Lu Yiming suppressed his laughter and nodded, then said seriously, "I know you two are getting married soon, and I'm staying here to attend your wedding."
After he finished speaking, he asked curiously, "Oh, by the way, Comrade Ding, when will you and Li Xuejiao get married next month? Have you informed your family?"
Ding Bo didn't know how to answer. He forced out a smile that was uglier than crying and said, "I don't know anything. Go ask Li Xuejiao."
At this moment, the bell for the end of get off work rang, interrupting their conversation.
Ding Bo also took the opportunity to change the subject, "Comrade Lu, you must be hungry. I'll take you to the cafeteria for dinner."
Lu Yiming smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll treat you. Thank you for taking me in when I have nowhere to go."
Ding Bo took a look at him and felt that this man was very dramatic and shameless.
He thought of Li Xuejiao's fierce personality, and realized that only this shameless and scheming man could control her.
Ding Bo suddenly felt that these two people were a perfect match.
He took Lu Yiming back to the dormitory and said, "Comrade Lu, put your bag on the table. Let's go eat first. I'll take you to the bathhouse to wash up in the evening."
Lu Yiming smiled and nodded, looking around the room. There was a kang, two tables, and some daily necessities beside them.
The accommodation conditions are pretty good. Anyone who can live in a single room here must be a small official.
"Comrade Ding, are you the only one living in this house?" Lu Yiming asked.
"No, there is another colleague who has asked for leave to visit his family and will be back in a while."
Ding Bo took two lunch boxes, and took out money and meal tickets from the drawer. After thinking for a while, he also took the one pound of meat ticket that Li Xuejiao gave him.
He and Li Xuejiao had a pretty good relationship, and they both worked in the Propaganda Department. Since her lover had come from so far away, he had to buy some braised pork to treat her.
Ding Bo pointed to the thermos under the table and said, "Comrade Lu, there is hot water in the thermos. Wash up first. I will go to the cafeteria to get some food."
"I'll go with you." Lu Yiming took out a stack of money and tickets from his briefcase, preparing to treat Ding Bo to a good meal tonight.
Judging from Li Xuejiao's attitude today, he might have to stay here for a while. So he had to build a good relationship with Ding Bo so that he wouldn't feel embarrassed to drive him away.
The two of them came to the cafeteria. While getting their meals, Lu Yiming took a look at the dishes. There were quite a few, about ten kinds.
He ordered two servings of braised pork, two servings of lamb chops, and two servings of braised hairtail.
Ding Bo held ten yuan and a pound and a half of meat tickets in his hand, and his heart ached.
When Lu Yiming pointed to the pot of braised pork head, Ding Bo's eyes jumped and he quickly stopped him, "Enough, enough, you can't finish it."
How many tickets do I need for so many meat dishes?
He saved up for half a month before he could save up half a pound of meat coupons. Adding the pound that Li Xuejiao gave him, it was only one and a half pounds, which was not enough to buy these vegetables.
Lu Yiming had already handed over the money and meat coupons, and said to Ding Bo with a smile: "I can finish it. I have a big appetite."
He ordered two more servings of braised pork heads, a plate of peanuts and some vegetarian dishes.
Ding Bo originally wanted to treat the guests himself, but he was short of money, so he could only let the guests do as they pleased.
Because the lunch boxes could not hold all the food, Ding Bo borrowed a few lunch boxes from his acquaintances in the cafeteria.
On the way back, Lu Yiming passed by the supply and marketing cooperative and bought two bottles of wine and a big bag of apples.
Ding Bo carried a few lunch boxes and said, "Why don't we call Li Xuejiao over to eat together?"
"She won't come. That girl is as stubborn as a donkey and is still angry with me. I haven't figured out how to coax her yet. Don't call her today, or this meal won't go smoothly."
Lu Yiming was too lazy to pretend anymore. He felt that Ding Bo was a very honest person, so he decided to be honest with him.
When you live in someone else's house, you have to show some sincerity and not play tricks on them.
Ding Bo glanced at him and asked curiously, "I see you two are not without feelings for each other, so why did you get divorced in the first place?"
Lu Yiming sighed, "We were only teenagers when we got married. I didn't know how to manage a marriage at that time. I had a bad temper and was a bit rough, which made her sad."
Ding Bo nodded in understanding, even though Lu Yiming said that he had a bad temper and took all the responsibility on himself.
But from what Ding Bo knew about Li Xuejiao, she was no pushover. In their propaganda department, she was a well-known hottie. Even those nosy older sisters didn't dare to mess with her.
So if the young couple is getting divorced, one of them must be to blame. That’s what Ding Bo thinks.
After dinner, Lu Yiming and Ding Bo went to the bathhouse to take a bath.
After the two came back, Lu Yiming took a few apples and put them in a net bag, and asked, "Comrade Ding, does Li Xuejiao live alone?"
Ding Bo said, "Yes, she is the leader of the Propaganda Department and can be assigned a single dormitory room, while we, the staff members, have two people to a room."
"Then I'll go over and take a look. You take a rest first." Lu Yiming put on his coat, took the apple and went to Li Xuejiao.
Li Xuejiao didn't go to the cafeteria to eat today because she had no appetite.
After Lu Yiming and Ding Bo left, she sat on the kang in a daze, without even moving.
Hearing the knocks on the door, Li Xuejiao came to her senses, put on her shoes and opened the door.
When she saw the person standing at the door, she turned around and went into the house without any surprise.
Lu Yiming closed the door gently and placed the apple on the table next to him.
Li Xuejiao sat on the kang and looked at him calmly, "Tell me, why did you come here?"
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