Chapter 253: Housewarming Joy

In the entire staff circle of Ha Gong Da, things were boiling over; that night, countless people were discussing this reform of the housing allocation system.

Some people were dissatisfied, turning perfectly good staff benefits into something tainted with the smell of money! Isn't this making things difficult for people?

Others felt it had to be changed this way; from now on, no more fighting over it—if you want it, just buy it with money. How fair is that!

The single staff dormitory.

"Brother San Shui, come, eat the chicken wings—this new dish from the canteen used to be only stewed chicken with mushrooms, but now they actually have cola chicken wings, and the taste is really good. Come, try it."

Watching Chu Miaomiao's busy figure, Qin Miao couldn't help but say: "Today's matter… you've heard about it, right?"

"Hmm."

"What do you think?"

"I have no opinion, Brother San Shui—I firmly uphold every decision you make, and I consistently follow every instruction you give…"

Qin Miao laughed: "Really? Then tonight, let's try a few new variations."

"Brother San Shui, you!" Chu Miaomiao blushed bright red, then after a moment steadied her breath: "My sister is very pleased with your performance."

"Sister Hong Hong?"

"Yes, back then she and her brother-in-law were both busy with work; although they missed each other, lack of communication had created a rift. Today's matter has made my sister so happy she can't stop smiling—why don't… we go listen at their door?"

Qin Miao quickly shook his head: "You go if you want, I'm not going."

Hearing them talk intimately is fine, but if they go off to indulge in pleasure, what would it mean for me to be listening outside?

"All right." Chu Miaomiao nodded.

"Miaomiao, although the school assigned us the first floor, I think the third and fourth floors are also nice—let's let others have the lower floors."

"Hmm, I'll follow your lead."

"If everything is allocated and there's still surplus, we could buy the neighboring unit, knock through the living room to make a large horizontal hall, and connect the north bedroom and bathroom to create a big bathroom—what do you think?"

Chu Miaomiao quickly shook her head: "No, Brother San Shui, this place is already luxurious enough; knocking through more would make our living absolutely excessive, and people would gossip."

All right, people of this era are still quite conservative.

"Then let's discuss the furniture in the apartment—how about turning the living room into a study? A wall‑to‑wall bookshelf, with a large desk in front…"

"Hmm, I'll go along with whatever you decide."

At this moment, Chu Miaomiao also eagerly anticipated the feeling of moving into a big house.

A few rooms away.

"Hong Hong, you… came back this early?" Li Sheng pushed open the door, surprised to see Zhang Honghong actually in the room.

"Hmm, I got a few dishes from the canteen and bought a bottle of wine."

Zhang Honghong said, placing the dishes on the table, then opened the wine: "Come, let's have a few drinks today."

"Hong Hong, today… is there any happy news?"

"Yes."

"What is it?"

"Today, we're celebrating that my husband has finally become a true man, upright and steadfast."

"I haven't done much either—San Shui is pushing the reform, and as his brother‑in‑law, how could I not support him?"

"It's not that—it's you, in front of many people, saying you want me to be happy." Zhang Honghong's eyes filled with tenderness: "After marriage, for a while I felt lost, as if my life was no different from my single days, always busy and sometimes neglecting home… but now… I've come to know the feeling of being loved."

Looking at his wife before him, Li Sheng held her tightly, then… he directly lifted her onto the bed—love isn't something you just say, it's something you do.

That night, everyone in the single staff dormitory was excited—even if they had to spend money, what of it? Paying it off over ten or twenty years is fine; they're young and full of confidence in the future!

One week later.

Crackling firecrackers sounded in front of the brand‑new family dormitory.

"Comrades, I announce that Building 18 of Ha Gong Da's family dormitory is now officially handed over!" President Liu, face full of excitement, added: "I also have good news—this new housing allocation model has been approved by the higher authorities! By paying, you don't just get residency rights, you get full ownership! You can also receive the property certificate issued by the superiors."

Amid applause, everyone cheerfully went upstairs.

Unit One, third floor.

Qin Miao took the west unit, Li Sheng took the east unit, making the two families neighbors across the hall.

Opening the door, you can see sunlight pouring in through the wide windows, the whole living room bright, with bookshelves and a large desk placed there—even without a single book, you can sense that scholarly atmosphere.

"San Shui, your design is great—I want to copy it for my own home!" Li Sheng stood at the doorway, feeling moved.

Everyone else's places were empty, but Qin Miao's family had already moved in all their furniture—the school‑provided items, Qin Miao couldn't refuse…

Inside the bedroom, the large bed, floor‑to‑ceiling wardrobe, and dressing table had already filled the room completely.

A small bedroom, a large living room—this is absolutely the benchmark for future generations!

Visitors came in an endless stream, lasting until evening when the crowd finally dispersed.

"San Shui, Miaomiao, come over here—Hong Hong has prepared the food." Li Sheng ran over to call them.

"Hmm, thanks for the hard work."

"I guess we'll still be short on time, mostly grabbing meals at the canteen—after all, we have too much business at Ha Gong Da's Import‑Export Company." Zhang Honghong said with a smile: "Today, let's all get lively and celebrate our housewarming!"

Having moved into the new house, every face was lit up with smiles.

Downstairs, Yang Guizhi didn't know how many times she had passed by; she glanced again at the house she had taken a liking to, and spat.

"Pfft! You actually have to pay for a house! Humph, these young people are really stupid! Luckily my man works early at the school and got a house in advance, otherwise…

Having said that, the pent‑up anger in her chest seemed to dissipate; she lifted her chest and strode forward with big steps.

In the Department 4 building, on the top floor, a group of people were still busy.

"The antenna needs another three‑minute adjustment!"

"Good, great, this is the spot! The electromagnetic waves we've received are strong enough!"

"Activate the terminal system, prepare to communicate with the satellite!"

"We've received the satellite signal; now we're preparing for the first synchronization with the ground atomic clock."

Zhou Ding, Yang Can…… The teachers and students of Ha Gong Da's Aerospace and Electronics Departments have been struggling here, spending a full three days adjusting, and finally, holding the terminals, they obtained the long-awaited data.

East longitude 126°, north latitude 45°!

Report good news to the Capital: our Northern Dipper Navigation System has been debugged, error is one hundred meters! Once our differential stations are built, the error can improve by an order of magnitude!

Right, find someone to tell San Shui this good news—he needs to know!

Old Zhou, what's the rush? Qin Miao and the others just moved into their new place today; it's rude to knock on their door this late at night—let's tell him tomorrow.

All right.

Yang Can nodded, just about to return to his seat to continue working, when suddenly his vision darkened and his body went out of control.

Yang Can!

Senior Sister!