“Xiao Feng, those people are short-sighted and have no vision. Don’t bother with them. Isn’t it great to live in this little courtyard? Our college entrance exam produced the tenth-best student in the country. It’s a treasure trove of good fortune in Jiangzhou,” Grandpa Wang said, pulling Chen Feng along.
Soon, a fat figure came running over, panting heavily. Although he was also a ninth-rank martial artist, he moved slowly and was sweating profusely, as if he might fall down at any moment.
"Dean Wang, the dean asked me to tell Chen Feng that the company will be giving this apartment to him from now on," Director Li said, running over, panting.
"Director Li, no need. I've moved all my things down, and the new house is all set up. Here are the keys, you can have them."
Honestly, my company has been very kind to me by allowing me to stay in their housing for more than half a year. Now that I've graduated, I'm an adult and there's no need for me to rely on their housing anymore.
Dear grandparents, uncles, aunts, and everyone, don't worry. I'm a martial artist now, and I can take care of myself. I won't be bullied outside.
Everyone, stay tuned and wait for my good news. I will become a mid-level third-grade martial artist, and then a top-level third-grade martial artist. Maybe I can even become a Heavenly King.
Back then, when we went on trips, we could tell people that Chen Fengtianwang was someone we'd watched grow up, and I'd come back to visit everyone when I had time.
Although Director Li said that, how could Chen Feng accept the house from his parents' work unit? Although he was born and raised here, and the place seemed to still hold the scent of his parents, he also had to look forward.
"Chen Feng, I was wrong before. I didn't think things through. I shouldn't have come to you about the house so soon after your parents passed away. Now I know I was wrong. Please accept the house, or the dean will hold me accountable," Director Li said with a mournful face.
"I'm sorry, Director Li, I already have my own house. This company-provided apartment should be reserved for the new employee. We can't let it affect their benefits, can we?"
Chen Feng shook his head and refused. He then bid farewell to his neighbors again, but once he got into his car and left, it was impossible for him to accept the house from his parents' workplace.
"Li Xiangqian, aren't you in a bit of a hurry? Old Mr. and Mrs. Chen were key members of their unit back then. Why are you rushing to take back their house so soon after they left?"
"Yes, Chen Feng lost his parents. It's so hard for a child like him. And he's still in school. How could you go and take back the house at this time? Don't you have any humanity?"
"Hmph, it's all thanks to A-Feng's competence. He ranked tenth in the national college entrance examination, which is the pride of Jiangzhou. Even the Governor's Office rewarded him. I was really moved when I heard Chen Feng say those words on TV that day."
"Li Xiangqian, all you ever think about is money. How could you do something like this? Let's see if we old men go and complain to the dean."
Just as Chen Feng left, a group of elderly men and women were denouncing Li Xiangqian when the head of the unit arrived. He was the newly promoted dean and was not yet familiar with the situation of the research institute.
Although I had seen news reports about Chen Feng before, I didn't pay attention to them because I felt they had nothing to do with him or the research institute.
But when Vice President Wang called just now, he learned that Chen Feng, who ranked tenth in the national college entrance examination, was actually the child of a couple who died in the line of duty at his workplace, meaning he was the child of one of the company's employees.
I was just feeling happy when I heard that Li, the guy in charge of logistics at my workplace, was rushing people to move, and that this happened shortly after the martyr couple had sacrificed their lives. I was furious.
He called Fatty Li, urging him to keep Chen Feng, even offering to give Chen Feng the company's subsidized apartment to appease Chen Feng's resentment towards the company.
He had even planned how to submit a report to his superiors, explaining how his unit, while conducting research, also focused on the education of its employees' children, producing a student who ranked tenth in the national college entrance examination.
As a result, when the top leader arrived at the dormitory area while thinking about good things, he found a group of retired employees surrounding and cursing at Fatty Li.
"What's going on? Fatty Li, where's that Chen Feng? Which house is he staying at?" The leader stepped forward and shouted. The others released Fatty Li, and the leader stared at him and asked.
"Dean, Engineer Chen and his family used to live in the apartment on the third floor, but Chen Feng has moved out and won't be living here anymore," an old lady said, pointing to a window upstairs.
"What a good child Ah Feng was! He was polite and loved to study from a young age, but he became lonely before he even graduated and was forced to move out."
"But they did well, ranking tenth nationally, becoming the pride of Jiangzhou, and should have been the pride of our unit too, but now look what happened." Another old man sneered.
"Dean, this Li Xiangqian has always been greedy for small gains. It must be because a new employee gave him a gift and promised to arrange a house for him, so he set his sights on Engineer Chen's house."
"Yes, Dean, look at how fat and bloated he is. He must have embezzled a lot. We need to investigate him thoroughly and make sure he doesn't end up with all the company's money in his own pocket."
"With his qualities, he's hardly fit to be the head of logistics at his workplace. I think he'd be better suited to be a cleaner," Old Master Wang said angrily.
"Li Xiangqian, effective immediately, you are dismissed from your position as logistics director. The unit will immediately organize an investigation into you. You should first clarify all the assets under your personal name. Don't wait for the unit to find out. If they find any problems, you will be sent directly to the police station for processing."
In addition, this house belonging to Engineer Chen will be reserved for Chen Feng forever. Arrange for someone to decorate the rooms, and everyone can give their opinions. It must be decorated just like before, so that Chen Feng can feel the warmth of home when he comes back.
"Dean Wang, how about I entrust this task to you? Just name which senior colleagues need help, and give the logistics department a list of what items are needed. I'll explain everything to the new logistics director."
The dean was quite capable and handled these interpersonal relationships very well. He immediately came up with an idea and entrusted it to these retired comrades. Sure enough, they were all very happy to do it, and the mood was quickly eased.
However, Chen Feng has already moved away, and it's unrealistic to ask him to come back. The only hope is that these veteran comrades can continue to contribute their remaining energy and invite Chen Feng back from time to time to let people know about his relationship with the unit.
Meanwhile, Chen Feng was completely unaware of all the events that had transpired in the dormitory area. He was busy with Zhou Ping, setting up his new home and rearranging all the things he had moved in, working until noon.
"Brother Ping, I'm so tired today. Let's just have a light lunch, then make some Qi and Blood Rice Balls and Qi and Blood Soup this afternoon, and we'll go out for some skewers tonight," Chen Feng said to Zhou Ping with a smile.
“Great! This place is closer to my home and the market too. We can save about half an hour when we go grocery shopping. It’s good to move here,” Zhou Ping nodded.
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