After this day, Comrade Xu's focus of life temporarily shifted from work to family.
I go to the company to handle some work every day and come home on time in the evening. After dinner, I accompany my wife Wei Chunlan and their two children for a walk in the community, and occasionally take them to the supermarket.
He would play with the children for a while in the evening, and when the children fell asleep, he would sit on the bedside and read. To this day, he still has not stopped studying.
He always remembered that his academic qualifications were not high, so his thirst for knowledge never stopped.
Time passed quietly in such peaceful days.
It was not until the end of the year that he suddenly received a call from Xu Tonglin.
"Brother Dao, I'm getting married, will you come then? Hehe."
As soon as the phone call came through, Xu Tonglin told him the good news.
Comrade Xu was stunned at that time.
Xu Tonglin is getting married?
That fat man...
I still remember that when he decided to go to Shazhou County to make money by setting up a stall, he told Xu Tonglin and Xu Changsheng successively and encouraged them to go to the county with him.
As a result, Xu Changsheng refused after some hesitation, and in the end only Xu Tonglin accompanied him to Shazhou County.
At this time, I still remember vividly the days when the two of them went to Shazhou County to work together.
At that time, they both suffered a lot together.
He still clearly remembered the empty room they rented when they first arrived in the county town, the toilet in the corner of the yard, and how the two of them came back from the stall in the dead of night, often in the early hours of the morning, shirtless, and took a shower under the faucet in the yard.
bath.
Later, the two of them earned some money and built a store. Finally, they no longer had to go out early and come back late every day, pushing the old tricycle out to set up a stall.
By the way, what was that guy Xu Tonglin’s dream at that time?
How many more women do you sleep with?
Scenes of their common experiences flashed through his mind, and the smile on Comrade Xu's face became a little more nostalgic.
"Of course! We are brothers! Can I not come to your wedding? By the way, who is the bride? Is she the girl you introduced to me last time?"
After Comrade Xu asked, there was no response from the other side of the phone for a while.
He frowned slightly, subconsciously took the phone away from his ear, and looked at the signal strength displayed on the screen of the phone, which was almost full.
At this moment, Xu Tonglin's voice came from the mobile phone, "It's not her! It's the new one I found this year, oh! Brother Dao, please remember not to mention the old one in front of my wife in the future! Just treat it like me
Please, oh!"
Changed?
Comrade Xu was a little surprised.
He remembered that a few years ago, when Xu Tonglin introduced the girl to him, Xu Tonglin and the girl seemed to have a good relationship. Why did they break up?
The main reason is that in his impression, it has not been easy for Xu Tonglin to find a partner these years. After finally finding such a beautiful one, would he take the initiative to break up with her?
Dumped by a woman?
There are some things that are difficult to ask deeply. Comrade Xu suppressed the questions in his heart, "Okay! I understand, don't worry! By the way, when do you plan to get married? Has the date been set?"
Xu Tonglin's tone became more relaxed, "It's decided, what about the sixth day of the Lunar New Year? Isn't it a good day?"
"Well, not bad! Congratulations! By the way, where do you plan to get married? Have you bought a wedding room?"
"Wedding house? No! I have agreed with her that we will get married in the house in my hometown first. After a few years, I will save more money on hand, and then we will come to the provincial capital to buy a house. Hehe, you have spent the past two years
Aren’t you always in the provincial capital? I’ll come over and buy a house to stay with you! Hehe.”
Probably because he was about to get married, Xu Tonglin's tone on the phone was brisk, and his inner joy seemed to be transmitted to Xu Tongdao along the phone.
Tongdao Xu frowned, a little confused, "No! You have been with me for so many years, can't you afford a house in the provincial capital now? Isn't that right? There is a hot pot restaurant, didn't I give you shares?
There has been very little dividend money in recent years?”
Xu Tonglin: "Well, Brother Dao, you don't know, most of the money I have earned in the past few years has been taken back to my father, and now I can't get much money out at the same time."
Comrade Xu really didn't know about this.
"Took it back and gave it to your dad? What did your dad do? He spent a lot of your money?"
Xu Tonglin: "Hey, my dad used the money I took back to contract a mountain, two large fish ponds, and dozens of acres of land. He also bought a harvester and a tractor.
By the way, we also built a rice mill...hehe."
Xu Tongdao: "..."
After being speechless for a while, Comrade Xu couldn't help complaining, "Is your dad using the money you earned to become a landlord in your hometown?"
On the phone, Xu Tonglin just giggled.
Tongdao Xu rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Okay! I understand, well... let's do it! You should bring your fiancée to my place recently! Come over as soon as possible! Just these two days!"
Xu Tonglin was surprised, "Ah? No! Brother Dao, I was about to take a leave of absence and go home recently to talk to my family about how to make some new changes at home! I am getting married on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. Before the wedding, what happened to my house?
I have to find something new, get some furniture or something!
You asked me to come to you now, what exactly is going on? Can't you tell me on the phone?"
Tongdao Xu curled his lips, "Where did all this nonsense come from? Come as soon as I ask you to come! Remember to bring your fiancée with you, remember?"
Xu Tonglin was still reluctant, "What's going on, Brother Dao? I've been really busy recently. It's almost the end of the year, and she's also busy at work, so it's hard to ask for leave!"
Comrade Xu was speechless, "I plan to give you a house, will you come? If you don't come, forget it!"
Xu Tonglin: "..."
After a period of silence on the phone, Xu Tonglin's voice came again, "Brother Dao, did I hear you right? You, you want to give us a house? Are you real or fake? Where is the house? In the provincial capital?
Well, it will cost a lot of money, right? Don’t kid me!”
Tongdao Xu was already impatient, "Stop talking nonsense! Bring your fiancée over as soon as possible! By the way, before you come, you should go and register your marriage first. When the time comes, bring your marriage certificate and ID card, and handle real estate by the way.
Just think of it as my wedding gift to you, okay?"
Xu Tonglin: "Ah? Brother Dao, are you really giving it to me? This, this is so embarrassing, hehe..."
Comrade Xu laughed and said, "Okay! That's it, don't pretend to be fake with me. The house is ready-made, you can come and choose one, but now it is a rough house, and you will have to spend your own money to decorate it in the future.
Let’s do this! We’ll talk about the details when you get here! Okay?”
On the phone, Xu Tonglin smiled and thanked him repeatedly.
…
When he put down his cell phone, Xu Tongdao thought that Xu Tonglin was about to get married. He couldn't help feeling that time had flown by, and he laughed sadly and shook his head.