Enemies Are All Nourishment for My Fungi-Chapter 272 - Settling Benefits, Take it or Leave it (2)

Chapter 272 -272 Settling Benefits, Take it or Leave it (2)

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“If we move to Daijing, could we get into such a good school?”

“It depends on your grades. Even if you can’t get into a top school, a slightly lesser one would still be fine. After all, it’s still a school in Daijing, which is better than any school in East Ridge.”

“What does that school look like?”

“I don’t know, I can’t get a residence permit now, and they won’t let me visit the school. It depends on whether you guys want to come to Daijing. If you do, I’ll sort out the paperwork; if not, then forget it.”

“Are we bringing Mom and Dad?”

“Can’t bring them, they’re in their prime working years, not retired, and don’t qualify for the ‘relying on children in old age’ policy. You guys are minors, so you perfectly meet the requirements. You can apply and pass.”

After Ye Nai typed out the message, she took a photo of the relocation explanation and sent it to the twins to show them she wasn’t making anything up. The policy, dating back to pre-war times, allowed only for direct family relocations, excluding collateral relatives; otherwise, one person’s relatives would include too many people. If it were allowed, it would literally be a case of ‘one man’s gain being the whole family’s gain.’

The twins read each word and sentence, understanding the language deeply enough, and were momentarily deflated.

“But we’re minors; we need our parents to look after us.”

“That’s possible, your dad can stay on a temporary permit, and you need to take care of him. The law enforcement in Daijing is stricter than in East Ridge, with cameras everywhere. They don’t operate on the old ways of personal connections and favors.”

“Ah… really?”

“I’m giving you a week to think about it. Either you come or you stay. I have a bunch of tasks to handle after I accept the job, and I can’t keep focusing on you.”

“Okay, we’ll think about it.”

Ye Nai switched chat tabs to a private conversation with Yu Jiao.

“Are you there? I’ve got news for you, I’ve secured residency in Daijing, the kind that lets me relocate you and you’ll become a resident of Daijing.”

More than ten minutes later, Yu Jiao replied to the message.

“I want to go, I want to go. I just did a new skills assessment and improved again.”

“Great, then I’ll inquire about the school’s admission standards.”

“Is it just me going?”

“For now, yes. The twins are still considering.”

“What about Mom?”

“She can’t get residency there. If she wants to follow us to Daijing, she’d have to resign, unless her company has enough pull to transfer her to Daijing.”

“Should I tell Mom about this?”

“No need, keep quiet. I’ll talk to her first.”

“Okay.”

Ye Nai then messaged Yu Qing.

“Mom, how’s your transfer coming along? I now have a chance to get residency in Daijing and can also take the twins and little sister there to study. They’ll all be residents of Daijing. Have you made any progress with your transfer?””

Yu Qing had just finished forwarding order numbers to various buyers and was taken aback when she saw the new message about relocating her underage siblings to Daijing and asking about her transfer.

“Why so sudden? How did you come by this opportunity?”

“I signed up for the front line, in exchange for family benefits. Do you want it?”

Yu Qing felt as if her brain had been struck by a hammer, buzzing.

“The front line? What can you do at the front line?”

“Of course, combat and killing enemies, what else is there to do at the front line?”

“You dare to fight enemies?”

“[This isn’t the main point, the real issue is whether you want to go to Daijing or not?]

[How can I answer that all of a sudden, I need to think about it!]

[I don’t have much time, I’ll give you a week to think it over, otherwise I’m heading to the front line.]

[Hold on! If I can’t get the transfer, can I still go to Daijing?]

[Of course you can, either transfer or resign, living in Daijing would be temporary, do you understand the difference between settling and temporary residence?]

[I do, settling means becoming a Daijing resident. Can’t I just follow my children and settle there too?]

[No, you’re too young, not of retirement age yet. Only those three minors can rely on me first, sort out their schooling, and you can settle after you turn sixty.]

During this part of the conversation, Ye Nai finally sent a photo of the transfer certificate.

Yu Qing looked over the transfer certificate several times, pacing anxiously around the house. Yu Jiao, hearing her mom shout in frustration several times, nervously peeked from behind her bedroom door, swiftly texting Ye Nai.

[Big sister, mom is pacing around the house and seems really angry.]

[Don’t worry, she’ll calm down.]

[She isn’t going to hit someone, is she?]

[Spread out the blanket on the bed. If she looks like she’s going to hit you, wrap yourself in it, let her vent and it’ll be fine.]

Yu Jiao immediately shook out the blanket on her bed, ready to dive in at any moment.

At this point, Yu Qing steadied her emotions a bit after walking back and forth. Attempting to type, she found her hands trembling violently, so she just sent a voice message instead, blabbering for a minute.

Ye Nai saw the voice message but didn’t listen, converting it to text instead. The resulting text was mostly filled with meaningless filler words, hardly two lines of useful content.

[Can you type? I can’t understand what you’re saying through voice messages.]

[My hands are trembling too much, I can’t type!] This was still a voice message, with Yu Qing roaring inside.

[How about using a computer? Do you have this chat app installed on it? You shouldn’t tremble while typing on a keyboard, right?]

That struck a chord with Yu Qing, who abruptly pushed open Yu Jiao’s room door.

“Where’s the computer? Quick, install the chat app for me, I need to talk to your big sister.”

Yu Jiao hurried to the computer, efficiently installed the software in a couple of minutes, helped her mom log in, and they both watched the screen together.

These few minutes provided Yu Qing with an emotional buffer. As she sat down in front of the computer, hands on the keyboard, she managed to type out a sentence smoothly, without a single typo.

[Have you talked to the twins about the settlement?]

[I did, they need to think it over.]

[Why? What are they worried about? Want to take their dad along?]

[Yes, but like you, dad can only stay temporarily; he’ll have to settle when he turns sixty.]

[What’s the difference between this family benefit and following to settle? Giving people hope but then not being able to follow through.]

[Did you forget what you read in the transfer document? It’s essentially following to settle, just with an extra unofficial leniency allowing not only direct relatives but also minor secondary kin, meaning underage siblings. That’s the key to this special benefit, including extended family.]

Reading Ye Nai’s explanation, Yu Qing came to her senses, immediately growing worried again.

[If all three go to Daijing, who’s going to support them?]

[I’ll pay, I’m basically supporting the three of them right now. They just need to stay in school, and I’ll cover their tuition and living expenses, making sure they also take care of dad.]

[Ha, and what when they are in their twenties, looking for girlfriends or getting married? Will they still be looking after that jerk every day?]

[Oh, that will be their business by then. Once they start dating or getting married, my support ends, and when dad turns sixty, I’ll provide for his retirement. You, as an ex-wife, shouldn’t interfere too much; don’t pity your sons, turning to Yu Jiao to take over would really disappoint me.]