Chapter 4 Flowering Season and Rainy Season - Chapter 4 Shenzhen's "Green Card" Complex

"What if the hukou is not available before the college entrance examination?" Xinran asked Tang Yanyan, who was lying barefoot on the sofa. Tang Yanyan didn't speak, but her grandmother interrupted, "Go home." "Grandma!" Tang Yanyan stood up, coquettishly pushed the old man into the kitchen, and then jumped onto the sofa, "If that's the case, I'll go back to Shanghai for the college entrance examination. Tang Yanyan is two grades older than Xinran, a senior in high school.Like Xinran, they are also from Shanghai, and their parents are alumni, so the two became good friends.More importantly, like Tang Yanyan, Xinran does not have a Shenzhen hukou.Not to mention the inconvenience of not having a registered permanent residence, even in school I always encounter embarrassment.The school always counts the population without permanent residence in Shenzhen, and always asks to raise their hands high so that they can be seen clearly and counted clearly.After clicking, repeat the name again, so as not to be pulled down.The most irritating thing was the teacher's half-smiley expression, he simply regarded the students without Shenzhen hukou as "three no persons" who had to be cleared out of the city.

As soon as school started, it turned out that Mr. Chen, the head teacher, had counted once, just like before.Xin Ran raised her hand while doing her homework.She always pretends to be indifferent. "Xin Ran, don't you have a registered permanent residence?" Teacher Chen was a little suspicious. After asking such a question, many students turned their heads to look at her, making Xin Ran feel uncomfortable.In fact, there is no need, the students in the class are basically foreigners, and everyone often jokes on weekdays, calling the ones from the northwest "peacocks flying southeast", and the ones from the west "a river of spring water flows eastward". Those who come from the north are called "Yan Nanfei". Everyone is an immigrant, so why do you look down on them?

Chen Ming dislikes people without Shenzhen Hukou the most.It is believed that the public security problems in Shenzhen are caused by outsiders.Petty theft, road robbery, etc. are most likely the work of the "three no personnel".The locals in Shenzhen have plenty of money, and they will never be the "three hands". Liu Qing also turned around: "You don't have a Shenzhen hukou?" "No." He replied happily.Her household registration is still in Shanghai.in those days. "Shanghai" is so proud to say it.It's very stylish, but it's different now. It's really "Hedong for 30 years, and Hexi for 20 years".

"Okay, put it down." As soon as the teacher finished speaking, Liu Qing whispered in Xinran's ear, "It's okay, it's not easy to get a Shenzhen hukou. My second sister wants to go abroad, so she married a ghost. Now she has entered Australia. It's over. Girls only need to be pretty, you are so pretty..." Liu Qing didn't finish her sentence.I saw Xin Ran staring at her.He didn't dare to say anything.She knew she had said the wrong thing again.Quickly explained: "I'm not malicious, I just want to tell you a good way, I..." "Crazy." Xin Ran scolded.

Alas, middle school students without permanent residence in Shenzhen! "Maybe I won't go back to Shanghai." Tang Yanyan looked at the ceiling, "My dad said maybe my hukou will come soon." "Oh." "Oh. Now I can only take one step at a time!" Tang Yanyan sighed, and asked Xinran, "What about you?" "I don't know. My dad said that their unit has a quota this year, and it might be our turn, but it's hard to say." Xin then said "but it's hard to say" because she didn't want to show her superiority in front of Tang Yanyan.I am glad to know that the transfer of my family's household registration can be regarded as "squeezing snails with three fingers", as my mother said.

"That's fine. It's just that I can't come for a while. You don't have to worry, anyway, you are still young, and there are two years before the college entrance examination, but I am imminent." "Let's change the subject." Xin Ran said.She felt that every time she talked with Tang Yanyan, she needed to start with the topic of "hukou", which was really boring. "Then let's talk about the college entrance examination." Tang Yanyan was still looking at the ceiling, "I'm either worried about the household registration or the college entrance examination. My life is the same now!"

Tang Yanyan once said that if she could not transfer her hukou before the college entrance examination, she would have to return to Shanghai where her hukou was located to take the college entrance examination.After being admitted to a university—outside provinces can’t apply for Shenzhen University, and Shenzhen University doesn’t recruit students from other provinces—it’s impossible to move to Shenzhen with my parents. Tang Yanyan's mood is happy and understandable. She has been in Shenzhen for 4 years and has not yet resolved the household registration problem. Can she not be anxious?

"Are you nervous now?" Xin Ran knew that this question was redundant, but she couldn't find other topics for a while, and really wanted to change the topic. "I'm about to drown!" Tang Yanyan said. "I'm almost drowning in papers and books!" "Which university did you go to?" "I don't know, but I think about Ocean University, dealing with the sea. Dealing with people is too boring. You don't understand, you are only 16 years old - the flowering season. And our age is called the rainy season." Tang Yanyan smiled wryly again.Although she is only two years older than Xinran, she always likes to act like a sister to a sister.

"What about the others?" "Oh, Sura, you know, you remember!" Xin Ran blushed. "Why are you blushing?" Tang Yanyan laughed. "I didn't say anything!" "You are so annoying." Xin Ran pouted. Sura, of course Xinran will not forget.She was in the second year of junior high when she first came to Shenzhen.I received a "love letter" from Sura.She was terrified and told her parents.The trouble started from here, and my mother found his class teacher... Fortunately, the teachers in Shenzhen are more open-minded.Nothing to do with Sura.Ke Xin felt extremely regretful, and always felt sorry for Sura.When Sura saw Xinran, she also put on a cold face...

"He may be recommended to go to Shenzhen University. He has such a fulfilling life, unlike me... By the way, he borrowed junior high school English from me, do you have any?" "I lent you all my books!" "Help me out and borrow it from your classmates." "Let me try it." It was already 6:30 in the afternoon when I came back from Tang Yanyan's house.As soon as she got home, she felt that the atmosphere was not right.Dad sat in one corner of the sofa very aggrieved, and mother sat on the other end. "What's the matter, Dad, Mom!"

"Ask your dad!" "What's the matter, Dad, what happened?" "I... oh." "Say it, tell it, and let my daughter know how you develop your style!" Mom's voice raised another octave. "Xin Ran," it was Dad's voice, "I gave the account quota to others." "Xin Ran," was the voice of mother, "did you hear what your father said?" He happily let out an "oh", not sure if it was an expression of surprise or doubt, or just a response.Xin Ran herself didn't believe that the sound came from her mouth, so she added: "Really?" "It's true. Let it go to Lao Li who is about to retire." Dad also apologized a little, "Lao Li is going to retire soon. If he can't get into the account again, he won't have a chance in the future." "Only you are active and want to be advanced? Want to be a model worker? There are so many party members and advanced workers, how can you be the only one with high moral character! Mom is angry and anxious." "You can't say that. Leaders have difficulties in leadership..." Dad is always open-minded.Once when my father went to have a haircut, his ear was scratched by the master, and he used a small piece of paper to stick it to stop the bleeding.As soon as you enter the house.My mother saw it and asked him what was going on, and my father explained: "...the little master said that she has shaved so many heads, but she has never cut them." , this is the ninth time I've had a bad shave." Dad is such a person, and he thought happily: It's over, I probably have to be like Tang Yanyan, ready to "go home". "Have you ever thought about me? If you don't have a registered permanent residence, I can't transfer in. This local ghost policy, you can only consider a woman if the man has a registered permanent residence. After finally looking forward to it, you have carried forward your style. I don't know what to expect How many years, if you don't think about me, you should also think about Xinran and Haoran." Haoran is Xinran's older brother, who was born to his father and his ex-wife. He lives in his father's hometown in rural Guangdong, and lives with his grandparents.He seldom interacts with Xinran's family, and the siblings are strangers.Parents only send living expenses on time every month.But from September this year, my mother did not agree to send any more money to my brother because he has turned 18. Dad was still sitting pitifully on the corner of the sofa, holding his head in his hands, like a little daughter-in-law. Finally, my mother put all her dissatisfaction and resentment into one sentence: "You are so useless!" She turned and went to the kitchen. Suddenly, Xin Ran said loudly: "There will be bread, there will be houses, and everything will be there!" That being said, it doesn't necessarily mean that.Isn't the household registration indicator "pinching snails with three fingers"?Why, this snail still slipped out of my hand?What if it is really like what my mother said, the waiting time will last for an unknown number of years?Glad to think.I don't know which day, maybe the day after tomorrow, maybe tomorrow, the teacher will count the number of people without household registration again, and she will raise her hand again.Shenzhen does not belong to her now, what about in the future? Don't go with the knife rest on the neck My brother sent me a letter, the main content of which was to ask my father to help him move his household registration to Shenzhen for the sake of the deceased biological mother and father and son.The letter was very polite, as if it was a request for help between relatives.It is precisely because of this kind of politeness that there is a sense of oppression.Dad was devastated by this. Haoran thinks many things too simply, he thinks that Shenzhen is full of gold.I thought that entering a registered permanent residence was a matter of three times, five times and two divisions. Dad is alone and helpless. Dad always felt that he owed his brother a lot.My brother hopes to come to Shenzhen to work, but my father can't even get a temporary residence permit.Without a lot of documents such as temporary residence permits, ID cards, high school graduation certificates, unmarried certificates, and employment certificates, you cannot enter the factory.The father always hoped that his son could return to him, but his wish for many years was fulfilled.But this time... Dad sat helplessly in a corner worrying, not knowing how to explain to his son. "Hey, old Xie, a big man has been living in our hospital recently - the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau. He is very kind and was just discharged from the hospital two days ago. Can you ask him for a favor?" After thinking hard for a while, the mother asked made a suggestion. "This. How is it possible?" Dad shook his head repeatedly, "No, no." "You... well, in your life..." Mom also shook her head. "What age is it now, you are still so uncivilized!" "Give gifts to plead, what is going on, I still don't know." "Do you think this is noble? Others just think you are a fool!" Mom was anxious. "You can be regarded as the pillar of the work unit now. The household registration problem must be solved. Find someone, and it should be done in advance. What's wrong?! I'm talking here, you can do whatever you want. The son is yours, I don't care. .” Dad is a man with strong self-esteem and a very thin skin.Never accept gifts from others, and never give gifts to others.No matter how big things are, they are all on their own.But he is old after all, and he hopes that his son will come back, so that he will not be so deeply separated from him.One of the reasons he decided to come to Shenzhen at the beginning was to get close to his son and make up for the regrets of more than ten years.Xinran's mother said she didn't care about this matter, but Xinran knew that her mother had a sharp mouth and a tofu heart.Finally, Dad decided to go to the director's house on Sunday, and asked Xinran if he would go with him?Xinran hates these, because she is only 16 years old, she hopes her life is a piece of sunshine, and she does not want any shadows, but she is very sorry for her father and sympathizes with her brother, so she reluctantly agrees. Dad is recognized as a peaceful person. In 1983, Shenzhen urgently needed a group of scientific researchers.Someone recommended him. He wanted to change the place and everything had to be reorganized. What a waste of time, so he declined the offer. In 1986, my parents went to Shenzhen to meet my grandfather who was returning to the mainland from Taiwan via Hong Kong. Seeing the speed of Shenzhen’s construction, my father was tempted. However, when I thought that I was no longer a young man with a young heart, I was in a lot of trouble and hesitated. up.The reason why I went to Shenzhen later was because of the problem of job title evaluation, which dealt a big blow to the whole family.A unit with more than 40 people has only 4 promotion places.In terms of academic qualifications, length of service, achievements, or both, Dad should comment on it.But the result was unexpected.My mother was indignant and said, all your classmates are already researchers, and you can’t even be evaluated as an associate researcher. Those who know say you are honest, but those who don’t know think you are doing nothing. You are still going to hang yourself in such a unit!Mom made a quick decision and decided to go to Shenzhen, but Dad still hesitated.Mom said, going to Shenzhen will be closer to your parents and son... After hearing this, Dad made up his mind.But this time, unlike the previous two times, the account issue cannot be resolved immediately.If the hukou cannot be transferred in, a series of problems will be involved, such as housing, gas, schooling, etc., as well as Haoran's affairs. Mom always complains that Dad didn't come here a few years ago, making it a dilemma now.Dad is facing many problems that cannot be solved for a year and a half, and it is also very troublesome.If it was a mistake and a mistake not to come the first two times, then would it be another mistake to come later? "Xin Ran, Director Wang has just been discharged from the hospital, so please be polite." Dad urged, but he kept shaking his head. "Dad. Regret it?" "What do you regret?" "Regret to let the indicator go!" Dad thought about it: "I regret it a bit, but..." Dad thought about it again. "If time goes back to that day, I will still give it to Lao Li." "why?" "Being human...don't be too selfish." Xin Ran was confused.Is Dad a noble character, or is he "a coward who dare not compete" as Mom said?Xinran doesn't know.She felt that the older she was, the more confused she was about right from wrong. When she was a child, she could tell who was a "good guy" and who was a "bad guy" when watching movies or reading books.Now, I feel confused about many things.At least not for a while.It's like you can't tell the difference between the sky and the sea.Maybe the sea and the sky have no boundaries.So Xinran added another catchphrase: "I don't know." Xinran thought.Maybe this is called growing up. This is a high-end residential area.The name is very beautiful, called "Yi Xin Garden".The people who live here are all from some background.This residential area was gladly seen on the TV program "Window of Hope-Shenzhen, China". Today, I personally feel that it is even more beautiful than on TV.Director Wang's house is here. At the door of the director's house, my father was already sweating and wiped it off quickly.into the house.Dad first chatted with others, always embarrassed to talk about the subject.Instead, people ask, what's the matter?Dad just started talking, speaking a little incoherently.After finishing speaking, change the subject immediately, for fear of being rejected in person. "My wife told me that you must pay attention to rest when you are sick." The director didn't respond, and the father couldn't find a topic, so he just sat awkwardly, very unnaturally, suddenly asked his daughter for help with his eyes, but Xin Ran pretended to be completely ignorant, avoiding his father's gaze and turning his head to one side. Dad became more and more unnatural, and murmured: "Director Wang, take good care of your illness, we are leaving." After finishing speaking, he got up, and Director Wang also got up, pointed to a bag of gifts that Dad had quietly placed beside the coffee table at some point and said, "Take it back." "A little meaning, a little meaning." Dad said so, but he definitely didn't think so in his heart. "Take it back, take it back!" Director Wang picked up the bag and forced it to Dad. "It's just a bottle of wine and some ginseng tea." This bottle of XO Remy Martin and a few boxes of American Eagle American ginseng tea were specially bought for the director. Director Wang said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Why, you still want me to have another cerebral hemorrhage and go back to the hospital?" Dad is like a freeze-frame shot in a movie, holding a gift in his hand, it is not appropriate to present it, it is not appropriate to take it back, the corners of his mouth are stiff, he is not smiling, and he is not smiling. Xinran looked at them both coldly.Look at Dad's appearance, clumsy, at a loss, and at a loss, it's really pitiful and exasperating. Xin Ran was disappointed.The tall image of her father in her mind suddenly disappeared.She had always worshiped her father as an idol in her career, but now that she was "sweetened", Xin Ran couldn't help but glanced at him with contempt. At this moment, the door of Director Wang's house opened, and a boy came in: "Dad!" Xin Ran saw that it was Wang Xiaotian, who almost fainted.God!She actually went to a classmate's house to give gifts and came through the back door. After all, it is a new school year and we don't know each other very well.How could Xinran know that Wang Xiaotian is the son of the chief of the Public Security Bureau?If she knew, even if the knife was on her neck, she would not come, and she would not let her father come. "Shame!" Xin Ran cursed inwardly.Girls at this age are extremely sensitive and have the strongest self-esteem.She hooked her head very low, if there was a crack on the ground at this time, she would definitely dive right into it. Wang Xiaotian was very enthusiastic: "Xie Xinran." Xinran was even more embarrassed, raised her head unnaturally, and smiled at Wang Xiaotian.He quickly buried his head down again. At this time, Xinran's father took the opportunity to put the gift in the corner: "Ah, your son is really a good-looking talent, haha... Xinran, you know each other!" "Classmate." Wang Xiaotian stroked between Xinran and himself, and said to Xinran's father, "Uncle, you talk, I'll go in." "Okay, okay." Dad replied.Xin Ran quietly tugged at the corner of her father's clothes, and her father immediately understood, "No, no, we're leaving. Director Wang. Take good care of your illness, come back another day, and visit another day." After going out the door, Xin Ran let out a heavy breath.The noon sun was shining brightly.Dizzy.Xinran closed his eyes in the sun, and his father kept wiping the sweat from his forehead. "It's lucky that the son came back, otherwise it would have ended badly. It's lucky that the son came back, otherwise it would have ended badly." Dad repeated the same sentence to himself. Gladly disgusted.A person keeps walking forward, like walking in a race. "Xinran, don't go so fast, wait...don't go so fast" Dad called from behind.Xin Ran still walked quickly in front, and then simply ran.Gradually, Dad's voice became distant and disappeared. Walking happily in the shade of the trees, the sun shines through the leaves, leaking a piece of gold.Xinran walked over the broken gold and was wrapped in broken gold. "It's the leaves that cover the sun, otherwise there wouldn't be so many shadows." Xin Ran thought, I only need the sun. How could my own father be so humble and useless to someone else's father!Xinran suddenly remembered the word that her mother often scolded her father, and thought it was very appropriate.What a loser!shame!What does Wang Xiaotian think of me?He is so outspoken, can he not spread the word in the class?His prestige and reputation will undoubtedly be wiped out.The more Xin Ran thought about it, the more angry she became, and the more angry she became, the more she thought about it. a little meaning a jug of wine Xie Xinran carefully reviewed Wang Xiaotian's application for membership.Xinran originally intended to develop Wang Xiaotian, but since she knew about Wang Xiaotian's family situation, she pondered: should I send it up?Immediately send, there is suspicion of flattery; not send, too ignorant of conscience. The school stipulates that every Monday morning self-study should listen to the radio and read newspapers to learn current affairs.During this time, the deputy monitors of each class must stand in front of the podium to organize students to study and speak.On this day, the broadcast was criticizing unhealthy trends such as entertaining guests and giving gifts: "Some people bribe some people who cannot withstand the attack of sugar-coated shells in order to achieve their own goals..." Wang Xiaotian interjected: "This trend should be stopped. It's gone." The whole class started to discuss, making a lot of noise.I couldn't hear anything else, but the words "bribe" and "gift" kept jumping into Xinran's ears clearly.Xinran felt that he was standing on the podium, not the organizer.She looks like a person who accepts criticism, and what the classmates seem to say is aimed at her, just like the criticism meeting held during the Cultural Revolution.Xinran couldn't bear it anymore.He yelled loudly: "Don't make noise. Listen to the radio!" Wang Xiaotian jumped up: "It's what it is, don't you think so!" Still staring at it.Xin Ran couldn't remember how she answered, and how she ended the self-study class. When she took her seat, she felt dizzy.Lin Xiaoxu came over and asked her what was wrong. "I feel uncomfortable." "Heart?" Lin Xiaoxu blinked his eyes, expressing his confusion, "Do you want to go to the infirmary?" "No. I'll just sit down for a while." Although Xin Ran was lying on the table, she could still feel the atmosphere in the class.Wang Xiaotian "talked" with others again.Xinran became nervous again: what was he talking about.Are you talking about the gift I gave to their family?Wang Xiaotian and Liu Xia were talking.What was that funny?Why are both of them laughing?Wang Xiaotian must have told Liu Xia.Wang Xiaotian will come to this set to please girls.Did Xiao Yao know about this?He's bound to think I'm snobby and tacky.Xinran cares a lot about Xiao Yao's thoughts and what he thinks of her. What an eventful season!When I was learning the word "sorrow" in elementary school, the teacher said that "sorrow" is the word "autumn" with "heart" added to it. During the break, Xinran pays special attention to Wang Xiaotian's every move.Xinran first heard Wang Xiaotian and Xiao Yao talking about "π minus 2 equals 1.14159".Pi has not been used in homework recently, why are they mentioning this number?By the way, Wang Xiaotian clearly said "a pot of wine with a little meaning".He is laughing at me!After a while, I heard Liu Xia talking to Wang Xiaotian again: "Wang Xiaotian, where did you go yesterday?" "Nowhere." "Then why didn't you call me. Didn't you say you were here for the homework?" "Oh, I went to play yesterday, and when I came back, I saw Xie Xinran coming, so I forgot." "What? Xinran went to your house yesterday? What are you doing?" Glad to hear this, my heart raised my throat. "Oh, Xie Xinran... She came to give me my math homework." Wang Xiaotian said. "I can't do math. She taught me." Why did Wang Xiaotian say that, Xin Ran was very surprised. "Xinran, Xie Xinran!" Liu Xia called her.She pretended not to hear anything, and asked Liu Xia as if she was stopped just now: "Liu Xia, did you call me?" Liu Xia smiled and said, "Xinran, why did Wang Xiaotian bribe you, you taught him how to solve the problems. I can't do math, so you can teach me too." When Xin Ran heard "bribery", she became nervous: "I...I..." Xin Ran was completely confused.What kind of person is Wang Xiaotian?Is he acting, or is he kind?Xinran took out Wang Xiaotian's application form again.To pay or not to pay? Since going to Wang Xiaotian's house, Xin Ran has become quiet.Especially at home, they don't say a word. Dad, who has always been careless and dull, seems to have noticed it.He was still reticent, but he always wanted to make eye contact with his daughter, but Xin Ran's eyes were hard to catch.She refused to forgive her father, and she was unwilling to communicate, even if it was eye contact, she could not accept any information conveyed by her father's eyes.She knew that her father's eyes must be full of sorrow and self-blame at this time, but all this was of no avail. In this way, Xinran suddenly discovered a series of shortcomings of her father; such as being timid and cowardly, always going along with her mother, and extremely lack of opinion.correct!Dad can also knit sweaters, and Xinran has a few sweaters that Dad made. Mom is very proud of this, but Xinran is too embarrassed to say it, and Xinran even wonders how she had that kind of admiration for Dad before. Dad is a person who is not good at expressing his emotions, so he can only work hard silently.One day, he brought a plate of pastries to Xinran: "This is authentic Cantonese dim sum, try it..." "Do you want to eat this snack by yourself?" Dad didn't respond for a while. "Why don't you give it to some high-ranking official who can curry favor?" Dad stared at her blankly, his cheeks twitched twice, said nothing, staggered back, and kept shaking his head. Looking at the weak body and gray hair of his father leaving, he choked with joy.But she couldn't be responsible for what she did just now, and she felt very uncomfortable. Xinran couldn't forget what happened at Wang Xiaotian's house for a long time.It seems that it is not easy to bridge this gap.