In a small backward city like Qinghe, living in a building is a rare thing.

Ma Chiyu remembered that there were several three-story family buildings in the family courtyard of the prefectural party committee, but they were all allocated to the leaders of the prefectural party committee to live in, and ordinary cadres lived in tiled houses.

In such a comparison, it is impossible for young workers who have just joined the work for less than a year to be assigned to a building!

Will there be an unknown shady scene, will there be a problem of corruption, will there be a distortion of human nature, will it show the degradation of morality? As soon as he thought of this, Ma Chiyu couldn't wait to dig up this big news.

Ma Chiyu picked up the letter and was about to report to the editor-in-chief, but hesitated.

"If I report to the editor-in-chief, maybe the editor-in-chief will send another reporter to follow up, and then the big news will be nothing to do with me! No, I can't tell the editor-in-chief about this matter, I have to go to a transportation company first and get first-hand interview materials. ”

So Ma Chiyu found an excuse to leave work early, and then went straight to the transportation company.

Ma Chiyu squatted at the door of the transportation company and interviewed several employees of the transportation company, all of whom knew Li Weidong and knew that Li Weidong had obtained a quota for the distribution of rooms.

This result made Ma Chiyu excited, and through the employees of these transportation companies, Ma Chiyu could be sure that what was written in the report letter was true.

Early the next morning, Ma Chiyu walked into the editor-in-chief's office with the report letter and the first-hand information collected.

The editor-in-chief looked at the report letter, and then read the interview materials compiled by Ma Chiyu, and after a moment of silence, he said: "The sixteen-year-old new employee is assigned to the building, which is indeed a news clue with great reporting value. ”

"Editor-in-chief, leave this news to me to follow up, right?" Ma Chiyu hurriedly said.

"There's no hurry. The editor-in-chief waved his hand, and then said: "Xiaoma, I took a look at the information you collected, in addition to the anonymous report letter, it is an interview with the employees of the transportation company, these alone are not enough, only a few mouths, lack of factual basis." After all, no one has seen the list of rooms with their own eyes, right?"

"Editor-in-chief, I can assure you that what those staff members said is true. Ma Chiyu said eagerly that he didn't want to lose this big news.

"Guarantee? Even you yourself are hearsay, what guarantee do you take? Haven't you heard of three people becoming tigers?" The editor-in-chief picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and then said: "The most basic thing we do in journalism is to report facts, and every piece of news we release must have a factual basis. Empty promises, you can believe it, I can believe it, but it cannot be used as the basis for news reports!"

"Editor-in-chief, I see. Ma Chiyu lowered his head and said a little frustratedly.

The editor-in-chief continued: "Of course, this news clue is still very valuable for reporting, but we need to verify the facts before reporting. Didn't you write in this information that the list of subdivisions has not yet been announced? When will it be announced, do you know?"

"You know, February 1 is the day after tomorrow. Ma Chiyu said immediately.

"Well, then you can continue to follow up, wait for February 1, and see if there is this young man named Li Weidong on the list announced by the transportation company, if so, then there is a factual basis, and we can continue to do this news." The editor-in-chief spoke.

Ma Chiyu was suddenly overjoyed: "Thank you, editor-in-chief, I will try my best to follow up on this clue." ”

......

The two days passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was February 1, and the list of subdivisions was announced.

The list has not yet been announced, and a large group of people have gathered in front of the bulletin board, most of them some old comrades in their fifties.

Yu Zhengcheng stood in front of the window, looking at the crowd on the bulletin board outside through the glass, and pouted slightly, Yu Zhengcheng was not surprised by this situation.

The secretary walked over and asked, "Secretary, the list is ready, can you take a look at it again?"

"Okay, take it!" Yu Zhengcheng didn't bring reading glasses this time, because the list that was about to be posted was written with a brush, and the font was so large that he could see it clearly even without glasses.

Yu Zhengcheng checked it and said, "No problem, just these forty-eight people!"

"Secretary Yu, do you want to post this list now? The secretary asked.

Yu Zhengcheng smiled slightly, and he said: "I remember when I was just liberated, I was still a twenty-year-old young man, and at that time, my old family divided the fields, houses, and livestock, which was also the scene. Everyone gets together, that fights, that makes trouble!

The grass house you got is newer than the one I got for half a day! The grass house you got is newer than the one I got for a long time! The mule you got was two catties more meat than the mule I got for a long time, and it still didn't work, you had to make trouble for a long time!"

"Secretary Yu, if this list is posted, no one should make trouble. The secretary said immediately.

Yu Zhengcheng looked at his watch and said, "It's almost time, you go check it again, and then post the list!"

......

Ma Chiyu also came to the scene. When I saw a bunch of people standing in front of the bulletin board that day, I immediately leaned over.

"Comrade, what are you doing here?" Ma Chiyu asked knowingly.

"The house is divided, the company has built two family buildings, a total of 48 households, and the list of assigned houses will be posted in a while. The man replied.

"Dividing the house is a big deal. Ma Chiyu then asked: "You guys should all be on the list when you wait in front of this bulletin board, right?"

"I? It's not my turn to divide the room this time, and the company leaders plus the middle-level cadres are not enough to divide the 48 suites!" the man continued.

"Can't ordinary workers get it?" Ma Chiyu asked again.

Ma Chiyu had a lot of questions, the man glared at Ma Chiyu vigilantly, and asked, "Who are you? Which unit is it?

"My name is Ma Chiyu, and I am a reporter for Qinghe Daily. Ma Chiyu said and straightened his chest.

"Reporter?" the man was slightly stunned, and then shouted loudly: "The reporter is here, the reporter is coming!"

The others looked over one after another, and the person who shouted pointed to Ma Chiyu and introduced: "This comrade is a reporter from Qinghe Daily. ”

Everyone was slightly stunned, and the next second someone in the crowd suddenly shouted: "Comrade reporter, you want to be the master with us!"

"Comrade reporter, it is not fair at all for our company to divide the room, the sixteen-year-old guy who has just joined the work for less than a year can be assigned to the building, and those of us who have worked hard for twenty or thirty years have nothing. ”

"Comrade reporter, I have been working in a transportation company for 22 years, and my family of six people has only two tiled houses, but some of them just joined the work last year, and they can be assigned a four-room building, do you think this is like that!"

"That Li Weidong, didn't he just get fifteen cars for the company, why does he have a building? If you want to contribute to the company, who of us here has not contributed to the company!"

Everyone surrounded Ma Chiyu in the middle and began to complain.

Young reporter Ma Chiyu suddenly felt a sense of flutter, surrounded by so many people, Ma Chiyu finally felt the happiness of the "uncrowned king".

"Comrades, please rest assured, we reporters are dedicated to exposing injustice, and since I, Ma Chiyu, are here, I will definitely seek justice for everyone!" Ma Chiyu said righteously.

Then Ma Chiyu motioned for everyone to be quiet, and then took out the small notebook in his hand, ready to find a few more representative subjects for interviews.

Finally, Ma Chiyu locked a goal with a relatively large grade.

"What do you call this old comrade?" Ma Chiyu asked.

"My name is Yang Wei. The old comrade replied.

"What a sad name. Ma Chiyu complained in his heart.

Then Ma Chiyu asked: "Comrade Lao Yang, tell me, what's going on?"

Yang Wei took a step forward and said: "I came to the transportation company in five or five years, and I have worked in the transportation company for thirty years. But in the end, when the house was divided, there was no share of mine! There were thousands of people in the whole company, and there were only 48 houses, so even if it wasn't my turn, I would admit it. Why should you give it to a young man who has just joined the workforce?"

"Comrade Lao Yang, is the young man you are talking about?" Ma Chiyu asked while taking notes.

"Isn't that him, he only graduated from junior high school last year, and he has only been working for a little more than half a year. Why does he have a set of houses in this house?

Even if he got fifteen cars for the company, it can be regarded as some credit, but who of us people doesn't have any credit? I've been working for 30 years, and it's not as good as him getting fifteen cars for a hairy boy!" Yang Wei said with a look of disgruntle.

"Comrade Lao Yang, do you think that you are particularly unconvinced that the house was given to Li Weidong?" Ma Chiyu asked again.

"Of course I'm not convinced, we people here are not convinced! Are you right?" Yang Wei snorted at the people behind him.

"Yes!" shouted in unison.

Yang Wei said indignantly: "Secretary Yu and General Manager Zhu can be assigned to the building, I am convinced, they are the leaders of the company, and they have made great contributions, so they should improve the housing;

But Li Weidong, who is a young man, can also get a house, and I am the first to be unconvinced! I have worked in a transportation company for 30 years, but in the end I am not as good as a young man who has just joined the work? Is it that I have worked for nothing in the past 30 years?

Ma Chiyu nodded thoughtfully, after all, state-owned enterprises in the eighties paid attention to seniority, such as the division of housing, the old workers with 30-year-old working experience could not be allocated a house, but the young people who had just joined the work were allocated a house, which was unreasonable in anyone's opinion.

"Comrade Yang, what do you want?" asked Ma Chiyu.

"The appeal is to let Li Weidong give up that house, and this house should be given to us old workers who have worked for the company all their lives!" Yang Wei said.

"Yes, give the house to the old workers. ”

"Let Li Weidong get the house out!"

The people around him also coaxed.

If others have it and you don't have it, there will be a bunch of pink eye, try your best to get rid of your welfare, use a poverty card, make everyone don't have it, and pink eye will be psychologically balanced.

At this moment, I don't know who shouted: "Li Weidong is here." ”

Not far away, Li Weidong walked over slowly.

Of course Li Weidong has to come to such an important matter as the division of the room, at least he must see that the old man Li Dengke is on the list, so that Li Weidong can feel at ease.

These days, Li Weidong has also heard a little about the gossip about the division of the room, and every time he hears someone talking about it secretly, Li Weidong wants to go home and beat up Li Weimin of the pit.

In the face of the criticism of the old workers, Li Weidong chose to deal with it silently, after all, Li Weidong is the beneficiary in the matter of dividing the house, and there is no need to sell it if it is cheap. What's more, when the list was announced, those veteran workers found out that Li Dengke was on the list, and they couldn't make any waves.

When Li Weidong appeared in front of the office building, everyone consciously gave way to a road.

"Is this young man Li Weidong?" asked Ma Chiyu.

"Yes, he is Li Weidong. The people next to him replied one after another.

"He looks quite young. Ma Chiyu stepped forward and said: "Comrade Li Weidong, I am Ma Chiyu, a reporter from Qinghe Daily, and I want to interview you about your company's house division." ”

"Reporter?" Li Weidong was slightly stunned, and said in his heart that the matter of dividing the room, why did even the reporter provoke it.

I only heard Ma Chiyu ask: "Comrade Li Weidong, I just interviewed several old comrades of your company, and they have great opinions on your allocation to a building. ”

"Oh, what's your opinion? Can't my family live in a building?" asked Li Weidong pretending to be honest.

"Several veteran comrades think that you are too young, so you should not be assigned to the building, and if you want to be divided, you should also be assigned to the veteran comrades first. Ma Chiyu said.

"Well, I heard it just now, and someone shouted, let me give up the house and give it to the old comrades, right?" Li Weidong asked with a smile.

Ma Chiyu opened his mouth and said: "Comrade Xiao Li, I think the requirements of the old comrades are very reasonable, they have worked hard for twenty or thirty years, and many of them still live in dilapidated houses, if they want to improve the living environment, they should also let these old comrades improve first, don't you say?"

"This comrade reporter has said a lot, and I also think that housing should be given priority to veteran comrades with deep qualifications, and whoever has the most seniority should be allocated the most housing. Li Weidong nodded seriously.

"It seems that Comrade Xiao Li's ideological consciousness is still very high, and he is willing to give his house to the old comrades to live in. Nowadays, there are very few young comrades who have such a high ideological consciousness as Comrade Xiao Li, and when I go back, I will definitely write a special report!" Ma Chiyu said.

"I'm embarrassed to be praised by Comrade Reporter. Li Weidong puffed up his chest and continued: "Respecting the old and loving the young is the traditional beauty of our Chinese nation. The old comrades have dedicated most of their lives to the company, and we should respect them even more. This time, if there is a house for me, I will definitely give it up and give it to the old comrades. ”

Li Weidong said, sighed regretfully, and continued: "It's a pity, I just joined the work, and there is no share of mine in these 48 suites, I really want Kong Rong to let the pear, but there is no pear in my hand, how can I let it?"

Ma Chiyu was slightly stunned, and asked in surprise: "The house doesn't have yours?"

"The list is coming out soon, whether there is me or not, you just look at the list!" Li Weidong replied with a smile.

Li Weidong's calm appearance made Ma Chiyu feel bad, and he suddenly had a premonition that he seemed to have scored an own goal.

At this moment, the secretary walked out with the list.

Someone immediately shouted: "The list of room divisions is out!"