Chapter 513 Taking the Household Registration Book to Get Married
Chapter 513 Taking the Household Registration Book to Get Married
"Yes, I moved out during the Chinese New Year, and no one cared about how I was doing on my own. They even took advantage of the holiday to say a lot of bad things about me to relatives and friends. They can say whatever they want, I don't care. But I didn't expect that after they found out that I made a lot of money, they had no intention of letting me go."
"Did your family members come looking for you again later?"
Song Qin sighed, "Although I've moved out, I still can't stop worrying about my grandma. She's so old and in poor health; she's almost gone. I occasionally go to the city to run errands and then go back to see her."
I would go back when they weren't home, not stay overnight, and leave as soon as I finished. The first few times went smoothly, but later my mother probably sensed something was wrong, so I deliberately stayed home to watch over me. I managed to catch her one time.
That time, she apologized, saying that people were making fun of her because she had an old maid, and that's why she said those hurtful things. Actually, I knew it was just an excuse, but I thought that since she apologized, even if it was just an excuse, at least she was willing to back down, right? So I went along with it.
Even though I no longer live at home, I still give them fifty yuan a month, which I think is fair, right? But to my surprise, this didn't last long before my mother suddenly proposed that all the family's money should be pooled together for unified management.
Lin Yuyao was taken aback. "Auntie wants you to hand over all your money?"
Song Qin nodded, "Yes, it was a few months ago during the Mid-Autumn Festival. My mom excitedly said she had prepared a big table of dishes and invited me home for dinner. They suddenly brought this up during the meal."
My younger brother immediately expressed his willingness to hand over all his income to my mother for management, and then, like when he was a child, my mother would give him pocket money. Then my sister-in-law also stated that she was willing to hand over all her income to my mother for management and wait for my mother to give her pocket money.
She flattered my mother so much that she said her son gave her a lot of his salary, but her daughter-in-law gave her very little. She praised my sister-in-law, saying she was sensible, and that the whole family was very happy.
Then my dad added that he's always handed over his salary to my mom, and if he needs money, he has to ask her for it; he hasn't dared to save any money on his own for so many years. Well, everyone has made their stance clear: the whole family should work together towards a common goal so that life will get better and better.
Finally, they waited for me to give my opinion. Ha, did they think I was stupid? Their combined salaries were less than a fraction of mine. If the whole family handed over their wages, their lives would naturally get better and better, and I'd be the one getting ripped off. I'm not stupid; I refused on the spot.
Her refusal had predictable consequences.
She was attacked by the whole family, who felt that she didn't consider herself part of the family.
Comments like "selfish," "only caring about his own comfort," and "ignoring his family" started to come out.
They also scolded her for being too old to get married and for bringing shame to her family.
They said she was a freak.
Selfish and greedy, no wonder nobody wants anything.
She's showing off now, but she'll get what's coming to her when she's old.
Since we've already torn off all pretense of civility, we might as well say the most hurtful things.
Song Qin rubbed her temples and said sadly, "To be honest, I have no problem with making money for my family and improving their lives. But I'm not that cheap. I can't bring myself to give them money to please them when I know they're taking advantage of me."
"If you want money from me, then show some respect. If you make me happy, I'll give it to you willingly. Do you think I'm such a cheap person, getting scolded while trying to please them?"
Song Qin is an independent person, and given her personality and her family's attitude, she could easily strain their relationship.
As the two were talking, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and they stopped talking.
Chen Bingzhi rushed in, panting heavily, as if he had run very fast.
"Sister Song, I heard that Auntie came over and caused a scene?"
Song Qin took a deep breath. "You're certainly well-informed."
Chen Bingzhi strode over and asked, "Are you alright?"
"What could be wrong with me? Nothing."
"then you……"
"I'm fine," Song Qin said somewhat irritably. "You go ahead and do your work, I need to get busy too."
Seeing that she was annoyed, Chen Bingzhi didn't say much and looked at Lin Yuyao again.
Lin Yuyao had packed her things and said, "I have to go, Sister Song. Call me if you need anything."
Song Qin smiled and said, "Okay, have fun."
After she left, Song Qin had to take on the main responsibility.
With the Lunar New Year approaching, her family's troubles are likely to escalate.
Fortunately, all the work that needed to be arranged has been arranged, and they will all be on holiday in a few days. Almost all the work tasks have been scheduled for after the New Year, so I don't think anything serious will happen.
This year has been exceptionally busy, and it seems to have passed exceptionally quickly.
I ran into Zhou Jing on my way downstairs and chatted with her for a while.
“My husband is coming back again, which is perfect. He can take care of Tingting after she goes on vacation. Otherwise, the bookstore will be noisy every day, and I won’t be able to do my job.”
After enduring this year after year, Zhou Jing seemed to have gotten used to it.
From initially complaining, she now no longer speaks ill of Lan Xu.
Lin Yuyao spoke a few more words to Liu Yihuan, "Sister Liu, have you seen it? Is it a boy or a girl?"
Liu Yihuan said, "Everyone is urging me to get checked, but I refuse. I don't care if it's a boy or a girl, I'll raise whatever it is."
Zhou Jing said, "That's right, so that people around you won't point fingers and gossip after the gender is found out, and it won't affect your mood."
"Yes, I think the government should ban this test and prohibit gender determination. Otherwise, if everyone who finds out it's a girl will have an abortion, then everyone will have sons, and where will they find wives?"
Lin Yuyao knew it would happen in the future.
……
As soon as Lin Yuyao left, Chen Bingzhi locked his office and then strode over to Song Qin.
"If you marry me, all the problems will be solved."
Song Qin rubbed her temples. "Why do you always have to do things your way?"
Chen Bingzhi: "When have I ever acted on a whim? I've always thought this was the only thing I was thinking of."
Song Qin: “…”
"Sigh!" She sighed and shook her head, saying, "Marriage is such a big deal, how can you just open your mouth and make it happen? You make it sound so easy, but do you know that it's not appropriate at all? This kind of marriage is not so easy to get married."
"Why is it not easy? Do you have photos? Bring your photos and household registration book, let's go get settled right now, let's skip work and get settled together."
As he spoke, he took out his household registration booklet from his drawer.
Song Qin was stunned. "Your household registration book is with you?"
"Yes, it's always been with me. Let's skip work and get married."
Song Qin: “…”
"Where's yours? Do you have it with you?"
Song Qin said irritably, "Who carries the household registration book with them?"
"Where is it? Is it at your house? Come on, I'll go with you to get it."
Song Qin pushed him away, "Are you out of your mind? Do you think it's so easy to get a household registration book?"
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