The commendation process began quickly, and Lu Zhengting and Gu Mingzhou were invited to the commendation stage. When the two stood together, their height and appearance were clearly different, and even Lu Zhengting's aura was stronger.
Lin Qingyan and Lin Sisi were both sitting in the audience. Even after Lu Zhengting went on stage, his gaze remained fixed on his wife. At the same time, Gu Mingzhou, who was next to him, also focused his attention on Lin Qingyan, rather than on Lin Sisi.
Lin Sisi noticed that Gu Mingzhou was looking at Lin Qingyan, which made her grit her teeth in anger.
Gu Mingzhou probably knew that he was not as tall or good-looking as Lu Zhengting, so he deliberately kept some distance from Lu Zhengting.
Lu Zhengting and Gu Mingzhou were both promoted to battalion commanders. After the commendation ceremony, it was time for the cultural troupe to perform.
Before the performance, the family members of the award recipients are invited to come up and take a group photo with them.
Lin Qingyan and Aunt Zhang went up on the stage and stood next to their respective partners. Lin Sisi also went up and stood next to Gu Mingzhou.
Lin Qingyan and Lu Zhengting stood together, at a perfect distance, with polite smiles on their faces. Even without eye contact, their natural smiles revealed their deep understanding and affection for each other.
After Lin Sisi went on stage, Gu Mingzhou's already not-so-pleasant expression became even more unpleasant. It seemed as if he was deliberately trying to distance himself from Lin Sisi. Even though he was smiling, it was clear that he was forcing a smile, and there was no sign of affection between them.
Just before the cultural troupe's performance, the deputy head of the troupe, who was also the host, suddenly suggested, "I'd like to invite the families of our honored comrades, our beautiful and lovely military spouses, to improvise a short performance for our soldiers. Of course, participation is voluntary." She looked at the military spouses and asked, "Would you like to participate?"
In order to win over Gu Mingzhou, Lin Sisi planned to show off her talents and let him see that she also had qualities that were superior to Lin Qingyan's.
She was in the school choir during junior high and high school, while Lin Qingyan only knew how to bury herself in her studies. She must sing better than Lin Qingyan.
She took the microphone from the host and said, "I'll start by singing 'Ode to the Red Plum Blossom'."
The host smiled and said, "Okay, let's give a warm welcome to Battalion Commander Gu Mingzhou's wife, who will be performing 'Ode to the Red Plum Blossom' for our soldiers."
A sparse round of applause immediately broke out from the audience.
These things won't affect Lin Sisi. After she finishes singing, the soldiers will applaud her enthusiastically.
Because it was an impromptu performance, they didn't have an accompanying band or use a sound system to play accompaniment music; they could only sing a cappella.
Lin Sisi took the microphone and began: "Red plum blossoms bloom on Red Rock, and a thousand miles of ice are treaded beneath our feet."
What fear is there of the bitter cold of winter? A pure heart faces the sun, faces the sun...
Her enunciation was clear and her pronunciation was quite standard. After she finished singing, the applause from the soldiers in the audience was indeed much more enthusiastic than before.
After she finished singing, she was supposed to return the microphone to the host, but instead, she held the microphone and looked at Lin Qingyan.
"This Battalion Commander Lu's wife is my sister. She actually sings very well, and I think everyone would love to hear her sing."
A cheer immediately erupted from the audience.
"Sing, sing, we want to hear it."
Lin Qingyan knew immediately what Lin Sisi was up to. Lin Sisi must think she sang badly and wanted to embarrass her in public.
Now that the other party is praising her so highly, if she doesn't sing in front of so many soldiers, it would be disrespectful to them. Not only would others doubt that she can sing at all, but they would also label her as aloof and unsociable.
If she doesn't sing well, it will suit Lin Sisi's taste even better.
Lu Zhengting looked at his wife. He had never heard her sing before, and his intuition told him that she must sing very well.
Lin Sisi was waiting for Lin Qingyan to either cower in fear or embarrass herself by singing in public, but Lin Qingyan walked up to her confidently and took the microphone from her hand.
Lin Qingyan smiled gracefully at the crowd below the stage, "Since everyone wants to hear me sing, then I'll make a fool of myself. I'll sing 'The Red Star Shines.'"
She had barely finished speaking, and before she even began to sing, the applause from the audience erupted like a tidal wave.
The applause was much more enthusiastic than the applause that followed Lin Sisi's performance.
Lin Sisi immediately felt indignant. Why was Lin Qingyan so popular?
Lin Qingyan was popular mainly because she killed a wild boar and was hailed as a heroine by the soldiers.
Secondly, because she was Lu Zhengting's girlfriend, many of these soldiers took Lu Zhengting as their role model, and out of love for him, they also admired his girlfriend.
Thirdly, Lin Qingyan is too beautiful. Everyone has the instinct to appreciate beauty. Lin Qingyan is very pleasing to the eye just by standing there. How could she not be popular?
After the applause subsided, Lin Qingyan began, "There's a song that's most beautiful, warming my life. There's a heart that shines brightly, illuminating my soul. There's a flower that's most vibrant, weaving my beautiful dreams. There's a lamp that shines brightly, guiding me forward..."
Her singing voice was melodious and captivating, sometimes soaring and sometimes ethereal. Everyone present was mesmerized, and after she finished singing, the entire auditorium fell silent.
Lin Sisi chuckled inwardly. Not a single person applauded Lin Qingyan. Lin Qingyan must have really embarrassed herself now.
But as soon as her idea came to mind, thunderous applause erupted from the audience.
The soldiers shouted, "Well sung! Well sung!"
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