Chapter 132 A Wasteful Trip
After saying goodbye to Coach Liu and a group of grandfathers, He Shu followed his uncle home for dinner.
While eating, He Shuxian asked his uncle if he was free these days.
When his uncle asked him what he wanted to do, He Shu told him that he wanted to go to Beihe.
My uncle knew about this. He stuffed the leftover dumplings from lunch into his mouth and said, "Not these days. I'll go with you next week."
"Uncle, if you're busy, I'll go by myself. I'll go with...my classmates, and we're going out to play tomorrow."
My aunt asked quickly, "Male or female classmates?"
He Shu pursed his lips : "Female classmate."
My aunt smiled and said, "She's your girlfriend, right? Didn't she go home for the holidays? Then why don't you bring her back? Let me take a look."
"Bring it back?" He Shu was a little embarrassed: "Isn't it too early?"
Grandpa smiled and asked, "What does the little girl do at home?"
He Shu shook his head: "I don't know, it seems to be a business."
He Shu never asked Xia Miao about her family. He had only met Xia Miao's parents, who seemed to be businessmen rather than workers.
"Is he the one who talked to you at the school gate yesterday?" my uncle suddenly asked, frowning.
He Shu knew who he was talking about and quickly shook his head: "Of course not."
"Well, that's good that it's not."
When my aunt heard this, she quickly pulled my uncle and asked, "Is there another one?"
"No, aunt, just one. My girlfriend's name is Xia Miao, and she goes to Dadu College."
My aunt was relieved: "Yes, one is enough. We can't have the best of both worlds."
Grandpa also nodded: "Three wives and four concubines are things in the feudal era..."
He Shu covered his forehead with his hands and spoke more and more outrageously.
"Uncle, aunt, grandpa, can I go to Beihe with my girlfriend tomorrow?"
He Shu quickly brought the topic back, but his aunt disagreed: "We are unfamiliar with the place, it's not safe."
My uncle was supportive: "It's right next to Dadu. It won't take long to get there by high-speed rail. What's unsafe about it? You two can go if you want."
The opinions are now one to one. He Shu looked at his grandfather, and his grandfather also supported it.
It's just going out. Boys have to learn to do things on their own when they grow up. It's okay to exercise more.
"Then go tomorrow. If there's anything you can't solve, call home."
Seeing that the old man said so, my aunt didn't want to intervene anymore.
The next morning, He Shu made an appointment with Xia Miao to meet at the subway station near the school.
He Shu didn't ask his uncle to send him off. He took the train from the stop near his grandfather's house to the stop near the school, where he found Xia Miao. The two of them then took the high-speed train to Beihe.
Originally, she planned to travel around the big city during this holiday, but now she heard that He Shu had something to do in Beihe, and Xia Miao was happy to accompany him.
This is equivalent to a short trip for two people.
It only took an hour to get to Beihe. After leaving the high-speed rail station, He Shu and Xia Miao took a taxi straight to the address.
He had checked last night and found that the address was not in the countryside but in the city.
They took a taxi and it took about fifteen minutes.
Sitting in the car, He Shu finally understood his godfather's feelings.
He really hoped that the person he was looking for was Brother Zhao Yan. If he found him, his godfather would be so happy.
Xia Miao gently reached out and placed her hand on the back of He Shu's hand. She said nothing, but firmly gave He Shu some confidence.
When we arrived at the place mentioned on the address, it was a residential area, which was a resettlement community.
When the relocation took place, it coincided with the national census. A family named Lan registered their son Lan Xing during the census.
In fact, the country does not allow the registration of unregistered people during the census.
It’s just that ordinary people generally believe that it is very troublesome to handle this matter on a daily basis, and this is a good opportunity to register the illegal residents.
But in fact, as long as there is proof that meets the requirements, it can be done at any time.
My aunt's screening method still has major loopholes, but one thing is certain: almost all people who choose to register their household registration at this time have a guilty conscience.
He Shu asked around in the community and found the family, who lived on the third floor of a building.
Xia Miao knocked on the door first, and soon a woman's voice came from inside the house: "Who is it?"
"Excuse me, is Lan Xing at home?" Xia Miao asked crisply.
The door was opened, and a middle-aged woman with curlers on her hair opened the door and looked at Xia Miao and He Shu outside.
"Who are you?"
He Shu stepped forward: "We are here to look for Lan Xing. Are you Lan Xing's mother?"
"Yes, he's not at home. Whose children are you two? Why haven't I seen you before?"
"Not at home?" He Shu hesitated for a moment : "Auntie, can we talk to you?"
The woman was a little wary: "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"Let's talk about Lan Xing." He Shu took out his student ID card: "Don't worry, Auntie. I'm a student at Huaqing University. I have a brother who was taken away when he was a child. I heard that your Lan Xing..."
Before He Shu could finish his words, the woman was about to close the door: "My Lan Xing is my biological child, not adopted. You have found the wrong person."
"Auntie, I'm just asking... hey..." He Shu stretched out his hand to stop her, but his hand was caught by the door and he cried out in pain.
The woman quickly opened the door again: "You kid...is your hand okay?"
Xia Miao pulled He Shu's hand with concern, and fortunately, there was only a mark.
"Auntie, I'll leave after I've asked clearly. I won't pester Lan Xing or say anything to him."
The woman looked helpless: "Okay, come in."
He Shu quickly cheered up and followed him into the house. The living room was not big, but it was filled with the breath of life.
There were several photo frames hanging on the wall behind the sofa, and He Shu found that among them was a photo of this aunt taking a photo with a young man.
He Shu asked the middle-aged woman: "Auntie, is that Brother Lan Xing in the photo?"
"Yes, this is my son. My son looks a lot like me, so you should believe it, right?"
Indeed, the young man in the photo has the same round face as the aunt in front of him.
No wonder my aunt said they look alike. Zhao Yan also had a round face when he was a child, but now he has grown up. Who knows what he looks like now?
"Then why don't you have a household registration?"
The woman was a little angry when she heard this: "I'll tell you the truth, Lan Xing was born before I got married. I was still a minor at that time, so I didn't dare to raise her, nor did I have the ability to do so. So she was taken away by that man as soon as she was born and sent to my hometown in the countryside."
"Later, the man got married and didn't dare to say that this was his son. They didn't register my son for many years. The child has been in the countryside and didn't even go to school. The birth certificate was also lost. I had to work very hard and use many connections to get him registered in Beihe."
Speaking of this, the woman was very excited: "I have had a hard time these years. Now that I have finally gained some ability, I can bring him to my side."
"He already has a problem with me, and if he hears you guys say something else, it will be easier for him to overthink it."
