After chatting about family matters, Zhao Meiya took out the documents she had been holding in her arms and said, "Let's get down to business first. Once the household registration is completed, Dongbao will be a city dweller who can eat commercial grain."
"Remember to give the grain book to your sister-in-law and let her collect your grain every month." He Dagen reminded.
"Yes, there's no way my daughter can go and move the food. Your eldest brother is strong enough to let him go. Let's see who dares to say you're a freeloader in the future."
He Ruixue took her parents and the documents to the street office to verify her household registration.
When He Dagen was young, he lived in the city. When he saw someone offering a cigarette, he would ask about the process in just a few words.
Walking into the courtyard of the street office, Zhao Meiya, as a social terrorist, naturally chatted with the woman sitting at the service counter.
"Why are you here at this time? Why not earlier?"
"I've rushed here as fast as I can. My daughter just finished work, and I'm afraid I'll be late."
"Oh, your daughter is so pretty and has a good job. You can look forward to enjoying your life in the future. Are all the documents ready?"
"It's absolutely fine. I'm watching the captain do it. There are only a lot of stamps, not a few."
"Why are you typing so many chapters? Your hometown is Qingjiang Brigade, right? Green is like green grass, not clear water."
"I'm afraid of leaking, so I knock a few more times to be sure. Yes, the greenest part is green grass."
"Still in the Civilized Commune? What a coincidence! I visited there two years ago."
"Our brigade is right under the Civilized Commune. I'll bring you a fish someday. The black carp we have there are really fat and big. Each one can be half a meter long."
"I wouldn't dare take it, sister. If you have fish, you can take it to the street office and I'll have someone exchange it with you for tickets."
"Okay, when the team goes to the dam to catch fish during the New Year, I'll have my son bring it up for you. Can you make the decision? Could it be that this girl is a leader?"
"What leader? I'm just a deputy director, my last name is Zhou."
When Zhao Meiya heard that it was a leader, she quickly took advantage of the situation and said, "Then I will be so generous as to call you Sister Zhou. We are all family. I will trouble you to take good care of my daughter in the future.
She is shy and doesn't like to talk. I'm afraid she'll suffer in public. You should know He Chunsheng's house. She lives there."
He Ruixue, who was huddled in silence, said: "..."
Yeah, who can talk to you two?
In just three minutes, it felt like we had known each other for thirty years.
The street office was relatively quiet during this period, so the deputy director helped her with her household registration while chatting with her.
After registering and stamping, she was given a food certificate and a non-staple food certificate. The efficiency was super high.
When they got home, the two elders held the little notebook she brought back and read it over and over again, unable to get enough of it.
He Ruixue still remembers that when her eldest brother and his family settled in the city, they would come to visit during the holidays, but they were not as dedicated as they are now.
Zhao Meiya was more pragmatic and asked her, "Has your workplace discussed housing allocation? Your eldest brother's house is so crowded, and if Xiaojie comes back to live here, you won't have anywhere to put your things."
"No, there's such a shortage of housing in the city. How can you get a room right after joining the factory? Besides, it's not easy for me to apply for it alone. Employees with larger families will definitely be given priority."
"That's true, but you're also a cadre. If you work for two more years, you might be able to be assigned to a tube-shaped building. Living in an apartment building is so luxurious."
"I just don't like living in an apartment building. The space is small and the corridors are narrow, like an ant nest. The slightest noise can be heard throughout the building.
Mom, I'm thinking of buying a separate small courtyard with more rooms before I can even wait for the allocation, so I can invite you two to live with me in the future."
"Oh, my daughter is so filial, silly girl, everyone else is waiting for their own room, and you're using your own money to buy one, isn't that a loss?"
"How can I say it's a loss? I just joined the company and it will probably take several years to get a house. The house I get will probably not be very big.
The sooner I buy and move in, the more I can save on rent for a few years. When the houses are divided, I will give the allocated house to my eldest brother. He Xiaotuan's wife is about to give birth and will definitely move out soon. Letting him pay for the purchase will save trouble."
"You divided the rooms, but He Xiaotuan didn't. Who knows, he might have divided his room earlier than you."
"Then sell it to someone else. There's no problem selling the house there. Didn't mom say I could get a tube-shaped building?"
"Yeah, it would be best if you could buy a house with its own entrance. Mom doesn't want you living in the same yard with other people. You'd quarrel every day, and it'd be so frustrating to hear you quarrel...
When I have some free time, I'll plant some vegetables in your yard and ask your eldest brother to help you take care of them. You can just pick and eat them... But a small yard like this isn't cheap, it'll cost at least a thousand."
He Dagen nodded in agreement, "Yes, we have to. A good yard in the county costs six or seven hundred, and in the city it starts at one thousand. The location can't be too remote. It's best to buy one close to Dongbao's work so she can sleep in more in the morning. The department store is in a good location, and the houses around it are definitely not cheap."
Zhao Meiya became serious and said, "Your eldest brother's family is burdened with heavy expenses. The children need to go to school, and they are about to have another baby. The daily expenses are high, so they probably can't come up with much money.
Your second sister can, your brother-in-law and she both have high incomes, so they can at least lend you 600. Your father and I have saved the money they have sent back over the years, so we can take out 400. If that doesn’t work, we can ask relatives to chip in.”
"Mom, I'll figure out the house issue myself. How can I touch your pension money? Besides, even if my second sister and her family are rich, they can't empty their family property to support me."
The old lady was extremely stubborn about this matter and waved her hand. "You must listen to Mom on this matter. Your father and I are not old and unable to move. We don't need pension money. Your second sister should not worry about it. She and your brother-in-law have high salaries and probably saved several thousand. You are her biological sister. Who else can she help if not you?"
My second brother-in-law joined the army in the 1950s, participated in several large and small battles, and made many contributions. Later, he was stationed on the island for a long time and became a battalion commander two years ago.
My second sister was a good student and graduated from a medical school. In her early years, she followed a group of classmates to the front line to work as a battlefield doctor and got to know my brother-in-law. Later, she returned to the city to study for two years.
Just as she was about to become deputy director, she resolutely rejected the generous treatment offered by a large city hospital and followed her brother-in-law to the island to suffer hardships.
Many people said behind her back that she was stupid, but she didn't think so.
The conditions on the island are difficult, but there are also benefits. When there was a shortage of medical staff, she was stood out and became the chief surgeon as soon as she arrived.
With superb skills and sufficient calmness, she saved many soldiers' lives over the years, was promoted rapidly, and is now the chief surgeon of the military hospital.
Both of them are high-income earners, with a monthly income of more than two hundred yuan. They are in the army and can receive subsidies for food and clothing. Their children all attend military schools, and tuition and books are all covered.
Normally, the family's expenses are basically zero, so every month, apart from donating a small portion and sending money back home for retirement, the rest of the salary is saved.
The villagers didn’t know where the second daughter of the He family worked before, they only vaguely heard that she was promising.
Later, when she saw their family being picked up by a military vehicle when they returned to their hometown to visit relatives, and several people in military uniforms saluted her husband, she learned that their second son-in-law was an officer, so she became a little more wary of the He family.
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