At noon that day, Coach Jiang Nian took Luo Feng and had a lively meal with some warriors at the headquarters. It was not until the evening that Luo Feng rushed back to his home in Yangzhou City.
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In the evening, the street lamps in the Nan'an Community had already been lit up.
Three middle-aged men, all sweating profusely, were chatting and laughing as they walked in the community. As they got closer, one could smell the scent of wood and paint on them.
"My waist really hurts. I guess I can only sleep on my stomach tonight," one of the burly middle-aged men said, holding his waist with one hand, looking pained and helpless. "And my prostate also hurts. I should go to the hospital and have a look sometime. Damn it, the hospital costs a fortune."
"Lao Tian, why don't you take a couple of days off and tell the boss? Start working again when you feel better," Luo Feng's father, Luo Hongguo, said.
"Yeah, Lao Tian, it's not worth it to wear out your body," the slightly chubby man beside him also chimed in.
"Okay, I have it in mind. Well, I'm going home now," the burly middle-aged man said. Then he turned and walked towards a corridor-style building. After sighing with the slightly chubby man and Luo Hongguo, the man gave a few words of advice and walked towards another corridor-style building.
Under the dim light of the street lamp, Luo Hongguo slowly walked towards his home.
"The 32nd floor!" Luo Hongguo stood on the first floor and looked up at the stairs. For people nowadays, climbing 32 floors was indeed an easy thing, but Luo Hongguo, who had been working hard all day, felt tired even walking a little more. "My neck and waist also hurt. I should find some time to rest."
Luo Hongguo took one step at a time and finally reached the 32nd floor!
"Dingdong! Dingdong!" Luo Hongguo stood at the door of his home and pressed the doorbell. He was even too lazy to take out his keys.
"Click!"
The door opened, and he immediately saw a sumptuous dinner on the table. There were more than a dozen dishes on the table. Even during the Spring Festival, his family wouldn't be this extravagant.
"What's going on? Why are there so many delicious dishes?" Although Luo Hongguo was a bit dissatisfied in his heart, he still smiled and entered the house.
"Dangdangdang~~" Luo Hua, who was sitting in a wheelchair, shouted loudly, "Welcome home, Dad!"
"Dad!" Luo Feng, who was standing beside him, obediently brought a cup of tea to his father and said, "From today onwards, Dad, you don't need to wear this work uniform anymore!"
"Hmm?" Luo Hongguo was taken aback.
"Lao Luo," Gong Xinlan, who was holding a rice bowl, looked at Luo Hongguo with a smile. "Our son just signed a contract with the Extreme Martial Arts Gym. Once he passes the warrior combat assessment, he'll get 20 million yuan as start-up capital. And he'll also be allocated a single-family villa. Our son even brought back the villa key."
"What?" Luo Hongguo was stunned. "Xinlan, what did you say?"
"Dad, look," Luo Feng handed the signed contract to Luo Hongguo.
Luo Hongguo took it and read it carefully, not missing a single word from the first line to the last... Just like when he had carefully read the marriage certificate over and over again in the past, now he read his son's contract repeatedly. The terms of the contract were very clear.
"This, this... Isn't it that you sign the contract with the martial arts gym after the warrior combat assessment?" Luo Hongguo couldn't believe it. "And why is there 20 million yuan as start-up capital?"
After Luo Feng passed the Provisional Warrior assessment before, Luo Hongguo had also carefully inquired...
When a warrior first joined the martial arts gym, the start-up capital was only one million yuan.
"Dad, it's because my brother is a talented person," Luo Hua chuckled. "In this era, what is the most precious? Talented people among warriors are the most precious."
"Can we move into this single-family villa now?" Luo Hongguo looked at his son, Luo Feng.
His wife, Gong Xinlan, beside him, smiled and said, "If you want to live there, you can move in now!"
"Ha, haha..." Luo Hongguo couldn't control himself, and tears welled up in his eyes. For so many years, he had worked hard for this family. But with his hard labor job, even if he worked for a lifetime, there was no chance to turn things around. And now, they could finally turn the corner! And they could move into the legendary single-family villa soon!
Indeed, a single-family villa was a legendary existence for ordinary people! After the Great Nirvana period, a base city had to support 200 million people, and land was extremely precious! Single-family villas were too luxurious in terms of land use, and even if one had money, they couldn't buy one!
Even for the very few single-family villas, those with power and money who lived in them still had to pay a huge luxury tax.
"I, Luo Hongguo, will also have a day to live in a single-family villa!!!" Luo Hongguo couldn't help but laugh. "Haha, that son of a bitch, our boss, doesn't even live as well as me."
"Yeah, yeah," Luo Hua in the wheelchair also said excitedly, "In the future, our home will have large floor-to-ceiling windows! There will be a big bathtub. And there will be a very large living room! In the future, the TV and laptop at home will all be voice-controlled. The TV screen in the living room will be at least 200 inches. The bed will also be big enough to roll around on!"
"I've always wanted a bed that I can roll around on," Luo Hua said excitedly.
Luo Feng was very happy to see the expressions of his father and younger brother.
What was he working hard for?
Wasn't it for this day?
"Mom and Dad, sit down and have dinner," Luo Feng said with a smile.
"I'm going to take a shower," Luo Hongguo laughed. "In the future, I don't have to wear this work uniform anymore. I'll call the boss later and fire him."
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That night, Luo Feng's family was completely immersed in unprecedented excitement and joy.
This home, which was only 36 square meters and had housed a family of four for so many years. Although they had many complaints about this house, such as his parents having to sleep on the sofa and the house getting very little sunlight throughout the year, and the bathroom for taking a shower being pitifully small... There were too many bitter memories.
However... When it was time to leave, Luo Feng's family was still a bit reluctant. There were too many memories here.
But people should strive for a better life!
Early the next morning, a large truck parked downstairs, and Luo Feng's family began to load their things onto the truck.
"Lao Luo, what's going on? Why are you moving things?"
"Hey, Sister Lan, what are you doing so early in the morning?"
...
Many familiar friends and neighbors in the same community asked Luo Hongguo and Gong Xinlan curiously as they passed by.
"Haha, my son Xiaofeng has joined the Extreme Martial Arts Gym and we're moving to Moonlight Community!" Luo Hongguo replied confidently. "Wang San, when we hold a banquet at home later, you must come."
For those who had lived in low-rent housing for so many years, which one of them didn't hope for a day to turn their lives around?
Luo Hongguo had turned his life around! Thanks to his son!
"The son of the Luo family is really amazing. He actually joined the Extreme Martial Arts Gym."
"Yes, he is amazing. If my son could be this amazing someday, I would die with a smile even if I were exhausted to death! Lao Luo has turned his life around now. He's really lucky."
The neighbors spread the news from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred.
Soon, the entire Nan'an Community, and even the other low-rent housing communities around, knew that the son of Luo Hongguo's family in Nan'an Community had joined the Extreme Martial Arts Gym and that their family was moving to Moonlight Community! This was a really big and joyous event, and it also made many teenagers from ordinary families hope that they could help their families someday.
"Awen, when you come to find me, just go directly to Moonlight Community. But give me a call before you come, and I'll notify the security at the community entrance," Luo Feng said to his friend Wei Wen.
"Okay." Wei Wen excitedly punched Luo Feng in the chest. "I knew that you, Luo Feng, would have a day to turn your life around. What does failing the college entrance examination matter? Even among college graduates and military academy graduates, how many out of ten thousand can live in a single-family villa? Damn it, I will definitely go to your home and have a look in a few days. I've never been in a single-family villa in my life."
Soon -
Under the gaze of a large number of women, children, and men among the surrounding neighbors, Luo Feng's family got into a car, and behind them was a large truck filled with many items they couldn't bear to throw away.
Luo Feng's family left the Nan'an Community and entered the warrior community, Moonlight Community.
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In the morning, at the main entrance of Moonlight Community, six soldiers with live ammunition stood upright on both sides of the gate, their eyes scanning the surroundings.
"Stop the car!" One of the soldiers immediately raised the assault rifle in his hand and pointed the muzzle at the taxi approaching.
"Screech!" The taxi immediately came to a sudden stop.
Luo Feng's family got out of the taxi, and an old man with white hair came out of the security duty room in Moonlight Community, smiling and saying, "Luo Feng, right? When I watched your Provisional Warrior assessment last time, I knew you had a bright future. I didn't expect that you would move into our community so soon. The notice reached me yesterday. Hurry up, someone come and help move the things."
"Luo Feng, we have people to help move the things. These moving companies are not allowed to enter," the old man with white hair said with a smile.
"We understand," Luo Hongguo, the father, nodded with a smile.
Soon, seven or eight soldiers ran out of the community and quickly helped move the things. Then, under the envious gazes of the people from the moving company, Luo Feng's family stepped into Moonlight Community.
"Moonlight Community."
Luo Feng looked at the Extreme Pavilion in the center, then at the small bridges over flowing water, the rockeries and ponds around, and the single-family villas surrounded by the small bridges and flowing water. "From today onwards, my home is here." Luo Feng turned to look at his parents and his younger brother in the wheelchair. At this moment, his parents and younger brother were all looking at the community with excitement.
"Mr. Luo Feng, your house is this one in front," a young woman among the soldiers carrying things smiled and held a piece of information in her hand. "This house, No. 199 in front, is your home, Mr. Luo Feng. This villa has three floors in total, with a basement, and there is also a super-large terrace on the third floor. The total area is 512 square meters. If you count the basement, the courtyard, the super-large terrace, etc., it's nearly 800 square meters."
Luo Feng's family looked at each other...
Then they carefully looked up at the luxurious villa in front of them with red and white walls. This was their future home!
"36 square meters? Nearly 800 square meters?" Luo Hua, the younger brother in the wheelchair, couldn't help but murmur.