My Siheyuan Shelter

Chapter 501 Five Years Later

The sun and the moon fly like a shuttle, time flies like an arrow!
In the blink of an eye, five years have passed.

Ma Lingling has graduated from university and is currently working in a bakery; the Keke sisters have become sophomores in high school; the three brothers Dabao have also entered junior high school.

Xu Dong officially took over the post of director last year.

Looking back on the past five years, many major events have also taken place internationally.

The first is the disintegration of the Europa League.

This is the biggest piece of international news in the 20th generation. The root cause can be summed up in one sentence, that is, there are too many differences between the parties.

The typical blessings are shared, and difficulties are not taken for granted.

It can also be described in one sentence: Poor and lowly couples are sad about everything, and they fly separately when disaster strikes!

Secondly, the glaciers at the north and south poles on the blue star all melted three years ago, and mankind lost the largest fresh water reserve on the blue star. It was also in this year that the water prices in various countries soared to varying degrees almost at the same time.

In Daxia, the water price tripled.

The current water price is 300 yuan per ton.

Third, Asia Pacific expanded southward, absorbing Kangaroo Country and New Zealand.

Fourth, the International Space Station has successfully operated for three years, especially in space breeding, and has achieved a lot of scientific research results.

……

The big summer calendar is December 2030, 12, three days later, the new year will come again.

Today happened to be Saturday. According to the usual practice, Xu Jingyi brought her two sons to the courtyard. Firstly, she came to visit her grandparents, and secondly, she wanted to grab some delicious food and drinks.

She and Pan Jun got married in May [-]. Less than a year after their marriage, they gave birth to their eldest son, Pan Hongze, and their second son, Xu Hongpei, last year.

The girl next door has become the young woman of today.

"Grandma, the little lion is here to see you."

Little Lion is Pan Hongze's nickname. The little guy is four years old this year. He is chubby and very cute.

The three Dabao brothers heard the voice of the eldest nephew, and hurriedly put away all the toys and figures in the bedroom.

Now the two little guys are the most favored in the family. Who made them the youngest? The whole family is basically obedient to them.

The status of the three brothers has been unprecedentedly challenged.

Xu's mother was picking vegetables. When she saw her great-grandson, she quickly put down her work and stepped forward to pick up the little guy.

After all these years, Madam Xu didn't seem to have changed much, except that she has more gray hair on her head.

"Little Lion, do you miss Grandma?"

"Think about it."

In order to prove himself, the little lion gave Grandma Tai a hard kiss on the face.

Mama Xu teased her great-grandson, and then put the little guy on the ground. After all, he is in his sixties, and his physical strength is not as good as before.

"The uncles are in the room, go and play with them. Grandma has stewed delicious chicken soup. Come out and drink soup later."

The little lion's eyes lit up, and he ran into the house as fast as he could. He liked Grandma's house so much. Not only did he have delicious food, but there were also many fun toys.

Xu Jingyi reminded from behind: "Run slowly, don't fall."

Mama Xu dragged her eldest granddaughter into the living room.

"Grandma, where are uncle and aunt?"

"One of your uncle's old leaders passed away, and the two of them went out early in the morning."

The old leader Xu Ma said was Director Cao. The old guy was found to have stomach cancer during a physical examination a year ago, but he still couldn't make it through this year.

"Are you back at noon?"

"Definitely come back, what will the two of them eat if they don't come back?" Madam Xu said with a sure face.

Although Daxia's food production capacity can already meet the daily needs of all citizens, even the members of the Asia Mutual Treaty, it is still quite tight overall, and there is no room for waste.

"That's good. Isn't my uncle going to Hancheng? My mother-in-law wants to bring some clothes to the little lion's grandfather, and I want my uncle to help."

Xu Jingyi explained.

Since my father-in-law was transferred to Hancheng five years ago, he has been here for five years now, but I heard that he should be transferred back to Yanjing next year.

The mother-in-law has been looking forward to it for so long, and the old couple can finally be reunited.

"You can deliver the things directly tomorrow. Your uncle will leave next Monday. Don't miss the time."

"Okay, things are packed."

"Well, will Pan Jun come back this year for Chinese New Year?"

Xu Jingyi smiled wryly and shook her head: "The situation in North Africa has been unstable recently, and their fleet has a mission, so they won't be able to return for the time being."

"Well, look at how you two are going..."

"Grandma, it's okay, I'm used to it."

Xu's mother didn't want to bring up bad things again, so she changed the topic: "How is Bangxiang going? Has the time been set yet?"

"It's settled, the wedding will be held on the third day of the Lunar New Year."

Tan Bangxiang talked with three girlfriends back and forth over the years, and in the end it was Da Jie who helped him find a reliable candidate.

Although the other party is not a native of Yanjing, but he is very beautiful, Tan Bangxiang immediately fell in love with him.

Tan Aifang wanted to object at first, but both Tan Aimin agreed, so they could only send blessings in the end.

"It's good to settle down. This child is not young anymore, and it's not an option to delay it."

Mama Xu said with relief.

"Bangxiang can be regarded as a fruitful cultivation."

At this time, the little son in Xu Jingyi's arms woke up, and Xu's mother immediately peeled a kumquat for the little baby.

"Little Huzi, grandma has delicious food here, open your mouth quickly."

"I want to eat... I want to eat..."

"Is it sweet?"

"sweet!"

Mama Xu sighed while feeding the oranges: "What I'm most worried about now is Lingling, she's not young anymore, she doesn't even have a boyfriend."

"Grandma, Lingling is now an executive of the company. She is busy all day long. How can she have time to fall in love? If you want me to tell you, why not give her a long vacation."

Ma Lingling's career went very smoothly, and she became the head of the marketing department within two years of graduation. Of course, if you count her part-time job and internship time, six years is not too short.

"Oh, if I knew this earlier, it would have been better not to let her enter the bakery, but now she looks like a strong woman."

Mama Xu shook her head helplessly.

"Is there any news from Grandma Wang?"

"After seeing her a few times, I'm not very satisfied. Your aunt is also dying of anxiety, and she doesn't know what to do."

"Would you like my mother-in-law to introduce you?"

Xu Jingyi suggested.

"Your mother-in-law?"

"Yeah, my mother-in-law likes to introduce people to people recently. I'll go back and tell her and ask her to help pay attention."

Xu Ma thought for a while, then nodded and agreed.

Most of what Lao Wang introduces here are civil servants. The homogeneity is too serious, and there may be surprises in changing jobs.

……

At the same time, Xu Dong and his wife had just left the funeral home, Yang Lina took a taxi and went back first, while Xu Dong was left behind by Director Li.

The two found a teahouse.

Xu Dong helped the other party fill up the tea, and said earnestly: "Uncle Li, Uncle Cao is leaving too fast, you always have to take care of your health, don't work too hard."

"Get out, I'm in good health, and I'm the one like Lao Cao who sits in the office every day, lacks exercise, and is the most prone to problems." Director Li said angrily.

"Okay, what you always say is what you say!"

Xu Dong smiled and nodded.

Director Li took a sip of tea and asked casually:
"That Li Wei, do you still have contact?"

Xu Dong shook his head: "A few years ago, I still made occasional phone calls. Since Director Cao retired, he has gradually become estranged. What's wrong?"

"It's all right." Director Li waved his hand, "It's fine if it's over. A person like him who likes political speculation is not the same as you, just stop talking to him."

"I thought so too. Lao Li was too ambitious. He wanted to form a clique before, but I directly rejected him."

"By the way, Lao Feng and the others are going to retire soon. This time, the security department will have to replace a lot of people. What do you plan to do?"

Old Li was concerned.

Lao Fang retired last year, and this year he will retire three people at once, and the entire security department will undergo a major overhaul.

"What can I plan? The places have been arranged. They recommended one person and two retired personnel."

Since the signing of the treaty, the domestic border defense pressure has been reduced a lot. In contrast, many personnel have been laid off in the past two years.

Director Li nodded, and then asked:

"What is Lao Fang doing now?"

"He, after retiring, opened a small supermarket, but it closed within three months. I think he really has no brains, so I arranged for him to work as a security captain in our bakery."

"I've also heard about your bakery. It seems that the treatment is pretty good!"

After years of development, Coke Bread Factory has become the leader of the domestic food industry and the largest food exporter.

In addition, it has established five branch factories at home and abroad, with an annual production of more than 250 million tons of various breads, and a net profit of 12.8 billion yuan last year alone.

The momentum of development is very rapid.

Xu Dong joked: "If you always want to go in, I can help introduce you."

"Tch, do I look like someone who is about to retire?"

To be honest, Director Li felt a little rejuvenated after he became the director of the branch bureau. Anyway, the more alive and energetic he is.

"It's not very similar!" Xu Dong replied truthfully.

"I'm not going to talk nonsense with you. I've come here this time because I want to ask you for help."

Director Li said solemnly.

"What's the matter?" Xu Dong looked curious.

"Can you still get white sugar over there?"

Xu Dong nodded: "Yes, yes, but why do you want white sugar?"

"The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and I want to help the people below get some benefits."

Director Li replied.

"It's too early, there is still more than half a month before the New Year's Eve?" Xu Dong asked in surprise.

"Not early, not early, it will take time for you to find the source of goods. Besides, if I don't come sooner, the source of goods in your hand will probably be robbed long ago."

"Okay, before NO.15 next month, I will definitely help you get it done."

Xu Dong agreed without hesitation.

Over the years, he has successively sold almost more than 100 tons of sugar, most of which were traded through Mr. Mike, who needed a lot of money and kept it confidential.

But even so, there are still more than 450 tons of white sugar in the basement, which is only half of the original inventory clearance plan.

Plans are not changing fast.

The price of white sugar has dropped a lot in the past two years, and he deliberately reduced the speed of shipments.

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(End of this chapter)