When Jiang Wanqing returned to the family quarters, Cheng Ran had already prepared the meal and put it on the table. Seeing that she had just returned, he asked her a question.
Are there many people near the well?
"Not many, just ran into Yuan Nian," she said directly.
Cheng Ran rubbed his forehead, his face grim. Why is Yuan Nian everywhere?!
Even though my family is reunited, 99% of my unhappiness is related to her!
Did you teach her a lesson?
"Aren't you going to ask me what happened?" Jiang Wanqing pouted. "Or are you afraid I'll teach her a lesson?"
Her tone was slightly sour, and Cheng Ran hugged her, smiling to comfort her.
“I know you know your limits. What I mean is, if you don’t dare to teach her a lesson, I will.”
"Pfft..." Jiang Wanqing poked his chest, amused, and raised her eyes coquettishly, "Don't worry, I'm not one to suffer a loss."
"That's good. If she upsets you, just deal with her. I'll handle anything that happens."
It has to be said that Cheng Ran's words gave her a lot of confidence. She was a little hesitant at first, after all, this was in the military area, not in the capital area. Now that he was backing her up, if anyone dared to mess with her again, she would definitely teach them a lesson!
"Alright, let's eat."
Nannan rested her chin on her hand, blinked her big, clear eyes, and looked at them.
"Dad, Mom, if a child accidentally gets into trouble, will they be arrested and punished?"
"This child has quite a few clever ideas," Jiang Wanqing pinched her daughter's cheek.
"Don't mess around. Mom and Dad will handle adult matters."
"Okay, then Mom and Dad can't handle this. I'll... Ouch... Don't pinch my cheeks, okay? I'll be good."
Cheng Ran watched his wife and daughter interact and smiled with genuine happiness. It was clear to the naked eye that his daughter had grown up, become sensible, and had her own ideas, which was a good thing.
"The most important thing for a child right now is to eat well and grow up properly so that they can handle all sorts of things in the future, understand?"
As he spoke, he placed a large chicken leg in Nannan's bowl, and the family ended the topic and happily ate their meal.
Five days isn't a long time. In this day and age, many places don't even have the concept of developing tourist attractions, so the family of three had nothing to do except go out to eat and shop.
Nannan wasn't bored at all, because in the few days she'd been here, she'd become everyone's darling. Whenever there was something new or interesting, or something delicious, they'd give her a share to make her happy.
On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the camp held a performance to entertain everyone and prevent them from missing their families during the holiday and affecting their mood.
The members of the cultural troupe were naturally the main force of the performance. In addition, a few other male comrades from the army were selected to perform military boxing, and family members also contributed a program.
Jiang Wanqing thought that this matter had nothing to do with her, because she had only been there for a few days, and she was not familiar with everyone, had no tacit understanding, and had no time to rehearse. It would be best if she just played the role of an audience member.
But accidents always happen. Three hours before the performance, a family member approached Jiang Wanqing.
She was trying on new clothes for her daughter to wear to the performance.
Cheng Ran went door-to-door delivering things. He is now considered a key leader in this camp. He couldn't finish all the mooncakes Jiang Wanqing brought, so he sent some out. That's why he wasn't home.
"Knock knock knock..."
The knocking was intense and urgent. Jiang Wanqing finished tying the last hair tie on Nannan's head and went to open the door.
"Sister-in-law Yang? Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Oh dear, Wanqing, it's good that you're home. I'm in a real emergency. Can you sing?"
"Sing?" Jiang Wanqing frowned. "Yes, I can. Why?"
"That's good. Here's the thing, our family members were supposed to put on a performance, and everyone was already booked, but Juanzi suddenly lost her voice and can't sing. We're about to go on stage, and now we're short one person."
"Don't worry, you're singing in a chorus, it's okay if one person is missing."
Jiang Wanqing didn't think it was a problem, so she patted Yang's shoulder reassuringly, but the other woman slapped her thigh in frustration.
"That's true, but we have a song and dance performance, not just a chorus."
"Huh?" Jiang Wanqing scratched her head and smiled awkwardly. "I can sing, but I can't dance."
Even if she could, she didn't plan to show off at this time. If she helped well, that would be fine, but if she didn't, it would cause resentment. So Jiang Wanqing told a little lie.
"What should we do... I was thinking of asking you to fill in temporarily."
"I'm sorry, Sister-in-law Yang, you should go find someone else. I really can't help you."
"All right……"
With no other option, Sister-in-law Yang could only look for someone else to help out. But she had only taken a few steps when she suddenly turned around and looked at Nannan.
"Sweetie, can you sing?"
"I can."
"Great! I've got an idea!" Sister Yang clapped her hands and looked at Jiang Wanqing. "Sister, can you lend me your daughter for a while? It's okay if a child makes a mistake. Besides, we don't need her to dance. We just need her unique childlike voice to sing with us. What do you think?"
Surprisingly, Sister Yang's mind works quite quickly. Even if the child makes a mistake while on stage, no one will criticize them, especially since it's just singing…
Jiang Wanqing squatted down and straightened Nannan's braids.
Would you like to help Auntie?
"I do! Mom, let me go. I'll sing my best, and you and Dad will be watching me from the audience."
The little girl looked confident and proud; she was quite bold. It was a good thing for a child to perform on stage, so Jiang Wanqing agreed.
“Alright, Sister-in-law Yang, then I’ll take Nannan with me and go with you.”
"Great, great, this will be a huge help! Come with me!"
The three of them went to the backstage of the hall, where many people were making preparations, including members of the cultural troupe. As soon as Jiang Wanqing entered, Yuan Nian spotted her.
"Hey, this isn't a place just anyone can come to, Sister-in-law Yang, why did you bring outsiders in here!"
"Comrade Yuan, what are you being so high and mighty about? It's not some classified project, why can't it be carried out? Nannan is going to perform on stage later, and her mother is with her, so what?"
"She's going to perform on stage? Hahaha... You guys are crazy, letting a little kid go up and cause trouble. The big leaders are coming today, aren't you afraid of ruining the fun?"
"None of your business! Mind your own business, you look like a vixen, even kids are jealous of you, ugh!"
Sister-in-law Yang, being straightforward, directly expressed her dissatisfaction with Yuan Nian and then pulled Jiang Wanqing and Nannan to wait in the audience.
Yuan Nian was initially very happy because her performance today was a success. She would be seen by many people, and her popularity would rise. It was Jiang Wanqing and her daughter who were causing her trouble again!
She gritted her teeth angrily and turned to look at the coordinator not far away.
Show me the order of appearance.
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