My Courtyard Refuge

: Moving

In the evening, Dad Xu had a social event, so he called back and said that he wanted to entertain Manager Yuan.

Although Dad Xu hosted the banquet, the venue for the banquet was placed at Manager Yuan’s house.

“Manager Yuan, it’s the first time I came here, and I didn’t know what to bring. I just happened to get a piece of fish at home, so I brought some here.”

Under Xu’s father’s signal, Xiao Zhang gently put the bag in his hand on the table.

“Mr. Xu, what are you doing? It’s not easy to get some meat now, I dare not accept such a big gift from you.” Manager Yuan quickly said politely.

Mrs. Yuan next to her couldn’t bear it any longer, and while she was serving tea and water, she glanced into the bag inadvertently.

With just this one glance, I couldn’t move my eyes away.

“It’s nothing, there’s still some at home, you can safely keep this fish!” Father Xu waved his hand.

“Xu Dong, then I will thank you on behalf of our old Yuan Yuan.”

Madam Yuan was only in her early twenties, and she wanted to carry the bag into the kitchen, but she couldn’t lift it at all, since it weighed nearly sixty catties after all.

Manager Yuan hurriedly stood up to help. As soon as he got the bag, he knew that he was owed a lot this time.

“Xu Dong, what do you want me to say?”

“You don’t need to say anything. You were a great help last time when it came to our company. Thank you for your kindness.” Dad Xu said solemnly.

“It’s all part of the job.”

At the urging of Mrs. Yuan, Manager Yuan helped bring the fish into the kitchen.

Immediately afterwards, dinner began. Because there was a curfew, dinner was eaten earlier.

Mrs. Yuan made five dishes in total, namely shredded potatoes with vinegar, stewed radish, fried tofu with celery, seaweed and tofu soup, and the last dish was pickled fish with pickled vegetables.

Several people chatted while eating.

“Mr. Xu, I’d like to toast.” Manager Yuan raised his glass.

Father Xu picked up the wine glass and touched the other party: “Manager Yuan, I’m not in good health. The doctor won’t let me drink too much, so I can only feel sorry for him.”

“Okay, then let’s eat more vegetables.”

Manager Yuan said as he picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth. The fish was very tender and refreshing, so he couldn’t help but curiously said:

“Xu Dong, what kind of fish are you? The taste is quite good.”

“It’s bluefin tuna.” Dad Xu replied.

“This tuna is not small. I think it must weigh at least three or four hundred catties.”

“It’s about the same. According to my third child, the body of the fish is two meters long.”

“Ah, that’s really not small.” Madam Yuan interjected.

After the meal, Mrs. Yuan took out the baby, who was only one and a half years old, and Dad Xu took out the red envelopes he had prepared in advance.

Manager Yuan insisted on not accepting:

“Xu Dong, the fish meat has made me ashamed, if I accept the red envelope again, I will really have no face to see you again in the future.”

Madam Yuan also helped to persuade: “Yes, Director Xu, you are welcome, red envelopes are really not accepted.”

“okay then!”

Dad Xu was a little helpless, so he could only put the red envelope back in the briefcase.

In the end, Manager Yuan and his wife personally sent the person to the gate of the community.

After Father Xu left, Mrs. Yuan hurriedly asked her husband, “What is the origin of Mr. Xu, who is willing to give such a large piece of fish to our family?”

“He is a partner of our company, and I was mistaken, this person is more than I imagined…”

“What else?” Madam Yuan asked curiously.

“It’s nothing.” Manager Yuan shook his head.

Madam Yuan said coquettishly: “You are a real person, you always like to say half of what you say.”

“I mean, he’s hiding something very deep.” Manager Yuan quickly added.

“How do you say that?”

“Your husband and I, the department manager of a state-owned enterprise, usually can’t even get a piece of meat.

This Xu Dong is fine, he weighs more than 50 catties when he makes a move, what do you think this person is from? ”

“Then how did he get into the game before?”

“It’s probably because I want to keep a low profile. After all, the current environment really doesn’t suit too high a profile. I’m not a fool, I know how to measure it.”

…

Half an hour later, Xiao Zhang sent his boss to the door of his house.

When Xu Dong heard the sound of the car, he hurried out to pick him up, mainly because he was worried that his father was drunk.

“Dad, are you not drunk?”

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“No.” Dad Xu waved his hand, “Xiao Zhang, you should go back quickly, there will be a curfew later.”

Xiao Zhang was about to leave, but Xu Dong stepped forward and knocked on the car window, so Xiao Zhang quickly opened the car door.

“Brother Dong, what’s the matter?”

Xu Dong directly handed a bag to the other party:”A little dried shrimp, take it home and give it to your wife and children to taste!”

“This……”

“Xiao Zhang, just accept it!” Dad Xu ordered.

“Thank you Xu Dong, thank you Dong Ge!” Xiao Zhang was overjoyed.

After Xiao Zhang left, Dad Xu asked, “How many shrimps did you give?”

“Just five catties.”

“Too many.” Dad Xu said distressedly.

“Dad, don’t worry, I still have the shrimp here, and besides, Xiao Zhang is your bodyguard, and you have to rely on him to save your life at critical moments!” Xu Dong comforted casually.

“I’ll be fine.”

Xu Dong helped his father into the house, and talked about the move by the way.

Father Xu immediately agreed: “You are right. The children are still young, so don’t be careless. We will move there tomorrow morning.”

“Alright then, I’ll talk to Mom later, let’s move there first, and the luggage can come slowly.”

Not long after Xu’s father sat down, Xu’s mother came over with hangover soup.

“Why are you drinking again?”

“I just drank two cups.” Father Xu explained.

Mama Xu handed the hangover soup to her wife and muttered, “Two cups are still too little!”

Father Xu drank the hangover soup in one gulp.

“Slow down, the third child just told me about moving tomorrow morning, why are you in such a hurry? I was thinking about going there tomorrow and helping you clean up!” Mother Xu sighed.

“From now on, you and Nana don’t go out. The flu is really serious outside. Ye Hui, you know, her mother has caught a cold recently.”

“Understood, how long will this parting take?” Mama Xu said shyly.

Xu Dong came over to comfort him and said, “Mom, the virus is afraid of heat, and when Keke and the others go on summer vacation, they will almost be back.”

“Isn’t there still a few months?”

“Isn’t it just a few months, old lady, you can stay at home with peace of mind, take care of Dabao and the three of them, you and Nana are the biggest contributors to our old Xu family.” Dad Xu helped persuade.

“Hmph, that sounds nice.”

“Mom, we can video call every night, it’s no different from meeting each other.” Xu Dong quickly put his arms around his mother’s shoulders.

“Can it be the same?” Mother Xu laughed and scolded, then changed the subject:

“Okay, Dabao and the others will sleep with your husband and wife tonight, you father, spend as much time with the children as you can.”

“Follow the order, it’s because Mom is thoughtful.”

“Stop being silly, move the crib upstairs first!”

This night, Xu Dong felt that it was extremely short.

In a blink of an eye, it was dawn and it was time to move.