Jiang Baige followed Chen Jianguo back silently. The two of them were silent all the way, and only the sound of footsteps could be heard.
It was a long time before Chen Jianguo broke the silence and tried to find some topics to talk about.
"Bai Ge, since you were a child, what is the thing that you are most interested in?"
Jiang Baige looked up at him and said, "Isn't it interested? Does money count?"
But she could only think about it in her mind, and she really thought about it for a moment.
"I like reading books, all kinds of autobiographies, novels, and picture books."
Chen Jianguo herself knows few characters, but now when she talks about the ones she likes, she feels quite impressed.
He thought to himself, the girl has read so many books, she is much better than me.
Chen Jianguo warned with some concern: "Reading these books is taboo now, you must not let anyone find out."
Jiang Baige said in a sweet voice, "Of course, I've seen them all hidden, so no one will ever find them."
At that time, books were banned and production was under control. If she was seen reading by others, she might end up like the family in Qinghe Brigade. She didn't want to take that risk.
Jiang Baige also asked: "What about you? What do you like?"
Chen Jianguo replied, "I've loved playing with guns and sticks since I was a kid. I like to throw a few punches when I have nothing else to do. There's nothing else I'm interested in."
Jiang Baige thought that this was something that all the men in the village could do. If those who loved studying were like him at his age, they would have passed the exam and gone to work in the county town long ago.
The two of them were talking as they arrived at the door of Chen's house.
Chen Jianguo stopped and waited for Jiang Baige behind him.
"Grandma Meng has already come to our house. Don't go back. Go inside and wait. Dinner will be ready soon."
"Ah! It's here."
Jiang Baige really didn't expect that Grandma Meng, who usually didn't go anywhere, actually came here first today.
Chen Jianguo asked her to go into the house first and then followed her in.
In the kitchen, Chen Jiaojiao was making a fire and boiling water to prepare steamed buns.
Grandma Meng is kneading dough behind the stove. Although she can't see, her hands feel good and the dough she kneads is very smooth.
Zhou Xiuying is preparing the meat and stuffing for the buns.
"Grandma Meng, Auntie, I'm back."
Jiang Baige greeted him, folded up her umbrella and placed it on the ground at the door.
Zhou Xiuying smiled and said, "Come in quickly, we said you might not be back for a while!"
"Jianguo went to pick you up. Did you meet him?"
Zhou Xiuying didn't see her son and thought they didn't meet.
Chen Jianguo called out from outside, "Mom, we met on the road and came back together."
Hearing what he said, Zhou Xiuying smiled happily.
"Then you can stay with Comrade Jiang outside and chat for a while. The buns will be ready soon."
She wanted to create opportunities for her son to get closer to the girl. Otherwise, if they continued to only see each other a few times a month, it would take him a long time to marry her.
The young men in the educated youth compound are all pretty good. If someone else gets there first, his son will probably be single for the rest of his life.
The more he thought about it, the more this made sense, so he arranged for Chen Jianguo to take the stool out so that he could spend some time alone with the girl.
"Jianguo, there's a lot of smoke from burning wood in the house, and it's going to sting my eyes. Why don't you go sit outside and talk for a while?"
Jiang Baige didn't expect that Aunt Zhou was like this. She wanted to get herself and her son together, and even went to great lengths to get them together.
But now that I'm an adult, I should show my ability.
So she walked towards the stove, rolling up her sleeves.
"Auntie, do you need help? I haven't done this before."
Chen Jiaojiao said, "Sister, you'd better not learn it. It's very difficult, and I don't even know how to do it."
Jiang Baige was speechless. "Well, Jiaojiao doesn't know how to do it, so she probably can't do it either."
Zhou Xiuying also pushed her out, "Go play outside for a while, I'll call you when you're ready."
Jiang Baige put down her sleeves again. She really didn't know how to hold the buns, so she decided not to cause any trouble.
But he still said, "If anything happens later, call me."
"Want to wash the vegetables? I can do that."
In the end, Jiang Baige couldn't help either, so she could only go outside with Chen Jianguo and sit under the eaves in the yard to talk.
Looking at the dripping rain, Chen Jianguo felt a little annoyed.
Why didn’t it rain during the break a few days ago? Otherwise, they would have gone to the movies together.
I don’t have to go to work because it’s raining these two days, but there won’t be a movie tomorrow!
How can you develop feelings if you don’t spend more time alone together?
A man sat on a bench, quietly looking at the small puddle under the eaves. Raindrops dripped into it, forming bubbles one by one.
Chen Jianguo would secretly glance at the dazed Jiang Baige when he had nothing to do. He thought this girl was too quiet. He had known her for such a long time, but he had never heard her say much.
The two of them sat under the eaves, speechless and feeling quite awkward.
Jiang Baige felt the gaze from the side and looked at him too.
He asked suspiciously, "Do you have anything to say?"
She saw that Chen Jianguo seemed to be hesitant to speak, so she asked.
Chen Jianguo swallowed, not knowing if she would be angry if he said it, but he still wanted to say it.
I looked at the people in the room and saw that they were all busy, so I probably wouldn't come out to disturb them.
So he spoke, "Bai Ge, you have seriously considered what I said last time, right?"
He asked this question and waited for Jiang Baige to answer.
Hearing his words, Jiang Baige simply stared at him and waited for him to finish.
Chen Jianguo asked: "Why are you looking at me? Didn't I wash my face clean?"
He even raised his hand and touched his face.
Jiang Baige suddenly smiled at him, "Dating, huh? Sure!"
She suddenly wanted to see his reaction when he heard this.
Dating! It's still too early to get married! It doesn't matter if you have a relationship. If you didn't have a relationship in your previous life, it's not bad to indulge in early love in this life.
Anyway, it's just another person to talk to. If you can't chat, just let it go.
When Chen Jianguo heard her words, he was delighted and his useless teeth were exposed with joy.
"Are you serious? You're not lying to me!"
He was too excited and didn't know whether Jiang Baige was just teasing him.
Jiang Baige also showed starry eyes and looked at him seriously.
He nodded and responded.
"Well, dating doesn't mean I have to marry you. It's okay to get along with each other. If it's not suitable, we can break up."
Chen Jianguo frowned. "We haven't even started talking yet! Why do you want to break up?"
His face turned red and white, and a feeling of anxiety and fear of loss surged into his heart.
"Bai Ge, no matter how many nice words I say, it's useless. You can wait and see how I perform in the future."
"I'm not good at talking, sweet talk, or anything like that, but you can watch me, and I'll show you how to do it later."
Jiang Baige nodded, "Okay! I'll remember that. If it doesn't work, let it go."
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