Chapter 9: Registering for the Great Northwest for Stepmother and Scum Sister

"We just bought some things, we never showed off. If you ask me... it's all because they are jealous!" Cao Jing retorted angrily.

Although she had flaunted her family's wealth, she naturally felt that she was not at fault and that others were the ones who were at fault!

"You..." Liu Hongyang pointed at her angrily, his fingers trembling with anger.

But before he could utter a curse, he suddenly seemed to think of something. Without even bothering to eat, he suddenly walked out the door.

"Hongyang, where are you going?" Cao Jing was startled, thinking that he was angry and was going to abandon her and her daughter, so she hurriedly chased after him.

The best thing Cao Jing had done in her life was to marry Liu Hongyang. Even though he had a child with another woman, it didn't matter. Wasn't the child still hers now?

And the Shen family’s money!

"I'm going to the dock to check on the goods." Liu Hongyang explained in a low voice without stopping.

He has always been a suspicious person. Now that Chen Zhaoyue reminded him of this, he naturally worried that something might happen to the money that had already been shipped on board.

Liu Hongyang muttered suspiciously as he walked, "Maybe someone is eyeing our boat tickets..."

"Oh, then you should be careful on the road." Cao Jing didn't follow him after hearing that. After all, she didn't want to wear those old clothes just now. Now she realized that it would be a problem to go out in only pajamas.

She was very concerned about her reputation, so how could she let those ladies see her in such a miserable state?

"Qingqing, we still have to wear these clothes..." Cao Jing said helplessly.

Despite her disgust, she finally put on the old clothes borrowed from Liu Hongyang.

The loose floral shirt was as big as a sack, and the collar had slipped all the way to the shoulders. Cao Jing had to hold the collar all the time, and when she walked she looked like a puppet, awkward and funny.

"Mom, you look so ugly in this dress!" When Liu Qingqing saw Cao Jing putting on the clothes, she didn't want to wear them anymore. She simply sat on the ground and acted like a spoiled child, refusing to wear them no matter what.

Chen Zhaoyue had seen enough of the show and was now ready to leave: "After a day of rest, my headache has improved a lot. Now I am going to sign up to go to the countryside. Sister Qingqing, do you want to come with me?"

Liu Qingqing: “…”

Yesterday's boomerang hit Liu Qingqing right in the middle of her eyebrows. She never expected that such a big change would happen in just one day.

She didn't even want to wear those ugly clothes, let alone go out in them.

"Who wants to go with you?" Liu Qingqing shouted in a slurred voice with a swollen face, "Can't you go by yourself?"

Chen Zhaoyue never went to the countryside, and she didn't care about it anymore.

As for Cao Jing, he was too busy to take care of himself.

She was staring at the cold porridge, hesitant - the crude food that she would not even look at on other days, now seemed particularly tempting because of her hunger.

"Then I'll go by myself." Chen Zhaoyue smiled without surprise, and left the Shen residence, which was made into a mess by this family, with satisfaction.

She walked briskly to the police station and took out the letter of severance that she had prepared long ago.

It's a good opportunity to break off the relationship first, so that I won't have anything to do with those people from the Liu family in the future.

"Hello comrade, I want to transfer my household registration." Chen Zhaoyue handed the broken letter into the window with a clear and pleasant voice.

The old clerk pushed his reading glasses and sighed in agreement after reading the contents of the document.

These days, he has seen many young people who break off ties with their families in order not to burden them.

But the girl in front of him had clear eyes and a calm expression, unlike those crying young people.

"Have you made up your mind, little girl?" the old clerk asked as a matter of routine, having already started preparing the relevant materials.

"Hmm!" Chen Zhaoyue raised the corners of his lips slightly, his eyes determined: "I've made up my mind. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other."

The old clerk didn't ask any further questions and quickly completed the household registration.

"Get another letter of introduction." Chen Zhaoyue took the new household registration and handed it over a marriage contract.

This was what she saw in Liu Hongyang's bedroom when she was packing up last night. He had put it away very secretly.

When she saw the engagement letter, she recalled from the original owner's memory that there was this certificate, and it was not just a verbal statement.

It’s just that Liu Hongyang took it away on the pretext of safekeeping, and later lied to the original owner that it was missing.

But seeing that Liu Hongyang put this thing together with the money, it was obvious that he valued it very much. Since he didn't give it to the original owner, he must have wanted to keep it for Liu Qingqing.

Although Liu Hongyang was afraid of being discovered and reported by the soldiers, he also coveted the opportunity to establish a relationship with the army.

After all, the family that could arrange a marriage with Mr. Shen must be either rich or noble. With Liu Hongyang's ambitious character, he would certainly not miss this opportunity to make friends with an important person.

"If you want to grab everything, you might as well grab this quota to go to the countryside as well." After receiving the letter of introduction, Chen Zhaoyue was in a good mood.

Now, she has completely changed the original owner's fate.

It is impossible for her to go to the countryside, she cannot bear any hardship!

"It should be here..." Chen Zhaoyue turned and went to another place.

The wooden sign of the street office glows with an old luster in the sunlight.

When Chen Zhaoyue pushed the door open and walked in, the old-fashioned ceiling fan was creaking, lifting a corner of the document on the table.

"Comrade, I'm here to sign up to go to the countryside." Chen Zhaoyue smiled and placed his household registration book on the polished wooden table.

"Really?" When the staff of the street office heard about the registration, they couldn't hide the anticipation in their eyes.

She couldn't wait to open the household registration booklet, and paused her fingers on the names of "Cao Jing" and "Liu Qingqing": "This is..."

"My stepmother and sister." Chen Zhaoyue smiled shyly. "They couldn't spare the time, so they asked me to help them sign up. But they said that if they were going, they wanted to train in the most difficult place. They wanted to go to the Northwest!"

"Great, Great Northwest?" The staff member's voice changed. "Comrade, are you serious?"

"Of course it's true!" Chen Zhaoyue nodded, his eyes as firm as tempered steel. "The more difficult the place, the more it can train people. The Chairman said that educated youth should go to the countryside..."

The man's eyes suddenly turned red. He trembled as he took out the official seal and solemnly stamped it on the registration form: "Good boy, on behalf of the organization, I thank you... Thank you to your whole family!"

As he spoke, he wiped his eyes and said, "The Northwest needs talents like you!"

It is not easy to work in the countryside. Almost no one is willing to go to the countryside from Shanghai, let alone voluntarily sign up.

"Don't say that, this is what we should do." Chen Zhaoyue kept smiling.

After completing the registration procedures, she put away her belongings and household registration booklet and returned them to Liu's house in the evening.

…

Liu Hongyang came back from outside in the evening. He had carefully checked the money on the two boats today and was completely relieved only after making sure that nothing was missing.

Thinking that he would be able to escape far away in two days, he didn't even care about the burglary in his house.

"Zhaoyue, I heard that you have already signed up?" Seeing Shen Zhaoyue, Liu Hongyang forced out a fatherly smile, with calculations hidden in the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.

Apart from the burglary at home, everything else went smoothly. Liu Hongyang was even more grateful that he had transferred the money early, otherwise the loss would have been huge!

"Yes, I've already signed up." Shen Zhaoyue nodded obediently.

"Don't worry, we will pick you up after we have established a firm foothold in Hong Kong." Liu Hongyang nodded and promised casually as usual.

Liu Qingqing was very proud, thinking that once she left in two days, she could go back to her previous good life, while Chen Zhaoyue would have to go to the countryside to suffer. She could endure this little bit of hardship for now!

"Okay, I'll wait." Shen Zhaoyue responded with a smile.

Thinking about how wonderful the expressions of these people would be when they found out that they were the ones going to the countryside in two days, her eyebrows curved, making her look even more well-behaved.