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January 9, Monday working hours.

The cold wave is still continuing, but the power is much smaller, mainly because the strong wind has stopped, and there is no pain like a knife cutting flesh on the face.

At this time, the office of the security department is warm as spring, making people want to doze off.

This is not the effect of the heating, but Chief Li has somehow got a special approval from the big boss.

With the approval, the air conditioner that has been idle for half a year can be turned on again.

Looking at the time, it is almost eleven o'clock, Xu Dong stood up and stretched his waist.

"Xiao Xiang, have you finished writing the work briefing?"

Since learning that Xiang Xin was pregnant, Xu Dong basically did not let her leave the office, and arranged some clerical work. Even if there is a patrol mission, he leads the team himself.

"You should let me go to the north gate. These briefings are driving me crazy." Xiang Xin complained.

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Xu Dong laughed: "I asked you to stay in the office to enjoy the heating, but you are not happy! Okay, don't worry about the briefing, just finish it before leaving get off work."

"Boss, why are you so nice to me recently? Do you have any bad intentions?"

Xiang Xin is not a naive person. She knows some things better than anyone else.

"Don't be so self-indulgent!" Xu Dong made a vomiting expression and said "disdainfully":

"Tsk tsk, with your personality, to put it nicely, you are careless, but to put it bluntly, you lack femininity. Only He Jian, that silly boy, would like you."

Xiang Xin looked calm and composed, and it was obvious that she was self-aware.

"Then why are you still so nice to me?"

"I'm really scared of you. Sister Gao told me. Are you pregnant?"

"Oh, so that's the case!"

"What else can you do? Don't you think I really like you?" Xu Dong teased.

Xiang Xin wanted to say a few more words, but when she saw other colleagues coming back, she could only vent her anger on the keyboard, wishing she could press the keys one by one.

Uncle Chen asked casually after entering the door:

"Xiao Xu, let's go to the cafeteria together?"

Since Lao Chen took over the position of Captain Lao Jin, his whole spirit and appearance have changed, and Chen Yang's status has also risen.

Xu Dong nodded: "Okay, let's go together."

Several big men came to the cafeteria with their arms around each other. Xu Dong glanced at the food window and his face immediately fell. There were only five dishes today, and three of them were related to potatoes.

"Xiao Xu, you don't have a good meal today." Uncle Chen teased.

After more than half a year of getting along, colleagues all knew that Xu Dong was not a picky eater, but he had a quirk, that is, he never touched potatoes and sweet potatoes.

Unfortunately, among the three dishes with potatoes, there was mashed potatoes. The mashed potatoes were not the key, but the broth with mashed potatoes.

Everyone smelled the fragrance as soon as they entered the door.

Xu Dong shrugged and asked, "Who wants my share of mashed potatoes?"

"Give it to Xiao Xiang, she needs nutrition now." Gao Yuemei appeared at the side without knowing when.

"What's wrong with Xiao Xiang?" Uncle Chen asked curiously.

Gao Yuemei told the story of Xiang Xin's pregnancy, and several colleagues were quite surprised.

If they knew that Xiang Xin was pregnant earlier, they would definitely be more careful when entering and leaving the office to avoid bumping into people.

"Pregnant women first, Xiao Xu, you should leave your share to Xiang Xin!" Uncle Chen echoed.

Xu Dong nodded: "Where's Xiao Xiang? Why didn't she come with us?"

"Didn't you ask her to write a briefing? She said she had to work overtime at noon, so you asked me to pack it for her to take back." Gao Yuemei raised the lunch box in her hand.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I think she is just too lazy." Xu Dong said unhappily.

After lunch, Xu Dong planned to go to the north gate to take a look. There were dispatched workers there, so he needed to keep an eye on them.

Gao Yuemei returned to the office with the lunch box.

"Sister Gao, you are finally back. If you don't come back, I will starve to death." Xiang Xin shouted.

"Hurry up and eat it while it's hot!"

Xiang Xin took the lunch box and opened it impatiently. A strong smell of meat came to her nose.

"Wow, it smells so good, and there are a lot of mashed potatoes."

After that, she took a spoon and ate it in big mouthfuls. Her appetite was so good, and she didn't have any morning sickness reaction. If Aunt Li knew, she would definitely be envious.

Gao Yuemei smiled with relief.

"Eat slowly. When Xiao Xu comes back later, thank him. He will give you his share of mashed potatoes."

Xiang Xin was stunned, and then suddenly realized: "Oh, I remember, the eldest brother doesn't eat potatoes."

...

Four days later, on January 13, with the rapid rise in temperature, this severe cold wave finally came to an end.

Taking advantage of the warm weather, Xu's mother took the triplets to bask in the sun under the grape trellis, while Yang Lina continued to make her own strawberry jam.

On the stone table, there was a pot of freshly brewed black tea and a large plate of snacks.

The snacks were all learned by Yang Lina from short videos, including egg cakes, small twists, biscuits, and the children's favorite strawberry daifuku.

It was rare for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to have afternoon tea.

Xu's mother fed Dabao a small biscuit and asked casually: "Did Dongzi say when he would be on vacation?"

"It's said that it will be on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month."

"It's better than your dad. Your dad may not be able to come back on New Year's Eve." Xu Ma sighed.

Yang Lina was a little confused: "What's wrong? Is the company so busy?"

"I don't know the specifics. It's said that a lot of orders were delayed before and I had to work overtime to catch up." Xu's mother explained.

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Your dad said that Seven Star Company is pressing hard and calling every day."

Yang Lina thought for a while and suggested: "If it doesn't work, let Dongzi go to Dad's place to help after the holiday. Dad always works overtime like this, and his body will definitely not be able to bear it."

"This is a good idea. If I had known that my family's company could become so big, I shouldn't have let Dongzi work in the electric power company in the first place." Xu's mother regretted.

Dabao pulled Xu Ma's sleeves, opened his mouth and said, "Grandma, I... drink some water."

Xu's mother quickly fed her eldest grandson some water, and by the way, she also fed her second baby and Xiaobao.

"Mom, I think Dongzi is doing well in the electric power company. He can be regarded as a policeman now. I don't know how chaotic the world will be. Having a police identity is at least a guarantee."

"Well, what you said is true." Xu Ma nodded.

As soon as they finished speaking, the twins came back from their exams. Today is the time for the final exams of primary school, and the winter vacation officially starts tomorrow.

So after the exam, the two sisters came back before five o'clock.

"How did you do in the math test this afternoon? You can tell me first," Yang Lina asked with a straight face.

"I think I can score 70 points on the test." Coco said confidently.

"Lele, what about you?"

"You should be able to pass the exam!"

Lele teased Dabao for a while, and reached for snacks for a while, but she didn't dare to look up into her mother's eyes.

Yang Lina sighed.

It seems that it is difficult to pass. This little daughter is smart, but she doesn't put her smartness into studying. It's all because her father is too spoiled.

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