These people are all residents of Building 5 in the municipal machinery factory family area.

Because it is an old building, water supply was limited to all rooms above the fifth floor.

In order to change this situation, the municipal water supply company abandoned the old water supply pipeline and connected new pipelines in early October.

In this way, with the secondary water supply, residents above the fifth floor can enjoy the benefit of 24-hour water supply.

The original intention was good. The location where the pipe could be accessed happened to be in a restaurant downstairs, and the pipe access point needed to be dug in the restaurant's kitchen.

The key point is that the owner of the restaurant disagreed, saying that doing so would delay his business and cause him to lose a lot of income.

After discussion, the construction team of the water supply company decided to pay the restaurant a one-time compensation of 2,000 yuan. They also promised to complete the work within two hours and restore the excavated area to the original state, which would delay the restaurant for a whole morning at most.

However, the boss disagreed, saying that two thousand yuan was not enough to compensate for his losses. He could earn ten thousand yuan in one morning, so he had to pay ten thousand yuan as a minimum, otherwise there would be no discussion.

The construction team came to negotiate many times and found the landlord of the commercial building. The landlord was in the same breath as the restaurant owner. He opened his mouth and shut up just to demand compensation. Ten thousand yuan less was not an option.

As a result, the construction team really had no choice. The original old pipeline had been demolished and no longer needed, so they had to connect a temporary pipeline from the nearby Building 4 to ensure normal water supply for the residents of this building.

Because the temporary pipeline is outside, only ordinary non-frozen plastic pipes are used.

As a result, when the weather got cold, the water in the plastic pipes froze, leaving residents in the entire building without water.

It worked in two days a day, but it stopped for five days, which caused great inconvenience to the residents' lives.

Some seek refuge with relatives and friends, and those who have no place to go can only fetch water nearby.

For this reason, water trucks also appeared.

The residents went to the restaurant owner to argue, but the boss ignored the issue and only talked to the construction team. He also said that it would be fine if the residents of your building raised 10,000 yuan, and he immediately agreed. He also uttered wild words,

If you want to sue, go ahead and sue him. No one will be afraid of someone above him.

The residents had no choice but to go to the construction team.

The construction team said there was nothing they could do and that they would have to contact the municipal water supply company.

The ball went to the water supply company again. As a result, the manager of the water supply company said that they could provide up to 3,000 yuan, and the residents would bear the rest.

Anyway, you are the ones who will benefit, so you should share some money.

Later, after everyone calculated, the family only had to pay more than one hundred yuan, and they were ready to pay.

But some of them refused to agree. Each family did not pay a penny for the renovation of water supply pipes in other buildings. Why should they be asked to pay?

There are not a few people who hold this opinion, and there are more and more people.

Among the residents who originally planned to pay, it turns out that many people do not agree to pay. If they pay, they will bear the share of the residents who do not pay, and they will also benefit. Who can do such a stupid thing?

So, everyone discussed again, and simply sent a representative from each house in the building to complain to the city government, hoping that the government would help solve the problem.

The old man finally said that they had been coming every day for three days in a row. The Letters and Calls Bureau promised to help coordinate, but no one was seen taking care of this matter.

There was no water for several days, and the old man lived on the seventh floor without his children. In order to save money, the old couple did not buy water, so they went to a relative's house across the street to fetch water. They went back and forth several times a day, and their backs and legs ached from exhaustion.

In order to save water, I always go to the nearby public toilets when I go to the toilet. I only eat the steamed buns I bought when I eat. I haven’t drank anything watery for several days.

After listening to this, Li Yuanlang finally understood that this was a typical case of buck-passing.

He wrote down the details of the incident in his notebook, returned to the office and called Director Tao Feng of the Letters and Calls Bureau.

Tao Feng answered the phone and was still wondering, who is Deputy Secretary-General Li?

When he inquired about it, he found out that his surname was not Li, but Li. He had just taken office today, and Deputy Mayor Fang asked him to be in charge of the petition bureau.

Well, this person turned out to be his immediate boss, and he was blamed for his ignorance and low political acumen.

When Tao Feng took his notebook and pen and jogged all the way to Li Yuanlang's office, Li Yuanlang was not polite and asked him head-on: "Does your petition bureau have no money to pay the heating bill? The heating in the petition hall freezes your hands.

What's going on? Explain."

Tao Feng was stunned when he heard this. He asked Deputy Secretary-General Li to secretly go to the Letters and Calls Bureau. Why didn't he know? Don't know?

"Well..." Tao Feng said hesitantly: "Yes, there is something wrong with the heating pipe. I will ask someone to fix it right away."

"Hmph!" Li Yuanlang sneered: "Is there really something wrong with the heating? Don't think you are playing tricks. I don't know. You deliberately make the house cold because you don't want people to come to the door and listen to their nagging. To put it bluntly, you just don't want to.

Solve the sufferings of the people. You are lazy and negligent in your administration. It is the style of an official who does not put the people first!"

Good guy, what Li Yuanlang said scared Tao Feng.

Although Li Yuanlang did not revoke his power, he was the leader after all. If he reported this matter to Deputy Mayor Fang and made Deputy Mayor Fang angry, he would not be able to bear the consequences and walk away.

When Tao Feng saw this, he immediately apologized one after another and admitted his mistake with a very complimentary attitude.

Li Yuanlang didn't want to get too entangled in this matter, so he talked about the lack of water in Building 5 of the Machinery Factory.

Tao Feng knew about this, but he also had his own reasons.

If the government intervenes, restaurant owners will definitely raise prices. Anyway, public money should not be wasted.

Tao Feng could only stabilize the residents of Building 5 first and wait for as long as he could.

The manager of the water company didn't listen to him, and the restaurant owner didn't listen to him either.

The Letters and Calls Bureau is only responsible for communication and coordination. It has no administrative power. It does not make loud noises if it does not speak harshly. Others do not use the Letters and Calls Bureau as a meal.

This is also the fundamental reason why petitions cannot effectively solve the problem.

Li Yuanlang didn't wait to finish hearing Tao Feng's complaint, interrupted him and asked: "Do you know where Building No. 5 of the Machinery Factory is?"

Tao Feng nodded blankly.

"Let's go, let's go and see what's going on there now." Li Yuanlang waved his hand and walked out of the office first.

Half an hour later, the two of them were standing downstairs in Building 5.

I saw many people coming in and out of the building. No matter they were going in or coming out, everyone was carrying plastic buckets or water containers in their hands.

Looking at the white plastic pipe outside the building, there is already a layer of ice on it. It would be strange if it doesn't freeze on such a cold day.

When he met people coming out and entering the building, Li Yuanlang stepped forward to inquire and found out that the situation he reported was basically consistent with what the old man said.

Li Yuanlang looked at the time and saw that it was time to have lunch, so he said to Tao Feng: "Let's go have lunch!"

Tao Feng couldn't figure out what Deputy Secretary-General Li was doing. He went to the scene and asked a few people, but nothing was said. He also had to go to lunch and drink some wine. Like other leaders, he was obsessed with it in the afternoon.

It was dull and nothing was done.

Although the thunder was loud and the raindrops were small, I thought I had met a leader who did practical things and dared to love the world as black as crows. He was all of this virtue.

He was thinking this in his heart, but he couldn't say it out loud.

He quickly changed his tone and said, "Okay, I'm here to greet you on behalf of the Letters and Calls Bureau. I know there is a good butcher's shop nearby that tastes authentic. How about we go there?"

Li Yuanlang waved his hand and objected: "Why bother looking for something far away? Look at that Xinxian restaurant. Let's go there to eat."

After that, he walked to the restaurant first.

Xinxian Restaurant, why does the name sound so familiar?

Tao Feng suddenly thought, isn't this the restaurant that asked for 10,000 yuan?

In an instant, he understood that Li Yuanlang's eating was a lie, but it was true to find out the truth.

Three minutes later, the two walked into the restaurant one after another.

It's time for dinner now, and there aren't many people dining in the restaurant. There are only three tables here and there.

Li Yuanlang chose a corner and sat down, and Tao Feng sat opposite him.

A waiter came immediately to take their orders.

Li Yuanlang handed the menu to Tao Feng, while he lit a cigarette and observed the dining situation in the restaurant while smoking.

Tao Feng ordered four dishes and one soup, two meat and two vegetarian dishes as standard, and asked Li Yuanlang if he wanted to drink.

Li Yuanlang shook his head and said: "I have something to do in the afternoon, just drink tea."

The waiter was unhappy that the wine was not sold. He rolled his eyes at the two of them and slowly went to inform the kitchen to prepare.
Chapter completed!