Hearing this, Comrade Xu glanced at Ge Lianghua, smiled slightly, and did not refute.
It’s not that I think what Ge Lianghua said is right, but that there is no need to refute it, since it’s all in the past anyway.
Only he himself knows why he decided to partner with Xi Dongyang in the first place. After all, was it not to temporarily stabilize Xi Dongyang who might take risks?
"Skinny Tiger" plays Dongyang...
What a great reputation.
He, Comrade Xu, only seeks wealth and does not want to risk his life with that kind of person, so there are only two ways to go, either bow his head to Xi Dongyang, or... use temporary benefits to stabilize Xi Dongyang first.
He chose the second one.
But today, their cooperation ended and Xi Dongyang left. When Xi Dongyang left, Comrade Xu did not see any anger on his face.
Therefore, Comrade Xu judged that after Xi Dongyang, he should not risk his life with him again.
What's more, now his cousin Rooster Ge Lianghua lives next door to him and is learning barbecue skills from him. With Ge Lianghua here, Comrade Xu no longer needs to be afraid of playing in Dongyang.
only……
He just hoped that Xi Dongyang would be willing to continue the partnership.
…
"Xiaodao, you see there is nothing going on today. How about... I go back to my hometown now? I want to go back as soon as possible to get the money for the investment."
At around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Tonglin expressed this idea to Xu Tongdao.
Comrade Xu thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
Then Xu Tonglin simply packed his luggage and left.
In the evening, Ge Lianghua also left, saying he was going to Feng Qinghua's place for dinner. He also asked Comrade Xu if he wanted to go with him.
Xu Tongdao thought that his invitation was purely polite and duplicitous.
He had no interest in becoming a light bulb, so he refused.
But when Ge Lianghua left, Tongdao Xu suddenly found that the room was so quiet, and he was the only one left.
There was no computer, no mobile phone, not even a magazine or a newspaper. There was only a slight sound from the kettle on the coal stove. It was estimated that the water in the kettle was about to boil.
This made him feel a little lonely.
Inexplicably...he suddenly thought of a song: "Who do you think of when you are lonely?"
A song that was once very popular.
He has forgotten how to sing, but this does not prevent him from immediately thinking of Wu Yali, who he had just had physical contact with last night.
It's a pity that it's not dark yet and their relationship cannot be seen in the light of day.
Find something to do!
After lighting a cigarette and lowering his head to think about it for half a cigarette, Comrade Xu sighed, got up, picked up his umbrella, locked the door, and went out.
He planned to find a bookstore and buy some books.
A man of two lives, his student career ended abruptly after junior high school.
Does he have no regrets in his heart?
Of course there will be.
It was just because of the pressure of life that even if his score in the high school entrance examination was higher than many others, enough to allow him to go to high school, he could only choose to give up.
But he knew in his heart that reading more books would definitely be beneficial.
He can’t go to school, so buy some books and read them yourself! He is still confident in his learning ability.
On the way to the bookstore, he told himself in his heart: Interest is the best teacher! As long as it is knowledge that I am interested in, I can definitely learn it even if there is no teacher to teach me.
He didn't know where there were bookstores in this county now in 1998, but he knew the locations of D County No. 1 Middle School and County No. 2 Middle School, and he believed there must be bookstores near the schools.
County No. 1 Middle School is a bit far from where he lives, and County No. 2 Middle School is not too far. When he goes out on foot, he naturally goes in the direction of County No. 2 Middle School.
He estimated that the small bookstore in front of the school probably sold study materials, so he chose the main road leading to the County No. 2 Middle School. He remembered that a few years later, there were two or three good-sized ones on that main road.
A slightly larger bookstore.
For example, Sanwei Bookstore, Xinhua Bookstore, etc.
Anyway, there was nothing else to do this afternoon, so he walked slowly and slowly, looking at the old county town of 1998 as he walked forward.
About half an hour later, Xinhua Bookstore appeared in his sight.
A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
How long has it been since you touched a book?
More than ten years? Or more than twenty years?
Walking into this bookstore with mixed feelings, Xu Tongdao first walked around the first floor. What he saw were not study materials, but some stationery and sporting goods. There were no books he wanted.
So, he went up to the second floor.
The bookstore is very quiet, including the second floor. Apart from the salespersons, there are not many people reading or buying books upstairs. Tongdao Xu thinks it is very good. He likes such a quiet bookstore. He can smell the aroma of paper and ink everywhere and his steps are unconscious.
It becomes slower.
He saw a lot of books that interested him.
For example, when he saw the history books of various dynasties and dynasties, he remembered what his history teacher told them when he was a student - reading history can make people wise.
For example, some recipe books included the eight major Chinese cuisines, as well as special recipes for cold dishes, pasta, Western food, etc. He also wanted to buy these.
For example, he also wanted to buy the Chinese textbook for the first year of high school that was placed on a row of bookshelves. In the past, Chinese was the best thing he learned. When he was in elementary school, he always ranked first in the class in Chinese. In the third year of junior high school, his Chinese textbook
He also took the first place in the grade twice. He likes to read articles written by famous writers, such as Lu Xun. Although it is not ancient prose, it still has charm. There are also those ancient poems. Every time he read them in the past, he felt like a kind of enjoyment.
, after reading it once, it seems that there is an illusion of lingering fragrance on the lips and teeth.
There are many books that he also wants to buy.
Take the Go score for example. Although he has never learned Go, he has longed for the day he can learn to play Go since he was a child.
He heard that Go is like the art of war, and learning it can train his mind.
And the flute...
He also wanted to learn. How many times when he was lonely, he felt that if he could play the flute, he would be able to suit the occasion and relieve his loneliness.
but……
He finally controlled his desire to buy.
He didn't buy everything he wanted to buy, because he knew that he didn't have so much free time to learn so many things, so he had to make choices.
Finally, he bought a set of Twenty-Four Histories and a Chinese textbook for the first year of high school.
Before leaving and preparing to check out, he hesitated for a few seconds and couldn't help but pick up another copy of "The Art of War", which was also a book he had always wanted to read.
He knew that he lived in this era and did not have the opportunity to lead troops to fight, but he felt that "Sun Tzu's Art of War" could be used in many places in life.
After paying the bill and walking out of the bookstore with the books he bought, Xu Tongdao looked down at the books in his arms and smiled slightly.
Because at this moment he has decided that every day from now on, he will try to spare some time to read more books.
It doesn't matter if he doesn't have the chance to continue studying in school! The future is long, and as long as he has perseverance, he will learn everything he wants to learn sooner or later.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t have a diploma, but you can’t remain as illiterate as you were in your previous life!