"Have you thought this through? You're not even an adult yet. If you raise another child, you'll be the only one doing all the work..."
Simple pushed the little one along, and whispered,
"Sit down and eat properly."
The little girl looked left and right, and seeing that there was no war going on, she obediently sat back down on her little stool and continued eating her chicken cake.
"Uncle, I know what you mean, but this is my uncle's child. No matter what, I can't just sit idly by."
"I'm her sister, after all. Even if she can't afford fine grains, she can at least have some coarse food. She can survive on porridge with me; it's better than being homeless."
Liu Weimin was about to curse. Do you want to hear what you're saying? Still drinking porridge?
You're living the best life in the village. Don't think he doesn't know. He goes to the mountains every day, and to say nothing of anything else, he's never stopped eating meat.
"Once you've decided, that's fine. If you want to register your household, I'll go back and register it for you. I'll ask someone I know at the commune to help you submit the application."
I knew a little bit about it, but I didn't expect that the household registration system in rural areas was so lax at this time. But thinking about it, it's normal. After all, there are many families, especially those with daughters, who don't register their children at all. Some women don't even get a marriage certificate when they get married. So, it seems that some women will never have the chance to use this system in their entire lives.
I quickly went inside, packed a few things, and put a hundred yuan at the bottom of the basket.
"Uncle, I won't say anything else. I know it's not easy for you either. This is also about doing someone a favor. I can't let you ask for help and then have to give things away. So, Uncle, I'll pay for it myself. I'll leave this to you."
She knew, of course, that it wouldn't cost that much money, but what she said made sense. Although a village chief, as a grassroots cadre, would certainly have a close relationship with various departments above him, since they often interact with each other and some might even be very familiar and intimate.
However, that's their own relationship, their own favors, the exchange of gifts and favors. They have no reason to splurge on these things for you, so she'd rather give them plenty of money and gifts, leaving no room for complaint.
When you ask someone for a favor, you should act like one, and adopt the proper posture.
Liu Weimin's face was grim; he seemed to want to say something. This matter was indeed not difficult for him.
"You child,"
He simply handed the basket to Wang Guihua.
"Uncle, you can see that this happened suddenly. The child came empty-handed. If nothing happens for a day or two, but if it goes on for too long, someone will start to have complaints."
So we'll have to trouble you to complete all the paperwork. It's just the two of us sisters, and we don't want to go through all that trouble.
Seeing the little brat looking up every now and then, Liu Weimin didn't say anything, just nodded and tacitly accepted the gifts.
"Okay, I'll take care of it for you tomorrow."
By the way, what's the child's name? How old is he?
Simple and busy looking towards a prosperous era,
Do you have a nickname?
I wonder what's going on with Sheng Zhiyuan. The surname Sheng isn't very common and it's quite conspicuous. It would be better to take this opportunity to change both his given name and surname. If someone really starts investigating, it won't be so easy, will it?
The little girl shook her head.
"How about I change your name? You can have the same surname as me, Jian. From now on, you'll be my little sister, okay?"
Liu Weimin, you're going to make up a fake name right in front of me? And I have to go and register your household registration?
The little girl was clearly a bit hesitant, but she simply squatted down to be at eye level with her.
"From now on, when we're here with my sister, we'll call each other by the same name. But when Dad comes looking for us, we'll call each other by our current names, okay?"
The little girl scratched her head.
"Two names?"
"Yes, then how about I call you Xin Xin? Xin means flourishing and prosperous, and it's the same surname as mine, Jian Xin, okay?"
The four-year-old didn't know anything about good or bad; he just understood that it shared the same surname as Jian Dan, so he agreed.
"Sister, can you give me a name too? I'll share your surname with you?"
Tiger, who was standing next to him, suddenly leaned over and said something from the bottom of his heart. Before Liu Weimin could even sigh, his face darkened. What kind of brat is this?
Forgetting one's ancestors and betraying one's lineage.
"I'll give you a name, and you'll share my surname, okay?"
Tiger, looking rather simple-minded, rushed up to Liu Weimin.
"Really, sir? What name are you going to give me?"
He stuffed a piece of paper with the new name, birthdate, and gender written on it into the basket, then forcefully grabbed Hu Zi by the collar and left, instructing that he would personally take Hu Zi home.
"Alright, you guys go back now and lock all the doors and windows."
Xiao Jian, you used to be all alone, but now that you have a girl, you can't just keep going off to the mountains without a care in the world, okay? Tell your auntie if anything happens, and I'll help you figure it out, okay?
He thanked them repeatedly, saw them off, and locked the door.
Looking down at the new family member, she slowly called out his/her name.
"Xin Xin, tell your sister, do you like it here?"
The newly appointed little Xin Xin was stunned for a few seconds before realizing that Xin Xin was herself.
"like,"
The child was quite tired after a long day. He had been paraded through the streets and frightened during the day, and then his own father had abandoned him to strangers. He had then endured a bumpy journey to this unfamiliar village. The only person he was close to was Jian Dan, so he clung to her tightly, even though his eyes were almost closed, he dared not let go.
Jian Dan could sense the tension in the little hand, and frankly, she understood her feelings. However, Jian Dan had no experience and didn't know how to comfort the child.
Seeing that he couldn't even lift his eyelids, what else was there to say but go back to his room and sleep?
Go inside and lock the door.
The small kang (heated brick bed) was warm now. I spread my own bedding along the edge of the kang, then laid a smaller one on the inside, placed the clean child on it, glanced around, and then, using the curtain on the shelf, took out a small pillow.
"Come on, get your pillow in place and go to sleep. You can get up and play again tomorrow."
Little Xin Xin was indeed sleepy. She put her head on the pillow, closed her eyes, and almost within seconds, she started snoring.
This house has always been Jian Dan's own home, and suddenly having another person here is really not something I'm used to. I tossed and turned and didn't fall asleep until almost midnight.
It felt like only a short while before I was woken up by my child crying again.
It's normal to be startled when you suddenly hear a child crying in the middle of the night. Jian Dan also sat up abruptly, and it took her several seconds to realize that the child was in her own room, on her own kang (heated brick bed).
Scratching his head, he turned on the light despite his dry eyes, then came back and tentatively reached out to pat the child. As if sensing his presence, the child rubbed against him a few times, tugged at the corner of his simple pajamas, squinted at him, and then slowly calmed down.
With a simple sigh, she felt that her good days were over. Had she just created a problem for herself?
But then look at her tear-streaked face.
"Why!"
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