Chapter 98 : Household Registration

Han Zhenyu patted his shoulder and pointed at the bag on the ground, saying, “This bag contains biscuits and dried meat, with a few boiled eggs on top. The cucumbers and eggplants in the net bag are washed and ready to eat. The two bottles at the bottom are meat sauce.”

Gu Fangxun asked in surprise, “Are these for me?”

He thought that Han Zhenyu had brought them for the factory, but he didn’t expect them all to be for him, including the eggplants and cucumbers. He was very thoughtful.

Han Zhenyu smiled and nodded. “My wife said the northwest is very desolate. She was worried you wouldn’t be able to buy food after you get off the train, so she made some extra cakes for you to take with you.”

Gu Fangxun looked at Han Zhenyu, moved, but didn’t know what to say.

“Those who haven’t gotten on the bus yet, hurry up and get on!” The driver shouted from the driver’s seat.

Han Zhenyu said, “Go up quickly, be careful, and come back to see the two children during the holidays.”

“Okay, I’m leaving now.”

When Gu Fangxun walked to the side of the car, Han Zhenyu pointed to the bag of biscuits and whispered, “I put some change and food coupons in it.”

Before Gu Fangxun could react, Han Zhenyu quickly stepped back, smiled, and waved at him. “Have a good trip.”

Gu Fangxun wanted to return the money, but the driver said the bus was about to leave, so he had no choice but to get on the bus.

Looking at the big bag of food and the large net bag of eggplants and cucumbers, Gu Fangxun felt a warm sensation in his heart and no longer worried about the two children.

He knew that even if they didn’t hear from him in the future, Han Zhenyu and his wife would never treat Chenchen and An an badly.

Just as Han Zhenyu had promised, they would definitely raise the two children to adulthood.

Han Zhenyu waited for the bus to leave the station, then rode his bicycle to the machinery factory.

It was not yet working hours, so he had a conversation with the security department.

Seeing Deputy Director Bai enter the factory, Han Zhenyu waited for a while before riding his bicycle to his office.

He handed the letter to Bai Shanhe and said, “Deputy Director Bai, Comrade Gu was in a hurry to go back and didn’t have time to say hello to you. He asked me to give you this letter.”

“Leaving so soon?” Bai Shanhe immediately opened the letter and felt slightly relieved after reading its contents.

He put the letter in his pocket and said, “Zhenyu, I’ll be taking care of the two children with you and your wife from now on. If there’s anything or you need anything, just tell me. Don’t hesitate.”

“Okay.” Han Zhenyu smiled and stood up. “Deputy Director Bai, I’ll be leaving first.”

“Okay, go ahead.”

Han Zhenyu came out of Deputy Director Bai’s office and rode his bicycle back to the village without stopping.

He had taken three days off in total and would be going back to work tomorrow.

Can we see if we can get the two children’s household registration today?

Su Xieqiu was washing An An’s face. After two days of getting along, the little girl had become very dependent on her.

“An An, are you hungry?”

An An looked at her and smiled, saying, “I’m hungry, let’s eat…”

Su Xieqiu held her hand with one hand and held Jiang Lichen with the other. “Chenchen, I see you didn’t eat much this morning, do you want to eat something with An An?”

Chenchen shook his head and said, “Aunt Su, I’m not hungry. Let my sister eat.”

Su Xieqiu sighed in her heart. Ever since Gu Fangxun left, the little guy had been very depressed, and his eyes had turned red from crying.

An An seemed to sense something, ran over, grabbed her brother’s hand, and looked around the yard.

Maybe she didn’t see the person she was looking for, so she pulled Chenchen to the room where Gu Fangxun had stayed for the past two days.

After opening the door, she didn’t see anyone, and suddenly burst into tears, “Uncle… Uncle…”

The little girl called for her uncle for a while, but when no one answered, she started calling for her dad and mom.

Chenchen’s tears also fell. Thinking of what his uncle had said last night, he held back his tears, squatted down, and wiped his sister’s tears.

Su Xieqiu looked at the two sad siblings, walked over, and hugged them. “Okay, stop crying. After dinner, Aunt Su will take you out to play, okay?”

An An is young and easy to coax. She was given food and toys to play with and soon started smiling happily again.

Chenchen was still a little silent, but he was a very diligent little boy.

When he saw Su Xieqiu preparing to heat up food for An An, he immediately sat down in front of the stove and helped light the fire.

But he was so young and had never seen such a stove, so he had no idea how to cook.

However, Su Xieqiu did not refuse his help. She steamed the eggs and dumplings in the pot and sat beside him, cooking with him.

“Chenchen, your grandparents and parents are all fine. They just went to work and will come to pick you and An An up later.”

Seeing Chenchen’s red eyes, she smiled and said, “You and your sister can live here peacefully and treat this place as your home. Treat me and your Uncle Han as your own elders. You can cry or laugh as you please at home, act spoiled with us, and lose your temper when you’re unhappy. Your Uncle Han and I will treat you like our own children and will correct you if you do something wrong.”

After Su Xieqiu finished speaking, she stretched out her little finger and said with a smile, “Chenchen, if you agree, let’s make a pinky promise today.”

Chenchen raised his head, hesitated for a moment, and quietly stretched out his little finger.

Just as he was about to make the pinky promise with her, An An suddenly threw herself into Su Xieqiu’s arms and grabbed her outstretched little finger.

Su Xieqiu smiled and said, “Look, even An An agrees.”

She hooked Chenchen’s little finger with her other finger and said with a smile, “Chenchen, let’s make this a happy decision. Don’t regret it.”

Chenchen felt a little embarrassed. After a while, he said “hmm” softly.

When Han Zhenyu returned from the city, everyone in the village had already gone to work.

He went directly to the brigade headquarters, where the brigade commander and the accountant were talking in the office.

Seeing him coming, both of them greeted him enthusiastically.

“Captain, Third Uncle.” Han Zhenyu greeted them with a smile, then took out four packs of Daqianmen cigarettes from his pocket and placed two packs on each of their tables.

When the accountant saw him take out two packs of Daqianmen cigarettes at once, he knew this guy must be asking for a favor.

The captain had heard from his wife the day before that Han Zhenyu had adopted two children, so he guessed the purpose of his visit.

He smiled and asked, “Zhenyu, why are you free to come here today? Aren’t you supposed to be at work?”

Han Zhenyu told them about Chenchen and An an.

“At the time, we were in a hurry to build a house, and out of pity for the two children, I took 100 yuan from their father and promised to help raise them. They sent the children here yesterday, and now I feel like something’s wrong.”

He said awkwardly, “Captain, Third Uncle, you know that my household registration has been moved to the factory. Now I can only transfer the children’s household registration to my wife’s side. Can you two help me?”

The accountant looked at him in surprise. “Zhenyu, you’re just going to agree to raise children for someone? And two such young children?

Besides, registering their household registration is not a simple matter. If suddenly two more people are added to the team and they have to share food, the villagers will definitely object.”

“Uncle San, I know, that’s why I’m asking for your help.” Han Zhenyu whispered again, “Do you think this will work? I’ll pay some money to the team, and I’d like to trouble you two to help me with this. I really have no other choice.”

As he said that, he took out 20 yuan from his pocket and placed it on the table in front of them.

The captain and the accountant exchanged a look, remaining silent.

After a while, the team leader said awkwardly, “Zhenyu, this isn’t a trivial matter. It concerns the interests of the entire team. If I don’t help you, I’m afraid it will cause dissatisfaction among the villagers.”