The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

For the next few days, Li Kaixin went to work at the transportation station on time every day, accompanying Master Chen on trips and maintenance.

He even specially chose a noon to invite Master Chen, Wu Tian, ​​and Qian Dazhuang to a state-run restaurant for a small gathering to celebrate his promotion to a permanent position.

During this period, the first month's salary was also paid.

Because Li Kaixin worked for a few more days after becoming a full-time employee, although he didn't complete the full month's work, he still received 23.5 yuan from the finance department.

Before you know it, the transportation station is on holiday.

That day, Li Kaixin got up very early.

Today, Li Kaixin has two things to do: one is to go to the housing management department to handle housing allocation, and the other is to deliver grain to his grandparents in the countryside.

Because the transportation station's rest days are different from other units, the housing management department is working today.

Li Kaixin waited at home until eight o'clock, when her younger siblings went out to play, before she finally set off.

The Housing Management Section is not far from the Subdistrict Office; it's considered a subordinate department. (I didn't get it done on my first day because it takes a long time.)

Li Kaixin arrived at the destination shortly afterward.

There was no security guard at the entrance of the Housing Management Department, so Li Kaixin walked straight to the door of Section Chief Zhang's office and knocked three times.

"Please come in!"

A gentle male voice came from inside.

Pushing open the door, a middle-aged man wearing glasses was working. Hearing the noise, he looked up and gazed at the doorway.

Li Kaixin quickly stepped forward and politely asked, "Excuse me, are you Section Chief Zhang?"

"it's me."

Section Chief Zhang nodded slightly and glanced at Li Kaixin.

Upon seeing this, Li Kaixin immediately said respectfully:

"Hello, Section Chief Zhang! I'm Li Kaixin, a driver who just got promoted at the transportation station. Director Xie asked me to come to you to handle the housing allocation."

Upon hearing this, Section Chief Zhang immediately broke into a warm smile and spoke in a friendly tone:

"Oh! It's you! Old Xie already greeted me."

"Come, come, sit down and let's talk."

Li Kaixin first thanked him, then sat down properly in the chair opposite the desk.

When Section Chief Zhang saw how polite Li Kaixin was, a hint of approval flashed in his eyes.

Then he took out a thick register from the drawer and began to introduce it skillfully.

"We have quite a few vacant rooms here. Let me tell you about the general situation."

After introducing several good houses one by one, Section Chief Zhang pushed the brochure in front of Li Kaixin.

"Take a look at it yourself first, and feel free to ask me any questions you may have."

Li Kaixin took the booklet and carefully flipped through it.

As Section Chief Zhang said, there are indeed many properties available, but they are either old and dilapidated, too small, or too remote.

Finally, my gaze settled on two places: No. 94 and No. 95 Nanluoguxiang.

Seeing Li Kaixin looking at the two places, unable to make up his mind, Section Chief Zhang smiled and said:

"These two places?"

"How about this, I'll arrange for someone to take you to see it in person, and then you can decide."

"Wouldn't this be too much trouble for you?" Li Kaixin asked cautiously.

"What's the trouble?"

As he spoke, Section Chief Zhang stood up, walked to the door, and called out to the outside:

"Xiao Liu, come here for a moment."

Li Kaixin also knew that this was because of Director Xie's influence.

A short while later, a young man in his early twenties came up to Section Chief Zhang.

Section Chief Zhang instructed the young man, "This is Comrade Li Kaixin from the transportation station. Take him to see the houses at No. 94 and No. 95 in Nanluoguxiang."

Liu Jianming nodded, then walked up to Li Kaixin and warmly extended his hand.

"Hello! Comrade Li, my name is Liu Jianming."

"It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Li Kaixin. Thank you so much for your help this time."

Li Kaixin quickly reached out and shook hands with Liu Jianming, his attitude sincere.

Then, Li Kaixin turned to Section Chief Zhang and said thank you, "Section Chief Zhang, thank you so much this time."

Section Chief Zhang smiled and waved his hand, "Don't be so polite, go look at the houses first! We'll talk again when you've chosen one."

After leaving the housing management office, Li Kaixin originally planned to go straight to No. 94 Nanluoguxiang.

Li Kaixin had just expressed this idea.

Liu Jianming enthusiastically advised, "Comrade Li, since you're already out, why not take a look at No. 95 Courtyard on the way? It can't hurt to compare more options."

Seeing how enthusiastic he was, Li Kaixin couldn't refuse, so she nodded and agreed: "Alright, I'll do as Comrade Liu says."

The two chatted happily along the way.

When Li Kaixin learned that Liu Jianming was older than him, he changed his address from "Comrade Liu" to "Brother Liu".

Liu Jianming also changed the way he addressed Comrade Li to Brother Li.

The two chatted and laughed, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the entrance of Nanluoguxiang.

When I arrived at the entrance of No. 95 courtyard, I didn't see the gatekeeper Yan Bugui, probably because he hadn't finished get off work yet.

As soon as the two stepped into the courtyard, the third aunt immediately came to greet them, her face beaming with smiles:

"Hey, isn't this the Li family's kid from the neighboring house? What brings you to our yard today?"

She had witnessed the young man's prowess before, and was therefore very polite.

Seeing that the three aunties were very nice, Li Kaixin politely replied, "Auntie Yan, I've come to take a look at the house."

Then he turned to the side and introduced, "This is Officer Liu from the Housing Management Section."

The third aunt's eyes flickered, thinking to herself: those two empty rooms in the middle courtyard have been occupied by Jia Zhangshi for a long time, this is going to be a good show.

Seeing the three women looking lost in thought, Li Kaixin asked, "Aunt Yan, what's wrong?"

The three women realized what was happening and quickly put on a smile again: "Looking at apartments? Then please make yourselves at home."

Then he stepped aside to make way.

After Li Kaixin and his companion walked a distance towards the central courtyard, the three aunties quietly followed behind, intending to watch the excitement.

We arrived at the door of the room listed in the register.

Liu Jianming was about to take out his key to open the door when he discovered that the lock was broken.

The two looked at each other blankly, then pushed open the door and entered.

The room was filled with clutter and had been turned into a storage room.

Liu Jianming checked the register, his brow furrowing slightly: "The address is correct!"

"Who are you? What are you doing barging into my house?" A sharp voice suddenly came from behind.

The two turned around and saw Jia Zhangshi standing at the door with her hands on her hips, looking unfriendly.

Jia Zhangshi had followed two unfamiliar figures into the room after seeing their backs turn around, but when Li Kaixin turned around, her eyes widened in surprise:

"So it was you, you little rascal, daring to steal from my house? I've caught you red-handed!"

When Li Kaixin saw that it was Jia Zhangshi, he immediately understood.

Given Jia Zhangshi's character, she was indeed capable of forcibly occupying an empty room.

Ignoring Jia Zhangshi's clamor, Li Kaixin looked at Liu Jianming calmly and whispered to confirm.

"Brother Liu, is this the right place?"

Liu Jianming nodded affirmatively.

Seeing this, Li Kaixin had already made up his mind and said to Liu Jianming, "Brother Liu, please wait here for a moment."

After saying that, he turned to leave.

When Jia Zhangshi saw that Li Kaixin was about to leave, she became anxious.

"You think you can just steal something and run away? Let me tell you, you can run away but you can't hide. Believe me, I'm going to call the police right now!"

Li Kaixin ignored him and instead quickened her pace.

As soon as I stepped out of the room, I bumped into three middle-aged women who were peeking from the corner.

When the third aunt saw Li Kaixin come out, she hurriedly pretended to be passing by, but her eyes kept glancing into the house.

Li Kaixin kept walking, a cold smile playing on his lips: This time, this time I've seized the opportunity.