Chapter 6: The Lin Family Recognizes Relatives and Settles
Matchmaker Wang refused to listen when she heard this. She pulled over the eldest and second sons of the Lin family, then pulled up Lin Sanqi, and made the three of them stand in a row.
"Come, everyone, take a look. These three brothers are standing together. Do you think they are a family?"
It’s true, these three people are more than 80% similar in height, body shape, and most importantly, appearance. No one would believe that they are not brothers.
Director Qin still shook his head: "Just looking alike doesn't count. There are thousands of people in this world who look alike. This is not convincing."
Lin Kucan is an old-school literati after all. Literati are always cunning and have certain doubts in their hearts.
After all, if he was really his youngest son, he would be able to recognize his father and mother even after not seeing them for ten years, but the young man in front of him obviously did not feel close to him.
Jin Caifeng is a woman, and women are often more impulsive. When she heard someone questioning her, she was eager to prove it:
"Everyone knows that my family members are named after Chinese herbal medicines. My husband is named Sophora flavescens, my eldest son is named Gancao, and my second son is named Eucommia ulmoides. What's your name, young man?"
Lin Sanqi knew that he had traveled to a completely unfamiliar era, and it was important for him to survive. It would certainly be a good thing if he could really find a relative.
But he knew nothing about the Lin family, so he could only leave it to fate, so he answered:
"My name is Lin Sanqi."
Jin Caifeng burst into tears when she heard this: "Listen, Sanqi, this is the name of the Chinese medicine. My youngest son was named Lin Sanqi when he was born."
The eldest son of the Lin family also asked at this time: "How old are you this year?"
"I'm 23 years old."
Lin Gancao pressed on, "I just heard you say something about the inner sea. What does that mean?"
"The one on the inner seashore means who you are."
The Lin family was excited when they heard this, because Lin Sanqi spoke typical Cantonese. In 1959, how many people in the north spoke Cantonese?
Lin Kucan nodded and said to Director Qin and Aunt Qian, "The name, age, place of origin, and appearance all match, but..."
Lin Sanqi secretly complained: The best way is to test DNA, but it seems that there is no paternity testing technology in this era.
Jin Caifeng suddenly seemed to remember something and shouted:
"By the way, my son Qizi has a red birthmark on his butt. It's the same shape as the Panax notoginseng fruit. We named him based on this birthmark."
Director Qin's eyes lit up when he heard this: "That's great. If they match, then we can confirm the identity of this young man."
Suddenly, everyone's eyes were focused on Lin Sanqi's shorts.
Lin Sanqi felt his anus tighten. He was already an adult. If he took off his pants and exposed his buttocks in front of so many men, young and old, and women in the yard, he would be socially disastrous.
Director Qian coughed lightly and said, "Young man, take it off. This will help verify your identity."
Lin Kushen and Jin Caifeng also nodded heavily: "Zizi, take it off."
The neighbors' eyes lit up: "Take it off! Once you take it off, we'll know if it's the youngest son of the Lin family."
Aunt Qian, the neighborhood committee director, asked suspiciously, "Are you an imposter?"
Lin Sanqi was actually relieved, thinking that God had arranged for him to travel through time inexplicably and had already arranged everything.
It just so happened that the Lin family had lost a little son, and it just so happened that I matched their appearance and age, and it just so happened that I actually had such a red birthmark on my butt.
If you want to survive in this "other world", it seems that you have to expose your butt.
Thinking of this, Lin Sanjie didn't care anymore. He took off his outer shorts, revealing half of his buttocks, and everyone gathered around him.
Lin Kucan suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahaha, he really is my son, he really is my son~~~"
Jin Caifeng quickly pulled up Lin Sanqi's pants and hugged Lin Sanqi crying with joy:
"I wouldn't be unaware of the flesh that fell from my own body. I knew at first sight that this was my sweetheart. Ah, my poor son, where have you been for the past ten years?"
Lin Sanqi secretly complained in his heart: Auntie, are you sure your sixth sense is accurate?
But he couldn't say that, and had to pretend to have amnesia to deceive everyone. You know, the people in the police station and the street office are all foxes, and it's not easy to fool them.
"I, I don't remember anything. I've forgotten everything that happened before. I only know that my family seemed to live here, and then I stumbled here. Oh, I was even hit with a stick. I can't remember anything..."
Upon hearing this, Bao Yansheng quietly stepped back from the crowd.
Everyone sighed, but Chief Qin of the police station was a little worried:
"Doctor Lin, it's great that you found your youngest son, but registering him as a hukou is a bit difficult. You know the country has been in trouble these past few years, and the cities are all clearing people back to the countryside, refusing to let them register."
Lin Sanqi was shocked when he heard this and thought that something bad had happened.
If he couldn't settle down in the city, would he be sent to the countryside, to the most difficult places, to undergo labor reform? That would be like killing him.
After liberation, the capital began to develop rapidly. A large number of intellectuals and farmers were recruited from all over the country and near the capital to build the city. In addition, many newly built factories also required a large number of workers.
However, this prosperous momentum happened to encounter natural disasters, and the national grain production was severely reduced, making it difficult to sustain the huge urban population.
Therefore, major cities across the country have plans to clear out some idle people, and major enterprises and institutions will also lay off workers in proportion. The ultimate goal is to reduce the city's population by one-third and return them to their hometowns.
Against this backdrop, it was impossible for Lin Sanqi, a "strange person", to settle down in the capital.
A capital city household registration is extremely valuable at any time.
Who would have thought that after hearing this, Lin Kucan not only did not feel worried, but laughed:
"Don't worry, Director Qin. After my youngest son went missing, we've been hoping he'd come home at any time, so we never cancelled his household registration. Oh, Director Qian can attest to that!"
Aunt Qian nodded and explained:
"The Lin family is a special talent group that came to Beijing. According to policy, they not only need to find a household registration and housing, but also find employment for their family members. That's why the youngest son of the Lin family was originally registered in our neighborhood. The Lin family was not on the list of people to be cleared out, so this household registration has never been moved."
Lin Sanqi felt relieved and thought to himself that it was a good thing, otherwise he would have to go to the countryside to become a farmer from the beginning, and with his weak arms and legs, he would have starved to death sooner or later.
Jin Caifeng had already come out of the house at this time, holding a household registration book in her hand.
There were "population registration cards" inserted inside. Turning to the last page, the three words "Lin Sanqi" were very eye-catching.
The household type is written as "worker", the relationship with the head of the household is written as "third son", the place of birth is written as "Huadu City", and the date of birth is written as "August 13, 1936".
Seeing this card, the people in the hospital, as well as Director Qin and Director Qian, all breathed a sigh of relief. The biggest obstacle, the household registration problem, was solved.
Without a household registration, the youngest son of the Lin family would definitely not be able to live in the city and would be sent back to his hometown.
It’s a tragic thing to think that people are forced to separate just after they have reunited.
So everyone spoke nice words to the Lin family:
"Congratulations, Dr. Lin, the family is reunited..."
"It's not easy. Doctor Lin has been searching for his youngest son for a full ten years, through wind and rain, without a break..."
"Tsk, one more person means one more mouth to feed. Life will be even harder for the Lin family..."
Lin Kucan responded to everyone's congratulations with a smile, while holding his "youngest son's" hand tightly with his other hand.
(End of this chapter)
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