After hearing this, Lu Yuan suddenly realized what was going on, quickly breathed a sigh of relief, and then nodded as if nothing had happened.
"Good heavens, I almost got dragged into it. I didn't expect the old man's actions to be so infuriating to his subordinates. However..."
I totally agree. The reactions below show that these people are truly beyond redemption. Let them continue as they always have been! At least we need to change their tempers and personalities.”
Xiao Shan nodded slightly, and by the end of the conference, everyone's face was filled with helplessness.
Then, as the old man left, the people gathered around the blackboard in front of him, reading it one by one before leaving, and then the next person would continue reading.
And so, even as evening approached, Lu Yuan could still see many people lingering in front of the large blackboard, reluctant to leave.
The next morning, long queues had already formed at the locations where workers had been recruited.
Many people had already lined up here overnight to wait for their assignments.
After all, the sooner you accept a mission, the sooner you'll get food.
However, there was only one team, and they couldn't start work until after 9:30 in the morning. This inefficiency angered everyone, and the queue had stretched for hundreds of meters.
But there was only that one table, and there was still no one from the HR department at the recruitment site.
"What's going on? Weren't you supposed to start recruiting this morning? Why aren't they here yet?"
"Yes, we haven't had breakfast yet, and we didn't eat dinner last night either. It's almost noon, when are they coming?"
"Oh dear, how can we have the energy to work if we don't eat enough? We still have to go to District Three later. Needless to say, that place is extremely dangerous. Are we going to starve to death if we don't eat our fill?"
"Who says otherwise? I'm so hungry my heart is pounding like crazy. Can anyone give me some food? I'll share some with him later."
"What are you thinking? Who has any food left at home these days? It's all been taken away long ago."
Lu Yuan stood not far away, watching quietly, but he did not take the initiative to go forward.
He was observing these people's behavior, waiting until they became increasingly angry so that they would be more grateful when he appeared to solve the problem.
Originally, Lu Yuan planned to set up more tables and send people over to deliver the tasks as soon as possible, but he was stopped by the old man when he went out.
The old man looked into the distance with a smile on his face, seemingly having already made up his mind.
"If you go there now, they definitely won't be grateful to you. Just let them waste their time little by little. Don't worry, these people will definitely come to this place to find you!"
Lu Yuan turned his head to look at the old man in surprise.
The other person was wearing a black trench coat, a hat, a gray scarf, and a cane, and looked very confident.
Of course, apart from the fact that the old man didn't want to wear sunglasses indoors, which was a little strange, there weren't any other major problems.
"They'll come looking for me themselves?"
"Hmm, they'll probably come to find me in person. I think they'll come to my door to yell at me!"
After thinking for a moment, Lu Yuan shook his head.
"Insult you? It shouldn't be that bad. They ate our food and used our food, and then they come over and insult us? Would they dare to do that? Wouldn't that be a bit too unethical?"
The old man gave a cold laugh.
"Do you think these people will still feel grateful after the apocalypse? If you give him a bite to eat now, he might feel grateful, but if you feed him for a month, he will take it for granted."
Now that you're not feeding him, you're his enemy! So, to them, we're just a free ATM. People who want to withdraw money without depositing it really need to learn what it means to have no free lunch!
After saying that, the old man turned his head to look at the lunch being prepared in the room.
"Don't go over there before noon. Let's have a good lunch today and make them all wait!"
Seeing the old man's attitude, Lu Yuan was stunned.
He turned to look at Xiaoshan and found that she seemed to have accepted this fact.
"You also think this is the right thing to do?"
Xiao Shan nodded vigorously.
"Yes, doing this might cause some problems, but at least it will make these people realize that we are not free ATMs, and they have to work hard to earn a good life for themselves!"
"Well, it seems you all think about the same thing, right?"
Lu's mother and Xiaoshan's mother came out of the kitchen and wiped their still slightly damp hands on their scarves.
“We also think the old man is right. At this point, we can give him some food, which is more than enough. Why should they treat us like a sucker? When we are willing to give them food, they should be grateful. If they don’t even have that gratitude, why should we give them food?”
"That's right. We've been good people for so many years, and look at what we've ended up with. So it's hard to be a good person. Let's be the kind of people who ask for something in return. We can't be good people, but we can't be bad people either. At least we can live with ourselves, and let their consciences be at peace too!"
Seeing that everyone in the family had this attitude, Lu Yuan couldn't help but grin.
Wasn't this exactly the effect he wanted a long, long time ago?
However, back then, the people in my family were always so simple and kind-hearted.
Thinking that they must put others down just because they are doing well, they have survived for so many years, which is why so many people see them as easy targets and, instead of being grateful, hate them.
Yesterday's nationwide mobilization meeting, in particular, truly revealed their true colors.
The people below reacted vehemently when they heard that they would no longer be given free food.
Especially when they see their reaction to those who are unemployed and unwilling to work, it's truly disheartening.
"Alright, in that case, let's start working according to our original plan from now on, at least to get the people here to the right mindset."
The apocalypse has inflicted immense psychological damage on humanity. Before the apocalypse, people likely wouldn't have had this attitude. However, after so many years of apocalyptic events, it seems everyone has come to regard selfishness as instinct!
Lu Yuan shook his head and sighed, silently warning himself.
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