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

The courtyard was quiet for a second, then erupted into chaos.

"What? Dr. Chen gave it to you?" Wang Tao's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"Dr. Chen hit Section Chief Fang? Why?" Liu Wei asked in shock.

Li Fang also stared wide-eyed, her face full of confusion.

Wang Jianguo took off his reading glasses, wiped them, put them back on, looked at Chen Ping, and then at Cui Ying.

Cui Ying took a deep breath and recounted everything that had happened last night.

After she finished speaking, the courtyard remained quiet for a long time.

Wang Tao's fists clenched so tightly they cracked, his face flushed red, and the veins on his neck bulged: "That bastard! He looks respectable, but he does such despicable things behind people's backs!"

Liu Wei slammed the pen on the ground, shattering its plastic casing, but he didn't pick it up: "Trying to break into a young girl's window? And he's a cadre? Bah!"

Li Fang was trembling with anger, her voice trembling: "I said the way he looked at Xiao Cui on his first day here was weird, sticky and slutty, like a slug. That kind of person should be castrated!"

Wang Jianguo didn't speak, but his brows were furrowed. At his age, he had seen all sorts of people, but this was the first time he had ever heard of a government official peeping through a young girl's window on his very first day.

Zhao Guosheng was carrying a tea jar, and the tea inside spilled all over the floor, but he didn't notice.

His face flushed red and then turned pale, his lips trembled several times, and finally he cursed a curse. After cursing, he quickly looked around, afraid that someone would hear him.

"This Fang Hai...this Fang Hai..." Zhao Guosheng tried to find the right words, but none of them were harsh enough. Finally, he sighed and said, "He's not here to supervise the allocation of funds; he's here to harm our health center."

"Dean Zhao, why are you still serving someone like him?" Wang Tao exclaimed, "Get him out of here!"

"Tell him to get lost?" Zhao Guosheng said with a wry smile. "He still has the money in his hands. If he turns against us and doesn't approve a single penny, we can't do anything."

The courtyard was quiet again.

Everyone looked at each other, their faces full of frustration.

Chen Ping spoke, his voice not loud but steady: "He wouldn't dare to turn against us."

Everyone was looking at him.

"What he did last night is enough to give him a hard time. He's more afraid of things getting out of hand than we are," Chen Ping said.

Zhao Guosheng thought for a moment and nodded: "That makes sense, but Dr. Chen, even if he doesn't turn against us, he can drag it out. He can hold off on each transaction, review each case one by one, and if it drags on for a year or two, we won't be able to get anything done."

Chen Ping pondered for a moment, then said coldly, "Then let's think of a way to make him obedient and compliant..."

"What method?" Wang Tao asked hurriedly!

"This kind of lecherous man will never give up. Let's set a trap for him..." Chen Ping whispered his plan.

After hearing this, everyone burst into laughter!

Only Cui Ying said coldly, "I disagree. You're too mean, making me take a bath and letting that pervert peep on me..."

"It's just to make you pretend to take a shower. Besides, he can't see anything," Chen Ping said.

"No, I won't agree either." Cui Ying glared at Chen Ping.

"Then let Sister Li Fang go take a shower so Section Chief Fang can see her. Sister Li Fang is married, she's not afraid to be seen!"

Wang Tao suddenly said with a smile.

"Wang Tao, get out of here! Just because I'm married doesn't mean I can let anyone look at me like that!" Li Fang rolled her eyes at Wang Tao.

However, after Wang Tao said that, everyone's attention was focused on Li Fang.

"Li Fang, for the future of the health center, why don't you make a sacrifice?" Zhao Guosheng said.

"Dean, I..."

"Sister Fang, please make this sacrifice."

"Li Fang, the entire hospital will be grateful to you."

"It's not like we're actually taking a bath, what's there to be afraid of!"

After much discussion and encouragement from the crowd, Li Fang reluctantly nodded and said, "Alright, for the sake of the health center, I'll make a sacrifice."

"But Dean, I'm making this clear: I'm not cooking lunch today."

"Don't worry, I've already found a cook, you don't need to do it," Dean Zhao quickly said.

After reaching an agreement, everyone dispersed and returned to their posts!

Around 11 a.m., an older woman arrived at the entrance of the health center on an electric scooter.

Two large plastic bags were strapped to the back of the vehicle, one containing vegetables and the other containing rice and noodles. A can of oil was also hanging from the handlebars, swaying precariously.

"Excuse me, is Dean Zhao here?" The auntie parked the car and called out at the top of her lungs.

Li Fang peeked out of the pharmacy window and looked the pharmacy up and down.

My aunt was in her fifties, with a round face, short hair, and wearing a floral apron. She looked very neat and efficient.

He was also carrying a bag of seasonings, soy sauce, vinegar, and the bottles and jars clattered together.

"Are you the cook that Dean Zhao found?" Li Fang asked.

"Yes, yes, my surname is Li. I've already made arrangements with your Dean Zhao." The aunt smiled, revealing a set of neat white teeth. "I earn 1,200 a month and only cook three meals a day."

"What about these things?" Li Fang asked, pointing to the vegetables in her aunt's car.

"Director Zhao told me to buy it. He said the health center cafeteria hasn't been open for a long time and doesn't have anything." The aunt chuckled. "If it were 1200 a month, and I were covering the rice, noodles, and vegetables, I'd be losing money hand over fist..."

Li Fang smiled, came out of the pharmacy, and helped her carry the things to the kitchen.

The kitchen was in a small, long-empty hut in the backyard, which Wang Tao and Liu Wei cleaned up yesterday afternoon.

The stove was newly built, the pot was newly bought, and the bowls, chopsticks, and plates were also new. Although they were all cheap, they looked clean.

My aunt went into the kitchen, rolled up her sleeves, and started working.

She moved swiftly, the sound of her chopping vegetables ringing out, her rhythm fast and steady—she was clearly an expert.

As soon as the scallions, ginger, and garlic were added to the pot, they sizzled and released a fragrant aroma that wafted from the front yard all the way to the back yard, filling everyone's noses.

Wang Tao was the first to lose his temper, peeking out of the consultation room, his nose twitching: "This smell is amazing."

Liu Wei also came out, still holding a pen in his hand, and stood in the yard looking towards the kitchen: "It smells even better than Old Zhou's."

Chen Ping sat in the consultation room, smelling that odor, and his stomach growled.

Cui Ying came out of the accounting office, stood at the door, glanced towards the kitchen, and curled the corners of her mouth slightly.

She turned around, walked to the door of Chen Ping's clinic, and whispered, "This auntie's cooking is pretty good."

"You could smell it?" Chen Ping smiled.

"I could tell from the sound," Cui Ying smiled. "The sound of chopping vegetables, you can tell he's practiced."

The food was ready before noon.

My aunt carried dishes out of the kitchen and placed them on the tables in the cafeteria one by one. The braised pork with potatoes was glistening with oil, and the pieces of meat were small but looked tender.

Stir-fried green peppers with eggs—the eggs are golden yellow, and the green peppers are vibrant green; the colors are beautifully combined.

Stir-fried cabbage with vinegar has a tangy flavor that whets the appetite.

There was also a tomato and egg drop soup, with a few sprigs of cilantro floating on top, making it a colorful mix of red and green.

Wang Tao stood at the entrance of the cafeteria, his eyes practically popping into the food plates.

He slurped his saliva, turned around and was about to rush inside, but Zhao Guosheng grabbed him.

"Wait!" Zhao Guosheng glared at him. "Section Chief Fang hasn't come back yet. Let's eat together when he gets back."

Wang Tao's face fell instantly, as if all his energy had been drained: "Dean, it's almost midnight, and we still don't know when Section Chief Fang will be back."

"Then we'll wait and see." Zhao Guosheng's tone left no room for negotiation.

The group had no choice but to disperse and return to their posts, but their noses wouldn't listen and kept drifting towards the cafeteria.

Wang Tao was restless in the consultation room, standing up and sitting down repeatedly, like a monkey with nails stuck in its butt.

Liu Wei held the notebook, but couldn't write a single word. He poked at the paper with his pen for a long time, leaving a bunch of black dots.

Li Fang leaned against the pharmacy window, her eyes fixed on the direction of the cafeteria, like a cat waiting for food.