Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 122

Chapter 122: Chapter 99: Zhou Jiao’s Decisiveness (Part 2)

Has Xiao Wu seen Xiao Fei’s aunt? She’s the deputy of the Art Troupe in the Northern Military Region. People like her can’t go to Beijing without approval. That day when she went out with me, she also had to report to the troupe leader to get permission.

Soldiers just don’t have freedom. But if you want to move out, you should be able to apply, right? Once it’s approved, you should be able to live outside. I don’t know either. I haven’t met anyone living in the Big Courtyard who wants to move out; wouldn’t that be foolish?

Without a certain rank, you can’t even move in. Everyone’s trying to squeeze in, and no one moves out. If someone does, it’s because something big happened and they got disciplined."

Zhang Guoqing and Zhou Jiao both laughed heartily; they found it hilarious.

Lin Lishan laughed for a while, then continued, "The military has farms, fish farms, and breeding areas. Life supplies in the Big Courtyard are more abundant than outside. On every holiday, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, rice, flour, and meat are distributed. Inside, there’s a living area, cafeteria, service agency, auditorium, club, swimming pool, health center, transport team, and schools from kindergarten to high school—everything’s there. You can watch special films every week. When our Little Ping’an grows up, he can play basketball and soccer. No one wants to move out. Without a pass, you can’t even enter the Big Courtyard. With such conditions, when you go home, don’t think about living outside; it’ll be laughable. Your little aunt wants to live in the Big Courtyard so much she could cry. She and your little uncle have to live in the suburban military family compound, and it was out of necessity they bought a small courtyard."

Zhang Guoqing nodded as he listened. He generally understood, but not in such detail, and he feared that different times might have different requirements.

"The relationships inside shouldn’t be too good, right? People with higher positions all live there, so wouldn’t everyone speculate about who’s closer to whom? Is there factionalism? Nepotism? I guess everyone knows but keeps quiet, and relationships are tense."

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