In 1959, what's wrong with me pedaling a tricycle?

And so, Wang Xingguo and his colleagues moved to the State Science and Technology Commission compound on Wanshou Road.

The new house is very big; it's a two-story Soviet-style building with a front yard and a backyard.

Moreover, there are many rooms, and Grandpa Lin doesn't like climbing stairs, so he lives on the first floor.

There are six bedrooms on the second floor and three bedrooms on the first floor. Each floor has a shared bathroom with a shower. The master bedrooms on the first and second floors each have a private bathroom with a shower. There is also central heating and hot water supply.

Wang Xingguo and his wife live on the second floor with their children, while Wang Xingbang and his wife live on the first floor with Grandpa Lin.

Each of the four little ones has its own room, and each room can fit two 1.5-meter beds. Later, when the other children are independent, the sisters or the brothers can share a room.

Because Grandpa Lin was of a high rank, he had a bodyguard/secretary, a driver, a cook, a nanny, and a doctor.

However, they don't live here; they live in a dormitory building not far from here.

There were two guards carrying submachine guns standing guard at the gate of the compound. They were both active-duty soldiers, fully armed. These were the personnel assigned to the compound's security department.

On the first day of moving, everyone was extremely busy, so after dinner, they all went to take a shower early.

Wang Xingguo found it amazing, but since the building was military property, it would be taken back once Grandpa Lin passed away, so he didn't think the building was anything special.

After all, given his rank, he couldn't possibly stay here forever unless he was promoted.

However, judging from Grandpa Lin's mental state, he is likely to live for many more years, so there is no need to worry about this issue for the time being.

Li Xiuping is extremely satisfied with her new home!

It not only has large rooms and wardrobes, but also a bathroom with a bathtub and hot water available 24/7.

The hot water is supplied by a boiler and is separate from the heating system.

When you want to take a shower, you can just turn on the tap and get hot water, which is very convenient.

Most importantly, Li Xiuping doesn't have to worry about hygiene here; the chef takes care of all the cooking, so she only needs to take care of the children.

The couple filled the tub with hot water and tried it out. They were very satisfied and wanted to try it out more often in the future.

After taking a long shower, they gave their youngest son a bath. Seeing that their son and daughter had finished bathing and were already asleep in their new room, the couple went back to their own room and fell asleep with their youngest son.

When Wang Guowei woke up at noon the next day, his sister had already taken him downstairs.

After washing up, Wang Xingguo and his wife went downstairs.

Everyone was already having lunch when Grandpa Lin said to them, "You can go out for a walk today and get familiar with the surroundings. There's Yuhong Kindergarten and a primary school for children of employees here. We'll arrange for Jianhua to start school in the fall, and Cheng'an will be able to continue attending school tomorrow."

Li Xiuping asked, "Grandpa, is it convenient for us to buy groceries around here?"

Grandpa Lin paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "I haven't bought groceries in years. I can just tell Chef Yang what I want to eat. But you can buy groceries here too, I just haven't done it before."

Standing to the side, Chef Xiao Yang smiled and said, "This compound has supporting facilities such as a family vegetable market, a grocery store, a grain store, a kindergarten, a primary school for employees' children, a barbershop, and a clinic. If you want to buy groceries, you can also check out the family vegetable market; they have a pretty good variety of vegetables."

Wang Xingguo knew that someone of Grandpa Lin's rank enjoyed very high privileges, with food, clothing, and lodging provided free of charge. He was essentially receiving special treatment, so it was normal for him not to buy groceries.

Wang Niannian said with a grin, "Great-Grandpa, I want to eat shrimp tonight."

Grandpa Lin smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll have your Uncle Yang make you some prawns tonight."

Chef Yang smiled and nodded, "Little Niannian, which kind of shrimp would you like to eat?"

After thinking for a moment, Wang Niannian said, "I want to eat braised prawns, the kind you used to make, Uncle Yang."

Chef Yang replied with a smile, "Okay, I know which kind you mean, little Niannian. I'll make you braised prawns tonight."

After lunch, Secretary Zhang led everyone out for a walk, also to familiarize themselves with the surroundings.

Li Xiuping went to the family vegetable market and was pleasantly surprised to find that it really had all kinds of vegetables.

Moreover, with Grandpa Lin's supply certificate, most of the vegetables are free. Only some vegetables transported from other places require a small amount of money to purchase once the quantity exceeds a certain amount.

Chef Yang is usually in charge of purchasing ingredients. He only needs to make a phone call, and the logistics staff will deliver the ingredients to his door, which is very convenient.

You can buy almost anything in this compound; things you can't find in department stores or elsewhere, you can buy here.

However, some tickets are still required. With Wang Xingguo's supply certificate, a certain amount of supplies can be purchased at a low price.

However, having Grandpa Lin's special supply certificate makes things a bit more convenient.

After all, this is his treatment; it's not about taking advantage of him. Things that need to be paid for still need to be purchased with money.

After walking around and getting familiar with the surroundings, Xiao Zhang led them to the primary school and completed the enrollment procedures for Wang Chengan.

The procedures were completed quickly, and Wang Cheng'an can go to school tomorrow.

There's no need to arrange for anyone to pick them up or drop them off; the children are absolutely safe in the compound. The security personnel patrolling here can be asked for help at any time.

Wang Xingguo went to get a haircut and had his beard shaved. The barber was quite skilled and shaved him very cleanly.

He was used to having short hair; after all, it was too hot in Pingxiang. Now that he had cut it short, he felt much more refreshed.

After getting their haircuts, they took their purchases and went home.

Grandpa Lin has already gone to work. In fact, he went to work this morning, but he came back at noon to have lunch with the children instead of eating at the company cafeteria.

From then on, Wang Xingguo and Wang Xingbang also went home for lunch because their workplaces were very close, just a few minutes away by bicycle.

In the evening, many people came to visit Grandpa Lin, and Wang Xingguo and the others helped entertain the guests.

Grandpa Lin initially lived in another courtyard here, but later, due to health reasons, he moved to the sanatorium to live in a more convenient place for treatment and care.

Now that Wang Xingguo was planning to move to the compound, he moved back here to live.

There's no way around it; the old man can't be without the little ones these days. If he doesn't see them for a week, he feels extremely uncomfortable.

Now that we live together, I can see them every day. The old man is very happy and seems to be in much better spirits.

At least that's what Xiao Zhang thinks, and he really likes the kids, since he's often responsible for picking them up to see the old man.

Li Enze arrived, and this time Li Enze's attitude towards Wang Xingguo was much better.

At least he was willing to put on a smile. Wang Xingguo, accepting the gift he brought, asked with a smile, "Uncle Li, how's work going lately?"

Li Enze nodded and replied, "It's alright, just a bit busy. You're doing a good job in Pingxiang, you're making something of yourself, you haven't let my sister Yongzhen down. How's your old ear injury? Is it healing well?"