amaotonovel Chapter 982: School Closure Incident
Chapter 982: School Closure Incident
Chapter 982: School Closure Incident
The SARS epidemic came much more rapidly than many people imagined. Since March, the capital city has been listed as an epidemic area, and railways, flights, and highways have been controlled.
Every day the news reports suspected cases of infection in certain areas.
For a time, people were in panic, and the prices of various disinfection materials skyrocketed again. Some unscrupulous merchants even marked up the prices by hundreds of times.
The situation at Peking University and Tsinghua University is relatively better. Since Yiguo distributes epidemic prevention materials every day, although students are worried about being infected, they are still emotionally stable.
In dormitory 213, Xu Lin was overwhelmed by the daily reports of the epidemic and prepared to pack up and return to Inner Mongolia. After all, Inner Mongolia is sparsely populated and the probability of infection is relatively low. Even if he died, he could see his parents before he died.
But before she could leave the dormitory, Xie Qiao stopped her, saying, "Beijing is now an epidemic area. You will be quarantined if you go back, and you won't be able to see your parents at all."
Just as the two were arguing, the dormitory door was pushed open by Xiao Qianxi.
"Do you have enough epidemic prevention supplies? I got you some more, as well as instant noodles and other snacks."
Xu Lin hugged Xiao Qianxi tightly and said, "Qianxi, I'm still young. It took a lot of effort to get into Peking University and Tsinghua University. I don't want to die yet."
Neither Xie Qiao nor Xiao Qianxi had expected that Xu Lin, who seemed carefree on weekdays, would have such a vulnerable side.
Wang Ying answered a phone call, packed a few clothes, pulled her suitcase and was about to leave.
"Miss, what are you doing?"
"Go home. It's too unsafe to stay in school during this pandemic. If you have somewhere to go, go home quickly. You never know when the school will be closed."
Xie Qiao hesitated and said, "Close the school? That's not necessary. Hasn't our school found any suspected infected people yet? Besides, the teacher hasn't notified us of the suspension of classes yet. Does this count as skipping classes?"
"If I skip class, I'll just have to take the final exam. I don't want to die here."
Wang Ying’s words made Xie Qiao and the other two nervous.
Xie Qiao said to Xu Lin, "Qianxi has somewhere to go, why don't you stay at our house for a while?"
"Qiao Qiao, you are simply my savior." Xu Lin took Xie Qiao's arm, as if he was ready to marry her.
Wang Ying couldn't help but shook her head at the two of them who could still laugh even when the situation had come to a head. She picked up her suitcases and walked downstairs.
However, just as Wang Ying left the girls' dormitory, she saw a notice posted on the bulletin board. Simply put, it was a notice to all students, teachers, and staff on campus that from now on, no one was allowed to enter or leave, and unless necessary, they should stay in the dormitory building and minimize contact with other people.
Soon, the bulletin board was crowded with students. Wang Ying quickly put on a mask and walked aside to make an anxious phone call.
Xiao Qianxi and the other two packed their luggage and went downstairs. Seeing so many people gathered together, they all came over curiously.
As a result, Xie Qiao and Xu Lin became nervous.
"It's over. The school is really closed."
"What should we do? We won't die here, will we?"
Xiao Qianxi was also at a loss and didn't know what to do for a moment.
After Wang Ying finished the call, she said with a gloomy face: "Let's go back first. There are so many people here that it's easier to get infected. I called my uncle to see if he can open a back door for us to get out."
"Miss, I knew you would find a way. I love you so much." Xu Lin was so excited that he was about to rush over to give Wang Ying a bear hug, but Wang Ying dodged him in disgust.
"From now on, no one should go out and try to reduce contact with the outside world. I heard that SARS is transmitted through droplets, even saliva. Wear a mask even indoors."
At this moment, Wang Ying became the backbone of dormitory 213.
After Xie Qiao and Xu Lin returned to the dormitory, they each called home to report their safety. Fortunately, the communication was not interrupted.
Xiao Qianxi called Qin Hao.
"Okay, I understand. You stay in dormitory 213 for a while. I'll be there after the meeting."
After Qin Hao hung up the phone, he apologized to Principal Li, "I'm sorry, please continue."
Principal Li took a sip of tea to moisten his dry lips, knocked on the table to attract everyone's attention, and then spoke with a serious face.
"Everyone, the situation is very serious now. The superiors have ordered all colleges and universities to close their campuses. No one is allowed to enter or leave at will. Regional isolation is required to prevent adding burden to other epidemic areas."
"It's very simple to close the school. All we need to do is take security measures and seal all the exits that need to be closed."
"But the problem is that we have more than 2 students at Peking University and Tsinghua University, plus teachers and staff, close to people, which is equivalent to the population of a small county town. How are we going to solve the problem of food, drink, defecation and urination for so many people?"
As soon as Principal Li finished speaking, the conference room was in chaos, especially the person in charge of the catering company that contracted the cafeteria.
"Principal Li, based on our current canteen capacity, we can only supply food for 30,000 people at most."
Before he could finish his words, Principal Li interrupted him in dissatisfaction: "I just made it very clear. There are 50,000 students, teachers and staff at Peking University and Tsinghua University. What do you mean by saying that you can only provide food for 30,000 people? What do you want the remaining 20,000 people to do? Let them starve to death?"
"When your canteen is making money normally, why don't you complain about not being able to serve so many people? Now that we're having some difficulties, you're trying to shirk responsibility, right? I just want to ask you, after SARS is over, do you still want to run this canteen?"
"Principal Li, I am wronged. I am not trying to shirk my responsibility. The limit of the number of people that our cafeteria can accommodate is 30,000. There are so many restaurants, hotels, supermarkets, and small shops around the school, and there is also Yiguo that has recently emerged. They are usually responsible for the food of the remaining 20,000 people."
"Normally I only have enough supplies for 30,000 people. Where can I get supplies for the remaining 20,000 people?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Principal Li slammed the table in anger and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Don't think I don't know what you are thinking. It's because the prices of materials are rising now, and you want to take advantage of the opportunity to raise prices and make a fortune in the national crisis."
"I also tell you that during the school closure, you must ensure the food supply for 50,000 people, and the meal standards must be the same as usual. Otherwise, your company will never get the canteen contracting rights of any university again. I said this, if you don't believe me, just try it!"
The head of the catering company said with a dark face: "Principal Li, this is a market economy. Are you planning to force a sale?"
"Hmph, even if it's forced buying and selling, I can't let any teacher or student go hungry. If you're not convinced, just go ahead and sue me. Call your boss. Doesn't he have connections? Ask him to go to the Ministry of Education and have me, the principal, fired!"
The person in charge of the catering company lowered his head dejectedly and fiddled with his phone for a while. He must have been sending a message to his boss.
After Principal Li finished speaking, he no longer paid attention to the person in charge of the catering company and turned to Qin Hao.
"Boss Qin, Yiguo has performed very well recently. Many teachers and students have received the epidemic prevention supplies you distributed for free. We invited you to the meeting this time to understand how many epidemic prevention supplies you have on hand and whether you can give some to our school. Of course, we will give you the market price and will not let you lose all your money."
Qin Hao said sternly, "President Li, you are looking down on me. After all, I am also a member of Peking University and Tsinghua University. Let me donate epidemic prevention materials worth RMB 3 million on behalf of Yiguo, as well as emergency drinking water and food. Yiguo will continue to distribute epidemic prevention materials for free."
Since August last year, Qin Hao has been hoarding epidemic prevention materials, which cost him nearly 20 million yuan in total. If he sold them at a high price like the outside world, it would cost at least several hundred million yuan. However, Qin Hao did not do so. It was not because of his noble character, but because a few hundred million yuan was nothing to Qin Hao.
His real purpose is to use these 20 million worth of epidemic prevention materials to thoroughly promote the Yiguo brand.
Qin Hao's statement immediately drew unanimous praise from all the school leaders present.
Principal Li was also very satisfied: "Well, you are worthy of being a student of Peking University and Tsinghua University. On behalf of all the teachers and students of Peking University and Tsinghua University, I would like to thank you."
"I don't deserve it. I'm just doing my best."
The subsequent meetings basically discussed how to seal off the campus and formulate rules for entry and exit. Principal Li stated in a firm attitude that except for vehicles and personnel transporting supplies, no one else was allowed to enter or exit. No one was allowed to greet the guards or write notes. Once found out, they would be dealt with seriously.
Looking at the murderous Principal Li, the school leaders present were also silent.
As the meeting was about to end, the owner of the catering company that contracted the cafeteria called Principal Li. Judging from Principal Li's reaction, the other party seemed to have compromised.
After the meeting, Qin Hao drove to the girls’ dormitory.
When Qin Hao arrived, the door of the girls' dormitory was empty, only the dormitory manager was staring at the entrance with a covetous look.
The atmosphere in Dormitory 213 was very heavy.
Even Wang Ying, who was usually calm, looked uneasy at this moment.
Xu Lin said in a tearful voice: "I don't want to die yet. I haven't even been in love yet."
Perhaps infected by Xu Lin's emotions, Xie Qiao also sobbed: "I don't want to die either."
"Xie Qiao, why are you crying? At least we talked about it once."
"That's not really a relationship, it's just like playing house. With Yang Cheng, the most we did was kiss, but Qianxi was already living with Lao Qin."
Xie Qiao wiped away her tears: "Qianxi, how does that feel?"
Xiao Qianxi's originally sad mood was instantly broken by Xie Qiao's words. She blushed and said, "Oh, who would ask others this?"
Xu Lin grabbed Xiao Qianxi's hand and said, "Qianxi, we are not sure whether we can get out alive. Just treat it as satisfying our curiosity."
"Yes, Qianxi, you should be the only one who has experienced this here, so just tell us about it." Xie Qiao said earnestly.
Wang Ying was anxiously waiting for her uncle's call back. Suddenly, she heard such an explosive conversation and her face turned red for a rare moment.
Xiao Qianxi was forced into a corner by the two and had no choice but to perfunctorily say, "That's it."
This answer was completely unable to satisfy Xie Qiao and Xu Lin's raging gossip fire, so they continued to ask.
"Can you be more specific?"
"Yeah, I heard it hurts a lot when girls have their first time, is that true?"
Xiao Qianxi's face turned red after being asked this question. She really couldn't stand being tortured by the two of them, so she could only answer them with gritted teeth.
"It was a little painful the first time, but you'll be fine once you get through it."
Seeing that Xie Qiao and Xu Lin's questions were getting more and more excessive, and the topic had already gone beyond the 18+, Wang Ying couldn't help but cough lightly: "Are you guys done yet? You're so noisy."
"Miss, you probably haven't done that with a boy yet, right? Aren't you curious about what it feels like?"
"Humph, do you think everyone is as boring as you?"
Wang Ying snorted coldly.
"Wang Ying, if you were infected with SARS now and only had one day left, who would you most want to spend it with besides your parents?"
Xie Qiao's sudden question startled Wang Ying.
Her mind was in turmoil. Even though Wang Ying tried her best to suppress it, Qin Hao's figure inevitably emerged.
"Wang Ying, are you crazy? How could you be influenced by these two?"
Seeing Wang Ying's delay in answering, Xu Lin felt bored, so he asked Xie Qiao: "What about you? If there is only one last day, who would you most like to spend it with?"
"As for me." Xie Qiao originally thought of He Xiaozhou, but for some reason, the person he finally thought of was a skinny monkey-like face.
"No way, how could it be him? I don't want to spend my last day with him. It would be so noisy and I wouldn't even be able to die in peace."
Xu Lin heard almost everything Xie Qiao was mumbling.
"Xie Qiao, who is he you are talking about?"
"Nothing, I just want to spend time with Brother Xiaozhou."
In order to change the subject, Xie Qiao looked at Xiao Qianxi again: "Qianxi, no need to ask, it must be Lao Qin, right?"
"Of course, if I only have one day left to live, I will definitely seize the time and not waste every second with him."
Xiao Qianxi didn't hesitate at all.
There was a strange expression on Wang Ying's face. At this moment, she was actually a little envious of Xiao Qianxi. At least she could announce to everyone without reservation who she liked.
At this moment, a cell phone rang, and the four people in the dormitory looked at their phones almost at the same time.
Finally, I found out that it was Xiao Qianxi's cell phone that rang.
"Hey, okay, I'll be right down."
After Xiao Qianxi finished speaking, he ran downstairs.
Xie Qiao and Xu Lin had already been waiting at the best viewing spot on the balcony. Wang Ying pretended to be calm on the surface, but her eyes kept drifting towards the bottom of the balcony.
"How's it going? Are you okay?"
Xiao Qianxi hugged Qin Hao tightly. After experiencing this scene, she found that she was becoming more and more dependent on Qin Hao.
"It's nothing. I just heard that the school is closed. What about you? Has the school arranged a dormitory for you?"
Qin Hao pinched Xiao Qianxi's gradually plump cheeks and said softly, "Yiguo is now responsible for distributing epidemic prevention materials and some daily necessities to teachers and students in school. I can go out. You can ask Xie Qiao and the others if they want to go out. I can take them out."
"Really? That's great."
Xiao Qianxi called Xie Qiao and Xie Qiao thought about it for a long time, but rejected Qin Hao's kindness.
"I'd better stay in school. Our school is closed. Maybe someone is infected. If I get infected, I'll be in trouble too."
When Xu Lin saw that Xie Qiao didn't go back, she felt embarrassed to stay with him. As for Xiao Qianxi, she didn't want to disturb their world of two.
Just when Xie Qiao was about to hang up the phone, Wang Ying stopped him.
After answering the phone, Wang Ying said to Qin Hao: "Lao Qin, I want to go out, can you help me arrange it?"
"Okay, pack your bags and I'll take you and Qianxi out."
"Thanks."
"It's too polite for the young lady to be so polite to me."