The two entered the government service hall, which was quite crowded, but because there were many service windows open, the queues at each window were not long.
The two chose a window with only two people to queue at, and half an hour later it was their turn.
"Hello, sir, do you need to apply for a right of residence?" The staff member smiled the moment she looked up.
Looking at that relieved smile, Lin Yue felt that the service at Yuquan Base was truly impeccable, and the staff were all very patient.
"Yes, I'd like a nicer room, but I don't know what options I have?" Lin Yue replied.
Cang Yu stood behind Lin Yue, acting as if she had complete authority and being invisible.
"Comrade, if you'd like a nicer place to live, you have four options. The first is a newly built house, just finished with cement, one bedroom, one living room, one kitchen, and a shared bathroom on each floor; the second is a two-bedroom, one-living room, one-kitchen, one-bathroom house, also just finished with cement walls; the third is a fully furnished high-rise apartment in Yuquan Community, with various layouts available; the fourth is a villa area, with both small and large villas to choose from." The receptionist answered very well, without hiding anything or expecting a gift before revealing anything.
Lin Yue thought for a moment, then asked, "How do I exchange the house in the villa area?"
Her desire to live in a villa area wasn't due to vanity, but mainly because of safety concerns.
Under the same conditions, the security in the villa area is definitely better, after all, many dignitaries live there. Moreover, the detached villas make it easier for her to use the space without being discovered. The snow wolf will also be safer, and there will be enough space for it to run wild.
"New residents moving into the villa area need to pay 50 jin of rice as a move-in fee. After that, if you rent, a small villa costs 1,000 points per month, and a large villa costs 3,000 points per month; if you buy it directly, a small villa costs 200,000 points, and a large villa costs 500,000 points. After moving in, you need to pay 5 jin of grain per month as a property management fee. Do you want to rent or buy?"
"We'll buy it, but we just arrived tonight, so we don't know how we got these points?"
She has a lot of supplies, but it's a bit of a hassle to get them out. Luckily, the small truck is only half full, so she can go up and get the supplies out later. However, she needs to understand the points redemption criteria first, so that the truck isn't full but she can't redeem many points.
The receptionist handed Lin Yue a handheld computer: "You can check out the exchange rates over here."
"Thanks!"
The two took their handheld computers and sat down to look at the exchange rates.
The first page is for redeeming agricultural products: one pound of rice for ten points, one pound of wheat for eight points, one pound of flour for fifteen points, one pound of sweet potato for five points...
The points redemption rate for agricultural products was too low, and the required quantity was too large, so Lin Yue flipped through the pages, and only after flipping through two pages did she see the ones with higher redemption points.
Medicine has the highest exchange rate; a bottle of ordinary fever reducer can be exchanged for two thousand points. She has many medicines, but they are not suitable to take them out.
Looking further ahead, a pack of cigarettes is worth 500 points, a bottle of fine wine is worth 1,000 points, a set of ordinary cosmetics is worth 100 points, and a big brand product is worth 300 points...
Then, for a slightly higher amount, a small car costs two thousand, and the truck they paid for can be redeemed for fifty thousand points. Great, that covers a quarter of the total.
The other items have relatively small exchange rates, with the only one that's a bit higher being one pound of seafood, which can be exchanged for 500 points.
After reading it, Lin Yue felt that the apocalypse was indeed only for the poor; the rich didn't experience an apocalypse. She was certain that the things in the villa area were what the residents wanted.
But it doesn't really concern her; all she needs to do is get the points.
After reviewing the exchange criteria, Lin Yue returned the handheld computer and then went out with Cang Yu.
The receptionist didn't show any disdain when they left; she just thought it was a perfectly normal thing.
The two went outside. Cang Yu watched the truck while she got into the cargo compartment, closed the door, and began taking things out according to the exchange standards.
She plans to buy a small villa, which requires 200,000 points.
A pack of cigarettes costs 500 points, so ten packs would cost 50,000 points; a bottle of wine costs 1,000 points, so ten bottles would cost 10,000 points; fifty sets of high-end cosmetics would cost 15,000 points; a hundred kilograms of various seafood, sealed in a container, would cost 50,000 points; plus the truck that could be exchanged for 50,000 points, after buying the house, she would still have 25,000 points left.
The truck has all sorts of points, probably around ten thousand, which should be enough for now.
She'll find another opportunity to go out and retrieve the unused cars from the space. If all goes well, that'll be enough for her to live comfortably for the rest of her life.
After taking the items, Lin Yue thought for a moment and then took out more rice, noodles, dried seafood, cured meat, pots and pans, and other household items, taking them all out at once.
The SUV they were driving had limited storage capacity in the trunk, so some things would be difficult to take out later. They were just taking some things out now to make it look like they were there, and then they would roll them up and tie them to the roof.
Once everything was ready, Cang Yu called Yang Ning to help pack up the items they needed to take out and secure them to the roof of the off-road vehicle.
With everything ready, the two went back into the government affairs hall and found the receptionist who had greeted them earlier.
It's getting late. Although people are still coming in from outside the base, there are relatively few people coming to do business at night, so there's no one left at the reception desk.
When the receptionist saw them return, a smile instantly returned to her tired face.
Have you two made your decision?
Lin Yue: "Well, we want to buy a small villa. I wonder if there are any available?"
She hoped the villa could be located in a slightly off-center area, so she wouldn't have to worry about the neighbors looking into it from their apartments every day.
"Yes, there are three more villas. One is in the central area, and the other two are in the far north. The one on the far side is a detached house because the developer made a planning error when building it. It's quite far from the other villas and has never been sought after. There's nothing unclean about it." The implication is that no one died inside when the extreme cold came.
Lin Yue didn't care whether anyone had died there or not. She preferred the northernmost building, which was in a remote location and met her requirements perfectly.
In the end, they naturally settled on the northernmost villa. They exchanged their points on the spot and obtained permanent residency for both of them. They exchanged their points for a small villa and gave the receptionist a bottle of ordinary wine to thank her for her attentive service.
After everything was taken care of, it was already 10:30 p.m.
Lin Yue had Yang Ning take them to the entrance of the villa area, gave him a five-star review, and gave him two packs of instant noodles as a tip before letting him go back.
After the security guard at the villa complex verified their information, he let them in. The two went straight to the northernmost villa. Lin Yue looked at the location and was very satisfied.
Although the cost of living in the villa area is high, it has streetlights, which means electricity, and with electricity, there are many things that can be done.
This villa is about twenty meters away from the small villa next to it, and its yard is also larger than that of the one next to it. It's practically built right on Lin Yue's heart.
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