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Dad Xu had an appointment in the evening, and called back to say that he wanted to treat Manager Yuan.

Although it was Dad Xu who treated the other party, the venue was set at Manager Yuan's home.

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"Manager Yuan, this is my first visit, and I don't know what to bring. I just happened to get a piece of fish at home, so I brought some."

At the signal of Dad Xu, Xiao Zhang gently put the bag in his hand on the table.

"Mr. Xu, what are you doing? It's not easy to get some meat now. I dare not accept your gift." Manager Yuan hurriedly said politely.

Mrs. Yuan next to him couldn't help it. While serving tea and water, she took a look into the bag without noticing.

With just this one look, her eyes could no longer move away.

"It's nothing. There is still some at home. You can keep the fish meat!" Dad Xu waved his hand.

"Boss Xu, I'd like to thank you on behalf of our old Yuan."

Mrs. Yuan was only in her early twenties. She wanted to carry the bag into the kitchen, but she couldn't lift it at all. After all, it was nearly 60 kilograms.

Manager Yuan quickly stood up to help. As soon as he got the bag in his hand, he knew that he owed a big favor this time.

"Boss Xu, what can I say?"

"No need to say anything. You helped a lot with our company's last matter. I don't need to thank you for your kindness." Father Xu said solemnly.

"It's all part of my job."

Finally, at Mrs. Yuan's urging, Manager Yuan helped to bring the fish into the kitchen.

Then, dinner began. Because of the curfew, dinner was eaten early.

Mrs. Yuan made a total of five dishes, namely, vinegar potato shreds, stewed radish, celery fried tofu, kelp tofu soup, and the last one was pickled fish made temporarily.

The few people ate and chatted.

"Boss Xu, I'll toast you." Manager Yuan raised his glass.

Dad Xu raised his glass and clinked it with the other party: "Manager Yuan, I'm not in good health. The doctor doesn't allow me to drink too much. I can only give you a token of my appreciation."

"Okay, let's eat more vegetables."

Manager Yuan said as he picked up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth. The fish was particularly smooth and refreshing, so he couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Boss Xu, what kind of fish is this? It tastes pretty good."

"It's said to be bluefin tuna." Dad Xu replied.

"This tuna is not small. I think it must be at least three or four hundred kilograms."

"About the same. I heard from my third child that the fish is two meters long."

"Ah, that's really not small." Mrs. Yuan interrupted.

After dinner, Mrs. Yuan took the baby out. The child was only one and a half years old. Dad Xu took out the red envelope he had prepared in advance.

Manager Yuan insisted not to accept it:

"Boss Xu, the fish meat has already embarrassed me. If I accept another red envelope, I will not be able to see you again in the future."

Mrs. Yuan also helped to persuade him: "Yes, Boss Xu, please don't be polite. Red envelopes really cannot be accepted."

"Okay then!"

Dad Xu was a little helpless and could only put the red envelope back into his briefcase.

Finally, Manager Yuan and his wife personally sent him to the gate of the community.

After Dad Xu left, Mrs. Yuan hurriedly asked her husband: "Who is this Boss Xu? He was willing to give us such a big piece of fish meat?"

"He is a partner of our company. I also misjudged him. This person is more than I thought..."

"What else do you want?" Mrs. Yuan asked curiously.

"Nothing." Manager Yuan shook his head.

Mrs. Yuan said coquettishly: "You are really a person. You always like to say half of what you say."

"I mean, he is a person who hides things very deeply." Manager Yuan quickly added.

"What do you mean?"

"Your husband, I am a department manager of a large state-owned enterprise, and I can't even get one or two pounds of meat at ordinary times.

This Mr. Xu, on the other hand, spends more than 50 kilograms at a time. What do you think of this man?"

"Then why did he go to jail before?"

"I guess he wants to keep a low profile. After all, in this environment, it is not suitable to be too high-profile. He is not a fool and knows the limit."

...

Half an hour later, Xiao Zhang sent his boss to the door of his house.

Xu Dong heard the car horn and hurried out to pick him up, mainly because he was worried that his father was drunk.

"Dad, you are not drunk, are you?"

"No." Xu's father waved his hand, "Xiao Zhang, you should go back quickly, curfew will be soon."

Xiao Zhang was about to leave, but Xu Dong came forward and knocked on the car window, and Xiao Zhang hurriedly opened the car door.

"Brother Dong, is there anything?"

Xu Dong directly handed a bag to the other party: "Some dried shrimps, take it back for your wife and children to taste!"

"This..."

"Xiao Zhang, just accept it!" Xu's father ordered.

"Thank you, Mr. Xu, thank you, Brother Dong!" Xiao Zhang was very happy.

After Xiao Zhang left, Xu's father asked: "How many shrimps did you give?"

"Just five pounds."

"Too much." Xu's father said distressedly.

"Dad, don't worry, I still have shrimps here. Besides, Xiao Zhang is your bodyguard, and you still need to rely on him to save your life at a critical moment!" Xu Dong comforted casually.

"I'm fine, nothing will happen to me."

Xu Dong helped his father into the house and told him about the move.

Xu's father immediately agreed: "You did the right thing. The children are still young, so don't be careless. We will move there tomorrow morning."

"Okay, I'll talk to mom later, we'll move there first, and the luggage can come slowly."

Not long after Xu's father sat down, Xu's mother came over with the hangover soup.

"Why are you drinking again?"

"I just drank two cups." Xu's father explained.

Xu's mother handed the hangover soup to her husband, muttering: "Two cups is not enough!"

Xu's father drank the hangover soup in one gulp.

"Slow down, the third child just told me about moving tomorrow morning, why are you in such a hurry? I was thinking of going there tomorrow to help you clean up!" Xu's mother sighed.

"From now on, you and Nana should not go out. The flu outside is indeed quite serious. You know Ye Hui, her mother has caught a cold recently."

"I know, we don't know how long we will be apart after this separation?" Xu's mother said in a hoarse voice.

Xu Dong came over to comfort her: "Mom, the virus is afraid of heat. When Coco and the others have summer vacation, they will be able to come back."

"That's still a few months?"

"It's just a few months, old woman, you just stay at home and take care of Dabao and the other three. You and Nana are the biggest contributors to our Xu family." Xu's father helped persuade.

"Hmph, that sounds nice."

"Mom, we can have a video call every night, it's no different from meeting in person." Xu Dong quickly hugged his mother's shoulders.

"How can it be the same?" Xu's mother scolded with a smile, and then changed the subject:

"Okay, Dabao and the others will sleep with you and your wife tonight. As a father, you should spend more time with the children."

"Yes, Mom is thoughtful."

"Don't talk nonsense, move the crib upstairs first!"

This night felt particularly short to Xu Dong.

In a blink of an eye, it was dawn.

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