Chapter 1637 - 1071: Heroine of the Republic 45 (6000+)_4

Chapter 1637: Chapter 1071: Heroine of the Republic 45 (6000+)_4

Accompanied by the ’gulp’ ’gulp’ sound of swallowing, a box of millet porridge was soon finished. An Yi watched him devour it and repeatedly reminded him: "Take it slow, eat slowly, no one is going to take it from you, it’s all yours,"

"Auntie, I’ve never tasted such delicious millet porridge before, even when my mom was around, I never had it. Auntie, I will repay you, I heard from the nurse sister that you paid for my hospital bills and meals, and you helped me get my ring back, let me repay you for the rest of my life, okay?"

A child who knows how to be grateful, clearly looks twelve or thirteen, but who would have thought he is already fifteen or sixteen, it seems malnutrition has stunted his growth.

"I wanted to ask you, what are your plans after you leave the hospital? Are you going back to your original home?"

Hu Zi shook his head vigorously, "I would rather beg outside, live in bridge holes, live in shacks, I won’t go back to that home. That was my mom’s ring, how dare that wicked woman say it’s hers. And my dad, no, he’s not my dad, he’s the devil. He hits me, kicks me, scolds me, and I’ve accepted it, because he is my only relative in this world. But he took the ring my mom gave me, accused me wrongly, I hate him, I never want to see him again."

"Where is your home? In the county?"

"No, my home is in Lin County. This time I came with them to visit relatives, that woman’s family’s home is on North Street in the county, today she saw the ring, my dad asked me for it, I ran, but eventually couldn’t run anymore and got caught by him. I have no idea where this place is, I’ve never been here, so auntie, if you don’t mind, I’d like to work for your family, I don’t ask for much, even if you can only give me one meal a day, as long as I won’t starve to death, I will repay you well."

After hearing his background, An Yi felt uncomfortable in her heart: "What about your maternal family?"

He shook his head, "My mom was from another place when she got married, I don’t know where my maternal family is from, she died of illness last year, and that woman entered the house with a big belly. My mom’s illness wasn’t life-threatening, but he refused to treat her, dragged her to death,"

An Yi pursed her lips, a fifteen-year-old boy could be her son at her age, keeping him in an all-female house seemed inappropriate.

She thought for a moment, "Have you ever attended school?"

Hu Zi shook his head, "No, but I can recognize a few words, my mom taught me."

"Would you like to go to school?"

Hu Zi’s eyes lit up, but then he seemed to think of something, and the hope instantly extinguished.

"No, I don’t want to, schooling costs a lot."

"You can stay with me, but your household registration and grain relationship are still with your dad, right?"

Hu Zi shook his head sharply, "No, before mom passed away, she took me and transferred my household registration to our street. She was worried that after she left, my dad would use the household registration and grain relationship to control me, saying I have a grain ration so I won’t starve. Absolutely prohibited putting the grain relationship and household registration with him together, so she took me to transfer, and people sympathized with us, it was processed very smoothly. But my dad would still snatch my grain ration, that’s why I’m so malnourished, but he can’t tamper with the relationship or transfer it, he can only snatch it if he sees me."

A foresightful good mother indeed!

An Yi was full of emotions, deeply admiring the mother, "Your mom was great, no wonder you are trying so hard to protect it."

Looking at the ring in his hand, Hu Zi rubbed it vigorously for a while: "Auntie, can I transfer my household registration and grain relationship to your family?"

An Yi nodded briefly, "In principle, it is possible, but you must think it over, do you really want to stay with me? If you stay with me, you’d have to change your surname."

Change surname?

Hu Zi was stunned for a moment, then nodded not very concernedly: "Just as I don’t want to bear that bastard’s surname anymore, if you accept me, I’m willing to change."

Out of the blue having such a big son, An Yi also felt like she was dreaming, she seriously contemplated.

"You are a boy, it’s not suitable to stay home for long, now I give you three options, first go to school, second join the army, third become an apprentice, what do you want to do?"

Going to school requires a lot of money, he didn’t know if he qualified for the army, becoming an apprentice might make money for the family, Hu Zi only took half a minute to decide.

"Why choose apprenticeship?"

An Yi seriously asked, he gave a thoughtful reply: "To help auntie relieve the burden."

An Yi laughed, "Do you know the basic conditions for temporary workers and apprentices in county factories?"

While Hu Zi shook his head, An Yi explained: "First preference is for urban household registration, second, literate and educated, the higher the education level, the greater the possibility of entering the factory, and many people compete for one position, so why should you get this position, surely you have to be better? Look at you now, malnourished and short, if you don’t say you are fifteen, people will definitely see you as a twelve or thirteen-year-old like I did. I know you don’t want to choose school because of money, now I can assure you, you don’t need to worry about money, so will you go to school or not?"

Hearing so many requirements for employment, Hu Zi hesitantly glanced at her, An Yi smiled slightly, reassuringly nodded to him.

Hu Zi gritted his teeth: "I will, I want to go to school."

An Yi nodded satisfactorily: "Very good, that’s right, you are a child, what else is a child supposed to do if not attend school? When you have education, then it’s not too late to think about making money. During these days, you take a good rest in the hospital, I will come to see you when I have time, when you’re discharged, I’ll take you home, and then find a day, take you to Lin County to handle the transfer of your household registration."

Although An Yi’s household registration is still a rural one, Hu Zi himself is an urban household, so it won’t affect anything.

He has a monthly grain ration of 21 jin, if he gets into junior high school, it’ll be 25 jin, high school is 31 jin, one jin more than township cadre. Therefore, the saying that knowledge changes fate, is indeed true.

Since this child agreed to attend class, then send him to their village, let him stay in the village, and he can help take care of the family, it’s more convenient this way, otherwise, with her taking him to and from school every day, it’s not very convenient, mainly not convenient for her to suddenly have a child appear!