Chapter 56: Welfare Housing Allocation by the Workplace
The next morning, when Lin Sanqi got up, he sneezed more than ten times in one breath, waking everyone up.
Jin Caifeng hurried out from the inner room:
"Zizi, what's wrong with you? Do you have a cold? Wow, your forehead is burning."
Lin Sanqi felt it himself and found that his body was indeed a little hot, and he was sneezing and had a stuffy nose, so it seemed that he had a cold.
"Mom, it's okay. It's just a cold."
Lin Kucan also got up at this time. He took his son's wrist and took his pulse for a while, then said with relief:
"It's okay, it's just a cold. I'll prescribe some medicine for you later."
Lin Kushen’s specialty is “typhoid fever”. In Western medicine, typhoid fever is chills and fever caused by various reasons, so curing a cold is a piece of cake for him.
At this time, Lin Gancao heard the noise and came over. The old house had poor sound insulation, and any movement could be heard.
"Mom, it's not a good idea to let my little brother lie on the ground every day. Look, now the cold has entered his body and he's sick. A cold is a small matter, but if it goes on for a long time, he'll have rheumatoid arthritis."
Jin Caifeng also knew this and couldn't bear to let her youngest son sleep on the floor every day, but the house was so small:
"Alas, now there are three rooms, one for each family, and there is really no room for more."
Fu Muxiang also came in at this time and offered advice:
"Father and Mother, I'm about to start working at our Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. Logically, I should be eligible for a room. Why don't you talk to Dean Shen about it? I think I have a good relationship with Dean Shen."
Lin Kucan nodded:
"A Xiang is right. We need to discuss this with the hospital. We can't let Qizi sleep on the floor forever. Qizi, come to the hospital later and I'll take you there."
It is not easy to get a house in the city, especially in the capital. The difficulty is no different in 1959 and 2013.
The house is a big deal, so Lin Kucan decided to do it himself, which would also put some pressure on the hospital.
But he didn't know that his youngest son was already as close to Dean Shen Guoming as his godson.
Dean's Office
When Shen Guoming saw Lin Sanqi, it was like seeing the God of Wealth. The 2 kilograms of fat meat really made the Shen family happy for the whole night. They boiled it into lard and hid it overnight.
Shen Guoming wanted to treat this junior and subordinate who understood human relationships and could obtain precious materials like a treasure.
"Doctor Lin, I understand what you mean. Since Comrade Xiao Lin will soon be an employee of our Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, it is our hospital leadership's responsibility to share the burdens of our employees. With that, I'll call the logistics department over right away."
Lin Kucan was shocked because after 1955, Chinese medicine hospitals almost stopped allocating housing to their employees.
Single employees all live in staff dormitories, which have large bunk beds and little privacy.
Newly married employees either have to wait for housing allocation or rent a house with their own money. In any case, it will take several years for them to get a house.
But now, as soon as he opened his mouth, the dean said that he could have a separate room, which made Lin Kucan both surprised and confused:
Is my reputation already that great? So happy...
Of course Lin Sanqi knew what was going on. What else could he do? Food makes the world go round.
After a while, the head of the logistics department, Quan Shandu, came over in person:
"Dean, you're looking for me. Doctor Lin is here too!"
Dean Shen pointed at Lin Sanqi and said:
"This is Doctor Lin's youngest son. He'll be a staff member of our hospital in a few days. His housing problem hasn't been solved yet. Does your logistics department have any vacant housing?"
Section Chief Quan took a look at Lin Sanqi and thought that this was the boy who had been missing from the Lin family for 10 years.
"Director, the situation is this: Ever since the city cleared out redundant personnel, our Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital has had extra housing for the laid-off employees. However, this year the city issued a document requiring all vacant housing to be handed over to the housing management offices of each street. Units are not allowed to intercept them, so..."
Dean Shen and Lin Kucan both understood.
This is not nonsense from Section Chief Quan. In order to straighten out the property rights of "public housing" and facilitate management and subsequent maintenance, the city requires all major units to hand over all the houses in their hands to the street housing management office for unified management.
From now on, the rent will be paid to the Housing Management Office and will have nothing to do with the unit.
Dean Shen was unhappy when he heard this, "So, now you can't even arrange a room?"
At this time, Dean Shen was thinking that if there was really no house to arrange, he could just find an empty room in the hospital to temporarily house this God of Wealth.
Section Chief Quan thought about it and suddenly thought of something:
"There is indeed a house, but it was a waterside pavilion in the back garden of the Gege Mansion. It was later converted into a warehouse. Since it's not a proper house, the property rights are still in the hands of our hospital."
Waterside pavilion?
Lin Kucan shook his head slightly.
Dean Shen was also a little dissatisfied: "How can people live in the waterside pavilion?"
Lin Sanqi was a little confused: "Dean Shen, Chief Quan, what kind of house is this waterside pavilion?"
Section Chief Quan explained with a smile:
"This waterside pavilion is a pavilion built beside a garden pond. In ancient times, it was a place for the owner to rest while playing. Part of the platform is on the shore, and part extends into the water."
Lin Sanqi thought for a moment and asked curiously:
"This is great! The scenery is beautiful, and you can fish right out the window."
Section Chief Quan smiled bitterly:
"What's good about it? If it were good, it wouldn't be empty until now. Houses on the water are too humid, making it easy to get sick. Plus, in the summer, the sun is scorching all day, making it incredibly hot and stuffy, and there are a lot of mosquitoes near the water.
In winter, the house is essentially on ice. Furthermore, the pavilion is just a converted warehouse, leaking drafts from all sides. Anyone living inside would be frozen to a pulp. Therefore, the pavilion has been empty and uninhabited for many years.
In 1959, the courtyard houses still retained the appearance of the late Qing Dynasty. Although there were some private constructions, the basic layout of the courtyard houses was not destroyed.
It was not until the Tangshan earthquake in 1976 that every household in the courtyard built an "earthquake-proof shed" in their yard and garden.
Later, the earthquakes were over, but the earthquake shelters could not be dismantled, which led to the "slum" that people later knew. The aisle was only wide enough for one person to pass through, a standard slum appearance.
So in 1959, the back garden of the Gege Mansion still had the old layout of the late Qing Dynasty, with a lonely waterside pavilion, and no one paid any attention to it.
Lin Sanqi was satisfied after hearing this.
It’s good that this house is lonely. I have so many secrets that I just need a hidden corner.
As for the cold winter and hot summer, this is a problem for others, but it is not a big deal for him. At worst, he can just buy materials and renovate it in 2013.
Thinking of this, Lin Sanqi said without hesitation:
“Dean Shen, Chief Quan, I want this water pavilion.”
Dean Shen frowned: "Xiao Qi, you must think carefully, don't regret it later."
Lin Sanqi didn't care: "Change it if you regret it."
Dean Shen rolled his eyes at him...
(End of this chapter)
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