Chapter 484: Joining the Company and Buying a House
Lin Siqiao didn't say anything after hearing this, but just had a look of understanding on his face.
Senior Sister Hua is an adult. Since she made this decision, she must have thought it over carefully.
Besides, matters of the heart are like drinking the water, only the person who drinks it knows whether it is hot or cold, so she will not comment further.
Lin Siqiao just felt that these two people had been going around in circles for so many years and could finally return to the original starting point. It would actually be pretty good if they could have a happy ending.
But Lin Siqiao never expected that Sister Hua would suddenly change her mind when it was almost time to get off work, and she chose to stand up Instructor Shao.
"Let's go. If you didn't say you wanted to treat me to a meal, then I won't be polite today."
Lin Siqiao was stunned. "You're not going on a blind date? Then Instructor Shao..."
"Don't worry, I have made arrangements." Hua Chunqiu said as he started writing on the paper with a pen.
When Shao Bin drove over to pick someone up, he only received a note from the guard room.
It said: [You take it once, I take it once, and let’s forget about the past. I have other things to do today. As for the blind date, let’s make an appointment next time. 】
After reading it, Shao Bin breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, she said to make another appointment instead of canceling.
On the other side, Lin Siqiao and Senior Sister Hua drove directly to Jingshi Hotel.
They hadn't seen each other for nearly two years since they last met in junior high school, so eating was just a lie and they spent most of the time chatting.
It was already late after dinner, so Lin Siqiao sent Sister Hua back to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and went to the National Planning Commission next door.
Although the two units are right next to each other, it was Lin Siqiao's first time here, so he inevitably felt a little unfamiliar.
To Lin Siqiao's surprise, after the security guard looked at her information, he was so enthusiastic that she was a little overwhelmed.
After a while, a man in his thirties jogged over.
The other party introduced himself. His name was Meng Xuhui. He was the full-time secretary assigned to Lin Siqiao by the organization, and was mainly responsible for coordinating all matters related to her work.
After completing the entry procedures, Secretary Meng took Lin Siqiao to the office building of the Development Planning Department to let her familiarize herself with the working environment in advance.
As for other departments, it was not that Secretary Meng did not want to take her there, but there were 31 subordinate departments under the State Planning Commission, with a total of several thousand staff members, and it would take a while to understand them all.
Furthermore, each department usually performs its own duties and does not have much private interaction.
Seeing Secretary Meng respectfully ushering in a stranger, the staff in the office stood up one after another.
They had known about the sudden appointment of a deputy director-level assistant to the Development Planning Department years ago, but no one expected that this Assistant Lin was so young.
At this time, Director Huo heard the noise and walked out of the office.
Secretary Meng cleared his cough and introduced the two parties to each other.
"Assistant Lin, this is Director Huo."
Huo Si is about fifty years old, with a very standard appearance of thick eyebrows and big eyes. The first impression he gives people is that he has a good temper.
Lin Siqiao smiled and stretched out his hand. "Hello, Director Huo. I am Lin Siqiao. If there is anything I do not do well in my work in the future, please give me your guidance."
"You're welcome, Assistant Lin."
After the two sides shook hands and exchanged greetings, Director Huo smiled and said, "Come on, I'll take you to your office."
Lin Siqiao nodded, "Thank you, Director Huo."
The two of them talked as they walked, and after this conversation, the smile on Director Huo's face never faded.
He knew the achievements Lin Siqiao had made in recent years.
To be honest, this time it was all thanks to the leader's love and support, otherwise such a good thing that fell from the sky would never have been given to their Development Planning Department.
Today is Lin Siqiao's first day at work, and Director Huo has not assigned her any work.
I just asked Secretary Meng to get some information about the Development Planning Department in recent years so that Lin Siqiao can learn about it when he is free.
Lin Siqiao thanked her, and seeing that the matter was almost settled, she stood up and said goodbye.
Lu Jianchuan came back a little later than usual today. When he got home, Lin Siqiao had already prepared dinner.
While eating, Lin Siqiao casually told him about Senior Sister Hua and Instructor Shao.
Unexpectedly, Lu Jianchuan was not surprised at all after hearing this. He said he knew.
"You know?"
Lu Jianchuan nodded and said, "I met Brother Shao today when I was having a physical examination at the military hospital."
At that time, Lu Jianchuan felt it was a bit strange, because Senior Brother Shao usually wore a green military uniform.
But today he was wearing a neat Zhongshan suit and his hair was carefully groomed.
Lu Jianchuan originally thought that he would find a chance to chat with the other party after the physical examination was over, but when he came out, Shao Bin had already run away.
Later, on the way back to the military region, Brigade Commander Peng revealed the secret. He said that Shao Bin went on a blind date, and the person he met was from the Hua family.
After hearing what Lin Siqiao said, Lu Jianchuan asked another question.
"Wife, how is their relationship going?"
Lin Siqiao paused, and finally said something difficult to say.
"Their marriage didn't happen today. Senior Sister Hua changed her mind at the last minute and went out to eat lunch with me at noon."
After thinking for a while, he said, "But I think they have a chance."
Don’t ask why, it’s just women’s intuition.
Lu Jianchuan didn't say anything. Since his wife said there was a chance, he would just have to wait and see. He would be able to eat Senior Brother Shao's wedding candy sooner or later.
"By the way, how did your physical examination go?"
In the past two months, Lin Siqiao has been nourishing Lu Jianchuan's body both openly and secretly, and the minor skin injuries on his body have long since healed.
But he hasn't been to the hospital for a follow-up check, so Lin Siqiao is not sure how his body has recovered.
Lu Jianchuan gave her a reassuring look and said, "The results of the physical examination will not be available for a week, but the military doctor said there is nothing serious."
When Lin Siqiao learned that he was in good health and would receive a promotion notice by the end of May at the latest, he breathed a sigh of relief.
In the following time, the couple devoted themselves to their work.
In the midst of the busyness, time has come to April.
On Saturday night, Lu Jianchuan brought back good news to Lin Siqiao, saying that his comrades had found a suitable house for him.
At this time, except for some areas in Beijing where there were some large Soviet-style tube-shaped buildings, the rest were basically bungalows or courtyard houses.
The house his comrade found for him was a standard two-courtyard house, covering an area of more than 600 square meters.
There are a total of 16 rooms, five in the south, five in the north, three in the east and three in the west, and the address is a place called Hujialou on Jintai Road, Chaoyang District.
Lin Siqiao's eyes lit up instantly when she heard this. She knew Hujialou. It was only a few minutes' drive from where she worked.
The most important thing is that Hujialou is right next to the Third Ring Road.
In the 1980s, although the Third Ring Road in Beijing might not be as geographically superior as the Second Ring Road at first glance, in fact, the Third Ring Road was the first road built in Beijing and also had the best road conditions.
The reason why it is called the Third Ring Road is that the "West Ring Road" has never been built, and the Fourth Ring Road is missing, so it is called the Third Ring Road.
Lin Siqiao now takes the Third Ring Road to go to and from get off work every day, which is much faster than walking through the city.
What’s more, to the east of Hujialou is the National Daily News Agency, and to the south is the future China World Trade Center.
Moreover, it is only separated from the new site of CCTV by a road, and its geographical location is not inferior to the Second Ring Road.
Thinking of this, Lin Siqiao and Lu Jianchuan drove to Hujialou early the next morning.
When they arrived, Lu Jianchuan's comrade-in-arms and the landlord were already waiting at the door of the National Daily.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, they walked to the courtyard with two entrances.
The landlord was a kind man, and he told Lin Siqiao about the situation on the way there.
This house was returned last month. All the tenants have now vacated the house and there are no major problems with the main structure of the house.
However, the original golden-pillared gate, screen wall, blue bricks in the courtyard, and several crabapple trees planted previously were all destroyed.
In addition, all the furniture in the house was gone.
The higher-ups did compensate their family for part of the money spent on the furniture, but can Huanghuali be the same as ordinary wood?
Later, they also went to the housing management to ask.
The answer I got was that it was good enough that the house could be returned, and anything else was just bad luck.
At this point, the landlord sighed and said, "Young comrade, this is the situation of the house. If you really want it, we can negotiate the price."
Lin Siqiao came here for the house, and she didn't care whether there was furniture inside.
Even if there were any, she would have to replace them one by one. Now she saves the trouble.
Lin Siqiao asked the price directly. After thinking for a moment, the landlord quoted a very honest price.
"Eighteen thousand."
After that, the landlord said seriously, "Some time ago, my old friend also sold a two-story courtyard house. His house is near the Second Ring Road. Our two houses have similar areas, and he sold his house for 23,000 yuan."
"Little comrade, if you don't believe me, I can take you to my friend's house to see the original contract..."
"No thanks, old sir."
Lin Siqiao smiled and shook his head, "I believe you!"
The landlord didn't say anything at the time, but when the contract was officially signed in the afternoon, he still invited his friend over and brought the other party to the contract. The price on it was indeed as he said, the transaction price was 23,000.
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