My Courtyard Refuge

Attending the Wedding

After Xu Dong arrived home, Yang Lina saw that it was past nine o’clock, and couldn’t help complaining:

“Isn’t it just a meal, why did it take so long?”

“We talked about work matters.” Xu Dong simply replied.

Mama Xu ran over wearing slippers and asked, “Daddy?”What about rice, is it back? ”

Seeing the worsening drought, Xu’s mother has been concerned about food for a long time, especially after suffering from the loss of meat sales, this anxiety is getting stronger day by day.

“I pulled it back. In the car, there are a total of 15 bags weighing 750 catties.”

Xu Ma hurriedly opened the car door to look, and kept nagging:

“It’s because the section chief has the ability to get so much rice for you all at once, and everything these days really depends on relationships.

Fortunately, I found you, Aunt Wang, otherwise you would not have such a job opportunity, without this job, you would not be able to get so much rice…”

It was an old-fashioned talk again, Xu Dong felt a little dizzy, so he interrupted quickly: “Mom, where do you put this batch of rice?”

“It’s better to put it in the basement. There are too many mice in the kitchen recently, so I can’t put things in it.” Xu Ma replied.

Due to the drought and lack of water, many birds, insects and small wild animals began to appear frequently in the city.

Every day on the way to work, Xu Dong would see many small animals crushed by wheels, including weasels and various snakes, but the most dead ones were mice.

“Huahua, didn’t you catch the mouse?” Xu Dong frowned.

Yang Lina sighed and said, “It’s not because of your two precious daughters. They thought it was too dirty for Huahua to catch mice, so they just locked Huahua in a cage and prevented her from catching mice.”

“Forget it, the mouse has a virus, so it’s fine not to catch it.” Xu Dong quickly made an excuse for himself.

Next, it didn’t take much time for Xu Dong to drive the forklift to transport the rice into the basement, and then inspected the warehouse again to see if any mice had slipped in.

The result was fine, no traces were found.

After three days like this, Xu Dong’s peaceful life was broken again. Xiang Xin, who had always been carefree, suddenly announced that she was going to get married, and invited everyone from the security department to her wedding.

The wedding time is relatively urgent, just the next day.

Although Xu Dong was not very interested in the inside story, he couldn’t bear Gao Yuemei’s enthusiasm for gossip.

“Xiao Xiang and her boyfriend have been talking for two or three years, and they were planning to get married at the end of the year. It’s just that her boyfriend will be transferred to Dianzhou urgently. He may not be able to come back during the Chinese New Year, so the wedding was held in such a hurry.”

Xu Dong asked curiously, “What does her boyfriend do?”

“Oh, I forgot to tell you that her partner is also a member of our profession, a policeman.”

“Police? Then he went to Dianzhou for business, why did he run so far?” Xu Dong asked suspiciously.

Dianzhou is far away on the border of southern Xinjiang, more than 2,000 kilometers away from Yanjing. For no reason, there is usually little intersection between the two places.

“Xiao Xu, haven’t you watched the news recently?” Gao Yuemei asked in surprise.

“There are a lot of things at home recently, and I don’t have much time to watch TV.” Xu Dong made an excuse at will.

The real reason is that he has recently become obsessed with a very wonderful novel, which he reads at work and at home, so that he is not interested in any major news.

“No wonder.” Gao Yuemei then explained: “There have been a lot of refugees in Dian Prefecture recently. You haven’t read the news. The mountains and plains are everywhere. The local police force is not enough, so we can only send people from across the country to support them.”

“Well, Xiang Xin’s boyfriend is really unlucky.” Xu Dong said with emotion.

He had heard about the refugee crisis in southern Xinjiang in his previous life. It seemed that it lasted for several years, and it was not finally resolved until the establishment of the “Asian League”.

“Isn’t that right? Only more than 200 people were selected in the entire Yanjing area, but they were selected. It is said that the groom will leave that night, but Xiangxin is going to be miserable.” Gao Yuemei expressed sympathy.

It is not easy for outsiders to comment on this matter, so Xu Dong quickly changed the subject: “Sister Gao, how many red envelopes are you going to make?”

“Just pay 5000 yuan.” Gao Yuemei thought for a while and said.

This amount fully takes into account the current price level. If it were last year, 1,800 yuan would be more than enough.

“Okay, then I will also pack 5,000 yuan.”

…

After get off work the next day, Xu Dong followed his colleagues to the nearby Ruian Hotel. This was the first time he attended a wedding after his rebirth.

Although Xiang Xin’s wedding was held in a hurry, the standard was not low at all, as can be seen from the location of the wedding.

Xu Dong looked around, at least two to three hundred people came to the wedding scene, at least one third of them were wearing police uniforms.

At seven o’clock in the evening, the wedding officially began.

The wedding master of ceremonies is said to be the host of the TV station. The lively atmosphere at the scene was very good. The whole wedding was arranged in a warm and romantic way, which caused the bride to shed tears several times.

In the middle, Section Chief Li, as the witness of the wedding, came to the stage and delivered a speech. He spoke in a hurry for half an hour, which made Xu Dong feel embarrassed.

Then it’s banquet time.

Perhaps in order to avoid being criticized for extravagance and waste, the meals on site were not very rich. Each table had ten dishes and one soup, and the only meat dish was a braised fish.

Soon the bride and groom came to toast, Xu Dong also took the opportunity to send good wishes.

“Xiao Xiang, Xiao He, I wish you both grow old together and have a precious son soon.””Thank you Brother Xu.”

After the banquet was over, Section Chief Li, including several older colleagues, were all drunk, and Xu Dong had to act as a driver to drive these people home one by one.

After helping Section Chief Li upstairs, the other party suddenly said, “Xiao Xu, did you know that Xiang Xin’s husband volunteered to go to Dianzhou?”

“Uh, is that so?” Xu Dong was greatly surprised.

“It’s true. I heard what their chief said. There is a shortage of police in Dianzhou. As long as you are willing to stay there for three years, you can be promoted when you come back. Do you know what this means?”

“What does it mean?” Xu Dong cooperated.

“It means that it took him three years to reach my current level. Sometimes when I think about it, it’s really fucking unfair. Why didn’t I have such a good opportunity when I was young.”

Section Chief Li seems to have drunk too much, even swearing.

Xu Dong comforted: “Uncle Li, our company is not bad, how many people want to get in but can’t get in, why do we have to be compared with others!”

“Xiao Xu, you don’t understand. There is no future in our company as a security guard. If you have a chance, you must jump out. The outside world is very big.” Li Kechang persuaded him earnestly.

===Section 52===

“Yes, yes, let’s go first!” Xu Dong said perfunctorily.

He has already planned that in this life, he will retire in the power company without fussing.

If the children can also be arranged into the power company, it will really be a consummation of merit and virtue.

“Bang bang bang…”

“Who is it?”

“Aunt Li, I’m Xiao Xu. I brought Uncle Li back. He’s drunk.” Xu Dong shouted.

Aunt Li’s nagging voice came from inside the room: “Okay, what kind of wine are you drinking, and you don’t pay attention to your body at all.”

The door opened, Xu Dong helped him into the room, and then said goodbye to Aunt Li, mainly to avoid suspicion.

Aunt Li is actually not very old. She is in her thirties, has a melon-shaped face, and is very beautiful. She is the second wife of Section Chief Li.

Every time Xu Dong came over, he couldn’t help sighing: “The cabbage is so good!”