Capital Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Dean Shen asked with some emotion: "Alas, I knew your family was leaving, but I didn't expect you to leave so hastily and so quickly."
Lin Kucan smiled. He was a rather easy-going person, and he took things one step at a time.
But he was a smart man. He knew that his youngest son's eagerness for him and his family to leave was definitely not groundless. He must have a deeper meaning behind it. After all, his youngest son was at a much higher level than him and could see further.
Lin Kucan is different from other stubborn old men. His advantage is that he listens to advice and has enough food to eat.
"Old Shen, I'm old and can't do that any more. I'll listen to my son and do whatever he says."
Dean Shen looked at Lin Sanqi with a complicated expression:
"Xiao Qi, are you really pessimistic about the future of the country? Or have you heard some rumors?"
Lin Sanqi would lie to outsiders, but he would tell the truth in front of his godfather:
"Uncle Shen, I am full of confidence in the future of our country. I believe that one day our goal of catching up with the UK and the US will definitely come true. As your leader said, the road ahead is bright, but the road ahead is bumpy."
"Then you still..."
"However, the road is bumpy. We have to cross the river by feeling the stones. It is inevitable that we will be flooded in the middle. But for the whole country, we can always start over. If one road is blocked, the worst that can happen is that we have to cross the river by feeling the stones again. At worst, we will choke on the water a few times, but it will not change the historical trend.
But for individuals caught in the whirlwind of history, unless they possess immense perseverance, strength, and luck, the average person will be left behind, ruthlessly crushed by history, with no chance for a fresh start. Not everyone can experience three ups and downs.
So for ordinary people like us, pursuing benefits and avoiding harm is the best option. I don't care what the future holds. For now, I want to ensure that I and my family can live safely and have a safe place to stay. This is what matters most. People still have to be a little selfish."
Dean Shen laughed and scolded:
"Your words are so confusing, I don't understand. I'm different from you. I think difficulties are temporary, and the future is bright. We overcame such hardships during the revolution, so there's no reason why we can't overcome the difficulties we're facing now."
Lin Sanqi sighed inwardly and didn't want to talk about this topic any more. If he talked too much, it would just end in 404.
"Uncle Shen, I really hope I'm wrong, but whether we go abroad or not doesn't affect our family's Chinese roots. Haha."
In fact, what Lin Sanqi was thinking was that if a storm really came in a few years, it would be easy for him to get rid of Dean Shen by then. It would just depend on whether he was stubborn or not.
Dean Shen then took out a document and showed it to Lin Sanqi:
"My superiors have already spoken to me in secret. This is the list of people I've drawn up for dismissal, and your entire family is on it. Old Lin, if this list is released, there's no turning back for your family."
The capital's household registration and food supply are all gone..."
Speaking of this, Dean Shen himself laughed:
"With this freak like Xiao Qi here, you guys will definitely not be hungry or cold in Hong Kong. Haha, I was just worrying too much."
Lin Kucan thought to himself that there were still 20 million US dollars in the Xiangjiang account. Even if he didn't rely on his youngest son, the rental of his small high-rise building and the bank deposits were enough for him to live a worry-free life.
"When are you planning to leave?"
Lin Sanqi glanced at his calm father and said with a smile:
"I want to first let the whole family travel around China, especially let my two nephews and nieces see the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland, so that they will remember the motherland and not be assimilated into the banana people after going to Hong Kong.
Afterwards, we returned to our hometown in Huadu to pay respects to our ancestors and then left the country directly through Bao'an County. If nothing unexpected happens, it will probably be 20 years before we return to the capital again. The most we can do in between is visit relatives in Huadu."
Dean Shen was curious again:
"You left with the approval of your superiors, and the procedures are legal. You can come back at any time. How can it be 20 years later?"
Lin Sanqi thought, maybe not 20 years, but at least we have to wait until that great man came to power in 1978. That’s 17 years in total, what a huge change.
At noon that day, the Chinese Medicine Hospital posted the third batch of city clearance personnel list.
All five regular employees of Lin Kucan's family were included in the layoff list, including their family members. Except for Lin Sanqi who worked at the Infectious Disease Hospital, the whole family was present.
This news spread quickly throughout the Chinese medicine hospital like explosive news.
Firstly, Lin Kucan came to Beijing as a nationally renowned Chinese medicine doctor. His medical skills were absolutely top-notch in Chinese medicine hospitals. Logically, it should not have been his turn.
Moreover, Lin Kucan is usually a kind person and never argues with others. He is a good guy.
The key point is that he has a very talented little son who is the director of an infectious disease hospital. However, all these old Chinese medicine practitioners with good background and medical skills were laid off. This scared many people.
More people are sighing.
Li Jingming from the orthopedics department and Lin Kucan are both from Huadu and their families have a very good relationship, so he was the first to come.
At this time, Lin Kucan was packing up his medical tools. A group of people gathered at the door, pointing and talking, and he looked very miserable.
Li Jingming's defenses were broken at once, and he rushed into the clinic, holding Lin Kushen's hand with tears on his face:
"Lao Lin, why were you dismissed? This shouldn't be the case. When we came to Beijing, our leaders promised us that we would only treat patients and save lives, and that nothing else would concern us. Why is this happening now?"
Lin Kucan patted his old friend's hand:
"Don't think too much. Some things are beyond our control. Look, I'm old now. It's good for me to go back to my hometown and show my filial piety to my parents while they are still around."
"But, but if you go back to your hometown, how will your family survive without food? We don't even have the opportunity to farm in our hometown."
Both of them are city people. If they return to their hometown in an ignominious way, they can forget about getting a good job and end up having to shovel manure in the residential community.
Lin Kucan patted Li Jingming on the shoulder and took the opportunity to whisper in his ear:
"How can we Dongguang people starve to death? If it really doesn't work, we can just go across the ocean to make a living. I have medical skills, so I can make a living anywhere."
When Li Jingming heard this, he felt relieved because this method really worked.
People in the south, especially those in Zhejiang, Hujian, and Guangdong and Guangxi, who can no longer make ends meet in their hometowns, will risk going abroad to work illegally, wash dishes, or pick up garbage, and will try their best to survive no matter what.
Compared with northerners, they are much more flexible. Otherwise, those laid-off workers in the old industrial base in Northeast China in the 1990s would rather leave their whole family with only a bag of medicine and a piece of rope than think of selling their houses and taking the risk to go to the south to work?
Even if you go to the south to beg, you can always survive. Beggars can make a little money and build a house in their hometown.
The tragic experience of the Lin family quickly spread to the Gege Mansion, which made the neighbors a little confused.
Hou Daya looked at the Lin family's gate, puzzled:
"Hey, don't you think this is weird? Lin Laoguang and his family are going to be kicked out? I haven't heard any rumors before."
Matchmaker Wang was also a little surprised:
"That shouldn't be the case. The Lin family's youngest son has become the dean. As for the chief minister, at most he can be transferred from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital to the Infectious Disease Hospital. He won't be dismissed, right?"
The Belle snorted lightly:
"In our hospital, Lin Laoguang's family usually has the best food and clothing. They must have been caught doing something shameful behind the scenes by their superiors. They deserve it."
Hou Daya is usually very hard on the mark, but she still has a soft heart at critical moments:
"Oh, the Lin Laoguang family has been expelled and sent back to their hometown. Life is not easy for them. The superiors are too cruel. Even if they don't have any merits, they have worked hard, right?"
The old man was the type to kick someone when they were down, blurting out sarcastic remarks:
"It's like the saying goes, 'The higher you praise someone, the harder they fall.' How wonderful it is for our family to live in peace and contentment, eating two steamed buns for each meal."
The elderly couple Lin Kucan and Jin Caifeng already lived in Dongmianhua Hutong, and the only two families left in the Gege Mansion were Lin Gancao and Lin Duzhong.
Lin Gancao is an honest man. His younger brother told him not to take anything with him, and that everything, including quilts, clothes, and furniture, could be given away. So he really planned to take nothing with him, and just take some books and small souvenirs.
Lin Duzhong and Pei Xuehua were busy packing bags of all sizes. They were reluctant to throw this away and couldn't throw that away. They were so busy that the whole place was in chaos and dust was flying everywhere.
Meanwhile, Lin Sanqi had already left early, using the excuse of going to Hong Kong to scout ahead. (End of this chapter)
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