After something happened, if people started guessing, it felt like anything could happen.
Because of this, everyone—whether they had already left and were waiting to return, or whose stay was about to expire and who would be pushed out of Gourd Valley—felt deeply uneasy!
However, because of the Li Family matter, everyone knew there was basically no way to threaten Chen Mo, nor could they use Gourd Valley Sanatorium to talk about matters with him. So, anxious as they were, these people went to ask Qi Yacheng, only to receive the answer that the outcome had yet to be decided and they should wait for a reply.
For a time, these people and those connected to them pulled strings where they could, questioned Qi Yacheng where they could, and even more people formed groups to seek out He Shoucheng, asking him to represent everyone and find out what this rule actually meant.
Could it be that the Gourd Valley Sanatorium was closing? Or was it planning to relocate? As for shutting down entirely, they refused to consider that possibility, because Gourd Valley Sanatorium charged high fees, earned high net profits, and had almost no costs.
There was only one chef and two kitchen assistants. The hospital had a few doctors and nurses, but they were not there to serve them. Only in an emergency could they receive treatment from Gourd Valley Hospital.
There really were not many other staff members at the entire sanatorium. Most were cleaners. As for the other medical personnel, although many provided one-on-one care, they had been brought in personally by the residents, and the residents had to pay their salaries themselves.
Therefore, Gourd Valley's costs were already as low as they could possibly be. Nearly all the rent and other fees were pure profit.
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