Chapter 11: Changing Surname

When Zhong Hui saw her ex-husband Ge Zhihua appear at the door with a shy smile on his face, she just wanted to roll her eyes.

"What are you doing here?" Zhong Hui avoided him and prepared to go inside.

"Um, Hui, I..."

"Call me Zhong Hui!" Zhong Hui interrupted him harshly.

"Okay, okay, Zhong Hui, Zhong Hui." Ge Zhihua quickly changed his tone, "I just wanted to come see you and Linlin. By the way, why did your house get demolished?"

"If you have something to say, just say it." Zhong Hui was too lazy to talk nonsense with him.

Ge Zhihua didn't dare to offend Zhong Hui at this moment, and quickly said, "Well, it's like this. My household registration is still in Xiatuan Village. I came here today to transfer my household registration."

It would be bad if the house was demolished but my household registration was still in Xiatuan Village.

Zhong Hui rolled her eyes and was about to retort him when she saw her elder brother and sister-in-law come out.

"Hey, who is this? The son-in-law from Shangtuan Village, how come he has time to come to our Xiatuan Village?" Yang Fangqin looked like she was watching a show.

"Brother, sister-in-law, I..."

"Stop, who are your elder brother and sister-in-law? Don't shout." Zhong Xiong said with a dark face.

Ge Zhihua's face flushed red and he wanted to turn around and leave, but he didn't dare to leave because the job was not done yet, so he could only smile awkwardly.

Change the household registration? If you want to accommodate her, then do it. He is her ex-husband, but they are still in the same household registration book. Zhong Hui still feels uncomfortable.

"Okay, changing your household registration is fine too. It just so happens that I also want to go to the police station. Since Linlin followed me and you went to her house, then Linlin will take my last name. It's a good opportunity for us to change it together today."

When Ge Zhihua heard that he was going to change his daughter's surname, he became anxious: "Linlin's surname cannot be changed. She is my daughter and she must have my surname."

"Take your surname? Do you pay child support? Do you care about her? Why should she take your surname?" Zhong Huike would not tolerate him and kept retorting him, leaving him speechless.

"But, Linlin is my daughter after all," Ge Zhihua argued in a low voice.

"It's true that she is your daughter. Even if she has my last name, it won't affect the fact that she is your daughter." Zhong Hui said lightly.

Zhong Xiong and Yang Fangqin were watching the excitement from the side, almost holding a watermelon and eating it while watching.

Zhong Hui looked up at the sun, which was already rising. She was tired after a whole morning and didn't want to waste any more time talking to him.

"Okay, I still say the same thing. You can transfer your household registration, but Linlin has to take my last name. Think about it carefully and don't waste your time. I'm not in a hurry. You know whether you're in a hurry or not."

Zhong Hui now holds Ge Zhihua's lifeblood in his hands. He is now thinking about moving his household registration as soon as possible, for fear that he will miss the opportunity once the demolition policy comes out.

Ge Zhihua frowned, still refusing to let Linlin change her surname: "Have you asked Linlin what she thinks? Is she willing?"

Zhong Hui actually asked Linlin about changing her surname. She mentioned it casually when the mother and daughter were lying in bed.

What Linlin said at that time was that the little girl was very happy. She also said that she liked the surname Zhong because it was the same surname as her brother Zhong Xu, and it sounded familiar to her.

Zhong Hui didn't want to tell Ge Zhihua this, so she just nodded and said, "She agrees."

Ge Zhihua looked like an eggplant hit by frost, with a hurt expression.

Zhong Hui rolled her eyes and said, "Alright, you should go back to Shangtuan Village and show your new wife this look. I don't want to see it. So, I have one question for you: do you agree? If you agree, I'll go with you to handle the paperwork right now. If you don't agree, then get out of here right away."

Ge Zhihua clenched his fists, weighed the pros and cons, and agreed: "I agree."

Zhong Hui laughed and said, "Okay, you wait."

She had gone out early in the morning and was starving. Yang Fangqin had already prepared breakfast, which they had eaten first, and the two children had gone to school.

"Don't be in a hurry, eat slowly, and ask him to wait at the door." Yang Fangqin took the remaining rice out of the pot and gave it to Zhong Hui.

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Zhong Hui washed her hands and reached out to take it.

Yang Fangqin watched Zhong Hui eat and praised her, "You finally learned your lesson today. That's the way it should be. He's divorced, so why should the child still have his last name?"

"If your eldest brother dares to do anything to let me down, not only will I change the child's surname, I'll even have to find him a new father."

"Hey, hey, hey, the surname is Ge. Don't take me with you. I'm a five-good citizen and I won't do any trouble." Zhong Xiong retorted quickly.

"Hahahahahahaha..." Yang Fangqin laughed so hard that her body shook. While laughing, she touched the corners of her eyes with her hands, for fear that she would get crow's feet from laughing.

Zhong Hui had a hard time holding back her laughter. After finally finishing her meal, she was about to wash the dishes when Yang Fangqin grabbed them away: "You go first. Leave the dishes here and I'll wash them. Let your eldest brother take you back."

Zhong Hui felt a little embarrassed and was pushed away by Yang Fangqin.

"Okay, let your sister-in-law wash it, and we'll go to the police station first." Zhong Xiong went outside to drive the car first.

Zhong Xiong started the van, Zhong Hui went to get her ID, opened the door and got in.

Seeing this, Ge Zhihua hurriedly got on his motorcycle and followed.

"Tsk tsk, this man is so lucky to be living off his wife. He used to have only two legs, but now he can ride a motorcycle." Zhong Xiong said loudly on purpose.

A look of embarrassment flashed across Ge Zhihua's face. He said nothing and stepped on the accelerator.

"Haha." "Zhong Xiong can let a broken motorcycle overtake him?"

That was definitely not possible. He pushed hard on his feet and threw Ge Zhihua behind him.

After leaving Xiatuan Village, drive another two or three kilometers along the country road and you will reach Huanan Town.

Zhong Xiong parked the car directly in front of the Huanan Town Police Station.

He knew a lot of people, so once he entered the police station, he started chatting with people with ease.

Ge Zhihua lagged behind by a few minutes, and when he arrived, Zhong Xiong had already become friends with the police officer who was handling the household registration.

When they saw him coming, several police officers in the police station looked at him with strange eyes.

"You want to transfer your household registration, right? You should apply for a moving-out certificate first." The policeman named Zhang said to Ge Zhihua with a stern face, with the cigarette given by Zhong Xiong tucked between his ears.

Ge Zhihua hurried forward, not caring about other people's looks, and quickly took out his ID.

Zhong Hui also stepped forward and was about to sign when the police officer said, "You can't do that. You need the head of Xiatuan Village to issue you a certificate."

"Ah? I still need to sign?" Ge Zhihua was stunned.

"The village chief is not allowed to issue the relocation certificate?" the police officer said unhappily.

"Yes, yes, I'll go right away." Ge Zhihua said and hurried out.

He went back and forth, and when he came back, Zhong Hui had already changed Linlin's surname. Now her daughter is called Zhong Linlin, and the name of the head of household in the household registration book has also become Zhong Hui.

Zhong Hui recited it silently several times and found it quite nice.

Ge Zhihua was in a hurry, not caring about the sweat on his face. He quickly said nice words and asked the police to process the procedures for him.

"Okay, go back to Shangtuan Village now and ask them to issue a certificate of acceptance. Come back tomorrow to complete the moving procedures." The police gave him a note and sent him away.

"Why don't you explain it clearly at once?" Ge Zhihua was angry but dared not say anything. He could only say nice things and went to Shangtuan Village again.

Seeing him being ordered around in circles, Zhong Hui and Zhong Xiong smiled, took the newly issued household registration book and went back leisurely.