After Fang Zhi and Qian Rongrong left, Meng Qian and Zhuang Wan pushed the door open and handed Su Tao a thick stack of documents:
"Boss, this is the information for the 96 new tenants in the dormitory building. Most of them are our own employees, especially those from the Women's and Children's Hospital. However, there are also some who want to pay extra for one-bedroom and two-bedroom units to live with their families. I didn't agree immediately, so I came to ask first."
Su Tao nodded: "That's fine."
Meng Qian smiled and said, "That's good. By the way, Boss, we've had a lot more applications from Hekanglai this month, and the number of applications from Wutai has also increased dramatically. The number of applicants from these two bases is almost catching up with that from Dongyang. There are also more and more applications from other small bases."
Zhuang Wan sighed:
"On the one hand, it shows that our reputation is growing, but on the other hand, it also shows that the overall environment is very bad. Even a second-level, third-level elite base like Wutai has started to see people fleeing. You can imagine the situation of other small bases."
Meng Qian nodded. "Yes, but Dongyang is surprisingly in the best condition. Only two or three remote areas have been affected. A few days ago, zombies attacked in the middle of the night. When they reached the maternity and children's hospital, they realized they couldn't fight anymore and stopped moving forward. In the following nights, fewer and fewer zombies came. I heard they all went to attack Yuncang next door."
Zhuang Wan really didn't know about this and said in surprise:
"Zombies pick on the weak! No wonder these beasts always avoid Taoyang."
Meng Qian said: "So Dongyang was able to avoid the disaster this time, thanks to our Taoyang protective shield."
There were many people who shared her idea. Dean Guo also thought so, so much so that when he took Su Tao to the Maternal and Child Health Hospital in the afternoon, he sighed:
"It's a good thing you took over quickly. Otherwise, a few days ago, the area between Gate 2 and the maternity and children's hospital would have been a sea of blood and corpses. It wouldn't have been long before the zombies would have marched straight into the city center."
Su Tao shook her head: "No, even if it really comes to that, Major General Shi will rush back. Even if he can't save everyone, he can still get most people evacuated safely. Even if there is no Major General Shi, there will still be Adjutant Pei and the old commander. They will all make plans for you and the child."
Dean Guo felt a warm current in her heart, and her smile made the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes more distinct:
"Boss Su is clear-headed and doesn't take credit for himself. No wonder the old commander likes you. For so many years, he has been completely devoted to you and Major General Shi. Facts have proven that he has good judgment. You are the blade and the shield. The people of Dongyang are lucky to have you."
Su Tao recalled the scenes of Shi Zijin taking risks when he went out, and also recalled her "prediction", and sighed in her heart.
When will this sharp blade be sheathed? She is afraid that when she sees it again, it will have been broken and thrown into the ruins, with no one paying attention to it.
"Boss Su, you're here." Liu Panpan's voice sounded from the side.
Su Tao looked in the direction of the sound and saw that she was holding a little boy in her arms and holding another one by the hand. Her face was filled with a happy and satisfied smile, and her whole body was radiant.
Dean Guo's smile widened when he saw her: "Teacher Xiao Pan, thank you for your hard work. Yangyang, you are so old now, and you still want the teacher to hold you. Come down."
The little boy in Liu Panpan's arms not only did not get down after hearing this, but also hugged Liu Panpan's neck even tighter, with his little face pressed tightly against Liu Panpan.
Liu Panpan was so soft-hearted that she touched Yangyang's back and said to Dean Guo:
"It's okay, it's okay. The child is still young."
Dean Guo saw that she was so happy and didn't know what to say.
Su Tao couldn't help but look up at the sky, fearing that she would see a pair of red wings approaching the city.
She originally thought that Liu Panpan would just hold the child, but she didn't expect that during the dinner party in the evening, she would feed the child, coaxing him to eat one mouthful at a time, and the maternal love in her eyes was almost overflowing.
Director Miao couldn't bear to watch it any longer:
"Xiao Pan, you eat first. Let them eat by themselves. I have taught them how to use chopsticks before."
After being told twice, Liu Panpan reluctantly took Yangyang off her legs.
But as soon as Yangyang landed on the ground, he burst into tears like a bomb, hugged Liu Panpan and called for his mother.
Liu Panpan was about to cry when she heard this. She immediately picked him up again and looked apologetically at everyone, as if it was really her own child who had disturbed others.
During the entire party, Su Tao observed Liu Panpan while accepting drinks from the staff of the Maternity and Child Health Hospital and listening to their words of thanks.
During the trip, Director Miao brought a group of children from the orphanage to give Su Tao a "gift", which was actually a "portrait" of her drawn by the children. The colored crayons outlined a vaguely recognizable little girl with wings.
The little girl in the lead, who was about five or six years old, raised her head and said loudly, "We drew a fairy sister. Mother Miao said mine was the best."
The other children were a little dissatisfied and started arguing, forgetting about Su Tao, the protagonist in the painting.
Su Tao was both amused and confused, and took out the return gifts she brought for them - snacks of various flavors.
Every child in the orphanage got one. Who knew that right after they were distributed, a little girl standing closest to Su Tao opened the package, smelled it, and suddenly put it in her mouth.
Su Tao was startled and afraid that she would choke, so she quickly held her head and took the snack out of her mouth, then broke it into pieces and fed it to her a little bit while she cried.
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