My courtyard shelter

After settling the contract for the courtyard house, Xu Dong had no reason to stay in Yanjing and returned to Luyang that day.

"You're back. Did your work go well?" Yang Lina came over, took the suitcase from Xu Dong's hand, and asked with concern.

Xu Dong nodded subconsciously, then stretched out his hand to hug his wife's shoulders:

"It went well. I just missed you and the children. This time I have free time. I brought you gifts...

Mom, I also bought you a coat. I'll try it on later to see if it fits. "

Xu's mother was pouring water for her youngest son. When she heard this, she immediately said something serious to Xu Dong: "What clothes are you buying? I haven't even finished wearing the clothes your sister bought for me. It's a waste of money!"

"Mom, summer is coming soon. How much does a coat cost? Just feel free to wear it!" Xu Dong advised with a smile.

Yang Lina also echoed: "Yes, Mom, you help us take care of the children, and Xu Dong buys you clothes as you should."

In fact, the relationship between Yang Lina and her mother-in-law is not very harmonious, mainly because Xu's mother has a too strong personality and has to take care of everything in the family.

However, there are many children in the family, and Yang Lina cannot take care of them by herself, so she can only "fawn upon" her mother-in-law. Otherwise, when Xu's mother gives up the choice, the triplets will be the ones who suffer the most.

Xu Ma didn't hesitate anymore, took the clothes with a smile, and immediately put on new clothes when she returned to the bedroom. Xu Dong then flattered her, making Xu Ma very happy.

In the evening, when the kindergarten was over, Xu Dong volunteered to pick up his two daughters from the kindergarten on behalf of Xu Ma.

Like many parents, Xu Dong waited eagerly at the exit of the kindergarten. Lele's sharp eyes spotted his father immediately.

She immediately let go of her sister's hand and ran towards Xu Dong.

"Dad, why are you here?"

Xu Dong quickly threw the cigarette in his hand on the ground, squeezed it out with his shoe, and then stepped forward and hugged his little daughter.

"Hey, dad is back from a business trip. Did Lele miss dad?" Xu Dong asked with a smile.

"Of course I do, I think about it every day..."

"Bah..."

Xu Dong kissed Lele's tender little face: "Dad misses you too."

"Dad, did you bring a gift for Lele?"

At this time, Coco also came to the front, pulled Xu Dong's clothes and said coquettishly: "I want a gift too!"

"Okay...ok...all have gifts." Xu Dong quickly agreed.

After saying that, he put down his little daughter, and then held the little hands of the two sisters, one on the left and the other on the right.

After walking for less than ten minutes, the father and daughter arrived home.

Xu's mother quickly took the Coco sisters over: "Hurry and wash your hands. Are you hungry? Dinner will be served soon. Grandma made your favorite ribs."

As soon as he finished speaking, the two sisters cheered!

Xu Dong looked at the food on the table in the living room, and his greedy mind was immediately attracted.

He suffered so much in his previous life that even though he had big fish and meat every meal these days, he still never got tired of it.

After the meal, Xu Ma and Yang Lina were busy cleaning. Xu Dong did not go over to help, but opened the suitcase he brought back.

"Keke, Lele, look at what gifts I brought you."

As Xu Dong spoke, he already had two cute Barbie dolls in his hands.

"Wow, you're so beautiful, I love you daddy!"

"Hey, dad is so kind!"

Yang Lina looked at the two sisters fondly from the side, and couldn't help laughing and scolding: "Two little sycophants."

…

In the next few days, since Xu Dong was at home on "holiday", Xu's mother took the opportunity to go back to the old house, where Xu's father and the eldest family lived.

When the two brothers separated, Xu Dong's eldest brother Xu Bin asked for his old house. Because Xu Dong got married late and was the second son, he only received 50,000 yuan in compensation from his eldest brother.

Judging from today's housing prices, Xu Dong undoubtedly suffered a big loss from this transaction back then, so much so that the two brothers have been in a "cold war" over the years and rarely interact with each other at all.

When Xu's mother arrived home, Xu's father was sawing wood in the small yard. The old Xu's house was on the first floor, with a small yard of less than five square meters.

Father Xu worked in a furniture factory for most of his life before retiring, and his skills have not become unfamiliar after retirement. Now I am using my remaining energy to earn some living expenses by setting up stalls and selling small furniture.

"Today is not the weekend, why are you back? Nothing happened to Xiaodong, right?" Father Xu said nervously.

Xu Ma waved her hand, "Nothing happened. Dongzi has a few days off after returning from a business trip. I just happened to have time to come back and see if you had lunch?"

"The eldest daughter-in-law left fried rice in the morning and heated it up for lunch." Father Xu replied without stopping his work.

"It's fried rice again, why not stir-fry vegetables? How much does it cost to stir-fry vegetables?" Xu's mother said angrily.

Ever since she went to her younger son's home to help take care of her grandson, the eldest and his wife have become more and more rude. In the past, they just used sarcastic words, but now they express their dissatisfaction directly through actions.

Father Xu said helplessly: "Don't be angry, I don't have a good appetite anyway, even cooking vegetables and rice are the same."

Xu's mother also knew that it was useless to be angry. After all, it was the boss and his wife who knew that they were secretly subsidizing Xu Dong's family. This was a case of pink eye.

"Old Xu, I don't want to be angry about this anymore. Let's just move to Dongzi's house. Keke and they are still young and can barely fit in two rooms." Xu's mother suddenly suggested.

"Stop thinking nonsense." Father Xu sighed, "Xiaodong's pressure is already great enough, let's not put any more burden on them."

Mother Xu retorted: "How can we be a burden? We have a pension and can help them take care of their children..."

"We will all be old one day. If we get seriously ill again, what will you do with Xiaodong and his wife?"

"Uh..." Mother Xu was speechless. In the end, it was still a matter of money.

Before seven o'clock in the evening, Xu Bin and his family of three came back one after another.

Xu Bin was a workshop supervisor in an electrical appliance factory, his wife Tan Aifang was a sorter in a certain brand supermarket, and his daughter Xu Jingyi was a senior in the No. 28 Middle School in the city.

"Mom, you're back?"

Xu Bin came back the latest. Seeing his mother busy in the kitchen, he went up to say hello.

"Yeah." Mother Xu responded in her nose without even raising her head.

Xu Bin had made himself unhappy, but he didn't care. He turned around and went to his daughter's room. It was the critical moment for his daughter's college entrance examination, so he couldn't relax his management.

Tan Aifang was peeling apples for her daughter. When she saw her husband coming in, she quickly pulled him aside and asked quietly, "Did Mom give you the pension this month?"

"No, what's wrong?"

"Hmph..."

Tan Aifang said angrily, "Since Yang Lina gave birth to triplets, your mother has not given the family a penny. I guess she used it all to subsidize her brother-in-law."

"Forget it." Xu Bin advised in a low voice, "The third child's family has many children and a heavy burden. My mother is also..."

"I think your mother is biased towards boys. She only has her three precious grandchildren in her eyes. She is too partial!" Tan Aifang interrupted.

Xu Bin quickly reminded, "Keep your voice down. My daughter is about to take the college entrance examination. Let's talk about this after the college entrance examination. Don't affect Jingyi's studies."

Xu Bin said this for a reason. His daughter was brought up by her grandmother since she was a child, so she has always been very close to her grandmother.