My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 347: Donating Supplies

A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside the neighborhood office compound, the director of the neighborhood office couldn't help but be overjoyed to see the truckloads of food.

He turned to look at Zhang Lei standing to the side, grabbed Zhang Lei's hand, and said gratefully, "Zhang Lei, thank you so much, thank you so much for donating these supplies. I will definitely report this to my superiors and spread the word about your good deeds."

Hearing the excited words of the street office director, Zhang Lei quickly said modestly, "Director Wang, I'm just doing what I can to fulfill my duty."

As Zhang Lei spoke, he handed the 2000 yuan he had prepared in advance to the director of the subdistrict office.

Director Wang was startled when he saw the thick wad of cash Zhang Lei handed him: "Zhang Lei, what are you doing?"

Zhang Lei looked at Director Wang and said with a smile, "Director, this money is a small token of our family's appreciation. We hope you can purchase more supplies to help more people in need."

Upon seeing so much money, Director Wang of the neighborhood office quickly refused, saying, "No, no, Zhang Lei, this is too much. You've already donated so much food, and besides, you have so many people in your family who need care. Take this money back."

Zhang Lei shook his head and said, "Director Wang, this money isn't actually mine; it was left to me by my parents. If they were still alive, they would definitely agree with me doing this. Besides, several people in my family have jobs now, so this money won't affect our lives. These are difficult times, and we should all help each other to get through this together. So, Director Wang, please accept it."

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, Director Wang was deeply moved: "Zhang Lei, your awareness is truly admirable. You're right, now is precisely the time when we need to help each other and overcome difficulties together. Rest assured, I will ensure that every penny of this money reaches those in need, and I will never let your kindness go to waste."

Everyone else in the neighborhood office was stunned by Zhang Lei's actions. After all, 2000 yuan was no small sum at that time.

At this moment, Director Wang suddenly stepped into the crowd, looked at everyone, and said, "Look what I have in my hand! This is money, a full 2000 yuan! It's our Comrade Zhang Lei who donated all the money left by his parents, so that we can help each other and get through this difficult time together. Let's all applaud Zhang Lei's good deed!"

As he spoke, he pushed Zhang Lei forward a little.

Zhang Lei was so embarrassed that he was at a loss for what to do, and could only keep grinning like an idiot.

He Daqing, standing to the side, was dumbfounded. He thought Zhang Lei would only donate some supplies, at most a few hundred yuan, but who would have thought that Zhang Lei would donate a whole 2000 yuan? This made He Daqing, who was holding 100 yuan in his hand, feel a little embarrassed.

After the applause subsided, Zhang Lei called out to Director Wang, "Director Wang."

Director Wang asked疑惑地, "Zhang Lei, is there anything else?"

Zhang Lei said, "Director Wang, this is not my business. There is another colleague in our institute who wants to donate money."

Only then did Director Wang notice He Daqing standing to the side. He looked at him with some surprise, then smiled and said, "He Daqing, you?"

He Daqing quickly stepped forward and took out 50 yuan from his pocket: "Director Wang, I'll donate 150."

Hearing He Daqing's words, Director Wang was somewhat surprised, but still smiled and said, "Good, good, good. There are quite a few people in your compound who are as conscientious as you. First there was Zhang Lei, and now there's you, He Daqing. Compound No. 95 truly deserves to be rated as an excellent compound year after year. This year's award for excellent compound is yours again!"

Upon hearing Director Wang's words, Zhang Lei's lips twitched involuntarily. However, considering the upcoming plan, he didn't say anything more.

Zhang Lei gestured to He Daqing, who nodded, composed himself, and understood what he needed to do next.

Zhang Lei didn't disturb He Daqing. After handing the money to Director Wang, He Daqing jogged after Director Wang to the office.

Zhang Lei waited outside for a while, then said with a smile, "Uncle He, what do you mean?"

He Daqing said with a smile, "You don't trust me to handle this? It's all taken care of."

Hearing He Daqing's words, Zhang Lei nodded: "That's good."

He Daqing leaned closer to Zhang Lei and whispered, "Just like you said, Director Wang gave us two spots in courtyard house number 95 because of my donation. It's just that the time is a bit tight."

Zhang Lei looked at him: "When?"

He Daqing said, "Three days later. Three days later, the subdistrict office will use all the donated money to purchase supplies and distribute them to help orphanages, nursing homes, and some individual families in need."

Zhang Lei nodded in agreement: "In that case, Uncle He, you should hurry up and spread the word. Tell them that Director Wang wants to select two capable and compassionate people from our compound to do these public service activities, and they will receive rewards and commendations from the neighborhood committee."

He Daqing nodded as he listened to Zhang Lei's words.

The two soon parted ways.

The news was spread by He Daqing that very day.

The residents of courtyard house number 95 were all astonished upon hearing this news.

In the front yard of the Yan family, Yan Fugui was the first to receive the news. After hearing it, he clicked his tongue and looked at his wife Yang Ruihua beside him, saying, "Old woman, go and find out if this news is true or not. The most important thing is to find out what kind of reward it is."

Yang Ruihua nodded in agreement with Yan Fugui's words: "Okay, I'll go right away."

At Liu Haizhong's home, an older woman named Li Chunhua was quietly listening to Liu Haizhong's instructions.

Liu Haizhong had no doubts about the news. While tapping the table, he thought, "I must take this opportunity. This is the first time I've had the chance to perform in front of the neighborhood committee since I became an old man. No one in the whole compound can take it from me."

Hearing Liu Haizhong's words, Li Chunhua, an older woman standing nearby, nodded and said, "Old Liu, you're right. In our courtyard, besides you, who else is capable of handling such an important matter?"

Liu Haizhong said with a smile, "That's right."

At this moment, Liu Guangtian whispered, "Dad, are you really going to get elected?"

Hearing Liu Guangtian's mutterings, Liu Haizhong said somewhat angrily, "I can't be selected? If I can't be selected, who else in this courtyard can be selected?"

Liu Guangtian quickly explained, "Dad, that's not what I meant. I meant that Director Wang assigned this matter to He Daqing to organize, and you and he..."

At this moment, Liu Haizhong also realized what was happening and immediately panicked: "Yes, this matter was assigned to him by the director of the neighborhood committee..."

Liu Haizhong looked at his wife and son: "You two quickly think of a solution, figure out what to do about this!"

Liu Guangtian, standing to the side, thought to himself: Why didn't you say anything when you were dealing with them before? Now that you need their help, you want me to come up with a solution? What solution can I come up with?

Seeing Liu Guangtian's absent-mindedness, Liu Haizhong said angrily, "What are you muttering about? I told you to think of a solution, so just think of a solution. Stop dawdling."

Liu Guangtian thought for a moment, then said somewhat uncertainly, "Dad, why don't you go and apologize?"

Upon hearing that he had to back down, Liu Haizhong angrily said, "What? You want me to back down to He Daqing? Who does he think he is?"