Yi Anguo recounted interesting stories from his childhood and described the mountains and rivers of his hometown. Zhou Mengdie had never experienced anything like it. She loved listening and felt a pang of envy. Now *that* was a real childhood. Her own upbringing felt bland in comparison, spent either studying one subject or another, shuttling between home and school. Even her winter and summer breaks were filled with various extracurriculars and tutoring sessions, leaving her with no fun memories to look back on.
One was eager to share, and the other was happy to listen. It was a pleasant dynamic.
