Chapter 48

  At the Gong family's house that afternoon, Gong Xi's father made Lucky feel uncomfortable. He asked them about adopting a child one minute, then told Lucky to consider changing careers the next, and then brought up the topic of the two buying a house together.

  Luckily, his brain was able to hold over 200 formulas at once and calculate the results together.

  The glass door leading to the balcony was wide open, and the house was cool with the autumn wind, but fortunately, he felt his back was soaked with sweat.

  Gong Xi is also not doing well, relying on good luck to get by, forcing him to be patient and endure.

  Good fortune makes one want to smile; whatever they can't bear is just the elderly showing concern for them.

  It's not easy to get to dinner, and Gong Shouling knew that his son was coming back. He specially borrowed a chef from the Liu family next door. There were many people in his family, with three generations of grandparents, parents and children living together, totaling over 10 people. They never went to the cafeteria for meals. Mrs. Liu was also a lady who never cooked, so they had always hired a chef.

  The Gong family doesn't cook, it used to be Mrs. Gong who did the cooking, after she passed away, Commander Gong has been eating at the cafeteria all along, anyway there are only two people in the house, him and security guard Little Liu, as long as it's convenient he doesn't care if it tastes good or not.

  The chef's craftsmanship is really impressive, he just asked everyone what they love to eat, ordered a few dishes, and before long, they were done. Then standing at the kitchen door, wiping his hands on his apron, speaking in a Shandong accent, "Commander, try it, try it, are you satisfied? If not, I'll redo it for you."

  Jiashi thought to himself, this can't be the Liu family's usual standard, if it's not done well they'll have to redo it. This is too capitalist.

  He directly rushed to the black big chef, waved his hand and said: "No need, it's all good. You come and eat together too."

  "No way! This is a rule. If you still think it's okay, I'll leave."

  "Thanks so much then. Little Liu hurry up and see him off."

  Xiao Liu had already walked to the door and was waiting for someone to pass by.

  Luckily, I remembered a few years ago when I came to find Gong Xi, Commander's house is just ahead.

  At night, Gong Xi and Da Hua lived upstairs, while Gong Xi's father's bedroom was downstairs.

  As soon as Wang Jiyi sat on the bed, he let out a sigh of relief and said, "Finally, I can do it properly for once, without having to sneak around."

  Luckily, he threw the pillow over at that time.

  "A brain full of sperm."

  Late autumn in Beijing is beautiful, and the autumn of the Naval Academy of Science and Technology is even more beautiful.

  Lucky to be back, at a glance, two rows of poplar trees, the golden leaves shining under the sunlight.

  Take a deep breath, and the air is filled with the fragrance of leaves, carrying the scent of sunshine and autumn.

  Everyone in the hospital patted Xingyun's shoulder and congratulated him with great enthusiasm.

  Lucky inexplicably stuck together laughing.

  "What's there to congratulate?" Lucky was really confused.

  "You have been promoted to senior engineer."

  Lucky was shocked.

  This title is not easy to come by, with so many people in the hospital, how did it end up being me?!

  "Treat you to dinner!"

  "Definitely, definitely."

  Lucky dazedly smiled and agreed.

  The matter of job title has just been settled. The hospital is now allocating houses, public property, no house deed, with the right to reside during employment but no right to buy or sell.

  At one time, the hundreds of people in the hospital were in an uproar again.

  This is in Beijing, although it's a suburb, it's still important.

  The current housing prices in Beijing are rising sharply, with one square meter no longer being calculated at 10,000 to 20,000 yuan. It is said that buying a house within the Third Ring Road in the city will cost several million yuan.

  For an ordinary citizen, this is truly astronomical figure.

  So when we were at Wang Xi's home, Wang Xi's dad said, "Since you've all decided to come back, let's buy a house immediately. I have the money, so I'll buy two suites for you first. The housing prices in Shenyang will definitely rise later, just look at Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, it won't be long before our city is like theirs."

  Lucky to have arrived in Beijing for just a week and received a call from Gong Xi, the house has been purchased, not two sets, but three sets, two small ones, one large one.

  Live in a big one and rent out two small ones.

  This was a decision made by Gong Xi's father. It wasn't until later that they found out the old man really had foresight, as Shenyang's housing prices doubled in just a few years.

  Shenyang Palace has already bought a house, so fortunately, he didn't have too many thoughts about the unit issuing this set of houses.

  But not wanting something doesn't mean others know you don't want it.

  The house thing, countless small news spread in the office, restaurant, corridor and elevator every day.

  Today it's said to be based on military age, tomorrow it's said to be based on job title, and the day after tomorrow it's said that some houses have already been assigned!

  It's said that this time it's accurate news, and those who have achieved second-class merit or above this year will be given priority in housing allocation.

  A piece of news comes out and brings a wave, soldiers are also human beings, with the same intrigue and struggle for power, open and secret struggles, envy, jealousy and hatred.

  These thousands of people surrounded by a circle of walls are all good at sinister plots and deceitful strategies.

  Within a year, those who have achieved second-class merit or above can be counted on one's fingers.

  Some people have a big background and everyone knows it, you can't afford to mess with them.

  Some people have a violent temper, like explosives without a fuse, and everyone knows that such people are not to be trifled with.

  Who can be moved? Those are the people who have no connections and no background, just ordinary people, and they're also soft persimmons that can be easily bullied.

  If you can bring down one person, it's like having an extra house, and everyone will have an extra chance. In the end, who gets the deer is up to individual skill.

  In the Academy of Sciences, a gust of wind suddenly rose up, a gust of gloomy wind.

  This ominous wind directly pointed at Lucky.

  Rumors spread that Ming Lang had a fight with Gong Xi in the courtyard, directly pointing at Gong Xi and shouting that her good fortune was due to having a boyfriend.

  Rumors are like a balloon that can never be burst, the more it is blown, the bigger it gets, and the words become more unbearable.

  Some people say that they saw Gong Xi and Da Hua doing something in their dormitory.

  Watching them hold hands and touch each other's buttocks.

  There were also people who said they heard some kind of sound.

  Luckily, I don't know why I fell into this trap, but I don't know what to do to get out of this crisis.

  Autumn rain fell one after another, and Beijing's temperature suddenly dropped to near zero.

  It's still not time to wear winter clothes, and autumn clothes are a bit cold. Fortunately, I wore an extra pair of fleece-lined pants under my trousers, which made the military-style pants feel a bit too tight.

  By noon, people were already pointing fingers behind his back.

  "Look at his tight butt, it's just to seduce people..."

  "That waist is so well-proportioned, it's really shameless..."

  Lucky guess, it's those two sisters in the lab.

  Women use their mouths to kill people, men use their hearts.

  Good fortune can be seen coming, others' gaze towards him has already changed, some people are scrutinizing, sizing up and down, looking at what's different between themselves and others.

  Some are full of it, namely disdain and longing.

  Kiyomi has called several times to come see him, but he hasn't let him come. Kiyomi is already extremely dissatisfied on the phone, and he wants to know why Kouyuki suddenly became distant from him.

  Luckily he had no way of knowing the reason.

  Just keep persuading him, on that side, to renovate the house with peace of mind, and go back for Chinese New Year, he wants to live there.

  In a few days, this reason won't hold up, so he had to say again, rest assured and prepare the company's affairs well. If I change industries and have nowhere to settle, you'll have to support me.

  Kiyo was rejected once, twice, three times, five times... Whatever reason there was, Kiyo couldn't hear it anymore.

  "Fortunately, are you with Ming Lang again?"

  Lucky felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his mind buzzing all of a sudden.

  I've never felt so angry before, I've never been so annoyed before.

  Luckily, she hung up the phone just in time.

  Jianguo knew at the time that he had misspoken and couldn't take it back.

  Kept ringing, kept not picking up. Luckily, it hung up eventually.

  Jiayu was stunned, hastily rushing out of the company, and ran into the newly recruited sales manager. The manager looked at Jiayu's hasty departure and stopped him immediately.

  "Hey, Director Gong, where are you going?"

  Jing didn't even see the person in front of him clearly, and when asked, he was stunned for a moment, hastily adjusting his coat, and casually replied to him: "I have an urgent matter, I'm going to Beijing."

  "No way! Didn't you agree to have dinner with Captain Li tonight?" The new sales manager, surnamed Yu, was over 30 years old and very steady. He was the former captain of the guard company where Gong Xi's father used to work.

  As soon as Gong Xi was about to leave, he immediately pulled her back, saying that there's something important tonight.

  "Ah? Oh! Captain Li!" Gong Xi suddenly remembered that he had an appointment with Captain Li to discuss the renovation of the barracks and the supply of building materials.

  Gong Xi slapped her forehead in surprise and exclaimed "Ah!"

  My heart is racing, that lucky guy must be furious, no explanation won't work.

  However, this business is the first order since the company was founded. It was originally supposed to be done by his uncle, who introduced it to him. If he doesn't go, neither his father nor his uncle will forgive him.

  What can be done? Gong Xi anxiously paced back and forth in front of his office door like ants on a hot pot.

  "Then Manager Yu, why don't you go yourself?"

  The manager took a step back: "No way! Your uncle has already told me that when discussing business, you must bring him along, especially this Captain Li. Don't look down on him just because he's only a captain - his superior is Director Cen. If we can establish a good relationship with him today, it will be beneficial for our future business."

  Jiade's face fell.

  In my heart, I resent this. I said I didn't want to work for this company, but they forced me to. This is really good, not only do I have to work, but also listen to them in everything, and even assign a spy to be placed in front of me, monitoring my every move, with no freedom at all.

  Jiaku's round face was beaming with joy, her facial features all scrunched up together.

  "Director Gong, if you have something urgent, just give me a call first and we can go tomorrow."

  Jianguo glared at him and thought to himself, "If he answers the phone, I'll tell you."

  Manager Yu was stared at inexplicably, thinking to himself "Is what I said wrong?" But although Manager Gong's eyes were small, they had a strong presence, staring at him eye to eye, indicating that the leader was angry.

  Yu didn't say anything and just stood aside waiting for Gong Xi, thinking that it's up to you now.