Chapter 349: Battle to Fame and the Emergence of a Pharmaceutical Rival
Widow Meng actually brought her children to live in the yard.

The neighbors were talking about it, saying all kinds of things.

Some people think that such shameless people entering the yard will bring a bad atmosphere to the yard.

Some people think that not only the widow Meng cannot live in the yard, but even Xu Damao will be driven away after he is released from prison.

Some housewives treat it as a great enemy and give the husbands of the house a lot of instructions. But don't be fooled by such women.

Of course, there are also some people who hold an indifferent attitude.

Liu Haizhong in the backyard was thinking to himself that this was a good opportunity.

It’s time to hold a general meeting in the hospital.

What happened to Xu Damao in the courtyard, he, as the head of the courtyard, has an unavoidable responsibility.

Not only the neighborhood committee, but even the street leaders called him over and criticized him severely.

They said that he had not fulfilled his duties as an uncle, which led to such a big mistake in the hospital.

Forget about the advanced institute this year, and there is basically no hope of getting this honor in the next two years.

This made him very angry, and he thought about finding an opportunity to hold a meeting of the entire hospital to remind everyone and give them an explanation.

If there are other crimes committed in the courtyard, not only will his role as a big boss be over, but No. 95 Courtyard may also be caught as an example and become a negative teaching material for the street.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly discussed it with Yan Bugui and after seeking Wang Mengde's opinion, he instructed his two sons to hold a meeting of the whole court in the Intermediate Court after lunch today.

After lunch, I took a break.

Wang Mengde put on a thick and heavy cotton coat and walked outside.

The climate in Beijing in the 1960s was also much colder than in later generations, with snow often reaching a thickness of 20 to 30 centimeters, and even less than half a meter was not uncommon.

In addition, there were no warm clothes such as down jackets and thermal underwear. Most of the clothes were made of cotton, such as cotton trousers and cotton jackets, so everyone had to wear several kilograms of clothes.

Because Wang Mengde has been practicing martial arts for many years and has a system to rely on, although he is not immune to cold and heat, he does not feel cold when he wears underwear and a coat.

However, Ran Xiaomei did not think so. Since there was no shortage of cloth and cotton at home, when she made cotton-padded clothes for everyone in the family, she wanted to stuff more cotton into them.

Whenever she saw the children going out in winter, she would remind them to put on their thick cotton-padded jackets.

Wang Mengde had no choice. In order not to attract other people's attention, he had to wear this four-pound cotton jacket when going out even though it was not cold.

Middle Court.

At this time, most of the neighbors in the yard had arrived. Each of them was wearing a bulky cotton-padded jacket, as if they had gained two sizes.

"Why are we holding another hospital-wide meeting? Didn't we just hold one on New Year's Day?"

In the crowd, Mrs. Wang shrank her neck, put her hands in her sleeves, and complained in a low voice.

It snowed two days ago and now is the time when the snow is melting, which is the coldest.

Her family was of average means, and the large cotton-padded jacket she wore was covered with patches.

Moreover, there is not much cotton in the cotton-padded jacket, only about 2.8 jin, and it is several years old. It is no longer soft and not very warm to wear.

"It's probably because of Xu Damao's family incident. There's a new person in the courtyard, and the several uncles in charge must let everyone get to know him."

Beside her, Aunt Li guessed.

"Well, come on, what's so good about getting to know a widow who's having an affair?

I don't want to have any contact with this kind of person. It's best if we don't talk to each other anymore."

Mrs. Wang continued to speak unhappily.

She has relatively traditional ideas. Although the country has been liberated for more than ten years, she still looks down on people who do this kind of things.

"We'll be neighbors from now on. We'll see each other every day, so we have to maintain some respect for each other."

Aunt Zhang said something persuasive from the side.

Second Mrs. Wang wanted to continue talking, but Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui came over, followed by Widow Meng. She stood outside angrily and watched coldly.

The three uncles were still sitting at the small square table. Liu Haizhong smiled at Wang Mengde ingratiatingly, and then said:
"Well, this time we are holding a meeting of the whole institute, mainly to talk to you about two things.

The first thing is that things have not been stable in the hospital recently and a lot of problems have occurred, especially Xu Damao, who not only lost his job but was also put in jail and will not be able to be released for at least half a year.

Therefore, all of us should think carefully before doing anything in the future, and don’t wait until you make a mistake and then regret it when it’s too late. . . ”

Liu Haizhong ignored the cold weather and kept talking for several minutes before he finished the first thing amid everyone's impatient expressions.

"The second thing is that Xu Damao's wife and three children also moved into the yard.

We are all neighbors now, so it’s a good opportunity for everyone to get to know each other so that we can help each other if there is any problem in the future.”

As he spoke, he signaled with his eyes to Meng Li, who was sitting next to him, to stand up and say a few words to everyone.

Widow Meng showed an unhappy look on her face and stood up slowly and reluctantly.

Just now, Liu Haizhong brought up the matter between Xu Damao and her in a vague way. If he hadn't just arrived in this hospital and was unfamiliar with the place, he would have been shocked.

Based on her previous temper, she would have thrown a tantrum long ago.

Looking at Widow Meng's foxy face and plump figure, many men in the yard drooled.

Unlike Qin Huairu who had some inner charm, Widow Meng had coquettishness written all over her face and body.

Normally, everyone was a serious person and had never seen such a scene before, so they all looked like they wanted to eat meat.

Seeing their husbands behaving like pigs, many women secretly resented them and prepared to give them a good scolding when they got home after the whole hospital meeting.

At the same time, they were also alarmed. If their men were seduced, they would definitely not be able to resist living in the same courtyard for a long time.

in the crowd.

Jia Zhang was originally prepared to watch the fun, but when he saw Meng Li's expression, he couldn't help but blurt out:
"Slutty fox."

When she spoke, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they all covered their mouths and laughed.

Jia Zhang is a bad person on weekdays and often speaks in a roundabout way, but today she spoke out everyone's thoughts.

Meng Li didn't want to expose her nature as a shrew, but if she endured it today, people in the yard would think she was a soft persimmon in the future.

In addition, before she entered the yard, she had secretly inquired and knew that the person who was talking should be Jia Zhang, who had a feud with Xu Damao before.

Suddenly.

New and old hatreds surged into her heart. Meng Li's eyebrows were raised, and her foxy face was covered with frost. She cursed loudly:

"Who are you talking about, you old hag? You're so ugly and your mouth stinks. Did you forget to rinse your mouth after using the toilet?"

As a shrew with explosive fighting power, when she was a girl, she followed my mother and fought all over the village without any rivals.

After she married into her first husband's family, she made her mother-in-law, sister-in-law and others obey her completely and became the head of the family.

Now that she had just arrived here, someone was provoking her, which was simply unbearable for her.

"You...you...you are a shameless widow. You seduced a man and had an affair with him. You deserve to be thrown into the pig cage."

It took Jia Zhang a long time to react after being scolded. She had lived in Jiaodaokou Street for more than 30 years. Although she was also a famous shrew, people around her had never scolded her so harshly.

This left her speechless and she was at a disadvantage.

"I am a widow, so what? Aren't you a widow, old hag?

You say I'm a seducer, that's because I'm good-looking. If you look like this, no one would want you if you wanted to seduce a man."

Meng Li's mouth was like a machine gun, spewing out nasty curses.

She knew it clearly before she came to the courtyard. In this courtyard, except for Wang Mengde's family, there was no one else to be afraid of.

This whole-court meeting ended with the complete defeat of the Jia Zhang family.

After this stop, Meng Li has finally established a firm foothold in this courtyard.

There were some neighbors who originally wanted her to leave, but now they have stopped and dare not say a word.

Jia Zhang was the ceiling of the quarrels in the yard, but she was defeated miserably, so others were no match for her at all.

"Meng De, this newcomer Meng Li is so amazing."

In the living room, He Shengnan was sewing a pair of open-crotch cotton trousers for her youngest son. When she saw Wang Mengde coming in, she whispered.

Although she did not go out, she heard clearly what happened in the Intermediate Court just now.

“Well, our courtyard will not be peaceful in the future, but you don’t have to worry, this is a smart man, he will definitely not dare to mess with our family.”

Wang Mengde took off his cotton-padded jacket and said with a smile.

If Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui hadn't persuaded her just now, Meng Li would have chased to Lao Jia's house and cursed him.

Today, Jia Zhang has completely lost face.

"Well, wait for ten more days, then we can go live in Guang'anmen. It's quieter there."

He Shengnan looked up and said.

In other words, the children spend less time in school, and they have not returned home yet even after the New Year.

"Okay, we'll go there in a few days."

In the evening.

Xu Fugui and Aunt Xu came over from the old house with sullen faces.

Miao, the only child of the Xu family, was sent to prison, and he married a widow with three children.

This made the two of them upset and unable to eat or sleep for several days.

That afternoon, when Aunt Xu heard that her "daughter-in-law" had severely taught Jia Zhang a lesson, she felt much better.

She had quarreled with Jia Zhang many times in this courtyard at that time, but she was always at a disadvantage.

Now her 'daughter-in-law' has finally let her vent her anger.

When passing by the central courtyard, Mr. and Mrs. Xu glanced towards Wang Mengde's house covertly, with hatred revealed in their eyes.

It’s all Wang Mengde’s fault for not wanting to help, otherwise their son wouldn’t have gone to jail, let alone married this fickle widow.

Arrived in the backyard.

I saw Widow Meng had already tidied up the house.

When they met, the three adults didn't know what to say and were speechless for a while.

The three children, however, were running around the house excitedly. They knew that this would be their home from now on.

Looking at other people's children, Aunt Xu was full of envy.

She glanced at Meng Li, then whispered:
"Xiao Li, when can you go to the hospital and have the IUD removed?

When Damao comes out, you two can have a few more children. Don't worry, I will definitely help you take care of them."

Aunt Xu had her own little plan. Since her son's marriage was already a fact, it was time to consider the most realistic thing.

"Humph, I've already given birth to three children. Since I've had an IUD inserted, I won't have any more children in the future.

If you want a child, you might as well have one yourself."

Meng Li rolled her eyes and retorted directly.

There is no love between her and Xu Damao. They were together before just for the sake of interests, each getting what they wanted.

Marrying the other person is a temporary solution, a last resort.

Otherwise, as the adulterer, you will have to spend a few years in jail.

"What? How can you not have children? The Xu family is counting on Damao's children to carry on the family line."

Aunt Xu said angrily.

The two of them started arguing loudly after a disagreement.

When several neighbors in the backyard heard the noise, they curiously gathered at Lao Xu's door to watch what was going on.

In the end, no one knew what Aunt Xu said that was too harsh, which made Widow Meng fly into a rage, and then she started fighting.

Although Xu Fugui and Aunt Xu are two different people, they are both rather thin and are no match for Meng Li. They are directly pinned down by her and slapped in the face.

Since then.

Widow Meng became famous in one battle, and her reputation spread throughout the alley.

mid March.

Chinese Medical Research Institute.

Wang Mengde came to the conference room and saw that his superiors, President Lu and others all looked unhappy. He began to guess that something might have happened.

He was originally in his office handling department matters when he was called over by the dean's secretary.

After seeing him sit down, the superior smiled and said softly:

"Comrade Wang Mengde, I'm sorry to have to call you here at such a short notice. Something has happened, so I asked you to come along to discuss countermeasures."

"Leader, what happened?"

Wang Mengde asked curiously.

During this period, he hadn't heard of any incidents, and there had been no reports of an epidemic or infectious disease occurring anywhere in the country.

"It's like this, among the medicines we export overseas, the sales volume of the drug 'Gout Ling' has suddenly dropped by one-fifth.

After careful investigation, we found that there are drugs with similar effects on the market, competing with us.

The price of the new drug is only 80% of our Tongfengling, but the effect is similar, so many patients choose the other new drug. "

The superior leader said worriedly.

Although the foreign exchange income that "Gout Spirit" brings to China every month is not as good as that of "Palace Emperor Pills", painkillers, artificial bovine insulin, Bazhen Shenxi Pills and other medicines.

But there are also several million dollars in income, which amounts to tens of millions a year.

Not long after the competitor appeared, it lost one-fifth of its sales. If this continued for a year, it would be estimated that the sales would be lost by at least four-fifths.

That’s a huge number.

Moreover, they are planning to achieve foreign exchange earnings of US$800 million this year.

It would be a pity if the goal is not achieved due to this situation.

Therefore, the superior leaders couldn't wait to come over to discuss countermeasures.

"Leader, have you bought some of that drug that's now on the foreign market?"

Wang Mengde thought about it and then asked.

He planned to take a look at the other party's medicines first, so as to know himself and the enemy, and then decide how to respond.

(End of this chapter)