My 1978 Hotel

"Let's rest for a bit, and then go to the hospital when the car arrives in the morning."

Back at the farm, Li Feng breathed a sigh of relief. When he went to the dredging site that morning, he was shocked to see Zhang Wei and the others. They had changed so much in just a few days, especially Liu Wei and the others, whose faces were all drooping and lumpy.

This extremely rapid fat loss meant the skin didn't keep up with the tightening, resulting in this horrible appearance; it would probably scare people to death if seen at night. At that time, Li Feng found Han Anmin to take Zhang Wei and the others back to the village. Not to mention Li Feng, even Han Anmin and the others were actually quite suspicious.

These fat men seemed to have lost weight too quickly, which was somewhat frightening, especially their eyes. Han Anmin and the others even spoke to Li Feng, seemingly worried that someone might die. That night, Li Feng led everyone back to the farm.

"Send them to the hospital first. These people have both physical and psychological problems," Li Feng said helplessly. "Why are these fat guys so fragile?"

"Wu Tong, you should all go back and rest early too."

"Well then, Mr. Li, we'll head back now."

Wu Tong and the others didn't linger and went back to their courtyard to rest. After Li Feng made the arrangements, Zhang Wei and the others returned to the guesthouse, tidied up, and then rested. This time they brought relatively few items because they were in such a hurry that they didn't have much time to pack.

Fortunately, I had already sorted everything out. Although there were fewer loaches and the like, I had a few more gray-tailed fish, some other medicinal herbs, and some exchanged coins. The trinkets and other items were all pretty good.

"Zhang Wei and the others can't show their faces yet."

Li Feng was a little annoyed. Losing weight too quickly wasn't a good thing. After all, what kind of decent person loses fifty or sixty pounds in three to five days? This guy had liposuction; that's hardly weight loss. "Sigh, the medication was too strong."

"Working on the river is really not something a human being can do."

"Forget it, I'll work on losing weight later. I can just do some work on the team, repair roads, and go hungry. This river work isn't suitable for 21st-century people." Li Feng had never really thought that working on the river was that tiring, but now he understood a bit. It wasn't easy even for people of that era, let alone now, when people are so weak that they cry out for work and stay up all night.

After all, they worked thirteen or fourteen hours a day, with high-intensity labor, not enough food, and Zhang Wei and the others hadn't done much work to begin with. All these factors combined to create the situation they are in now.

"I don't want to think about it anymore, I need to rest. I don't know how busy I'll be tomorrow."

Li Feng was helpless. He had gone too far this time. He finally fell asleep, but his phone rang not long after.

"Wu Tong, okay, I'll wash up and come down."

He glanced at his phone; it was almost five o'clock. He splashed some cold water on his face, which finally made him feel more refreshed. The car had already arrived at the farm; he needed to hurry, or it would be dawn soon. After a quick tidy-up, Li Feng rushed downstairs.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Li Feng hurriedly stepped forward to greet them, saying, "Masters, it's so kind of you to make this trip before dawn."

"you are too polite."

The group quickly stood up. This was someone they couldn't afford to offend. This was something the general manager had specifically instructed their department manager to do, but getting up a little earlier was no big deal.

"Go now?"

"Yes, I've already spoken to the hospital."

Wu Tong said softly, "It'll probably be seven o'clock by then. It's always better to get checked sooner."

"Yes."

Li Feng quickly called the dormitory and asked someone to wake up Zhang Wei and the others to pack their belongings and prepare to go to the hospital. Zhang Wei and the others had just had a good sleep and it took them a long time to wake up. They almost got into a fight.

"Alright, get in the car first."

There was no time to waste for them. It was already quite good that the hospital was able to adjust the schedule. If it was delayed any longer, who knows what kind of trouble it would cause. Even so, it was still an hour or two late.

"Finally, the check-up is over." Most of them were malnourished, which was alright; the physical damage wasn't as severe as expected. But there were some psychological issues, with a few suffering from moderate depression. To be honest, Li Feng didn't know what to say.

This is nothing, and he's already depressed. If it had happened a few days later, something really serious could have happened.

"There shouldn't be any major nutritional problems. A little nutrition at the farm should be fine."

"The psychological aspect is a big problem."

Li Feng hadn't expected these fat men to be so psychologically fragile; this was a bit troublesome. "Wu Tong, could you help me find a psychologist? We could stay at the farm for a few days. I feel that medication alone isn't enough."

“Okay, no problem. I have a friend who’s been talking about taking a vacation lately, so this is killing two birds with one stone.” Wu Tong nodded in agreement without much thought.

"That would be troublesome."

Li Feng felt a little embarrassed after troubling Wu Tong and his group several times.

I'll get some good stuff to sell them later. Sigh, I really owe them favors.

"Let's go back to the farm first."

Just as I was about to head to the underground parking garage, a driver rushed over in a panic. "Mr. Li, Miss, something's happened."

"problem occurs?"

Li Feng paused, thinking, "No way, what's going on? We've been watching him closely. What if he jumps off a building or something? That would be a huge problem."

"What happened?"

Wu Tong was puzzled. "Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on Zhang Wei and the others? How did this happen?"

“It’s not Zhang Wei and his group, it’s the TV station and some social media bloggers. They got the news from somewhere that Boss Li’s farm is abusing people who are trying to lose weight, and now they’ve surrounded us. We can’t leave now.”

"TV station, social media?"

Li Feng's face darkened immediately. What was going on? He had been quite discreet in his trips back and forth between 1978 and 1979. Logically, nothing should have happened. Moreover, everyone who went to 1978 had signed an agreement with the system, so there was no way they could have leaked information.

Unless these people are crazy and unafraid of death, Li Feng didn't know that the person watching him wasn't anyone, but just a hater. Li Youyou had been keeping an eye on the weight loss dormitory, and today she really caught her chance.

She filmed Zhang Wei and others helping her out of the dormitory and immediately reported it online. This attracted the attention of TV stations and social media, and the farm's haters were overjoyed to share it.

The matter has blown up completely. The farm's reward program for weight loss was already quite popular, and now it's like adding fuel to the fire.

"damn it."

Li Feng now really wanted to strangle this bastard.

"Mr. Li, what do you think?"

"Let's go take a look first."

Li Feng was helpless. Now that even the police had arrived, the TV station and social media were nothing compared to what was happening. But the thought of Zhang Wei and the others changing so drastically made it impossible for them to defend themselves. "Sigh, I was too careless."

This is a lesson learned. We must be more careful this time. In today's society, surveillance and cameras are everywhere. Apart from some formal conversion videos and promotional videos, who among civil servants and employees of public institutions dares to speak recklessly?

One wrong move and they could lose their jobs, so everyone was on edge. Li Feng had actually been quite careful, but his recent battles with online trolls had somewhat unbalanced him. After so many incidents without a problem, he had become careless. (End of Chapter)