"I'm going to move a stool over and listen to you talk slowly."
Listening to Cheng Ran, Lian Xiaohu scratched his head in embarrassment, "Don't mind it, I know I talk too much sometimes, mainly because there has been a recent turnover of people in our company yard, many of whom have bought houses or rented houses. My dad said that the most worrying thing is the complexity of the people, and people's hearts are hidden. After all, you don't know what the other person does in private. Not long ago, it was said that a community was surrounded by police, and a fugitive jumped from the eighth floor..."
Cheng Ran didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Come on, I've revealed everything your dad said in private..."
Lian Xiaohu smiled awkwardly, "I am a little excited to see someone of my age coming... Do you know that the owner of our Huatong Compound is about to change? It is said that a powerful person will come soon, and everyone in our compound is preparing to deal with him... So now we are contacting people, one person counts, there is strength in numbers!"
Cheng Ran was stunned, "Oh?"
"Hey!" Lian Xiaohu frowned and said, "It's still the struggles among the upper echelons... It's said that the former Shanhai branch was restructured and established into a company called Fulong, which in turn acquired our head office! The president of the Fulong company, Cheng Feiyang, is said to have been tricked by the head office, so they have a grudge. I don't know how they will settle the score this time... It's very uncertain now. The Cheng boss has a son named Cheng Ran, who is said to be the tyrant of Shanhai, famous for his arrogance... Although we in Rongcheng are not afraid of him, Shanhai is a very complicated place after all. There are many people in those places who do shady things, and we are afraid that the other party has a complicated background and we can't control it. So now everyone in the yard counts, and the kids in our company must unite and not let the other party bully us!"
"Hey... by the way, what's your name? I've been talking for quite some time, but you're still silent!"
"I didn't get a chance to speak..." Cheng Ran's mouth twitched, and he stretched out his hand and shook hands with him. "My name is Yu Xiao, Lian Hu, Xiao Hu, right? Hello, hello. You said that person... is he really that scary?"
"Horrible, terrifying!" Lian Xiaohu said, "Fulong Company, the name sounds like it has a background in gangs, it's not simple, I tell you! Hey, don't look around, this is a family compound, do you think officials will live here? In the past, the bosses all had houses outside and kept mistresses! There are many commercial real estate projects outside us, the south of the city is a wealthy area, I guess the Cheng family has already had a property there! Do you think they will live here?"
"So, I don't understand the situation..."
"Oh, by the way, what are you doing moving here?"
"Oh, mainly work at home and my studies..."
Lian Xiaohu nodded, "After all, this is within the first ring road, so it's close to everything. When our company has exams every year, many people rent out their houses. Some even rent out two rooms in their homes to earn money from parents of students taking the exams... It's better to be closer to school here."
He didn't doubt Cheng Ran at all and continued talking incessantly.
"Okay, once you're done here, come with me. All the brothers will gather in the yard this afternoon to discuss plans together!"
Cheng Ran was listening to this without any meaning. The saying "you can sit at home and something bad happens" probably refers to the current situation.
When did he become the tyrant of the mountains and seas? He is so arrogant and domineering. He wants to do this and that to these people from the Huatong Company. Am he Thanos or the Winter Soldier? He hates society so much.
The young men from the compound at the head office are now banding together to destroy me.
But after hearing what Lian Xiaohu said, Cheng Ran became interested... He thought of his friends in Shanhai Yard and thought he could go and take a look.
In fact, in essence, this compound culture is a mark of the times. In military compounds, local government agencies, and enterprise and institution compounds, people from all over the world came together for a common goal and formed a community. It was basically these state-owned enterprises that undertook national construction. The units formed a closed small society in themselves. Some units even had kindergartens, life and culture streets, primary schools, clinics or hospitals, and vegetable markets for selling meat and buying vegetables. Basically, you could do a lot of things without leaving the compound... Children who have lived in one place since childhood have a stronger sense of compound or circle.
However, with the opening of the real estate market, houses were hyped up as commodities and entered the market. The rapid urbanization process also destroyed this compound culture. The commercial housing residential areas of later generations and this kind of community that grew up in a corner are essentially not the same thing.
The living conditions of neighbors and even children at that time, the slow-paced life that had not been eroded by the information society and the materialistic world, will all disappear in the future.
But this is itself the result of social development. Some warmth and beauty, no matter how reluctant you are, are destined to become only a fragment in the torrent of historical progress.
…
Cheng Ran said hello to Xu Lan and said he would not be back for dinner in the evening, then was almost dragged by Lian Xiaohu to the meeting place.
It turned out that the place where these kids from the company compound gathered was a barbecue stall. Several long tables were put together to form a very long nest. Dozens of people came one after another, both men and women. The boys were of all kinds, some looked ruffian, some were silent, some were introverted, and some had a nerdy temperament. The girls were active, some wore thick glasses, and some wore bright clothes. At this time, they carried a small bag and put on makeup...
As expected of the Rongcheng Huatong Head Office, Cheng Ran compared Shanhai and found that there were not so many people in Fulong Yard.
A large group of people gathered together like this, and it was quite noisy. But in fact, these people were divided into several small circles. Each small circle talked about its own things. Each small circle had a core figure. There were three men and two women together, and these people were led by a slightly older man called "Jiang Erwa".
When Lian Xiaohu led Cheng Ran here, most people didn't notice them. However, a woman next to Jiang Erwa, who looked okay but had heavy makeup on, saw the two of them coming, pouted at Cheng Ran, and joked to Lian Xiaohu, "Why, Xiaohu, is this the new guy you were talking about? Is this the little brother you accepted?"
Lian Xiaohu was proud of it, but he still said to the girl, "Yu Hong, don't talk nonsense. Yu Xiao just moved here! Today is the first day, bring him here to see it!"
Then Lian Xiaohu turned around and said to Cheng Ran, "From now on, I will protect you in this yard!"
"… "
Cheng Ran nodded, "Okay."
Then the girl named Yu Hong uttered "Tsk!", probably because she saw that Cheng Ran was actually Lian Xiaohu's yes-man, and she smiled indifferently.
Compared to Yu Hong, the other girl who looked more quiet, called Wen Lan by everyone, was obviously much more reserved. She looked at Cheng Ran and Lian Xiaohu, smiled politely at them, and then turned her head to listen to what Jiang Erwa said. But just that smile made Lian Xiaohu stunned for a moment, and his face turned slightly red.
On the other side, the man named Jiang Erwa who was talking to everyone probably saw that the newcomer brought by Lian Xiaohu was more knowledgeable, so he flicked his wrist towards Cheng Ran and waved him to come over.
I seem to have a recommendation today. I haven’t asked for votes for a long time... Let me be a little spoiled.