Chapter 4 Settlement and Reunion

It is said that Gao Zhendong had his meal, strolled for a while, and then walked towards the local police station while asking questions. He had to surrender his household registration transfer certificate and get his household registration transferred in quickly.

According to the "Household Registration Regulations" that came into effect in January 1958, he had to do this within 1 days of arriving at the new place of household registration. The household registration at the school had already been reported to the household registration authority for move-out registration, and the household registration transfer certificate had been obtained, and the household registration there had been cancelled. If the household registration here is not moved in after the expiration date, it would be very troublesome.

After asking around, I arrived at the police station. The police officers were still wearing the white Type 55 uniforms. The Type 58 uniforms designed last year will only be replaced after this year's National Day. For Gao Zhendong, who came from the military, he has a natural affinity for this paramilitary organization.

Just when Gao Zhendong was about to find a public security comrade to inquire about settling down, a surprised greeting suddenly came from the side.

"Old platoon leader, is it really you?"

Hearing this somewhat familiar voice, Gao Zhendong tilted his head, fixed his eyes, and laughed.

"Haha, Big Lao Wang, why are you here?"

The man walking quickly towards him from behind was of medium height, with a sturdy build, a round face, and a slightly dark complexion that was a little red due to excitement. He walked with his feet a little uneven, and grinned happily as he walked. Not to mention his eight teeth, he was probably grinning from ear to ear.

Gao Zhendong was very familiar with this man. He was the deputy platoon leader in his platoon back then, Wang Dezhui, who was two years older than him.

I lost contact with you because I went to the rear due to a leg injury. I only knew that you were all from Beijing, but I had no idea where you were. These days, it's often the case that separation means forever, but I didn't expect to meet you here.

The two men hugged each other excitedly, slapping their fists on each other's backs. They were speechless and just slapped each other excitedly. With that kind of force, if it were a weaker person, they would probably vomit blood from their lungs.

After filming for a while, the two separated, calmed down, and talked about their experiences over the years.

Wang Dezhu was injured and returned to the rear. After his injury healed and the war ended, he changed his career. He was a deputy platoon leader after all. He was injured and made contributions on the battlefield. He only had a junior high school education before the war. When he changed his career, he returned to the city to work as a public security officer because of the job requirements and his major was also semi-matched. He worked in this street police station. Although it is a police station, the police stations in Beijing are different from those in other places. Simply put, they are big. After working for a few years, he is now in charge of criminal investigation in the station. He has also started a family, has a 4-year-old daughter, and his wife is pregnant with their second child.

Hearing about Gao Zhendong's current situation, Wang Dezhu was very happy: "The old platoon leader is still amazing, you are both civil and military. The steel rolling mill is a good place, a big factory, with face, and good treatment. We old brothers can often be together again, hahaha. I will take you to handle the household registration matters, and then I will ask for a leave. You and I will go to my house to get acquainted. I know where you live, but you don't know where I live. Go home and ask my wife to prepare some dishes, and we will have a meal together."

"Okay, then thank you sister-in-law first, haha"

Gao Zhendong suppressed his excitement and followed Wang Dezhu to register for residence. These days, unlike in the past, everything is automated and done online. Now it is purely manual. If it is done according to the style of the daily life, Gao Zhendong will have to give the household registration police the title of "household registration fairy".

Since it's purely manual, the speed naturally can't be fast. Wang Dezhui was helping his colleagues to handle Gao Zhendong's settlement and related procedures, and Gao Zhendong himself was also running around.

While looking at Gao Zhendong's household registration documents, household registration police officer Xiao Hu chatted with Wang Dezhu: "Captain Wang, your old comrade looks handsome and amiable. I didn't expect that he was your platoon leader back then."

"Wow, look at what you said. Let me tell you, the old platoon leader only started studying liberal arts in recent years and seems to be more amiable. Back then, let's put it this way, he killed more foreign devils than any foreigner you have ever seen."

"That's right, I've never seen a foreigner before." Wang Dezhu was a little overwhelmed by Xiao Hu's flattery, and couldn't help but reveal the truth: "Let me put it this way, he was able to win two first-class merits and three second-class merits on the battlefield intact. You can figure it out yourself."

This time Xiao Hu was really a little surprised: "Wow, this is really amazing."

Wang Dezhu showed off successfully and said proudly: "You know, there are many things that I am good at as an old platoon leader, not to mention that I have now been admitted to university and graduated, haha." While saying this, he urged, "Hurry up, hurry up, finish it quickly because we still have things to do."

After all the formalities were completed, Wang Dezhui asked for leave and took Gao Zhendong to the street office to handle the matters that needed to be handled there. Even with Wang Dezhui, an old hand who knew the way around, it was almost five o'clock in the afternoon after all this trouble, and Wang Dezhui took Gao Zhendong back to his home.

Wang Dezhuo's home is also in Nantongluoguxiang, about one kilometer away from No. 95. It takes less than ten minutes to walk between the two places.

As they were about to enter the yard, Gao Zhendong went into the toilet under the pretext of flushing the toilet. Looking back, Wang Dezhui didn't follow him in, so he reached into his bag, took out two cans of milk powder and put them inside.

After everything was ready, they walked out and followed Wang Dezhu into his house. With two rooms and a family of three, it was quite spacious. Even if the second child was born in a few months, there was no need to worry about not having enough accommodation in the short term.

As soon as Wang Dezhu entered the room, he shouted, "Yueqin, Yueqin, come out quickly, come out quickly."

"Hey, here I come." A young woman came out from the inner room. She was wearing a red floral jacket, blue cloth trousers, and white-edged cotton shoes. Following behind her was a chubby girl with short hair and a round face. The girl bit her fingers, timidly grabbed the woman's clothes, and looked at Gao Zhendong with some curiosity.

"Old platoon leader, this is my wife, Wan Yueqin, and this is my daughter, Xiaomei, whose full name is Wang Xinmei. Yueqin, this is the old platoon leader I often talk about, Gao Zhendong. He just graduated from college and was assigned to the Red Star Factory. He lives at No. 95 in the alley in front. Xiaomei, call me Uncle Gao."

When Wan Yueqin heard this, she was very enthusiastic. After all, they could meet again as comrades who had been through life and death in the tunnel, and it even sounded like they could have long-term contacts in the future. In any case, it was something worth making happy for her lover.

"Please take a seat. This is great, Platoon Leader Gao. I often hear my husband, Lao Wang, talking about you. He always regrets that he couldn't go back to be with his comrades after leaving the front line. I didn't expect that you would not only meet here, but also stay in the same alley."

"Okay, sister-in-law." There was no need to be polite with Big Wang. He pulled a stool and said, "Sister-in-law, Big Wang, don't call me platoon leader. Big Wang is older than me. You can just call me by my name. I will call you sister-in-law. As for the name Big Wang, I can't change it in a short time, haha."

As he spoke, he began to take things out of his bag, "Big Wang, sister-in-law, I came here in a hurry and didn't prepare anything, but I can't come in empty-handed for the first time."

Gao Zhendong put two cans of milk powder on the table. "I got this at school. It's just right. It fits your current situation. Hehe."

Wan Yueqin was just about to push it, but Wang Dezhu took a closer look and thought, hey, milk powder, this is something good that money can't buy, then turned around and glanced at his wife's belly, and waved his hand: "Yueqin, keep it, we are family, let's not be shy, this thing can be used by my family. Old platoon leader, you can still get it when you come back, keep it for me, thank you in advance, hehehe."

Wan Yueqin was also happy because she was pregnant. This thing was very good whether it was for nourishing her body or for saving it for the newborn. Besides, this thing was not something you could buy whenever you wanted, so it was useless even if you had money.

But because of Wang Dezhu's work, she would not accept other people's things casually, even if it was such a good thing. Now after hearing what Wang Dezhu said, since they were one of us, it would be easy to talk.

(End of this chapter)