The library's director, Hu, also retired. The newly appointed librarian, surnamed Ding, is ambitious and has made great efforts to reorganize and build the library of Surabaya Middle School into a window to the city's education system.

The immediate priority was to recover the stairwells of the library and the textbook storehouse, which he called "the reconquest of Macao" and the latter "reconquest of Hong Kong".

Director Ding was very cautious, he inquired with Director Fu of the General Affairs Office, Gu Hengchuan was arranged by Zhang Quande to live in the library, but this Principal Zhang had been transferred out of Surabaya Middle School and heard that he had gone to a private school. Gu Hengchuan is a person from the Academic Affairs Office, he talked to Director Zou, hoping that Director Zou can find another place for Xiao Gu to live, the school is very large, and it is not a problem to arrange people in the corners, and he does not want to bear the notoriety of "driving away" Gu Hengchuan.

Although Director Ding said many high-sounding reasons, Director Zou was keenly aware that vacating the stairwell was only the first step, and his real purpose was to get back the textbook library.

Director Zou took a sip of tea, and said slowly that Xiao Gu is very busy and capable of serving the front line of teaching, and there is no shortage of a stairwell in the library, so it is better not to move.

Curator Ding sounds a little familiar. Everything for the front line of teaching, everything for the front line of teaching, this is what the president mentioned at the general meeting of all faculty and staff.

Although he was politely rejected by Director Zou, Director Ding did not give up, he found the principal of the university, and reported the matter, emphasizing that the residents of the library were out of order, and said that it would affect the image of Surabaya Middle School, Gu Hengchuan was just a temporary worker, and he was just helping out in the teaching affairs studio.

Listening is clear, partiality is dark, and the principal did not make a decision immediately. Afterwards, he called Director Zou to ask about the situation, and learned that Gu Hengchuan had undertaken a lot of work, and he was indeed indispensable in the Academic Affairs Office. The president took care of Director Zou's application, asked the office to sign a formal employment contract with Gu Hengchuan, pay three insurances and one housing fund, and at the same time, let him move out as soon as possible. In any case, the stairwell of the library has been inhabited by people for many years, and it is really not like that.

Director Zou knew about Gu Hengchuan's situation, and he originally wanted to find him a place to live in the school, but Surabaya Middle School was facing an overall renovation, and the school would soon become a large construction site.

When Gu Hengchuan learned about this, he was calm, the school allowed him to live in the stairwell for five years, he was grateful, and it was natural for him to move out.

The housing price in Surabaya City has risen to 10,000 yuan per square meter, Gu Hengchuan can't afford it, and there is no need to buy it, he thinks it is more cost-effective to rent a house, especially for a bachelor like him, who eats in the unit canteen three times a day, and does not need a two-bedroom and a living room with complete kitchens and bathrooms, and the apartment is very suitable.

At that time, there was no large influx of immigrants into Surabaya City, apartments only had 40 years of property rights, commercial utilities were expensive, and they were fully enclosed, with no kitchens and balconies, so they could not be sold, and the rent could not rise.

Gu Hengchuan didn't look for a proper apartment.

There is a "Longhu Building" in the commercial area near the school, the name is very magnificent, in fact, it has been idle for nearly ten years, it has changed hands several times, it has only recently been renovated, two floors of civil air defense and garage underground, one to six floors of commercial, seven to twelve floors of office, thirteen to sixteen floors of apartments, is advertising for rent, and the discount is very large. The reception was crowded, but no one rented an apartment, Gu Hengchuan made up his mind, did not hesitate much, did not bargain, and picked an apartment on the east side of the top floor, the room number is 1601.

Sign the contract, pay half a year's rent in advance, and pay six for one. Gu Hengchuan paid very happily, got the key, and moved in three days later.

The old one doesn't go and the new one doesn't come, the bedding has been covered for five years, and it is already in tatters, Gu Hengchuan simply threw it into the garbage can, there was not much left, put a package, and walked out of Surabaya Middle School.

The apartment is not large, rectangular, the layout is like a standard room in a hotel, the entrance door, the left hand is the toilet, there is a washbasin, toilet and shower, and a large square room inside, which is a bedroom and a study, and also has the function of meeting guests. Because it is a side house, there are windows on both sides of the southeast, so the lighting is very good, and the view is wide, and you can overlook Surabaya Middle School.

The room was only simply decorated, except for the central air conditioner, there was nothing, not even the curtains. Gu Hengchuan had already thought about it, the bed, cabinet, tables and chairs were not necessary for him, he bought tents, sleeping bags and moisture-proof mats, indoor camping, just a place to sleep.

In this way, Gu Hengchuan has his own "home".

He got up early in the morning, went to the unit for breakfast, started the day's work, left late in the evening, often stayed in the office, read alone until half past ten, and then walked back slowly.

Director Zou was very concerned about Gu Hengchuan, and asked him whether he was buying a house or renting a house, and if he wanted to decorate it simply, he had a relative in the decoration company who could help introduce him. Gu Hengchuan explained a few words briefly, and when he heard that he was camping in the apartment, Director Zou smiled dumbly, the young man's idea was really special, but he lived alone, and there was really no need to make a big fuss.

The problem of the stairwell was solved, and the "recovery of Macao" was smoothly achieved, and Director Ding was gearing up and preparing for the next city. But this time it hit a hard bone. Without waiting for him to speak, Director Zou led the principal to the textbook library to take a look, where the textbooks over the years were full and neat, and there was a "Yongxi Book House" in the corner.

The president knew about Lu Yongxi, but he didn't approve of making a plaque.

In order to vacate the library of textbooks and return them to the library, it is necessary to find another place to stack the textbooks, and all the resources of the Surabaya Middle School must be tilted towards the front line of teaching, and the matter of "taking back Taiwan" has been shelved.

Director Ding was not discouraged, if he wanted to take back the textbook library, he had to find a more spacious place for the Academic Affairs Office, he walked around the campus, looked at every corner and corner, and even used the attic's brain, but the director of the General Affairs Office Fu dispelled his thoughts in one sentence, the attic could not bear the load, and so many books would collapse.

Director Ding finally took a fancy to the boiler room of the canteen.

Five years have changed the city and changed a lot of things, Surabaya Middle School no longer has people to bring their own meals, and in the overall renovation plan of the school, the boiler will be dismantled and the boiler room will be used for other purposes. He rushed to the principal to make a statement, but the principal did not object, but just asked him to discuss it with Director Zou.

So Director Ding led Director Zou and Gu Hengchuan to see the boiler room. It was a small building with a single family, the height was very embarrassing, the first floor was too high, wasting space, and the two floors were too low and too depressing. Director Zou was noncommittal, and instead asked Gu Hengchuan's opinion.

Gu Hengchuan thought about it, and said realistically, the boiler room has been renovated to make a textbook library, which is quite suitable, the second floor does not need to be completely partitioned, made into a "back" shape, the middle is empty, and the circle against the wall is a walkway and railing, so that the whole wall can be used as a bookshelf, and it is easy to organize.

Director Zou nodded, feeling that this design was very reasonable, he asked Director Ding that when the boiler room was renovated, he would take a look at it with Gu Hengchuan, and if it could meet the needs of teaching, he would move the textbook library over. Curator Ding breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest and said that this matter must be handled properly.

Director Zou reminded him that the walkways and railings on the second floor must be additionally reinforced, and the weight of teaching materials is not light. Director Ding nodded again and again, and said admiringly, Director Zou is thoughtful, and the library renovation should also pay attention to this, safety is no trivial matter, and you can't be negligent.

The two sides reached a preliminary agreement, Director Ding reported to the president, struck while the iron was hot, knocked on the corner with Director Fu of the General Affairs Office, booked the boiler room, and asked for drawings, and made a copy of the renovation design drawing of the boiler room, and asked Director Zou to look at it and put forward opinions.

The boiler room is surrounded by ponds and greenery, a bit of a garden taste, Director Zou thinks the place is very good, and there will be a meeting or something in the future, and it will be quiet in the middle of noisy.

A few months later, the overall renovation was in full swing, with large trucks and small cars stationed on the campus, migrant workers building simple houses on the basketball court, pulling up clotheslines between basketball hoops, cooking and stir-frying vegetables on gas stoves, and the breath of life came to their faces. Surabaya Middle School is lively, excavators come in and out at night, the lights are bright, and the sound of piling comes and goes.

The excitement is someone else's, it has nothing to do with Gu Hengchuan, he goes to and from work as usual, methodically, and does a lot of things at hand, the only change is to leave normally at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and no longer stay to read.

The campus is just too noisy.

Gu Hengchuan bought a table lamp, a camping chair, drank tea and read books in the apartment, immersed himself in other people's worlds, and forgot about himself.