Chapter 330: Unpredictable Things and a Good Show

This calcium tablet was developed by a health product research team led by Wang Mengde.

It is completely different from the so-called high calcium and medium calcium that were advertised in the past.

It is completely questionable how effective those health supplements can be, but this product of theirs, after experiments and chemical analysis, has been shown to play a very good role in supplementing calcium in the human body.

Otherwise, with reference to the products from previous lives, it wouldn’t have taken so long to develop.

It was entirely because Wang Mengde found that those had no reference value, so he basically developed them from scratch.

After the specific products and actual effects came out, Wang Mengde felt that this was the real calcium tablet.

When Dean Lu learned about it, he was overjoyed and immediately sent it to his superiors.

At the same time, he also reported the speculation that Wang Mengde had made some time ago.

The superiors also attach great importance to the fact that long-term calcium supplementation can increase height. This is mainly because China is short of supplies and both adults and children are extremely malnourished.

If people don’t have enough food to eat, they naturally won’t grow taller.

According to the statistics of the World Health Organization, the current average height of adults and children in China is considered to be relatively short.

Even in neighboring Japan, the average height of its population has been increasing rapidly in recent years and is almost catching up, while China's is showing a downward trend.

In fact, as long as the nutrition is adequate, there is no need for calcium supplements. Unfortunately, this situation will not be realized until another 40 or 50 years later.

Before Wang Mengde traveled through time, his peers and descendants seemed to have taken growth enhancers, and most of the children were tall and strong.

It can be said that height increases with each generation.

soon.

Within three days, instructions from superiors came down.

Calcium tablets should be produced in large quantities as quickly as possible, one-fifth of which should be used for export to earn foreign exchange, and then the money earned from the foreign exchange should be used to subsidize the remaining four-fifths of the cost.

For this domestic part, just like the vaccines in the national immunization program, we can make use of the three-level rural medical and health system and a large number of barefoot doctors to distribute it free of charge to children across the country in batches.

Of course, this cannot be fully achieved in a short period of time. After all, the financial pressure is huge and it is a long-term project.

Therefore, the higher authorities have also made plans to cover most parts of the country within ten to fifteen years.

Wang Mengde also agrees with this result. In a dozen years, he will be able to develop more medicines and health products.

Moreover, the world would have been open by then, and Chinese medicine would have fully entered the world market. With its medical skills, the foreign exchange it could have earned each year would definitely be several times or even dozens of times what it is now.

With money, he can receive continuous subsidies. Coupled with the gradual abundance of materials in China, he believes that the days in the next ten years or so will definitely be much better than in the original history.

In the courtyard.

The weather is very hot today. Even though it is evening, I will sweat even if I don’t move.

Wang Mengde and Sha Zhu were sitting by the pond in the middle courtyard enjoying the cool air, while several neighbors were chatting about family matters nearby.

At this time, Xu Damao pushed his bicycle and walked in from the front yard with his head lowered.

During this period, he was particularly low-key, leaving home early and returning late.

Since I was transferred to check tickets outside the cinema, I can't even go to the countryside to show movies to my fellow villagers. I am exposed to the sun every day and my face has become tanned.

Without the local specialties sent by his fellow villagers, life would have been very tight relying only on his own ration.

For him who was used to drinking and eating meat, this was very difficult to endure. Fortunately, his father Xu Fugui was still able to go to the countryside and often gave him some help.

"Bah, this bastard, why isn't he crazy anymore?"

Seeing his figure, Sha Zhu spat a mouthful of water on the ground and then spoke loudly.

Before, in the steel rolling mill, although Xu Damao was the team leader for only a short time, this man was full of bad intentions and acted as Li Huaide's lackey, and came up with many bad ideas.

At the same time, the former factory leaders and employees, led by Director Yang, suffered a lot from him.

If he had not offended Wang Mengde in his impulse this time and hit a wall, given that he was highly valued by Li Huaide, he might have become the deputy director of the steel rolling mill now.

Of course, in addition to Director Li who is the top leader in the steel rolling mill, there are six or seven deputy directors. It can be said that the power of the deputy directors is much lower than before.

Hearing Sha Zhu scolding him, if it were in the past, Xu Damao would have retorted, but now he lowered his head and hurried to the backyard.

"This Xu Damao didn't even say hello to his neighbors when he saw them. He has no manners at all."

Aunt Zhao glanced at Wang Mengde, then deliberately spoke loudly.

"Yes, he was a small leader in the steel mill before. Fortunately, Director Li saw through everything and made this black sheep step down. Otherwise, he would be a disaster sooner or later."

"Humph, he still wants to be the boss in the courtyard. He looks average, but his dreams are beautiful."

"When Old Xu was around, he often did bad things. It's true that like father, like son."

Seeing that Aunt Zhao had taken the lead, the neighbors in other courtyards also started to criticize her, including the neighbor who had planned to introduce his relative's daughter to Xu Damao.

Wang Mengde shook his head in his heart.

He had experienced this group of fence-sitters in the courtyard when he watched TV dramas before.

Speak in favor of whoever is in power.

In the original drama, Xu Damao became the deputy director of the steel rolling mill. These people flattered him a lot, but after he stepped down, they started to mock him again.

Just as everyone was discussing, Liu Haizhong came in from outside with an anxious look on his face. When he saw Wang Mengde sitting there, his eyes lit up, and he came up to him and whispered:

"Meng De, I have something to ask you."

As he spoke, he glanced around, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

The meaning of his words was very clear. Some things were difficult to say here, so he planned to find a secluded place to talk.

But Wang Mengde guessed what he wanted to say, so he pretended not to know and said, "Uncle, come sit down and take a rest. If you have anything to say, just tell me directly."

"Uh."

Liu Haizhong hesitated for a moment, thinking about whether he could become a leader in the future, he gritted his teeth and said directly without caring about the many neighbors around him:

"Meng De, you are quite familiar with Director Li of the steel mill. Could you please tell him to let me be the team leader again?

Even if I can't be the team leader, I'm willing to be the deputy team leader, and I will definitely follow Director Li's orders in the future."

He said this with a pleading look on his face, and even used an idiom.

In the afternoon, although it was the weekend rest time, he still couldn't resist the strong desire for power in his heart, so he went to the steel mill in the hot weather.

Director Li happened to be there, and he was just about to flatter him to show his loyalty, but he didn't know what he said hit the horse's hoof, which made Li Huaide furious, and he removed him from his position as deputy team leader on the spot.

Becoming an ordinary worker again made him completely panicked, and no amount of begging was of any use.

Just when he was in despair, he suddenly remembered some words that Wang Mengde had said in the yard a few days ago. He hurried to the yard from the steel rolling mill as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.

"Uncle, Li Huaide and I are quite familiar with each other, but since this kind of personnel appointment and dismissal does not involve me, I can't interfere." Wang Mengde said with an embarrassed expression.

He had done this in secret, so naturally he would not plead for Liu Haizhong.

"this...

Meng De, please beg me, I finally became a small leader, and it has only been a few months. "

Liu Haizhong pleaded humbly.

In the past few months, after becoming the team leader, he can be said to have indulged in the power of an official to the fullest, and especially enjoyed the flattery from his co-workers and neighbors.

Now he was suddenly demoted to an ordinary worker. The huge gap was hard for him to accept.

Unfortunately, no matter how much he begged, Wang Mengde remained unmoved. In the end, he had to return to the backyard in disappointment and became a pair of brothers in distress with Xu Damao.

After seeing him leave, Sha Zhu said with disdain: "Meng De, you were right not to help him. It has only been a few months, and many of the former leaders of the steel mill have been offended by him.

This kind of person will get into trouble sooner or later. As far as I know Li Huaide's character, he will be abandoned sooner or later. It may be a good thing that he is being taken down now."

The other neighbors also echoed this statement. This time they were not trying to flatter him, but because Liu Haizhong had just become a leader and visited Xu Damao's home.

This behavior of rabbits only eating grass near their nests makes everyone feel dissatisfied.

It’s just that the situation was stronger than the people before, so they didn’t dare to say it out.

Lao Jia's family.

Jia Zhang lay beside the window and secretly listened to the movements in the yard. Everything that had just happened reached her ears.

So, at the dinner table, she said to her son, "Dongxu, Liu Haizhong has stepped down and is no longer a leader at the steel mill. Our gift is gone in vain.

What will Bang Geng do with his job from now on?"

Their boy Banggeng has just turned fifteen years old and will be a second-year junior high school student when school starts in September.

But he was not a good student at all, and his grades were among the lowest in the class. Forget about passing the high school entrance exam, and he would be lucky to get a junior high school diploma.

The family discussed it and decided to find a way out for Banggeng in advance.

Originally, seeing that Wang Mengde's two younger brothers next door joined the army, he also thought it was a good way out. However, Jia Zhang had been in prison before, so he could not pass the political review. In the end, he had only one way out, which was to join the factory.

According to the policy in 1960, Qin Huairu only needed to retire early and let her son take over.

But if this happens, the family’s livelihood will be at risk.

When you first enter the factory, you have to start as an apprentice, earning less than 20 yuan a month, which is not enough for a family of six.

Moreover, Qin Huairu is now a second-level worker, and her monthly salary is nearly 40 yuan, which is half the amount. She has suffered a huge loss.

Later, it was Jia Zhang who came up with an idea. Liu Haizhong, the man in the backyard, became the leader of the steel rolling mill. She wanted to follow his connections and wait for her grandson to enter the factory when he was sixteen years old.

For the sake of her eldest grandson, she even took out most of the pension money she had saved over the years and gave it as gifts.

Liu Haizhong was blinded by the money and took the job without thinking twice.

Unexpectedly, things are unpredictable and the situation changes so quickly. Liu Haizhong stepped down not long after taking office. So the gifts they gave him were wasted.

"Hmph, after dinner, I'll go to the backyard and get the money back. I'll also convert the gifts I bought into cash and ask him to pay it back. If he doesn't, I'll go to the steel mill and sue him."

Jia Dongxu slammed his chopsticks on the table and spoke loudly.

"Dongxu, just ask for the money back, and forget about the gifts. We are all neighbors, don't make things too awkward, and it won't be good for your reputation if the news gets out."

Qin Huairu hurriedly persuaded.

"That won't work. If we can't help our Bang Geng find a job, it will be a loss for him. We must come back."

Jia Zhang rolled her eyes in surprise and objected loudly.

Jia Dongxu held the same idea.

Seeing her mother-in-law and husband being stubborn, Qin Huairu felt exhausted.

If it weren't for the children following her, she really wanted to leave.

After finishing his meal, Jia Dongxu went to the backyard, and then he heard a commotion.

Soon, all the neighbors in the yard knew what had happened.

Chinese Medical Research Institute.

In Mr. Pu’s office.

The fan was whirring and blowing out a wisp of hot air.

Pu Lao smiled as he sat on the chair and said to Wang Mengde, "Mengde, there is a seminar tomorrow morning. Dean Lu has something to do and cannot attend. You can come with me then."

Among the vice presidents in the institute, he is the oldest.

In order to take care of his health, heavy work will generally not be assigned to him.

This time it was also very sudden. President Lu had to go to a meeting with his superiors tomorrow, and the other vice presidents also had their own tasks to accomplish.

So, Mr. Pu volunteered to attend this seminar.

He was very familiar with this kind of meeting. He remembered that when Wang Mengde just became his last disciple, the two of them attended one and even had a quarrel with the Western medicine people at the meeting.

Wang Mengde thought about it and realized that there was nothing important to do tomorrow morning, so he smiled and agreed:
"Sir, it's been a while since I've attended a seminar with you. I'll go again this time to see if those people have made any progress."

Early the next morning.

We gathered at the research institute first, and then got in a car and drove to the venue.

When they arrived at the entrance of the venue, many well-known experts in Chinese and Western medicine, as well as presidents and vice presidents of major hospitals, stopped when they saw them coming.

"Mr. Pu, Comrade Wang Mengde, I didn't expect you to attend the seminar."

Everyone shook hands with the two people eagerly and said polite words.

Wang Mengde’s current identity is no longer the same as it was ten years ago when he was just Pu Lao’s disciple. He has now become the most famous and powerful Chinese medicine expert in the country.

To be frank, no one present here, regardless of their qualifications, could surpass him in terms of medical skills, and he was even far ahead of everyone else.

After a brief greeting, they entered the venue, and Wang Mengde supported Pu Lao and walked to the front row.

After he sat down, he discovered that there was an old acquaintance sitting not far away. It was Wei Chenggong, the Western medicine expert who had lost face at the seminar ten years ago, and also Gao Yuze's master.

After taking a look at this side, Wei Chenggong said with a fake smile: "Haha, you are here to attend the seminar too. You came just in time. There will be a good show soon."

Wang Mengde didn't say anything, just shrugged his nose and then gave a mysterious smile.

The show is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)