Time flies so fast, and it’s Wednesday, May 11th, in a blink of an eye.
When he went to work in the morning, Xu Dong specially brought two cans of baby milk powder, which he had been putting off for five days. Today was the day to complete the transaction with Gao Yuemei.
When she arrived at the office, Gao Yuemei had been waiting for a long time.
"Xiao Xu, are you here? Have you brought the milk powder?"
"Here it is!"
Xu Dong picked up the bag in his hand and placed it on the desk in front of him.
Gao Yuemei couldn't wait to open the bag, and there were indeed two unopened cans of milk powder inside. There were English letters printed on the cans, so there was no doubt that the milk powder was imported.
Looking at the production date, it was from October last year and it is definitely not expired.
"Xiao Xu, eldest sister, thank you so much."
Gao Yuemei collected the milk powder and immediately transferred 16,000 yuan to Xu Dong.
"Sister Gao, you're welcome, we are all colleagues, this little busyness is nothing." Xu Dong said politely.
A smile finally appeared on Gao Yuemei's face. Xu Dong felt that occasionally helping others was a good experience. After all, giving is happier than receiving.
"Xiao Xu, my eldest sister has prepared some thank-you gifts for you and placed them under your desk. Don't forget them."
After Gao Yuemei finished speaking, she picked up the bag and left in a hurry without waiting for Xu Dong to refuse.
Xu Dong didn't pay attention. When he came to his desk, he lowered his head and saw that there was indeed a black plastic bag under the desk.
After all, he was helping others, so Xu Dong accepted the gift with peace of mind.
Opening the bag, there were two bottles of Maotai wine inside. Looking at the labels, Xu Dong searched the price online. A bottle of 53° Maotai five-star wine costs 1,200 yuan.
It’s definitely a great gift!
"Should we go back and sell Sister Gao two cans of milk powder?" Xu Dong hesitated secretly.
Forget it, let’s talk about it later.
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The next day, a sandstorm suddenly blew up in several states in the northwest, and then went all the way east, spanning thousands of kilometers, to the East China Sea.
Among them, the capital area is particularly serious.
At 10:45 a.m., the sandstorm began to reach the western suburbs of Yanjing, and then swept the entire city of Yanjing in less than ten minutes.
Its instantaneous wind force almost reached Level 10, causing passers-by to stagger around. As far as the eye could see, the world was covered in yellow mist.
In fact, since March, as the drought continues to worsen, sandstorms have been blowing in the Yanjing area one after another, but none of them have been as exaggerated as today.
The only benefit brought by the sandstorm is that the power company is on holiday. In fact, not only Yanjing Electric Power Company, but also 99% of the enterprises in the urban area and schools are on emergency holiday.
Xu Dong is neither a leader, so he does not need to set an example; nor is he a temporary worker, so he can only work hard without complaining.
So things like being on duty basically have nothing to do with him.
As soon as he received the holiday notice, he couldn't wait to drive his big Ben and left the power company.
Unfortunately, the visibility on the road was so low that there were traffic jams everywhere. Xu Dong drove for more than two hours to get home, which took almost five times longer than usual.
"Honey, I'm back."
Xu Dong spit out the sand in his mouth and shouted into the yard.
"Dad, wipe it for you." Keke trotted over and handed over a wet towel.
"Good!" Xu Dong was very pleased. He couldn't help but rub the little cotton-padded jacket's hair, and then asked: "Where is Lele?"
According to convention, the twin sisters usually come out together to greet their father, but today they made an exception.
Keke replied crisply: "My sister's eyes are blurred by sand, and grandma is helping her blow her eyes!"
Xu Dong wiped his face haphazardly and quickly walked towards his parents' bedroom.
"How's it going? Is it serious?"
Xu Ma raised her head, glanced at Xu Dong, and whispered:
"It's not a big problem. We've already seen the grains of sand and can take them out right away."
Xiao Lele also heard her father's voice and immediately said aggrievedly: "Dad, my eyes hurt."
"Don't be afraid, it will be fine soon."
"Dad, will I become blind?"
"No, daddy promises you."
"Dad, I want to eat prawns."
"Well, daddy will think of a way to cook prawns for you tomorrow."
"Dad, I still want to..."
"Lele, be good, don't move." Xu's mother suddenly spoke, interrupting the interaction between father and daughter.
Father Xu was holding his mobile phone as a flashlight. He felt that Xu Dong was in the way and was not helping, so he urged him to go upstairs to help look after the triplets.
The triplets are about to turn two years old, and they are at a lively and active age. Normally, both Xu Ma and Yang Lina are a little overwhelmed.
In the master bedroom on the second floor, Yang Lina is teaching the triplets to memorize ancient poems, but the effect is not very good. The three little guys are not cooperating at all and are just playing.
"Dabao, Erbao, Xiaobao, come to daddy quickly!" As soon as Xu Dong entered the room, he stretched out his arms towards the triplets.
"Dad, hug...hug..."
Dabao was the most active, "running" crookedly on his short legs.
Xu Dong quickly stepped forward and hugged him, then took a big sip on his little face, causing the little guy to giggle.
"Are Lele's eyes done?" Yang Lina stood up and asked.
"Not yet!" Xu Dong shook his head.
"I'll go down and take a look. Take care of the three of them." Yang Lina went downstairs after giving instructions.
Xu Dong carried the triplets to the bed one by one, and then began to teach them how to build building blocks. The four father and son had a great time playing.
About ten minutes later, Yang Lina came back again. After entering the door, she said directly to Xu Dong:
"It's okay, the sand has been taken out."
Xu Dong finally felt relieved, and then immediately asked the reason:
"Okay, why are your eyes blurred?"
"It's not Huahua who caused the trouble. Lele didn't see Huahua when she got home, so she insisted on going out with me to look for it. However, she didn't find the cat, but she was confused." Yang Lina said helplessly.
"This child is worried. Has Huahua been found in the end?"
Yang Lina laughed and scolded: "I ran back and was covered in ashes. I shouldn't have bought the civet cat in the first place. It was too wild."
"It's good to be wild. Only wild animals can catch mice." Xu Dong muttered.
"What did you say?"
"Nothing. Is there anything left to eat in the kitchen? I haven't had lunch yet?" Xu Dong asked, touching his hungry stomach.
When Yang Lina heard that her husband was still hungry, she felt distressed and couldn't help but scolded:
"Really, if you haven't eaten yet, just tell me earlier and I'll get you a bowl of noodles."
After Yang Lina finished speaking, she immediately went downstairs. Xu Dong reminded from behind: "Don't put potatoes!"
"I know, you are the only one who has a lot to do."
After a while, Yang Lina came up with a bowl of steaming noodles. The snow-white noodles were covered with garlic-fried bacon, which made people's appetites whet their appetites.
"Eat it while it's hot!"
Xu Dong immediately jumped off the bed, took the bowls and chopsticks, and said with a smile, "Honey, you are so kind."
"Stop being so talkative. After you finish eating, go and turn on the solar energy. There was a power outage just now." Yang Lina reminded.