The date for housing allocation set by the bosses of the city branch is actually three days later, which is Saturday and Sunday of this week.

When the notice was officially issued, many people were surprised. Just a few days earlier, Director Pi had said this was a major adjustment, and with so many people involved in the housing allocation process, it would take a month or so to prepare, and he urged everyone to be patient.

That’s great. A few days later, I received a notice that the houses would be allocated.

Let them break up, after all it's a good thing. Although people feel that this matter is a bit sudden, they are still in a good mood.

Early Saturday morning, Director Pi's office was flooded with people, including those ranked within the top 250 and those ranked lower.

Moreover, most of the people who come here bring their families.

Housing allocation is a big deal, so it's normal to bring your family for consultation. But there were so many people that it wasn't long before the place was completely packed.

The order was a bit chaotic. So, Director Pi stood on a higher place and shouted loudly, "Those with numbers 250 or 250 come over here, and the rest of you should not interfere with the work------"

People laughed when they heard his shout, and someone shouted at those whose numbers were less than 250: "Two hundred and five, you are all under 250------"

The distribution of houses was a happy thing. Those who ranked within the top 250 were not angry. They just smiled and responded, "You are all outside the top 250. Why are you so anxious? Just wait patiently------"

We talked and laughed, just like it was New Year’s Day.

The housing allocation office divided the more than 1,000 people participating in the housing allocation into four groups. On Saturday morning, rooms were allocated to people from numbers 1 to 250. In the afternoon, rooms were allocated to people from numbers 251 to 500, and so on. This way, the situation would be less chaotic.

This morning, only rooms were allocated to people within room number 250. Everyone knew about this, but many people still came to watch the fun, or to take a look in advance.

In fact, the order numbers for housing allocation had already been distributed to various departments of the city branch and the five sub-branches in the urban area. Those who were eligible for housing already knew their numbers and when they would be allocated housing.

But they all seemed worried and came here early in the morning to join in the fun.

In fact, they all understood that those within the 250-number range were all prominent figures. Aside from some retired senior leaders, most of them were current leaders and heads of various departments.

Take President Gao for example. He was ranked tenth in the housing allocation. In addition to the four big bosses of the municipal branch, there were five people ahead of him who had served as leaders of the municipal branch but have already retired.

President Gao was very pleased with his ranking, ranking tenth. If he hadn't been transferred to the city branch, his ranking would probably have been outside the top 100. He saw that President Hou was ranked in the 150s.

This time, there are houses specially built for the leaders, and President Gao can get a pretty good house with his ranking.

So there is a reason why some people like to be officials. It is really a very beneficial thing.

President Hou had also arrived early in the morning. She saw an unexpectedly large crowd, but she didn't find it strange. After all, allocating housing was a big deal, and some people couldn't sit still at home.

President Hou walked forward, greeting acquaintances. When she was about to reach the row of tables set up in the empty space, she was blocked by the crowd.

President Hou heard Director Pi shouting at the top of his lungs from the crowd, "Those whose numbers have been called should come forward, those whose numbers haven't been called should wait, and don't disturb the staff's work------"

President Hou thought that she was number 151 and would probably have to wait a while, so she turned around and looked around, then walked towards an acquaintance she knew.

"Director Zhang, you're here too," President Hou called out.

When the man saw that it was President Hou, he quickly waved at her and pointed to the side.

After President Hou walked over, Director Zhang walked a few steps back with her.

"President Hou, what's your number in line?" Director Zhang asked.

"One hundred and fifty-one, and you? You must be ahead of me, right?"

Director Zhang did not answer, thinking to himself, your ranking is too low, isn't it?

"President Hou, I remember you started working two years later than me, but your current position is equal to mine. Even though you haven't been president for very long, your ranking is so low. Doesn't that seem amiss?"

To be honest, the ranking for housing allocation this time is very mysterious. Many people don’t know how it is calculated, so they can only compare themselves with people of similar length of service, position and age to see if they have made a mistake.

In the past few days, no matter whether it is people from the city branch or the sub-branch, whenever they meet, they talk about the topic of ranking, and they have really forgotten about the fake marriage certificate that Li Cheng and his team had made.

It must be said that President Gao has many clever ideas. The move of distributing houses in advance has diverted people's attention.

President Hou and Director Zhang, Zhang Dahe's father, lived in the same compound, and their families had close ties. Now Director Zhang claimed her ranking was incorrect, and President Hou bluntly replied, "I know it's not right, but I calculated it several times myself according to the plan and found that my score is the same as the published score."

The scores determine the order in which the housing is allocated, which is also known as the ranking number. The source of the scores is extremely complex. For example, those who serve as the main leaders of various departments will receive one point for each year they serve as leaders. If they serve for less than a year, it will be counted as a full year.

In addition, if you have been commended by a branch bank, you will get one point, if you have been commended by a municipal branch, you will get three points, and if you have been commended by a provincial branch, you will get five points.

There are also points based on length of service, position, job title, etc., which makes people feel a bit overwhelmed.

Director Zhang probably didn't calculate his own score, but he knew his own score and ranking. According to his own score and ranking, President Hou was ranked too far down.

"It seems that the score has nothing to do with the ranking!" Director Zhang said thoughtfully as he looked at the housing allocation area.

"Hey, Director Zhang, why do you say that? Did you hear anything at the city branch?"

Director Zhang was the head of the credit department of the city branch and held real power. When he said this, President Hou felt that there must be something fishy going on.

Director Zhang had heard a lot, but he couldn't tell President Hou everything. The two families had a good relationship, but there were some things they couldn't share.

"President Hou, don't you think the housing allocation this time is a bit hasty?"

Because President Hou had been involved in handling the fake marriage certificate incident, she knew why the city branch bosses wanted to allocate the houses in advance. But she couldn't talk about this because President Gao had told her not to spread the news.

There were five branch presidents involved in handling the fake marriage certificate incident. President Gao only told her that the early distribution of houses was to eliminate the impact, so she couldn't tell anyone.

"It was a bit rushed, but it's okay. Look, everyone is very happy------"

Upon hearing what President Hou said, Director Zhang just smiled and said nothing more.