During dinner that evening, Lin Chuchu and Xiao Lu talked about the competition.

When I heard that there were not only students, but also a dance team made up of middle-aged women and a poetry recitation team made up of children, I was surprised.

With curiosity in her eyes, Mu's mother said, "That senior dance troupe you mentioned seems to be quite famous. They often perform for the elderly in nursing homes and military units."

Most of the people in the dance troupe are retired people from all walks of life. Their jobs have been taken over by their children, and they don't have to worry about retirement, so they have the leisure to dance.

It was because of this senior citizens' dance group that square dancing began to become popular in Beijing.

However, it's mostly young men and women who go dancing, ballroom dancing or disco, carrying a speaker and dancing wherever they go.

"Mom, I remember you used to dance the Yangko with them. Why don't you go and dance it sometime?"

Mu Chen offered his advice.

Mu Chen didn't work overtime today, so he left work as usual. However, it seems that a big case happened nearby, killing a family of three, including a three-year-old child.

They searched the surrounding area for more than ten days but found no clues. They were working overtime and couldn't keep up, so the higher-ups decided to let them leave work on time and rest for a day.

This matter is not a secret, as many ordinary people already know about it.

The family died a horrific death; the room was covered in blood and there were many signs of struggle.

The incident was too serious; the higher-ups gave a direct order to solve the case as soon as possible.

Every time she saw Mu Chen, she was somewhat worried.

Today at the dinner table, I even made a rare joke.

Mu's mother rolled her eyes at him, "We had no choice back then, okay? Everyone was working like crazy back then, and the higher-ups wanted us to put on a show to boost morale."

Lin Chuchu knew what time Mu's mother was referring to. During that period, people were treated like animals. As long as you weren't bedridden, you had to work from dawn till dusk.

Lin Chuchu felt somewhat fortunate that she hadn't been reborn into that time.

“I’m not going to jump now. If I did, all the old ladies in the neighborhood would laugh me to death.”

Mother Mu looked down on those young people's ballroom dancing, holding hands and hugging each other. It was acceptable for couples, but for ordinary people, hugging and kissing in broad daylight was inappropriate.

However, they couldn't say anything, since young people usually go dancing after get off work or during their holidays, and it's not like they're cultivating their minds.

"Let me tell you, never be like them, shaking your head and swaying your body. They're obviously not good kids."

Mother Mu gave a warning look to the children present, and Mu Chen, Lin Chuchu, Team Leader Qin, and Xiao Lu nodded frantically.

They don't understand that group's fashion sense. They say they're copying foreign trends, but foreigners don't do it this way.

It's true that the better the conditions, the easier it is to cause trouble.

Mother Mu still trusted her children. Even though Chu Chu's bodyguard was a former soldier, he couldn't possibly be corrupted by those people.

After dinner, Mu Chen took Lin Chuchu for a walk. Since their marriage, the two had been busy with their own lives and rarely saw each other, but neither of them liked being clingy, so their relationship had always been very stable.

The two spoke in hushed tones, discussing some non-confidential matters. Lin Chuchu would tell Mu Chen about the funny things that had happened in the research group.

Before she knew it, she had arrived at the square and saw the young people dancing in the square that her mother had mentioned.

The man was wearing a standard floral shirt and black leather shoes, and his hair was so oiled it could be used to cook.

The women all had fashionable perms, wore red lipstick, and were dressed in all sorts of dresses.

Even setting aside physical contact, such as holding hands or casually putting their arms around each other's waists, some elderly people still point and whisper about them.

At this point, the dancers still seemed quite clumsy, with only two or three pairs beating well.

Almost everyone's eyes were on the three couples.

The group held their chins high, like proud peacocks, enjoying the envious glances of the crowd.

Whether they were envious or not, Lin Chuchu didn't know, but she could clearly see the disapproving looks on the faces of those around her.

Lin Chuchu watched the commotion for a while, and was about to leave with Mu Chen.

Suddenly, a commotion arose behind me. I saw the crowd on the other side being pushed aside, and a middle-aged man holding a kitchen knife was about to rush into the dancing crowd.

The sudden situation immediately caused a commotion. The man rushed towards a couple in the middle of the field, raising the kitchen knife in his hand to strike the woman.

"You slut, how dare you seduce men! I work myself to the bone every day, and you cheat on me."

The woman's face was filled with terror, her powdered face turning deathly pale.

She cried out and backed away, hoping her dance partner would save her, only to find that her partner had already retreated to a safe place and was no longer paying attention to her.

The woman tripped over a stone on the ground, and the man grabbed her hair, trying to lift her up.

The woman struggled desperately, but the man was too strong, and she couldn't break free.

He had no choice but to shout for help.

"Help! Murder... Help me..."

The woman's cries made the man even more ferocious. He held the kitchen knife to the woman's neck and shouted in all directions.

"Don't come any closer, or I'll chop you all up too."

“Ma Yan, all you do is go out dancing all day long. You don’t care about your son at all. If it weren’t for you, would he have fallen into the lake and become an idiot?”

“I gave you so many chances, but what did you do? You cried and begged me not to divorce you, saying you would never dance again, but today you actually came out again.”

His eyes were filled with tears. He only had one son, but he became mentally disabled, and his mother was so angry that she was bedridden.

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