Daily Life of the Post-80s Generation

Chapter 1 Rebirth

𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞, 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤, 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 (☞ ͡ ͡° ͜ ʖ ͡ ͡°)☞ :
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Xu Ningyu was lying on the child's bed, looking around with a dazed look.

　　He clearly remembered that he went out to celebrate with several colleagues with whom he had a good relationship. He had just become the youngest professor of the Faculty of Arts at Huayang University. He was persuaded by his colleagues to drink some wine. When he woke up, he found that the surroundings had completely changed.

　　This was a small bedroom, and it was only three or four steps away. There was a red-painted wooden bed against the wall as soon as he entered the door. There were wooden frame-like things on the three sides of the wooden bed. They were mosquito net racks, where mosquito nets were hung in summer and clothes could be hung at other times.

　　Opposite the wooden bed, there was a large three-door wardrobe in the same deep red color against the wall, and an oval dressing mirror was embedded in the middle door. In the corner next to the wardrobe, there was a square and plump quilt cabinet that was more than one meter tall. On top of the quilt cabinet was a vase with pink plastic artificial flowers.

　　There was a large desk next to the window of the bedroom, and a whole piece of glass was placed on the table top. Next to the desk is a five-layer bamboo shelf. The middle two layers are full of books, and the other layers are filled with sundries.

　　Xu Ningyu hasn't seen such furniture and such layout for more than ten years, because they are all popular styles in the last century.

　　This is where Xu Ningyu has lived for more than ten years. He actually returned to his childhood home. When

　　he was a child, he lived in the Xiqiao Coal Mine Family Area in Xiqiao Town, Anping County, Huaishui City. Huaishui City is a famous coal city in central China. Almost half of the ten people in the city work in coal mines, and the remaining half are workers' families.

　　At this time, coal is in short supply and it is completely a seller's market. Those who don't have enough connections can't buy it. The coal mine has good benefits, and the wages of coal miners are higher than those of many enterprises, and the welfare is even better. However, the coal mine is managed by the Mining Bureau and is parallel to the region where it is located. Therefore, most mining areas are surrounded by high brick walls, enclosing the living areas. There are health centers, schools, etc. in the mining area. It is simply a small world independent of nearby towns.

　　Xiqiao Town, Anping County, is located at the westernmost part of Huaishui City. It is located in a remote area and has a very underdeveloped economy. Most families can only earn a hundred or so yuan in a year or two, which is not as much as the income of Xiqiao coal miners in one or two months.

　　In order to solve the housing problem of employees, the mine has built three family quarters so far, namely the single dormitory in the east, the bungalow in the west and the family building.

　　Xu Ningyu's family is in the family building. This is a six-story building in Yishui. Although it is still in the style of a tube building, there is a corridor on each floor, connecting several households. But each household is basically a two-bedroom apartment of 40 to 50 square meters. In addition to the toilet, each floor has a public toilet. Each family has a living room and kitchen, and running water.

　　In the era when commercial housing had not yet appeared, this was already an enviable "luxury house". Moreover, the family quarters are employee welfare housing, which does not require money. As long as the length of service reaches a certain number of years and both husband and wife have urban household registration, they can be allocated.