Just when Jiang Si thought he was going to take her to the Xishan Courtyard for some alone time, the car turned and twisted and finally stopped at the entrance of another quiet courtyard.
The license plate number had been registered long ago, and the guards at the gate saluted and let the car through as soon as they saw it.
Looking at the neat rows of buildings flashing past the window, Jiang Si seemed to sense something, "The apartments for the family compound are ready?"
"Hmm." As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Tingzhou had already parked the car steadily in front of a two-story building with gray bricks and red tiles.
After turning off the engine, he took a brass key out of his pocket.
The house was delivered a few days ago, and as soon as it was settled, he couldn't wait to bring her to see the new home.
Jiang Si had known for a long time that the Air Force was famous for its excellent benefits, but she still couldn't help but be surprised when she saw this impressive two-story building.
Judging by appearances, this house seems to be a bit bigger than the one in Xishan Courtyard.
It's not just a little bit like, it's definitely bigger.
The houses in Xishan Compound were built in the early days of the People's Republic of China, when economic conditions were far worse than they are now.
Huo Tingzhou is currently at the deputy military rank, which corresponds to the Class A, Type 2 housing category for officers at the division level or above.
So what we got was a small two-story brick-and-mortar building with a small courtyard of about 25 square meters in front.
The total area is 150 square meters, and it is a six-bedroom, one-living room, one-kitchen and two-bathroom apartment.
Huo Tingzhou led her on a brief tour of the building, both upstairs and downstairs.
The concept of shared area doesn't exist in this day and age; frankly, a 150-square-meter apartment is already quite large.
Upstairs there is a 30-square-meter suite, which is the master bedroom for the couple, and it has a small bathroom.
The two little ones' room is also on the second floor.
One for each person, and all are the same size.
There is an empty, sunny room between the master bedroom and the two children's room.
Huo Tingzhou has already planned it out; this will be Jiang Si's study.
The two rooms downstairs are used as guest rooms, making it convenient for other people to stay for a while.
The house has all its plumbing, electrical, heating, and telephone systems installed beforehand and is ready to use.
A few days ago, Huo Tingzhou and his orderly brought back the assigned furniture.
The furniture is mostly in excellent condition, about 90% new.
The most eye-catching feature is the military green leather sofa in the living room; it's a very comfortable style to sit on.
Of course, because the house is quite large, the amount of furniture allocated is far from enough.
“Wife,” Huo Tingzhou said, pulling Jiang Si to sit down after they had looked at most of the houses. “I have to go back to Qiongzhou Island in a few days. There is some work to hand over there, and I probably won’t be back until the end of December.”
He received the notice to return to Beijing at the last minute, and left in a hurry, without having time to pack his things properly.
Jiang Si's clothes and painting tools were left there.
Uncle San and Uncle Zhong also left a lot of things on the island.
"I'll pack up the clothes and send them back via the post office."
"Large furniture items, such as beds, wardrobes, and tables, can only be shipped by freight, which may take a long time," Huo Tingzhou explained his plans one by one.
"Wouldn't this be too much trouble?" Jiang Si had never sent such a large item before, and Qiongzhou Island was so far from Beijing, the shipping cost would probably be quite high.
Her idea was that if it was too much trouble, she would just sell the furniture cheaply and then buy whatever she needed.
"No trouble at all." He and his wife picked out these pieces of furniture together; they have a special meaning to them.
Huo Tingzhou said, "Old Xiao and the others went back early, and all the things have already been packed and sent to Beijing. I asked about it, and the price is acceptable."
The bulk of the freight cost from Qiongzhou Island to Beijing is the section from Guangzhou to Beijing. The freight cost is 0.074 yuan per kilogram per 100 kilometers.
Then there are the costs for wooden crates, packaging, and handling.
Old Xiao's family had significantly more stuff than them, and the total shipping cost was nearly a thousand yuan.
Huo Tingzhou estimated that his family could afford it for about five or six hundred yuan.
Moreover, the military has a policy that allows for a 30% reduction in transportation costs for officers transferred across military regions.
Jiang Si thought about it and agreed. Besides needing furniture coupons, the price of each piece of new furniture was not cheap.
A double-door wardrobe costs sixty or seventy yuan, and with the receipt, it'll be around one hundred or eighty yuan.
She has many clothes, and therefore needs a lot of furniture.
Since it can be transported back, it's more appropriate to do so.
Mentioning Commander Xiao, Jiang Si casually asked, "Did Brother Xiao and Deputy Commander Lei get promoted this time?"
Huo Tingzhou nodded. "Old Xiao has been promoted two ranks and is now a division commander. The things that happened with the Lei family did have some impact, but he was promoted this time too. He's now a regimental commander."
Hearing that they had been promoted, Jiang Si was very happy for her two sisters-in-law.
However, this wasn't what made her happiest.
Huo Tingzhou continued, "Because Lao Xiao was promoted two ranks, he was qualified and was assigned to the Air Force General Compound this time."
Although there were two or three rows of houses between them, the thought of living in the same compound in the future gave Jiang Si a renewed sense of anticipation for the future.
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