Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1284 Xiaowei's Mother's Arrangements

After making the call, Chen Hui hung up the phone with satisfaction: "It's done. They're already investigating. Let's see how long they can keep gloating."

Xiao Wei smiled and shook his head, then picked up the document and continued reading.

After the two finished reviewing the documents and processing the reports and applications, they came to the backyard, where several children were sitting quietly in the gazebo, drinking milk and eating cake.

Wang Jiwei and the others also took a shower and changed their clothes. They sat and chatted with Xiaowei's mother and the others. Qin Xuemei sat next to Wang Jiwei, holding a glass of milk and listening.

"When are you going to bring your parents over? Let's meet here and settle things." Xiaowei's mother wiped Beibei's mouth and said to Wang Jiwei.

Wang Jiwei looked at Qin Xuemei and said, "I'll listen to Xuemei. I'm ready anytime."

Aunt Wang said, "Now that Xiao Xuemei has started a family, Xiao Wei's mother and I can finally rest easy. This girl suffered so much in the past, and we all hope that she can be happy and joyful."

You two aren't young anymore, you should hurry up and get things done, and have a child soon. We'll help you take care of it, and it'll grow up with the others, so the little brothers and sisters will all be together in the future, wouldn't that be great?"

Qin Xuemei was a little embarrassed: "Mom~, what are you saying?"

Aunt Wang laughed and patted Qin Xuemei on the head: "You, you have such a bad temper, I've always been worried about you, but now it's all right."

Qin Xuemei leaned against Aunt Wang, and Xiaowei's mother said, "Let's settle it like this. It's perfect timing, Xiaojihong is back too. Let him go home and bring your parents and sister over to stay here for a few days. Your sister's about to start her summer vacation. What grade is she in?"

Wang Jiwei said, "I'm a junior in high school now, and I'll be taking the college entrance exam next year."

Aunt Wang asked, "Is studying okay? Why don't you take the exam for the capital city? You're all here, and Xiu'er is here too, so there's someone to take care of her. Girls are different from boys, so it's more reassuring to have someone look after them."

Qin Xuemei said, "Mom, we'll probably be going back to Fengtian next year. This is our only year of study."

Aunt Wang said, "It's the same everywhere. The house is right here. Didn't you want to open a bookstore? It's convenient to come and go now. It's only a two-hour flight."

Xiaowei's mother said, "After all, this is Beijing. Others can't even come here if they want to. In the future, you should register your household here so your child can go to school here. It will give them a high starting point and affect their whole life."

Chen Hui chimed in, "Our household registration is with my dad, but it was transferred a long time ago. Now our family is considered unregistered in Fengtian."

The two sat down on the side, and Xiaowei said, "I can't move, and Xiaohong's place can't be moved either."

Chen Hui said, "Just leave your son with me, since he'll be born here anyway."

Xiao Wei looked at Geng Hui: "What about Geng Sheng?"

Geng Hui said, "I'll move here, and I can put Beibei's registration here. My household registration isn't with Xia's."

Chen Hui blinked: "You two didn't register your household registration together after you got married?"

Geng Hui said, "Back then, I was in Chuanzhou, and I couldn't tell if it was Luolongcheng or somewhere else. Later, Xia's whole family moved to Fengtian, so mine was delayed. My household registration is still with my dad."

Xiao Wei asked, "What about Xia Gensheng's household registration?"

Geng Hui said, "Xia's household registration is also with his father; it hasn't been separated."

Aunt Wang laughed and patted Geng Hui on the shoulder: "You guys have such a mess of household registrations everywhere. It's a good thing there's not much food ration left, otherwise we wouldn't even be able to get food."

Xiaohong said, "That's great! I got mine sorted out early, so our household registrations were together a long time ago. Now it's difficult to move over, there's no reason to separate our households."

Chen Hui said, "Actually, if you want to move, you can move in the same way. You don't need to separate your household registration. You can just move directly. Then you will be the head of household there, and Xiaowei will be the head of household here. Whether you are married or not depends on the marriage certificate, not the household registration."

Xiao Hong turned to look at Xiao Wei, who shook his head: "No, we're not moving. If we're moving, we're moving together, or if we're not moving, none of us are moving. It doesn't matter where we are."

Xiao Hong chuckled contentedly a few times, while Chen Hui curled his lip and said, "How sour. Changing your household registration isn't like getting a divorce."

Xiaowei's mother said, "Then let's do it. Transfer Xiaohui and Gensheng's household registrations here. Xiaowei's child will be registered under Xiaohui's, and Beibei's under Xiaohui's. That's good, it solves everything. Xiaomei, you and Jiwei can both register here, to avoid future trouble."

Qin Xuemei gently shook her head: "I won't move. I'm fine as I am now."

Aunt Wang patted Qin Xuemei's head twice: "This silly girl, changing your household registration doesn't mean you have to leave. We're still family."

Qin Xuemei shook her head again. Wang Jiwei said, "She doesn't need to move. If she doesn't want to, then she doesn't have to move. I'll settle here in the future."

Qin Xuemei gave Wang Jiwei an approving look. She wouldn't leave the Wang family, not even for the sake of a formal household registration.

Xiaowei's mother asked, "When do high schools have their summer break?"

Chen Hui said, "July, there are only a few days left."

Xiaowei said, "That's perfect. Let Jihong go back. Your family will come over when your sister is on vacation."

Qin Xuemei glanced at Wang Jiwei and said to Xiaowei, "When your brother Wang and sister take the college entrance exam next year, let's move their household registration here. I'll ask Manager Jing to help me buy a small courtyard here, and then the whole family can move here. We can have Jihong work at the company and open a convenience store for his uncle and aunt here."

Xiao Wei nodded in agreement: "Okay."

Chen Hui said, "Why wait until next year? Just buy it now if there's a suitable one. What if the price goes up next year? Aren't they working on the yard over there? Ask the old manager how it's going, and if there's a suitable one, put it under Sister Luo Xuemei's name. It's that simple."

Xiao Wei said, "That works too."

Xiaowei's mother asked, "Wei, why are you still keeping all those old courtyards? You won't make much money selling them, and you can't even use them all."

Xiao Wei said, "This area won't be relocated in the future; it's a protected area for old houses. There will definitely be fewer and fewer old courtyards like this in the future, so I just want to keep a piece of it. Anyway, it doesn't cost much money."

I plan to fence it off and renovate it once everything is settled, turning it into a traditional courtyard hotel. Look how many tourists come from out of town to this area! It's right next to a commercial district, and in front is a hutong (traditional alleyway) tour area. This area is like Beihai and Houhai; tourists from other places will definitely come, and they'll need to stay, right?

Chen Hui said, "We'll set up a row of old-style restaurants outside, bringing over Kyoto's specialty foods and products. Inside, you can stay and enjoy a pure old-courtyard experience. It should be popular. When you come here, you won't need to travel around anymore; you can just go out and take a boat."

Xiao Hong and Geng Hui exchanged glances. Geng Hui said, "I think it's a good idea too. Living here is indeed different from where we live. If we add food and entertainment, and bring out all the local specialties, it would be very popular."

Xiao Hong thought for a moment and said, "We still need to look at the prices and calculate carefully. And what about the items from the old restaurants? Are they so easy to collect?"

(End of this chapter)