Director Yang nodded slightly, did not ask more about her mother, and arranged for today's work, "Yesterday's statistical data has not been checked yet. You deal with this first. After that, I will go out to the orphanage in the city to do some research."
"Investigation?" Gong Linglong raised his eyebrows.
"Some corrupt elements were interested in relief food some time ago, which led to a shortage of food in orphanages and other places. Let's go investigate the actual situation."
Seeing that the leaders had begun to investigate the matter, Gong Linglong immediately took the opportunity to report: "I went to the orphanage once before I came to work here. Those children were so pitiful. They didn't even have to drink thick porridge. They had a big pot of vegetable porridge. There were not even a few grains of rice in it. At that time, the director told me that food was often in short supply and they couldn’t even open the pot. The gruel was all obtained by the children when they went out to beg.”
"Is it so serious?" The faces of several leaders changed.
Gong Linglong nodded repeatedly and said with a sullen expression: "It's very serious. The dean told me that it's not just the past two months where the food arrears are in arrears, it's regular arrears. The food supply is not enough every time. There are always at least ten days in every month." Worry about food."
"I went to the orphanage that day and bought them a bag of grain and some vegetables. The director said they could survive a week."
"When I went back the next week, the dean told me that the cadres from the street office above said they couldn't supply food, and they had been left to think of their own ideas for the past month."
"The dean also told me that this is not just the case for them, but also for the Honor Home and the Nursing Home. Their food supplies have all run out. If I hadn't sent them some food, they would have gone out to beg."
After she finished speaking, Secretary Yan slammed the bowl on the table with a gloomy expression: "Director Xiao, Director Yang, and Deputy Director Liang, the three of you will take Xiao Gong, Xiao Li, and Xiao Qin out for an investigation today. You will divide the areas. Investigate the matter in detail and send the investigation results to my office before leaving get off work."
"good."
Having something to do, everyone speeded up their meal and immediately separated after eating.
Gong Linglong and Director Yang were in a group. They were in charge of the orphanage and the Honorary Home donated by Gong Linglong. She drove Director Yang straight to the orphanage on her bicycle.
"elder sister."
Xiaojiu had just come back from collecting firewood outside. He smiled when he saw her. He was not as timid and scared as when he first met her. He happily told her: "Sister, we have food. Uncle from the People's Liberation Army sent us a lot of food. We won’t go hungry.”
As long as they are not hungry, the children are happy. Gong Linglong felt sad and reached out to touch his head: "I will never be hungry again."
After finishing speaking, he asked him: "Xiaojiu, is the dean's grandma here?"
"Here, I'll call her."
Xiaojiu glanced at Director Yang secretly, then ran towards the yard with firewood on his back.
The dean came out soon and saw Gong Linglong with a smile on his face: "Xiao Gong, I heard that you found a job and started working?"
"Dean, how do you know?" Gong Linglong was slightly surprised.
"Your mother came here in the evening the day before yesterday. She said that wages had been paid, and she bought us a few more kilograms of fat meat. She also weighed three kilograms of meat for us to eat, which made the children very happy."
The dean had a frown on his face a few days ago, but now that the food problem has been solved and the pressure on his heart has been relieved, he smiled very relaxedly today. When he saw that she had brought someone over, he quickly asked: "Xiao Gong, who is this comrade?"
"Dean, this is Director Yang of the Civil Affairs Department, my boss. Today I am accompanying Director Yang to investigate the situation in the orphanage."
Upon hearing that it was the leader of the civil affairs department, the dean hurriedly stepped forward: "Hello, Director Yang."
"Dean Fang, you have worked hard these years."
Director Yang stepped forward to shake hands with her and apologized: "I'm sorry, it was our negligence that allowed corrupt elements to take advantage of the situation and made the children hungry."
The dean didn't understand the meaning and looked sideways at Gong Linglong.
Gong Linglong saw the children hiding in the room and peeking, and said, "Dean, let's go into the room to talk. I'll tell you in detail later."
"Hey, okay." The dean quickly invited the two of them into the room.
There are two large shops in the house, which are simple but quite neat. However, the quilts on them are so shabby that they cannot be seen. The clothes worn by the children are also patched in patches. They are all sallow and thin, looking like they are malnourished.
Director Yang felt very sad when he saw these children timidly hiding in the corner when they saw her. He sat down casually on the bench and said, "Dean Fang, please sit down too. I'm here to understand the situation today. I'll take a moment." Please tell me the truth about some of the things I asked about later, and I will arrange to resolve them as soon as possible."
Gong Linglong sat next to her, nodded to the dean without leaving any trace, and took out a notebook to record.
Director Yang was a conscientious and rigorous person, and he investigated very carefully. He only visited two places in the morning, the orphanage and the nearby Glorious Home. At noon, they had some steamed buns and flower rolls, and then hurried to visit the third house. .
When passing by Dongjiang Park, Director Yang remembered that Gong Linglong wanted to send a floral scroll to her mother, and said, "Xiao Gong, go to the south gate. You go and send a floral scroll to your mother. I'll also go visit the elders."
"Director Yang, your elders are also in the nursing home?" Gong Linglong asked.
"He's my father's old buddy. I'll go visit him during the holidays." Director Yang simply replied.
The nursing home usually does not allow outsiders to enter, but they had work permits and came to visit their elders and relatives, so they registered their information at the door and went in.
"mom."
Bai Narcissus was eating at the door of the dormitory with a bowl in hand. Seeing her daughter coming, she stood up with a smile on her face: "Linglong, why are you here? Have you eaten?"
"After eating, I'll give you the flower rolls."
Gong Linglong came over with a small basket and saw that she had packed two vegetarian dishes, a small portion of white tofu and a small portion of carrots. He said, "Mom, you should eat better and buy some meat dishes. Don't be too frugal."
"Don't worry, I usually eat well, but I was a little busy today. There are no meat dishes in the cafeteria, so I bought two vegetarian dishes."
Bai Narcissus pulled her into the house. She lived in a single room with a small area, only seven or eight square meters. It had a bed, a desk, etc. It was very clean. He pulled her to sit on the bed and asked: "Linglong, what are you doing?" Are you here for something today?"
"Nothing special, I'm just here to deliver flower rolls."
Gong Linglong handed her the small basket and took a few hard-boiled eggs from the space, peeling them while talking to her.
Seeing that she was passing by for work, Bai Narcissus waited for her to finish speaking and urged her: "Linglong, go to work quickly. Don't let the boss wait for you. We will talk about other things when we get home the day after tomorrow."
"No hurry, Director Yang and I have made an appointment to meet at the door in ten minutes."
Gong Linglong put the eggs in her bowl and whispered to her about donating food and the changes in the space.
