"Auntie, don't worry, we definitely won't let rumors hurt our good comrade. Comrade Qin, please take good care of yourself. How about we help you transfer your household registration? Like, let's have you share a household registration with Comrade Qin?"
"I can't accept this. Actually, I can stay here and take care of Niannian even without a household registration."
Yang Yufen turned to look at Commander Wu, who had spoken.
"It will be much more convenient to transfer the household registration. You don't need to worry about this, Aunt Yang. What do you think, Comrade Qin?"
After all, Qin Nian's household registration is a single household. Qin Nian currently lives in the research institute's staff quarters, but her parents have also left her an apartment in Beijing, which is just too far from the research institute and inconvenient.
"Of course, Mom, you can have the same household registration as me from now on."
Qin Nian thought it was a good idea and immediately agreed.
The matter was settled. All the documents were in order. Political Commissar Zhao went back and got the certificate. Dean Hu was Qin Nian's teacher, so the certificate was easier to obtain. In just two days, Yang Yufen's household registration was transferred from the village to Kyoto.
Originally, Qin Nian was just missing, but now that the news of Shen Xianjun's sacrifice has spread, people in the family compound have begun to feel sorry for her.
Of course, there were also those who gloated.
"Xiao Yi, let me tell you, Qin Nian's husband died, you know? The compensation money has all been sent to her family. She just got married and she brought bad luck to her husband. Her mother-in-law seems nice to her, but she's probably just worried about the baby in her belly. Who knows what will happen after the baby is born?"
Yi Mengling has been transferred away from the research institute, but she is a talented person after all, and has been placed elsewhere.
"Sister-in-law, please don't say that. I was transferred from the research institute just because I said a few words. I can never go back. I'll probably have to work in this position for the rest of my life."
"Haha, I'm just standing up for you. I won't say it in front of others, and besides, it's just the two of us here, how could the news get out of reach of others, don't you think?"
Qin Nian was afraid of upsetting her mother-in-law, so she was always very careful.
Was Yang Yufen sad? Somewhat, indeed. She knew the character of the son she had raised, and she had roughly guessed some of the inside story. But what could she do?
If that brat hadn't been so tactless, she wouldn't have misunderstood her daughter-in-law. Both grandchildren were lost, three lives were taken, and a perfectly good family was torn apart.
I'll still worry eventually, but it'll only last two days.
Professor Wen arrived with a huge pile of books, all of which Yang Yufen couldn't understand; they were dizzying to look at.
"So many, how long will it take to finish them all?"
Yang Yufen was shocked.
Upon hearing this, Professor Wen looked at the books he had brought. There were indeed many, but each one was extremely hard to find; he had already used up a lot of his connections just to borrow them.
"Mom, I like reading, so you don't need to worry."
"Reading is good for children. Western countries advocate prenatal education, which means that what the mother comes into contact with while the child is still in the womb can influence the child."
Professor Wen came up with a more palatable reason.
"I see. Then Niannian, don't overwork yourself. You're so smart, your child will definitely take after you. If he's not smart, then it must be his father's fault. That kid used to like to slack off when he was in school."
Yang Yufen wasn't trying to stop Qin Nian from studying; she just felt dizzy watching him study and absolutely refused to admit that her son took after her.
Studying is mentally taxing, and it's said that you are what you eat, so Yang Yufen took out the fish head she had frozen earlier and stewed it for Qin Nian to make soup.
The New Year is here, people are laughing, and the streets and alleys are bustling with activity.
In the first year after the land was distributed to individual households, everyone's life was significantly better than before. People on the streets used to wear drab clothes, but this year there were many more bright colors, and Hong Kong-style songs were playing in every corner of the streets and alleys.
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