Zhu Qinghao naturally stopped going in and out of the Xiang family's house; she went back to live in the small courtyard after Chen Yuting arrived.

On the one hand, she didn't want to cause trouble for others; on the other hand, she needed her own space; and also, she needed to go out and monitor Jia Ren and Zhang Jian to see if she could find out Zhao Cheng's whereabouts.

From the night the Zhu family was sent down to the countryside, she would go to the committee every evening to stake out and inquire, as living at the Xiang family's house made it somewhat inconvenient for her to move around.

At this moment, she was carrying her household registration book and following Zhou Huilan to the educated youth office.

The Zhu family has been gone for four or five days. Zhou Huilan and her husband have found out that they have arrived at that address.

Upon receiving the news, she immediately found someone to cover her shift and then ran to find Zhu Qinghao.

Zhu Qinghao had been waiting for this news, and now that it had finally arrived, she went to the educated youth office with Zhou Huilan without any delay.

"Lihua, Lihua, I've brought Haohao. Please register her quickly."

Yan Lihua was waiting for them here because Zhou Huilan had given prior notice.

Upon seeing her arrive, he took her household registration booklet without saying a word and registered her.

"Come on, Huilan, check again if this is the correct address. Don't make a mistake."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Huilan immediately considered it and read it silently twice.

"Yes, yes, this is the place."

Yan Lihua nodded, then confirmed with Zhu Qinghao again before putting the relevant items away.

"Honey, I've already registered you. Here's your ticket. The train is next Tuesday at 8 a.m., so don't forget it."

It's alright, though; usually someone will come to remind you a day in advance.

After saying that, he took out an envelope from the drawer and solemnly handed it to Zhu Qinghao.

"This is a rural allowance, given according to the standard, 250 yuan per person."

In addition, during your first year in the countryside, you will receive a monthly grain subsidy of 40 jin (20 kg). This should be distributed from the local county to the production brigade, and then from the production brigade to you.

Zhu Qinghao nodded, but before she could speak, she heard Yan Lihua continue speaking.

"Huilan, the place Haohao is going to is very cold. See if you can think of a way to prepare a thick quilt for her. The kind we usually use is definitely not suitable, it's too thin."

"Don't worry, it's all set. I reckon it'll be ready in the next day or two."

Zhou Huilan's answer was so natural that it surprised Zhu Qinghao, because she had no idea that Zhou Huilan had prepared a quilt for her.

Seeing the surprise in her eyes, Zhou Huilan smiled.

“I started preparing when you decided to go to the countryside, but cotton was hard to come by, so I could only get two 10-pound cotton quilts.”

When the time comes, you take one of these quilts... Keep the other one for yourself. A young girl like you must not get cold, otherwise it will be a lifelong problem.

"If there's still not enough, we'll figure out a way slowly. We'll always find a solution. We absolutely can't shortchange ourselves, understand?"

With tears welling in her eyes, Zhu Qinghao bit her lip and nodded:

"Yes, thank you, Auntie. But you don't need to prepare anything else. I've prepared two beds these past few days, that's enough."

"Don't use up all the things in the house, what will you use then?"