My courtyard shelter

The next morning, in a teahouse near Jingzhiyuan, Xu Bin's family of three, plus Xu's mother, met Pan Jun's family as scheduled.

After some introductions, the two parties sat down around the table. Tan Aifang ordered a pot of chrysanthemum tea and an empty plate.

Xu Jingyi took out a pack of snacks from her handbag and put it gently on the plate.

Xu Ma pointed at the snacks and introduced: "The biscuits were made by Jingyi and her aunt. They said they were macarons. From what I see, aren't these sandwich biscuits?"

"Don't tell me they look alike!" Pan's mother agreed.

"Yingying, don't you like sweets? Try it quickly!"

Xu Jingyi said with a smile.

In the past week, because she worked at the same newspaper, she and her "future sister-in-law" quickly became closer and even invited each other home for a few lunches.

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"Okay, thank you sister-in-law!"

Pan Ying couldn't wait to take two macarons. .

Xu Jingyi blushed and quickly hit her boyfriend with her small fist.

Seeing the interaction between the young lovers, everyone laughed kindly.

"It's really delicious and sweet!"

Pan Ying praised.

"If it's delicious, eat more. Yingying's parents, you can also try it." Xu's mother smiled happily.

Pan's mother and Pan's father each took a piece of snack and tasted it carefully. Not to mention that it tasted really good, especially the sweetness, which was so sweet that it was sweet to the core.

Although the Pan family's living conditions are not bad, they only have enough to eat. Luxuries like macarons are a rare treat for them.

Xu Jingyi also helped her boyfriend get a piece.

"Grandma Jingyi, you should eat too!"

Pan's mother pushed the plate in front of Xu's mother.

Xu's mother shook her head: "I'm old and have high blood fat. I can't eat such sweet things. You can eat it!"

"Then you really need to pay attention."

There wasn't much in the plate of dim sum, and Pan Ying didn't know what it meant to be polite, so the plate quickly ran out.

Mother Pan wiped her mouth, a little embarrassed:

"Grandma Jingyi, I made you laugh. I haven't eaten sweets for a long time and I couldn't control my mouth!"

Xu Ma smiled and waved her hand: "I'm happy that you like to eat!"

An hour later, the meeting ended.

The two parties just chatted briefly and didn't talk about any in-depth topics. After all, the two children had only known each other for half a month, and it was too early to talk about engagement now.

"Pan Jun, you drive Grandma Jingyi."

Father Pan ordered.

"Yes, Dad!"

Xu's mother declined: "No, we can just take a taxi back."

"Grandma Jingyi, since Pan Jun has time, let him see you off. It won't waste much time." Pan's mother immediately advised.

Xu Jingyi held her grandma's arm and gave her some advice.

Xu Ma had no choice but to nod: "Okay, Xiao Pan, I'm sorry to bother you."

"Grandma, no trouble!"

Pan Jun first sent his girlfriend's family back to the courtyard, and then returned to pick up his parents and little sister.

In the car, Pan’s mother couldn’t help but sigh:

"Look at their life, it's much better than ours. I heard Yingying say how good their food is before, and I thought she was trying to make a fool of herself. But now I know it's not the case at all."

"Mom, how did you tell?"

Pan Ying asked curiously.

"Looks can't deceive people, have you noticed? Jingyi's grandma has never looked at the snacks from the beginning to the end. They really don't take it seriously."

Mother Pan explained.

Pan Ying licked her lips: "The macarons are really delicious. I wonder if I will have a chance to eat them again."

"I just know how to eat. It's your brother's business. You should do your best. If Jingyi becomes your sister-in-law, will you still be short of food?" Pan's mother said angrily.

"Mom, what you said makes sense!"

Pan Jun smiled bitterly and said, "Mom, we have a good relationship with Jingyi, so you don't have to worry."

"What's the use? In one week, you will return to the army. What will you do then?"

"We can usually call each other."

Pan's mother shook her head: "Unless you get the certificate, your father and I will really feel at ease."

"Don't take me with you. I have full confidence in my son."

Father Pan smiled.

…

On June 14, Pan Jun returned to his army.

On June 25, Kangaroo Country sent a delegation to Daxia for friendly exchanges.

On June 28, the two sides signed a series of friendly trade agreements.

June 30, the last day of June.

Daxia successfully launched the first module of the International Space Station: the Dragon Chamber, thus kicking off the reconstruction of the International Space Station.

Time has entered July, and unknown to other places, the residents of the capital area have been directly hit.

The share of rations this month has dropped by one-fifth compared to June, which was instantly unacceptable to many people.

According to this standard, not to mention being full, whether you starve to death is considered a good thing.

Soon, a rumor appeared on the market.

In the security department's office, everyone was having a heated discussion surrounding this rumor.

Lao Fang slammed the table hard: "Zhuo, I know this Asia-Mutual Treaty is unreliable. Let's just live our own lives. Why do we care about the lives of others?"

Ren Li was a little embarrassed. He was the beneficiary of this decision. Regardless of whether others opposed it, he was in favor of it anyway.

"Old Fang, I remember that you agreed at the beginning. What about returning to the top of the world? Do you still have the nerve to say this?"

Sister Feng sneered.

"Well, I also believed the section chief's lies. He swore to me at the time that there weren't many people left in other member countries, so the problem wasn't big."

"Okay, Uncle Fang, now I've caught you talking bad about the boss behind his back."

Xiang Xin said with a bad smile.

The amount of rations will not have much impact on Xiang Xin's family for the time being. Their family's food reserves are enough for three or four years.

Lao Fang immediately begged for mercy: "Xiao Xiang, snitching is not the behavior of a gentleman. Your uncle Fang spoke freely, so just pretend you didn't hear it, right?"

"Ha...I am a woman, not a gentleman!"

"Okay, I guess Uncle Fang owes you a favor."

Lao Fang said helplessly.

"Okay, it's settled."

Uncle Chen interrupted: "Don't interrupt, you two. The section chief is not omnipotent, and he doesn't know the specific situation abroad. It seems that his prediction was wrong."

"But what the section chief said makes sense. After so many years, there shouldn't be many talented people left abroad. I don't know what went wrong this time."

Lao Gu couldn't help but sigh.

Their family didn't have much food left. The mistake in Rehe caused their family heavy losses. Looking back now, they still regret it.

"There has been no earthquake in the past two months, and I have not heard of any production accidents there. Apart from the Asia-Mutual Agreement, I really can't imagine any other changes."

Lao Fang sighed.

"I can't survive this day!" Sister Feng said bitterly.

"I don't know what will happen next month! I heard that the price of food on the black market is going up like crazy. In the past, you could still get some food by spending more money, but now you have no chance at all."

The office looked miserable for a while!

"I knew I wouldn't give away the sugar from last time. I should have kept it for emergencies." Sister Feng regretted it.

"Hey, Lao Feng, why are you giving it away?"

Lao Fang asked.

"Hey, I asked for a job for my Xiaojie." Sister Feng replied.

Uncle Chen patted his thigh: "Old Feng, you are confused. Have you forgotten our family's success?"

"There was nothing I could do. Xiaojie was quarreling with me every day, and later she wanted to go on a hunger strike. I complied and agreed to her..."

Sister Feng couldn't talk any more.

"What kind of job? Ten pounds of sugar?"

Xiang Xin asked curiously.

"I don't have ten kilograms, but I kept one kilogram. I have a good job. I work as a clerk in the subdistrict office, which is well-established."

"That's a loss. How much does a street office earn per month? It doesn't have as much money as our company!"

Lao Fang said with regret.

"Who says it's not the case? I regretted it the day after I gave it away, but what's the use of regretting it? Just think of it as something I owed her in my previous life!"

"Sister Feng, be careful, maybe there will be sugar this year!" Xiang Xin comforted.

"I don't think so!" Lao Fang shook his head.

"No matter how rich the section chief is, he can't buy food right now, so don't have high expectations."

Uncle Chen echoed.

On Xu Dong's side, as soon as he came back from outside, he saw that the office was full of people, and he couldn't help but curiously said:

"It's noon. If you don't go to eat, what are you talking about together?"

Xiang Xin rushed to answer: "Boss, let's talk about rations again. This month's rations have almost dropped off a cliff. It's terrible."

"I've also heard about it. This is a natural disaster, and there's nothing we can do about it."

Xu Dong explained smoothly.

"A natural disaster? Section Chief, isn't it a man-made disaster?"

Lao Fang said doubtfully.

"What man-made disaster?"

"As for the Asia-Mutual Treaty, the food we lack must be used to subsidize outsiders."

"How is that possible?" Xu Dong shook his head:

"How many people are there in our country and how many people are abroad? If you do the math, you will know that it is impossible. Of course, there must be some influence, but it is not the main cause."

Lao Fang quickly asked: "Section Chief, what is the main reason? Isn't it the natural disaster you just mentioned?"

"It's a natural disaster." Xu Dong nodded.

"Boss, please speak clearly!"

Xiang Xin urged.

"I'm not very clear about the specific situation. There should be a small problem at the plant factory. It seems that some blight disease has appeared, which has affected food production."

The reason why Xu Dong knew this was entirely from the memory of his previous life. This "blight" crisis has been going on intermittently for two or three years, and it has had a huge impact.

"Blight? Real or fake?"

"I also heard from other people that it seems to be a new bacteria that is difficult to deal with. Don't go out and spread it randomly to avoid causing panic."

"Boss, don't worry, we won't talk nonsense." Xiang Xin assured.

Xu Dong immediately added: "If any of you tell the truth, I don't care who it is, all benefits this year will be cancelled."

Xiang Xin was overjoyed: "Boss, are you going to get benefits this year?"

"Of course, don't worry, if there are no accidents, it will be issued during the Mid-Autumn Festival."

During the previous Dragon Boat Festival, Xu Dong had already distributed a round of benefits to the members of the rotating training class. This time it should be the turn of the Security Department.

"Thank you, section chief!"

"Sister Feng, let me tell you, the boss is very capable!" Xiang Xin said happily.

Sister Feng wiped away her tears: "That's great!"

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