There are three sofas in the living room of Jiang Dongfang's home, a long 3-seater sofa and two single-seater sofas, with very classic gray sofa covers, arranged in an L shape.
Comrade Xiao Du sat on the single sofa on the side, and Comrade Yang Caiyu sat on the long sofa.
Du Weiguo took out all three books from his briefcase, selected the Shakespeare anthology and handed it to Yang Caiyu.
"Comrade Caiyu, this is the meeting gift I chose for you, a selection of Shakespeare. I hope you like it."
Xiao Du was very generous and calm. After handing over the books, he put the remaining two books back into his briefcase.
Yang Caiyu took the book in his hand but was stunned again. He only gave one of the three books to himself. Did he give it to others at night? Did he have other blind dates?
"Comrade Caiyu, are you dissatisfied with this book?"
"Ah, no, I like it very much, thank you."
You like Liubing, have you read it? You like it without even looking at the cover?
But the wise Comrade Xiao Du did not expose her. He is a good comrade who sees through her but does not tell her.
"Well, I heard that you are from the Chinese Department of Peking University, but Shakespeare is a classic Western literature, so it should be something we can learn from. There are commonalities in literature."
"Yeah, where did you get the original Shakespeare anthology?"
Only then did Yang Caiyu take a serious look at the book in his hand, feeling a little surprised.
"If you buy it from a trust store, the translated version will always have the translator's personal thoughts and emotions, so it may be better to have the original English version."
"You know quite a lot. Didn't you say you were a soldier? Or a soldier king or something?"
"Soldiers can also read books and stories. We are not robots, we are all flesh and blood."
"Can a soldier know Shakespeare? Can he understand English?"
"Comrade Caiyu, soldiers still know Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, and King Lear. Why is this so strange?"
"Comrade Du Weiguo, how do you know this? There are people in my family who are soldiers, but they all know nothing about this and at the same time they sneer at it."
"Before I joined the army, I had read the complete works of Shakespeare, of course in translation. I learned a little English in junior high school, and I learned some on my own after I joined the army."
"You are amazing. Do you like literature?"
"dislike."
"Uh~~~"
Comrade Xiao Du, what a wonderful turn of events!
"Why?"
"Why don't you like it? I just don't like it."
"Then you still read Shakespeare?"
"Reading and reading stories does not mean that I like literature. I have also read Maupassant, Hemingway, Sherlock Holmes, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Story of the Stone, Dream of Red Mansions, Journey to the West, Lu Xun, Guo Moruo, Xu Zhimo, Plum in the Golden Lotus, and Three Hundred Tang Poems.
But that doesn’t stop me from still not liking literature.”
Hey, it seems to be mixed with strange things, but Yang Caiyu doesn't care about it for the time being. Her soul of debate is already burning brightly, and the small universe is about to explode.
"Then since you have read so many books, you should know that literature is great, magnificent, and powerful, and can make people breathless and turn them around thousands of times. There is no reason why you shouldn't like it."
"Classmate Caiyu, have you been to the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers? Have you ever seen the sea?"
"Uh, I, I haven't been there, what's wrong?"
"The Yangtze River is majestic, the Yellow River is majestic, and the sea is even more majestic and connects the sky to the earth. The colors of the sea and the sky are so majestic that it shocks my heart and makes me want to look up to the sky and roar! But I don't like any of these. I'm afraid of water."
"Uh~~"
Do you know how to chat? Do you know how mean you are when you talk?
The majestic waves described above make me wish I could see it with my own eyes, but I don’t like your last sentence: I’m afraid of water.
Are you crazy?
“What does this have to do with literature?”
"For the same reason, I recognize the greatness and significance of literature. I am even willing to read books and stories, but I just don't like literature."
"How could you be like this? You are well-read in poems and books, and you can speak well, but you hate literature, you~~you~"
"Don't be angry, I can explain, because I like too many things and I don't have the energy to like literature."
"If so what do you like?"
"That's too much. I like food, beautiful scenery, and beauties. I also like good smoke, good wine, and good tea. I prefer or love good guns, good cannons, good tanks, good tanks, armored vehicles, and rockets.
Now I’m starting to like criminal investigation and law again, look at how I still have the energy to like literature.”
It seems that something strange has been mixed in again? Comrade Xiao Du is definitely a master of mixing private affairs.
"Then let me ask you, you just took three books, who do you want to give the other two books to?"
"What does any of this have to do with you?"
"Du Weiguo, you~"
"Comrade Yang Caiyu, I am the owner of the other two books. Whether I read and collect them myself, keep them for cooking, or give them to others, it is my right and freedom."
"Then show me the head office!"
"Don't read it, it's not suitable for you. Maupassant and Hemingway, you'd better watch Romeo and Juliet."
"What do you mean?" Yang Caiyu stood up, raised her voice, and actually said that I couldn't understand Maupassant and Hemingway. I really couldn't stand it anymore.
"That's the literal meaning. Comrade Yang Caiyu, please don't raise your voice. Please sit down and talk. We are all guests now."
"Okay, then tell me, why Maupassant and Hemingway are not suitable for me?"
Yang Caiyu sat down, but her brows were furrowed and her face was red, staring at Du Weiguo, like a little fighting cock, very cute.
"It's too heavy, too realistic, too sharp, and too helpless. For you, you can definitely understand it, but you can't feel the true meaning of the story. It's a waste."
"Du Weiguo, are you mocking me for being the eldest daughter of a rich family and not understanding the sufferings of the world at all, right?"
"Hmm~ The meaning is quite different, you can understand it this way."
"I think you are simply biased against me. How did you determine that I am the eldest daughter of a rich family, and how did you conclude that I don't understand life?"
"Uncle Jiang, please stop eavesdropping. I am also a guest today. Give me a whole glass of water! My mouth is dry."
Jiang Dongfang, who was leaning against the wall to eavesdrop, was so happy that he was about to take off. His face turned dark at that moment. Who the hell are you ordering? Have you turned against you?
Just when he was about to open his mouth to curse, Aunt Li slapped him on the waist and personally got two cups of tea and gave them to him.
"You guys, drink some tea and chat slowly. We can start eating later."
He walked up to Du Weiguo, gritted his teeth, and threatened in a low voice: "Xiao Du, please have a good chat with me, and don't bully others on purpose, or I'll turn around and kill you."
She had been eavesdropping, but she didn't expect that there would be a tit-for-tat, incompatible situation. The main problem was that Xiao Du spoke too cheaply, and this child is not like this usually.
"receive."
At this time, Yang Caiyu was already on top. She had always been sharp-tongued and unparalleled in eloquence. Jiang Dongfang had been criticized by her several times, and since she was a child, the boys had basically talked with her, so she had never been criticized by anyone.
I've been beaten so hard.
If it weren't for the fact that Du Weiguo was pretty good-looking, she would have walked away long ago. Well, it was just because he was pretty good-looking.
Yang Caiyu kept staring at Du Weiguo like a fighting cock.
Comrade Xiao Du took a leisurely sip of tea and said "Ha", which made Yang Caiyu so angry that he almost jumped up and hit someone.
"Does it look good?" Xiao Du asked shamelessly.
"Huh?" Yang Caiyu was confused again. She had never seen a human of Du Weiguo's size before?
"Just kidding, to ease this awkward atmosphere, are you waiting for me to answer a question?"
"Yes, you must make it clear, otherwise you will apologize to me."
"What if I don't? Will you call your dad to catch me?" Xiao Du felt very happy at this point.
How is it? Is Comrade Xiao Du very mean in this chapter?