Chapter 548 Pillar of the State
Chapter 548 Pillar of the State
Li Yong asks indifferently and looks like he doesn’t give a damn about it at all, “There are many people who want to see me. Who on earth does your commander think he is?”
The crowd is in an uproar again, feeling surprised about Li Yong’s question.
The Commander surely is of the most supreme position here! After all, they are now on an island named Dongshan Island which was named after the Commander.
Feeling the atmosphere somewhat gloomy, some experts and academicians are afraid of getting into trouble and quietly leave.
In their opinion, although Li Yong is skilled in medicine, he can’t be that arrogant. He dares to defy the Commander of the Eighth Fleet, which is an act of bringing about his destruction! Soldiers all have a military spirit and can’t be offended.
“Kid, don’t be too gullible.” Liu Heiniu looks gloomy, looking somewhat furious.
“Youth are born to be frivolous and presumptuous. I will insist on being presumptuous today.” Li Yong smiles lightly, turns his head to Tian Hua, and says, “Your dad gives himself airs in front of me. Tell him, if you have an incurable disease next time, never should you turn to me.”
Tian Hua waves his hand and says, “Yong, ignore him. He is getting older and more bureaucratic. The reason why he stopped you just now is for my good. Because he doesn’t trust you. I don’t blame him. But, if he doesn’t take you seriously, I will break off the father-son relationship with him. And in the future, I will never call him dad.”
Then, Tian Hua says to Liu Heiniu, “Go back and tell my father that if he wants to see Yong, come in person. Be nice. And don’t put on airs. In a few years, he won’t be the Commander. So what’s the point of putting on airs?”
Liu Heiniu looks down on Li Yong. But he dares not to make light of Tian Hua.
Hearing what Tian Hua says, he hurriedly turns away and goes to report to Tian Dongshan.
After hearing Tian Hua’s words, the experts and academicians say goodbye one after another, fearing that a conflict between Tian Dongshan, Tian Hua, and Li Yong will take place. As the saying goes, the seniors fight, the subordinates suffer. They are so afraid that they will be implicated.
With Tian Dongshan’s fierce temper, if he is angry with them, they will suffer.
There are a few bold ones who don’t leave. After Liu Heiniu goes back, he forces them out.
After all the experts and academicians leave, leaving only Tian Hua and Li Yong in the living room, Tian Dongshan comes over in a rage with a gloomy and old face. Standing in front of Li Yong, he shouts, “What an arrogant kid. Why did you hit my acupuncture points?”
Li Yong raises his eyes, glances at Tian Dongshan, and finds that this middle-aged man in military attire is indeed quite majestic. Standing there, he looks like a thousand-year-old rock, revealing a sacred and inviolable aura all over his body. Even so, he can’t bluff Li Yong. Li Yong faintly asks, “Do you want me to do it again?
“Don’t mess around.” Tian Dongshan, who is startled, hurriedly covers his chest where he still feels pain and retreats continuously.
After Li Yong hits his acupuncture points once, he can’t bear it. If Li Yong dares to do so once more, he will blow up Li Yong with anti-aircraft missiles.
Seeing him retreating, Liu Heiniu immediately comes to the front of him and assumes a posture to protect him.
“Since you are afraid of me, don’t be arrogant in front of me.” Li Yong looks at his fingertips and smiles lightly.
Tian Dongshan feels very humiliated. As he tries to make himself less discredited, he sees that Tian Hua has laughed out loud. As soon as Tian Hua finishes laughing, he says, “Dad, are you that scared? What are you afraid of? There are no ghosts here during the day.”
“Brat. Get the hell out of my way.” Tian Dongshan can’t do anything about Li Yong. But he can be mighty in front of Tian Hua, his son. He shouts angrily, “Don’t get in my way.”
Tian Hua sticks out his tongue. Instead of doing as Tian Dongshan says, he stands in front of Li Yong and stops Tian Dongshan, “Dad, you can be mean to me. But you can’t be mean to Yong. If you don’t treat him with courtesy, I won’t have a father like you.”
“Brat, you…” As Tian Dongshan is about to lose his temper, Li Yong suddenly stands up.
“Don’t waste everyone’s time, Commander Tian. I cured your son. Shouldn’t you pay me the consultation fee?” Li Yong asks indifferently as he glances at the time, “I’m busy!”
Tian Hua urges, “Dad, pay him quickly.”
Tian Dongshan is stunned. Only then does he realize that Li Yong is Tian Hua’s life-saving benefactor. So it will be a bit unreasonable for him to lose his temper in front of his benefactor! After a brief pause, he asks, “How much is it?”
Li Yong asks rhetorically, “How much will you give me?” He is worried that if he only says 10 million yuan and Tian Dongshan wants to give him 100 million yuan instead, he will lose 90 million yuan for nothing, in which case, he will suffer a big loss.
Some high and mighty ones don’t care about money at all.
To avoid suffering a big loss, Li Yong pretends to be calm and doesn’t offer his price directly.
Taking the initiative to ask for money is always less noble than waiting for others to put the money directly in front of him.
Although everyone f**king loves money, at such times, he has to pretend to be indifferent.
Only then will he look like a master and look profound!
Tian Dongshan says, “I will give you 200 thousand yuan! What do you think? It is my salary for the year.”
“What? 200 thousand yuan? Do you take me as a beggar? Is your son’s life worth 200 thousand yuan only?” Feeling that the price Tian Dongshan offers is far lower than his expectations, Li Yong immediately shouts, “When I am asked to cure others, I usually charge 10 million yuan.”
“10 million yuan?” Tian Dongshan is so shocked that he opens his eyes wide and points at Li Yong, saying in anger, “Did you come to rob me? You want so much money. Even if my family members all work together day and night, we can’t even afford a million yuan!”
“Don’t you have that much money?” Li Yong is so surprised. After all, nobody expects that the titled Commander of the Eighth Ocean Fleet of Huaxia will be so poor. He originally thought that if an ordinary official casually embezzles a little, he will at least have 10 or 8 million yuan. Mayor Zhao is a perfect example. 300 million yuan is directly found in his house.
In terms of the official title, the Commander is above Mayor Zhao! Surprisingly, he can’t even afford 10 million yuan.
How can the gap between the officials be so large?
Tian Dongshan grits his teeth and says, “No.”
Li Yong frowns and says, “You are such a powerful official. Haven’t you embezzled a little money for the sake of your future generations’ lives?”
“Am I, Tian Dongshan, that kind of poisonous asshole of society?” Tian Dongshan is furious, “I am a man of character. I am a soldier from Huaxia. And I am the force that protects the country. How can I do things that are illegal and disorderly?”
Tian Dongshan’s words sound so powerful and shocking. Hearing him say so, Li Yong is shocked in his heart. It makes him realize that the officials of Huaxia are not all the kind of shameless ones who are insatiable and greedy in embezzling money and corrupt practice.
As the saying goes, the wise man knows he knows nothing and the fool thinks he knows all. Having officials like Tian Dongshan, Huaxia still has great hope.
“So how much money do you have?” Li Yong doesn’t want to make a trip in vain! Failing to get 10 million yuan, he is okay with a million yuan.
“What I can afford is only 300 thousand yuan.” Tian Dongshan sighs and feels that his family is indeed poor, saying, “If I get a loan, I can get some. But it will take a few days.”
Li Yong suddenly thinks of something and says angrily, “Holy sh*t. I’m not stupid. Don’t lie to me, okay? Your family has this island, a car, a yacht, and a helicopter. How come you say you can only afford 300 thousand yuan? Tell me, don’t the car, the yacht, and the helicopter each cost more than 300 thousand yuan?”
“Those are all rationed by the state. They are not my things at all. I have no right to handle them. If you think 300 thousand yuan is little, I’ll get a loan.” Tian Dongshan feels a little sad. Although he has everything in his family, none of the things is his.
For the sake of the country’s national defense, he is dedicated to working all his life. In the end, he can’t even afford to pay for his son’s consultation fees.
So this is how it is! Li Yong finally understands.
He has medical ethics. How can he force others to take out loans? This is tantamount to forcing young girls of good families to prostitute themselves and pushing others down the abyss! If Tian Dongshan carries a huge amount of usury from now on, he can envision that Tian Hua won’t have a good day.
Those debt collectors are all guys without conscience! The incident that the debtors are forced to death happens from time to time.
Li Yong sighs, “Let’s forget it! Think of it as me being generous and helping the needy.”
“What do you mean?” Tian Dongshan doesn’t think he is one of the needy.
“It’s simple. It means I don’t want any consultation fees. Goodbye.” After saying that, Li Yong turns around and walks out.
Tian Dongshan stops Li Yong and suddenly says with an amiable smile, “Dr. Li, please wait a moment. You saved my son. And I won’t make you suffer losses. I’ll give you a fair future. What do you think?”
“No need.” Li Yong feels that his future is so fair that he doesn’t need any icing on the cake.
Tian Dongshan is stunned. He doesn’t expect Li Yong to refuse him directly. Feeling reluctant to give up, he adds, “Doctor Li, it’s like this. I find your medical skills particularly amazing…”
“I naturally know this.” Li Yong smiles lightly, “I found it all long before you did.”
Tian Dongshan doesn’t know what to say for a moment. Instead of getting angry, he pauses for a moment and continues. “I intend to hire you under the Navy to become our shipboard doctor with a monthly salary of up to 10,000 yuan. And every year, you can enjoy paid annual leave for half a month. You will receive 13th month pay and the state’s official plannings as well as government allowances.”
The more Tian Dongshan says, the happier he gets. And he is moved by his words. In his opinion, hearing such good conditions, Li Yong will certainly be happy and immediately agree. Moreover, Li Yong will keep his kindness in his mind and will come to visit him at every festival and at New Year.
Unexpectedly, Li Yong raises his eyebrows and laughs lightly, “I can earn sort of 10,000 yuan in one minute. Every day is a holiday for me. I am unrestrained and free. Even if I am asked to be the President, I won’t do it, not to mention being a doctor.”
Tian Dongshan is speechless, feeling deeply shocked by Li Yong’s words.
“Earning 10,000 yuan in one minute?” He picks his nose, thinking that he heard something wrong.
Tian Hua is quite surprised as well. He isn’t quite convinced by Li Yong’s words, thinking that Li Yong is boasting himself bombastically.
Li Yong, on the other hand, suddenly asks Tian Hua, “How much do you earn per month?”
“Twenty thousand yuan.” Tian Hua deliberately adds two thousand more yuan.
Li Yong says seriously, “You’re an idiot! You are so martially skilled. And you only earn a monthly salary of 20 thousand yuan. Does the state take you as a volunteer? Follow me. I will give you a monthly salary of 200 thousand yuan. Moreover, you can be paid in advance.”
“I…” Tian Hua looks at Tian Dongshan. As a young man, if he can earn more money, he surely will be happy! However, Tian Hua can’t choose by himself. For the ones born in a military family, none of them has a choice.
“However much you pay him, it won’t work. As a soldier, money is dirt and honor comes first.” Tian Dongshan says loudly, showing his unwavering and unmoved position, “For some people, no matter how much money they have, they can’t get people’s respect. Even if we are penniless, we are the pillar of the state.”
Even Li Yong secretly admires these kinds of brave words.
Everyone has their own different choices. Although Li Yong won’t share the country’s worries, he does respect these soldiers with strong will and guts. As he is with such people, he always feels that he is being affected by them.
However, Li Yong likes his life as well. After he refuses Tian Dongshan’s kind offer, he says goodbye to them and leaves.
Tian Hua wants to see Li Yong off personally, only to be stopped by Li Yong. Because his injuries haven’t been healed yet.
Living on the island is just a hassle. Li Yong can’t even hail a car. So when he comes, someone has to pick him up. And when he leaves, someone has to send him back in person.
Back and forth, the whole process is time-consuming and labor-intensive which will incur labor usage and monetary consumption.
In the end, it’s Song Xiaojie who sends Li Yong back. In the words of Song Xiaojie, “I invited you here. So I will send you back in person!” In her opinion, it is the most basic respect for the benefactor.