So once you make a fool of yourself in front of an audience, it inevitably becomes a lifelong joke that follows you around.

"Have you heard? The kid from XX's family fell at the residential area's entrance!" → "The kid from XX's family died at the residential area's entrance!" → "XX fell and killed their own kid at the residential area's entrance!" → "The wall of the residential area suddenly gave way and crushed XX and their kid to death!"

That's pretty much how it unfolds, and you can't wash it off no matter what.

Therefore, Huang Yusheng and his family walked extremely carefully, constantly hearing whispers like 'Isn't that the old Huang Family from our village?' around them.

There's no way around it, with so many people, it's hard to keep old secrets hidden for long.

By the time Huang Yusheng's family had finished walking that stretch, their family history had pretty much been unearthed entirely.

By the entrance of the residential area, there was a small building with the words "Guard Room" written in both Chinese and Damo script.

Having worked in a factory for so long, Huang Yusheng naturally understood what a gatekeeper was for.

"Dad, Mom, you wait here with the little sister for a moment."

After instructing his parents not to move, Huang Yusheng took a key out of his pocket and walked straight to the side of the guard room:

"Hello, I'm here to check the apartment. My name is Huang Yusheng, from the bicycle factory, employee number 2333. Here's my key."

The residential area's security was temporarily held by a guard platoon from the camp, who would leave once they trained qualified local guards.

On duty today was a tall young Warrior.

After clearly hearing Huang Yusheng's words through a translation device, he took out a device connected to the local network from his pocket.

This device, similar to a POS machine, was called an ABB facial recognition module, a well-established technology.

Some friends who often commute by subway in big cities may be familiar with it, as police often use such machines for random checks on pedestrians.

You can use an ID card when you have one; if not, facial recognition works too.

Of course.

Random checks also have to do with how safe your face looks.

For example, an author named Newbie Fisherman often gets stopped for checks while walking in Modu, which feels pretty frustrating...

Ahem.

Returning our view to the original scene.

The guard quickly entered Huang Yusheng's employee number, then placed the device in front of him:

"Blink twice... Alright, you're good to go."

Huang Yusheng, a bit surprised, pointed at himself and asked:

"That's it?"

"That's right, you can go in now. Your room is unit 4, apartment 404, ready for immediate occupancy. If you want to decorate, you can apply through the unit or find someone yourself. If you find someone, it might be cheaper, but the quality and technical aspect through the unit are higher, as they use professional equipment."

The guard was unexpectedly easy to talk to — at least more friendly than Huang Yusheng expected.

During the past escape process, Huang Yusheng had done odd jobs many times and knew how difficult some supervisors could be.

But this was ultimately a good thing, so Huang Yusheng didn't hesitate much and quickly waved to his parents and sister:

"Dad, Mom, come in quickly."

"Oh, oh, coming, coming."

Lin Guimei and her husband hurriedly pulled their little daughter and followed, walking through the gate under envious gazes from surrounding people.

Since the facial recognition system included family member information, the three of them were allowed entry with just facial recognition.

After entering the residential area.

Huang Yusheng first looked around, examining the surrounding environment.

The design of the workers' residential area was actually very monotonous.

Except for a few areas with some greenery, the rest was bare concrete.

Yet, despite this, the Huang family still found it immensely interesting.

"Dad, Mom, here is the bike shed, looks just like the one at the factory..."

"These benches are probably for everyone to cool down; the tables can be used for chess games...."

"Look over there! There's a slide, though Xiaoyuan is thirteen already, not sure if she can go play..."

Thus, as Huang Yusheng walked and talked, they soon arrived at the building marked with the Arabic numeral '4'.

The hallway was about two meters wide, with railings made of concrete.

At the lowest end of the railing, there was a small iron ball, also known locally as an anti-Jackie Chan device.

"Clang——"

Out of curiosity, Huang Xiaoyuan, Yusheng's sister, tapped this small iron ball, startling herself with the echo.

Feeling affectionate, Huang Yusheng stroked his sister's head and pointed to the hallway:

"Dad, Mom, let's head up."

The worker building didn't have an elevator, so it was all walking.

After all, Chixian City's living standards hadn't reached such heights yet.

Secondly, elevator materials would take up some portal capacity and renovation costs, making them not cost-effective.

For some elderly people, the rabbits used low-floor arrangements.

An elevator might be considered for upgrade when the time is right in the future.

The workers moving in naturally had no objections.

Just a matter of taking a few extra steps.

After decades on the run, stamina was the most abundant physical attribute.

For example, at this moment.

The height of the fourth floor posed no difficulty for the Huang family, even thirteen-year-old Huang Xiaoyuan could easily manage it.

Upon reaching the fourth floor.

The Huang family began searching room by room:

"401....402....403.....here we are....404!"

The number 404 might not be wonderful locally, but for the Huang family, it was undoubtedly a code for paradise.

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