Admirable

  The excitement of the water fairy was an extension of her enthusiasm from last night. She thought of Zhai Wang's drunken appearance last night and couldn't help but start worrying. Would Zhai Wang make mistakes due to his intoxication? After this question appeared in her mind, a worried look appeared on her face, and the mountain song she was humming also stopped.

  "Are the three armies ready?" Shui Xian had just put away her bowl and chopsticks, and was worried when Zhai Wang walked in with his hands behind his back.

  "Zhai Wang, you've come?" Shui Xian's face was full of surprise.

  "Haha, I drank too much last night. Are you worried that I'll mess up your good thing today?" The village chief's eyes revealed a color that made Shuixian unable to say anything.

  "Zhai Wang! I, Shui Xian, really admire you, it's like I'm completely devoted to you! To be honest, I was a bit worried! Last night, hey! You got drunk and exhausted both me and Xiao Qin!" Shui Xian said with a giggle.

  "I was so drunk that I don't even know how I got home, did you two send me back? Did I do anything too outrageous?" The village chief said with a loud guffaw.

  "Why do I admire you? It's because when you drink, you don't make mistakes, you don't talk about work, and even when you're drunk, you still have a sense of propriety!" Xian said, giving a thumbs up.

  "Alright, alright, alright! How about the three armies? Are you all ready?"

  "Ready. I'm wrapping the red packets inside as you instructed." San Jun walked out of the inner room.

  "Ready, let's not drag on, come on, let's go!" The village chief said, and stepped out of the door.

  The three armies carried sacks, Shui Xian giggled, and the three of them walked towards the mountain stronghold's highway while chatting and laughing.

  They arrived at the hotel, where Zhai Wang greeted the owner and told him that he had brought two authentic wild game dishes, asking him to instruct the chef to prepare them with care. He then ordered a few more dishes and arranged for lunch to be served promptly at 12:00 pm. After making the arrangements, he left the hotel with Shui Xian.

  "Don't worry, I've already informed everyone who needs to be notified. Even Xiao Zhang from the town's clinic has been informed. Although she doesn't hold an official position, she's in charge of getting the ring for Shuixian. This pair of chopsticks can't be missing." Zhai Wang comforted Sanjun and Shuixian.

  "Zhai Wang, you're really capable! Brave and meticulous. You've thought of such things, no wonder you handle matters steadily and make people admire!" Shui Xian said with a smile.

  "You're the most talented person in the history of our village! We can't help but admire you, Village Chief!" The three armies chimed in unison.

  "Stop flattering. Things haven't been done yet! Doing anything is not always smooth sailing, you have to be prepared for setbacks and adapt to changing circumstances, but also give yourself confidence, right?" Zhai Wang seemed to be talking to himself, but also instructing Shui Xian and San Jun.

  "Yes, yes. The village king has a long-term plan." San Jun said.

  "We'll go to the police station first and find Director Li, let him greet Little Cai who's in charge of household registration, and get your household registration sorted out. Ah, Sanjun, give me all the red envelopes you've prepared, I'll go see Director Li alone, or else these turtles will be too embarrassed to accept them, they have to pretend to be clean, understand?" Village King stopped in his tracks.

  "I know, I know, whatever you say." San Jun handed over several red envelopes to Village Chief Wang.

  "Did you all put in the same amount of money as I instructed?" asked Village Chief Wang.

  "Yes, yes. Everything was done according to your instructions, no favoritism. However, I packed an extra red envelope for emergency use. If it's not needed urgently, consider it a filial gift to you, General." The three armies said with a smile.

  "I didn't expect you three to be so quick-witted. We're all on the same side, don't think I'm trying to trick you, I'm just doing my best for all of us." Village King smiled and said: "Right, I didn't count in Little Cai who's in charge of household registration, do you guys know why?"

  "How do we know this?" Xian replied quickly.

  "Let me tell you, I don't like her. She's all flabby. Haha, even if I didn't ask her to, she'd still have to do things for me!" The village chief's tone was somewhat heavy at the end.

  "What kind of person is Village Chief Wang? She's just a small household registration clerk, of course she wouldn't be in your eyes." Shuixian chuckled and said.

  Three people walked into the police station laughing. Zhai Wang stretched out his hand: "Whose household registration book is in, give it to me, so you won't have to look at the face of that household registration officer."

  Zhai Wang took the household registration book from Shuixian's hand: "You wait here, I'll go find Director Li directly." Zhai Wang said and left by himself.

  Shuixian and Sanjun saw Zhai Wang enter the main hall.

  After a while, Director Su came out alone and walked into the household registration office.

  Then the director came out.

  "It's done! It's done!" The three armies were overjoyed.

  "Look at you, can't hide the truth! See how steady Zhai Wang is!" Shui Xian retorted to San Jun's trio while she couldn't help but feel joyful in her heart: "Once I get the birth permit and have the ring, I'll be at ease."

  "Yes, yes, we can have a son tonight!" The three armies still couldn't hide their concerns.

  "Alas! I'm not afraid that you're an old rustic, but what I fear is that this old rustic has no culture! Can one just have a child after removing the ring? When can they have one? They need to ask Family Planning Officer Little Zhang. Right, the one in charge of household registration is also Little Zhang! In Village Chief Wang's eyes, why are the two Little Zhangs treated differently?" Water Fairy suddenly asked.

  "Didn't Village King say so? Town government's Little Zhang will personally take you to get the ring, it's different of course." said San Jun.

  "It won't be that simple. Never mind! Oh right, after you take out the ring, remember to ask me?" Shuixian said.

  "What's being asked of you?" San Jun didn't understand.

  "I'm afraid I forgot to ask Little Zhang, how long after getting the ring can we have children. After I come out, you remember to ask me if I asked her or not."

  "Alright. I've taken note of it. I'll ask you when you come out,"

  "Look, Chief Zhai is out! He's smiling, so it must be done!" said the three armies with delight.

  "Alright! Here is the new household registration book, one household has become two, so there are two books now. Now, you can apply for a second child with ease! Let's go to the hotel, I'll help you write the application, Sanjun you copy it down. Then we'll drink, directly get Director Pan who's in charge of family planning drunk on wine, and then he'll handle it after getting drunk. Before drinking, I'll give you a signal, you guys follow my lead. Also, remember, before I send out the red envelopes, don't speak out of turn. By the way, I told you to prepare 6 red envelopes, one of which is for the driver. Do you know why even the driver gets one? The driver is Secretary Yuan's wife's younger brother. Actually, I'm still being partial, who am I being partial to? The top leader Secretary Yuan! Don't ask me about the details. When they arrive, I'll find an opportunity to hand out the red envelopes all at once, got it?" Village Chief Wang started ordering again.

  "I know, I know." The three armies and Shuixian replied quickly.

  Zhai Wang and Shui Xian, along with the three armies, chatted and laughed as they arrived at the hotel.

  The village chief asked the hotel service staff to bring him paper and pen, ready to start writing the application book. Shuixian saw that the village chief had arranged things in an orderly manner, and sincerely admired saying: "Village chief, I haven't followed you to handle matters personally, nor have I seen how your abilities are displayed. This time out, you've opened my eyes and made me admire you even more."

  "Zhai Wang, Shui Xian is right, you are indeed a talented person! Admired by everyone!" San Jun also said.

  "Haha, I've done something for you, just don't scold me behind my back. Actually, even if you do scold me, it's no big deal, nobody is perfect! By the way, someone has been calling me '杂毛寨王' (Mixed Hair Village King) behind my back, right? You two have called me that before, haven't you?" The village king glared at Shuixian and Sanjun.

  The Water Fairy and the Three Armies were at a loss for words for the time being.

  "What's there to be nervous about? Even if I'm called out, nothing will happen! I've had a streak of white hair on my head all along, haha!" Village King said with his hand placed on the white hair on his head.

  "Fortunate indeed, Village King! As the saying goes, 'A white head of hair in one's youth, a means to eat in old age!' I recall that you already had this head of hair when you entered the village." The three armies laughed and said.

  "What's so white?" Shuixian asked with a smile, but thought to herself: "Zhai Wang is really not ordinary, he can use his own shortcomings to make jokes and adjust the atmosphere, what a magnificent demeanor!"

  "How white is it? This hair turned white and even Snowy admires it! When I was in county middle school, I always ranked first in class. My family was poor, and I was afraid to put too much pressure on my parents, so I intentionally didn't do well on the college entrance exam. After the exam, thinking about my situation, I hid under the quilt and cried! I didn't dare tell others about my hardships, I was so angry that I didn't even dare make a sound while crying! Have you ever had that feeling? It's not just anger, it's not just desperation, it's the greatest sorrow in life! When parents die, you can cry out loud. That pain, you can't help but cry, yet you can't make a sound! Utter despair!"

  The next day, when I got up, my parents found a white streak in my hair! Others may have three thousand white hairs overnight, but I had only one streak of white hair! The rich have three thousand worries, which are called white hairs. Our poor people's hair is like dog hair, worthless, just a streak of hair, and it's white, so be it! Okay, let's not talk about it anymore, if I really tell you about my family situation, you'll cry. Alright, let's get down to business, I'll write the application letter for you!