ebookland Chapter 238 Epidemic Lockdown
Chapter 238 Epidemic Lockdown
After the 2021 Spring Festival, the start of school seems to be a long way off again, but the new teaching mode to cope with the epidemic has kept Xiao Huya very busy.
"Mom, Lao Du has been taking online classes at home these days, so An An has to trouble you to take over and watch over him. His dad hasn't figured out the software systems yet. If he keeps making noises at home, Lao Du will go crazy."
Schools have not been open yet, and Ruyi's work has not been too busy. Due to the epidemic, many departments are simplifying procedures, and online work has reduced the trouble of running back and forth for many people. Ruyi is one of the beneficiaries.
"Okay, your dad and I still pick up An An every day. When he's obedient, he'll occasionally stay with us for a day or two. Now that he's grown up, it's up to him to decide whether to stay with us or not."
After Darong finished speaking, she touched An An's head lovingly.
"When I'm at home, you can just pick him up and drop him off yourself. When I'm at work, you can ask my dad to pick him up and drop him off."
"Aren't you going to work again? Do you still get paid?" Darong asked worriedly when she heard Ruyi say that she was not going to work again.
"The salary is normal, we just don't work in the office anymore. Sister Mei said we should spend less time together. The environment outside is not good. We should stay at home if we can and don't delay the clients' business."
"Oh, that's fine."
Darong felt relieved when she heard Ruyi say that. After all, she was idle at home now, and there was no news about the start date of school in the university town. If she didn't work, she would have no income from her job, and she would not be able to help Ruyi anymore.
"Mom, don't worry. If school doesn't start, An An won't go to kindergarten and won't have to pay tuition. Even if I stop working, we still have Lao Du. We will have no problem living. You don't have to worry about me all the time."
Hearing Ruyi say this, Darong smiled warmly.
"Actually, I know you are fine, but every mother loves her children. Your mother-in-law is the same. You have to treat her well in the future."
Darong thought of what Ruyi had told her before, about the help that Xiaohuya's mother had given them, and couldn't help but remind Ruyi to be kind to her mother-in-law.
Xiao Huya's parents are old educated youth. Although they only retired with factory benefits, their rank was not low back then, so they enjoyed relatively generous benefits.
In the first year of the epidemic, when Xiao Huya's school was closed and wages were reduced, the old couple took out part of their savings to subsidize their lives. Later, when An An went to kindergarten, they gave Ruyi money several times.
Although Xiao Huya's parents are physically unable to help Ruyi take care of the child, they have never stopped providing financially, which makes Ruyi very grateful.
"Don't worry, I know how good my mother-in-law is to me, and I won't embarrass you." Ruyi said to Darong with a smile.
After Ruyi took An An back and forth for more than ten days, a residential area not far from Zhong's mother's home was suddenly sealed off and quarantined, which made Zhong Yunxing's nerves tense.
"Ruyi, don't bring your children here anymore. You should stay at home with your children. Two residential areas have been closed off at once. Don't come here."
After receiving Zhong Yunxing's call, Ruyi also became nervous. Although she had always heard about various bans in the news before, she still couldn't help but worry when it really happened to her.
"Dad, don't go out. Keep more supplies at home. Also, don't let my grandma go downstairs."
After hanging up the phone, Zhong Yunxing and Darong drove out to go shopping. After filling their own home and Darong's mother's home with goods, the two of them felt relieved and stayed indoors.
During the period when the epidemic was raging, the Internet became the only bridge for people to communicate with each other, and social media platforms, news websites and online forums became their main ways to obtain information.
"Isn't this Linlin?" Darong said after enlarging a news photo to the maximum and looking at the figure in the corner.
"It seems to be true." After hearing Darong's words, Zhong Yunxing also came over to take a look.
The article specifically reported on the situation of people queuing for divorces at the Civil Affairs Bureau in Nanjiao after the implementation of the "divorce cooling-off period" on January 2021, 1. Linlin was captured in one of the accompanying pictures.
Linlin eventually divorced the second generation without taking any of their three children with her. She would rather leave the house with nothing than to follow her true love for the rest of her life.
However, Linlin, who had never experienced the hardships of society, did not know that besides so-called love, there was also a topic called survival.
Linlin's new boyfriend is a contractor who does decoration work. Under the epidemic environment at the time, the real estate and its derivative industries suffered extremely severe impacts, and the survival of the two faced a huge test.
"Linlin is really divorced? Actually, if we only talk about this marriage, she should get divorced. But with Linlin's personality and ability, it will be difficult for her to find a job. The current employment environment is already very bad."
When Ruyi heard the news of Linlin's divorce, the first thing she thought of was her future life.
"Your aunt told your grandma that Linlin's parents-in-law don't agree with her divorce, and that she can go back immediately as long as she turns back. I don't know how she has the confidence to say such a thing." Darong snorted coldly.
"Where's her husband? What does it have to do with her parents-in-law not agreeing to her divorce? There's nothing to tell anyone about this."
"Who says it's not true? Besides, people outside say that Linlin's father-in-law said something about your aunt to her face, saying, 'Are you involved too much in our family affairs?' To make her say that, she must be very angry with her."
Ever since Linlin married into a wealthy family, Xiao Ling has become so irresponsible that she forgets herself. She thinks that her daughter is beautiful and can completely control her second-generation husband. She unscrupulously interferes in the affairs of Linlin's in-laws.
Linlin had little life experience at that time and was even a little simple-minded. As soon as she entered the company, she entered the second-generation family's company under the pretext of work.
But she was not able to successfully seize power and usurp the throne like the scheming women in TV dramas. Instead, she was controlled by her aunt, the second-generation young master who had been managing the company's accounts, and was unable to turn the tables.
Since then, Xiao Ling often scolded Linlin for being stupid, and personally gave advice and helped Linlin deal with her aunt, until the aunt let go of the company's accounts in a fit of anger. At the end of that year, the second-generation family's company was issued a million-level fine by the tax authorities.
From then on, Linlin's mother-in-law no longer allowed Linlin to participate in the company's affairs on the grounds that she was preparing for pregnancy and childbirth. Linlin's first battle ended in a miserable defeat.
And the misfortune of her marriage also began from that time.