“I heard that the wages are high in Pingjiang and the people there are respectable. If my son can become a Pingjiang resident, all my hard work will be worth it. Yanming, Yanming’s wife, I’m entrusting the job to you. Um… I know that getting a job in the city requires connections. Money is no problem, I’ve prepared it all, you can spend as much as you want.”

My cousin's daughter suddenly pulled out a stack of money from her pocket, tied with white IOUs. The brand-new bills were shining. There were five stacks in total. The Fang family was stunned. They had never seen so much money in their lives!

"Why give money to family? You're being too formal. Take it back immediately."

Although Fang's mother said that, her eyes were fixed on the money, gleaming with a green light. The rest of the Fang family were the same; their adrenaline was pumping from the 50,000 yuan, and they couldn't even sit still.

“Relatives are relatives, but we can’t let Yanming pay for things himself. Take this 50,000 yuan first, and call me if it’s not enough. As long as we can get the child a good job and settle his household registration, it’s worth it no matter how much money we spend.”

My niece is an experienced person who has ventured out into the world; she speaks and acts with a generous spirit. However, she is still too naive and doesn't know how difficult it is to obtain a household registration in Pingjiang. It's not something that can be solved with just tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of yuan.

Fang's mother swallowed hard, her heart pounding so hard it felt like it was about to jump out of her throat. For the first time, she realized how incredibly easy it was to make money. Just introducing a job could earn her so much in service fees. She had many relatives who wanted to work in Pingjiang, and if she could collect a service fee from each of them, she wouldn't have to worry about her retirement.

Mao Fangfei pushed the 50,000 yuan back to her cousin and said sincerely, "It is only right for relatives to help. As for the job introduction, I will talk to my child and then we will see. I don't need the money, so you can take it back. And don't even think about getting the household registration. Neither Yanming nor I have the ability to do that. No amount of money can solve the problem."

The niece's smile faltered, thinking that Mao Fangfei was unwilling to help or thought the money was too little. She quickly said, "Money is no problem. If it's not enough, I'll go to the bank to get more. Just tell me how much you need."

Mao Fangfei said helplessly, "It's really not about money. Let me be frank with you. Pingjiang has a new policy for household registration. Unless your child has a master's degree or above and graduated from a key university, or has returned from studying abroad, of course, from a world-renowned university, these two types of high-tech talent can be introduced for household registration. Your child doesn't meet either of these requirements."

My niece was confused. "My kid is also in high-tech fields, like computers. Why can't he register his household registration?"

"Computer science is just a major, it has nothing to do with high technology. What I mean by high technology is academic qualifications and the university you graduated from. Your child only has a junior college degree, which is not qualified."

"So my child's education is useless?"

My niece looked dejected; all her hard work studying for three years of university had been for nothing.

"Of course it's useful. No matter what, the knowledge you learn is useful and can be used to find a job. It's just that you can't settle down in Pingjiang for the time being. Of course, there is another way for your child to settle down in Pingjiang."

Mao Fangfei patiently explained the policy on long-term residency and household registration. Her cousin and her husband only half understood it, while the Fang family was completely confused and didn't understand it at all.

"I heard that as long as you have money, it's fine. Why go through all this trouble?" Fang's mother pouted, feeling that Mao Fangfei was unwilling to help and was not giving her face.

Fang Yanming said irritably, "You're right, money can get you residency, but do you have that much money?"

"How much do you want?" My niece perked up, seeing hope again.