Wang Xiaolan and a few others were chatting with the old man.
There was a knock on the door.
Liu Pei opened the door.
A middle-aged man stood outside the door.
"Is Dr. Wang Xiaolan here?"
"She's here, come in and talk!"
"I won't come in. Please ask Doctor Wang to come out."
Liu Pei turned his head and said, "Little sister, someone is looking for you."
Wang Xiaolan hurried forward to meet him.
"Who are you?"
"I'm the director of the hospital's logistics department. My last name is Cui, so you can just call me Lao Cui!"
"Hello, what can I do for you?"
"The dean has specially approved the allocation of an apartment for you."
"What? Assign me housing? I'm not a formal employee of your hospital. How can you assign me housing? Did you make a mistake?"
"You're not mistaken. This is the dean's approval." Director Cui showed her a note.
Wang Xiaolan took the note, took a closer look, and said, "I'm glad it's correct. The dean is so enthusiastic, it makes me feel embarrassed."
"Come with me to see the house now!"
"All right!"
As she spoke, Wang Xiaolan turned around and asked, "Do you want to go with me to look at houses?"
Liu Pei said, "Let Zhao Lihan go! We won't be the third wheel."
"Brother-in-law, Zhao Lihan and I are already an old married couple."
"A short absence makes the heart grow fonder!"
As he spoke, he pushed Zhao Lihan and winked, "Why don't you go? I've seen that you're itching inside."
It made everyone laugh.
…
Wang Xiaolan and Zhao Lihan arrived at a newly built staff housing complex. Only a few families were hammering away at the floor, and many houses were still empty.
There were several women at the gate of the compound, and they saw Director Cui leading Wang Xiaolan and Zhao Lihan.
"Director, come and look at the house!"
"Yes! It was specially approved by the dean."
"What? Could he be a relative of the dean?"
"What are you talking about? It has such a bad influence."
After saying that, he waved his hand and led Wang Xiaolan and her husband towards the new house without looking back.
Wang Xiaolan felt very unhappy after listening to the conversation between Director Cui and that woman.
"Director Cui, it seems everyone is sensitive when it comes to housing allocation."
"Yes! We've held countless workers' congresses about this house, but we just can't come up with a plan."
Wang Xiaolan wondered, "Does a meeting even need to be held to discuss a house?"
"Doctor Wang, you don't know, housing is extremely tight in our hospital. It's common for a family of five or six to live in one room. Finding a house is harder than finding a partner. If you have a partner but no house, you can't get married. When the staff saw the hospital building new buildings, they were all coveting them. Some even skipped work and came to sit in my office."
He sighed repeatedly when he said this.
"Your housing is so tight, if you allocate a unit just for me, others will object. I'd rather not give up."
"Your house was specially approved by the dean."
"Isn't this embarrassing for you? I'd rather not argue with you. I'm alone, and living in a dormitory is fine."
Director Cui pointed at Zhao Lihan.
"Look, your lover is here too, and it's not convenient for him to live in a dormitory. He finally came to the city, and we can't let him go back to the countryside right away!"
Wang Xiaolan glanced at Zhao Lihan, raised her eyebrows, and curled up the corners of her mouth slightly.
"For a farmer, walking a few miles is nothing; it's a common occurrence."
Zhao Lihan looked at Wang Xiaolan with a dark face and thought, "Isn't she trying to drive me away?" He stared at her unhappily.
Wang Xiaolan knew that he was looking at her, so she deliberately looked away.
At this time, they had arrived in front of a house and urged the director to find a key from a bunch of keys to open the door.
When they walked into the room, they saw that the walls were snow-white, the windows were glass, and the floor was covered with a small amount of cement. Based on these points, this house could be considered luxurious.
The room already had some simple furniture: a bed, a desk, a dining table, and a long wooden bench.
No wonder everyone is staring at this house.
Director Cui asked, "Are you satisfied?"
"Very satisfied."
"I brought these furniture from the warehouse specially. Look, they're all brand new. Your treatment surpasses even that of our dean. Our dean's family of six only has two rooms, and you have two rooms all to yourself."
"Director Cui, I still don't want this house. I don't want to embarrass you."
"Just stay here and relax! The county magistrate has spoken, and no one dares to say no."
Wang Xiaolan was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to do.
"Doctor Wang, please pack up and you can move in today. I won't disturb you anymore. I'm leaving now."
After seeing Director Cui off, Wang Xiaolan returned to the room and saw Zhao Lihan cleaning.
"Li Han, you are injured. Sit down and rest! Let me do it."
Zhao Lihan joked, "Farmers are used to working hard, so a small injury is nothing to worry about."
"Well, you still hold a grudge and are narrow-minded."
As he said this, he pulled his elbow.
"Ouch! Wife, it hurts."
When Wang Xiaolan heard this, she remembered his injuries and quickly rolled up his sleeves to see a large bruise. She then lifted up his clothes on the back and saw that his back was also covered with scars.
She said accusingly, "You're already in this state, and you're still holding on."
"As long as my wife is okay, it's worth it if I get hurt a little."
"It's such a deep wound, and you still say it doesn't hurt? I don't believe your lies."
"Wife, it doesn't hurt. It's all thanks to that old man who collected herbs. He saved me and gave me some Chinese medicine. I feel much better now."
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