On Rewarding Merit
The leaders set up exemplary figures onstage, delivering speeches in an undulating cadence, while filthy backroom deals went on below. As one of the people involved, the upright pediatrician Sun Shuhui could only roll his eyes.
This recently arrived letter of thanks had not explicitly named the person it was thanking. Perhaps even the people of Liannan Village had forgotten the doctors' names. Qin Jiaxuan had not asked either. As long as Li Bai was willing to give up the credit and the others on the Medical Team kept quiet, anyone could take over this deal.
The most aggrieved was the ophthalmologist Wei Yan. Damn it, he was from ophthalmology—ophthalmology... He had only reacted half a step too slowly, and the All-purpose Chinese Medicine Department had snatched the credit right out from under him.
"Whoever it is, come out and introduce yourself. Just which doctor's medical skills are so brilliant?"
This letter of thanks had brought tremendous honor to Qianjiang Province's Health system. After reading it, the leader onstage glanced around below, waiting for which "hero" would come forward to claim this "account."
Holy crap!
This was a chance to show his face in front of the leaders—a direct route into their good graces!
The other two Medical Teams were like foxes who could only stare at grapes they couldn't eat. Their hearts were sour with envy.
So they had subsisted on the northwest wind, freezing and jolting along the entire way, rolling through snow and mud. After more than half a month, they were exhausted and sick, with several people collapsing. Even if they had no achievements, they had still worked hard. Yet somehow, all that still couldn't compare with a letter of thanks from the locals. Damn it...
And that wasn't even mentioning the team