Chapter 105: Let You Show Off

Shen Yanming and Bi Qiao’an slept for only a few hours before sunrise. After washing up and eating breakfast, they headed to work. Upon entering the office, they noticed their colleagues were in unusually high spirits.

Seeing the slightly fatigued duo, their coworkers teased Shen Yanming, insinuating that he had overindulged the previous night. He merely smiled without offering an explanation. 

As everyone was still adjusting to being back at work, they gathered to share stories from their holidays. Those who had visited Qingli Mountain showcased photos of its beautiful scenery and the breathtaking meteor shower. Naturally, they recounted the tale of the vicious mother and daughter. The colleagues who hadn’t gone shared some gossip about their own families.

Yu Shui got excited while chatting and started bragging about the things he had bought at the orchard and breeding farm. His coworkers subtly tried to signal to him, but once he started talking, he became oblivious to his surroundings, failing to notice their stunned expressions.

After Yu Shui enthusiastically described his valiant struggle to acquire the goods, he unsurprisingly received envious looks. Everyone expressed regret about not visiting Qingli Mountain. Then, someone asked if he could spare some meat and fruit, offering to pay double the price.

Yu Shui’s elated expression immediately froze, and the once lively atmosphere turned awkward.

Bi Qiao’an buried her head in the crook of her arm, the corners of her mouth curving up. Shen Yanming, seeing her slightly shaking shoulders, quickly turned sideways to shield her. 

She felt that Yu Shui was simply digging a hole for himself. If he shared, he wouldn’t have much left for himself. If he didn’t, it wouldn’t look good among colleagues!

After an internal struggle, Yu Shui reluctantly took out a pack of smoked meat and a box of pork floss, gifting them to his colleague. Although the amount was small, in the current environment, it was not easy to buy things outside of the quota.

Getting things outside the quota wasn’t impossible, just a matter of finding the right opportunity. For example, just like in Qingli Mountain, where private breeding and selling were common, the quota had less of an impact.

The morning passed quickly. In the afternoon, Directors Zhu Shiliang and Hong Lixia brought a large stack of materials and notified everyone of a meeting. 

“Starting tomorrow, we will conduct a census. The contents that need to be counted are all on the form. We’ll distribute the forms and specifically explain how to fill them out.

“Our Human Resources Management Office is responsible for the Qingsong Community in the Wanli District of Hai City. We’ll divide into groups, with each group responsible for two residential areas in the Qingsong Community. 

“The census needs to be completed by the end of this month. Everyone should try to finish early, so our follow-up work will be much easier.”

After discussion, Shen Yanming, Bi Qiao’an, Yu Shui, Ye Xiaoxiao, and Wei Qin formed a group. To complete the census work as soon as possible, they privately divided into two smaller groups.

Without a doubt, Shen Yanming and Bi Qiao’an were in one group, while the remaining three were in another. They decided to communicate their progress in the group chat every day.

When they returned home in the evening, Bi Qiao’an saw the official news released by the Qinghe Alliance online. The official Weibo post detailed the contents of this census and the types of materials that everyone needed to prepare in advance. It also announced that the guard team and the public security department would participate in this census to separately record the fingerprints and iris information of Qinghua residents.

Seeing the second half of this news, netizens exploded. What did this news mean?

Comments increased by the minute, until finally, someone revealed that the Qinghe Alliance was studying a high-tech bracelet, and the information from this census would be entered into the bracelet. The fingerprint and iris information would become part of the identity authentication information for the citizens in the future.

Bi Qiao’an was stunned for a moment when she saw this news because this bracelet hadn’t existed at all in her previous life. It seemed to be the product of the butterfly effect.

Closing her phone, Bi Qiao’an turned on the TV to watch a drama. Tonight, it was Shen Yanming’s turn to cook. He took out two portions of instant hot and sour noodles from the space, poured boiling water over them, and brought them to her. He also took out a few steamed buns with mushroom and pak choi filling from the space and placed them between the two of them.

Smelling the aroma of the hot and sour noodles, Bi Qiao’an sighed, “The essence of these hot and sour noodles lies in this chili oil. It’s really super, super fragrant. Every time I eat it, I feel that as long as this chili oil is present, it can greatly enhance the taste of noodles and stir-fried dishes.”

Bi Qiao’an just said this casually, but Shen Yanming took it to heart, thinking that he would call the manufacturer tomorrow to ask if he could specially purchase some chili oil.

The two had just finished dinner and hadn’t cleaned up yet when they heard a loud banging on their front door. Without a doubt, it could only be Zhang Heping.

“Old Shen, I love you to death. You actually brought back so much meat for me. You really do love me.” Zhang Heping excitedly pounced on Shen Yanming as soon as he saw him. Shen Yanming furrowed his brows, wanting to beat him up.

However, before Shen Yanming could make a move, Zhang Heping pushed him away and followed the fragrance to find the bowls and chopsticks that the two hadn’t washed yet. “What did you eat? It smells really good. Is there any more?”

Shen Yanming rolled his eyes. “Wait!”

Then, he went to the storeroom, took out a pack of instant hot and sour noodles, and stuffed it into Zhang Heping’s arms. “Go back and soak it in hot water yourself.”

“No way, you want me to go back and make it myself? You gave me so much meat, but you can’t even spare some hot water for me? Ah, no, no, no, Old Shen~”

Zhang Heping whined for a long time but was eventually chased back home by Shen Yanming.

Bi Qiao’an watched the whole process. After Zhang Heping left, she couldn’t help but laugh. “I feel like Zhang Heping and Li Zhaozhao are starting to develop in the direction of comedians. Why are they so funny? They weren’t like this before!”

“Probably because they don’t have much pressure. It’s quite good this way.”

Bi Qiao’an nodded and leaned against Shen Yanming to continue watching the TV drama.

The next day, after having breakfast, Shen Yanming and Bi Qiao’an drove to the Xingfu Street Residential Area in the Qingsong Community. 

The Xingfu Street Residential Area had a total of ten buildings, all of which were not particularly high, with only seven floors, and a total of 260 households.

Shen Yanming and Bi Qiao’an went door to door, introducing themselves and registering the household members’ information. This included name, gender, ID number, household registration and current residential address, marital status, education information, work unit and income, housing information, property information, and so on. 

They not only needed to fill out the paper registration form but also enter the information into the system and take photos of the residents with a camera. To ensure the authenticity and accuracy of the information, Shen Yanming and Bi Qiao’an had to check various certificates and documents one by one.

However, for information that could change, such as work unit and income, they only registered the residents’ current situation. If there were changes in the future, residents could log in to the website and make modifications themselves.

The login account and password for the website were automatically generated by the system after the information was successfully entered. Shen Yanming and Bi Qiao’an wrote down the account and password on a note and left it with the residents, explaining that if they forgot the password, they could use their ID number and facial information to modify it.

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