After getting the new household registration book, Xu's father first sent his wife back to the courtyard, then went directly to the store without entering the house.
The store's business has been getting better and better recently, and hundreds of second-hand electronic products are recycled every day. He needs to keep a close eye on them to prevent employees from bypassing the company to take on private work.
When Xu Ma stepped into the courtyard, she couldn't calm down for a long time. Unlike her husband, she had a "career" of her own to divert her attention.
Yang Lina is practicing walking with her triplets in the living room. The children have grown up a lot and are no longer as difficult to take care of as they were when they were young.
"grandmother……"
When Dabao saw grandma, he immediately rushed over to her. Ma Xu quickly knelt down to catch her, hugged her grandson and kissed her again and again.
Children are all debt collectors, so it is better for the younger generation to worry less.
"Mom, is the matter done?" Yang Lina raised her head and asked with concern.
Xu Ma nodded and said: "I got the new household registration book. Let's go to Sanhe Home together tomorrow and clean the new house thoroughly."
A new house has a new atmosphere. Some sundries need to be thrown away, replaced, and cleaned and disinfected in time.
"We've all left, who will take care of Dabao and the other three?"
"Let your dad have a day off tomorrow. It doesn't matter if he misses a day in the store anyway." Xu Ma said nonchalantly.
"What about lunch? Dad doesn't know how to cook."
One day may not be enough to clean a new house. If you have to run back and forth at noon, it would be a waste of time.
Xu's mother waved her hand: "Don't we still have biscuits at home? Let your dad and Lele and the others use biscuits for lunch."
Yang Lina was still a little worried. After all, Father Xu was not young anymore. If he fell and knocked himself, the elderly and children would be in trouble.
"Mom, it's still too troublesome. Why not hire two part-time workers? It will save time and effort, and it won't cost much."
Xu Ma frowned slightly and said hesitantly: "The hourly worker is an outsider after all. They must not clean as carefully as our own family. Besides, there are still some debris thrown away. It is definitely not possible if no one is watching."
"How about this! Mom, I'll go to the new house and keep an eye on it, and you can stay at home, so dad doesn't have to take a vacation." Yang Lina suggested.
Xu's mother thought about it and thought it was a good idea, but she didn't want to stay at home. The new house had her name on it, just like her child, and it had a different kind of feeling.
"Forget it, let me go to the new house. You stay, and I'll ask your dad to get off work early. I can watch Dabao and the others for you while we cook at noon."
"Okay, Mom... I'll do as you say!" Yang Lina agreed immediately.
Anyway, her goal has been achieved, it doesn't matter who goes.
Early the next morning, after breakfast, Xu's mother hurriedly got on the bus and rushed to Sanhe's home.
Yang Lina has already made an appointment online for two housekeeping hourly workers. The negotiated price is 30 yuan per person per hour, for a total of 8 hours.
Xu's mother didn't stay in the new house for long when two part-time aunties arrived. The three of them were all about the same age and they were quite chatty with each other.
"Sister Zhang, your house is so big, so the down payment must be expensive, right?" Fang Huifang, an hourly worker, wiped the furniture and asked with envy in her eyes.
"No." Xu Ma shook her head and said proudly: "My house was bought in full."
"Full payment?" Fang Huifang exclaimed.
"It cost a total of less than 7 million!"
"Originally I didn't want to buy it. After all, the Fifth Ring Road is about to come out here, so it's a bit out of the way. But my son just wants to buy it, and no matter how hard I try to persuade him, it's useless."
Xu Ma nagged.
Another hourly worker, Wang Qiaodi, advised: "Sister Zhang, this place is not too remote. Money is not valuable now, so it is better to buy a house to preserve the value."
"I understand this, but the drought is so severe now, what's the use of buying more houses?" Xu Ma sighed.
"Sister Zhang, listen to what you said, does your family have other houses?" Wang Qiaodi asked in surprise.
She really couldn't see that the employer in front of her was actually a rich man.
"Look what you said, where did our family live before we had no house? We can't rent a house, right?"
Xu Ma explained with a smile:
"There is a small courtyard house on the East Third Ring Road. Our whole family usually lives there. No one lives in the house here for the time being."
"Siheyuan?"
Fang Huifang was so surprised that she even stopped moving her hands. After working in Yanjing for so many years, how could she not know the price of a courtyard house? Even the cheapest one costs tens of millions.
"Sister Zhang, your family is really rich. What does your son do?"
Xu Ma deliberately vaguely said: "I work at Yanjing Electric Power Company."
"What a great unit!" Fang Huifang said with envy again.
"That's it, just get some dead wages, but fortunately the work is relatively leisurely and there is no pressure." Xu's mother was possessed by Versailles.
"What about your daughter-in-law?"
"She is taking care of the children at home. There are many children at home, so she can't live without her."
"How many grandchildren do you have?"
"Here in Yanjing, there are two granddaughters and three grandsons."
"Oh, sister, you are so lucky."
"Haha, everyone says that."
Thanks to the deliberate compliments of the two part-time aunties, Xu Ma’s smile never broke throughout the whole day.
Even for lunch, I took the two of them to a restaurant, and even ordered a braised fish extravagantly, which cost more than a thousand yuan for one meal.
By the way, food prices seem to have risen a lot recently.
If it was Xu's mother in the past, she would definitely not be so generous. However, as Xu's father handed over more and more "vegetable money", Xu's mother gradually became more willing to spend money.
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After the new house was cleaned, Xu Dong used some time after get off work to start a planned transfer of some supplies to Sanhe Home.
There is no other messy stuff, just one ton of rice and ten tons of sugar.
Rice is for emergencies, and white sugar is the capital for recovery.
In the evening of this day, Xu Dong drove his big Ben to the Sanhejiayuan community again. After more than half a month of non-stop transportation, today was the last batch of supplies.
He drove the car into the underground parking lot and parked the car. The parking space was temporarily rented by Xu Dong from the property management company for only one month.
After opening the car door and putting down the trolley, Xu Dong began the moving work as usual.
There is an elevator in the parking lot that leads directly to the upper floor, so it is very convenient to carry it. Xu Dong made three trips and it took less than an hour for the car to be empty.
In the summer of July, when the sun sets late, it is already past seven o'clock, but the outdoor temperature is still over 30 degrees.
Xu Dong was so tired that he was sweating profusely. When the air conditioner blew, he felt sticky on his body, so he took a hot bath in the new house.
He had already brought a change of clothes.
Xu Dong planned to use this place as a temporary foothold for himself. In the future, he could do anything that was not convenient for public disclosure.
After resting for ten minutes, Xu Dong got up and turned off all the water and electricity in the new house, and then left the Sanhe Home Community.
He won't come here again in a short period of time, so it's safer to turn off the water and electricity.