1990s: Spring Water Family

Chapter 128 Registering Your Household Registration: Getting Over the Mother-in-Law is a Tough Thing
"Snapped."

Chen Xiulan slapped her son on the back of the head, forcefully silencing him.

Xu Yi pouted, almost bursting into tears from feeling wronged.

"Why did you hit him while he was eating?"

Grandma was unhappy, so she reached out and pulled her grandson to her side.

"This child is really outrageous."

When Chen Xiulan went home to pack her things, she had another argument with Xu Weiguo and was in a bad mood, and she also disliked her son.

"Isn't it because you spoiled him?"

The maternal grandmother favored her grandson and scolded her daughter: "If you hadn't married Xu Weiguo just to have a son, would all this trouble have happened?"

"I have decided."

Chen Xiulan felt a lump in her throat and couldn't hold back her anger: "I'm getting a divorce. I'm never going to put up with that humiliation again."

"It's good that you can think positively about it."

Grandma smiled with satisfaction and then picked up another cicada and stuffed it into her grandson's mouth.

Xu Yi was no longer aggrieved. He grinned, showing his little tiger teeth, and chuckled at his grandmother.

"Mom, it's a bit troublesome that my second sister is getting a divorce at this crucial juncture."

Uncle suddenly spoke up, his eyes filled with worry: "Our family is about to move. The house will be demolished, and our current address will no longer exist. The three of them will be transferred from their original household registration. Without a house, they can't register their household registration. Second sister is okay, but Xiaoyi and Xiyu can't go to school without household registration."

"I've also considered this issue."

The aunt frowned and said, "If all else fails, leave it at my place for now."

“My sister-in-law’s household registration is with my brother-in-law’s family, so that’s definitely not acceptable.”

The uncle shook his head: "Besides, it's not something that can be done in a day or two. The relocation will take at least two years, and Xiyu and Xiaoyi's schooling will be delayed."

"No?"

The aunt looked worried: "What can we do? Buying Grandpa Huang's house has already emptied our savings. If we want to buy another house, we don't have any beds left to sell."

"At this time, wanting to adopt a child is just adding to the chaos."

My cousin was still dissatisfied and muttered under her breath.

She muttered a little loudly, and her uncle heard her.

The uncle lowered his head awkwardly and remained silent.

The atmosphere at the dinner table instantly froze, becoming so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.

"Ugh."

Grandma sighed, breaking the silence: "I didn't think this through. Don't rush. Xiulian, go ask Director Zhang again what the deadline for the relocation is. Can we take advantage of this time to transfer the household registration as soon as possible and place it in No. 9 Donghua Street?"

"I'll go now."

My aunt is a very impulsive person. Before my grandmother could finish speaking, she put down her chopsticks and left.

"sister."

Chen Xiulan grabbed her arm: "If you go over there now, Director Zhang also needs to eat."

"do not care."

The aunt brushed her hand away: "I won't feel at ease eating until I get to the bottom of this."

"Let her be."

Grandma rubbed her temples, looking exasperated. "That's just how she is. You can't stop her."

-

My aunt came and went like a whirlwind, and when she came back, she looked very unwell.

"Big sister? What did Director Zhang say?"

Chen Xiulan's heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition welled up inside her.

"Director Zhang said no."

Facing her younger sister's expectant gaze, the aunt spoke with difficulty: "She said that the current household registration is related to the demolition and relocation, and the number of people already registered with the demolition office cannot be changed."

"We bought this house ourselves."

My cousin looked displeased: "What difference does it make if the area remains the same and there are a few more people?"

That's what I said too.

The aunt sighed, "But Director Zhang is adamant and won't budge. He says that if there are more people on the household registration, the demolition compensation will also increase accordingly. To prevent anyone from taking advantage of loopholes, he made a strict rule that the number of people cannot be changed arbitrarily."

"This has caused quite a stir."

The uncle was extremely annoyed: "If I had known, I wouldn't have gone to the demolition office to register."

"You can't not register either."

The aunt was helpless: "Yan Hao brings people to our house to cause trouble every day, who can stand it?"

"Maybe we should just wait a little longer."

Chen Xiulan smiled bitterly, "For the sake of our two children, let's not get a divorce yet."

"We must leave, we absolutely must leave."

My cousin couldn't stand it anymore. She slammed her hand on the table, drawing everyone's attention to herself: "It's just a house, I'll figure something out."

"You put it lightly."

The aunt was startled by the sudden noise and scolded angrily, "An apartment costs at least 60,000 or 70,000 yuan. Who can afford that?"

"Even if you can't afford it, you have to buy it."

My cousin was full of confidence: "We've been pushed to this point, what are we going to endure? You don't need to worry about it. I guarantee the house issue will be resolved."

"Leilei, tell Grandma the truth."

Grandma was very worried about her granddaughter. Whenever she heard her mention raising money, she would get a headache: "Where are you going to get money again? You're not thinking of borrowing from your boss again, are you? You've already signed an IOU for the shop purchase. If you add the house purchase on top of that, when will you ever be able to pay it back? Grandma isn't worried about anything else, but she's afraid you won't be able to pay it back and will end up in trouble."

"No way, Liu Ye is such a coward, he wouldn't dare mess with me."

My cousin didn't seem to care at all, and without explicitly stating it, she knew that the apartment they were renting was registered under the boss's name.

However, this boss is not the same as that boss.

Given Wang Fan's inexplicable feelings for his younger sister, he would definitely be happy to give up his house so that the three of them could register their household registration.

"Sis, I'll go to the company with you tomorrow."

Lin Xiyu replied without hesitation: "You go out and do your business, I'll take the calls in the office and help you get business."

"to make."

My cousin beamed: "That's exactly what I've been waiting for you to say. With you here, business is sure to boom."

"Are you two still going to the night market to sell clothes?"

Uncle suddenly spoke up, interjecting, "Yesterday I went to the night market to sell cigarettes and ran into the owner of the barbecue stall. She asked why she hadn't seen you two sisters setting up your stall lately; a lot of people have been asking about it."

"The night market is a must-visit."

My cousin was already calculating: "As long as we're not busy during the day, we can set up a stall at night."

Grandma couldn't bear it: "You two work during the day and then set up a stall at night, isn't that too tiring?"

"Not tired."

My cousin was in high spirits: "As long as I'm making money, I'm not tired."

"this kid"

The aunt sighed and rubbed her forehead, saying, "They've gone completely money-grubbing."

Grandma, feeling sorry for her granddaughter, said with great affection, "You've been busy all day, you must be tired. Go and rest early."

"Okay, we're leaving too."

The aunt understood that her grandmother wanted them to leave, so she gave Chen Xiulan a wink, and the two sisters got up to say goodbye.

"Mom, wait a minute."

Lin Xiyu, preoccupied with something, lifted the curtain and chased after him: "I have something I want to tell you."

"What else?"

Chen Xiulan frowned, her mood slightly irritated. "Mom, it's like this..."

Lin Xiyu thought of Gu Bin's request, and a hint of shyness flashed in her eyes: "Gu Bin said that he asked when you would be free, as he would like to come to your home to formally meet you and discuss the engagement with you."

"Engagement?"

Chen Xiulan was taken aback, somewhat surprised: "You really want to get engaged to him?"

"Ah."

Lin Xiyu's eyes revealed longing.

"You silly child, have you forgotten what I told you before?"

Chen Xiulan herself had a bumpy love life and didn't think highly of her daughter: "Gu Bin's family background is too different from ours. It's fine if we just date, but engagement and love are two completely different things. Once you're engaged, you have to face his family, serve your parents-in-law, and be filial to your elders. If his mother doesn't like you, she can crush you with a single word about filial piety, ruin your reputation, and make all your efforts go to waste."

"Gu Bin said that I don't have to see his mother unless I want to."

Fearing her mother would disagree, Lin Xiyu argued vehemently: "He said that he was the one who got engaged, and he could make his own decision without having to consider his mother's feelings."

"He said it, he said it, he said everything."

Chen Xiulan's eyes flashed with sarcasm: "Can you believe what he says? A man's words are like a devil's lies. If you blindly believe men and have no opinions of your own, you'll only suffer."

"Gu Bin wouldn't lie to me."

Lin Xiyu's eyes showed determination: "I believe in him."

"What's the use of believing it?"

Chen Xiulan scoffed: "You're young and beautiful now, and he's just curious about you, so he's willing to coax you. But once he's got you and is tired of you, he won't be like this anymore. Girls should be reserved and not just do whatever men say. Don't make yourself seem cheap and give men the feeling that they can marry you without much effort."

"Mom, can you trust me just this once?"

Lin Xiyu felt wronged, and tears instantly blurred her vision: "Give me a chance to prove myself. Your daughter isn't stupid, and she's not as cheap as you make her out to be."

"Xi Yu, stop talking."

The aunt didn't want the mother and daughter to argue and hurt their relationship: "Your mother is in a bad mood, so just give your aunt some face and we can talk about the engagement later. Don't upset her at this critical moment."

"I will never agree to whatever she says."

Chen Xiulan's face was still unpleasant. She turned and left, saying, "How shameless! You're only 18 and you already want to get engaged. You can't live without a man?"

"Hey, what are you saying?"

The aunt couldn't stand it anymore. She wanted to persuade him but didn't know how to start, so she could only reluctantly chase after him.

"Xi Yu, don't listen to your mother."

My cousin heard the commotion outside and came out, lifting the curtain. "She's in a bad mood and taking it out on you. You don't need to care so much. At worst, just like Gu Bin, ignore both mothers and make your own decisions."

"Ugh."

Lin Xiyu felt a tightness in her chest and sighed deeply upon hearing this.

-

No matter how many worries you have, life still goes on.

The next morning, Lin Xiyu and her cousin arrived at the company on time.

As her cousin had predicted, Liu Ye was pleasantly surprised by her arrival and treated her with the same salary as her cousin.

My cousin was in a hurry to attract customers, so she gave a few brief instructions and then rode her bicycle to a nearby real estate development.

Lin Xiyu took over her work in the office, receiving customers who came for consultations.

Liu Ye was shrewd. Taking advantage of having a cash cow, he spent the whole morning making phone calls, notifying everyone who was even remotely related to him.

Those who are interested in admiring beautiful women become quite restless.

One after another, people came to the door, ostensibly for renovation consultation, but actually trying to get close to the beautiful woman.

In particular, his cronies, who were rich and ostentatious and were known as "second-generation rich kids," all came.

Motorcycles and cars ostentatiously displayed lined up in front of the company, attracting a large crowd of onlookers.

"You guys, if you don't decorate, don't place orders, don't even think about getting close to pretty girls."

Liu Ye acted arrogantly and bossy towards his group of cronies.

"Pshaw, it's just renovations."

Among the spoiled brats, there was also a cocky one who immediately made a decision: "See that small commodity wholesale market across the street? I bought more than a dozen shops there. As long as Lin Meimei agrees to have a meal with us brothers, I can sign the renovation order right now."

"Sign it, make him sign it."

Liu Ye grinned so hard his mouth almost twisted: "One meal was enough to make him bleed money, it's totally worth it."

"Do you still want to eat?"

Lin Xiyu tried to decline, saying, "I don't want to drink."

"You don't need to drink it, I'll drink it for you."

Liu Ye winked at her and said, "You don't have to do anything when you go. Just eat and drink well."

"Is that so?"

Lin Xiyu didn't believe her: "Don't take advantage of me because I don't know anything and are trying to fool me."

"If you don't believe me, how can you not believe Gu Bin?"

Liu Ye used Gu Bin as an example: "He's my business partner, we do business together. Would I cheat my own brother? If I really dared to make you drink with me and get you drunk, and something happened, he would torture me to death. I want to live a few more years, so I dare not offend him."

"Then, let's do it."

Lin Xiyu felt awkward refusing because he was the boss: "I'll go as long as I don't drink."

"My sister is straightforward."

Liu Ye beamed with delight: "Did you guys hear that? The beauty has agreed, hurry up and sign the papers."

-

With Liu Ye's encouragement, Lin Xiyu's performance skyrocketed, signing more than a dozen deals in a single day and earning over a thousand yuan in commissions alone.

Considering the commission, she gave him face and announced on the spot that she would treat a group of rich kids to dinner that night.

Liu Ye was overjoyed and offered to pay the bill since the beautiful lady was treating.

Seeing that this person was somewhat reasonable, Lin Xiyu's slight resentment finally dissipated.

-

"That Liu Ye."

Just before leaving get off work, when Gu Bin came to the company to pick someone up, he heard about Liu Ye's outrageous actions and couldn't help but laugh in anger: "Why doesn't he bring out his girlfriend to help him get business?"

"perhaps."

Lin Xiyu laughed self-deprecatingly: "His girlfriend isn't as short of money as I am?"

What happened to your family again?

Gu Bin frowned: "It's only been one night, what happened again? You've made yourself look so gloomy."

"My uncle said that you can't register your household registration if you don't have a house."

Lin Xiyu smiled bitterly: "I don't know why, but lately our family has been like we've been cursed by the Grand Duke Jupiter, with everything going wrong."

"Registering your household registration."

Gu Bin didn't take it seriously: "Just buy a house."

"You put it lightly."

Lin Xiyu smiled and playfully scolded, "A house costs at least sixty or seventy thousand yuan. Where would we get that much money? We can't rely on you for everything."

"Little fool."

Gu Bin affectionately pinched her nose: "A fiancé is someone to rely on."

"You haven't been officially hired yet."

Lin Xiyu sighed and said, "My mom was in a bad mood yesterday and rejected the engagement with you with just one sentence."

"hiss."

Gu Bin took a deep breath: "Getting past the mother-in-law is really tough."

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