After opening the door with the brass-colored key, Shang Jianyao saw the familiar wooden bed, sink, expansion screw, red lacquered wooden table and matching back chair with the help of the street light on the ceiling.
It was exactly the same as when he left.
Thanks to the good ventilation system and unique geographical environment of the underground building, Shang Jianyao did not even feel that the room was dull, nor did he see obvious dust accumulation.
He walked in slowly, closed the door with his backhand, took off the old rag hanging by the sink, turned on the faucet, and wet it.
Then, Shang Jianyao sometimes bent over, sometimes squatted down, and wiped all the places that could be wiped.
When he was done with all this, the time was exactly 7 o'clock.
Shang Jianyao, who had already taken a shower and changed into his regular clothes in the Security Department, immediately took the key and went out to the "Activity Center" on this floor.
Along the way, the employees who had eaten dinner returned one after another, and many of them knew Shang Jianyao.
They nodded to each other as a greeting.
Soon, Shang Jianyao arrived at the "activity center" in Area C, and saw a few young men squatting or standing at the door chatting, and Shen Du was approaching.
The middle-aged man who "guided" Shang Jianyao to join the "Rite of Life" sect said with surprise:
"Xiaoshang, have you returned from your field trip?"
Shang Jianyao replied with a smile:
"Well, I'm back from picking up trash."
"..." Shen Du couldn't understand Shang Jianyao's answer, and instead explained, "I listened to what Lao Chen said. I hadn't seen you for a few days, and thought something had happened to you, but he told me, You joined the security department and went out to work."
"What a pity." Shang Jianyao responded.
"..." Shen Du couldn't keep up with his thoughts at all, he could only laugh as he talked to himself, "Everyone misses you very much, see you later."
Shang Jianyao showed an embarrassed expression:
"It's a pity I didn't bring you any gifts.
"How about I do a show?"
"No, no need." Shen Du found that he was completely talking with ducks.
He hinted at the party in the early morning tomorrow, and hurriedly bid farewell to Shang Jianyao.
Shang Jianyao then entered the "activity center" and said hello to people he knew or didn't know.
Chen Xianyu, the director of the "Activity Center", was sitting on the creaking small bench. When he saw Shang Jianyao coming in, he quickly raised his right arm and waved, indicating that the other party came to his side.
"How is it? How is the harvest this time?" He asked curiously.
Before waiting for Shang Jianyao to answer, he pointed to the odds and ends in front of him:
"Do you want the old man to sell it for you
"Only a few contribution points are drawn."
Shang Jianyao squatted down, picked up the tattered mechanical watch that Old Man Chen had not sold for a long time, and asked seriously:
"Will the armored car be too crowded here?"
"?" Chen Xianyu didn't understand what the other party meant for a while.
Shang Jianyao continued to ask:
"Can a heavy machine gun be sold in a place like this?"
"You're dead for being a company!" Chen old man instinctively scolded, "They will definitely let you hand in this kind of thing! Um... Yes, you just came back, all the gains are still under review, and I don't know. What do you get in the end?"
Having said this, Chen Xianyu laughed and scolded:
"This kind of thing, you can just say it directly, why go around in such a big circle
"And armored vehicles and heavy machine guns, why didn't you say that you also got a military exoskeleton device?"
Shang Jianyao thought about it:
"It depends on whether you really want it.
"such a pity… "
"It's a pity!" Chen Xianyu scolded smoothly, and turned to concern, "How is it? The fieldwork went well this time, right?"
Shang Jianyao recalled:
"Very exciting."
"Exciting ghost!" Chen Xianyu laughed, "What kind of dangerous field missions can you have for newbies like you? At most, you can fight rabbits in the surrounding area of the company and play wild survival."
Shang Jianyao said "um":
"Rabbits are tough to deal with."
"Haha." Chen Xianyu made a sneering voice, "I remember that I first shot rabbits with a rifle from the old world. It should be eliminated now. In short, the whole rabbit is broken with one shot. My heart aches. what… "
At this time, an employee came over to look at the items on the street stall, and the old man hurriedly made an introduction and stopped talking to businessmen.
Shang Jianyao slowly straightened his body, walked to the most empty place in the corner of the "activity center", pulled up a chair, and sat down.
He didn't find anyone to chat with, and looked around quietly:
A group of men gathered around a small wooden table, playing cards. Whoever loses the game will have their stool removed and they can only squat to play;
Next to them, there are more people, some holding their hands, making comments, some sighing loudly, expressing regret, some laughing and laughing, constantly laughing, some frequently urging, want to play;
A little further away, women like Ren Jie sat together and chatted about various rumors within the company. Some of them were still distracted to use rags to cover the soles of their shoes, and use wool exchanged from the "material supply market" to knit their children for the winter. clothes, and feeding babies with plastic bottles that have been passed down through generations;
In the other corner, several pairs of young people occupy one side, whispering there. In front of them, some are packing candies and snacks that can be eaten, and some are pestling or orange or green glass bottles, which are all " The luxuries obtained from the "material supply market" are usually exchanged only during the New Year and festivals, but young people who have just been assigned to jobs and are in the stage of love are relatively generous, and they can still eat and drink at home anyway;
Outside the window of the "Activity Center", on the edge of the ceiling illuminated by street lamps, in the hidden place between the two rows of houses, the shadows sway, sometimes elongated, sometimes separated;
On the way to the "material supply market", someone carried empty glass bottles with different colors and wanted to exchange some contribution points;
Inside and outside the house, any relatively empty place has become a battlefield for children to run around...
Shang Jianyao looked at such a scene with a calm expression and no movement.
After he didn't know how long he watched, Long Yuehong walked in from the door.
After greeting the people she knew in turn, Long Yuehong found Shang Jianyao in the corner:
"How did you come?"
He remembered that Shang Jianyao liked to stay at home at this time, waiting for the hourly news and various radio programs that followed.
Moreover, this time I just came back from the outside, and I definitely need a rest.
Shang Jianyao didn't answer Long Yuehong's question, but asked back with a smile:
"Why didn't you go to that Feng, the girl at the radio station?"
"Feng Yunying." Long Yuehong sat down and sighed, "I just went to find her and found out that she was in love with someone else."
Shang Jianyao followed with a sigh:
"Hey, I only did genetic modification..."
"Stop!" Long Yuehong forcibly interrupted him, and turned to say, "Actually, I can understand that it's been a month since I went out, and I don't know when I can come back, and I don't know if I can come back, and we ourselves also I just met, and even my friends are reluctant, how could she wait for me?"
Shang Jianyao glanced at Long Yuehong:
"You know what I'm going to say?"
Long Yuehong replied with a solemn expression:
"This is dust."
"No." Shang Jianyao shook his head, "Even if you don't go out to work, there's not much hope."
"..." Long Yuehong didn't know whether to cry or be angry, "Your words hurt people!"
"Ask your mother to introduce you another one." Shang Jianyao pressed the table with one hand and stood up.
"Well, there are at least two months before the next field trip..." Long Yuehong nodded and asked, "Are you going back?"
Before waiting for Shang Jianyao to respond, he said to himself:
"Also, after I came back from outside, I felt at ease and relaxed.
"As soon as I relax, I feel very tired and tired."
While speaking, he also stood up:
"Let's go back to sleep."
Shang Jianyao glanced at him:
"The whole news is about to start."
"Aren't you tired, you still listen to the whole news?" Long Yuehong was a little surprised.
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly woke up:
In the "Old Tunes Group", the only one who feels so tired may be myself...
Shang Jianyao said nothing, waved his hand, bid farewell to Long Yuehong, and returned to his home.
Under the white light of the ceiling fluorescent lamps, his shadow sometimes lengthened and sometimes shortened.
It didn't take long for Shang Jianyao to open the door and enter the house, took off his coat, and lay down on the bed.
He didn't turn on the lights, and let the light from outside come in through the window, making the room half bright and half dark without a clear dividing line.
In this silence, the loudspeaker hanging from the ceiling outside made a zizi movement, and then a sweet voice with a childish feeling sounded:
"Hello everyone, I'm Houyi, the hourly news announcer, it's 8:00 pm...
"Today, Vice President Lin Yang, a director of the company's board of directors, inspected the 'Energy Zone', emphasizing the need to ensure energy supply in winter...
"According to the surface weather forecast, in the next few days, there will be a cold wave from the ice sheet to the south, and the Black Marsh wilderness will drop by 5 degrees Celsius...
"… Today another case of 'no heart disease' occurred in the factory area, and the patient has been controlled...
“…The Entertainment Department invites the heads of various units to discuss the year-end report performances…
"… "
The sound of the broadcast echoed in the slightly cold room, adding a bit of anger here.