Chapter 11 Don’t talk about state affairs!

The sudden interruption interrupted Li Changhe's words.

Li Changhe turned his head and saw an old man sitting at the table behind him.

The old man had a thin face, wore glasses, and looked like an intellectual. He was looking at Li Changhe curiously.

Seeing Li Changhe turned his head, the old man smiled a little embarrassedly and said, "I'm sorry, young comrade, I accidentally heard your conversation."

"But I'm curious, how did you decide that the country would resume the college entrance examination?"

The old man asked Li Changhe gently.

Li Changhe shook his head: "Sorry, old man, I was just talking nonsense!"

He mentioned this to Zhu Lin because he now knew Zhu Lin inside and out.

He even knew Zhu Lin's future fate, which gave him a certain confidence and trust.

Besides, to Zhu Lin, the two of them were just chatting at the dinner table, or even just bragging by Li Changhe.

But if a stranger talks to you about this seriously, Li Changhe won't talk about it.

He didn't have the mentality of meeting a big shot by chance, nor did he want to show off in front of others.

Seeing that Li Changhe had no intention of talking in detail, a smile appeared in the old man's eyes.

This young comrade is quite alert!

"Little comrade, we are just chatting, you can speak freely!"

The old man was still a little unwilling to give up and continued to ask Li Changhe.

"Old man, come out to eat, don't talk about state affairs!"

"Besides, you see, I am here with such a beautiful girl. I won't talk about love with her, but I will talk about this with you. It's really a shame!"

Li Changhe shook his head and continued to refuse.

"Hahaha, you little devil, you are very cunning!"

"Okay, let's not talk about state affairs, eat! Eat!"

The old man criticized Li Changhe with a smile, then turned around and continued eating.

At the same time, the food ordered by Li Changhe and his friends began to be served.

Portions of rare ingredients in this era were placed in front of Li Changhe, which whetted his appetite.

"Eat quickly, Sister Zhu Lin!"

Li Changhe calmly began to use titles to narrow the distance between the two people.

Nowadays, it is very difficult to use the methods of picking up girls that were used in later generations. After all, people of this era are too innocent.

Therefore, Li Changhe's contact with Zhu Lin was also cautious.

Riding a bicycle can shorten the physical distance between two people, while changing the way people address each other while eating can shorten the spiritual distance between two people.

To be honest, Li Changhe didn't fall in love with Zhu Lin at first sight and didn't want to be with her.

But in this era, when marriage is still dominated by parents, Li Changhe's marriage will sooner or later be put on the agenda by his family.

After all, he is already 22 years old, which is not considered young in this era.

So instead of opening a blind box for a blind date, why not choose one that you like and are familiar with in advance?
Anyway, for him, raking grass and hunting rabbits is a piece of cake.

After coming up, Zhu Lin was still thinking about whether he should teach Li Changhe how to eat Western food and cut steak.

Then Li Changhe skillfully picked up the knife and fork and cut the tomahawk steak on the plate into small pieces.

With that level of proficiency, it's clear that he's not a novice at all.

Not only that, there were also giant prawns in the prawn salad. Li Changhe skillfully peeled the prawn shells and then used the toothpick next to him to pick out the shrimp thread inside.

Large chunks of shrimp meat leaked out, leaving only the shrimp tail shell in your hand.

"No, give it!"

“I didn’t expect Lao Mo’s shrimps to not have shrimp threads. Bad review!”

While Li Changhe was commenting, he naturally placed the fresh shrimp meat on the plate in front of Zhu Lin.

Zhu Lin originally wanted to refuse to peel the prawns herself, but when she saw the clean prawns, she suddenly couldn't bear to refuse because she knew she didn't have the skill to do it.

Inexplicably, Zhu Lin felt that the atmosphere of their meal had changed. Originally, he was just curious about having a meal with this guy.

How come the relationship between the two people seems to be getting closer as they eat?
"By the way, did you really submit an article to People's Literature?" Thinking of the purpose of his visit, Zhu Lin decided to find some other topics to break the somewhat ambiguous atmosphere.

"Yes, that's right!"

Li Changhe nodded.

"Why did you suddenly think of submitting your work to People's Literature? I didn't expect you to be a literature lover!"

Zhu Lin continued to ask curiously.

Li Changhe peeled another shrimp for himself and said with a smile: "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

"Stop being so rude and speak up!"

Zhu Lin was a little depressed. She always felt that the conversation pattern between the two was abnormal and not like her usual chats with other people.

If Li Changhe knew what she was thinking, he would tell her that this was called taking the initiative in the conversation.

It's a pity that Li Changhe didn't know, but Li Changhe didn't think about teasing her too much. The intimacy between the two of them had already increased today, and going too far would be counterproductive.

"I just wanted to make some money. I had thought about writing articles to make money, but when I came back, I didn't expect that I wouldn't get paid for my articles!"

"I read the People's Daily today and it mentioned that the system of paying for articles has been restored. I thought since I have nothing to do at home anyway, I might as well submit an article and give it a try."

"Then you got lucky and ran into my manuscript payment, so we had this feast together!"

Li Changhe said with a smile.

“You are too realistic!”

Zhu Lin was slightly dissatisfied. She felt that Li Changhe should at least say something that expressed his literary ideals.

"Writers have to eat, too. And throughout history, forget it. I won't say any more. It'll spoil the mood if I say it!"

Li Changhe stopped talking halfway when he felt the topic was inappropriate.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Lin became curious.

"Don't say half-sentences, just speak up!"

"Okay, it's just a casual chat, just listen for fun!"

"Throughout the ages, these great writers who have written famous works are either idle nobles or from the lower classes, and many of the big guys at the lower classes live on gigolos!"

"Otherwise, you say they can't lift anything with their hands or shoulders, and they have to create every day. It's not like they can get paid for it."

"Rousseau, Voltaire, Balzac, Tchaikovsky, and in our history, there are also Liu Yong, the brothel poet, and Sima Xiangru, the phoenix seeking the phoenix."

"What I mean by this is not to give some authors too much room for fantasy."

"Writers are also human beings. They need to eat and survive. It is also possible that they write just to make a living, and they don't have such a great ideological realm!"

After Li Changhe finished speaking, he stuffed a piece of steak into his mouth.

Zhu Lin on the opposite side was a little confused.

"Who are the Rousseau, Voltaire, and Balzac you are talking about?"

The meat that Li Changhe was about to put in his mouth stopped there awkwardly.

My goodness, it turns out this girl doesn’t even know who these people are!

Come to think of it, people of Zhu Lin and Li Changhe's age have limited time for school, and even if they can see foreign works, most of them are literature from the Soviet Union.

What's more, some European and American philosophical works and stories have not yet entered the country on a large scale in this era, and are only circulated among many niche literature lovers.

For some reasons, these books and people cannot even circulate on the market.

Damn, my mouth is bald again!
At this time, the old man behind Li Changhe also showed an interested expression on his face. This young man has a very broad vision!
Zhu Lin, on the other hand, suddenly felt a little frustrated at this moment, because she found that she was so ignorant in front of Li Changhe!

If I had known, I wouldn’t have come for this meal!
At this moment, the old man behind Li Changhe finished eating, stood up, and prepared to leave.

But when he walked to Li Changhe and Zhu Lin, he stopped, looked at Zhu Lin, and said with a smile: "Little girl, don't be fooled by this kid's sweet words!"

"You know, most of the loyal people are butchers, and most of the unfaithful people are scholars. Scholars are the easiest to be unfaithful!"

After saying that, the old man left in a cool manner!

At this moment, Li Changhe's face looked as if he had been screwed.

This old man is probably setting a trap for him here!

Zhu Lin looked at Li Changhe's deflated posture and felt inexplicably happy, and burst out laughing.

(End of this chapter)