Break out of the courtyard

Just as Mr. Hua and Secretary Chen were preparing to communicate with them to change the trial contract to a loan-based drug use contract based on the list of trial participants determined last month, Peace Group issued two announcements in succession.

First, the price of Shouyuan 120 medicine on the mainland market, and some details of the loan-for-medicine contract.

Secondly, the timing of the second and third rounds of assessments for the talent training camp recruitment program, as well as the courses and training duration of the training camp.

After the Peace Group issued these two announcements, the advertisement for the Shouyuan 120 drug began to be broadcast on relevant television stations, newspapers, magazines and hospitals in mainland China, completely breaking the previous tacit understanding of queuing up for drug trials in secrecy.

With the release of the advertisement for the Shouyuan 120 drug, people who may have heard of it but couldn't find a way to apply for a trial, as well as those who had never heard of it but had an urgent need for it because of elderly family members, began to pay attention to Shenzhen Heping Hospital, the only hospital that had the Shouyuan 120 drug.

……

No. 95, Nanluoguxiang, Beijing.

"Mom! Mom..." Huaihua, holding a newspaper, started shouting outside the courtyard and ran all the way into the middle courtyard, attracting many neighbors to come out and see what had happened.

Huaihua stood at the door with a newspaper rolled into a stick, and excitedly said to Qin Huairu, who was about to go out to check the situation, "Mom! Zhang Heping's Lifespan 120 potion is now open to the public for free!"

"Free?" Qin Huairu wiped her hands on her apron and frowned slightly. "That can't be! Xu Damao said that kind of potion is very profitable. How could Zhang Heping possibly offer it to the public for free!"

“It’s true, it’s being reported in the newspapers and on TV!” Huaihua quickly unfolded the newspaper and pointed out the headline news about the Longevity 120 medicine to her mother.

Some neighbors who lived nearby overheard the conversation and joined in, wanting to see the newspaper in Qin Huairu's hand.

The male resident of the west wing of the central courtyard glanced at the contents of the newspaper and laughed, "Sister Qin, if the news in this newspaper is true, your old lady is in luck. Not only will she become younger, but you won't have to push her wheelchair out all the time."

Qin Huairu glanced back at Jia Zhangshi, who was dozing in a wheelchair and was about to turn 80. She subconsciously stared at Jia Zhangshi's right leg for a while.

Last year, Jia Zhangshi fell while going out. Due to her obesity and osteoporosis, the glass cover on her right leg was broken, and her leg bone was also fractured.

Most doctors would advise the family to treat the elderly woman with such an advanced age as a victim with conservative treatment.

Since Jia Zhangshi didn't have medical insurance and Qin Huairu didn't want to pay for the surgery, Jia Zhangshi became lame.

Jia Zhangshi's left leg is fine; with a crutch, she can still manage to go out.

But this old woman usually likes to sit at the door or on the kang (a heated brick bed), and given her age, she's even less inclined to move around, so why would she use a cane to go out?

Of course, there is another important reason.

This old woman used to curse Zhang the Cripple and his family behind their backs quite a bit. Now that she's become a cripple, she's worried about being pointed at and gossiped about when she goes out, so people secretly call her Zhang the Cripple.

In particular, when she thought that Zhang Bing, that cripple, was no longer crippled, but she had become crippled, she couldn't help but feel that this might be God's retribution for cursing her!
Therefore, Jia Zhangshi was even less willing to go out. Even though Qin Huairu got her a wheelchair, she insisted on staying home, only going out to bask in the sun at most.

Qin Huairu had actually guessed some of what Jia Zhangshi was thinking.

Now that Qin Huairu's children are grown up, Jia Zhangshi not only can't help but has become a burden on the family, and the key issue is that she doesn't have a retirement pension.

Therefore, Qin Huairu picked up the newspaper, but after reading only a few words, she couldn't bear to continue reading, because in her heart, she couldn't wait for that old woman Jia Zhangshi to die sooner.

"What happened?" The 81-year-old Yan Bugui slowly walked to the middle courtyard and saw a lot of people gathered at the gate of the Jia family. His first thought was, could it be that Jia Zhangshi is dead?

"Third Uncle, you've come at the perfect time!" Qin Huairu, holding a newspaper, quickly walked towards Yan Bugui and whispered mysteriously, "Take a look and see if this news is true."

After Qin Huairu handed the newspaper to Yan Bugui, she turned her head and glanced at the backyard. Liu Haizhong, who was a few months older than Yan Bugui, was also in the crowd.

However, as Liu Haizhong grew older, and with his eldest son Liu Guangqi living far away and not returning for the New Year, and his second son Liu Guangtian, though in the capital, only coming back to see him during the New Year, all these factors combined made it even harder for Liu Haizhong to let go of the death of his third son, Liu Guangfu!
Whenever he passed by the Central Courtyard and saw Banggeng, or heard Banggeng's voice coming from the Jia family, the old man would think of his third son and then suspect that his third son's death might, possibly, or most likely be directly related to Banggeng!

Therefore, Liu Haizhong did not go forward to ask, but simply stood at the back of the crowd and listened to the other people's discussion.

When Yan Bugui saw the large headline in the newspaper, his hands holding the newspaper began to tremble involuntarily.

When he saw that donating blood six times in three years could offset the exorbitant medical expenses of up to 12 billion yuan, his hands steadied.

Yan Bugui glanced towards the backyard, then strode towards Liu Haizhong. "Old Liu! Zhang Heping's Lifespan 120 potion is now on sale. Luckily, we didn't use the Lifespan 100 potion with its severe side effects!"

"Look!" Yan Bugui excitedly approached Liu Haizhong and handed him the newspaper. "As long as you donate blood six times within the prescribed time after taking the medicine, you can use Zhang Heping's exorbitantly priced medicine for free!"

Liu Haizhong had just taken the newspaper and hadn't even started reading it when Yan Bugui pressed him, "So, should we go to the Zhang family to inquire now? Or should we contact the telecommunications company for the phone number of Shenzhen Heping Hospital?"

"Asking is useless!" Liu Haizhong glanced at the newspaper and said calmly, "With so many retired cadres at the top, when will it be the turn of ordinary people like us?"

Liu Haizhong was obsessed with officialdom and wanted to climb the ranks, but unfortunately, he never managed to get a government position even in his old age.

Even so, Liu Haizhong still valued official authority and naturally assumed that such a great opportunity would be given priority to the elderly who had previously served as officials.

The key point is that there are quite a few ordinary people who share the same thoughts as him.

And that's when the conflict arose!
How should this almost free Lifespan 120 potion be distributed?

Jingle Bell……

Secretary Chen was holding his phone when the landline on his desk rang again before he could finish the call.

The landline phone on Mr. Hua's desk across the street was also ringing.

At that moment, Mr. Hua was on his phone by the window, making a call, while Mr. Yang, sitting behind Mr. Hua's desk, had no intention of answering the call; he was simply holding a video conference with his headphones on.

"I'm turning off my phone!" Sitting on the sofa, Mr. Li, who had just finished a phone call, immediately removed the battery from the back of his phone.

The next second, Old Li got up and first unplugged the landline on Old Hua's desk.

Then he took the phone with the battery detached and gestured to Grandma Zheng, Grandpa Nie and others who were making a quiet phone call, showing them the phone and battery. He also unplugged the landline phone line of Secretary Chen, who had just picked up the receiver.

"Turn off the phone first, and listen to me!" Old Li put the phone and battery into his pocket, then looked seriously at Old Hua, who was still on the phone by the window.

Mr. Hua pointed to the phone in his right hand with his left finger, then silently waved to Mr. Li, indicating that he could not end the call for the time being.

"Yes! Consultant Zhang is no longer approving the list of medications!" Old Hua said with a smile on the other end of the phone. "I called him to confirm, and he only suggested that we keep a good record of the medications, preferably including the patient's ID information."

"Yes, that makes sense. We must be fair and just to win people's hearts!"

"There's no need to worry about the distribution of the Lifespan 120 drug. We've discussed this in numerous meetings; this is simply expanding the reach." "On the contrary, when people breach their blood donation agreements and the Peace Group's legal department holds them accountable, will the courts in various regions be able to conduct fair and impartial trials?"

"Okay, I'm just giving you a heads-up. After all, the technology and production license for Lifespan 120 are still in the hands of the Peace Group. If someone tries to cheat us, it could affect how others use the drug!"

Seeing that Elder Hua had hung up the phone and put it down, Elder Li continued, "Everyone, I suppose most of the calls you received were from people trying to curry favor and jump the queue to use the Lifespan 120 potion!"

Me and My Motherland...

Hua's cell phone rang again, but he removed the battery and ignored the fact that the caller ID showed it was Lao Zhu.

Old Qin placed his phone and battery on the coffee table in front of him, picked up his teacup, and said with a self-deprecating laugh, "I haven't even used the Lifespan 120 potion myself, and these people actually think I can help them."

Old Li glanced at Old Madam Zheng and Old Man Hua, who had already used the Lifespan 120 potion, licked his lips, and said somewhat dryly, "I have a guess!"

"Consultant Zhang no longer reviews the list of medications and has even allowed the Peace Group to publicly advertise the price and deduction conditions of the Life 120 drug. This is to allow the public to supervise the distribution of the Life 120 drug."

“If we cannot ensure fairness and impartiality in the distribution of the Lifespan 120 potion, we will not only face public criticism, but Consultant Zhang may also revoke our distribution rights and let the Peace Group handle it!”

"So, those who want to use connections to get in, unless they're about to die, let them wait!"

While Mr. Li was speaking, Mr. Hua had already walked to his desk, picked up his teacup, and taken a sip.

After Elder Li finished speaking, Elder Hua chimed in, "Advisor Zhang has devised a clever plan; now it's up to us to see how we respond!"

Grandma Zheng frowned and said, "We can sort them by age from highest to lowest; then we can add the applicants' medical conditions and sort them according to their severity and urgency; finally, we can list the priorities!"

Old Hua smiled faintly and said, "Someone raised this suggestion at a previous meeting. Opponents said that many age-related diseases can be faked, especially faking being half-dead and paralyzed."

“I agree with Mr. Zheng’s proposed method!” Mr. Nie raised his hand. “Leaving aside whether those who are faking illness can pass the hospital’s examination, the age ranking alone must be taken into account, otherwise it will not be convincing to the public.”

Old Yang took off his headset and said with a serious expression, "Contact the hospital and have them invite the head of the cosmetic surgery department to a small meeting to discuss the distribution of the medication!"

"Also, could you please contact Consultant Zhang to participate in the meeting by phone? There are some things I need to discuss with him in advance to avoid any misunderstandings later."

……

Yan Wo Yee Community, Hong Kong Island.

While Zhang Heping was on the third basement level, guarding 70 virtual reality game pods with a line of bodyguards who wanted to help with the testing, Tang Xin, who was holding his phone, walked to the side.

"Hello! Secretary Chen, my husband is busy right now and can't answer the phone. You can talk to me if you need anything."

"For the matter of the Lifespan 120 potion, just ask Shuting. She's in charge of handling it now."

"Yes! We are testing a multiplayer virtual dream game pod."

"Okay, I'll pass on the message to him later."

As soon as Tang Xin hung up the phone, the internal lights of the black capsule game pods standing at an angle lit up and slowly rose to open their hatches.

"I chose the mage this time and killed 259 monsters, 25 more than in the last game!"

"I, the Berserker, have killed 596! Who says warriors are inferior to mages?"

"You have the nerve to say that? You stole all the top-tier equipment that dropped, otherwise how could you have withstood so many monsters?"

"Don't be arrogant, little soldier! Our Tiger Lord's fire mage just burned at least a thousand monsters to death!"

"What are you shouting about! The boss and his wife are right here!"

"Who suggested I choose the thief role just now? Dare to step forward and see how I stab you in the back!"

"Haha! Another idiot chose the rogue! Have you died more times than you've killed monsters?"

……

While Zhang Heping was still testing the limits of the multi-species gene regeneration brain server, Chen Shuting was inspecting the 24-hour tiered classroom at the Heping Academy down the mountain.

"Don't worry, Mr. Chen!" You Daren, the second son-in-law of Tang Renjia, patted his chest and assured him, "We will definitely finish the job tonight!"

"President You!" Chen Shuting frowned, smelling the complicated smell in the classroom. "Let me make this clear from the start: if this project runs into problems, you'll have nothing to do with the Virtual Dream Game Experience Center project in the future!"

"Understood! I am very grateful to President Chen for letting our company take on this project, and I cherish this opportunity very much!" You Daren said solemnly, "Therefore, I have been staying here these past few days, firstly to ensure that there are no problems with this project, and secondly to accumulate relevant construction experience for future game experience centers."

“It’s not that I gave you the chance, it’s that your wife pestered your fourth aunt to get this project!” Chen Shuting saw her secretary go outside to answer the phone, guessing that someone was looking for her, so she simply instructed, “After the work is completed, have the workers check it a couple more times and clean it thoroughly.”

"Okay, Mr. Chen!" You Daren hurriedly replied, "Please come back tomorrow morning, and I guarantee this classroom will be bright, clean, and spotless!"

Seeing Chen Shuting walk out, You Daren breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that he would have to hire some cleaners to clean up the place and make this project look nice so that he could secure the bigger projects later.

You Daren heard from his brother-in-law Tang Lie that his fourth aunt's virtual dream game was ready for mass production and market launch!

So when he overheard Zhang Bei say that the virtual dream game pod was not suitable for sale to the public for the time being, but that he would consider launching a game experience center, he asked his wife Tang Lu to help him. That's how he got the renovation project for the lecture hall through Tang Xin.

It is said that Zhang Heping had given You Daren a chance to make money before. When Hua Yingxiong Company was first established, Zhang Heping asked Tang Lu and You Daren if they wanted to go to Japan Island to help him manage the company, but they refused.

Therefore, You Daren's real estate company not only missed out on the profits from Heping Group's real estate speculation in Japan, but also missed out on the dividends from the head of Hua Yingxiong Company.

You Daren later heard that Zhang Heping had hired a Japanese teacher to take charge of Hua Yingxiong Company, but he didn't take it seriously at first.

He couldn't stay calm until he recently heard that the Japanese teacher had received hundreds of millions of magnesium dollars in bonuses from Hua Yingxiong Company.

Because he has worked himself to the bone for so many years, and although his company has grown bigger and bigger, his debts have also increased. The more he thinks about it, the less he understands it!
Just as You Daren was feeling resentful and determined to work harder, his secretary saw Chen Shuting leave and immediately followed her to report the contents of the phone call.

"Mr. Chen, Secretary Chen from Shenzhen Peace Academy called and would like to invite you to a conference call in half an hour to discuss the monthly distribution of Lifespan 120 potions."

"What are my plans for half an hour later?"

"Half an hour later, there is a 3 o'clock meeting to hear a report from Peace Automobile, which is expected to last 20 minutes; then there is a television interview about the Lifespan 120 drug, which is expected to last 10 to 20 minutes..." (End of this chapter)