My Siheyuan Shelter

Chapter 4
After securing the contract of the courtyard house, Xu Dong had no reason to stay in Yanjing, and returned to Luyang that day.

"Come back, is the work going well?" Yang Lina came over, took the suitcase from Xu Dong's hand, and asked with concern.

Xu Dong nodded subconsciously, then stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around his wife's shoulder:

"It's going well, I just want you and the children to think hard, this time the time is loose, I brought you gifts...

Mom, I bought you a jacket too, I'll try it on later to see if it fits. "

Xu's mother was pouring water for her younger son, and when she heard this, she immediately said bitterly to Xu Dong: "What clothes should I buy, I haven't finished the clothes your sister bought for me, what a waste of money!"

"Mom, summer is coming soon. How much does a coat cost, you can wear it with confidence!" Xu Dong persuaded with a smile.

Yang Lina also echoed: "Yes, Mom, you should help us take care of the children, and Xu Dong should buy you clothes."

In fact, the relationship between Yang Lina and her mother-in-law is not very harmonious, mainly because Xu Ma's character is too strong, and she has to take care of everything at home.

However, there are so many children in the family that Yang Lina can't take care of them alone, so she can only "ingratiate" with her mother-in-law.

Xu Ma didn't bother anymore, took the clothes with a smile, and immediately put on the new clothes when she returned to the bedroom.

In the evening, when it was time for the kindergarten to finish school, Xu Dong took the initiative to ask Ying to go to the kindergarten to pick up the two daughters from school instead of Xu's mother.

Like many parents, Xu Dong waited eagerly at the exit of the kindergarten. Lele's eyes were sharp, and he found his father immediately.

She immediately let go of her sister's hand and ran towards Xu Dong.

"Dad, why are you here?"

Xu Dong hurriedly threw the cigarette in his hand on the ground, twisted it out with his shoes, and then stepped forward and picked up his little daughter.

"Oh, Dad is back from a business trip. Did Lele miss Dad?" Xu Dong asked with a smile.

"Of course I think about it every day..."

"Well..."

Xu Dong kissed Lele's tender cheek: "Dad misses you too."

"Dad, did you bring a present for Lele?"

At this time, Coco also came to the front, pulled Xu Dong's clothes and said coquettishly: "I want gifts too!"

"Okay...well...there are gifts." Xu Dong quickly agreed.

After he finished speaking, he put down his little daughter, and then held the little hands of the two sisters from left to right.

After walking for less than 10 minutes, the father and daughter arrived home.

Xu Ma hurriedly took the Coco sisters over: "Go wash your hands quickly, if you are hungry, dinner will start soon. Grandma made your favorite spareribs."

As soon as the words fell, the two sisters cheered!
Xu Dong looked at the food on a table in the living room, and the greedy worm was immediately hooked up.

The loss in the previous life was too great. Although he had a big meal every day these days, he still couldn't get tired of it.

After the meal, Xu Ma and Yang Lina were busy cleaning, but Xu Dong didn't go to help, but opened the suitcase he brought back.

"Coco, Lele, take a look at what gifts I brought you."

As Xu Dong spoke, he already had two more cute Barbie dolls in his hand.

"Wow, so beautiful, Dad, I love you!"

"Come on, Dad is so nice!"

Yang Lina looked at the two sisters dotingly, and couldn't help laughing and scolding: "Two little sycophants."

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In the next few days, because Xu Dong was at home on "holiday", Xu's mother took the opportunity to go back to the old house, where Xu's father and the eldest family lived.

When the two brothers separated, Xu Dong's elder brother, Xu Bin, took over his old house. Because Xu Dong got married late and was the second son, he only received 50,000 yuan as compensation from his elder brother.

Judging from today's housing prices, Xu Dong undoubtedly suffered a big loss in this transaction that year, so that the brothers have been in a "cold war" over the years, and they don't communicate much at all.

When Xu's mother arrived home, Xu's father was sawing wood in the small yard. The old Xu family's house was on the first floor with a small yard of less than five square meters.

Dad Xu worked in a furniture factory for most of his life before retiring, and his craftsmanship was not unfamiliar after retirement.Now I use my residual heat to earn some living expenses by setting up a stall and selling small furniture.

"It's not the weekend, why are you back? Is there anything wrong with Xiaodong?" Dad Xu asked nervously.

Xu Ma waved her hand, "Nothing happened. Dongzi has a few days off when he comes back from a business trip. I just found time to come back and have a look. Have you eaten at noon?"

"The eldest daughter-in-law saved fried rice in the morning and ate it when it was hot at noon." Xu Dad replied, and the work at hand did not stop.

"It's fried rice again. Why don't you cook a dish? How much does a dish cost?" Xu Ma said angrily.

Since she went to the younger son's house to help take care of the grandson, the eldest and the eldest couple have become more and more disrespectful. They used to be just sour words, but now they are ready to express their dissatisfaction directly with actions.

Dad Xu said helplessly: "Don't be angry, I don't have a good appetite anyway, cooking fried rice is the same."

Mother Xu also knew that it was useless to be angry. After all, it was the eldest couple who knew that the old couple were secretly subsidizing Xu Dong's family, which was a red eye disease.

"Old Xu, I don't want to be angry anymore, let's just move to Dongzi's house, but they are still small, and they can barely live in two rooms." Xu Ma suddenly suggested.

"Stop thinking blindly." Dad Xu sighed, "Xiaodong's pressure is already big enough, let's not burden them any more."

Xu's mother retorted: "Why are we a burden? We have a pension, and we can help the couple take care of their children..."

"We will grow old one day. If we get seriously ill again, what will you do to Xiaodong and his wife?"

"Uh..." Xu Ma was speechless, in the final analysis it was a question of money.

Before seven o'clock in the evening, the three members of Xu Bin's family came back one after another.

Xu Bin works as a workshop supervisor in an electrical appliance factory, his wife Tan Aifang works as a tally clerk in a supermarket of a certain brand, and her daughter Xu Jingyi is a third-year student in No. 28 Middle School in the city.

"Mom, are you back?"

Xu Bin came back at the latest, saw his mother busy in the kitchen, and went up to say hello.

"Yeah." Xu Ma replied in her nose without raising her head.

Xu Bin made fun of himself and didn't care, turned around and went to his daughter's room. It was a critical moment for her daughter's college entrance examination, so she couldn't relax her management.

Tan Aifang was peeling apples for her daughter. When she saw her husband coming in, she quickly pulled him aside and whispered, "Did Mom give you this month's pension?"

"no, what happened?"

"Humph…"

Tan Aifang said angrily: "Since Yang Lina gave birth to triplets, your mother hasn't given a penny to the family anymore. I guess it's all used to subsidize my uncle."

"Forget it." Xu Bin persuaded in a low voice, "The third child has many children and has a heavy burden, so does my mother..."

"I think your mother is a man who prefers sons to daughters. She only has her three precious grandchildren in her eyes, so she's too partial!" Tan Aifang interrupted.

Xu Bin hurriedly reminded: "Be quiet, my daughter is going to take the college entrance examination soon. I will talk about it after the college entrance examination, so don't affect Jingyi's studies."

There is a reason for Xu Bin to say this. Her daughter was brought up by her grandmother since she was a child, so she has always been very close to her.

(End of this chapter)