Sent to the countryside, I turned the health center into a top-tier hospital.

"Let's vote," Su Meng said.

Six votes in favor, two votes against, and one abstention.

The 500,000 yuan grant to Siping Township Health Center has been approved.

When the meeting adjourned, Xu Wenshan was the first to stand up, grabbed some documents, and left the meeting room, slamming the door shut with a loud bang.

Su Meng ignored him, put away the documents while sitting down, and stood up to leave.

As they reached the door, Section Chief Zhao caught up and said in a low voice, "Director Su, you know what you're doing about sending people to supervise. Director Xu probably won't let this go easily."

Su Meng nodded: "I know. Thank you for speaking up today."

Section Chief Zhao smiled and left.

Su Meng returned to her office, closed the door, and sat in a chair for a while.

She took out her phone, found Chen Ping's number, hesitated for a moment, and then dialed it.

It rang three times, then I answered.

"Feed?" Chen Ping's voice was a little breathless, as if he were walking, or perhaps...

"It's me. The funding has been approved, 500,000," Su Meng said calmly.

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone.

Chen Ping's voice was a little hoarse: "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Su Meng paused for a moment, "However, there's an additional condition. The bureau needs to send someone to supervise the use of this money, but the candidate hasn't been decided yet."

"Come on then, I have nothing to hide." Chen Ping said nonchalantly.

After all, the Siping Township Health Center only has a few people, and their quality is reliable. No one would embezzle the funds allocated by the higher authorities.

"Be careful in Siping Township. I'm always worried that Xiao Lei will cause you trouble," Su Meng said.

"It's alright, I'm not afraid," Chen Ping said calmly.

He wasn't just being stubborn; he genuinely wasn't afraid of Xiao Lei.

Although Xiao Lei is the son of the deputy mayor, in Siping Township, a place far from the emperor's reach, what can Xiao Lei do?

At first, Xiao Lei hired someone to deal with him, but in the end, it fell on Liu Mazi. What will the final result be?

The two fell silent.

We could hear each other breathing over the phone, softly, sometimes shallow, sometimes deep.

"Chen Ping," Su Meng said.

"Um?"

"That dress, was it bought by Cui Ying?"

Chen Ping remained silent.

"She's a good girl," Su Meng said softly. "Treat her well."

There was still silence on the other end of the phone.

Su Meng waited for five seconds, and seeing that Chen Ping didn't say anything, she hung up the phone, put her phone on the table, leaned back in her chair, and stared at the ceiling.

The ceiling was white, clean, and completely empty.

She looked at it for a long time, then sat up straight, opened her notebook, and wrote a line on it: Siping Township Health Center, 500,000 yuan, for special use only.

After finishing writing, I closed the notebook, stood up, and walked to the window.

The sky outside the window was overcast and the clouds hung low, as if it were about to rain.

In the courtyard of Siping Township Health Center, Chen Ping hung up the phone and stood there in a daze for a long time.

Wang Tao poked his head out of the consultation room and called out, "Dr. Chen, the patient is waiting!"

Chen Ping snapped out of his daze, put his phone in his pocket, and turned back to the consultation room.

He had barely sat down and hadn't even spoken when Zhao Guosheng rushed out of the office, his face flushed red: "Dr. Chen! Dr. Chen! The funding's approved! Five hundred thousand! Five hundred thousand!"

The entire health center heard it.

Wang Tao jumped out of the consultation room, throwing the medical record book in his hand far away.

Liu Wei rushed out of the consultation room, his eyes red-rimmed, his lips trembling, unable to utter a single word.

Li Fang climbed out of the pharmacy window, but lost another shoe in the process.

Wang Jianguo took off his reading glasses, wiped them, and put them back on, his hands trembling.

"Really? The funds have really been allocated?" Wang Tao's voice cracked.

"Really!" Zhao Guosheng held up his phone like it was a flag. "The Municipal Health Bureau just called! Five hundred thousand! Funds specifically for this purpose!"

The courtyard erupted in chaos.

Wang Tao jumped up and almost knocked Liu Wei down.

Li Fang squatted on the ground picking up her shoes, tears streaming down her face.

Liu Wei turned around, leaned against the wall, and his shoulders twitched.

Wang Jianguo stood at the door of the consultation room, watching all of this without saying a word, but his eyes reddened.

They were all very excited, not only because their three months' wages were secured, but also because the Siping Township Health Center was now operational and should be fine for the foreseeable future.

Even with Chen Ping in charge and more patients, if the government doesn't allocate funds, it still won't be enough to revive the health center.

Now things are different; 500,000 is an astronomical figure for the Siping Township Health Center.

Zhao Guosheng walked over, patted Chen Ping on the shoulder, his hand trembling violently: "Dr. Chen, thank you so much. If it weren't for you talking to Director Su..."

"Dean Zhao, I just mentioned it briefly, it has nothing to do with me." Chen Ping shook his head with a smile.

Zhao Guosheng nodded, turned around, looked at the people in the courtyard, and took a deep breath: "Tonight, it's my treat! Barbecue! Everyone come! Not a single one can be left out!"

"Okay!" Wang Tao was the first to respond.

"Dean, you're so generous today!" Li Fang got up from the ground, put on her shoes, her tears still wet on her face.

"I told you, tonight's the treat! If you don't go, you'll get your wages docked tomorrow!" Zhao Guosheng shouted.

"Go! Who said I'm not going?" Liu Wei turned around, his face covered in tears, but he was smiling.

Chen Ping stood at the door of the clinic, looking at the people making a ruckus in the courtyard, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

He turned his head and glanced at the door of the accounting office.

The door was open, and Cui Ying stood in the doorway, leaning against the doorframe, looking at him.

Their eyes met, and neither of them looked away.

Cui Ying walked over, stood in front of him, took out a pack of tissues from her pocket, pulled one out, and handed it to him: "Wipe it off, you have dust on your forehead."

Chen Ping took it, wiped his forehead with it, and found the tissue to be clean and dry.

He glanced at Cui Ying, and Cui Ying smiled.

"Are you coming for the barbecue tonight?" Chen Ping asked.

"Of course I'll go. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Dean Zhao to treat us to barbecue. How could I refuse?" Cui Ying said.

When Zhao Guosheng heard Cui Ying call him stingy, he wasn't angry at all. Instead, he held his teacup, grinned, and showed his teeth.

"Old Zhao, I won't be going to the barbecue tonight. I have some things to take care of at home, and eating barbecue and drinking beer is something for young people."

Wang Jianguo came out of the consultation room, pushed up his glasses, and said...

"That won't do. There are seven of us at the health center, and not a single one can be missing," Zhao Guosheng refused.

"Dr. Wang, if you don't go, it's no fun for just a few of us young people," Li Fang said.

"Yeah, we'd love to hear you tell dirty jokes..." Wang Tao chuckled.

"Go away, stop talking nonsense. Who told dirty jokes? Don't ruin my reputation."

Wang Jianguo glared at Wang Tao, then glanced at Zhao Guosheng: "Fine, I'll go, okay?"

"Hahaha…………"

Everyone laughed, a genuine laugh, because they all saw hope for the future of the health center!