When Wen Xin first came to the Yan family, she wanted to get the letter of certification and the money and leave as soon as possible, but after staying there for a while, she got used to it and became lazy. There wasn't much to do at the Yan family, just two meals a day, picking up the children, and doing housework. There was basically no one at home during the day, so she had completely free time.
Also because of the protection of the Yan family, she was able to sell those imperial oils without any problems. Isn't there anyone in the compound who is jealous of her making money? Of course there were some, but when she stayed at the Yan family, no one dared to bully her. Moreover, the people in the compound were somewhat afraid of the father and son of the Yan family, so Wen Xin had been sold for so long and everything was still peaceful.
Now that she was used to it, she was not in a hurry and thought about saving money slowly and saving more later.
But for today's matter, she has a snack recipe.
In the past she would have just shrugged it off, but for some reason the more she thought about it the more she could not fall asleep at night. It was a strange world, a strange time, and deep down she always had a feeling of being lost, always feeling like she didn't belong here.
But where does she belong? It seemed as if there was no place for her anywhere in the world.
I felt a little uncomfortable for some reason, and when I felt uncomfortable, I thought about the source. If only she hadn't read that book, it would have been great. Speaking of books! She thought of her best friend Victoria Song and became so angry that she couldn't sleep.
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The next day, as soon as the Yan family left, Wen Xin sent Yan Miaomiao to school, and she went straight to the street office. She had to make plans for the future, at least she had to have a place to live.
But she knew nothing about the world and had to ask around for information.
In this era, it seems that the only way to get a household registration is to buy a house, but buying a house requires money, and you need a letter of certification when you go out.
Money can be earned, but how to solve the problem of certification letters?
After sending Yan Miaomiao off early in the morning, she ran to a nearby state-owned store. There were no private stores at that time, and all stores were state-owned monopolies. There were several counters on the first floor, and the things they sold could not be bought with money alone; you needed a ticket.
Of course there were also some that didn’t require a ticket, but the prices were very high. Wen Xin looked around and could only buy some very expensive pastries that didn’t require a ticket. The sales clerks in the state-owned stores at that time were very arrogant! When someone asked about the price of something, he would roll his eyes and ignore you, and even curse if you paid slowly.
When she was carrying the pastries out, she saw a store rule written on the door?
“Don’t hit or scold customers!”
Probably only in this era can the service industry be so powerful and awesome!
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The letter of certification could only be issued in the street where her personal file was located. She asked a lot of people along the way before she found the place. The area was full of shabby bungalows. To people of this era, they might not seem shabby, but they looked warm and not much different from poor counties...
The entire wall is gray.
After asking two people, I finally found the street office. There was a sign hanging at the door. Because it was early in the morning, not many people were around. When Wen Xin poked her head in, there were three desks with two people sitting at them. There were portraits and slogans on the wall, and a washbasin rack and hand towels in the corner. Two women were sitting at the desks and chatting, drinking water from a white porcelain jar while chatting.
One of them saw Wen Xin peeking out and asked first, "Hey, comrade, what can I do for you?"
In this era, no matter whether they are salesmen in state-owned enterprises or clerks in offices, they are all very arrogant and usually look down on others. As for the way they sit, if you didn't see that there are a few small broken tables in front of you, you would think they are sitting on the dragon throne in the Golden Palace. They are so arrogant.
Wen Xin felt sour in her teeth, but she was never an argumentative person. She said, "You can be so proud, as long as I get the job done." She came in with a smile and said, "I want to get a letter of certification to visit relatives in other places." Then she quietly stuffed the cakes in her hand to the two people and said with a smile, "I bought them on the road and took them home to feed the elderly and children."
No matter what time it is, giving some gifts will make things easier, even in this serious era, it is no exception. Of course, it was not popular to give money during this period, but giving some food would usually get the job done. After all, those were times when food was very difficult.
The two people had aggressive eyes just now, but when they saw the thing, they squeezed it and it seemed to be a cake because they smelled the fragrance. It was the yellow cake sold in the state-owned stores at a very high price and without a ticket. I heard that the ingredients were good, made of pure eggs and flour, and it smelled very good. Although they all had a salary, they had a family to support, so no one would buy such expensive cakes to eat. Of course, it would be a different matter if someone gave it to them as a gift.
One of them coughed and smiled at Wen Xin, "Hey, you are so polite, young comrade. Issuing letters of certification to residents is serving the people! Well, what's your name and where you live? Let me show you."
As soon as Wen Xin said that she was from Wen Jianshe's family, their faces turned ugly. They looked at each other and said with some embarrassment: "You are Wen Xin."
The original owner of this identity, Wen Xin, had only been in the Wen family for a month, and many of her neighbors didn't know her. No wonder the two clerks in the office felt unfamiliar with her when she came in just now. They didn't expect that she was the eldest daughter of Wen Jianshe's family.
One of them took out the paper package containing the cake with an unpleasant look on his face and said, "Take the things back. Your letter of certification cannot be issued."
Wen Xin certainly wouldn't be so tactless as to bring the cake back and offend people. This thing was not worth much, and the most important thing was to make friends with these two people. "Auntie, you can keep the thing. I just want to ask how can I get a letter of certification? I really have to go out of town for something, why can't I get it?"
The clerk felt bad when he pushed the cake out. He heard that this cake cost three pieces for only one egg, so it was very expensive. He could smell the sweet aroma of the cake through the paper.
Since Wen Xin was so generous, she hesitated for a moment, then put the paper package into the drawer, then looked up and said to Wen Xin kindly: "It's not that we won't do it for you. It's easy to get a letter of certification, but..."
Another clerk interrupted, "You are Wen Xin, the daughter of Director Wen of the meat processing plant, right? We can only issue you a letter of certification if your mother agrees to this. You have to persuade her first. If she agrees, we will process it for you right away."
Sure enough, the original owner's mother kept her word, and she couldn't prove it here.
Seeing her disappointed look after hearing this, the two clerks from the street office advised her, "It's not that we don't want to do it for you. It's just that Director Wen's wife is such a powerful talker! She won't let us issue you a letter of certification. If we do, she will make a scene with our leader. If anything happens to you again, we can't take responsibility if she makes a scene. It's better for you to go home and discuss it with her. If she agrees, we can issue it according to your request and it can be done for you in any number of days..."
Wen Xin walked out of the street office and onto the road, kicking stones with her head down, looking a little listless.
There is no way to get a letter of certification.
Could it be that she was going to be like the supporting actress in the book, taking a train south with others, having no place to live, and looking for someone to take her in? Wen Xin was confident that she could identify a scumbag, but if so, she always felt that she was following the old path of the supporting actress in the book, or actively following the plot in the book.
She was a little unwilling. In fact, she didn't have to go south, she could also go north.
Uh, she seems to be heading north now. Is she only going south?
She also asked the clerk just now. If she buys a house in another place, she will also need a household registration transfer certificate. Her household registration is in the Wen family. If she wants to move out, it may be more difficult than with a letter of certification.
So, the house is going to be destroyed too?
Wen Xin returned to the compound in a depressed mood. Several military wives were gathered under a tree chatting. One of them was the sister-in-law of Staff Officer Wang. She had a gloomy face and was talking about something with the other sisters-in-law under the tree. When they saw Wen Xin, the other sisters-in-law greeted her.
"Wen Xin is back!"
Wen Xin cheered up and talked and laughed with them. She was good at dealing with people and easy to talk to. She often sold things at a half-price discount and gave them away for free. The things she sold were also very useful. She was kind to others and herself, so the sisters-in-law all liked her very much.
The sister-in-law of Staff Officer Wang snorted nearby. It was unclear whether she was talking to someone or to herself. Her tone was sarcastic. "Some people should understand their own status and stop dreaming about things they can't get. Otherwise, they will end up in a miserable state."
The other sisters-in-law were stunned when they heard this. Who was he talking about? This was so confusing.
Not many people knew that Wang Jiajia went home crying last night, and the Wang family would never bring up such an embarrassing thing themselves.
As soon as Wen Xin heard it, she knew that the person was targeting her. He was picking on the weak, right? He didn't dare to cause trouble for the Yan family, so he came here to pick trouble with her. It seems like I don't know how many bad things I have said about her before. There is always someone who can gossip among women.
The other military wives whispered, "Who are you talking about?"
Wen Xin smiled and replied, "Maybe it's her daughter Wang Jiajia."
Just this one sentence successfully shut up Staff Officer Wang's wife, but her eyes were still wide open with warmth.
Wen Xin also glared at her. Who is afraid of who? If you dare to say bad things about me, I will dare to say bad things about your daughter. It doesn’t matter whether I have a good reputation or not, but it will be bad if your daughter becomes the laughing stock of others.
You still have to live in the compound and you have to save the family's reputation, so you'd better be careful with your words.
The wife of Chief of Staff Wang stood there for a while with a grim expression on her face, and then left soon.
Wen Xin stayed under the tree for a while. After a short conversation, she heard Li Weihong, who had just returned from shopping, shouting, "Wen Xin, someone is looking for you at the gate."
"Looking for me? Who is it?"
"I don't know her, she's a woman." Li Weihong replied with a basket of vegetables in her hand.
Wen Xin was puzzled. Could it be her original body's mother? "Old?"
"Not big, looks quite young."
Could it be the original body’s sister?
She walked towards the door puzzledly, wanting to see who was coming.
As a result, when I ran to the gate, I saw a woman wearing a sky blue shirt, gray cotton overalls and a pair of black cloth shoes, talking to the sentry.
"Song Qian!"
Wen Xin could tell at a glance that the person at the door was none other than her best friend Victoria Song, who was also the best friend of her original body in this world. Great, I was scolding you in my dream yesterday, and now you are here today. All new and old grudges came to her mind at the same time, and Wen Xin walked over with a sullen face.
"Warm!" When Song Qian saw her, her eyes lit up. She stretched out her hand and waved at her, with a look of surprise on her face.
Wen Xin told the sentry that the person on guard today was Sun Xiaobing. Wen Xin was doing well in the compound. Sometimes he would pick up and drop off Yan Miaomiao, and would be considerate enough to bring some food and drinks to the sentry. In this way, people were willing to give the sentry convenience when they went in and out.
"What are you doing here?" Wen Xin was disgusted when she saw her smiling face. She would rather look up to the sky than look at her hypocritical face.
"I came to see you. You haven't written to me since the last time you replied to me. I was very worried about you. This time the school was on vacation, so I went to your house to look for you. But your mother told me that you were working as a nanny in the military compound. Your mother is too much. Not only did she not let you go to high school, but you even wanted to work as a nanny for others..."
"Yes, you have been admitted to university now, but I am so miserable. Come and see what I should do." Wen Xin said with a double meaning.
Song Qian always speaks nicely, but she can see through what kind of person she is at heart. Her original self was as stupid as her. When the female supporting role was having a hard time herself, she did not forget to send some food and tickets to this good sister who was sent to the countryside. Those were really the rations she saved from her own mouth. In the end, how did this best friend treat her?
Song Qian didn't understand her hidden meaning, and just kept asking her with concern, "By the way, last time you wrote to me, you said your mother asked you to go to... the son of a military commander. What's going on?"
Hearing this, Wen Xin was startled and came to her senses.
Wait, is this a plot?
According to the plot in the book, Victoria Song will meet the male protagonist, but this time she obviously did not communicate with her via letters or tell her about her recent situation, but she still found out the place and came over.
She heard Victoria Song saying as if she was reciting a line: "Wen Xin, we are a new generation of young people. We must dare to pursue our own happiness. You must not listen to your mother. You must know that true love comes from the heart..."
Yes, this is the plot in the book. At the beginning, Song Qian knew that the female supporting role was forced to hook up with the son of a high-ranking official, so she brainwashed the original owner, asking her to dare to refuse and pursue her own happiness. Later, she changed her mind and advised the original owner to give it a try since she liked him. The female supporting role was panicked at the time, so she listened to her and did as her best friend told her...
As a result, he was hit by someone that time, causing the original owner to suffer miserably for decades.
Although it is not written in the book, it is all too coincidental. Wen Xin doesn't believe it has nothing to do with Victoria Song.
Because Victoria Song wanted the original owner to reject the male lead, but later she took the position herself! The purpose is obviously not simple.
However, fate still moves forward along its original predetermined trajectory.
The two men were standing there without saying a word when a jeep drove into the yard.
The person driving the car was none other than Yan Mo Tou. When he drove the car into the compound, the sentry stood at attention and saluted. When passing the gate, the car suddenly slowed down and even stopped. He looked at Wen Xin and the other person standing at the gate.
His eyes fell on Wen Xin. He glanced at her, then glanced at the unfamiliar face next to her, and then returned to Wen Xin's face. He drove the jeep in while looking at her.
Wen Xin was stunned for a moment. It was only noon, why was he back?
"Wen Xin, who is he?"
When she turned around, she saw Victoria Song staring at the jeep with her hands covering her chest, muttering to herself, "Is this love at first sight?" She immediately held Wen Xin's hand, "Wen Xin, what should I do? I seem to have met love. Do you know him? Who is he? Tell me, please?"
This is a plot that is not in the book, because in the previous book, the male protagonist did not come back at this time, and Victoria Song never said such words to the original owner, and the original owner didn't even know that her friend liked the male protagonist.
Wen Xin was very annoyed and pushed her away, "Want to know? Haha, you're dreaming. Don't come to me in the future! I won't take you in even if you come to me." After saying that, she ran back.
She walked into the Yan's house angrily. As soon as she entered the door, she saw several white porcelain jars on the table. The white porcelain jars were painted snow-white and had red words printed on them, as if they were specially used by a restaurant.
Wen Xin was stunned. There was food in each jar, emitting a rich aroma. There were spare ribs, braised pork, eggs and potatoes, and clear soup with chopped green onions. There were four dishes in total, and they smelled quite good. She never knew that meals could be taken away in this day and age?
After Yan Motou put the things in place, he straightened his military uniform, coughed softly, and then glanced back at Wen Xin, waving at her: "Come and eat, don't cook tonight, I'll bring food back."
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