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The two employees on duty looked at each other.
One of them stood up and replied: "Mr. Qi, this has always been the case in the community. Didn't you say before that we should do the designated things at the designated time..."
Xu Liang was silent for a few seconds and almost lost his temper like last time in the meeting room.
Finally I held back.
The philosophy that Yian adheres to is different from Tongxin’s, and change will not happen overnight.
After calming herself down again, Xu Liang didn't say much for the time being. She just asked them to retrieve the basic information and physical conditions of all the elderly people in the community, saying that she needed to know.
Although the two did not know what Qi Yu intended to do, they still did as he said.
One of them was printing documents, and Xu Liang followed the other to the elderly people's room, wanting to get close to these elderly people and ask them to come out for some activities.
Starting from the room closest to the service station, Xu Liang walked in front.
When I entered, the caregiver was sitting at the door, looking at his phone as if no one was around, and laughing at the content on the screen.
Three elderly people in the room sat on their beds, either in a daze or fiddling with the smart bracelets on their hands.
Seeing Qi Yu come in, the nurse's movements froze noticeably, his smile froze on the corner of his mouth. He quickly turned off his phone and stood up angrily: "Mr. Qi."
Xu Liang didn't respond, but asked the people around him, "How many elderly people does one caregiver take care of?"
The man quickly replied, "Usually, there's one caregiver for ten elderly people. There are special cases, too. For those who are completely unable to take care of themselves, there's a one-to-one ratio. For those who are slightly better off, there's one caregiver for six to eight."
It's almost the standard, but there are very few elderly people here who are completely unable to take care of themselves, so it's basically one to ten.
Xu Liang's gaze returned to the caregiver, and he asked jokingly, "Are these moments of 'free time' common in the community?"
The nurse and the receptionist were both slightly stunned, knowing that the words were directed at them. The receptionist pursed her lips and didn't dare to respond.
The activity bell rang at the right time. Xu Liang did not continue to question him. He turned aside and asked the nurse to take the old man to the activity room.
Given the opportunity to escape, the caregiver naturally didn't dare to stay for a moment.
Xu Liang walked behind them. Almost everyone in the room came out, except for a few bedridden elderly people.
She saw that the elderly were like machines that were going to complete a task, some were happy, some were unhappy. After the caregivers had walked in, they would sit on the benches and wait for the elderly to finish their activities after all the elderly had entered the activity room.
There was no communication throughout the whole process.
There are seven activities open today. Some extroverted elderly people actively invite others to join, while some introverted elderly people quietly wait in line at the back.
Everyone here seems to have gotten used to this way of doing things.
Except Heo Kyung.
She could only feel that there was an invisible distance between these elderly people, and between the elderly and their caregivers. It seemed that after living together for so long, they only knew each other's names and nothing more.
The receptionist following Xu Liang asked, "Mr. Qi, it's time for their event now. Would you like to go somewhere else?"
"You won't send anyone to guard here?" Xu Liang asked.
The receptionist was speechless for two seconds, not quite understanding why Qi Yu would ask such a question. She replied in a daze, "Mr. Qi, we usually judge the situation here based on the cameras. And there are caregivers guarding here, so generally nothing will go wrong."
“…”
His eyebrows twitched constantly, and after calming himself down again, Xu Liang returned to the service station first.
The documents were printed out, and Xu Liang asked for the cafeteria's fixed menu. After understanding the situation on each floor, she returned to Grandma Zhang's room.
The old woman did not participate in the activities, but Aunt Wang was playing simple puzzle models with her. However, the old woman was not interested and these things did not have much appeal to her.
She leaned against the bed, staring blankly at Aunt Wang. Aunt Wang was used to this, so she smiled and showed her the models. She then guided her by asking, "Grandma Zhang, can we put these two pieces together?"
Aunt Wang took the opportunity to use her hands to put the modules together.
The old woman cooperated at first, but after the two models were put together, her pupils suddenly contracted and she suddenly let go. She didn't know what stimulated her, but she pushed Aunt Wang away violently, her voice hoarse: "Go away! No! It hurts... It hurts..."
Xu Liang and Aunt Wang were both shocked.
Xu Liang stepped forward without hesitation to help Aunt Wang calm the old lady down.
However, the old man was extremely excited and his emotions were uncontrollable, like a prelude to an outburst.
The surveillance camera in the corner detected something unusual, and Xu Liang heard several alarms.
Soon, two medical staff rushed over.
Xu Liang turned around and said hurriedly, "The old lady needs to be sedated. You should be familiar with the medication she was taking before, right?"
The doctor nodded, and after a quick check on the old man's condition, he went back to the medical room to get the medicine.
The nurse came over to help calm the old man, but he became even more agitated, and kept yelling in a deep voice: "Hit me... Don't... Ah Cheng... It hurts..."
Her face was nearly distorted, her graying hair becoming increasingly disheveled from the struggle, and a trace of crystal light flowed across her withered cheeks. Heo Kyung held the old woman's hand tightly, stroking her back repeatedly, his heart aching with pain.
Not long after, the doctor finally returned and injected the old man with a sedative.
The old man's emotions finally calmed down and his struggles gradually weakened. Xu Liang and Aunt Wang helped the old man lie down on the bed, and then they cleaned up the mess in the room.
Xu Liang frowned as he watched the old man calm down, and doubts arose in his heart again.
What on earth had she been through? Every time she lost control of her emotions, she would say something strange, starting with "Dean Xu" and "Come and hit me," and ending with "It hurts" and "Hit me."
Was he beaten after his granddaughter disappeared?
But what does it have to do with grandpa?
There was also one thing she had always ignored: why did her granddaughter disappear? Was it related to her grandfather?
Why did the old man suddenly lose control of his emotions?
This time, and also the last rainy night.
After the doctor and nurse confirmed that the old man's vital signs were normal, they said goodbye to Xu Liang and left.
Aunt Wang was still picking up the models scattered on the ground. She was still feeling strange, and as she picked them up, she said, "Isn't this model good? I thought Grandma Zhang would like it. This is a new model that Nurse Lin brought."
Xu Liang glanced back, but his expression changed instantly——
That is the spelling module, and the two pieces together form the character "怡".
Yikang?
Xu Liang was not sure about his guess and kept it in his mind.
The old man fell asleep due to the effects of the medicine. Xu Liang went out and bought some oranges and brought them over, asking Aunt Wang to take good care of the old man. When it was almost time, she returned to the Yian Building.
…
When Xu Liang came back, Liu Zhu also happened to come back after delivering the materials.
He handed the stack of information in his hand to Assistant Liu and said, "Divide this information equally among a few people. Give me one copy. Before leaving get off work today, compile and summarize the birthdays and preferences of all the elderly people."
"Mr. Qi, what are you doing?" Liu Zhu asked in confusion.
"As preparation for the overhaul, I plan to develop some humanistic care for the retirement community based on the existing foundation." Xu Liang looked determined to succeed.
Liu Zhu was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened slightly, his lips opened, and he was speechless for a moment.
Xu Liang continued, "Also, send a notice asking the director of the community medical department and the head nurse to come here for a meeting at 9:30 tomorrow morning. I have something to say."
“…Oh, okay.”
Liu Zhu didn't have time to ask any more questions.
In order to get off work on time, he quickly sorted out the information that Xu Liang brought back. After giving a copy to Xu Liang, he distributed the rest to the administrative department.
"Assist Liu, what's going on?" one of them asked.
Although the administrative department usually does not take the lead and does not communicate much with people from other departments, the news in the company cannot be hidden from them.
The last time Xu Jing came to Yian for an "inspection", it was widely circulated in the company's communication group.
Assistant Liu had no idea what Qi Yu was planning to do, so he could only repeat what he had said: "Mr. Qi said he was planning to develop a humanistic care model for senior living communities. I don't know why."
"Humanitarian care? Isn't that Tongxin's development concept?"
"Hasn't our President Qi always advocated using technology to make life easier for the elderly? Why is he imitating Tong Xin?"
Several employees looked at each other, and someone said, "Could that rumor be true? Is President Qi really dating Dean Xu from Tongxin? So it was all just pillow talk?"
"It's hard to say!"
The gossip only intensified, and Liu Zhu stopped the discussion in time:
"Okay, stop guessing. This is all Mr. Qi's personal matter. Hurry up and do your work. I still want to get off work on time."
Forty minutes later, Xu Liang had already received the documents compiled by Assistant Liu. It must be said that Qi Yu had chosen a really good assistant: quiet and efficient.
…
When Xu Liang arrived home, Qi Yu was already at home preparing to cook.
The takeaway page was still on the phone screen, and Xu Liang was struggling to decide what to eat.
As usual, she didn't speak to him, changed her shoes and prepared to go into the room to continue watching the takeaway. But Qi Yu came out of the kitchen, still waving the knife that was cutting meat in his right hand.
Xu Liang was startled. Seeing that he was about to chop her with a knife, he instinctively stepped back and crossed his arms in front of his chest, taking a defensive stance. "What are you doing?"
She saw a helpless smile flash across the familiar face, and then said: "I'm here to tell you not to order takeout, I'll make it."
Weird.
It's so weird.
Xu Liang was still alert, "What's wrong with you again?"
The man didn't take it seriously, and with his free hand he touched the water droplets on his apron. His cold demeanor had completely vanished, and his expression was much more relaxed.
"What's wrong with you? You haven't gotten tired of takeout after almost a week?"
"No." Xu Liang told the truth.
“…”
The atmosphere was tense for a moment, and Qi Yu took a deep breath: "I'll treat you to this meal. I can't finish it by myself, and I don't want to waste food."
After thinking for a moment, Xu Liang agreed.
It’s a waste not to eat a free dinner.
I'll take this opportunity to talk to him about the rectification.
Xu Liang's thoughts were already occupied with how to properly renovate Yian's retirement community, and she had completely forgotten the awkwardness between her and Qi Yu.
Even when they were at the dinner table, Xu Liang was mechanically picking up dishes, his attention not on eating at all.
Qi Yu thought she didn't like it, so he kept his eyes on her for several times. Finally, he couldn't help but ask, "Is it not tasty?"
After asking, he even picked up a piece of pork ribs and put it in his mouth.
How delicious.
He picked up another piece.
Xu Liang then came back to his senses and noticed the food on the table. She shook her head and said that she was thinking about renovating the community.
“…”
Qi Yu spoke at this moment, and she continued to ask: "Do you mind if I hire a few more caregivers?"
"I remember that the ratio of nursing staff in the community meets the standards." The expression on Qi Yu's face changed, and his originally relaxed tone became restrained and deep again.
"Yes, it meets the standards, but if a caregiver is responsible for too many elderly people, they will easily become tired and will not be willing to have normal and close communication with the elderly."
He was silent for a while, and when he spoke again, his voice was colder.
Qi Yu stopped eating with his chopsticks in hand. He turned around and said word by word, "Mr. Xu, perhaps you forgot that Yian Technology is a technology company. If we have enough manpower, we will use technology to meet the other needs of the elderly as much as possible."
"But not all elderly people like technology. As you saw last time, many elderly people in the community don't talk much to others."
"But not all elderly people dislike technology," Qi Yu retorted. "Technology-based retirement communities are targeted at those who want to use technology to facilitate their lives in old age."
He paused for a moment, then continued, his tone flat, "Xu Liang, there's a prerequisite for making arbitrary changes: you can't touch the retirement community's infrastructure. You can promote and develop your culture as you please, and you can also change the community's artificially created rules and plans, but adding personnel must only be done when necessary."
“…”
Xu Liang was momentarily speechless. She wanted to say something, but she felt her words lacked substance. She couldn't just act irrationally, so she swallowed her words.
She lowered her head and ate the rice in the bowl tastelessly.
The person on the other side was silent for a moment, and Xu Liang's mind was filled with a new question: If there were no caregivers, how could the place be made more humane? How could the elderly communicate with more than just the voice assistant in their smart bracelets?
Suddenly, the person opposite spoke again, his tone much softer than before: "Do you really want to bring in a caregiver that much?"
Xu Liang's thoughts were interrupted, and he uttered an "Ah!" It took him a moment to react. "Forget it, I'll think of another way."
Qi Yu suddenly stretched out his hand.
"What?" Xu Liang didn't understand.
"Give me the phone."
Xu Kyung pulled his phone out of his pocket.
She only saw him quickly operate on the screen, and then quickly handed the phone to her without saying anything.
Xu Liang chewed slower, his eyes dull.
My mind was quickly occupied with work again and I ignored him.
Later, Qi Yu also cleaned the table. Xu Liang originally wanted to eat his meal, so she would wash the dishes, but Qi Yu said it was convenient for him.
So Xu Liang returned to her room with peace of mind. While she had some free time, she searched online for information about Lin Cheng.
However, the situation was exactly the same as what the doctor said when the old man was hospitalized last time. All they knew was that Lin Cheng was the old man's granddaughter and had disappeared a year ago. As for the specific reason, there was no way of knowing.
After much thought, Xu Liang decided to take some time to go to the police station to ask. If that didn't work, he could only try posting a missing person notice.
…
The next morning, Xu Liang had just arrived at the office when Assistant Liu came in.
"Boss Qi, this is the information of the caregivers you requested. I've picked out a few good ones. Would you like to interview them in person?"
Assistant Liu placed several resumes neatly in front of her.
Xu Liang was confused: "What interview?"
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