Phi-Fic Chapter 141 Moving Household Registration
Chapter 141 Moving Household Registration
Zhou's mother looked around and said, "Since everyone is here, I have something to announce. Starting this month, half of Sigui's salary will be turned over to the public until she gets married.
You have to hand over half of Cui Lian’s salary. When Sanfu and Qi Guang get married, I will divide the property between you. You don’t have to hand over your salary anymore and you can keep it all by yourself.
From tomorrow on, all household expenses will be paid by Gongzhong. Darong will no longer have to buy food and daily necessities and can save the money for himself.
If you have any opinions, you can raise them in person. If you don’t, I will take it as your consent. You are not allowed to discuss them in private in the future, let alone say that you have suffered a loss or something like that.”
Zhou Gui said, "I have no objection."
Xie Cuilian said, "I have no objection. If we save 100,000 a month, plus Jiahua's share, we can save a lot of money in a year. Thank you, mother."
Mother Zhou: "I know you are the most reasonable person. I will keep track of all the money you and Erhua hand over, and I will not let you suffer any loss when the family is divided."
Xie Cuilian: "I understand, I believe mother!"
Zhou Rong said jokingly, "Mom, you asked me to save all the money and not even pay for food. Isn't that taking advantage of everyone?"
Mother Zhou: "Nonsense! Without you, we would have to work in the fields to make a living. How could we go to the city? Not to mention finding a job and having enough food and clothing.
Besides, the house we live in is yours. If we rent a house outside, it would cost a lot of money every month. Wouldn’t the rent we save be enough for the food and drink of you and your son?
Don't let your imagination run wild. Just work hard and save your salary. If you need anything, tell me and the government will pay for it."
Zhou Rong smiled and said, "Okay, then I won't be polite. Cui Lian's household registration is still in Xiejia Village. There is a rule in Jiangcheng that children are registered with their mothers. Let's move here together this time."
Father Zhou: "If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known about this. After I got back, I went to Xiejia Village and transferred Cuilian's household registration."
Xie Cuilian said gratefully: "Thank you, big sister, thank you, dad!"
Father Zhou: "We are a family, so we shouldn't say such inappropriate things."
Zhou Rong originally wanted to accompany Zhou's father and mother back to Zhoujiawan to pack up their belongings, but was rejected and could only borrow her bicycle to load the luggage.
When Zhou's father, Zhou's mother and Xie Cuilian returned to Zhoujiawan, someone saw that they came back so soon and joked, "Uncle Chuanmin, why did you only stay in the city for a few days? Is it not fun or do you miss us?"
Father Zhou: "Jiangcheng is full of tall buildings and rickshaws, and the food is better than in the countryside. I don't want to come back home after living there, so I found a job and will live there forever!"
"Is this true? Uncle Chuanmin, what kind of job are you looking for? Take me with you!"
Father Zhou: "Working as a porter at the dock provides free food and lodging. The more you work, the more you get paid. If you want to go, I can recommend you to the foreman."
The man waved his hands and said, "That job is more tiring than carrying loads on the field, and there's no guarantee of food. My wife's cousin's brother-in-law did this before.
I heard that if you are slow you will be scolded, and if you encounter a bad-tempered foreman, you will be beaten and have your wages deducted. Not only did I not make any money throughout the year, but I also got sick from overwork and now I can't do heavy work.
Uncle Chuanmin, you are not young anymore, how did you find this job? Isn't Darong very capable? Why don't you ask her to find you a good job?"
Father Zhou: "It's not that easy to find a job in the city. If I hadn't given the foreman a pack of cigarettes, I wouldn't have gotten any work at the dock.
As long as I can settle down in the city and support my family, it doesn’t matter if it’s a bit hard and tiring. I can bear it!"
Soon, the news that Zhou's father and his family were going to move to the city and carry bags at the dock spread throughout Zhoujiawan.
Those who were jealous of the Zhou family's good life felt relieved instantly.
Zhou's mother and Xie Cuilian were packing their luggage at home, while Zhou's father went to find the village chief Zhou Chuanyi to get a certificate for household registration transfer.
Zhou Chuanyi received Zhou Rong's filial piety and remembered her kindness. He did not want Zhou's father to blindly move to the city, so he advised him, "The city looks good, but the pressure is also great. Everything costs money. It is not as comfortable as living in the village.
I heard about your job as a helper at the dock. It's a job that's more tiring than you thought. If you really want to do it, you can do it for a while. There's no need to move your household registration out of the city.
It’s not easy to settle down in the city. If things don’t go well, it will be troublesome to move back.”
Father Zhou: "Brother Chuanyi's words make sense, but to buy grain in the city you need a grain purchase permit, and to apply for a grain purchase permit you must be a local resident.
Qi Guang is still a transfer student at school, and his tuition is twice as expensive as others. If he had a Jiangcheng hukou, he wouldn't have to study on a transfer basis.
Yuying and I have discussed it. We will use our connections to transfer our household registration. It won’t be a big problem. If the salary from carrying bags is not enough to support our family, we will come back.”
Seeing that Zhou's father insisted on moving his household registration, Zhou Chuanyi said no more and helped him to issue a certificate for transferring his household registration.
The next day, Zhou's father went to Xiejia Village to find Old Man Xie and said he wanted to help Xie Cuilian transfer her household registration.
Finally, there was a city dweller in the family. Old man Xie clapped his hands and laughed happily. He took out six eggs from his home and quickly went to the village chief to get a certificate.
The village chief got some benefits, and Xie Cuilian's household registration transfer certificate was quickly issued.
Afterwards, Zhou's father went to the village to get a certificate, and thanks to Zhou Chuanyu's care, the process went smoothly.
If no one lives in your house for a long time, it will deteriorate.
Zhou's mother didn't want the small home she and Zhou's father had worked so hard to build to be eroded by wind and rain and collapse, so she gave two chickens to each of her sisters-in-law and asked them to ventilate the house every now and then.
If the roof is leaking, find someone to fix it. All expenses will be paid by yourself. Write to the city and the money will be sent back.
Everyone was in a very good mood after getting the chicken, and they promised again and again that they would help Zhou's mother take care of the family, and if there were suitable jobs in the city, they would help their children and nephews.
Zhou's mother smiled and said she would help keep an eye out and ask her to write home if there was anything wrong. If not, she couldn't be blamed.
Zhou's father and mother took away all the things they could use in the city, and the front and back seats of the bicycle were tied up full of things.
Zhou's mother pushed the bicycle, while Zhou's father and Xie Cuilian each carried a heavy load.
When they arrived at Chang'anli, Zhou Rong helped everyone unload their luggage while jokingly saying, "Luckily you rode back on a bicycle. If it was a truck, you would have had to carry even the bricks and tiles from your home."
Zhou's mother: "Our broken house is worth a fortune. Besides, the clothes, bedding, embroidery frames, bamboo baskets, etc. we brought are all useful. Rice, oil, eggs, etc. are all edible. It would be a waste to buy new things!"
Zhou Rong: "What mother said makes sense. Tomorrow I will go with you to find Yang Jinlin to transfer the household registration and get the child support at the same time."
Mother Zhou: “Yes.”
When the security guard told Yang Jinlin that the Zhou family was looking for him, he walked briskly to the door of the unit.
Seeing Zhou Rong was also there, Yang Jinlin said unhappily, "What are you doing here?"
Worried that if he asked for child support now, Yang Jinlin would turn around and run away, or find an excuse not to transfer his household registration, Zhou Rong discussed with Zhou's father and mother on the way and decided not to mention the issue of child support for the time being.
Zhou Rong said, "I'm afraid you'll cheat, so I'll come with my parents."
Yang Jinlin said coldly: "Since I have agreed, I will not regret it. Have you brought all the supporting documents?"
Father Zhou waved a few pieces of paper in his hand and said, "Take them all, let's go."
Yang Jinlin asked an acquaintance for help, and Zhou's father and mother soon received their new household registration books. The two smiled with satisfaction and signaled Zhou Rong with their eyes that they could proceed to the next step...