delivered to Comrade Chen at the same time."
Several envious glances were directed at Chen Yun.
"Let me say a few more words..."
Liu Baoguo became more and more excited as he spoke, and he talked for a long time about the key tasks for the health center going forward.
The first, of course, is Master Niu's treatment work.
Secondly, the renovation of the second floor of the health center will also be carried out successively.
Two months later, the Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine will send people to local hospitals to conduct examinations for TCM practitioners' qualifications. Those who want to take the exam can register.
Finally... criticism was leveled against Ye Yuanjun.
Chen Yun glanced at Gao Ming, who was speaking to Zhao Feng with his head slightly lowered, and immediately noticed his upright posture.
Those who have served in the military have a different kind of temperament.
The next second, we saw Ye Yuanjun, his face ashen from being scolded... It seems it really depends on the person.
Hu thought for a long time before Liu Baoguo finally finished spitting out his saliva.
Then the factory director was invited to speak, but Liu Baoguo said everything that should be said and shouldn't be said so quickly, while Zhao Feng's speech was quite concise.
"Comrades, keep up the good work!"
After offering his final words of encouragement, Liu Baoguo waved his hand and announced the end of the meeting.
"Dr. Chen stayed at the hospital all night, so he should go home and rest early today. Dr. Ye will take over tonight."
Having just been criticized, Ye Yuanjun was then dragged out to work the night shift. He clenched his fists in anger, but the person who assigned him the work was the dean, so he couldn't even find someone to vent his anger on.
***
The rain had only just stopped when the ground dried up and there wasn't a trace of water left. The whole world seemed to have fallen back into a sweltering heat.
I left work three hours early, just in time for the hottest part of the day.
Chen Yun was sweating profusely after walking for only a few minutes when she suddenly remembered that Gao Ming had given her the umbrella in her bag yesterday.
I never used the umbrella, and I never found a chance to return it.
As she walked, the two large characters for "post office" came into view, and Chen Yun almost involuntarily walked inside.
Chen Yun's parents would write a letter to her on the first day of each month, so judging from the time, she should have arrived at the factory by now.
"Comrade, do you have any letter from Chen Yun?"
"Which unit?" The mail clerk was too busy to even look up, his hands deftly weaving through countless letters.
The post office was the busiest unit in the factory, with hundreds of letters arriving every day like snowflakes.
"Health center".
"The health center... is the surname Chen?"
Soon, the mail clerk pulled out two letters from the pile, and his eyes lit up when he saw the recipient's name.
"Dr. Chen from the health center?"
"Mm." Chen Yun smiled.
"I'm Zhao Zhiguo's girlfriend, and we are truly grateful to you for helping our master cure his illness..."
A petite woman stood up from behind the counter. Her face was thin and her lips were pale. Perhaps she had stood up too suddenly, because she swayed a few times before she could stand up.
"Be careful," Chen Yun blurted out, reaching over the counter to steady one of his arms.
"Thank you, Dr. Chen. This is an old problem of mine; I feel dizzy when I stand up."
"Pay close attention to your health. If you experience frequent dizziness, it's best to go to the local clinic for a checkup."
Due to the scarcity of resources, many people are currently going hungry, and the woman's complexion suggests she may also be malnourished.
"Thank you, Dr. Chen." The woman thanked him gratefully, then handed the letter to Chen Yun: "Just call me Xiao Xu."
Both letters came from Taicheng.
The letters from her parents were quite thin; without even tearing them open, Chen Yun could almost picture her parents frowning as they wrote them.
The other letter, addressed to Uncle Luo, was so thick that Chen Yun knew immediately upon handling it that her uncle had sent her money again.
Uncle Luo was Chen Shu's childhood friend and practically watched Chen Yun grow up.
I owe my admission to medical school to Uncle Luo, and he also helped me get a job at the Hongri Machinery Factory, away from the troubles of the city.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they are Chen Yun's second parents.
"I'll be going now."
Carefully tucking the envelope into her bag, Chen Yun picked up her umbrella, said goodbye, and left.
"Dr. Chen, please wait a moment."
Xiao Xu hurriedly said a few words to his colleague, then, carrying a bundle, went around from behind the counter to Chen Yun and pulled her to the shade of a tree by the roadside.
"Zhiguo made this thank-you gift himself, and I was planning to deliver it to him after get off work!"
The gray bundle was untied, and a small clay stove, about thirty centimeters tall, was handed to Chen Yun.
"It's so convenient to use a small stove to boil water in winter, and you can also put it indoors to keep warm..."
"Comrade Zhao Zhiguo did it himself?"
The small clay stove is very well made. It is just the right size to put a honeycomb briquette inside, and it also has an air gap, so it looks like it can also burn firewood.
The key feature is that the hole for placing the pot has two rings, one inside and one outside, so it can be used with both large and small pots.
"Zhiguo usually likes to tinker with these things, so please don't be disgusted, Dr. Chen!" Xiao Xu pushed the clay stove forward.
"You're so skillful! Others would love to buy this but can't!"
The clay stove came at just the right time. Chen Yun was on duty last night and his mind was filled with thoughts of hot pot. He was even drooling in his dreams.
The stove will definitely be accepted, and the money will be paid.
The two argued back and forth for a long time about whether or not to pay, but in the end, Xiao Xu gave in to Chen Yun's strength and symbolically accepted one yuan.
With a letter from home in hand and another good thing in hand, even the blazing sun felt familiar to Chen Yun.
I hummed a song all the way back to my dorm, put my things down, and quickly opened the letter from my parents.
The calligraphy is vigorous and powerful; it is clearly the handwriting of his father, Chen Shu.
He always reports good news and hides the bad, even something as simple as being able to eat rice is exactly the same as in the last letter.
To find out the specifics of the family situation, one can only read Uncle Luo's letters.
I opened another package and shook it, and sure enough, a ten-yuan note fell out.
Put the money in the drawer and unfold the letter.
The winds in the city are changing rapidly. At the beginning of the year, the Revolutionary Committee was arresting reactionaries everywhere, parading them through the streets, and criticizing them. But starting last month, those people seemed to have suddenly disappeared.
The female student who reported Chen Shu claimed to be a member of the Revolutionary Committee and frequently conducted surprise inspections of the Chen family in the past two years. I heard that she has recently left Taicheng.
Uncle Luo told Chen Yun to rest assured at home and that if she met a suitable partner while working diligently at the factory, she could consider getting married.
"It seems that Mom was right when she said she was in a good mood and ate two bowls of rice."
For Chen Yun, the fact that her parents were healthy and no longer suffering was a great joy.
Two years later, when the reform and opening-up policy begins, life will get better and better, and Chen Yun will be able to go home to visit his parents.
"Chen Yun is back?"
Ruanqiu's voice reached my ears from the corridor, followed by the sound of a door opening.
Are you moving today?
"I took half a day off specifically to move. The sooner I move in, the more at ease I'll feel."
Chen Yun wandered around the house for a long time but couldn't find a suitable place, so in the end she put the small clay stove by the door.
After finishing his own business, he rolled up his sleeves and went out to help.
"It's just a few pieces of clothing, no need for help."
The one who was really busy was Li Huguo, while Ruanqiu leaned against a pillar in the corridor, only playing the role of giving instructions.
Seeing that Chen Yun was about to go back into the house, he quickly waved his hand and said, "It's good that you're back early. Go to the store and look at some dishes and chopsticks. Let Li Huguo clean up the house by himself."
Li Huguo couldn't wait for Ruanqiu to leave, his tone tinged with helplessness: "I still have half a jin of meat coupons in my pocket. I'll buy some meat tonight and invite Gaoming over for dinner. I've troubled him quite a bit these past few days."
Chen Yun: "..."
In fact, Chen Yun was the one who should have treated everyone. Gao Ming helped repair the window and fix the lamp, and even mopped the floor before leaving.
I didn't look closely just now, otherwise I would have noticed that they had also covered the glass on the door frame with newspaper.
"I need to buy pots, pans, and utensils." Chen Yun frowned as she considered the few tickets she had left. "I'm afraid I'll have to wait until next month to buy them. I don't have enough tickets on hand."
The industrial vouchers I used to receive have all been exchanged for cash, and now I only have a few industrial vouchers left.
"Li Huguo!" Ruanqiu shouted into the house.
A sigh escaped first. Li Huguo put down his stool and replied weakly, "Find someone to exchange with you. There are plenty of single men in our factory with industrial vouchers."
To put it simply, a single gay man is a bachelor who only has one person to feed and no one to worry about. Industrial tickets are less useful to him than movie tickets in the factory area.
The original owner went through great lengths to exchange the tickets for money, and now... Chen Yun is going through all sorts of trouble to exchange the money for tickets.
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