Traveling between the 70s and the modern world

At around 8:10, Lin Qingyan followed Grandpa Lin from the mountain to the town. When they arrived at the police station in the town, it was already 9:.

Modern mountain roads are much easier to walk on than those in the 70s. There are well-built stairs everywhere on the mountain, and at the foot of the mountain there are wide asphalt roads.

Lin Qingyan was carrying a backpack, and Grandpa Lin was carrying a bag. Grandpa Lin might be used to walking on mountain roads, so his walking speed was not slow.

"Hello, comrade. I brought my granddaughter here to apply for an ID card. Where and how do I apply for it?" As soon as Mr. Lin entered the police station, he asked the policeman on duty at the door.

The police officer who was working raised his head and looked at the old man and the young man who were dressed simply. He especially looked at the backpack on Lin Qingyan's back.

Then he asked in a gentle tone: "Grandpa, is this your granddaughter?"

"Yes, yes, this is my granddaughter." The old man pulled Lin Qingyan to the front and introduced her.

"How old is this girl? Why hasn't she applied for an ID card yet?" the police officer asked the girl in front of him, who was about high school age.

"She's 18. We live in the mountains and don't know much about the policy. We thought that one could only apply for it when he or she was 18, so we never did it for her." This time it was Grandpa Lin who answered.

Lin Qingyan only then realized that in this era, children of a few years old could also apply for ID cards.

I asked her how she knew that. It was because there was a mother with her child nearby asking other police officers questions about getting a certificate, and she had very good hearing so she heard it.

"Just let the girl answer it herself. Girl, is this your grandfather?" the police officer asked Lin Qingyan with a double meaning.

Lin Qingyan was actually a little nervous. People in the late 70s had much more respect for the police than people today. What's more, she was not Mr. Lin's granddaughter, but was just taking over someone else's identity.

She was a little nervous, "Yes, this is my grandpa, I am Lin Yanyan."

The policeman opposite flipped through the household registration book and looked at the address on it. He began to understand why in today's society there are still such old girls who don't have ID cards. It turned out that she lived in one of the few families in the mountains who were given special care.

The police officer did not ask any more questions and handed the household registration booklet handed over by Mr. Lin to another police officer nearby.

"You go to Xiao Wang to handle it. She is in charge of household registration." The police officer explained.

"Comrade, can the name on this ID card be changed?" Mr. Lin hesitated, then stepped forward and asked.

"Change your name? Why do you want to change your name?" The police officer who had asked them questions before walked over and asked after hearing this.

"The name on the household registration booklet is Lin Yanyan. Yanyan is the child we picked up. When we found her, she had a note on her body with her name written on it: Qingyan.

I call her Yanyan from my old lady's house. We are used to it. Last time, the government personnel who helped with the adoption procedures asked what the child's name was. The old lady said Lin Yanyan, and it was written as Lin Yanyan in the household registration book.

We are all old now, and we thought that we could change her name back when we applied for the ID card. If her parents come looking for her, we might be able to find her by her name. "Mr. Lin calmly recounted the time when he found the child.

"Grandpa, no need to change it, just call me Lin Yanyan." Lin Qingyan refused, not wanting to take away their only thought of a granddaughter.

"Change it! Grandpa understands what you mean, just listen to me." After saying this,

I turned to the police officer who was processing the certificate and asked, "Can I change it?"

The two policemen also heard the conversation between the grandfather and grandson, and saw the adoption information in the household registration book.

"Xiao Wang, check if he has any criminal record." The police officer who had received the meeting instructed Xiao Wang.

The one called Xiao Wang looked at the TV-like thing in front of him and knocked on it a few times.

"Captain Zhang, no criminal record." Xiao Wang quickly found Lin Yanyan's information.

"Then give her an application and process it for her." The man called Captain Zhang looked at these two people who were somewhat out of tune with this society, and made special arrangements for them, opened up a fast track, and provided them with care that ordinary people could not get.

After filling out the form, the police changed the name to Lin Qingyan and asked Lin Qingyan to go next door to take photos.

"Grandpa, please sit here first. I'll go take a picture next door and come back soon."

Lin Qingyan helped Mr. Lin to sit on a chair specially made for people who do business, and took out a bottle of mineral water (processed space water) from her backpack and handed it to him.

"Have some water. I'll go take some pictures next door."

When they got to the next room, the person taking pictures handed Lin Qingyan a black shirt.

Lin Qingyan didn't understand why she was given a black shirt. She looked at the photographer with a puzzled look and asked, "Comrade, what is this?"

"Aren't you here to take a photo for your ID card? Your clothes are not allowed. You need to wear dark clothes. Put on your clothes and sit on the stool over there." The staff pointed to the stool under the light.

"Oh, okay." Lin Qingyan quickly put on her shirt, sat on the stool, and looked at the black camera in front of her, feeling a little nervous.

In her previous life, before she went to the countryside, she had a photo taken. It was a family photo, and she was smiling very brightly at that time.

Since her rebirth, she has not had the opportunity to go to a photo studio to take pictures. Unexpectedly, the first ID photo in her life was taken in modern times.

"Look at the camera, let the hair on your forehead hang back, expose your ears, and look at the front camera."

Lin Qingyan followed the staff's instructions and completed the photo taking for her ID.

"Okay, just go to the certificate processing hall next door to handle it." The staff member operated a few times in front of a dark place and let her go.

The special channel was very quick and the ID card was ready in no time. This speed almost made Lin Qingyan mistakenly believe that the ID card could be processed on the spot.

Actually, it is not. Currently, it takes 5-7 days to get the ID card.

Ten years ago, only temporary ID cards could be obtained quickly, while normal ID cards took about a month to obtain.

This is the advantage of the Internet age. Various procedures have been accelerated a lot and now public services are very convenient.

Lin Qingyan was very excited holding the newly acquired ID card. This was her identity proof in this era and the proof that she existed in this era.

The girl touched the ID card and smiled naively. Lin Qingyan was very grateful for the opportunity given to her by Mr. and Mrs. Lin.

She thought they were her only relatives at this time.

"Qingyan, is it done?" Grandpa Lin was sitting there, looking at his granddaughter standing still, and asked.

Lin Qingyan came back to her senses and said to Grandpa Lin happily: "It's done, Grandpa, I have an ID card."

Grandpa Lin was infected by the smile on his granddaughter's face and also started smiling.

He said to Lin Qingyan gently, "It's good that it's done. Come home with me first. Your grandma should have cooked the meal."

"Okay grandpa, we'll go home now."

Go home, these two words have not appeared in Lin Qingyan's mouth for a long time. This home should bring her infinite warmth.