Chapter 127 From now on, all the heavy work at home will be left to me
"On April 30, 1976, Zou Meihua and Tan Chen voluntarily severed their relationship in the presence of the two team leaders, Zhao Fa and Wang Fugui, and all the members of the Sihe Village production team. From then on, the two families no longer had any connection..."
After reading the agreement, Zhao Fa asked Zou Meihua to sign and put her fingerprints on it.
In front of everyone, Zou Meihua reluctantly wrote her name and pressed her fingerprints.
Then Tan Chen, the two team leaders, and those enthusiastic members all signed and put their fingerprints on it.
Zhao Fa put away the agreements and said, "It's too late today. I'll find time to go to the commune tomorrow to get them stamped with the official seal, and then the agreement will officially take effect."
"Then ask the commune to issue a letter of introduction. Tan Chen will take the agreement and letter of introduction to the police station to separate the household registration."
After saying that, he looked at Zou Meihua again and said, "Tan Kai destroyed a lot of Tan Chen's rice seedlings today. I'll use your work points to make up for it."
When Zou Meihua heard that she had to pay work points as compensation, she suppressed the urge to throw a tantrum: "Captain..."
Zhao Fa knew what she was going to say at a glance and interrupted her directly: "Zou Meihua, I'm taking good care of you by not asking you to pay the money directly."
Seeing this, Zou Meihua didn't dare to say anything, for fear that Zhao Fa would get angry and ask her to give her the money right away.
Shang Ruoting had never expected that severing ties in this era would be so simple. All one had to do was sign, fingerprint, and then separate the household registration. She was obviously a little unbelievable.
Just when she was confused, Tan Chen spoke.
"Captain, when you go to the commune to stamp the agreement, don't distribute it yet."
Zhao Fa didn't understand what he meant: "What did you think of?"
Tan Chen's tone remained calm. "After the agreement is stamped, I plan to take it to a newspaper in the provincial capital and publish an announcement. I'll also need to trouble the team to issue me a letter of introduction."
Shang Ruoting had indeed seen in newspapers of later generations that relatives had severed ties and published statements in the newspapers. She had never expected that Tan Chen, who was born and raised in this era, could also think of this. She couldn't help but feel a little more satisfied with him.
Although Zhao Fa didn't understand the significance of publishing a statement in the newspaper, he thought that Tan Chen had served in the army for so many years and had more experience than him.
"Okay, I'll give it to you to publish in the newspaper after I stamp it with my seal. I'll also give you the letter of introduction."
Zou Meihua stood there, watching as both captains sided with Tan Chen. She knew she would be laughed at if she continued to stay, so she simply turned around and left.
As for how she would cause trouble for Tan Mingshan when she returned home, outsiders had no idea...
The incident of Tan Chen and the Tan family severing their relationship had been going on for quite some time, and the wild boars over there had been almost dealt with. Zhao Fa publicly ordered people to cut the wild boars in half and directly let Tan Chen take his own back.
Tan Chen and Shang Ruoting thanked the two team leaders and the members who helped sign again before carrying the wild boar back.
This wild boar was quite big, weighing at least 300 kilograms. Tan Chen took the initiative to leave the pig's head and internal organs to the team. The part he carried on his shoulders weighed almost 100 kilograms.
He held the wild boar with one hand and Shang Ruoting with the other, still walking briskly.
Shang Ruoting looked at Tan Chen and felt that it was really nice to have a man at home. Although she could also carry the wild boar back, how could it be the same feeling as having a man carry it back?
For example, the last time she came back carrying a sack of cornmeal, people talked about her for so long...
Tan Chen noticed Shang Ruoting looking at him, and his originally tense face relaxed, with the corners of his lips slightly raised: "What are you looking at?"
Shang Ruoting was very frank: "I just feel that it's great to have you. I finally don't have to carry such a heavy thing by myself."
After hearing this, Tan Chen felt an inexplicable throbbing in his heart. He held Shang Ruoting's hand and tightened it unconsciously.
"From now on, all the heavy work at home will be left to me."
Shang Ruoting felt warm in her heart, but she still did not forget to show concern. After all, he had lived in the Tan family for so many years, it was impossible to say that he had no feelings.
"Well... well... don't take what happened just now to heart. Even without them, you still have grandma and I to care for you."
Tan Chen turned his head again and met her shining eyes.
They looked into each other's eyes, then looked around. He quickly lowered his head and kissed Shang Ruoting on the face. Then he acted as if nothing had happened and continued walking forward.
Shang Ruoting was kissed by Tan Chen without warning. She instinctively covered her face with her hands and stared at him with her bright big eyes.
Although Tan Chen kept looking straight ahead, he could still see her movements out of the corner of his eye.
"Why? Do you think I'm pretty?"
Shang Ruoting was so amused by Tan Chen that she had forgotten about comforting him and raised her little fist to hit him.
Tan Chen didn't even try to hide and continued to joke: "I didn't expect... I actually married a tigress who would beat people."
Shang Ruoting replied without thinking: "Then you are a male tiger."
Tan Chen burst out laughing: "Hahaha...Okay, I'm the male tiger, Ruoting is the female tiger, we are both tigers, and no one will dare to bully us from now on."
A little joke dispelled a lot of the gloom brought about by the severance of relations with the Tan family, and the two of them walked back home talking and laughing all the way.
Old Mrs. Shang had nothing to do at the moment. She was sitting on a small bench in the yard basking in the sun. Next to her was the radio that Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen bought in Beijing.
Judging from the sound, it should be playing a multi-person radio drama.
Old Mrs. Shang listened intently, and it was not until the two men walked into the yard that she saw two people covered in blood.
She was so frightened that she couldn't speak for a long time. After a long time, she stood up and pointed at the two of them with a trembling hand: "Tingting, Tan Chen, what's wrong with you?"
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