Soon, the first wave of residents rushed out of the community and arrived at the relief point.
"Please do not crowd, please line up in an orderly manner." Seeing everyone rushing forward, Feng Xinran quickly reminded the crowd and took the initiative to maintain order.
She stood at the front of the crowd, gently waving her hands to guide everyone to line up in order.
Seeing that there weren't many people arriving, and with a group of men who looked intimidating staring intently at them, the crowd didn't dare to cause trouble and obediently lined up in queue.
After all, they arrived first, so they have an advantage whether they queue or not.
While waiting in line, everyone started having a lively discussion.
"I knew it! I knew President Chen was a great man. The natural disaster has been going on for so long, but the government has been indifferent. It's all thanks to President Chen!"
"That's right, President Chen is the pride of Anping!"
"However, I heard that Chen Yu is illegally possessing firearms..."
"Shut up! How dare you call Mr. Chen by his name? Brothers, get him!"
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"Stop!" Chen Yu shouted sharply, his voice booming like thunder through the crowd, instantly silencing all the noise and conflict. Chen Yu slowly stepped out from the crowd, his gaze sharp and profound, sweeping over everyone present as if examining their very souls.
"In the face of natural disasters, we should unite as one and help each other, instead of turning against each other and fighting over trivial matters!"
Chen Yu's words were forceful and resonant, each word striking the hearts of everyone like a heavy hammer.
As he spoke, he walked up to the young man who had been pushed to the ground, reached out his hand, and helped him up.
"Are you alright?" Chen Yu asked with concern.
The young man quickly shook his head: "It's okay, I'm fine, Mr. Chen, I... I shouldn't have questioned you just now."
After speaking, the young man lowered his head in shame. He had just questioned Chen Yu in public, but Chen Yu not only did not blame him, but also repaid evil with kindness, stopped the crowd from assaulting him, and cared about him so much. What kind of spirit is this?
Chen Yu patted the young man's shoulder gently and laughed, "I'm not a saint, so why can't I be questioned?"
As Chen Yu spoke, he turned to look at everyone and said solemnly, "Everyone, you must remember that each of you has the right to question anyone. Living in this world, we should all humbly accept the questions of others. In this world, there are only two kinds of people who cannot be questioned: saints and demons!"
"I don't consider myself to have reached the level of a saint. If I'm not a saint, and if I can't be questioned, wouldn't I become a devil?"
Everyone shook their heads upon hearing this.
"Hehe, that's right. I'm just an ordinary person, and I make mistakes too. I welcome everyone to question me and supervise me," Chen Yu said with a smile.
"Clap clap clap~" Loud applause rose and fell, the crowd was excited, and their eyes were full of admiration as they looked at Chen Yu.
Chen Yu gestured for everyone to stop, then instructed Lin Ping, "Old Lin, distribute the grain to the villagers!"
"Clap clap clap~" The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause once again, which lasted for a long time.
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"What? Are you kidding me? Two ounces of rice per person? What are you going to do with that? And it's moldy rice, even a dog wouldn't eat it!"
As the distribution of grain began and grain quotas were released, the crowd erupted in uproar, with many shouting angrily.
"Gentlemen, with the extreme cold and natural disasters upon us, every grain of food is hard-won! Even in our Anping, there are hundreds of thousands of disaster victims waiting for relief. Although my Tianyu Group is quite large, its capabilities are ultimately limited. It is already quite remarkable that we have been able to do this much. If you take too much, what will happen to the others?" Chen Yu explained to everyone.
"I don't care! Chen Yu, don't forget, you were raised in Anping, you grew up on the charity of many families, and you keep saying you want to repay your hometown. Is this how you repay it?"
"You're so rich, and you're doing disaster relief? You're giving us this moldy, rotten rice, and such a small amount at that. Do you have any conscience?"
Some people disagreed and questioned Chen Yu loudly.
They completely forgot that just minutes before, they were applauding Chen Yu's tolerance and kindness, cheering for his great love, and admiring his leadership and humanitarian spirit.
"I'm sorry, everyone, this is like the end of the world, and my personal abilities are really limited," Chen Yu explained again. "Of course, if anyone feels that this food is not enough, they can exchange their labor for more food."
"Heh, the fox's tail has been revealed, hasn't it? In the end, he's still a disgusting capitalist!" someone sneered mockingly.
Some people, having seen the reality, asked with trepidation: "Mr. Chen, what exactly do you mean by exchanging labor for food? I'm willing to work hard as long as I can get more food to feed my family."
Chen Yu nodded, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes: "Very good, I am glad to see that everyone is willing to face the difficulties together. The specific plan is as follows: we will set up several temporary work areas near Tianyu Group at the foot of Shiban Mountain, including clearing snow, cutting down trees under the snow, and building temporary shelters. For each certain amount of work completed, we will evaluate it according to the difficulty and time taken, and then give the corresponding amount of food as compensation."
Could you be more specific?
"Hehe, I can't say for sure right now, but I guarantee that as long as you work hard, each of you can easily get 2 jin of grain per day," Chen Yu said confidently.
"Hey~tui~!"
"You capitalist bastard, I really underestimated how heartless you are! You make us work for you and only give us two pounds of grain? Who are you insulting?"
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