The houses people live in here don't belong to them, so they have to pay rent. Landlords often come to collect rent. Landlords often have connections, and some buildings are even owned by gangs, so tenants don't dare to default on their rent.

As soon as Ye Shuning's car arrived here, it attracted a lot of attention, because private cars of this kind rarely come here.

Li Shaozhong spotted Ye Shuning's car the first time. He quickly ran down from the second floor where he lived, "Xiao Ning, why are you here? It's a mess here, not suitable for you to come."

Ye Shuning looked around and said, "It's nothing. I came to pick you up and see if you need any help moving."

Li Shaozhong looked back at his colleagues who were looking down from upstairs and said, "We've packed everything. We just need to find a car to take our luggage and ourselves away."

He moved closer to Ye Shuning and said, "I'll introduce you to Nangang later. I won't tell you your real name for now. We'll see how things develop later."

Ye Shuning also knew Li Shaozhong's concerns, but she thought this was not a long-term solution.

She smiled and said, "Okay, let's talk about it after we're all familiar with each other. Then I won't tell you my real name, and our relationship definitely can't be known to anyone, otherwise it'll be exposed. We also have to keep a certain distance. Oh, then you can't come live with me either, how else are you going to explain it?"

Li Shaozhong's face darkened immediately when he heard this. Yes, that meant he couldn't have any ambiguous behavior with his young fiancée even when they were together. Even more intimate behavior was out of the question. It was even harder to explain why he was living at Ye Shuning's house.

Li Shaozhong gritted his teeth and moved closer to Ye Shuning, "Xiao Ning, actually, before I came here, the leader also said that in order to prevent you from being affected, you can be given an internal identity.

We all signed confidentiality agreements before coming here, so they won't reveal your situation. They'll just think I'm looking for you because of pre-existing connections. But your safety is paramount, so let's be patient for now and keep our relationship private for now."

Ye Shuning rolled her eyes and asked, "Do these people know that you have a fiancée?"

Li Shaozhong shook his head. "No one knows. In fact, we just met, and we all came together from all over. And among my colleagues in Zhuzhou, only one or two of them knew that I had a fiancée. No one else knew either."

Ye Shuning nodded and said, "That's easy. Let's not make our relationship public for now. We're going abroad for an inspection in a few days. When we come back, if we develop feelings for each other and start dating, no one should mind. Then, if we gradually develop a closer relationship and get engaged, no one will say anything, right?"

Li Shaozhong felt that Ye Shuning's method was the safest. He looked at Ye Shuning with shining eyes and said, "Just do as you say."

Ye Shuning looked at Li Shaozhong with amusement and said, "You and Brother Li, go to the factory with my car to check and make arrangements, and then I will send a truck from the factory to pick them up."

Li Shaozhong was also thinking that with so many people, they needed to find a bigger car. "That would be best. I'll go get my second brother to come down and tell them too."

After saying that, Li Shaozhong ran upstairs and soon came down with Li Shaoyang.

In front of so many people, Li Shaozhong didn't say much. He just said that he and his second brother would go to the factory to take a look and make some arrangements, and then send a car to pick everyone up.

Several people got in the car and drove straight to the factory that Ye Shuning acquired.

In the car, Li Shaozhong told his second brother what he and Ye Shuning had discussed downstairs before.

Li Shaoyang said, "The explanation we discussed before is indeed not very reasonable. It's better to be cautious and follow your discussion. Let's make Xiao Ning's identity vague for now and say that it was arranged by the higher-ups.

Shaozhong will live with us for a while. When you return from abroad, we can announce your relationship and get engaged later. Shaozhong can also move in with Xiaoning.

Even if your previous relationship becomes known to everyone in the future, it can be said that it is necessary to keep it confidential."

Soon the car arrived at the factory. After the car drove into the factory gate, everyone got off the car. Ye Shuning prepared to introduce them to Li Shaozhong and others to see how to arrange those people.

The factory Ye Shuning acquired wasn't large, consisting of only two production workshops, two warehouses, and a three-story office building. The factory didn't provide accommodation for its workers, only lunch. So, while the factory did have a cafeteria, it lacked dormitories.

However, there must be people on duty in the factory. In addition to the gatehouse where the security guards can live, there are also several dormitories in the office building.

Ye Shuning said: "There are three empty dormitories on the first floor of the office building. In addition to several offices and conference rooms, there are also several empty rooms on the second floor. There are also many empty rooms on the third floor. They can be lived in after being decorated.

There are restrooms on every floor, and there's also a washing area on one side of the office building. If you live here, I'll have someone build a bathroom, and that will solve your shower problem.

Since you're all grown men, just build a big bathroom. You can all eat in the cafeteria. I think you should all live on the third floor. It's quieter there, and no one usually goes there."

As they talked, the three of them looked around the rooms, checking out the ones on the first and second floors, and focusing on the third. Most of the rooms on the third floor were empty, and it was indeed quite quiet.

Ye Shuning said, "These rooms can be lived in if we add beds, wardrobes, desks, chairs, and so on. You can decide what to add later. How would you like to arrange it?"

Li Shaozhong said, "Let's all live on the third floor. My second brother and I will have one room, and they can decide who will take the other room. We can add some beds and each room will have a wardrobe. We can buy long tables, which are convenient for eating and writing. It'll be just like some factory dormitories."

Li Shaoyang looked at the environment and nodded. "This is much better than where we lived before. There's also plenty of space outside, and I can even take people out for drills. It's pretty good."

Ye Shuning said with some pride: "It is precisely because this place is relatively remote that the land price is cheap. The boss sold this factory to me at a low price because it has not been profitable. He used me as a successor.

It’s not the factory buildings and equipment that I value; it’s the large area of ​​the factory that I value. Of course, these factory buildings and office buildings are also useful; they came in handy not long after I bought them.”

What Ye Shuning didn't mention was that land prices here would skyrocket in the future, and even if she sold the land, she could still make a fortune. When she stopped running the factory in Nangang, she could use this land to build houses and develop real estate. This place would prosper in the future, too.