Chapter 1598

"Yes!" Dai Xiaomin's face was filled with smiles: "Tomorrow, the compensation funds and the rental housing resettlement subsidies will arrive in your accounts. Everyone, please pay attention to checking your banks."

"Oh my!"

An aunt clapped her hands heavily and laughed happily.

"This is really great."

"Xiaomin!" Another aunt asked: "When are we moving?"

Everyone was looking at Dai Xiaomin, as if saying, as long as you say the word, we will leave now.

"It's fine to finish moving before March 15th." Dai Xiaomin said with a smile: "Because too much time has been delayed, we must rush the construction schedule."

"After everyone finishes moving on the 15th, the construction team will enter on the 16th to demolish. Before May, we must complete the 'three connections and one leveling,' which is water, electricity, road connections, and site leveling..."

At this time, Dai Xiaomin's parents came down. They had heard the talking downstairs while inside the house, and the more they listened, the more it sounded like their daughter.

The old lady opened the window and took a look; it really was her daughter who had returned, and then the old couple came down.

"Xiaomin, is it time to relocate?"

"Mom!" Dai Xiaomin nodded: "The money will arrive in the account tomorrow. You two should pack up these two days; throw away what should be thrown away. After you've packed up, tell me, and I'll find a car then."

"Okay!"

The old lady's mood was indescribably comfortable. Ever since the project was frozen, the pressure in her heart had not been small.

Neighbors had lived in the same building for decades, and because they trusted her daughter, they chose to exchange their homes.

But the project suddenly fell into a standstill. If it really died, even if the neighbors didn't say anything, she wouldn't have the face to live here anymore.

"You guys chat." Dai Xiaomin said: "I still have to notify others."

"We'll help you notify them." The old men and women picked up their folding stools and walked away carrying them.

Dai Xiaomin was stunned for a moment, then immediately laughed and said to the staff behind her.

"Someone is helping us notify them, let's do our own work."

"Let's start!"

A young man opened the lid of a large bucket of paint he was carrying.

Others took brushes, dipped them in paint, and wrote a big "Demolish" character on the red brick wall.

There were about seventy households that chose to exchange, and those who weren't working had all come out; most of them were old men and women.

For a time, Dai Xiaomin was surrounded by people, talking and laughing, and a joyful atmosphere floated in the air.

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At the same time, the atmosphere at the Jiangzhou Brewery Cultural Palace was much more enthusiastic than Dai Xiaomin's side.

The Cultural Palace was truly packed with people; besides the employees, there were their family members.

The venue, which could accommodate one thousand people, was squeezed with thirteen or fourteen hundred people, and even the venue grounds were gathered with quite a few people.

Outside, it was seventeen or eighteen degrees below zero, and the small north wind blowing on the face felt like small knives cutting.

But everyone's heart was warm, all waiting for their family members to come out so they could know as soon as possible what floor they had drawn.

For example, in a six-story ordinary residential building, the best floors were the third and fourth.

As the saying goes, "Gold Three, Silver Four," the second floor was also acceptable, and then came the fifth and sixth floors.

As for the first floor, no one was willing to take it; people in this era had very simple thoughts.

I bought a building apartment; if I live on the first floor, what's the difference from living in a single-story house?

As for the elevator building, of course, the top floor was the best, if one could draw it.

Immediately buy a string of firecrackers to light, then go home to stew meat; it must be celebrated properly.

But with over a thousand people, dual-income families could buy two units, and there were only a few units on the top floor; drawing one was not easy.

Also, only five buildings were connected to the Sky Garden. Building No. 1 was a convalescent center, and Building No. 2 was a five-star hotel.

Buildings No. 3, 4, and 5 were the employee buildings, and because the Sky Garden occupied the sixth to twelfth floors, the total number of units was not enough.

So there were seven other buildings, which were 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.

Besides the two apartment buildings 11 and 12, there was also the No. 6 relocation building.

Among them, buildings 8 and 9 had the best locations, right next to the residential area's artificial lake and leisure plaza.

In the summer, one could enjoy the beautiful scenery and watch the fountains from the balcony.

Therefore, Zhou Andong also arranged buildings 8 and 9 for the employees.

However, these two buildings were nice, but not as good as the three buildings with the Sky Garden.

Because living in those three buildings, one could go to the Sky Garden directly by elevator, without even having to go out of the unit door.

But this also had to rely on luck to draw; it's just that this probability was much greater than drawing the top floor.

"Monkey!" A young man turned his head and looked at the two people standing behind him: "How big of a unit are you planning to buy?"

A guy with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks said: "68 square meters, two bedrooms is just right. My wife and I in one room, the child in one room."

"Two bedrooms isn't enough. Your family has a son; what will you do when he gets married and has children later?" The young man shook his head: "If you ask me, buy the 92-square-meter one directly; three bedrooms is just right."

Monkey didn't subscribe to shares, so even buying the 68-square-meter small unit emptied out the savings he had accumulated over the past two years, and he even borrowed some. Buying the 92-square-meter one would cost over seven thousand more, which he really couldn't bear.

"The child is still small; it's too early to talk about these things now."

"Is it because you don't have enough money?" The young man said with a smile: "The factory is cooperating with the bank, so you can take out a loan."

"That requires paying interest; let's forget it."

Monkey shook his head. His words weren't an excuse, but his real thoughts.

The young man saw another middle-aged man: "Brother Yuan, how big of a unit are you buying?"

"The 92-square-meter one."

Old Yuan also didn't subscribe to shares, but his son was already dating, so he had to buy a bigger one.

Monkey asked in surprise: "Are you going to take out a loan?"

"Yes!" Old Yuan nodded: "Paying a little every month, with our current wages, it's not a strain."

"But there's interest." Monkey advised: "I think you should consider it carefully, because I calculated it, the interest is too high; it's too much of a loss."

"There's no other way." Old Yuan sighed: "My son is already dating and is discussing marriage. After getting married, there will be children; I have to buy a bigger one."

"I'm also taking out a loan." The young man said: "And I'm going to buy the largest unit type, which is the 138-square-meter one."

"Why are you buying such a big one?" Monkey widened his eyes: "You subscribed to shares; if you buy the 92-square-meter one, you don't need a loan at all. Even if you're a little short, you can borrow from relatives and friends. Why take out a loan and give the bank so much interest for nothing?"

"The Chairman has a good saying, called 'revenge spending'." The young man laughed: "That's exactly me. For over twenty years, I've been squeezed into one room with my parents, my older brother, and my sister-in-law."

"It was okay before; I was alone, and I could sleep in a small place. But since getting married last year, it's been even more crowded, and I haven't even dared to have children; it's too stifling."

"I've really had enough, so I've made up my mind to get the largest unit type. Let my parents move up with me and give the old house to my older brother."

The young man's wife was by his side; she was an employee of the Wool Textile Factory and had specifically asked for leave to come today.

"I also advised him that buying the 92-square-meter one is enough, but he won't listen."

The woman said so, but the smile on her face had never disappeared, and she even had two dimples.

The Wool Textile Factory was also in a semi-shutdown state. She married a brewery employee, which made those big girls very envious.

Especially after the brewery employee building topped out, more and more people were asking her to introduce them to potential partners.

It can be said that the employees of the brewery, Xurishang, and Yuxi Real Estate were all highly sought after.

Finding a partner was truly not a worry; now that the apartments were coming, it was estimated that the matchmakers would be trampling the threshold.

"Everyone, quiet down!"

On the stage, Du Chunlai walked up with a microphone.

Today was the drawing of lots for the employees of Yugong Liquor Industry, so naturally, it was hosted by Du Chunlai, the general manager and factory director of Yugong Liquor Industry.

After it quieted down, Du Chunlai continued: "The rules for drawing lots are written on the announcement, and everyone knows them, so I won't say them."

"Now, I invite the directors of each workshop to come on stage. Which workshop draws first depends on your director's luck."

The workshop directors went on stage; they were also very nervous, as this also concerned their own interests.

Although those who draw first don't necessarily get a good floor, the probability is much greater.

At this time, a female employee came out from backstage holding a cardboard box and placed it on the table.

There was a hole on the top of the cardboard box, just big enough to put a hand in.

Du Chunlai put his hand in and stirred it around, and a clattering sound came out.

Immediately after, he was seen taking out a ping-pong ball with the number 3 on it.

"My luck is not bad."

Du Chunlai said with a smile and threw the ping-pong ball back in.

"Alright, who draws first, discuss it among yourselves, or use rock-paper-scissors."

"Rock-paper-scissors." Duan Yufeng, the director of the packaging workshop, spoke up, and she shook her fist confidently: "Come on!"

At this time, there was no yielding; it was impossible to discuss, so rock-paper-scissors was the fairest.

"Come!" Everyone raised their hands and shouted: "Rock-paper-scissors."

After round after round of competition, one by one they were eliminated.

Finally, only Duan Yufeng from the bottling workshop and the packaging workshop remained. The two put their hands behind their backs, staring at each other with "murderous" eyes.

The employees of the two workshops were shouting below, cheering for their own directors.

"Rock-paper-scissors."

The two shouted and extended their hands at the same time.

"I won."

Duan Yufeng cheered. She was already forty-three this year, and at this moment, she was jumping up and down on the stage like a little child.

"Hmph!"

Leng Zhiguo, the director of the koji-making workshop, was the first to be eliminated, and he was very unhappy at this moment:

"Drawing first doesn't necessarily mean you'll draw a good number."

"I'm willing!" Duan Yufeng rolled her eyes at him and asked Du Chunlai: "Factory Director, can I draw now?"

"You can." Du Chunlai nodded with a smile.

In the entire venue, over a thousand pairs of eyes were watching Duan Yufeng.

Especially the employees of the packaging workshop, one by one they held their breath, and they could hear their own heartbeats.

Duan Yufeng put her hand into the cardboard box, stirred it around, then took a deep breath and took her hand out.

The ping-pong ball was held tightly in her hand, and over a thousand pairs of eyes watched her slowly open her five fingers without blinking.