The educated youth was reborn and wanted to disappear, but he was locked into a military marriage.

There was no holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival at this time. At most, people would get off work early. While packing up, Hu Runyue asked Zhu Xiaomin, "Xiaomin, you are alone in Pingcheng. Why don't you come to my house to celebrate the festival?"

Zhu Xiaomin waved her hands and said with a smile, "Hu Ke, don't worry about me. Sister He and I have an appointment to see a movie. We have already bought the tickets."

The Mid-Autumn Festival is not a big festival, but it is not a small one among traditional festivals, second only to the Chinese New Year. She doesn’t want to affect other people’s family reunions.

When Hu Runyue heard that she had already made arrangements, he stopped being polite and packed up his things and left.

Guo Hongtao turned around and asked, "Xiaomin, you guys are going to the movies? Why didn't you call me?"

Zhu Xiaomin paused, then smiled and said, "We talked about this at dinner yesterday, and Sister He said she hadn't seen it yet. It just so happens that today is Mid-Autumn Festival, so we decided to go together today."

"Have you really bought the tickets? I want to go too," said Guo Hongtao.

Fan Yanqing also said: "That's right, why didn't you tell me you were going to the movies? We can go together."

Zhu Xiaomin smiled and said, "It's Mid-Autumn Festival. Sister He and my family are not here. I just want to keep you company. If my family is here, it will be more meaningful to reunite with them."

Guo Hongtao asked: "Which movie did you watch?"

"Haixia." Zhu Xiaomin answered, sorted out the materials in his hands, and began to pack up for the rest of the day.

Guo Hongtao was even more dissatisfied: "Haixia is a new movie, which was released not long ago. I have wanted to watch it for a long time. You should ask me."

Zhu Xiaomin rolled her eyes inwardly and said helplessly: "We were just chatting casually at the time."

Guo Hongtao rolled her eyes and said, "How about I go with you guys? I'll buy a new ticket and then come back to meet you guys."

Zhu Xiaomin was stunned for a moment, but couldn't say no, so she could only nod: "If I can afford it."

Guo Hongtao immediately said, "It's definitely available. The worst case is that the seat is not good. Otherwise, why don't you go find me instead?"

Who has a good position? Why should I change to a bad position to find you?

Zhu Xiaomin didn't say anything.

Li Changping interjected: "I heard that it is very difficult to buy tickets for this movie. Every show is sold out. I am afraid that if you go to buy tickets at the last minute, you may not be able to buy them."

Guo Hongtao was a little angry and muttered again: "You guys are really, how could you not call me?" Then she thought of something, "How about we change to a movie with fewer people? We can watch "Hai Xia" together next time."

Zhu Xiaomin was helpless: "This is not good. Sister He bought the tickets through someone else. Sister Guo wants to see it, so let's talk about it next time." After saying that, she took her things and left without caring whether she agreed or not.

Guo Hongtao became anxious and raised her voice to ask, "Hey, which show are you watching? I'll come find you."

Zhu Xiaomin pretended not to hear and walked quickly out of the corridor.

He was going to watch a movie, so he didn't go back to the dormitory. He went to find He Lanfang in the east building. The two of them walked out of the government compound and headed towards the cinema. On the way, they passed by a small noodle restaurant and went in to have a bowl of noodles.

When she came to the surface, Zhu Xiaomin acted casually and simply repeated what Guo Hongtao had just said.

He Lanfang was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "Otherwise, why don't you invite her along next time?"

Zhu Xiaomin thought for a moment and shook her head: "I don't care. I watch movies just to reward myself. I don't mind if there are more or less people."

In other words, let He Lanfang make her own decision.

He Lanfang was silent for a while before she whispered, "I didn't really have much contact with her. We met at a meeting. Later, she came to see me twice, once for dinner and once to watch a movie. Both times... both times she asked me to pay..."

It's not like I haven't seen such people before.

Zhu Xiaomin asked casually: "What did you eat?"

He Lanfang realized that her question had hit the nail on the head and smiled bitterly, "Three dollars for two people."

At this time, a plate of vegetarian dishes usually costs one or two cents, and a plate of meat dishes costs between fifty and eighty cents, and rarely more than one dollar. Two people eat for three dollars. Is this an order for a whole table?

This does not include the cost of watching movies. A movie ticket is five cents, and two tickets are ten cents.

He Lanfang was on secondment and was just an ordinary employee in a lower-level unit, with a salary of more than 30 yuan. One-tenth of his salary was taken away in one go. How could he not be afraid?

Zhu Xiaomin was surprised, looked at her and couldn't help laughing.

No wonder she hesitated for a moment when she suggested going to a restaurant on her first day.

He Lanfang also thought of that time, stared at her, and couldn't help laughing, sighing: "I was bitten by a snake once."

Zhu Xiaomin shook her head and smiled: "Eat quickly, or you'll be late later."

He Lanfang nodded.

The two of them ate noodles, and He Lanfang gave her share of the money to Zhu Xiaomin. When Zhu Xiaomin went to pay the bill, she saw mooncakes, bought one, broke it in half and gave half to He Lanfang, saying with a smile: "Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, we have to celebrate the occasion."

During this month, although the two of them occasionally treated each other, there was a limit between them. The movie tickets were bought by He Lanfang, so she didn't refuse the mooncakes, and neither of them minded who spent more.

When the two arrived at the cinema, the previous show had just ended. They stood by the door waiting, waiting for the crowd to clear before people for this show could enter.

At this moment, both of them were patted on the shoulders at the same time. Turning around, they saw Guo Hongtao standing behind them, panting.

He Lanfang glanced at Zhu Xiaomin unconsciously.

Fortunately, Guo Hongtao spoke first: "I came here earlier, but I didn't find you. I thought you weren't watching this show."

Zhu Xiaomin asked with a fake smile: "Sister Guo, did you buy the ticket?"

Guo Hongtao didn't answer, but just smiled at He Lanfang: "Xiao He, let me check your tickets. Maybe I can come to see you later."

Although He Lanfang was reluctant, she thought it would be okay to just take a look, so she took the ticket out of her pocket.

Guo Hongtao reached out and took it: "Oh, the seat you bought is in the middle, a good position."

Zhu Xiaomin was quick to take the tickets and said, "Let me see."

Guo Hongtao grabbed nothing and was a little dissatisfied. She asked He Lanfang, "You only bought two? Why didn't you buy one more? I want to see it too."

He Lanfang shook her head: "I don't know, you see, only Xiaomin said it at the time."

Guo Hongtao was dissatisfied: "You didn't ask."

He Lanfang stopped talking.

Zhu Xiaomin asked: "Why, you didn't buy a ticket?"

Guo Hongtao said, "I'm asking." Then she looked back at the people around her and saw someone with a child. She approached and asked, "Comrade, how many tickets did you buy? Can you give me one? Children can just squat and follow in. They don't need to buy tickets."

The adult shook his head and ignored her.

Guo Hongtao changed to another person: "Auntie, can you give me your ticket? I'll give you 10 cents."

The old lady also shook her head: "My son waited in line for several hours."

Guo Hongtao had no choice but to ask another person: "Uncle, I'll give you 20 cents, can you give me the ticket?"

The old man hesitated.

This ticket is worth four times as much, which seems to be a good deal.

He held the ticket and thought for a while, then finally nodded.

Guo Hongtao was overjoyed, and pulled He Lanfang and said, "Xiao He, come on, give me 20 cents for my ticket."