When talking about marriage, we have to mention the issue of household registration.
Many marriage plots in later TV dramas are related to household registration books.
For example, if the mother-in-law disagrees, she can hide the household registration booklet so that her daughter cannot find it.
Or two young men and women ignore the opposition of their parents and steal the household registration booklet from home to register for marriage.
There are countless examples like this.
Here is some popular science.
How illegal immigrants in different periods became legal residents of Hong Kong.
Initially, Chinese citizens could enter and leave Hong Kong freely or reside in Hong Kong.
It was not until after 1949 that a large number of refugees poured into Hong Kong.
The small city of Hong Kong could not bear the heavy burden and had to implement the "resistance policy" in 1974.
That is, as long as refugees can reach the city and get in touch with their relatives and friends, they can legally reside in Hong Kong.
However, if you are arrested before reaching the city, you will be deported.
At that time, Zhao Zitong's parents both had relatives and friends in Hong Kong.
Unfortunately, in the end, Zhao Zitong's father Zhao Wenqiang died because of gambling.
Relatives and friends gradually distanced themselves from their family.
In 1980, the "resistance policy" was abolished and all illegal immigrants who were arrested would be deported.
However, the political situation in the Mainland was also tending to stabilize at this time.
There is no longer much demand for fleeing to Hong Kong.
So now Zhao Zitong, Sun Shaofen,
Including Zhao Wenqiang, they are all legal residents of Hong Kong and hold Hong Kong resident identity cards.
One of the conditions for participating in the Miss Hong Kong contest is
You must hold a valid Hong Kong identity card or passport.
Not only that, Zhao Zitong also knows that in Hong Kong, lawyers’ rights are truly unlimited.
Because her company has a lawyer colleague from Hong Kong.
In addition to taking place at a marriage registry, marriages in Hong Kong can also be taken place at a law firm.
Because many Hong Kong lawyers are qualified as marriage celebrants.
Under common law,
Taking an oath to register a marriage before a marriage celebrant is also considered as getting married at a marriage registry.
It also has legal effect.
The benefit of the marriage celebrants system is that it relieves the pressure of long queues at the marriage registry.
At the same time, lawyers as marriage celebrants can flexibly arrange the wedding date.
You can also hold your wedding in a church or scenic spot, which is also effective.
The procedure for getting married is relatively simple.
After completing the relevant procedures, it can be completed under the auspices of a marriage solemnizer.
Therefore, being a lawyer in Hong Kong is really profitable.
Because lawyers have really great powers.
Almost every family deals with a lawyer to some extent.
Sun Shaofen was also a little confused when she heard this.
Although she had thought about divorce countless times, she never knew how to do it.
In the 1960s in mainland China, they went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get their marriage certificate.
Their marriage certificate back then looked like a certificate that elementary school students received in the 1990s.
There is also a big red flower logo and Chairman Mao’s quotations on it.
"Remember the highest instructions: serve the people wholeheartedly",
In the middle it says that Zhao Wenqiang and Sun Shaofen meet the requirements of the Marriage Law and this certificate is issued.
She has kept the marriage certificate.
Later, when I went to apply for a Hong Kong ID card,
The staff at the marriage registry also laughed at the marriage certificate that looked like an award certificate.
They also got a Hong Kong marriage certificate.
This Hong Kong marriage certificate is more like a contract.
There is no bright red color, nor any festive flowers or national emblems.
It is a piece of A4 sized mimeograph paper.
It contains the basic information and signatures of Party A and Party B.
Zhao Zitong compared the two marriage certificates together and actually found them a little funny.
In the mainland, getting married is something that makes the country and the people happy, and it is a joyous occasion.
In Hong Kong, getting married is as serious as starting a business with partners.
However, according to Zhao Zitong's current thinking,
Getting married is really like finding someone to start a company with.
If we understand marriage as starting a business together,
You can avoid risks in advance and stop losses rationally.
Dating before marriage,
It is the process of examining whether the other party can become a partner before starting a business.
What can both parties use to invest in this future partnership
Whether the families of both parties can invest in the partnership,
Which parts are personal assets before the establishment of the enterprise, do not enter the company's capital system and do not participate in the division.
But the risk here is that marriage, as a partnership enterprise, has unlimited liability.
Premarital assets may also be used to pay off debts incurred during the course of the marriage.
This is also Zhao Zitong's attitude towards marriage:
Less emotional, more rational,
Use the mindset of running a business to manage your marriage and deal with various crises in your marriage.
Protect your own rights and interests.
"Your dad..." Sun Shaofen's voice was timid.
Zhao Zitong's thoughts were pulled back.
She felt very unhappy when she heard the word "your dad".
This scumbag has hurt others and himself, and owes a lot of debts.
Sun Shaofen hesitated for a moment, then seeing her daughter's unhappy expression, she quickly changed her words.
"Zhao Wenqiang is missing now, how can I divorce him?"
"We don't have any marital property."
When Sun Shaofen mentioned this, her expression became very sad.
Being a woman like her is really a failure.
"There seems to be a lot of joint debts between husband and wife..."
Zhao Zitong is also annoyed by this.
In the mainland, as long as a couple is married, all the money they earn is considered common property.
Likewise, the couple does not care who owes the debt.
As long as the debt is within the marriage, it is considered a joint debt.
This is also her biggest concern.
After all, what Zhao Wenqiang owed was not a small amount.
If the court rules that my mother has to bear part of the responsibility.
I will definitely not stand idly by.
It doesn't matter if I don't help her dead father pay back the money.
She would feel guilty if she didn't help her mother pay off her debts.
In short, we must get out of this bottomless pit as soon as possible.
Otherwise, it would be really difficult for me to take a single step in Hong Kong.
It doesn't matter how much money you make.
My parents' tragic marriage once again proved the correctness of my motto.
Staying single and childless will ensure eternal safety.
When Sun Shaofen thought about this, she tossed and turned and couldn't sleep all night.
Thinking back on the first half of my life, it was truly a roller coaster of ups and downs.
I had a childhood full of wealth and splendor,
The life of young people encountering historical changes.
There are also tragic marriages caused by choosing the wrong person.
Whenever she thought of this, she burst into tears.
When she was young, she attended a local girls' school.
When I was young, I remember a sentence in the book:
“Those who have never cried bitterly in the long night are not qualified to talk about life.”
Back then, she was young and didn’t know the feeling of sorrow, so she couldn’t understand the meaning of this sentence.
Now that I am almost fifty years old, I finally understand the weight of this sentence.
Her life has been tragic enough, and she hopes her daughter won't repeat her path.
Sun Shaofen cried all night long, but the daughter next door was sleeping soundly.
Although this matter was quite troubling, Zhao Zitong still went on to sleep.
Because only if you eat enough and sleep enough, you will have the energy to make money tomorrow!