Rebirth of the Legend of the Red Age

Chapter 89, Encounter at the Bookstore

Wang Li's reason for coming out this time was not entirely to avoid labor. Zheng Lan really had books to buy, but she was not as anxious as she said.

Wang Li walked out the door and took half an hour to get to the bookstore.

He walked towards the literature and history books. This was Zheng Lan's recent study content. She wanted to help Wang Li organize those collections.

Although Zheng Lan has a certain level of appreciation and historical and cultural knowledge, the history of Longguo is about 5000 years, and the amount of knowledge required for antique appreciation is really too much, so she needs to recharge.

Although there are some books on cultural relics identification among the ancient books collected by Wang Li, they are still far from enough.

So Zheng Lan wanted Wang Li to help her buy some literature and history books so that she could systematically learn the history and culture of Longguo, which would help improve her ability to identify cultural relics and her own cultural literacy.

That's why Wang Li went to the bookstore to buy books, and it also helped him avoid a major household cleaning.

Because the goal of buying books was clear, although there were many books to buy, it didn't take long for Wang Li to select twenty literature and history books for Zheng Lan.

He thought: This is enough for my wife to watch for a while. I will buy more for her after she finishes reading these. Don't buy too much at once, or my wife will be tired.

Just as he was paying the bill, a surprised voice was heard beside him.

I asked: "Oh my! Wang Li, why did you buy so many books on literature and history? Are you in college? But I remember that you didn't take the college entrance examination after graduating from high school. Are you going to study at home? You are indeed a person who loves learning!"

Wang Li looked in the direction of the voice and found that it was his high school classmate Zhou Mei.

Zhou Mei had good grades in school, but according to him, her family was poor and there were many children in the family. Her father died very early, and her mother worked alone to support the children.

She is very beautiful and full of intellectual beauty. She is a beautiful girl from a small family. Zhou Mei has a good personality and is very sensible. She also knows how to take care of her younger brothers and sisters at home.

I remember when Wang Li saw Zhou Mei often bringing steamed bread and pickles for lunch at school, he reminded her: It is not good for your health to always eat steamed bread and pickles. You are still growing and you need nutrition.

Zhou Mei smiled shyly and explained to him: There are too many children in the family, and the remaining fine grains are given to my younger brothers and sisters. They are too young, and I am already grown up and can digest these coarse grains. Moreover, I only go to school every day and do not work, so I don't need too much food.

This was a microcosm of the poor life at that time, but when it came to food, not many people could do what Zhou Mei did.

After all, when people are hungry, they will just try their best to fill their stomachs. Zhou Mei, who was very hungry and lacked nutrition, could still think of taking care of her younger brother and sister and leave good food for them to eat. This shows that Zhou Mei is very kind and knows how to take care of others.

Therefore, Wang Li had a very good impression of Zhou Mei. Although he had no special thoughts, he would occasionally bring some food to Zhou Mei. Of course, the excuse he used was that he couldn't finish it, and it would be a waste if Zhou Mei didn't eat it. At that time, many people were saying that Wang Li had a crush on Zhou Mei, but in fact, only Zhou Mei herself knew whether she knew it or not.

At first she mistakenly thought that Wang Li had a crush on her and was secretly delighted for a while.

After all, for an adolescent girl, being liked and pursued by a handsome, strong, well-off boy who comes from a good family and is excellent in all aspects gives her a great sense of accomplishment and happiness.

But after a while, Zhou Mei discovered that Wang Li only cared about her from the perspective of a classmate and had no other intentions.

After getting to know Wang Li more, I became friends with him.

She felt sorry for Wang Li for a while because he didn't go to college after graduation. Wang Li was not like her. His family was burdened with heavy financial burdens and poor conditions. He had so many younger brothers and sisters to take care of. She even persuaded Wang Li to continue his studies.

Wang Li knew that Zhou Mei did not go to college either. Zhou Mei did not tell him the reason, but Wang Li could also analyze that it was probably because her mother could not bear such a heavy family burden and urgently needed another person to work to earn money for the family and improve the family environment.

This meeting was the first time the two had met since they graduated from high school. Although they had a good relationship when they were in school, they did not have the opportunity to meet each other because they went their separate ways after work.

Wang Li smiled at Zhou Mei and said: This is a book I bought for my wife. I didn’t go to college. I work at a purchasing station.

By the way, it seems that you didn’t go to college. Where do you work now?

Zhou Mei answered a little embarrassedly: I didn't go to college either. I only graduated from high school, so I didn't go to the workshop to work as a worker. Instead, I was assigned to the office to follow an accountant and learn accounting knowledge. I am still an apprentice now, and after a while I can be an accountant myself.

Wang Li congratulated him and said, "Congratulations! Your job is very good and not tiring, and you can learn a lot." By the way, are you married now? How old is your child?
She smiled shyly and replied: "I am not married yet. You know my situation. My family is burdened with heavy expenses. Although my job is OK, I don't earn much."

My mother is old and can't work as hard as before. Although the family conditions are better now than before, my brothers and sisters are gradually growing up and can eat more than before.

When I was dating, although other people liked me, they were not willing to take care of my family because I had too many children. Now I am not in a hurry to find a partner. I will wait until my brothers and sisters are older.

After Wang Li heard what she said, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he thought: She is a good candidate, beautiful, knowledgeable, and has a good personality.

Besides, she is two years older than me, and only eight years younger than Lai San. Lai San is the only one besides his younger sister Lai Xiaomei, and he earns quite a bit, and besides, he doesn't need to take care of Lai Xiaomei now.

As long as Lai San agrees to take care of her younger brother and sister, I believe Zhou Mei will agree.

(End of this chapter)