After the college entrance banquet, Xu Dong gave his elder sister a cheap deal on his car, and asked the couple to help look at the house to prevent the intermediary from messing around.
As for the intermediary, Xu Dong said:
If the buyer is willing to pay the full price, he can reduce the price by another 10% from the original price and even come with all the furniture and appliances.
This is a very big discount. Xu Dong's purpose is to sell the old house before the Chinese New Year and collect more funds.
August 20, just after six o'clock.
Xu Dong led a large family, including Xu's father and mother, to charter a minibus and went directly to Luyang South High-speed Railway Station.
As soon as they got off the car, Xu Ting came forward with her son and daughter. They made an appointment last night and would come to see her off this morning.
Before everyone had finished saying hello, my eldest niece Xu Jingyi also arrived. There was a bit of traffic on the road and she had just gotten off the taxi.
Although Xu Ma was talking and laughing along the way, when the end came, she still couldn't hold back her tears. After all, she had lived in the city for most of her life and it was hard to let go of it.
Xu Ting handed over the tissue and comforted:
"Yanjing is not far from Luyang. It only takes three or four hours to get there by high-speed rail. It's very convenient to go back and forth. I'm afraid that you and my dad will get used to living in big capitals and not miss Shu."
Xu's mother finally felt better and scolded with a smile: "How can you use idioms like this and still be happy about Shu? When we arrived in Yanjing, your father and I didn't help take care of Dabao and the others. They really couldn't finish it in a lifetime.
debt."
Dabao, Erbao and Xiaobao are the nicknames of the triplets. The big names were given by Xu's father. They are called Xu Wanxia, Xu Wanshang and Xu Wanzhou respectively. Not to mention they look quite similar.
"Mom, they say the youngest son, the eldest grandson, and the old lady's lifeblood are all taken care of, so what else do you have to complain about?" Xu Ting teased.
Xu Dong glanced at his eldest niece subconsciously. The elder sister's words could easily cause misunderstanding, so he quickly made up for it:
"Sister, I have been beaten by my mother since I was a child. Is this also called partiality?"
"Humph!" Xu Ma scolded: "Who told you not to study hard? You know how to play every day. If you had half the grades of our Jingyi, Mom would laugh out of her dreams."
Xu Jingyi's face turned red when she said this, and she quickly said modestly: "Hey, uncle, it was much more difficult to get into college at that time than it is now. It's incomparable."
"Haha, Jingyi is still sensible, what she said makes so much sense." Xu Dong felt that the big red envelope was not in vain.
Looking at the shameless person, Xu Ma and Xu Ting cast contemptuous glances at the same time.
…
In this way, in Xu Dong's gag, Xu's mother unknowingly forgot the sadness of parting.
At 6:50, the train starts checking tickets.
No matter how much reluctance you have, it can only turn into instructions over and over again.
At 11:44, the train finally arrived at Yanjing South Station. Fortunately, the business class seats were spacious and comfortable, and everyone was in good spirits.
After leaving the station, Xu Dong found a restaurant nearby, ordered a few home-cooked dishes, and had a simple lunch.
After the meal, Xu Dong called three taxis to load all the luggage.
The road in Yanjing was even more congested than in Luyang, and it was not until two o'clock in the afternoon that everyone returned to the courtyard.
"Dad, Mom, our courtyard is in front of us."
"Well, it looks okay!" Father Xu said reservedly.
Xu's mother was more direct, "Dongzi is still capable. If it were up to your father, my mother would never be able to live in a place like this."
"Can luck count as skill?" Father Xu couldn't help but muttered in a low voice.
Xu Dong stepped forward and opened the door, opened his hands, and showed off to his daughters: "Look...this is the new home your father built for you. Do you like it here?"
"I like it!" the Coco sisters replied in unison.
Xu Dong was greatly comforted by Lao Huai, rubbed the hair of the two sisters one by one, and encouraged: "Hurry up and choose a room, don't let your grandparents take the good room away."
Xu Ma immediately spat, handed the Dabao to Xu Dong, and then held the two sisters one by one:
"Don't listen to your dad's nonsense. Grandma will take you to choose a room. Let's choose the most beautiful room, okay?"
The two Coco sisters were naturally very willing, and followed Ma Xu straight to the second floor with a smile.
Xu Dong led Xu's father and Yang Lina, and the three of them carried the triplets to the master bedroom on the first floor. There were three cribs placed side by side in the bedroom.
After putting the sleeping triplets into their cribs, the family took a brief tour of the new home and then started cleaning. After all, no one had lived in it for half a month.
By the time the cleaning was completed and the rooms were assigned, it was already past six o'clock in the afternoon.
In the end, Xu's father and Xu's mother unexpectedly moved into the master bedroom on the first floor, and they helped take care of the triplets;
Coco and Lele chose a bedroom on the second floor facing the east. They had been used to living together since they were young, so they would still live in the same room for the time being. It would not be too late to separate when they grow up;
Xu Dong and Yang Lina moved into the master bedroom on the second floor, mainly because they were worried about the sisters. After all, they were still young and far from independent.
Xu Ma and Yang Lina cooked dinner together. The ingredients were bought from a nearby supermarket. Because it was the first meal of the new home, the preparation was extremely rich, with a total of twelve dishes cooked.
During the chat after dinner, Father Xu couldn't help but ask: "Third brother, why did you build such a big water tank over there at the concierge?"
"Dad, how do you know it was me?" Xu Dong asked doubtfully.
During the afternoon visit, he just mentioned the water tank and said nothing else.
"The water tank is so new, and it still has a certificate of compliance, and the date is June 7th. Who else could have done it if you didn't do it?" Father Xu explained.
Xu Dong wiped his chin and threw out the reason he had thought about for a long time:
"Oh, I heard from people in the neighborhood committee that in order to prepare for the Winter Olympics, our area will need to renovate the infrastructure. The water will definitely be cut off by then, so getting a water tank is a good way to be prepared!"
"So that's it, then we really need to get one." Father Xu nodded.
"Of course, I also built a solar power generator. Look at the tiles on our roof, they are actually solar panels."
Dad Xu was full of curiosity: "Can the electricity used at home be generated by solar energy?"
"Uh, no, I'll use the solar energy when there's a power outage. This is just a precaution. I'll still use the power from the grid at ordinary times."
"Why not use it? It can also save some money on electricity bills!"
"Ah... I said, Dad, our electricity bill is not bad. Besides, solar power generation is not stable and does great harm to electrical appliances." Xu Dong said wildly.
In fact, the reason why solar energy is not used is to save the life of the battery;
Second, once powered on, it will never escape the damage caused by solar flares. It is best to wait until the flare is over before putting it into use.
After chatting, they finally reached the supermarket. Dad Xu obviously had his own ideas.
"Lao San, when will your supermarket reopen?"
"I haven't thought about it yet. Let's talk about it in a few months!" Xu Dong said vaguely.
The supermarket is just a tool. Now that the task is completed, Xu Dong plans to sell it again next month.
"You have so many goods stored in the basement, why don't you hurry up? If the goods expire, you will lose a lot of money." Father Xu said in a tone that said he hated iron.
Xu Dong found it hard to argue at this time, so he could only say perfunctorily: "After I get the household registration first, I will go to the supermarket."