Not long after, the food and wine were put on the table.
"Zhihua, you guys chat."
Qin Nan smiled at Xu Lingjun, said hello to him, and then returned to the inner room.
"Old Xu."
Li Jie smiled and poured Xu Lingjun a glass of wine: "It's a cold night, come on, let's have a glass of wine first to warm up."
"I...I don't drink."
Xu Lingjun didn't mean what he said. He really didn't like drinking, but if he did drink, he could still drink two drinks.
"Drink a little."
Li Jie ignored Xu Lingjun's polite words and directly pushed the wine glass in front of him.
"Old Xu, do you have anything to do with me?"
Hearing this, Xu Lingjun was at a loss. When he was nervous, he had a habit of finding something to grab onto.
At the moment, there was only a wine glass in front of him. He was so nervous that he didn't care whether he was drinking or not, so he directly held the enamel cup with both hands.
After a long while, he spoke.
"I do have something to trouble you with."
"Thank you very much for what you said this morning. I thought about it for a long time after I went back. I want to try to change it."
“So, I chose to study veterinary medicine.”
"However, I don't have those books. I would like to ask you for a favor and see if I can buy some books on veterinary medicine from Shencheng."
With that said, Xu Lingjun released the cup with both hands, and then took out a wad of money from his pocket.
"This is money to buy books."
"I don't know if it's enough. If it's not enough, I'll spend so much money to buy it first."
Seeing the pile of colorful coins on the table, Li Jie smiled and nodded.
"Okay, it just so happens that I have to write a letter back in the next few days, and I will take care of your affairs by the way."
"However, as for the book, I don't know how much it will cost."
"Let's do this. I'll keep your money first, and then I'll refund more and make up less. What do you think?"
Li Jie didn't say anything about not asking for money, because it was not necessary.
The current Xu Lingjun is not the mature Xu Lingjun in the future. The current Xu Lingjun is cautious and sensitive.
If you don’t want money, it will push him far away.
"Thanks!"
Seeing Li Jie responded, Xu Lingjun immediately stood up from the stool and bowed to Li Jie.
"Thank you!"
When he saw the wine on the table, he leaned over and picked up the glass.
"Well, I...I'll give you a toast!"
Afterwards, Xu Lingjun picked up the enamel cup and took a long sip.
"Cough! Cough!"
He drank too quickly and choked.
Seeing this scene, Li Jie laughed and quickly poured him a glass of cold water.
"Drink of water."
"Thanks!"
Xu Lingjun was very polite and kept saying thank you from the moment we met until now.
"Old Xu, please sit down first."
Li Jie picked up a peanut and said as he ate it.
"It's rare for you to come to our house today, so we just have a chat."
"Actually, I'm quite curious about you."
"Looking at you, you must have gone to college, right?"
Hearing this, Xu Lingjun looked startled.
University.
It was only a few years ago, but to him, this word seemed like something from a very long time ago.
He is indeed a college student.
Not only is he a college student, he is also a college teacher.
In 1939, he was born into a wealthy family in Shanghai. Speaking of which, he could be considered a native of Shanghai. Later, on the eve of liberation, his father ran away.
Leaving him and his mother behind.
Unable to accept the fact that his father abandoned his wife and children, his mother became depressed and eventually died of illness.
After that, he became an orphan. Fortunately, the country did not give up on him. He went to high school and university, and after graduation, he stayed in school to teach.
Strictly speaking, it was only three or four years in total, but when he recalled that time now, it seemed like it was more than ten years ago.
He is obviously not yet thirty, but he lives like a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties.
On the other side, seeing Xu Lingjun's face looking reminiscing, Li Jie gave him some more wine.
"It looks like you went to college."
Hearing this, Xu Lingjun came to his senses and apologized quickly.
"Sorry, I just got distracted."
"Remember the past?"
Li Jie raised his glass and made a drinking gesture with Xu Lingjun.
"So be it."
Seeing this, Xu Lingjun also picked up the wine glass. However, this time, he did not drink heavily, but took a shallow sip.
Why is this wine so spicy and bitter?
Xu Lingjun sighed silently, and then took the initiative to speak.
"Sorry, I just remembered something else."
"By the way, let me answer your question first."
"I did go to college, but if I didn't, what's the use?"
Li Jie shook his head and said: "Whether you have gone to school or not, it is definitely different. For example, my partner and I, even if we want to go to college, we have nowhere to go."
"Besides, knowledge cannot be taken away by others."
Xu Lingjun smiled and did not respond directly to this sentence.
Seeing that Lao Xu was unwilling to mention it, Li Jie suddenly changed the subject.
"By the way, Lao Xu, you must have been here for a while, right?"
Xu Lingjun nodded and said, "Well, it's been four or five years."
"That's just right. There's something I want to ask you."
Li Jie said with a smile: "After I came here, I found that the basic education here is too poor, so I thought about finding time to teach the children when I have free time in the future.
Now, I have a question. I can’t remember clearly some of the knowledge I learned in elementary school. "
"You are a college student. If I encounter problems in the future, can I ask you directly?"
"No problem, I'll be happy to help."
Xu Lingjun agreed to this matter without even thinking about it. If it weren't for his inappropriate status, he would have wanted to do something for the children.
As Li Jie said, basic education in pastoral areas is too poor.
Many children are now in their teens and still don’t know many common words.
The illiteracy rate in pastoral areas is too high.
Before, he also wanted to change his mind, but as a man wearing a hat, how could he dare to say anything casually?
If someone from the field found out, they might think he had some conspiracy.
"Thank you so much!"
Li Jie thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, Lao Xu, you have been of great help this time."
"No no."
Xu Lingjun immediately waved his hand and said: "You are the one who helped me a lot. I really want to thank you. It's only me who should thank you."
"alright."
Seeing Xu Lingjun becoming polite again, Li Jie waved his hand.
"We don't want to thank you anymore."
"Too raw."
"Also, just call me Lao Gao from now on."
"Come!"
With that said, Li Jie raised his wine glass again.
"drink wine!"
Inside, listening to the atmosphere outside becoming more and more lively, even Lao Xu, who had always been taciturn, began to talk more. A smile slowly appeared on Qin Nan's face.
My man is still so capable.
(End of chapter)
