With the blessing of the pretty receptionist, Wang Zuo felt much lighter. After politely thanking her, he quickly left the lobby of Minhong Clinic and walked towards the Jinbei van, which he couldn't tell was from which year.
"Fortunately, there were fewer than three people who reported this, so we didn't have to go home and wait for the review results. Instead, we went directly to the public announcement stage. This means we can immediately send the information to their headquarters through Minhong's internal channels. I hope my suggestion will be noticed."
As he drove back to Fengchu Town, lost in thought, Wang Zuo felt as if he had just gone through the college entrance examination. He was filled with a mix of emotions, including hesitation, worry, tension, and anticipation, which he found very strange. This made him think even more highly of Min Hong.
Back in the office of the secretary of Fengchu Town, Wang Zuo sent the "Suggestions and Applications on People in Remote and Impoverished Mountainous Areas Applying for Membership in the Minhong (People's Red Cross)" to the Minhong through all available channels, including the reporting channel, suggestion channel, and application channel for assistance. He then took out a Huangguoshu cigarette from the table, lit it, took a deep drag, and fell into deep thought.
As a young man who left Guizhou, an economically underdeveloped province, after arguing with his family after graduating from university, and took the civil service exam with the intention of making a name for himself and showing his family what he could do, Wang Zuo once had lofty ideals and full of enthusiasm. He was determined to work hard in the western provinces and cities and use his youth and wisdom to make the people here richer.
There is a great difference between ideals and reality. Despite having been mentally prepared, Wang Zuo still went through many trials and tribulations after starting his job, and he also experienced a rebirth.
Guizhou is one of the provinces with the largest rural poor population and the deepest poverty in China, and it is also the main battlefield for poverty alleviation and development work nationwide. Most of these poor people live in deep mountainous areas, rocky areas, remote mountainous areas, high-altitude and cold mountainous areas, areas with a high incidence of endemic diseases, and areas inhabited by ethnic minorities. Their production and living conditions are extremely harsh, making them the toughest "hard nut to crack" in poverty alleviation and development.
Working in impoverished areas is not as passionate and inspiring as it is portrayed in movies and television. The scenes of soldiers and civilians, officials and civilians working together with one heart and one mind, depicted in films and television shows, simply do not exist. What exists is only apathetic and lazy folk customs and bureaucratic practices with outdated rules and bad habits. Wang Zuo was also lost for a period of time because of this, and felt that life was very bleak.
As a smart and flexible young man, Wang Zuo quickly changed his mindset and perspective, integrating himself well into this land, into the officialdom and the lives of the people. His career has also been greatly enhanced, and at only 32 years old, he has already become the Party Secretary of the town. The scheming and hardships he has endured are countless.
Drinking, playing cards, and having fun—working, traveling, and scheming with his colleagues—Wang Zuo had done all of these things. He always felt that he had become different. Occasionally, when he returned to his hometown in Hubei, he didn't even dare to speak freely, fearing that the image of humility and integrity he had left in the hearts of his hometown people would be damaged. This was because many of his current behaviors and habits were different from before, and his views and attitudes on things were also different. Wang Zuo didn't know if this was good or bad; he only knew that he dared not let his relatives and friends experience this change.
Although he considers himself to be an upright and compassionate person at heart, and he admires and respects Minhong Pharmaceutical, Wang Zuo's biggest worry is that his Minhong membership will be revoked this time, because it is related to the welfare and treatment of many poor people in the Moon Mountain area, and even their lives.
In other regions, the influenza that causes loss of working ability is not a major issue; at most, patients will stay in bed for a longer period and recover through a long process of autoimmune and antibiotic treatment. However, in the mountainous area of Yue Liang Shan in Guizhou, the consequences of this influenza are extremely serious and can even be life-threatening.
The loss of earning capacity would jeopardize the already impoverished mountain families' economy, and their weak bodies would be unable to adapt to the rugged and dangerous mountain forests. All of this is why Wang Zuo made up his mind to accept the public announcement from the Minhong and become their member.
The most important reason is that the impoverished mountain people simply cannot afford the special medicines produced by "Jiu Ren Pharmaceutical". Even the "anti-toxic granules" launched by Min Hong for seven yuan a box are difficult for many families to buy. This extremely difficult situation is unimaginable to all city dwellers. Even Wang Zuo would never have believed that there were still a large number of people living in extreme poverty in the motherland before he came into contact with these mountain people.
Therefore, Wang Zuo sought Min Hong's help to see if he could use Min Hong's charity fund to do something practical for the people in the mountains. Even if he couldn't get funding, it would be a significant gain if Min Hong could offer a special price reduction for these people.
What Wang Zuo was worried about was not whether he could persuade Min Hong to make an exception and serve the people in the mountains. He was confident that his writing skills could achieve this effect, and given the facts, those people had every reason to receive care from Min Hong, who was known for his good deeds.
What he was worried about was that he might not be able to pass the approval process for the Minhong membership, or that his membership might be revoked after three days due to a report. In that case, he would no longer be able to serve as a link between the Minhong and the mountain people. Wang Zuo really couldn't think of anyone else who would take over this completely pointless task.
Wang Zuo's affection for the mountain people wasn't because of his girlfriend Xiao Feng from the Shui tribe, but because they were suffering so much. Although it was only after finding Xiao Feng that Wang Zuo truly came into contact with and understood the lives of these mountain people, learning about their simple and hardworking lives despite their poverty and extravagance, he was deeply moved.
When Wang Zuo worked in Sinan County, a poverty-stricken county in Tongren Prefecture, Guizhou Province, he was also involved in the "ghost employee" issue. A few years ago, after being reported by the public, it was found that among the 263 on-the-job but not actually working staff, many of their incomes were controlled by Wang Zuo. However, he did not embezzle the money. Instead, he included it in the funds of the unit he was in charge of to maintain its daily operations. Therefore, he was not included in the list of 103 cadres and employees who were dismissed. In addition, due to the good personal relationships he had been carefully cultivating, Wang Zuo was promoted instead of demoted. He was later transferred to other regions and rose rapidly through the ranks.
The "ghost employee" incident was one of the things Wang Zuo worried about being reported for, but it wasn't his biggest concern. His biggest worry was a murder case he was involved in when he was the deputy head of Haoma Township in Sinan County. Back then, because family planning was a major issue with a veto power, Wang Zuo, following rural custom, ordered his subordinates to forcibly take a village woman who had given birth to three girls and was pregnant again to a hospital for an abortion and tubal ligation. Afterwards, the woman heard that the aborted fetus was a boy, and in a moment of despair, she committed suicide by drinking pesticide, earning her the reputation of being "immoral" for two deaths in the villagers' eyes. There was a great deal of resentment and curses surrounding this incident, and it was Wang Zuo's biggest worry.
As for the bribery and extortion he engaged in during his regular work, Wang Zuo believed that he only did these things when he was following the crowd and couldn't refuse the invitations. He said he had never actively solicited or accepted bribes or other benefits on his own. Even when the amount of money involved exceeded a certain limit, he would handle it separately, either donating it privately to the Red Cross, Project Hope, and Minhong Charity Foundation, or converting it into equivalent currency to help impoverished villagers in his area. He felt that he had a clear conscience.
However, Min Hong was unaware of all this, and could not even provide evidence for many things. Wang Zuo was therefore worried that if too many reports were filed against his public announcement, he would be rejected by Min Hong, which would affect his important matters.
Now serving as the local official of Fengchu Town, Wang Zuo truly wants to do some practical things for the people here, to make this "place as beautiful as phoenix feathers" prosperous in accordance with its natural scenery, and to ensure that the people here have enough to eat, sleep well, and live a peaceful and healthy life.
More importantly, Wang Zuo realized that there were many people across the country in the same situation as the impoverished mountain people in Fengchu Town, and Minhong Pharmaceutical had never paid attention to these people. Now, due to the opportunity of acute human influenza, this oversight has become very obvious, and corresponding measures should be taken to make up for it in order to improve the national health mechanism. Although this is just a mechanism established by a private enterprise, Wang Zuo, like many people, has long regarded it as a shared national wealth and resource.
"There are too many poor people in China, we need to work hard..."
"I hope the people of Sinan County forget about me, or that their computers all break down!"
"I must ensure that Xiaofeng's relatives, friends, and others live a good life!"
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Wang Zuo extinguished the cigarette that had burned his fingers, lit another one, took a deep drag, and exhaled a long, heavy breath. The light in his eyes grew brighter and brighter.
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Chapter 479 Upholding Principles
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"Dad, I want to drink water."
Little Guli nestled her head into Lin Yao's arms, her voice barely audible, like a mosquito's buzz.
Lin Yao said "Oh," patted Xiao Guli's head, and was about to change his position to pick him up and pour water when a bright green figure appeared in front of him.
Gu Zhuofei silently handed over a glass of water, using the cartoon mug that Xiao Guli used.
Lin Yao nodded and took the water without saying a word. He gently urged Xiao Guli to drink some water, but he knew in his heart that Xiao Guli felt a lot of pressure because of Gu Zhuofei's arrival. However, this situation was also a good sign, allowing Xiao Guli to gradually accept Gu Zhuofei's existence and then gradually awaken his closed memories and return to his own identity.
"Dad, I'm hungry..."