A man in Handong: living off Zhong Xiaoai

Chapter 464 Comrade Zhong Xiaoai's Expectant Gaze

Zhang Baoming stood there, trembling, as if he were shaking.

Qi Tongwei felt somewhat helpless upon seeing Zhang Baoming's expression and pointed to the chair behind him.

"No need to stand, Baoming, sit down."

Zhang Baoming stood there, feeling uncomfortable all over, and his voice trembled slightly for a moment.

"I...I think I'll stand...standing is fine..."

Seeing Zhang Baoming so shaky, Comrade Zhong Xiaoai let out another hearty laugh.

This time, no one in the conference room was in the mood to find the source of the sound; they just felt that the sound was a bit too scary.

Qi Tongwei saw the chair still lying on the floor, and Zhang Baoming standing there trembling, refusing to sit. He was speechless for a moment. He looked around at the people around him; they all looked like startled birds, utterly terrified. Qi Tongwei thought to himself, "I just wanted to have a proper meeting, why are you all making such a fuss? Isn't it more terrifying that you're all pale-faced, like vampires?"

"Comrade Baoming, everyone is sitting down. What are you doing standing here? You should sit down too."

Zhang Baoming smiled awkwardly again, feeling that something was still wrong with him, as if he didn't know where to put his hands, feet, or any part of his body, including his head.

　633 “Governor Qi, I am more clear-headed standing up, so I will speak standing up.”

At this point, Zhang Baoming seemed to suddenly remember something, and immediately flipped through his desktop to find a file.

"Governor Qi, I argued with you at the meeting yesterday about the issue of personnel appointments. After returning home, I deeply reflected on my actions and wrote a 5-word self-criticism. Let me give you a profound self-criticism in front of everyone."

Upon hearing this, Qi Tongwei thought, "5 words? After you finish your self-criticism, we can skip this meeting and just go to the cafeteria for breakfast together tomorrow morning."

Zhang Baoming began to read aloud: "Respected Comrade Qi Tongwei, Governor of Handong Province, I have something to say about yesterday..."

Before Zhang Baoming could finish reading, Qi Tongwei immediately waved his hand, interrupting Zhang Baoming.

"Alright! Alright! Alright! Stop reading!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Baoming became even more terrified. He had already exerted all his strength, writing these 5 words without even sleeping all night, so why couldn't he read them? What did this mean? Was this a rejection of his apology? (cgbh) How terrifying! It's really terrifying!

Thinking of this, Zhang Baoming's hands trembled like springs again.

Qi Tongwei called out to Zhang Baoming because he wanted to ask him about his lack of specific opinions on work safety in Handong Province yesterday, and to see if he had any insights today. Qi Tongwei was actually out of necessity; he came up with this idea to appease Zhong Xiaoai and keep the meeting going. He hadn't expected Zhang Baoming to be so frightened, to the point of being incoherent.

Qi Tongwei pointed to the seat behind Zhang Baoming, looking helpless.

"Sit down, sit down! Don't stand here."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Baoming wondered, "What does this mean? Are they not giving me a chance? Are they going to arrest me or let me go? Either way, it's terrifying..."

Thinking of this, Zhang Baoming felt a warm current in his lower body for a moment, followed by a strange smell throughout the conference room.

Zhang Yongxian, who was sitting next to Zhang Baoming today, glanced at Zhang Baoming and couldn't help but twitch his lips a few times.

Qi Tongwei smelled the unpleasant odor and saw Zhang Yongxian's expression, as if he had seen something strange.

"Yongxian, what did you see? What happened to Baoming?"

Zhang Yongxian was also somewhat embarrassed and nervous. He was already nervous enough, but seeing Zhang Baoming so frightened made him even more anxious. After all, he had worked his whole life and it hadn't been easy to get to where he was today. Whether they withdrew or arrested him, it would be fatal. He didn't want to end up with nothing because of his past double-dealing with that fool Zheng Jindong and Qi Tongwei.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yongxian's voice became somewhat tense.

"Governor Qi... Comrade Baoming... he must have wet himself in fear..."

Upon hearing Zhang Yongxian's shout, the room should have immediately erupted in laughter and cheers. However, everyone was too tense, fearing retribution later, and felt cold all over, so no one at the table laughed.

Zhong Xiaoai, who was in the audience, burst into hearty laughter again.

Qi Tongwei looked over at the sound and saw that she had put down the documents that were covering her as she slept. It was probably because everything at the scene was too interesting and had completely captured Zhong Xiaoai's attention. She was having a great time and was quite engrossed in watching, so she wasn't going to sleep anymore and was listening to the meeting attentively.

Seeing this, Qi Tongwei was utterly helpless. Yesterday, he saw off He Dongfeng at a meeting, and today he'd gotten himself into trouble with Zhang Baoming.

Qi Tongwei suddenly turned grim and pointed to the door of the conference room.

"Get out! Go and clean yourself up!"

Upon hearing the sound, Zhang Baoming was unable to stand up; his face was deathly pale and his body was limp.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Baoming's secretary quickly ran over from the audience, helped Zhang Baoming up, and escorted him out of the conference room.

After Zhang Baoming left, Qi Tongwei's face turned extremely ugly.

"Anyone else need to use the restroom? Go now, or you'll embarrass yourself here!"

Upon hearing Qi Tongwei's words, everyone lowered their heads, unsure of what to say.

Seeing that no one reacted, Qi Tongwei took a deep breath and then saw Zhong Xiaoai looking at him expectantly, as if she was waiting for the next exciting program to begin.

Qi Tongwei was momentarily speechless. Yesterday, he scared one away, and Zhong Xiaoai didn't get to see the show. Today, Zhang Baoming was quite timely, pulling off this whole stunt. But what was this little devil Zhong Xiaoai still expecting? What could she possibly be looking forward to? She couldn't possibly pull out a sniper rifle right here and perform some kind of incredible accuracy, could she?

Qi Tongwei looked at everyone helplessly, coughed, and continued, "Today, I mainly want to discuss the work we didn't finish yesterday in more depth. I've thought about what you all said yesterday, and most of it lacked depth, so today I'll talk about each of your work in greater detail."

Chapter 465 When did you buy a new watch?

After Qi Tongwei finished speaking, no one else rushed to speak.

Because everyone was still afraid that Sha Ruijin might be squatting somewhere. What if they didn't speak well and angered Qi Tongwei, and then Sha Ruijin was called out?

After all, how you do your job doesn't matter; if people say you did a good job, then you did a good job, and if they say you did a bad job, then you did a bad job.

At this point, Sun Jian, who was in charge of medical affairs, felt that the outcome would be the same whether he said it or not. If he said it sooner, things might be fine sooner, and if he said it later, it might be more troublesome. He might as well do it himself first and then he would feel at ease.

"Governor Qi, colleagues, first of all, I would like to apologize for my report at yesterday's meeting. Due to time constraints, I was unable to provide a comprehensive and detailed overview of the current situation and challenges of our medical work in Handong Province. This was a dereliction of duty on my part as the vice governor in charge of medical affairs. Today, I am here to supplement and elaborate on this report in order to gain your understanding and support."

Then, Sun Jian began a detailed work report. Qi Tongwei was relieved to hear that someone was finally speaking up, which eased the awkwardness.

"As a populous province, the allocation and service level of medical resources in Handong Province directly affect the well-being of countless families. Although we have made some progress in the construction of our medical and health system in recent years, compared with other advanced provinces, such as Jiangnan Province, which has achieved widespread adoption of smart healthcare systems, including remote diagnosis and treatment and electronic medical records, greatly improving diagnostic and treatment efficiency and patient satisfaction; and North China Province, which has effectively reduced drug prices and alleviated the burden of medical expenses for the public through deepening medical and health system reforms—these achievements are worthy of our learning and emulation."

Listening to Sun Jian's speech, Qi Tongwei glanced at Comrade Zhong Xiaoai beside him. Her personal file stood up again, like a small house she had built herself. At this moment, Zhong Xiaoai disappeared again, probably already asleep.

Qi Tongwei noticed that Zhong Xiaoai didn't like any of these messy things either. Just then, Qi Tongwei saw that Wang Shenhao seemed to be wearing a new watch.

Qi Tongwei suddenly coughed, interrupting Sun Jian's report.

"Specifically in Handong Province, our medical work faces the following key issues: First, the distribution of medical resources is uneven, the urban-rural gap remains significant, and some remote areas lack medical resources, making it inconvenient for people to access medical care; second, there is a serious loss of high-level medical talent, especially in primary healthcare institutions, which lack professional general practitioners; third, the development of medical informatization is lagging behind, and information silos exist, affecting the efficiency and quality of medical services—..."

Upon hearing Qi Tongwei's cough, the entire conference room fell silent instantly. Sun Jian was confused. What was going on? Had he said something wrong again? He must have misspoke. Should he call Sha Ruijin now, or what...?

Just as Sun Jian was filled with fear, Qi Tongwei pointed to Wang Shenhao's wrist.

"You bought a new watch?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Shenhao wondered why the attention was now focused on him again. Wasn't Sun Jian talking about smart healthcare?

Wang Shenhao's heart pounded wildly. He resolved to find time to ask Sun Jian if this smart healthcare system could remotely monitor the heart...

"Governor Qi, this is a fake watch I bought online. It's worthless, it's fake!"

Wang Shenhao didn't actually know how much the watch cost. Anyway, since Qi Tongwei asked, he must have thought the watch was too expensive. It would be better for him to clarify that it was fake first.

At this moment, Qi Tongwei looked to the side again, and sure enough, Zhong Xiaoai poked half her head out again.

Qi Tongwei has now realized that Zhong Xiaoai disappears whenever there is a real meeting, but she will show half her head if it is something that interests her, and she will show her whole head if it is something that is very interesting.

Qi Tongwei wasn't actually interested in the watch on Wang Shenhao's wrist, but Zhong Xiaoai was, so he could only blame Zhong Xiaoai.

Qi Tongwei continued pointing at the watch on Wang Shenhao's wrist, his face serious.

"What kind of watch is this? Take a look, everyone!"

After hearing Qi Tongwei's words, everyone turned their attention to Wang Shenhao, who was speechless for a moment.

I'm really unlucky. Yesterday, a friend came to my house and gave me a watch as a birthday present. I never expected it to become a sin.

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Sun Jian thought to himself that he had just been speaking when Qi Tongwei interrupted him. What if Qi Tongwei picked a fight with him again later? He might as well take this opportunity to show off.

So, Sun Jian smiled and said...

“Governor Qi, I think the watch on Comrade Shen Hao’s wrist looks like a Patek Philippe 5160G. This watch would cost at least 1.78 million yuan on the market.”

Upon hearing the price, a chorus of boos erupted from the audience.

Wang Shenhao's face turned deathly pale. He stared intently at Sun Jian, his lips twitching uncontrollably.

"Governor Sun, you not only know about smart healthcare and medical devices, but you also know quite a bit about watches..."

... ... ...

Sun Jian smiled. Could he really tell you I had it too? If he did, he'd be dead!

I certainly can't say that myself, so the question you asked isn't a good one.

"I like reading the advertisements in the newspaper."

As he spoke, Sun Jian smiled and looked at everyone present.

"It's in the Handong Provincial Daily."

After hearing Sun Jian's words, no one spoke, because everyone knew that there might be such an advertisement in the Handong Provincial Daily.

But absolutely no one reads the Handong Provincial Daily just to see these kinds of advertisements.

Fortunately, Qi Tongwei was not paying attention to Sun Jian at this time.

At this moment, Qi Tongwei saw that Zhong Xiaoai had put down her small file and her whole head was exposed.

Qi Tongwei then looked at Wang Shenhao. Actually, Wang Shenhao, you didn't die unjustly. If you hadn't logged off, my Zhong Xiaoai would have fallen asleep. If she fell asleep, she might be unhappy tomorrow and everyone's meeting would have to be restarted.

Besides, who gave you the right to wear such an expensive watch? If you didn't do anything, there's nothing I can do to you, right?

"Shen Hao! How did you manage to get your hands on this Patek Philippe worth 1.78 million? Tell everyone about it, see if you have any good tips to share, so that everyone can have a chance to get their hands on a watch like yours!"

Chapter 466 When the wall falls, everyone pushes it down

Wang Shenhao knew very well that if his watch was confirmed to be genuine, it would be enough to send him to jail.

But Wang Shenhao didn't know if the watch was real or not; someone just gave it to him and he put it on.

Damn it! I really admire Sun Jian. I've never seen him wear any watches before, how come he knows so much about them? Does he have a whole cabinet full of them at home, just not bringing them with him? I'm so unlucky, why did I wear this to this meeting?!

“Governor Qi, I swear on my integrity, this watch is absolutely fake. It can’t possibly be real!”

At this moment, Li Hui suddenly smiled and said.

"Comrade Shen Hao, these high-end replicas of watches seem to be quite expensive, I remember they cost over 100,000 yuan."

Li Hui's purpose in saying "633" was simple: he wanted to draw all attention to Wang Shenhao. As long as the focus was on Wang Shenhao, everyone would be safe. Although he didn't know when Qi Tongwei's anger would turn on him, he figured it was better to get through each day than to not get through any at all.

Upon hearing this, Wang Shenhao thought, "Why the hell is Li Hui jumping out again?"