Chapter 243 Household Registration

Zhou Jun walked to the entrance of the courtyard and knocked a few times.

He shouted loudly, "Su Nian, open the door, it's me."

Su Nian was standing at the door when she heard Zhou Jun shout, and immediately opened the door.

“Zhou Jun, you’re finally back, I…”

Zhou Jun raised his hand to interrupt Su Nian and smiled slightly at her.

He said, "I'm back to pack my things, I'll be leaving soon."

Zhou's mother rushed to Su Nian's side and raised her hand to slap her cheek.

Startled, Su Nian quickly closed her eyes, but before the slap landed, she cautiously opened them again.

Seeing Zhou Jun's ashen face as he gripped Zhou's mother's wrist, he shoved her away.

Zhou's mother stumbled after being pushed by Zhou Jun, but fortunately Zhou Yan caught her quickly.

"Brother, how could you lay a hand on Mother?" Zhou Yan's sharp voice rang out.

A cold glint flashed in Zhou Jun's eyes as he walked straight up to his mother and Zhou Yan.

He said coldly, "Mother, I'm getting a divorce from Su Nian soon. What right do you have to hit her?"

After saying that, before Zhou's mother and Zhou Yan could react, he pushed them out the door.

With a "snap," the courtyard gate slammed shut.

Grandma Gu couldn't help but laugh when she saw Zhou Jun's actions.

Seeing Zhou's mother's stunned expression, her anger at being teased for not having a son to support her in her old age immediately subsided.

He said sarcastically, "Zhou Jun has retired from the military, let's see what you can use to threaten him now!"

After saying that, he turned to the mother of Deputy Battalion Commander Wang beside him.

He deliberately raised his voice and said, "I have a filial granddaughter and grandson-in-law, which is much better than that annoying old hag."

After saying that, he pulled Gu Yihan, who was holding Hao Hao, and said, "Let's go home, there's no more excitement to watch."

Gu Yihan looked at Grandma Gu, who was acting like a child, with amusement, nodded, and turned to follow her back to the courtyard.

Looking at her wrist, which had turned blue from Zhou Jun's grip, Zhou's mother could sense that he wanted to hit her.

A chill ran through me; my son had become estranged from me.

Zhou Family Courtyard

Zhou Jun took Su Nian's hand and walked into the bedroom, glancing at his daughter who was fast asleep on the bed.

He turned around, hugged her, kissed her cheek, and said, "Wife, I'll be back after I've taken care of things back home."

Upon hearing this, Su Nian looked up at Zhou Jun and reached out to touch his rough cheek.

Choking back tears, she said, "I thought you were really going to divorce me!"

Zhou Jun lowered his head and kissed her lips, then smiled and said, "Such a good wife is hard to find even with a lantern, how could I possibly divorce you?"

After saying that, he released his grip on Su Nian.

He opened the closet, took out a large bag, and while packing clothes, said, "Honey, I've found you a job."

Su Nian was stunned when she heard this. Zhou Ni was so young, who would take care of the child if she went out to work?

"She's a teacher at a military elementary school, teaching third grade."

Zhou Jun did not hear Su Nian's reply, and looked up at her sitting on the bed, seemingly lost in thought.

He walked over, sat down next to her, and put his arm around her shoulder. He asked, "Why don't you like being a teacher?"

Su Nian looked up at Zhou Jun, forced a smile, and whispered, "Where's our original teacher?"

Zhou Jun frowned slightly, noticing that Su Nian didn't seem very happy, and said, "Our former teacher is about to go on maternity leave."

"Oh." Su Nian lowered her head, looking at her slender fingers.

She has never worked before and doesn't know if she can handle both taking care of children and working.

Zhou Jun sighed; he didn't want Su Nian to go to work either.

However, without a job, there was nowhere to receive her household registration, so they could only find her a job that could receive her household registration.

Zhou Jun pinched Su Nian's cheek and said, "If you don't want to work in the future, you can find a military spouse in the family compound to take your place."

Upon hearing this, Su Nian's eyes lit up, and she nodded with a smile.

Seeing Su Nian smile, Zhou Jun instructed, "Honey, I'm leaving now. Take good care of yourself at home. If you don't have time to cook, just buy food from the cafeteria."

Su Nian nodded and said, "Don't worry, I won't go hungry."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jun stood up, picked up his packed bag, and turned to leave.

afternoon

Grandma Gu was chopping at Hao Hao from behind with a knife, muttering, "Cut off the tripping rope."

Seeing her grandmother's actions, Gu Yihan smiled and asked, "Grandma, will this work?"

Grandma Gu followed behind Hao Hao. After chopping three times, she stood up, put the knife on the dining table, and looked up at her granddaughter.

He said, "You're still young, you don't understand. This was passed down from our ancestors."

"What is it that was passed down from our ancestors?" Lu Huailin walked into the living room and looked curiously at Gu Yihan sitting on the sofa.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yihan laughed and explained, "Grandma said that Hao Hao is unsteady on his feet because he's tied up with a tripping rope."

After saying that, he pointed to the kitchen knife on the table: "Chop it three times with the kitchen knife, and you'll be able to walk steadily from now on."

After she finished speaking, she couldn't help but laugh.

Lu Huailin walked over to Gu Yihan and sat down next to her, a smile in his eyes.

I watched Hao Hao practicing walking with Grandma Gu.

He said, "This is all a lie."

Gu Yihan chuckled upon hearing this, but when she saw Grandma Gu roll her eyes at her, she tried her best to suppress her laughter.

He said, "I told you it's all superstition and has no scientific basis, but you didn't believe me."

Lu Huailin leaned back on the sofa, reached out and took his wife's hand, stroking it in his palm.

Gu Yihan felt an itch on her hand and was about to pull her hand away when Lu Huailin gripped it tightly.

A deep voice rang out: "When Commander Zhou left, he wanted you to help take care of Su Nian for a few days."

"What?" Grandma Gu, who was helping Hao Hao walk, exclaimed upon hearing this.

He immediately looked up at Lu Huailin and asked, "Didn't Commander Zhou retire from the army? How come his wife is still living in the family compound?"

Gu Yihan turned her head to look at Lu Huailin.

"Did Commander Zhou give you prior notice?"

Lu Huailin lowered his eyes and looked at his wife's fair little hands, then nodded and hummed in agreement.

He began, "Zhou Jun hasn't taken a vacation in several years, but he's taken a full leave this time, a month and a half."

"His purpose in returning to his hometown was to transfer Su Nian and the child's household registration to Kuncheng."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yihan looked at Lu Huailin in surprise and said, "How come Su Nian's household registration is in the countryside?"

Grandma Gu pursed her lips and chimed in, "That's right, she's the daughter of a capitalist, her family has plenty of money, how could she not have an urban household registration?"

Ever since I learned that Su Nian was the daughter of a capitalist.

She didn't have a good impression of her. No wonder her family had everything; they were all bloodsuckers who exploited farmers.

Lu Huailin looked up at Grandma Gu and patiently explained, "The Su family donated most of their assets."

"In order to evade the surveillance of the local street office, Su Nian moved her household registration to the Zhou family after marrying Zhou Jun."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yihan realized why Su Nian dared not resist; her and her child's household registration were in the hands of Zhou Jun's mother.

Grandma Gu sat on the mat on the ground, holding Hao Hao, and sighed, "Did Commander Zhou know in advance that his mother would come to make trouble?"

Lu Huailin smiled but didn't say anything.