Chapter 5 The Second Encounter
Chen Yun was willing to make do with whatever furniture she had, but the bed was related to the quality of her life for a third of each day, so she couldn't be careless about it.
This so-called "not being careless" actually just meant asking Huang Lian to introduce a carpenter to buy an old wooden bed frame.
There were new beds in the factory store, but Chen Yun didn't have the tickets, so she could only look at them, not even think about them.
"It's the one on the far right."
Standing at the foot of Building 25, Huang Lian pointed to a green wooden door on the far right of the fifth floor.
"There's only one neighbor right next to Wuyiwu, and I've personally gone upstairs to check it out. The room is significantly larger than the others, so of course I have to help you grab it first..."
While climbing the stairs, Huang Lian also laughed and talked about the funny story of running up the stairs with others because she was worried that someone would get there first.
Chen Yun thanked her again with great gratitude.
"I've heard about what happened to your family." Huang Lian sighed and shook her head, then gently patted Chen Yun's lower back: "I believe better days will come, so please don't give up on yourself."
"I will."
The dormitory door came into view, and the old carpenter was already inside, assembling the bed frame, even before they arrived.
A rectangular room of about 20 square meters.
Huang Lian said she had risked her life to get this room, and Chen Yun believed she wasn't lying.
The windows next door are in the front and back, while the window in this room is on the right wall, a large glass window that fills the room with sunlight.
A niche was built into the window that originally faced the corridor, which not only increased storage space but also ensured privacy inside the house.
The room on May 15th was visibly wider than the one next to it, and it could easily be divided into two rooms.
"It's just a bit far from the toilet and water room..." Huang Lian continued, talking about the house's advantages and disadvantages.
The room was empty and there was nothing to see. After a quick glance, Chen Yun got a general idea of what it was like.
The wooden bed was quickly assembled, and Chen Yun then asked the old carpenter to push the bed to the innermost part against the wall, and then nail a nail to each of the left and right walls at about one-third of the room's width.
After seeing the old carpenter off, Chen Yun opened the window.
The most amazing thing about the house is definitely the view from the window. Looking out, you can see endless mountains and a seemingly still but actually turbulent river, which unfolds like a painting in front of you.
Place a desk by the window, and when you're tired, look up at the scenery of the mountains and rivers in all four seasons, and what worries could you possibly have that you can't resolve...
Chen Yun was so engrossed in watching that she didn't even notice when someone stood outside the window.
"Captain Gao!"
Huang Lian's smiling voice quickly pulled Chen Yun back to reality. Turning to look at the door, she saw a tall figure standing backlit, his features blurred and his appearance unclear.
However, the familiar address immediately reminded people of the person in the night shop last night.
"Sister Huang, so it was you the person Comrade Ruan was talking about yesterday!" Gao Ming walked into the room with a smile, followed by a man and a woman.
"That's quite a coincidence." Huang Lian smiled, turned around and pulled Chen Yun's hand to lead her forward: "I helped Chen Yun get the room. She's a woman living alone, so I have to pay attention to her."
Gao Ming had actually noticed Chen Yun long ago, but he was worried that staring at her would be misunderstood, so he deliberately kept his eyes fixed on Huang Lian for a long time.
Finally hearing the introduction, I slowly looked to the side.
"It's Dr. Chen from the health center. Hello."
It was a very pure etiquette for revolutionary comrades to meet. Both sides clasped hands and then withdrew them, with kind and proper smiles on their faces.
"Hello, Captain Gao."
"Is Dr. Chen getting married?" Gao Ming lowered his hand, his index finger unconsciously rubbing his pants a few times.
Chen Yun's palms were soft and cool, the complete opposite of her own rough and damp palms, and there seemed to be a faint scent of soap lingering around her nose.
"Dr. Chen's situation is special. Captain Gao should have heard about what happened yesterday, right? That Zhang Neng from your transport team..."
Huang Lian had previously mentioned that the fifth floor was a transitional apartment specifically allocated to outstanding single employees, and most of those who could move in were either getting married or newlywed couples.
The last trace of disappointment in his heart quickly vanished as Huang Lian recounted the story. Gao Ming's eyes, which had never shown any emotion for years, were now like a thin crack suddenly breaking open on the surface of a frozen river, so faint that no one else could detect it.
However, Li Huguo, who was standing next to Gao Ming, was not among the others. His gaze barely touched Gao Ming's before he paused in surprise.
The two were childhood friends. They joined the army together and were later transferred to the Hongri Machinery Factory. They could tell what the other was thinking with just a blink of an eye.
"Old Gao is..." A smile flashed in Li Huguo's eyes as he secretly glanced at Chen Yun's face.
“Dr. Chen has indeed been wronged, and compensation is appropriate.” Gao Ming frowned as he listened, then looked at Chen Yun with an open gaze: “If there is anything Dr. Chen can help with, please don’t hesitate to ask.”
"Don't rush to make promises... Introduce us first!"
The young woman who had been watching with a smile suddenly interrupted.
Ruan Qiu is petite, with a gentle appearance and a quiet smile, making a very good first impression.
However, the girl's personality didn't match her appearance. The next second, she slapped Li Huguo so hard that he stumbled and almost crashed into the wall.
Li Huguo rubbed his shoulder with a bitter smile on his face.
"Hello Dr. Chen, I am Li Huguo, and this is my girlfriend, Ruan Qiu..."
Li Huguo works in the factory's security department, and the two just got married last week.
Later, after getting to know each other better, Chen Yun learned that Li Huguo and Ruanqiu were childhood sweethearts who had been in love for many years.
Ruan Qiu was a city girl who traveled a long way from the city to Panshui County for Li Huguo. As a family member of a highly educated intellectual, she was assigned to the cashier's office.
The two originally applied for a one-bedroom apartment in the building, but they only found out at the last minute that a family of more than three people was eligible to apply. In their case, they could only wait in line for other family buildings to have rooms available before they could move in.
Later, Gao Ming used his connections to finally secure a shared room on the fifth floor for the two of them.
"Hello Dr. Chen, I'm Ruan Qiu. We'll be neighbors from now on... Please take care of me!" Ruan Qiu winked mischievously.
Ruan Qiu was in a very good mood today. She had been extremely disappointed when she heard that she would only be assigned a single room.
But when he actually saw the house, he immediately became happy, and the smile on his face never stopped when he was with Chen Yun.
Don't be fooled by the fact that the fifth floor is a studio apartment; it's not much smaller than a one-bedroom apartment downstairs, and because there are fewer walls, there's even more room for modification.
Although it's a bit of a pity that Chen Yun snatched the best one first, it couldn't dampen my good mood.
"Hello, Comrade Ruan." Chen Yun smiled and nodded.
"I see that Dr. Chen's room only has a bed. He hasn't had time to buy any other furniture yet, has he?" Gao Ming tried to make his voice sound as gentle as possible.
The awkward tone immediately drew Li Huguo's attention again.
Ruan Qiu enthusiastically put her arm around Chen Yun's arm: "Then come with us to buy furniture later. We need a wooden box to put things in the house, right?"
Gao Ming quickly replied, "Don't worry, Dr. Chen, that's a furniture station under the supply and marketing cooperative. You can buy it without a ticket."
Since there was such a good place, Chen Yun would not refuse and quickly agreed with a smile.
"Xiao Chen, you can go with Captain Gao to buy furniture. You can trust him. I can guarantee that with my hand on my heart."
Before leaving, Huang Lian pulled Chen Yun aside and whispered a few words to her.
You could tell from his words that he held him in high esteem, and he even ended his conversation with a meaningful expression of envy for any family that might be able to find such a son-in-law in the future.
Gao Ming's memories are both vague and vivid in the original owner's mind.
The reason it's described as ambiguous is because the two didn't have much interaction and didn't usually care about interpersonal relationships in the factory.
The vividness comes from the fact that Gao Ming was present at the factory's year-end commendation meeting for three consecutive years. It's hard to forget the image of him standing on the stage giving his acceptance speech.
The furniture store was located at the Fenghuo Brigade Supply and Marketing Cooperative, which was quite far from the factory. In addition, Gao Ming had to transport the furniture back home, so he borrowed a truck from the transportation team early on to help transport the goods.
After discussing it, the group decided to set off early the next morning. Ruanqiu chatted with Chen Yun for a long time before reluctantly returning to her dormitory on the third floor.
The news that Chen Yun had been assigned to a single dormitory had already spread far and wide, but no one in dormitory 510 still spoke.
This gave Chen Yun a couple of quiet days.
The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Chen Yun got up and rolled up her bedding. No matter how much the bed shook, the lower bunk remained completely still, as if it hadn't heard anything.
Having been in Panshui County for so long, I haven't even filled a single luggage bag.
Chen Yun handed the bag to Ruan Qiu, and then used her free hand to forcefully pull the door shut.
With a bang... someone inside finally blurted out a curse.
Chen Yun smiled, her eyes crinkling.
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Beep—
A loud car horn blared downstairs at the dormitory building, and Gao Ming leaned half his body out of the driver's side window.
"Get in the car, let's go and come back as soon as possible."
"I feel like Gao Ming is acting a little differently today..."
After getting into the car, Ruanqiu lowered her voice and whispered to Li Huguo, glancing repeatedly at the driver's seat in front of her.
Li Huguo chuckled to himself.
Last night, after returning to my dorm, I got a haircut and took a shower. I even went to the store to buy a bar of soap that I would never normally buy to wash my face.
These rough guys who never even washed their feet in the army have managed to transform themselves into completely different people.
The white shirt was crisp and clean, and you could smell the soap on him from a distance. If you smelled closely, it was the same scent that Chen Yun used.
Unfortunately, Chen Yun was still sitting in the passenger seat, so he couldn't make jokes in front of others.
Li Huguo coughed lightly with a smile, and quickly noticed Gao Ming's pleading look in the rearview mirror before smiling and pulling his target back.
"How can someone as skilled as you drive?"
"I can't be bothered with you guys. I should have let Chen Yun sit in the back. I have so much to talk to her about." Ruanqiu said with regret.
Chen Yun is knowledgeable and gentle, and we can talk about anything. It's very pleasant to chat with her.
“We can still chat like this.” Chen Yun turned her head and smiled, the scent of soap lingering in her nostrils.
Gao Ming is different in every way, but Chen Yun sees it differently.
A well-groomed man instantly becomes several levels more handsome, adding a touch of freshness to his composed demeanor.
Although the refreshing quality was rare, Chen Yun couldn't help but feel that Gao Ming subtly exuded a peacock-like aura.
To whom is the screen displayed...? The answer is obvious.
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