My Courtyard Refuge

Bathing

At night, Xu Dong and his wife lay in bed and discussed the future of the twins.

Yang Lina said with a worried face:

“Coco’s grades are barely passable, and it should be no problem to go to an ordinary university in the future.

What about Coke? I have never passed my math grades, so I think it will be impossible for me to go to college. If girls don’t go to college, it will be difficult to find a job in the future. ”

Speaking of which, Yang Lina also blamed herself.

When the twins were in kindergarten, it was about the time she was pregnant with her second child. After Dabao and the three of them were born, she had no energy to care about the studies of the two sisters.

Herding sheep all the way, turned out to be what it is today.

Xu Dong waved his hand and said nonchalantly, “But how old are they? They won’t go to college until ten years later. It’s still early!”

And it doesn’t take ten years, starting from this year, the country will greatly increase the entry threshold for universities, and instead expand the scale of vocational education.

Because, whether it is new industries such as seawater desalination plants, planting plants, and mariculture, or the supporting industrial chains for them, a large number of professional and technical workers will be needed.

Based on the academic performance of the two girls, Xu Dong estimated that the probability of the two of them being admitted to college in the future is infinitely close to zero.

That being the case, it’s better to let them live happily. After graduation, he will think of a way to see if he can find some relationship and put the two of them directly into the state-owned enterprise.

Isn’t it good to live a life in peace and stability like this, why bother yourself and your children!

Yang Lina shook her head: “No, if you wait a few more years, it will be too late. I think it’s better to take advantage of the winter vacation and find a tutor for the two of them.”

“How can this be done?” Xu Dong refused straight away, “I have already promised that I will find a violin teacher for the two of them during the winter vacation, so that they can learn the violin well.”

“It’s okay, you can learn the violin in the morning and make up lessons in the afternoon, without delay.”

Xu Dong still shook his head again and again: “Learning to learn the piano should be serious, and you can’t be distracted! Besides, it’s not too late to make up any lessons in elementary school, and it’s not too late to make up for it in junior high school.”

“Just get used to them!” Yang Lina pinched her husband’s arm severely.

“Okay!”

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Xu Dong forced his wife into his arms and comforted him:

“You, don’t worry about it, with our family’s financial conditions, and your husband and I have some contacts, but they will not worry about their future.

What’s more, Dad’s career is getting bigger and bigger. If it doesn’t work, he can still go to work in his own company. How can Dad treat his granddaughter badly? ”

“To put it nicely, Dad’s company doesn’t know if it can continue to operate. You see, it’s because of the cold wave this time that it almost couldn’t even pay the salary.” YangLina complained.

Xu Dong naturally knew about this. After all, his company expanded too fast and the capital chain was tight.

Fortunately, this time, Qixing Xia Chuang took the initiative to prepay a large amount of money, otherwise Dad Xu and the others would never have overcome the difficulties so easily.

“Don’t worry, I told my dad not to expand blindly in the future. With this lesson learned, I think he will restrain himself a little bit, and there will definitely be no similar problems in the future.” Xu Dong explained.

Yang Lina curled her lips: “Who can say for sure what will happen in the future, but as long as the two of them improve their academic performance, they will have a way out in the future.”

“You don’t believe your husband, do you?” Xu Dong patted his wife’s buttocks and said with a smirk:

“It looks like I’m going to give you something to try.”

…

The next day was the day when Ma Lingling and her brother came to Yanjing, so Mama Xu started to work early in the morning.

I just finished drying the quilt here, and then went to the chicken coop to grab a big rooster, saying that I wanted to make up for the siblings.

As the cold wave had just passed and the high-speed rail had not fully resumed, Ma Lingling and her brother did not arrive in Yanjing until after five o’clock in the afternoon.

Because it happened to be the weekend, Xu Dong drove his eldest niece and nephew back by himself.

As soon as she got home, what Ma Lingling wanted to do most was not to eat, but to take a bath.

Luyang is no better than Yanjing, and without the sea, it is impossible to build a seawater desalination plant.

The large and small lakes in the territory have all dried up two months ago, and the operation of the entire city can only be barely maintained by relying on limited groundwater resources.

When it comes to the daily water consumption of residents, taking a family of four as an example, it is only about four liters a day, which is roughly equivalent to the capacity of eight bottles of Coke.

In this case, not to mention taking a bath, even washing your face is a luxury.

Fortunately, before leaving, Xu Ting reluctantly spent 3,000 yuan and bought a small half bucket of water from the black market, so that the two siblings could wash their faces well.

Afterwards, I washed two sets of clothes with face wash, which was considered to be a bit decent, so that the siblings would not be ashamed to go to Yanjing.

As for the others, I can’t take care of them for the time being.

Xu’s mother held back the only granddaughter, fearing that the siblings would starve to death on the train, so she insisted:

“Grandma has stewed chicken for you, let’s eat first, and it’s not too late to take a bath after eating.”

“Grandma, look at my arm, is it all black?” Ma Lingling rolled up her sleeves and put it directly in front of Mama Xu.

I haven’t taken a bath for more than half a year, so the situation can only be said to be very bad.

Mama Xu took a closer look, and stopped trying to persuade her. She dragged the two siblings and walked towards the bathroom. At the same time, she didn’t forget to order: “Third brother, go and find two sets of new clothes for Lingling and Xiaoxu.”

“Understood.” Xu Dong nodded.

There are a lot of clothes stocked in his own warehouse, and Xu Dong has basically stocked up all the children’s clothes from childhood to adulthood.

So it was very easy to find two sets of similar clothes for Ma Lingling and her brother.

With Yang Lina’s help, within ten minutes, Xu Dong got all his clothes in order. From underwear to jackets, including shoes and socks, they were all brand new.

“Mom, I put the clothes at the door.”

“understood.”

Xu Ma answered while pouring water into the bathtub.

Since the desalination plant in Jinmen began to supply water, the water crisis in the capital has temporarily come to an end.

Nowadays, although the water supply is not available 24 hours a day, it can still be guaranteed for three or four hours a day. In addition, there is a large water tank at home, so taking a bath is still no problem.

After putting the water away, Mother Xu asked casually, “Do you want grandma to rub your back for you?”

“No need, I can wash it myself.” Ma Lingling replied hastily.

“Okay, then I’ll help Xiaoxu wash.”

Ma Xu is not treated so well, he can only take a bath in a big plastic basin, and it is in the yard, after all, the bathroom has been occupied by his sister.

“Grandma, can we go wash in the house?” Ma Xu asked shyly, looking at the twin cousins ​​not far away.

“It’s inconvenient to get water in the house, and you can bask in the sun in the yard, so you’re not afraid of the cold.” The cold wave has just passed, and the temperature is still very cold in the evening.

“Shame…”

The twins hid behind the door of the living room, laughing loudly and brazenly.

Ma Xu’s face turned even redder, but he couldn’t hold back his grandma, so he could only hold his crotch and sit awkwardly in the plastic basin.