Chapter 149 Housing News
When spring came next year and flowers bloomed, Yu Jun finally retired smoothly. Thanks to his cooperation with Wu Peng, the fan factory was able to stay afloat under his leadership. In the past two years, the work in the workshop has been easy, and the workers not only received their regular wages but also bonuses, so everyone was happy.
Geng Youliang had five preferential housing purchase quotas. He and Factory Director Yu each got one, and they sold the remaining three, splitting the profits. It wasn't a wasted effort after all. The workers all received bonuses, and those of them in leadership positions received even more.
Yu An'an had asked her father for this preferential quota, but Yu Jun didn't give it to her. Instead, he bought a house and registered it under his wife's name.
Yu Jun has seen through his son-in-law Zhou Fengzhi over the past few years. It's just that he hasn't retired yet. Once he retires, who knows what kind of true colors he'll show.
Because of the house construction, Zhou Fengzhi was excluded and received no benefit, which made him resentful. He had already argued with Yu An'an more than once, and the two even got into a physical fight. It was only because Zhou Fengzhi admitted his mistake quickly that he was able to get rid of his daughter, who was so simple-minded and easy to coax. He had her under his control, otherwise he definitely wouldn't have let it go so easily.
Zhou Fengzhi is currently the office director, and with him, that's the end of his career. Trying to climb the ranks through connections is impossible, and he won't give him that opportunity. Being just an office director is already enough to make him act arrogantly and throw tantrums in front of him; if he were allowed to climb higher, things would get out of hand. Would his daughter even survive? If he's really capable, he should climb the ranks himself. He wants to see what he's really made of.
As for his daughter, he is her safety net. Whenever she gets divorced or dumped, he will be there for her. Even if he and his wife die, they will leave her a house and money, and she will also have her older brother to support her.
After Yu Jun retired, the already precarious situation of the fan factory deteriorated rapidly. The newly transferred factory director felt like he had taken on a hot potato. No wonder the transfer order came so quickly and smoothly. The man surnamed Xu even hypocritically congratulated him on his promotion. None of the good things about the fan factory would come to him, but he would probably have to bear all the blame. No wonder this factory director position fell to someone like him with no background or connections.
Liu Dacheng was deeply troubled; his hair had turned half white shortly after taking over the fan factory. He frequently visited Yu Jun for advice, keeping Yu Jun constantly on edge even after retirement. The problem was, Yu Jun was powerless to help. To avoid Liu Dacheng, Yu Jun simply took his wife back to his hometown. He planned to stay there for a while, and maybe even take her on a trip to Shenzhen. Old Li and Old Ma lived there and had invited him several times. He wanted to see for himself the Shenzhen they spoke of.
Yu Jun went into hiding, and Liu Dacheng, after going through many twists and turns, found Wu Peng, wanting to emulate their previous collaboration on building a building.
Wu Peng gave vague answers and kept dragging his feet. Recently, there had been policy changes, and some state-owned factories had gone bankrupt and closed down after approval. What everyone thought was a secure job hadn't proven to be a lifelong guarantee. The fan factory was also on the verge of bankruptcy, which would inevitably involve layers of review and approval, a lot of inspections, asset liquidation, debt repayment, and a whole host of other troublesome matters. At this critical juncture, Wu Peng didn't want to get involved.
Wu Peng held three pictures in his hand, the ones his grandfather had left him. He had just received a call saying that they had found a place for him to live. Wu Peng decided to go there.
Although he is not short of money or gold and silver jewelry now, he still wants to find these three houses. They belong to the Wu family and were left to him by his ancestors. Even if he doesn't need them, he doesn't want them to benefit others.
Several years ago, he had Yao Fanghua draw several sketches of these houses and gave them to several real estate agents in Beijing, asking them to keep an eye out. However, several years have passed, and there has been no progress on these houses. Last year during the Spring Festival, he contacted several more real estate agents.
Unexpectedly, one of the agents called him today. After discussing it with Yao Fanghua, the two decided to go together.
Years ago, they went treasure hunting together at the old house, only to return empty-handed. Later, Yao Fanghua dug the section near the bridge alone, so the two of them never actually shared the joy of finding treasure together. Wu Peng was quite disappointed about this.
Aside from that, the two weren't really concerned about whether they could actually find those houses, or if their belongings would still be there. After all, they weren't short of things. Finding them would just fill a void, but not finding them wouldn't really affect anything. So, after finishing their business, they leisurely booked their plane tickets.
Upon arriving in Beijing, I contacted a real estate agent and then went with them to look at apartments.
The further Wu Peng walked, the more familiar the road seemed to him, as if he had walked it before.
"To be honest, it was just a coincidence. The person wanted to sell it and contacted me. When I went over and took a look, it seemed familiar. I thought of the picture you gave me, and when I compared it, it looked more and more like the picture. It's about 60 or 70 percent similar. You two can go and see if you're satisfied."
Not far from Qianmen Street, on the west side of it, lies a commercial street. The three of them passed a shop on the ground floor. Wu Peng stopped, looked up, and saw that the third-floor roof was still the same. He remembered; he had indeed been here before. When he was a child, his grandfather had brought him here, pointing to this shop and saying that it used to be the Wu family's money exchange.
Later, his grandfather took him on a tour of the area, pointing to one shop after another, saying that many of the shops here used to belong to the Wu family.
When Wu Peng recalled this period, he suddenly felt motivated to work harder again. He realized that he was still far from achieving the glory of his ancestors.
Finally turning into the alley, Wu Peng looked at the house for sale, glancing left and right before finally looking at Yao Fanghua.
Yao Fanghua's eyes lit up; at least the angle and location were correct. As for the entrance, it must have changed somewhat over the years; the stone pillars in front of the door were gone. She'd have to go inside and take a look first.
The three of them went inside and looked around. Yao Fanghua was basically certain that this was indeed one of the scenes in the painting. She nodded to Wu Peng.
Wu Peng offered the real estate agent a cigarette, "We're somewhat interested, but we don't know anything about the seller. Is the property title clear? Are there any disputes?"
"The seller's surname is Sun. There are no disputes about the house; it belongs to him. He said he can go through the formalities, and that coming here was just bad luck for him. You know about what happened at the machinery factory a few years ago, right?"
"About the May 22nd Incident." Seeing that Wu Peng wasn't smoking, the agent also took a cigarette but didn't smoke it.
Wu Peng nodded: "I've heard a little about it."
"This seller's wife is the woman involved in that affair," the agent chuckled. Even after all these years, people still talk about it with great interest. Besides that incident, the subsequent drama between the Shen and Sun families also kept them entertained and eager for more.
Wu Peng and Yao Fanghua exchanged a glance, pretending not to know much, and listened to the agent continue.
"Both families were originally prominent, but because of this incident, the Shen family was investigated." Later, the two sons reported their father, father-in-law, and daughter-in-law. It caused quite a stir at the time, and everyone talked about it after meals or when they went out.
"As a result, Shen Gongming died in prison. Some say he was murdered, others say he committed suicide out of fear of punishment. In any case, after his death, the Sun family was investigated, and the old man in the Sun family was also arrested and is still in prison."
The woman was only imprisoned for two years before being released. The Sun family has always wanted a divorce, but she refuses and keeps pestering them. Isn't that a disaster? Marrying someone like that is bad luck; the whole family is ruined, ruining both her own family and her husband's.
Upon hearing this, Wu Peng realized it was the Sun family.
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