My Siheyuan Shelter

Chapter 523 Adoption
"Old Gao, congratulations."

Xu Dong and Director Li sent blessings together.

"Thank you, thank you, come in!"

Gao Yuemei is very happy today.

She herself is getting older, and the only thing she worries about is her grandson. Now that she has 180 million, it is enough for her grandson to grow up.

All of a sudden, all burdens are gone.

Xu Dong walked around the house, but he didn't find Xiao Zhangfan, so he couldn't help but curiously said:
"Where's Xiaofan? Why aren't you at home?"

"He went to play at a classmate's house. Today is our party day. Don't let him disturb you."

The house at home is too small, and the children like to be noisy, so Gao Yuemei simply sent her grandson to the classmate's house next door, and brought her back after the party.

Xu Dong handed the bag to the other party smoothly:
"I brought some small cakes for Xiaofan, please help him accept them!"

"It cost you again."

Gao Yuemei took the bag with joy.

Xu Dong waved his hand: "Whatever costs or does not cost, is all made by myself, without spending money."

Director Li followed with his own gift, which was also a small snack, a bag of fried melon seeds, which weighed about two or three catties.

After a while, one after another, all the personnel finally arrived, and the small room was instantly full of people.

Including Xu Dong, a total of nine people came.

Gao Yuemei spent a lot of money this time, buying a lot of expensive ingredients from the black market, including a chicken, two sea fish, and finally half a pig's head, and cooked a table full of meals.

She has received a lot of help from everyone these years, and she can repay very little. The only thing she can do now is to cook a delicious meal for everyone.

"Would you like a drink?"

Gao Yuemei took out a bottle of white wine and said.

Xu Dong quickly waved his hand: "You guys drink, I will drive back later!"

"I came here by car too."

Director Li agreed.

Uncle Chen immediately looked at the others: "Lao Fang, Lao Gu, Ren Li, the three of you don't even have a car, so don't make excuses!"

"Okay, I will risk my life to accompany you today, let's see if you get down first, or my old Fang falls down first!"

The old Fang said directly.

"Come on, who's afraid of who?"

"Cough!" Director Li persuaded: "Drink less, don't get drunk after Chinese New Year, and you will have to quarrel with your wife when you go back."

"Lao Li, you are still afraid of your wife?" Lao Fang joked with a smile.

"Who is afraid of his wife? Isn't it just drinking? Today we won't go home until we're drunk. At worst, let Lao Xu give me a ride."

Since Xu Dong became the director, even Director Li has changed his title and started to be called his peers.

Xu Dong followed suit and booed: "Okay, you can drink whatever you want, and I will promise to send you home safely one by one."

With Xu Dong's promise, and the food was full of oil and water, the gay men present completely let go. After running out of drinks on the way, Xu Dong went out to buy two bottles and came back.

Dinner started at [-]:[-] in the evening and lasted until [-]:[-] in the evening. Director Li and the others were all drunk, and the dinner table was a mess.

"Old Gao, do you have any plans for the future?"

Xu Dong took the opportunity to chat about homework.

Gao Yuemei shook her head: "What else can I plan, one day is one day, I just hope that Xiaofan can grow up soon, and when he grows up, I will be completely relieved."

"Sister Gao, the days to come are still long!"

Xiang Xin quickly comforted her.

Gao Yuemei was filled with emotion: "In the past few days, I have been dreaming every night. In the dream, it is Xiaofan's grandfather and his parents. Time flies so fast. In a blink of an eye, Xiaofan will be going to junior high school soon."

"Yes, our Mengmeng has also grown up."

Xiang Xin suddenly thought of her deceased husband.

Gao Yuemei suddenly changed the subject: "Xiao Xiang, listen to my sister's persuasion, you are still young, hurry up and find a new father for Mengmeng!"

"Miss Gao, what are you talking about?"

Xiang Xin was a little embarrassed.

"Xiao Xiang, Lao Gao is right. Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your children. It's better for Mengmeng to have a complete family."

"Forget it, I'm used to it by myself, besides, my life now is pretty good."

Xiang Xin shook her head.

Gao Yuemei sighed and didn't try to persuade her anymore.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Dong and others offered to leave, and if they didn't leave, there would be a curfew.

"Slow down on the road!"

Gao Yuemei personally delivered it to the gate of the community.

Xu Dong nodded: "Old Gao, you should go back quickly, the temperature outside is too low."

"It's okay, I just drank a little wine, and it's not cold at all now."

"Sister Gao, goodbye, I have time to go to the company to play!"

"goodbye!"

Gao Yuemei smiled and waved to everyone.

On the way back, she picked up Zhang Fan by the way, and then warmed up some leftovers for her grandson, and made do with it.

Because of the meat, Xiao Zhang Fan ate happily.

Watching her grandson finish eating, Gao Yuemei suddenly felt very tired, so she forced her grandson to sleep, and then went to bed without even washing the dishes.

……

Early the next morning, when Xu Dong arrived at the company, he heard the sad news from Xiang Xin that Lao Gao, also known as Gao Yuemei, had passed away.

He suddenly felt a little unacceptable!
He was obviously fine last night, talking and laughing, why did he disappear in the blink of an eye?

"When did this happen?"

"It should have left last night."

Xiang Xin wiped away tears: "In the morning, Xiaofan didn't see Sister Gao getting up to make breakfast, so she went into the bedroom and was going to wake grandma up, but she couldn't wake up no matter how much she yelled.

The child called me right away. I was on my way to work at the time. I thought that Ms. Gao was sick, so I called the property manager to help me take a look. I first went to the company to ask for leave, but I didn’t expect..."

"Okay, go back and talk to Lao Gu, let's go there together later!"

Xu Dong ordered.

Xiang Xin nodded, turned around and left.

Xu Dong took out his mobile phone and called Director Li, who was also shocked.

"Hey, good times are just around the corner, but Lao Gao left just like that. What do you call this?"

Director Li sympathizes with what happened to his old colleague, because he also has a son who needs to be raised. Speaking of which, their son is younger than Zhang Fan.

"Uncle Li, God's will tricks people!"

Xu Dong sighed.

"Let's not talk, you go over and help with the funeral, and I'll be there later."

"Understood, let's talk when we meet."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Dong called Lao Fang, Sister Feng, and Uncle Chen one after another. Only Lao Fang got through, and the other two used public phones, so they had to ask someone to take a call.

Half an hour later, Xu Dong drove Xiang Xin and Gu Haiyuan to Lao Gao's house. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Xiao Zhang Fan huddled in a corner alone, wiping tears secretly.

Xiang Xin was so distressed that she ran over immediately and hugged the little guy in her arms to comfort her.

Xu Dong went into the bedroom and looked around, Lao Gao had a smile on his face, and it was at this moment that he realized that the other party was so thin.

After 10 minutes, Xiang Xin took Zhang Fan and left first. For a child who was only 12 years old, losing his only relative was indeed a bit too cruel.

It's better to avoid it.

With the assistance of community workers, Xu Dong began to help with the funeral.

Two hours later, he met Director Li who hurried over at the gate of the funeral home.

"How are things going?"

"There will be a memorial service in the afternoon. Anyway, Lao Gao doesn't have any relatives here. Everyone thinks it's better to be buried as soon as possible!"

Xu Dong replied.

The reason for the haste is mainly because the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and it is not auspicious to have a funeral during the Chinese New Year, so it is better to be early.

In addition, finishing the funeral earlier will also allow Xiao Zhangfan to get out of the haze earlier.

"Where's Zhang Fan?"

"Brought home by Xiang Xin."

"Oh, have you notified Lao Gao's in-laws?"

Xu Dong shook his head: "The two of them have severed their relationship a long time ago. I don't want to inform them. Besides, Lao Gao has just received a huge amount of compensation. I'm afraid they will make a wrong decision."

This is one of the reasons for organizing funerals as soon as possible.

"It's fine if you don't notify. You are right in thinking. There is no need to notify such relatives."

Xu Dong sighed: "The trouble now is Zhang Fan's custody issue. Just now Xiang Xin secretly called me and told me that she wants to adopt Zhang Fan."

"This is a good thing! Originally, I also planned to adopt him, but I didn't expect Xiang Xin to be one step ahead of me."

"Based on the conditions of Xiang Xin's family, it is estimated that they do not meet the requirements for adoption." Xu Dong said helplessly.

"It's okay, let me handle this matter!"

Director Li Bao Da said.

"Then I'll call Xiang Xin later and ask her to prepare the relevant materials."

"Well, it's better to hurry up. If the people over there find out after a few years, there will definitely be trouble."

"Then I'll go to Xiang Xin's house later, Uncle Li, I'll leave this to you for the time being."

Xu Dong also realized the urgency of the problem.

"Okay, you go now!"

Director Li waved his hand.

……

Gao Yuemei's funeral was handled quickly, and she was buried in the ground that night. After Xiang Xin's counseling, little Zhang Fan finally recovered a little, and sent grandma off for the last time.

The next day, under Director Li's arrangement, Xiang Xin quickly completed the adoption procedures. Lao He and his wife didn't object. The family was too deserted, and they wished that the house could be more lively.

Under Xiang Xin's strong request, little Zhang Fan did not change his surname, and remained surnamed Zhang.

As for the deposit of 180 million.

At Director Li's proposal, a special escrow account was opened in the bank. According to the agreement, unless Xiao Zhangfan needed the money urgently, the money would be kept in escrow forever.

It will not be transferred to his name until the other party is an adult.

After dealing with all the matters, the next step is to move. Since Xiao Zhang Fan has been adopted, according to the conditions of Xiang Xin's family, the public rental housing must be taken back.

Xu Dong did not participate in this move.

It's not that I don't want to go, but that I can't leave. Tomorrow is the 29th of the Lunar New Year. The company's Spring Festival benefits haven't been paid yet. As the head of logistics, he needs to be in command.

It's hard to finish everything.

After get off work, Xu Dong went out with two benefits, one for Xiang Xin and one for himself.

When he arrived at Xiang Xin's house, Xu Dong handed over the two benefits to the other party. Their family did not lack these things at all.

"Boss, thank you."

Xu Dong waved his hand: "How is Xiaofan these two days? Are you still used to living here?"

"Hey, this child doesn't cry or make trouble, and is often alone in a daze. It really hurts me to see it."

"Where's Mengmeng? How's your reaction?"

Xiang Xin said happily: "Mengmeng is very happy that she has a brother, and she called Dabao last night to show off!"

"Really? Just accept it!"

Xu Dong finally felt relieved.

Usually at home, children have a strong sense of territory, and some children even reject their second treasure.

If he was asked to adopt Zhang Fan, he really didn't know how Dabao and the others would react.

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