But this was 1971.
Delaying the household registration wasn't a big deal, and many people didn't even give birth in hospitals—they gave birth at home, so there was no need to provide birth certificates or anything like that.
If the Fan family really came looking, they could deny that this child was the one born to He Lan and her ex-husband.
By then, the registered birth date would be the deciding factor, and it could help avoid a lot of trouble.
Of course, this wasn't a perfect solution, but it could essentially prevent many problems. Zhao Guihua broke it down for Bai Fendou, and he finally understood. He nodded, "You're right. This is about protecting ourselves in the future, protecting against them trying to take my child away."
