As they spoke, several people had already arrived at the sub-district office.

At this time, the sub-district office had just opened, and someone saw him and greeted him, "Grandpa Hu, why are you here so early today? Are you facing difficulties again?"

Old Scrooge Hu nodded lightly, "I'm looking for Director Sun!"

Hearing this, the other person glanced at the dusty group and immediately understood what was going on.

"Alright, you wait here, I'll go in first."

Nodding, the person greeted them and left.

The remaining people waited quietly.

Before long, a middle-aged woman in a blue shirt pushed a cart over, her short hair making her look very spirited.

Seeing her approach, Old Scrooge Hu hurried forward, "Director Sun!"

"Grandpa Hu! What's wrong? Are you facing difficulties? Wait a moment, I'll park the cart first."

Seeing the old man, the woman smiled and parked the cart at the gate.

When she walked over, Old Scrooge Hu said, "Director Sun, I want to have my niece take over my wife's job. How can we handle the procedures?"

"Oh!"

Director Sun was surprised, then felt a headache coming on. After all, Old Scrooge Hu's job-selling activities were well known.

But she was experienced.

She didn't react immediately.

Instead, she said to him, "Alright, you all come in first, to my office. Let's talk."

After speaking, she led the way into the courtyard.

Seeing this, Old Scrooge Hu greeted Wang Qiuju and the others, "Let's go in first."

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The group followed him inside.

This was at least a residence of a high-ranking official, because the door was in the middle, and there were regulations for opening doors during the Qing Dynasty.

You couldn't just open it however you wanted.

Unless there was an amnesty, even the largest official's door could only be opened from the side.

They crossed the front courtyard and came to the main building of the third courtyard, where several people were coming in to work.

After entering, Director Sun placed her briefcase on the table and gestured for everyone to sit down.

She also moved a chair and sat down next to them.

After sizing up the group, Director Sun reluctantly said, "Grandpa Hu, you're putting me in a difficult position! This job is for taking care of you old comrades, not for you to buy and sell!"

Old Scrooge Hu tugged at his collar and said, "What's wrong with that? I have no children of my own, and I finally found my niece. Why can't I give my wife's job to them?"

Director Sun felt a headache coming on, "Grandpa Hu, if she really is your niece, I can make an exception for you, but do you think the labor department won't investigate?"

"Then go ahead and investigate. My second son hasn't come back from Yalu River, help us find him. Besides, my eldest son sacrificed himself fighting the Japanese, why can't you make an exception?"

Director Sun sighed, "Grandpa Hu, we understand your feelings. Think about how many of our compatriots were harmed by the Japanese. This is a national grudge, not to mention my family of eight, with only me left. Do you think I don't hold a grudge?"

Yang Xiaole, who was listening, was stunned.

They all have stories!

And from Director Sun's accent, it didn't sound like she was from the local area, more like she came from Sichuan and Guizhou.

After all, many troops came from that area back then.

Old Scrooge Hu turned his head away and muttered, "Look at the clothes they're wearing, obviously from the countryside. Do you think they have the money to pay me? She really is my niece."

Director Sun heard this and looked at Wang Qiuju and the others.

Can city people tell at a glance? The three of them were indeed not from the city.

After a moment of contemplation, she said to them, "Can you wait outside for a moment? I need to talk to Grandpa Hu."

"Alright, alright!"

Wang Qiuju nodded awkwardly.

Then the four of them left the room and waited outside.

Inside, there was a heated argument.

Mainly, Old Scrooge Hu was shouting, and Director Sun was patiently explaining.

The two of them talked for a long time.

Nearly two hours later, Director Sun came out with a helpless look on her face and called out to the group, "Come in for a moment!"

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole was excited.

He hurriedly urged, "Quick, Mom, go in, it looks like it's settled."

"Oh, okay!"

Wang Qiuju heard this and quickly went in, followed by the others.

Director Sun sat back behind her desk and sighed as she looked at Wang Qiuju, "Alright, I'll give you a work acceptance certificate. You can go to the Food Corporation to handle the procedures. The grocery store has been handed over to our sub-district office, but the personnel files still need to be stamped by them.

After you've done that, go to your local district to get an emigration certificate. Remember, after you get the certificate, you must go to the local office within five days to process the emigration certificate. If it expires, it will be invalid and you'll have to reapply."

"Alright, thank you, Director Sun. Just the emigration certificate?"

Yang Xiaole looked at the others, feeling a bit silly, and quickly said thank you.

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"Yes, just the emigration certificate and your household registration book."

She nodded and took out a special form with the sub-district office letterhead and started filling it out.

"Do you have your household registration book? If not, I'll ask you questions, but don't make any mistakes. If there are any mistakes in the review, it will be very troublesome."

"We brought it, we brought it." When Director Sun asked, Yang Guangzhi quickly took out the household registration book.

It was a handwritten household registration book that had just been processed this year.

It was also brought along at Yang Xiaole's reminder.

Director Sun took the book and started copying from it.

The group waited quietly.After waiting for a while, the other party finished the procedure and stamped a seal on the document, then handed it to Wang Qiuju. "Alright, you can go now! After the seal is done over there, you can take this certificate to the district office to apply for a relocation certificate. With the relocation certificate and household registration, you can come to us, and we will arrange everything for you."

"Thank you, Director Sun."

Yang Xiaole hurriedly expressed his gratitude upon seeing this.

Since January of this year, household registration control has been very strict, and only those with a secondary vocational education or higher can follow the school.

Only a work certificate or employment certificate from the unit can be used to handle the procedures.

But this employment certificate is not easy to obtain.

Yang Xiaole asked, "Director Sun, are you saying that my mother can only come to work after the procedures are done? Then how can my brother start working at the factory without completing the procedures first?

I also have a question, when can our household registration be transferred? I heard that household registration follows the mother."

Director Sun capped his pen and nodded, "You said your brother also works at the factory, that's because they are a factory, and they have their own process. The factory provides a guarantee, so they can start working in advance and complete the procedures later. I'm not very clear about the specific situation.

And as for the transfer of children's household registration, it does follow the mother, but there is a prerequisite. After your mother's household registration and work relationship are settled, then you can start the process of transferring the children's household registration. These two are not the same thing."

"Oh, so my mother can't go to work these days? Where will she live? How long does it take to transfer our household registration?"

Yang Xiaole asked in confusion.

Director Sun patiently explained, "With the work acceptance certificate we issued, there should be no problem. You can also use this certificate to apply for a rental at the Housing Management Office and wait for the work notice.

The transfer of your household registration is much more complicated than your mother's. After your mother's procedures are completed, you can apply for a relocation certificate. The time for this is uncertain, as the entire city is currently facing a large demand for external recruitment. The labor department and the municipal personnel bureau are overwhelmed.

Oh, and this does not include your father, your father's household registration cannot be transferred."

After speaking, Director Sun looked at Yang Xiaole and smiled, "Do you have any other questions?"

Yang Xiaole frowned at the last question.

Actually, the last question could have been skipped, which was about schooling: "So do we have to complete all the procedures before we can attend school here?"

"Yes, but if it's for kindergarten, you can come here first. For elementary school and above, you need to have completed the procedures to enroll. But before the procedures are completed, the child is not officially enrolled."

Yang Xiaole nodded at the response, "Thank you, Director Sun, I have no other questions."

Director Sun nodded lightly, "Alright, go handle the procedures. As for whether you need to rent a house, it's up to you, but I suggest you do, otherwise it will be troublesome if we can't reach you when the time comes."

"Alright, thank you, Director. We'll be on our way! By the way, where is the Food Corporation you mentioned?"

Yang Xiaole thanked Director Sun and asked for the location.

Director Sun told him the address, then turned to Old Scrooge Hu with a wry smile, "Grandpa Hu, is this okay for you?"

Old Scrooge Hu finally smiled upon hearing this, "Ah, thank you, Director Sun, you still take care of us old comrades like this!"

Hearing this, Director Sun shook his head.

"Alright, go handle the procedures. The Housing Management Office is in the front yard, you can go rent a house first, in case the procedures don't go well today, you still need to do it later. You don't even have a place to stay."

After hearing this, the group thanked him and left the office.

Watching them leave, Director Sun shook his head helplessly.

He didn't even have any interest in verifying what Wang Qiuju's mother's name was.

After coming out, Old Scrooge Hu led the group to the front yard and pointed to a door of an east wing room, saying, "This is the Housing Management Office, go handle it, I'm going back. When you're done with the procedures, remember to bring the remaining money."

After that, he left with his hands behind his back.

Yang Xiaole watched him leave and then pondered for a moment before going to the Housing Management Office next to him.

"What, this small room costs two or three yuan a month?"

Wang Qiuju stomped her feet upon hearing the rental price quoted by the Housing Management Office.

The room was very small, only about twelve square meters.

The staff at the Housing Management Office nodded, "Public housing is cheap at 1 mao per square meter, but there are no public houses available, only private ones, so the price is 2 mao 1 per square meter. Do you want to rent? There's not much left!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaole understood.

Public housing refers to the former residences of high-ranking officials, wealthy people, and mansions, as well as some newly built houses.

Private housing refers to the middle-class residences in the capital back then.

They didn't need so much space, so the remaining houses were rented to the sub-district office, and the price was much higher.

But in a few years, there would be no need to pay rent for these houses anymore, and the reason for that was the situation in those years. All private houses would no longer require rent.

Seeing this, he said to her, "Mom, let's rent three rooms! We'll need to come back here in the future, and there are so many of us!"

A 12-square-meter room, renting three of them for a little over 7 yuan was acceptable.

Upon hearing this, Wang Qiuju didn't respond and shouted to the staff at the Housing Management Office, "Um, we'll go handle other procedures first, and come back later."

With that, she left the sub-district Housing Management Office with the group.

After walking for a while, Wang Qiuju finally looked at Yang Guangzhi and asked, "What should we do? This is too expensive. I only earn 20 yuan in my first month of work here, and I still have to pay back the money!"

Used to living in a big house, they couldn't accept such a small space at such a high price.Yang Guangzhi pondered for a moment and then nodded, "Let's first visit that food company, get the paperwork done, and then head over to elder brother's place to see what he has to say."

Wang Qiuju had no choice but to agree.

Yang Xiaole felt helpless and turned to Yang Xiaogang beside him, "Elder brother, do you want to bring your documents over? That way, we won't have to make another trip later. You could take care of both yours and our parents' in one go."

Upon hearing this, elder brother looked at the two of them, "Parents, shall I go get the paperwork for you? Once it's ready, I was planning to head back tomorrow anyway."

Yang Guangzhi thought for a moment, "Never mind, we'll pick it up when we leave. It would be troublesome if we lost it while carrying it around. If we finish up here, we still need to visit Uncle's house. You might as well come with us and pay a visit."

Elder brother nodded in agreement.

Afterward, the group followed the route suggested by the director of the Sub-district Office and took the bus there.