Chapter 4 First, transfer household registration
"Auntie, don't forget what you promised me. If you kill Cen Yan in a fit of anger, where am I going to find such a beautiful wife?"
Hu Zhiwei stroked his chin, looking up at the building with lingering interest.
Before coming, Hu Lier told him about Cen Yan's figure and appearance, but when he met her, he found that she was even better than Hu Lier had described.
Realizing that Hu Zhiwei was driven by lust, Hu Li'er was furious. "Three-legged toads are hard to find, but a woman who can give you a son isn't hard to come by! Cen Yan is always a threat; you'll only feel at ease if she's taken care of! Husband, say something!"
"Alright, Zhiwei is right. Cen Yan is dead. Who will help us hold off the Red Armbands?" Shan Jianshe glanced at Hu Lier unhappily.
Hu Li'er was furious that her husband and nephew were so unsupportive. "Fine, fine, you all have a point. Then give me a practical solution! Where are we going to get the two thousand yuan dowry that Cen Yan is asking for?"
"Of course my aunt and uncle will help me pay!" Hu Zhiwei licked his lips, looking at the couple with an ambiguous expression. "My aunt and uncle gave me over 20,000 yuan as a dowry, and they're just giving it to me like that. It's a small problem for them to give their nephew an extra 2,000 yuan, right?"
"Cen Yan became a bandit, and you're going to try and steal my heart too? Two thousand, you really dare to ask for that much!" Hu Li'er glared and cursed.
Hu Zhiwei sneered, "Once I train Cen Yan into an obedient bitch, she'll give you whatever you want. I'll just give you the two thousand yuan then. If I can't marry Cen Yan, I won't be able to keep an eye on her for my aunt and uncle and prevent her from causing trouble..."
"I have no money!" Hu Li'er turned away, preferring to ignore it.
At this point, Shan Jianshe stated, "Give him two thousand yuan."
"Husband!" Hu Li'er cried out, "We're really out of money!"
Lately, everyone has been busy transferring the Cen family's assets, with valuable antiques, ornaments, gold, silver and jade being delivered to the ship one after another.
When she arrived in Hong Kong, she needed to use Hong Kong dollars, as mainland currency was not accepted. She also asked someone to exchange her money for gold bars on the black market.
The 23,200 yuan that Cen Yan swindled was the last cash the family had left. At most, they could only keep a few hundred yuan to maintain the Cen family's facade of prosperity and prevent the Red Armband faction from becoming suspicious.
As the head of the family, Shan Jianshe wouldn't allow anyone to question his decisions: "If we don't have money, we'll exchange it on the black market! Money can be exchanged for gold bars, and gold bars can naturally be exchanged for money! The most urgent thing is to get Cen Yan to the countryside as soon as possible so that it will be easier for us to carry out our next move!"
Hu Lier was speechless, then stood up angrily: "Fine, you're all so generous, all you know is to take my money to pay off that slut Cen Yan!"
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Cen Yan wasn't worried at all about whether Hu Zhiwei could come up with a dowry of two thousand yuan.
Because from beginning to end, she never intended to go back to the countryside with Hu Zhiwei. In this life, she wants the Red Armband to settle accounts with the Cen family ahead of time!
Cen Yan was about to leave to carry out her next plan when a knock sounded at the door.
"Go!" she shouted without turning her head. She raised two thousand yuan in just half an hour, much faster than she had expected.
Hu Lier hated Cen Yan to the core, so the person who came to deliver the money was Hu Zhiwei. As soon as he entered the door, he stated: "Two thousand yuan, no more, no less. Yan Yan, hurry up and pack your things, come home with me."
Cen Yan took the money, pushed Hu Zhiwei out of the room, and slammed him to the ground: "Hu Zhiwei, are you getting married or rushing to be reborn into a better family? It's already afternoon, do you expect me to walk home with you in the dark? If you're mentally ill, go get it treated!"
"What do you mean! You want to go back on your word after accepting the betrothal gifts?" Hu Zhiwei sat on the ground, looking up at Cen Yan and threateningly said, "Yan Yan, I can be accommodating to you, but if you keep pushing your luck and taking advantage of others, don't blame me for not giving you a good look!"
Cen Yan clicked her tongue, "Who said I was going to back out? Our Cen family has always been a family of propriety and courtesy, and we can't neglect that! This is my first visit, and we'll be living together from now on, so I should at least buy something for my future in-laws, right?"
Upon hearing this, Hu Zhiwei's expression gradually softened. "That makes sense. A new bride shouldn't meet her parents-in-law empty-handed."
Cen Yan suppressed her nausea and helped him up. "You just wait at home. I'll go out and buy some things. I'll definitely go home with you first thing tomorrow morning."
After saying that, Cen Yan closed the door without waiting for the man to speak, leaving him with no choice but to stay inside.
Cen Yan tidied up her room, made sure to take her valuable jewelry and money with her, and then went out.
She went out for three main reasons. First, she wanted to transfer her household registration to a separate address.
The second thing, as mentioned on the surface, is to buy some supplies that can be taken with you. The third thing, however, is the most important.
Cen Yan took her household registration booklet to the neighborhood committee and explained her purpose to the clerk.
When asked why, she squeezed out two tears and fabricated a logically sound and meticulous story.
"How can your dad be so biased? Just because your stepsister doesn't want to be the second child, he wants to move your household registration out?"
The clerk was speechless after hearing this, unsure whether to call Shan Jianshe biased or shameless.
Cen Yan dabbed her eyes with a handkerchief; the dried onion juice on it stung her eyes.
"Auntie, as long as Dad and Xianxian are happy, I'm willing to do anything. I just don't want too many people to know about this. Could you please keep it a secret for me?"
"Good child, you've suffered. Auntie will definitely not gossip or make things difficult for you," the clerk said indignantly.
Cen Yan glanced at her watch. "It's getting late, Auntie. I need to go back and cook for my family. And then there are these paperwork..."
"I'll take care of it! Auntie will do it for you!" After saying that, she stamped Cen Yan's new household registration book.
After completing the household registration transfer, Cen Yan felt a weight lifted from her heart and left the street office.
There's no need to rush into purchasing supplies; we need to think carefully about this third and most important matter.
There are less than three days left before the liquidation and confiscation of property.
Cen Yan knew that Shan Jianshe and Hu Lier had secretly transferred the Cen family's assets and were preparing to smuggle them to Hong Kong.
In their past life, this adulterous couple used a large grain transport ship to hide the Cen family's assets in a pile of grain and secretly transported them away by sea.
When the Red Armband officers came to raid the house, the Cen family was just an empty shell; nothing was left.
In this life, Cen Yan will never allow the family fortune left by her grandparents to fall into Shan Jianshe's hands!
But how can she get her property back, then quietly move it away without arousing anyone's suspicion?
Cen Yan stood on the dock, watching the huge cargo ship caught in a dilemma.
Just as Cen Yan was racking her brains trying to figure out how to reclaim her ancestors' property, suddenly! A burning, stinging pain shot through her wrist!
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