Rebirth: The Courtyard Bride Is Cool and Radiant Chapter 827: Room Swap

Huo Jingrui looked in the direction of the voice: "Deputy Regimental mander Geng, what is this?"

Geng Qiusheng said somewhat embarrassedly: "There’s something I’d like to discuss with you."

Huo Jingrui asked in confusion: "What is it?"

What matter could there be between them, when they don’t belong to the same regiment?

Geng Qiusheng scratched his head and pointed to the empty space ahead: "Deputy mander Huo, let’s go over there and talk."

He was really embarrassed to bring this up, but his wife was determined to live in an apartment, and the logistics department had told him that he applied late. The last apartment in the newly constructed building was allocated to Deputy mander Huo.

To live in an apartment, he would either have to wait for a new one or exchange with someone else, so he thickened his face and came over.

Huo Jingrui nodded and walked over first: "Go ahead, what’s the matter?"

Geng Qiusheng handed a cigarette to Huo Jingrui, but Huo Jingrui usually didn’t smoke much anyway, and Yunyi had said smoking wasn’t allowed since they were preparing for pregnancy. He waved his hand: "In the end, it irritates the throat."

Seeing Huo didn’t smoke, Geng lit it for himself, took a deep drag: "Deputy mander Huo, here’s the thing..."

Huo Jingrui understood. Deputy mander Geng had assumed the military spouse qualification after three years of marriage, but then his mother fell ill, so his wife had stayed home to care for her for seven years.

A few months ago, Deputy mander Geng’s mother passed away, and he planned to bring his wife and children to live with him in the military. At home, he’d casually mentioned the new apartment building the army had constructed, which excited his wife, Feng Qiaomei.

Since then, she became fixated on living in an apartment, and their three children were clamoring to go live with their dad in the army apartment.

However, when he applied for housing through logistics, he learned that all apartments in the new building were allocated, with only Deputy mander Huo and mander Kong’s families not yet moved in.

mander Kong hadn’t moved in because he was on a mission and had not returned yet, and mander Kong’s wife, Liu Xiaoyuan, had returned south to attend her nephew’s wedding.

Rumor had it she would return in a few days, but mander Kong’s wife was quite solitary, and he worried any mishandling might harm relations, so he came to try his luck with Deputy mander Huo.

Huo Jingrui was fretting over how to switch the apartment for a courtyard. After all, the Regimental mander reserving the apartment for him was goodwill, but he hadn’t acted overly eager, especially since it’s not far from the Regimental mander’s office: "Geng, this has already been logged by logistics. Wouldn’t it be improper to change it spontaneously?"

Deputy mander Geng thought Huo Jingrui was unwilling: "Deputy mander Huo, I know this is not very proper, but my wife has spent a decade honoring my responsibilities at home, I really don’t want to disappoint her..."

He found himself unable to continue.

Huo Jingrui took it to a good end: "Since you’ve said this much, let’s make the exchange."

Deputy mander Geng had done thorough mental preparation, planning various possibilities, but the issue was resolved just like that: "Brother, I’ll remember this favor, call me if you need anything in the future."

The two headed together toward logistics.

The personnel responsible for housing allocations, seeing the two deputy manders ing together, worried they might put him in a tight spot over the housing, quickly stood up to greet them: "Deputy manders, why have you both e over together?"

The issue hadn’t originated with Deputy mander Geng, so he naturally spoke first: "Staff Officer Du, I’ve agreed with Deputy mander Huo to exchange houses and came to register it."

Staff Officer Du, upon hearing this, looked at Huo Jingrui: "Deputy mander Huo, are you really going to exchange houses?"

Huo Jingrui said plainly: "Deputy mander Geng mentioned it to his wife and kids, if I don’t help, he’ll lose credibility in front of them, which would be unpleasant."