"I feel quite bored. I slept, ate, and slept all day. How can I not be bored? You don't have any entertainment here?" Can't you do something else besides eating and sleeping?
Huo Jianguo said he didn't understand: "What is entertainment?"
He didn't think there was anything wrong with Su Mei's question about your place, thinking that Su Mei's reference to your place was referring to the military compound.
"That's it..." Su Mei thought for a moment, then said in words Huo Jianguo could understand: "Such as playing games, playing mahjong, watching TV, singing, reading, these all count."
"Don't talk nonsense." Huo Jianguo glanced at Su Mei nervously, then looked outside, and said coldly: "Why are you still so aggressive? You will get shot when playing mahjong, and you dare to talk nonsense!"
"Oh, I forgot!" Su Mei didn't think much about it just now. After hearing Huo Jianguo's reminder, she remembered that the social unrest in the 1970s was serious, and Greater China had very strict control over all aspects of the entertainment industry.
Playing mahjong is not allowed in public places. I heard that some people were shot and killed collectively because they got together to dance ballroom.....
In such a sensitive period, there are certain things that cannot be mentioned at all.
Huo Jianguo even heard a cold sweat break out on his back when Su Mei said something: "Fortunately, I was the only one who heard this today. If it were anyone else, you would have to walk around without food.
I can help you with other things, but these words cannot be said in a single word. "
"I know I was wrong. Didn't I forget it for a moment?" Su Mei was also a little scared. This is indeed an era where words and deeds need to be particularly cautious.
Don't eat too much, and don't talk nonsense.
Seeing Su Mei's fear, Huo Jianguo thought of the changes she had made and suddenly softened his mind unconsciously:
"It's okay, just remember it in the future and never mention this again.
If you really feel bored, you can read a book. Didn’t you say that reading can be considered entertainment? There are so many books in the house that aren’t enough for you? "
"Reading?" Su Mei glanced at the books on the table. These books were divided into three categories, one was geography, the other was history, and the third was military science.
They are all liberal arts books. They are books that Su Mei, a liberal arts scholar, would want to doze off after reading. These books are more boring than boredom itself. What’s so interesting about them? "Forget it, just ignore me and let me be bored!"
This time she simply stopped moving and lay down on the quilt out of boredom, waiting quietly for dark.
Seeing Su Mei lying on the quilt with dull eyes, not knowing what she was thinking, Huo Jianguo suddenly felt a little bored.
The reason why he is not bored is that he regards her busy life as fun.
Now Su Mei stopped moving, and his eyes suddenly lost sight of each other.
It's quite boring.
After staying with Su Mei for five minutes, Huo Jianguo suddenly had a flash of light in his mind and said to Su Mei with great interest:
"How about we play chess?"
Huo Jianguo thought, this should be considered entertainment, right?
"What chess?" Su Mei was not very interested, and playing chess was not a fun thing to do, but she could kill some time in her spare time, so Su Mei still asked one more question:
"Whether it's backgammon, chess, or Go, I know the first two, but I can't do the latter."
"No, military chess." Huo Jianguo said, pointing to the desk: "There is a pair of military chess in the second drawer under the desk."
"I don't know how to do this either!" Su Mei was even less interested.
Unexpectedly, Huo Jianguo insisted on playing: "It's okay, take it out and I'll teach you!"
Although she found it boring, Su Mei finally got up and opened the second drawer of the desk as Huo Jianguo said.
You have to do something to stop the darkness.
Sure enough, there was a pair of military flags inside the drawer. She sat on the kang with the chess piece and placed it in front of Huo Jianguo.
Huo Jianguo told Su Mei about the general rules, and then began to teach Su Mei along the way.
Su Mei had no interest in it at first. While playing, she was always killed by Huo Jianguo to pieces, but she actually developed a bit of desire to win.
Strong people don't like to admit defeat.
It's useless not to admit defeat. No matter how hard Su Mei racks her brains, she still can't gain any favor from Huo Jianguo, a veteran.
The game is interesting only when there are losses and wins. If you keep losing, it will become boring if you lose too much.
After being defeated by Huo Jianguo for the last time, Su Mei threw away the chess piece in her hand in frustration♟️:
"Huo Jianguo, you don't even know how to let go. It's easy for someone like you to find a wife."
