Chapter 150: Moving the Household Registration Is Easier Said Than Done

Shi Guanglin was pondering the true value of that medicinal liquor in his heart, fully aware that yesterday's miraculous stamina was entirely indebted to it.

He needed to observe his physical reactions over the coming days to determine if this was merely a brief burst of energy achieved by overdrawing his vitality.

If it did not overdraw the body, then one could only describe it as utterly divine.

His first step would be to distribute it among his father, brothers, uncles, and ensure that his sisters-in-law and aunts could thoroughly experience its benefits as well.

Afterwards, he could use it as a gift for well-connected acquaintances, thereby elevating the Shi family's standing even further.

This tiny flask of medicinal liquor possessed boundless prospects.

Of course, he could not forget little brother Weigang either. Right now, he vowed in his heart that he would protect and shelter this young brother for the rest of his life.

Whoever dared to cross Weiguo would be crossing him and challenging the entire Shi family.

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Naturally, Xiao Weiguo had no idea that his casual instruction of a one-liang dosage had caused them such torment—or rather, a state of painful bliss.

For ordinary medicinal wine, one liang was indeed the appropriate amount, but this particular brew, infused with spiritual spring water, only required one or two qian, or perhaps half a qian at most, per serving.

Having already attended the factory's routine meeting on Monday, Xiao Weiguo only needed to handle procurement duties for the next few days and didn't need to wake up early, so he allowed himself to sleep in a little longer in his room.

"Weiguo, I've cooked some corn porridge and left it in the new house. Remember to eat it, I'm off to work."

"Alright Dad, remember not to bring back any leftover food. If you bring it back again, I'll just throw it out. Also, if anything comes up at the factory, go straight to your factory director Zhou Yaozu. Understand?"

"Got it, got it. I'm just a low-level employee, what could possibly happen that requires seeing the director? I'm off." Xiao Pingle cheerfully rode away on his bicycle to work.

Right now, he was filled with boundless hope for the future.

After his father left, Xiao Weiguo realized he couldn't fall back asleep, so he simply got up to wash and rinse.

He drank a little simple porridge for breakfast.

Taking the relevant documents with him, he headed toward the neighborhood committee office; today, he would continue pushing the household registration matters.

Arriving at the committee office, Xiao Weiguo went straight to the director's office. Today he was in luck; Xu Meihui had arrived not long ago.

"Please come in."

"Good morning, Aunt Xu. I've come to see you today," Xiao Weiguo greeted with a smile as he entered the office.

"Spit it out, Weiguo. You never visit unless you want something. What kind of favor are you asking for today?" Xu Meihui took a sip of tea and said leisurely to Xiao Weiguo.

Xiao Weiguo pulled out the chair in front of the desk, sat down, and continued, "Thanks for your concern, Aunt Xu. The Yang family basically won't cause any more trouble. I came today because I have another matter I'd like to trouble you with. My father's household registration has already been transferred to our neighborhood, but the household registrations of my four younger brothers and sisters are still back in the village. I'd like to transfer their registrations here as well, but when I went to the police station, they said the neighborhood committee needs to issue a certificate of willingness to accept them before they will process it."

Xu Meihui placed her teacup on the desk, pondered for a moment, and slowly spoke, "Judging by what you've said, your family's situation does meet the transfer policy. However, since it's not a transfer accompanying the mother, it's bound to be quite difficult. You should mentally prepare yourself. Oh well, strictly speaking, according to the latest directives, I shouldn't issue this certificate for you. But thinking about leaving four children stranded in the village indeed isn't ideal, so I'll issue it for you. However, you'll have to handle the police station end of things yourself; Auntie can't help you with that."

Hearing this, Xiao Weiguo was overjoyed. Although there was still the hurdle of the police station, at least one major obstacle had been cleared. He hurriedly expressed his gratitude to Xu Meihui.

Having made up her mind, Xu Meihui pulled over a sheet of writing paper, drafted the certificate stating the committee's willingness to accept the household registrations of Xiao Weijun and the others, and stamped it with the neighborhood committee's official seal.

She then handed it to Xiao Weiguo.

"Alright, off with you to whatever you need to do."

After offering repeated expressions of gratitude, Xiao Weiguo left the office holding the certificate.

Let's see what excuse they have over there now.

To his surprise, after submitting all the materials and the certificate, they did accept them.

However, the official simply replied, "Go back and wait for the notification."

They neither confirmed whether it was successful nor stated that it had failed, leaving Xiao Weiguo's heart hanging in suspense.

It felt completely uncertain.

Oh well, he had done everything within his power; the rest would simply have to await the notification.

He hoped everything would go smoothly.

At that moment, Xiao Weiguo suddenly felt a deep longing for his grandfather, grandmother, and Xiao Hongmei and the others back in his hometown.

If this transfer failed, Xiao Hongmei, Xiao Weijun, Xiao Lianxin, and Xiao Qigong would be doomed to remain peasants for the rest of their lives.

This thought made Xiao Weiguo rather anxious.

Since he had nothing to do today, why not simply make a trip back to the Xiao Family Production Brigade to see them?

To the outside world, he could just say he went to the commune for procurement.

No sooner said than done, Xiao Weiguo mounted his newly bought bicycle and rode all the way toward the Xiao Family Production Brigade.

When he arrived home, the workday hadn't ended yet, and only his grandmother was at home, tending to the stove and cooking.

Xiao Weiguo shouted loudly, "Grandma, look who's back!"

"Oh my, my precious grandson is back! Why did you return so suddenly? Your father was just back here a couple of days ago." Grandmother dropped the task at hand and hurried over with small steps toward Xiao Weiguo.

Xiao Weiguo quickly took a few paces forward to support his grandmother, helping her sit down on the stone stool in the courtyard.

"Aren't I allowed to miss you? Or does Grandma no longer welcome her grandson?"

"How could that be? I wish I could see my precious grandson every single day."

Xiao Weiguo felt a twinge of guilt. He had been so focused on transferring his younger siblings' household registrations to the city that he had completely forgotten that his grandparents were also still in the countryside—they could easily move to the city to live as well.

"Grandma, after a while, why don't you and Grandpa move to the city to live too?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? We're doing just fine living right here in the village. We're not going, not going."

As the conversation between Xiao Weiguo and his grandmother grew louder, a young child walked out from the main room—none other than Xiao Qigong.

It appeared that Grandmother was currently looking after Xiao Qigong. The others were either away working in the fields or attending school, leaving only Grandmother to watch him during the day.

"Qigong, call out 'Big Brother'. Come, let Big Brother hold you."

Xiao Qigong stared wide-eyed at Xiao Weiguo for a moment before charging straight into Xiao Weiguo's arms.

He mumbled, "Big Brother."

Not long after, Xiao Hongmei, Weijun, and Lianxin returned home from school. Instead of going to their old house, they came straight to their grandparents' place.

It seemed they had already arranged this beforehand; during this period, they would all be having their meals at their grandparents'.

Xiao Weijun was even holding Wangcai's leash in one hand, making happy clicking sounds with his tongue.

When Xiao Weiguo had first arrived, he had wondered why he hadn't seen Wangcai, and it turned out this little scoundrel Xiao Weijun was behind it.

Skipping proper attention to his studies and actually leading a little puppy along to school.

Upon seeing Xiao Weiguo, Wangcai instantly became excited, pulling Xiao Weijun forward as it ran, barking with eager delight.