The General Art Troupe is top-notch in terms of both professionalism and resource allocation. If Vice-Chairman Zhong takes the initiative to extend an olive branch, it would be hard for anyone to refuse.

This is also the reason why Zheng Zhengwei was sure that he could not keep Shen Nanqing.

To be honest, he selfishly wanted to keep her. After all, she could choreograph and compose music and dance by herself. There were not many such people even in the General Political Department, which was full of talented people.

"Is something wrong with her?" Song Huaiwen's heart tightened, and the difficulties she might encounter flashed through his mind, and worried words came out of his mouth.

Zheng Zhengwei couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this, and a trace of suspicion flashed in his eyes. He had heard about Lao Song's younger brother, who was said to be quite steady, but why did he become so confused when Shen Nanqing was mentioned?

Could it be that they know each other privately? That's not right! He had heard Old Song complain more than once, saying that his younger brother was destined to be alone and would never find a partner.

Song Huaizhi also felt that his brother was a little abnormal today, but the strange feeling only flashed by.

"Old Zheng, please sit down first. What's going on?" Song Huaizhi poured him a glass of water and then sat down opposite him. "Why can't you stay here for no reason?"

Political Commissar Zheng picked up the enamel cup and took two sips of water. Then he recounted in detail what had happened.

"Are you sure?" Song Huaizhi couldn't believe it. Shen Nanqing was taught by her, but she knew nothing about the ability to write and edit, and she didn't even notice a clue.

"It's absolutely true. Li Zhen and Su Xiangqin said it themselves. How can they lie to us?"

Song Huaizhi sat up straight, a trace of annoyance on her face, "I was negligent before and almost buried her talent."

"She is someone you recruited. See if you can let her stay." Zheng Zheng thought again and again, and carefully tried to test, "You also know that our regiment is mediocre and has no outstanding achievements. We are really short of talent."

"I think what you did is very inappropriate." Song Huaiwen, who had been listening, said,

He stood straight like a pine tree, his whole body was tense, and his tone was serious: "She is a thoughtful person. She should make her own decision on how to go in the future. If you let my sister persuade her, wouldn't it be like using friendship as a bargaining chip to force him to compromise?"

Song Huaiwen's words were like snow water in the cold twelfth lunar month, instantly extinguishing the heat in Zheng Zhengwei's heart.

It is indeed selfish to do so. Friendship is not a bargaining chip, talent should not be constrained, she should belong to the stage.

The next day, the news that Xu Ruyan, Li Zhen and Liu An were going to the General Political Department for training spread like wildfire throughout the regiment.

Xu Ruyan had dark circles under her eyes as she listened to the celebrations numbly. A few blisters formed in her mouth, and she was in so much pain that she couldn't say anything.

She knew she was completely finished. She had embarrassed herself in front of so many leaders yesterday, and her future was illusory.

All of this is Shen Nanqing's fault. This woman hid it too deeply. She must have deliberately concealed it from herself. She hated herself for making her lose the opportunity to show off, so she helped those two wastes in private.

Before the daily training began, the Song team invited Li Zhen, Su Xiangqin and Liu An to the center of the stage to congratulate them on their excellent performance and asked Li Zhen and Su Xiangqin to reenact yesterday's performance.

Xu Ruyan stood in the crowd below the stage. She knew that her trial was about to begin. The heavy gazes were like maggots attached to her bones. Her nails dug into her palms to keep her calm. She had not completely lost yet.

She also has Li Haoxuan and Song...

She took a deep breath, straightened her back, and maintained a gentle smile on her face.

Song Huaizhi only listened to Lao Zheng's narration yesterday. Now she watched it live again. The shock on her face gradually deepened and it took a long time to dissipate. She looked at Shen Nanqing with complicated eyes and muttered to herself: "This girl is very hidden!"

After using this trump card, Shen Nanqing thought that the leader would talk to him, but everything went smoothly.

The cafeteria was as busy as ever.

Jian Yan boasted a lot when she returned to the dormitory yesterday, but was snorted in the face today.

She sat down in front of Xu Ruyan with a heavy lunch box in her hand, and said in a resentful tone: "You obviously lost the election, why didn't you tell me, and I praised you in front of others, it's so embarrassing."

"I didn't say I passed you, you just kept talking to yourself and didn't even give me a chance to speak." Xu Ruyan said aggrievedly, looking very pitiful. "I didn't sleep well last night, for fear that my family would listen to you and misunderstand me."

Jian Yan stared in disbelief: "You mean, the misunderstanding is all my fault?"

Xu Ruyan bit her lower lip in grievance, with mist in her eyes. "I didn't mean that. It's all my fault. I was not feeling well yesterday, so I didn't perform well. I let you down, and you should blame me. I was in a bad mood after losing the election, and I didn't correct you in time, which embarrassed you. I'm really sorry."

That’s it! Her tears rolled down her cheeks, looking pitiful.

Those who originally thought that Xu Ruyan was vain and was taking credit for something unexpected suddenly changed their minds and expressed their understanding.

She performed poorly because she was not feeling well, and it was normal for her to be upset after being eliminated. Moreover, she did not say that she had been selected. It was all because of Jian Yan, the big mouth, who made statements without knowing the truth and now blames Xu Ruyan.

Faced with the dissatisfied looks around her, Jian Yan felt she had no way to defend herself, while Xu Ruyan still maintained her harmless appearance and quietly shirked all responsibility.

Li Zhen watched the whole process and couldn't help but sigh, Xu Ruyan is awesome!

"Do you want to know what happened to Xu Ruyan on the stage yesterday?" Li Zhen approached Shen Nanqing in a familiar manner, his eyes shining.

Ana Shen didn’t even raise her eyelids, and replied coldly: “Not interested.”

She didn't want to listen, but Li Zhen wanted to talk more. She sat down and whispered, "Xu Ruyan's performance on the stage yesterday was horrible. She couldn't keep the beat the whole time, and her movements were full of loopholes. The judges in the audience were stunned and thought she was forced in through the backdoor. Deputy Director Zhong criticized and educated her in front of everyone without any mercy. I think it's only a matter of time before she becomes famous throughout the military region."

Li Zhen didn't say that at first, Deputy Director Zhong thought Xu Ruyan was the main dancer of their troupe. While scolding Xu Ruyan, he also called their troupe's main dancer in name only, saying that the music score and choreography were stolen from somewhere. It was not until Political Commissar Zheng came out to rescue that he discovered the misunderstanding.

She concealed this part, fearing that Shen Nanqing would be unlucky, and that the pot would be opened from the sky while others were sitting in the house.

"It shouldn't be like this! She shouldn't make such a mistake at her level." Shen Nanqing was puzzled.

Li Zhen smiled sarcastically, "It's not about what should or shouldn't be done, she just got jealous and went crazy when she saw us doing well."

"Then she won't stay in the art troupe for long." Shen Nanqing concluded.