Chapter 533 You Can't Even Raise a Son
Once a child has been registered, the city’s fitter will definitely not want him anymore.
The child will have to stay at home until then.
The woman heard this but said nothing. She just turned her head and looked at the child in the stroller.
Gou Wa seemed to feel that his previous words were a bit harsh, so he sat down on the ground and spoke again: "Sending the child to live in the city will be good for her and for us."
"These days, who doesn't want to be a city dweller? If someone adopts me, I won't stay in the countryside!"
After saying that, seeing that the woman was still wiping her tears, Gou Wa scratched his messy head in annoyance.
Then he took out two dried loofah leaves from his back pocket, rubbed them with his hands, and rolled them into a cigarette with paper.
His family was extremely poor. He couldn't even afford loose tobacco, let alone cigarettes.
If you have a good tone and encounter a wedding, you can shamelessly ask for a few cigarettes, but you can't get them at other times.
But I can’t smoke. What should I do if I get the urge to smoke?
I can only make do with loofah leaves.
Although this thing can be rolled into a cigarette, it will make the throat sore after taking a puff.
"Ahem~Ahem~Stop crying, it's depressing."
Gou Wa choked and coughed and cursed.
But the woman ignored him and kept her attention on the child.
Although she wanted to keep the child, she knew it was unrealistic.
Feeding six mouths at home was already the limit, and because of long-term malnutrition, she couldn't feed her children enough every day.
Over time, the child's health will definitely have problems.
But she understood the reason, but she just couldn't bear to do it.
There's nothing she can do about it. It's her fault for having to deal with such an unreliable man.
Before, when my parents-in-law were taking care of me, I could still get by.
Now that we no longer have the support of the elderly at home, our lives have fallen into a slump.
Although Gou Wa doesn't have any bad habits, he is very lazy.
Not only is she lazy, she also wants to have a son.
If you can’t afford to raise a daughter, you can afford to raise a son?
"The baby still doesn't have a name. Is there any father like you?" The woman felt more and more upset the more she thought about it, and finally burst into tears.
"What's the point of giving a name? We'll just have to give it away anyway!" Gou Wa got annoyed again by the woman's nagging and shouted impatiently, "Cry, cry, cry, you just know how to cry. If you could just hold on a little longer, would our family have the luxury of giving birth to so many girls?"
Gou Wa still holds the old-fashioned idea that since his family is the only one in the family, he must have a son to carry on the family line.
Otherwise, after I die, I will not be able to face my ancestors.
"You only think about your son!" the woman said gritting her teeth.
"So what? Without a son, our family line will be cut off!" Gou Wa said as if it was a matter of course.
"The spotted dog at Uncle San's house next door can give birth to male puppies. Go find it and give birth to a son!"
"Wow~~Wow~~"
The child in the stroller seemed to be frightened by the sound of their quarrel and started crying loudly.
The woman stood up, wiped her hands on her clothes, and quickly picked up the child.
The third and fourth daughters, who were standing by and watching the children, dared not say a word the whole time and could only lean timidly against the woman's side.
It was obvious that they were somewhat afraid of this unreliable father.
"Alas, these two are arguing about the child again."
Not far away, Secretary Shi lit a cigarette helplessly and started smoking.
Just now the three of them had arrived at the east end of the village, and happened to see Gou Wa and his wife quarreling.
Chen Jun glanced at Yi Zhonghai who was standing beside him and said, "This is the situation. Just put your mind at ease."
"Their family conditions are very difficult, but they have five children. If they don't send the youngest away, the whole family will starve."
Yi Zhonghai thought for a moment and nodded in approval.
His main purpose in coming to Shitun Commune in person was to see how the child's biological parents were doing.
After all, raising a child is a lifelong event.
Don't go through the trouble of bringing the child back home. The biological parents have to visit every now and then.
Fortunately, this guy named Gou Wa is unreliable. He is determined to have a son and doesn't like the girls in the family very much.
Yi Zhonghai's heart finally settled down.
"I just heard that the child hasn't been named yet, and hasn't been registered yet?" After a pause, Yi Zhonghai looked at Secretary Shi and said, "Then why don't you just take him to the street office today to register him. I'll give him a name."
After saying that, Yi Zhonghai seemed to have thought of something and added: "What do I need to register my child?"
He has never had a child in his life and is unfamiliar with the process of registering the child.
Secretary Shi exhaled a puff of smoke and replied with a smile: "I need a letter of introduction from the commune. This is easy. When I'm done with things, I'll write the letter myself. I guarantee that I can get my household registration done in one go."
These days household registration is very simple and careless, so careless that even names and dates of birth can be written incorrectly.
Therefore, it is often seen that the actual date of birth is inconsistent with that recorded in the household registration.
The youngest child in Gou Wa’s family doesn’t have a household registration yet, so it will be very easy to get one.
But if you have already registered, it will be troublesome to modify it.
That’s why Gou Wa had such a big reaction when he heard that he wanted to register his child.
Once the household registration is moved to Shitun Commune, Yi Zhonghai may not adopt the child.
It will be another trouble if the child cannot be sent away at that time.
"Hey, thank you Secretary Shi!"
Yi Zhonghai bowed in gratitude.
Only after the daughter is registered can one feel completely at ease. Thinking that he will soon have a daughter, Yi Zhonghai clenched his fists excitedly.
snort!
Now that he has a child, who would dare to say that he is a bachelor?
"Well, what name should you give your child?" Yi Zhonghai had only named one person in his life, and that was Banggeng.
However, the Jia family disliked the name Jia Geng, so they asked the third uncle to give him a new name, Jia Zhuangxian.
After Yi Zhonghai knew about this, he felt that the name "Third Uncle" was very clever and that he sounded like a cultured person.
Much better than Jia Geng.
"The child should have the surname Yi. It would be better to give him a name that is more casual, as it is easier to raise him." Secretary Shi gave his opinion.
"That can't be too bad. At least you can tell it's a girl from the name." Chen Jun was worried that Yi Zhonghai would come up with a weird name, so he quickly reminded him.
Yi Zhonghai scratched his chin, lowered his head and looked around, his eyes fell on the weeds beside him. A small yellow flower bloomed on the weeds. Although it was not very beautiful, it had strong vitality.
Got it!
Yi Zhonghai's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "How about calling her Xiaohua? Although she has a bad background, she lives a strong life!"
"Not bad, not bad. This name sounds like it will be easy to raise a child." Secretary Shi seemed to have some obsession with being easy to raise a child, and he kept talking about this.
"Then her full name must be Yi Xiaohua, and her nickname is..." Yi Zhonghai began to look around again, and finally his eyes fell on the locust tree not far away.