Nowadays, it is no longer a rule that only unmarried couples go to the movies. It is also normal for boys to go out to the movies in groups, because in this era with fewer entertainment options, watching movies is one of the few entertainment options that everyone likes.
Moreover, movies nowadays are good to watch. Almost everyone likes to watch almost every movie that is released, and they will not get tired of watching it even if they watch it over and over again.
So even if they go to the cinema to watch a movie together in the boys' dormitory, it is also a good choice.
"At least you have seen a movie in a cinema. I watched a movie in the threshing ground of our village. We pulled a piece of cloth and the whole village, young and old, went to watch it together. There were also many people from other villages, and there were not enough seats. I have only seen it a few times in my life, and I have never even been to a cinema." Another roommate was from the countryside. He frankly admitted that he had never seen any movies, and showed great anticipation for this trip to the cinema.
When it was the turn of the roommate whose family was not so well off, he just smiled and said, "You guys go, I won't go. I'll just take a break in the dormitory. I've been attending classes every day recently and I don't have much energy. I just want to catch up on some sleep in the dormitory. Besides, I don't have that much money to go to the movies or eat noodles."
The remaining three of them looked at each other. In fact, they all understood this idea very well. Although their family conditions were a little better, they were all ordinary people. Only one roommate's family condition was a little better off because his family had two working parents, but he had a younger brother and sister. It was impossible for his family to spend all the money on him, so the money that could be allocated to him was not much.
In other words, they are worried that they will spend too much money on going out to play, and they cannot afford it or pay the bill. Instead, they will owe favors to others. Instead of this, it is better not to go out so that they won’t spend money.
Tian Zhuo had the same idea when he first came here. He felt that everything in the provincial capital must be extremely expensive. Even the same things in the supply and marketing cooperatives as in their county town must be more expensive than in the county town. He couldn't afford them. He didn't even have the courage to take a second look at the department store.
But later, Tian Tian took them to visit the county town, and he realized that although the provincial capital was more prosperous than their county town, the prices were not much different. Only the things in the department stores were ridiculously expensive, but the prices in other places were the same.
And because the county town is so large, there are many free places, such as several parks, including the Forbidden City, and scenic spots, all of which are free and allow them to visit for free. It is not as exaggerated as he imagined.
Therefore, Tian Zhuo understood his roommate's idea, "Don't worry about spending a lot of money. The park we went to this morning was free. The park was quite big. It seemed that only boating required some money. You didn't need to pay for visiting the park."
"As for the cinema, don't we have student IDs? We can get half price tickets with our student IDs, which is just a few cents. As for noodles in the afternoon, we can go to the school cafeteria. My sister said that when she was studying here, there was a noodle restaurant in Sichuan Province that was particularly delicious. She basically went there once a week, and the price was very cheap. Let's eat noodles from that restaurant and try what Sichuan food tastes like."
Tian Zhuo said with a smile, but every answer solved his roommate's concerns. Sure enough, after Tian Zhuo finished speaking, his roommate looked hesitant.
Tian Zhuo smiled, "At least you should have visited the provincial capital when you were in college. I can't say that after you finish college in the provincial capital, I will ask you what there is in the provincial capital, but I don't know anything. College students can't just study hard. They need to develop morally, intellectually, physically, aesthetically, and labor-intensively. We can also broaden our horizons by going out for a walk!"
The roommate hesitated for a long time, but finally nodded.
The remaining two roommates immediately happily put their arms around his neck and said, "Let's go out more often in the future. Tian Zhuo, didn't he say there are many free places? Let's go to all those free places. I'm also very curious about the provincial capital."
The next day was Mid-Autumn Festival, and their school was on holiday. Some students went out to play, some who lived locally went home to celebrate the festival, and some stayed in the dormitory as their roommates had originally planned.
The four people in Tian Zhuo's dormitory followed Tian Zhuo to visit the free park. The park was really big. They spent a whole morning visiting it and then went back to school to eat noodles.
The noodles in Sichuan Province were indeed as delicious as Tian Tian said, but they were a little too spicy for them to handle. However, the spicier it got, the more addicted they became. They wanted to eat the noodles while drinking water.
In fact, eating in their school is quite good. The food in school is cheap and varied. You can't eat food from other provinces if you go out. They all eat food made by their local chefs and there are few varieties.
The food the chef cooks is definitely better than theirs, but everything they cook is what they can make at home, except they don’t have the raw materials. They don’t eat anything from other provinces at all.
After eating the noodles, they went back to the dormitory and slept for two hours. After waking up, they ran to the cinema without stopping. The cinema was very close to their school, so they arrived there quickly. Besides, there were not many people watching movies at that time, so they didn't have to queue up. They just bought tickets, entered the cinema, sat down and watched the movie.
After watching the movie, the remaining three roommates went straight back to the dormitory, and Tian Zhuo took the bus to Tian Tian's home. Tian Zhuo had been to Tian Tian's home once before, and he remembered where Tian Tian's address was. When he knocked on the door, he soon heard his sister's crisp "I'm coming!"
The next second the door was opened, and Tian Tian appeared behind the door with a smile, "You came at the right time, your brother-in-law and I have just finished cooking, you can come in and eat directly!"
Tian Tian turned sideways, let Tian Zhuo come in and get another pair of slippers, and asked Tian Zhuo to change his shoes.
After changing his shoes, Tian Zhuo greeted Gu Zhao who was still busy in the kitchen, then went to the bathroom to wash his hands, thinking about helping Gu Zhao carry some plates and bowls.
But Tian Tian didn't let Tian Zhuo move, and directly pressed Tian Zhuo in front of the dining table, "Just wait here for the meal. Your brother-in-law will cook a dish and that's it, just wait for your sister to serve you the rice!"
Tian Zhuo didn't dare let his sister and brother-in-law work so hard. He was waiting for dinner, so he quickly stood up to help.
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