Han Tuo brought the private referral note from Qinghe to the ward meeting room. He arrived before his usual shift and sat across from Mei with the sealed copy in his hands. The foreman had offered him night work again, despite the physician’s advice to reduce exposure.
“I want you to explain the note,” Han said. “But I don’t want my name sent to the public worker list.”
Mei read the note and confirmed it described the reduced-exposure recommendation. “I can explain it to the foreman without sending your name to the public list. You decide whether to give him this sealed copy.”
“Will the work note identify the symptoms?”
“It will say the physician recommends avoiding night exposure until your next review. It won’t include the full examination.”
Han considered the paper. “Give me a copy to take to him.”
Mei sealed it in an envelope and handed it over. Han wrote the foreman’s name on the outside but kept his own name inside.
The foreman met them in the corridor. He read the note, then shook his head. “This says recommendation, not restriction. I can’t promise a day shift.”
