After a short chat, it was time to work . Zhou Changchun did not come to work today . No one had seen him since yesterday afternoon . Maybe he was on sick leave again . After all, Zhou Changchun had cerebrovascular diseases and other chronic illness . His health had been in bad shape . Without anyone supervising in the office, everyone was not doing their work . Guo Panwei was looking at the stock market . Guo Shunjie was surfing some forums on the internet . Most of the work in the office was done by Tan Limei, Dong Xuebing, and Zhuang Zhi .
“Chief Zhou had taken dozens of days of medical leave this year . ” Tan Limei grumbled .
Dong Xuebing was shocked . “So many days?”
Tan Limei replied: “It is considered not a lot . Last year was also the same . When Chief Zhou was not around, my workload increases a lot . Luckily you and Zhuang Zhi are around this year . If not, I can’t cope with all the work . ” She looked at Guo Shunjie and the rest . “Clinging to a post without doing any work!”
Dong Xuebing laughed . “I think Chief Zhou will be back tomorrow . Let me help you with the printing . ”
During lunchtime, they received news that Zhou Changchun was hospitalized for his cerebrovascular illness .
This was not surprising by many of them . They were used to it .
Guo Panwei immediately goes and ask which hospital and ward Zhou Changchun was in . “I will go and visit Chief Zhou . ”
“I will go too . ” Dong Xuebing does not want to be left behind . Although he was now much closer to Zhou Changchun but visiting him at the hospital will leave a good impression with the leader . The leader will not think: I am in the hospital, and you do not even visit me? What are you thinking?
Guo Shunjie and Changjuan also wanted to do . In the end, all of them went to Youyi Hospital in two taxis .
Neurology ward
“Chief Zhou, how are you feeling?”
“Are you feeling better?”
Zhou Changchun was lying in bed . He looked several years older since he last appeared in the office a few days earlier . He does not look well . His wife was beside him clearing his lunch box . She forced a smile as Dong Xuebing, and the rest entered the ward . She put the fruits and flowers by the window and let them sit beside the Zhou Changchun .
“All of you are here?” Zhou Changchun sighed . “I am fine . But I should not be able to return to work these few days . ”
Changjuan pretended to be sad: “Chief Zhou, we will be lost if you are not in the office leading us . ”
Guo Panwei also pretended to be nice . He turned to Zhou Changchun’s wife: “Auntie, if you need any help, let me know . I can stay behind in the afternoon to help you take care of Chief Zhou . ”
Zhou Changchun’s wife replied . “Thank you . But I can still cope . ”
Zhou Changchun waved his hand . “No need to stay behind to accompany me . Go back to work . There are lots of work waiting for you all in the office . ” His condition was quite serious . He even had difficulties walking to the bathroom . His wife had to help him walk . Seems like he could not return to work soon .
After chatting for a while with Zhou Changchun, Dong Xuebing and the rest were about to return to the office .
But Zhou Changchun hesitated for a while and called out: “Panwei, Xiao Bing, I want to talk to you two . ”
Guo Shunjie glanced at Dong Xuebing and Guo Panwei before walking away . Tan Limei, Changjuan, and Zhuang Zhi also walked out of the ward . All of them knew that Guo Panwei and Dong Xuebing held a higher status in Chief Zhou’s heart . Dong Xuebing had helped Zhou Changchun rescued the important documents . Guo Panwei had been loyal to Zhou Changchun for years and had been his right-hand man .
In the ward, Guo Panwei and Dong Xuebing looked at each other . They were standing there waiting for Zhou Changchun to speak .
But Zhou Changchun kept quiet for a while before he sighed . “The both of you are my most trusted subordinates . In the future……” He paused for a while before continuing . “In the future…… . Work hard . ” Dong Xuebing and Guo Panwei were wondering what Zhou Changchun was trying to say . Zhou Changchun waved his hand . “Go back . My wife will send you out . ”
Zhou Changchun walked them out to the corridor .
Dong Xuebing turned to her and said: “Auntie, there’s no need to walk us out . ”
Zhou Changchun’s wife seems like she had lots of things to say to them . But in the end, she only said: “Please take care of the General Affairs Office in the future . ”
Guo Panwei immediately replied: “Don’t worry . We will do our work well . ”
Dong Xuebing felt something was off . It seems that the husband and wife were implying something .
Back at the office, Dong Xuebing carried on with his work as usual .
At about 1pm, Guo Shunjie suddenly received a phone call and started to do his work seriously . He did his own photocopying and offered to deliver documents . After a while, Guo Panwei who returned from outside behaved the same way as Guo Shunjie . They started to do their work eagerly with a smile on their faces . Guo Panwei even threw all his stock market graphs and charts away .
Dong Xuebing was confused . He asked Zhuang Zhi: “What happened?”
Zhuang Zhi looked at both of them: “I don’t know . Maybe it’s time for our increments?”
Changjuan and Old Yan were also confused .
Just before they finished work, Tan Limei who returned from the Political Section Office told them a piece of shocking news . “Hey, hey, have you all heard the news?”
Dong Xuebing asked: “What news?”
Zhuang Zhi scratched his head: “Are we getting a raise?”
“You wish!” Tan Limei rolled her eyes at him . “It’s about Chief Zhou . Chief Zhou will be retiring due to his illness . ” Tan Limei’ words attracted the attention of Dong Xuebing and Zhuang Zhi . “I heard this news from the Political Section, and they told me that the next Chief will be selected from one of us in the office . ”
Dong Xuebing was shocked: “Is this real?”
“Ah?” Changjuan exclaimed: “Chief Zhou has not reached the retirement age yet . Is his illness so serious?”
Tan Limei lowered her voice: “I heard two versions . One was the leaders were unhappy with Chief Zhou for taking so many days of medical leave . The other rumor is about Chief Zhou’s finances . I heard that there were some issues with his finances and he was “offered” to retire . It was not voluntary . If it were, Chief Zhou would have told us just now at the hospital . ”
Finance issues?
Corruption?
This was a piece of alarming news . Old Yan heard this and paused for a while before continuing reading his papers .
The two Guos should have received this news earlier . No wonder they suddenly became so hardworking .
No matter Chief Zhou was forced to retire or retired voluntary, the position of Deputy Chief was up for grabs .
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