Siheyuan: Started in 1950, third-level cook

So Chen Jun ignored Yi Zhonghai's fiery eyes and walked straight to Old Lady Shen and squatted down.

"Grandma Shen, what's going on?"

Old Mrs. Shen looked at Chen Jun with complicated eyes, then turned to look at Yi Zhonghai, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Seeing this, Chen Jun understood what was going on and said, "Then let's talk somewhere else, in the backyard."

Old Mrs. Shen thought about it, nodded, got up and followed Chen Jun to the backyard.

At this time, most people in the courtyard have gone to the middle courtyard for a meeting, and there are basically no people in the back courtyard.

Without so many people's attention, Mrs. Shen was obviously much more relaxed.

Seeing this, Chen Jun asked straight to the point: "Grandma Shen, do you feel uncomfortable about the donation? What is the situation at home?"

Although I have guessed most of it in my mind, I still have to listen to what Mrs. Shen says herself.

Old Mrs. Shen hesitated for a moment, then sighed and said, "Alas, Xiaojun, I won't hide it from you. Our family is indeed in trouble. The child got sick and spent all the money, and the family is almost out of food. So I went to find Yi Zhonghai and wanted to borrow some money from him to get through this difficult time. After all, we have hands and feet, and I will pay him back when I save money in the future."

"But who would have thought that he would suddenly hold a general meeting and ask everyone in the hospital to donate to my family... If my family wasn't really short of money, I really couldn't bring myself to do this. But I've made up my mind. I'll write down how much each family donated and pay it back slowly in the future."

It turned out to be similar to what I guessed.

Yi Zhonghai, this hypocrite, earns the highest salary in the hospital, but he is unwilling to lend such a small amount of money to Old Mrs. Shen.

It would have been fine if he was unwilling, at most he could have asked Old Mrs. Shen to borrow money from others, but he insisted on holding a hospital-wide meeting and asking everyone in the hospital to donate money, as if to show how noble he was.

He clearly knew what kind of temper Old Lady Shen had, yet he still insisted on making her owe favors to everyone in the hospital. He's a complete bastard!

"So that's how it is. Yi Zhonghai is making a big fuss about such a small matter and holding a general meeting. It's really making a fuss out of nothing and wasting everyone's time." As he said that, Chen Jun took out twenty yuan from his pocket and stuffed it into Old Lady Shen's hand: "Grandma Shen, use this money for emergencies. It's troublesome to have to count the donations from the whole hospital one by one!"

Although Mrs. Shen is not very close to their family, her character is still trustworthy.

There was basically no family in the courtyard who was poorer than theirs, but Old Mrs. Shen was self-reliant. She was either making matchboxes or doing some needlework and was never idle.

So Chen Jun felt at ease lending this money.

Old Mrs. Shen stared at the twenty yuan in her hand and was stunned. Just as she was about to speak, Chen Jun interrupted her: "It doesn't matter who you borrow money from. Besides, my sister often came to your house when she was a child to eat melon seeds and peanuts. Don't be polite to me."

When Lin Yao was first brought back to the courtyard, she became playmates with Old Lady Shen's granddaughter and they often went to other people's homes to play.

At that time, Mrs. Shen's son was still alive and the family conditions were pretty good, so Lin Yao often ate melon seeds at their house.

Mrs. Shen was not angry when she saw this. Before leaving, she stuffed Lin Yao's pocket with peanuts and sunflower seeds. So even if the twenty yuan was wasted, Chen Jun didn't care.

It's just twenty dollars, which is a small amount of money to him.

After thinking about it, Mrs. Shen nodded.

"Okay, but that's too much money. I'll just lend you ten dollars, and I'll pay you back before March."

"There's no rush for money. We'll talk about it when we have it."

After discussing the matter, Chen Jun and Old Lady Shen returned to the central courtyard.

Seeing that Chen Jun finally came back, Yi Zhonghai snorted coldly and asked in an unhappy tone: "Have you found out? Do you want me to give you some more time to ask other questions?"

"Everyone in the hospital is waiting for you. You are wasting everyone's time!"

"Hey, I gave you face, right?" Chen Jun was about to confront Yi Zhonghai.

"Let me tell you something. This conference was started because of me. I was the one who wasted everyone's time."

Chen Jun was just about to say something to Yi Zhonghai, but was stopped by Old Lady Shen beside him.

The old lady walked directly to the front of the square table and bowed to the people in the yard: "Dear neighbors, I am sorry to have taken up your time. The money issue has been resolved. Although I am old, I can still work. Forget about the donation."

"Thank you everyone."

Everyone in the hospital knew what was going on with Old Mrs. Shen, and since they no longer had to make donations, they were very happy about it.

After all, no one is wealthy these days, and even if the donation is not much, every little bit counts!

In addition, Mrs. Shen's attitude was so good, she apologized and thanked them, which made them feel a little embarrassed.

It was only before the meeting that Old Mrs. Shen learned about the donation to her, and she felt relieved when the donation was canceled.

It's better to owe a favor to one person than to owe favors to everyone in the hospital, right?

"Well, Lao Yi, Lao Liu, Lao Yan, I'm sorry to bother you this time, but let's forget about the donation."

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong quickly waved his hands. Although he was the second uncle, Mrs. Shen was older than him, and this was not the time to act like a leader.

Yan Bugui smiled happily and said there was no need to donate money.

Only Yi Zhonghai's face turned gloomy.

Old Mrs. Shen and Chen Jun went to the backyard and came back saying that there was no need to donate money. It was obvious that Chen Jun had lent money to Old Mrs. Shen.

He was the one who convened this general meeting, and Chen Jun's behavior was undoubtedly a slap in his face.

What do you mean? It's obvious that the problem can be solved by borrowing some money, but you still have to make a fuss and hold a general meeting of all employees. Yi Zhonghai, can you do this?

In his mind, Yi Zhonghai had even imagined the scene of Chen Jun slapping him in the face with his hand, mocking him as he did so.

snort!

There’s no need to be so arrogant, or you’ll cry later!

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai turned around and gave Liu Haizhong a wink.

Liu Haizhong had not yet recovered from what had just happened. He was stunned for a full ten seconds before he understood Yi Zhonghai's hint.

"Boom boom boom!"

Liu Haizhong knocked on the table with his hand, cleared his throat and shouted, "Everyone, be quiet, be quiet."

"The matter of Mrs. Shen's donation is over. Now let's talk about the second matter."

"This matter is very serious and very bad..."

Seeing that Liu Haizhong's old problem had recurred, Xu Damao shouted angrily: "My second uncle, hurry up and tell me something important, my mother is calling me home for dinner!"

Liu Haizhong was in high spirits, and was interrupted. He glared at Xu Damao in displeasure, and then went straight to the point and shouted: "In our courtyard, someone is seeking special treatment and has become seriously out of touch with the masses!"

"This matter is extremely egregious and must be dealt with seriously!"