Hao Chunlei and Li Jie had lunch in the cafeteria. When Linglong came out after work, the three of them happily went to Li Jie's house together.
Li Jie's father was a division-level cadre, and the house allocated to her family was one of the best-paid in the division.
Linglong has been in the army for a few months, but the area she is most familiar with is the Tuan Tuan area. She has not been to the division headquarters' family quarters yet.
"Linglong, what do you do for fun when you are not at work?" Hao Chunlei asked curiously on the way to Li Jie's house.
"I'm just reading a book." Linglong smiled.
"I can tell you have a bookish air when I look at you. It turns out you are a book lover." Li Jie had a puzzled expression.
"Alas, what's the point of reading so many books? Look, we just graduated from high school and now we don't know what to do." Hao Chunlei began to sigh.
Normally, people like her and Li Jie, after graduating from high school, would either find a job and stay in the city, or go to the countryside as educated youth.
However, they were both favored at home. Over the past year or so, the situation outside had changed a lot. The parents of both families were afraid that their children would suffer outside, but they had not yet thought about what to do with their children, so they kept them at home for the time being to wait and see.
After the New Year, when the weather gets warmer, I guess they will find a place to stay soon.
"In fact, reading is not for what I want to do in the future, but because I know more and more things, no matter what I want to do in the future, I will have enough confidence." Linglong said.
Her completely different words made Hao Chunlei and Li Jie's eyes light up.
"Linglong, how far have you progressed in your studies?" Li Jie asked curiously.
The three of them only met at the tea party and didn't know much about Linglong's personal situation.
Linglong didn't feel embarrassed when she mentioned this. She just said frankly, "I never went to school. I read books on my own."
Li Jie suddenly regretted asking this question.
Hao Chunlei was quick to react. "Linglong, you're amazing! When we get to Li Jie's house, we can discuss our respective interests in reading."
"Okay." Linglong smiled.
At this point, Hao Chunlei and Li Jie both thought that Linglong, who had never been to school, was just literate and only read idle books.
Of course, it’s not that they look down on Linglong, they just think that Linglong has never been to school, and it’s amazing that she can recognize words and read books by herself.
The family quarters of the division headquarters were a little far from the first regiment, and it took them about twenty minutes to get there.
It was late at night and still not warm, so there were not many people outside. From a distance, Linglong saw a row of courtyards that looked larger and more exquisite than the row of houses in the cluster.
"My home is here, come in." Li Jie opened the door and invited them in.
"Is Xiao Jie here?" A voice came from the room.
"Well, Mom, I'm bringing my friend to play at my house."
As soon as Linglong and the others entered the room, they saw a slightly plump woman with short hair who looked somewhat similar to Li Jie.
Hao Chunlei often came here, and Li's mother recognized her, but she was surprised to see Linglong. "Who is this?"
"Mom, this is Linglong, a group of people, let's go to my room."
"Hello, Auntie." Linglong came in quickly.
"oh."
"Linglong, let's go, Chunlei."
The three girls entered Li Jie's room.
"She's so pretty, she must be Linglong." Mother Li muttered as she suddenly realized who Linglong was.
Li Jie's room was not very big, with a single bed covered with clean floral sheets, a table, and a wardrobe.
There are a lot of books on the table and the room is clean and tidy.
Li Jie pulled them to sit on her bed, and she pulled the chair in front of the table over.
"I have playing cards. Shall we play poker? Or something else?" Li Jie asked.
Hao Chunlei looked at Linglong. "Linglong, do you know how to play poker?" Thinking about Linglong's situation, she couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, which one do you want to play?" She knows a lot of ways to play.
Those years in the Liu family in my previous life.
She seldom goes out, but she often plays poker with the elderly around her. She is actually quite an expert at it.
But there were so many ways to play poker at that time, and she didn't know which one Li Jie and the others wanted to play.
"There are only three of us. What should we play? It will be more fun with four people. How about asking my mom to come over to make up the number?" Li Jie suggested.
"Actually, there's a fun way to play with just three people. How about we play that?" Linglong couldn't help but suggest.
"How to play?" Hao Chunlei was curious.
"Well, this game is called Landlord." Linglong began to explain the rules.
Hearing that you thought it was quite interesting, Li Jie and Hao Chunlei both decided to give it a try.
After playing for only a while, the two of them started to enjoy the game.
Li's mother was wondering what the three girls were doing in the house when she heard the voices of "I want it," "Straight," "Bomb," and "I've finished playing. I win!"
She was quite curious about this.
Li Jie and Hao Chunlei were very happy after learning a new way of playing.
Time passed quickly, and it was not until Li's mother came and knocked on the door to remind them that it was getting late that the three of them stopped reluctantly.
Hao Chunlei also lives in the family quarters of the regiment, so she can just walk there with Linglong.
Li Jie reluctantly sent them out the door, but she didn't forget to invite them back. "Let's play together again tomorrow."
She and Chunlei were idle most of the time, but Linglong still had to go to work.
When Li Jie got home, her mother asked curiously, "Is it that fun?"
"Mom, this is really fun. Linglong knows so much."
She had thought that Linglong had never been to school and was from the countryside, so many people might not know as much as she and Chunlei. She had been thinking about taking Linglong's thoughts into consideration, but she didn't expect her opinion to be changed after playing for the first time today.
Could it be that Linglong read all of this from a book?
So reading more books is really beneficial.
Linglong didn't know it yet, but her small action rekindled Li Jie's interest in reading.
On the way out, Hao Chunlei also chatted with her about the battle just now.
But as they were talking, they turned to another topic.
"Linglong, when are you and Uncle Zheng getting married? Oh, if you get married, do I have to call you aunt?"
Getting married? Linglong felt a little embarrassed and hesitated: "I, I don't know either."
"Uncle Zheng is a nice person, and you're a nice person too. If you get married, you'll definitely be happy. Oh, I envy you so much. I wonder how long it will take me to find a suitable partner."
"Didn't you find the tea party?" Linglong asked.
"No, I chatted with two people, but later I felt that they were not suitable, so I stopped contacting them. I will probably go back to work when the weather gets warmer. Maybe I will look for someone else after I get a job."
"You are not that old, there is no need to worry about this. When the time comes, it will be fine." Linglong comforted her.
"Yeah, I've heard some of what you said from my dad. That Liu Baogen and his family are so noisy that it's abominable. If you're being bullied, you must tell me. You can also ask Li Jie and I for help."
"Well, thank you."
"Thank you, we are friends."
My friend, savoring this word, smiled sweetly.
Yes, they are friends.
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