Chapter 58 Not an Unregistered Resident
Shen Xuewei observed carefully and wrote down everything that she sent on QQ.
After they finished exchanging messages on QQ, she sent the remaining 60,000 words of email to her.
As requested, I provided him with this address so that the magazine could send the contract and payment.
She provided the address of the town's post office, and they would pick it up in Grandma Xi's name.
Two novels were successfully published, one after the other, and the payment for one of them is already on its way.
After leaving the internet cafe, Shen Xuewei's confidence soared, and she was filled with creative passion.
She obtained Grandma Xi's ID card by claiming she needed to make pen pals and easily access her emails.
She repeatedly assured that it was not for any bad purposes, and given the good image she had cultivated in front of Grandma Xi, Grandma Xi did not hesitate much before handing over her ID card for safekeeping.
I gradually accumulated more money, which I kept at home.
Shen Xuewei was worried: what if one day we were all wiped out by someone else?
She was naturally uneasy about storing the money in someone else's card.
However, she is still unregistered and cannot obtain her own bank card.
She felt it was time to bring her household registration issue to the forefront.
She subtly reminded Chen's grandfather about the household registration issue, while also expressing her distress.
"Grandpa, I heard that you can't go to junior high school if you don't have a household registration. Does that mean I can't go to school after I finish elementary school?"
Grandpa Chen paused for a moment, and slowly stopped what he was doing.
"No, your parents will definitely register your household registration before you start junior high school," he reassured you.
Shen Xuewei looked even more worried. "But...Grandpa, where will I go to junior high school?"
"If I go back to my parents' side, they say they can't afford the sponsorship fee and can't let me study in the city; then do I have to go back to my hometown to study alone? But there's no house in my hometown, where am I supposed to live?"
"If I live with relatives, will I be bullied? Will my grades be affected? Grandpa, I'm so scared. Why are my older and younger brothers registered in the household registration system, but I'm the only one without one?"
A series of questions completely stumped Grandpa Chen.
In the Chen family, they never talked about this kind of thing in front of Shen Xuewei, because they didn't want Shen Xuewei to feel that her parents were biased and to hate her parents in the future.
However, the child was much smarter than he had imagined.
She has been with the Chen family for almost three years now, and she rarely mentions missing her parents in front of them, as if she doesn't have any parents at all.
He gazed at the girl before him and sighed.
"Weiwei, don't blame your parents. They've had a hard time too. You have to be understanding..."
Shen Xuewei smiled gently and said obediently, "Grandpa, I know, I understand Mom and Dad."
Even if she didn't understand, she wouldn't say it in front of her grandparents.
In this second life, she has always been keenly aware that she will not be the most important person in anyone's heart.
In her parents' eyes, she was someone they could easily give up on.
In her maternal grandparents' eyes, she was their daughter's child. Their love for her was based first on their daughter's sake, and then on her obedience and good grades.
Her second aunt might love her more than her mother, but she has her own children and her own family.
But she wasn't the most important one either.
The only person she can rely on is herself.
As a traditional Chinese parent, Chen's grandfather did not want to see her become estranged from or even turn against her parents.
If she were to show resistance or blame towards her parents at this moment, Grandpa Chen would absolutely side with her parents, without a doubt.
Shen Xuewei twitched her lips, finding it somewhat ridiculous.
Sometimes being too clear-headed is a truly sad thing.
Grandpa Chen couldn't pinpoint any changes in Shen Xuewei, but he sensed that her body had become somewhat thinner.
He softened his tone, "It's good that you understand your parents."
Recalling the question Shen Xuewei had asked earlier, he tentatively asked, "So, Weiwei, do you want to go back to your parents' side to study, or go back to your hometown to study, or... do you have other ideas?"
Shen Xuewei raised her head, her eyes brimming with tears.
"Grandpa, I... can I stay here to study in the future? My parents definitely won't let me stay with them to study. I'm scared to be alone in my hometown. I want to stay with you all the time."
"Grandpa, didn't you just say not long ago that you wanted to see me go to university? I will study hard, I won't be lazy, and I won't let you down..."
When the three keywords "going to university" were mentioned, Grandpa Chen's eyes became somewhat dazed, as he thought of his eldest son who had died young.
Back then, his eldest son also stood in front of him, smiling gently and firmly, saying that he would definitely get into university and make a college student in the family.
That child, he should have been able to do it, but...
Things have changed, but people are no longer the same.
He outlived his son at a young age, and the person standing before him speaking these words was now an even smaller figure.
In a daze, it seemed as if two figures overlapped.
The eldest son died young, the second son underwent tubal ligation and became a live-in son-in-law, and the youngest was a good-for-nothing, so no one in the surrounding villages dared to marry into the family.
It seems that there is no hope left for the Chen family.
But if Weiwei had stayed with the Chen family, stayed with him and Youyan, they could have seen her get into university and sent her off to study...
His breathing became slightly rapid, and a thought he had never had before popped into his head.
"Weiwei, would you like to stay at your maternal grandfather's house, study there, and... be registered under his household registration?"
Shen Xuewei was stunned for a moment. Her maternal grandfather's household registration?
She doesn't really care where she registers her household registration.
In short, her goal is to get her household registration settled as soon as possible, so she can stop being an unregistered resident, and also stay here to study.
In any case, whether I studied at my maternal grandfather's house or returned to my hometown in the countryside, I would still be living a life of dependence on others.
If that's the case, why not stay here?
Without much hesitation, she slowly nodded.
"No matter where I'm registered, I'm still my parents' child. Weiwei will listen to her maternal grandfather."
"Great!" Grandpa Chen's voice was filled with obvious excitement.
"Then you can stay at your maternal grandfather's house to study from now on, and he'll help you register your household. Study hard and try to get into a good university in the future..."
Shen Xuewei nodded vigorously, "Weiwei will listen to Grandpa."
"Good boy." A rare smile appeared on Grandpa Chen's lips. "Go back and do your homework first. I'll talk to your mother about this myself."
Shen Xuewei obediently went back to her room, but secretly peeked through the door and listened to Grandpa Chen make a phone call to her parents.
Chen Fangmin already has her own mobile phone, and she gave the number to the Chen family a few days ago.
Therefore, Grandpa Chen's call went directly to her cell phone.
She was a little puzzled when she received the call from the Chen family.
Why is her family calling her again after only a few days, when they just called her last week?
She answered the phone, said "Hello," and subconsciously called out "Mom."
Grandpa Chen coughed lightly and said succinctly, "It's me."
When Grandpa Chen's voice reached her ears, Chen Fangmin immediately straightened up.
However, the next moment, realizing that Grandpa Chen was not by her side, her straight back immediately relaxed.
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