"Mother, you see I'm almost fully recovered. I'm thinking of taking Daya to open a separate household for women while the effects of what happened before are still fresh in my mind!"
"I'll need you to ask Village Chief Han for me if Da Ya and I can register our household registration in our village?"
Because the original owner's household registration had already been moved out when she got married, if she wanted to move it back now, she would usually move it to her parents' home.
However, Lin Xue understood the policies outside, and decided that rather than registering her household registration with the Han family, she should register as a separate female household.
When she goes out and wants to buy a car or a house, she will need her household registration booklet, so she won't have to ask her family to mail it back and forth repeatedly.
She certainly won't stay in the countryside forever. Perhaps she'll choose to retire there when she gets old. But young people should go out and work hard. If she wants to give herself and Daya a good life, she has to put in some effort.
Good days won't fall from the sky if you stay where you are.
"Why bother with all that? Just transfer the household registration to our family's address, won't that be enough?"
When Han's mother heard Lin Xue's words, she was a little unhappy. What's wrong? Does her married daughter really think of herself as water spilled out of her home? She's not even willing to come back to her parents' home.
"Mother, please listen to me!"
"I have a classmate named Hanmei, I wonder if you still remember her?"
"After graduating from school, she chose to work in a big city because she didn't want to get married and have children too early."
"She sent me a letter a while ago, saying that she was doing well outside, had found a stable job, and was now a proud worker!"
Although the most glorious era for workers has passed, their influence remains, and rural people still appreciate it.
"In the letter, she told me that if I hadn't already gotten married, she would have found a way to get me a job at the factory. I could earn at least eight or nine hundred yuan a month, which would be better than staying in the countryside."
As Lin Xue spoke, she took out the forged letter and showed it to Han's mother.
"Mom, look at this mailing address: Lan Island Garment Factory!"
"Just by looking at this address, I know she wasn't lying to me!"
To allay the Han family's concerns, Lin Xue's disguise was extremely thorough.
This letter would definitely not be criticized by her family, since it also said that it was precisely because she was married that they felt sorry for her not being able to work in the factory.
They didn't intend to break up Han Xiaoxue and her husband. Besides, these days you don't need a letter of introduction to go anywhere. As long as you have money in your pocket, you can buy a ticket and come back anytime.
Han's mother looked at the letter, a thoughtful look flashing in her eyes.
"Are you thinking of moving to the city to develop your career?"
Looking at her daughter's expectant face, Han's mother finally softened.
No matter how you look at it, this matter concerning my daughter is not something to be proud of. If she stays in the village, her own family certainly won't say anything. However, there are quite a few gossipy women in the village, so I guess they won't have anything to talk about.
It's good that my daughter can go out for a while. Once she leaves Old Zhang's house, she will become a proud worker. Who will look down on her then?
However, Han's mother did not agree to this matter immediately, but planned to wait until the family was all gathered in the evening to discuss it before making a decision.
“Mom, Daya is already 6 years old. She can start primary school in another year. I want to settle down in the city before she starts school. Didn’t the leaders say that no matter how poor we are, we can’t be poor in education, and no matter how hard life is, we can’t let the children suffer? I have to think more about Daya!”
"Besides, if I can settle down in the city, and the factory has more job openings, it will give my older brother and the others a way to make money."
"Everything needs a referrer; it's not easy to find a job for free!"
The following sentence truly touched Han's mother's heart. Their family had many children and grandchildren, all of them living in the village, with no hope of ever getting ahead in life.
She feels more at ease letting her children go out and make a living if there is someone to look after them.
It's not that no one in the village goes out to work; seeing those people bring back huge sums of money every year, she can't help but feel envious.
Unfortunately, most villagers only managed to leave through connections with relatives, and very few were willing to lend a helping hand to the villagers.
Moreover, taking people out with you carries a lot of risk. If you don't make money or something unexpected happens, you're likely to be resented.
Didn't something similar happen before?
A villager who usually works away from home took his nephew with him to work in the city.
Unexpectedly, the nephew died in an accident on his way out, and in the end, the man's nephew's whole family hated him.
I heard that neither of the two families has gone to see each other yet. The family that took the people out had to pay a lot of money to settle the matter.
Therefore, most people are now unwilling to bring others to work, as there are many advantages and disadvantages to helping introduce jobs.
If anything goes wrong, they have to pay for it themselves, so even if people in this area have connections, they are unwilling to take others out.
After the family gathered in the evening, Han's mother told everyone about Lin Xue's situation.
Everyone expressed their support for Lam Suet's decision.
They all advised her not to easily find a partner outside, and that she should at least have her family help her vet the potential partners.
The Han family was terrified by the Zhang family's actions, fearing that Lin Xue might act recklessly and encounter another scumbag after leaving the family.
"Father, Mother, Brother, and Sister-in-law, please rest assured!"
"I won't think about finding a partner anytime soon. I need to establish myself in the city so that my daughter can go to school smoothly!"
"I won't hide it from everyone, but I still have a sense of distrust towards men, and I feel that I need a long time to heal my heart!"
"Unless I meet a man who truly understands me, loves me, cherishes me, and won't abuse me, I might consider remarrying. Until then, I just want to take good care of my daughter and be filial to my parents!"
Hearing Lin Xue say this, the Han family finally felt a little relieved.
Another concern is about Hanmei, whom Lin Xue mentioned, since no one has ever seen this female classmate named Hanmei.
"Little sister, we don't object to you going out, but is your female classmate reliable?"
Brother Han finally couldn't hold back and asked the question that had been on his mind.
"Don't worry, big brother, my classmate is reliable. We went to the same school from junior high to high school!"
“I’ll call their factory tomorrow and ask you guys to talk to her too. She’s a really good person. Except for not being too concerned about finding a partner, she’s a perfect girl!”
To further allay the Han family's concerns, Lin Xue decided to make a phone call from the post office.
Of course, this phone number wouldn't reach any garment factory on Lan Island; it would go directly to 629.
Lin Xue thanked them again for having been to the interstellar era, as the technological products of that time were truly beyond our current capabilities to distinguish between genuine and fake.
The group chatted for a while longer before dispersing.
The four sons of the Han family were in the house, embracing their wives and talking about Lin Xue going out to work.
There were both optimism and concerns, which Lin Xue, with her keen hearing and eyesight, overheard, and she didn't fall into a deep sleep until very late.
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