Taking the performance order list from the coordinator, a calculating glint flashed in Yuan Nian's eyes. She rolled the list into a tube and curled her lips into a smile.
The family members will appear after the members of their performing arts troupe. If she manages to embarrass Jiang Wanqing's daughter...
Time flies, and three hours passed in the blink of an eye. The Mid-Autumn Festival performance officially began.
After delivering the mooncakes, Cheng Ran returned home but didn't see Jiang Wanqing and Nannan. Hearing from the neighbors that they had already arrived at the meeting hall, he quickly went to find them.
He couldn't find the mother and daughter in the audience, and just as he was about to look for them, Jiang Wanqing walked over.
He rushed forward: "Where's Nannan?"
Jiang Wanqing was not the kind of person who would feel comfortable leaving her child alone in the camp.
"Sister-in-law Yang asked Nannan to perform with them to make up the numbers. The child was willing, so I let her go, just to give her some practice."
"Oh, I see. Then we'll have to watch our daughter's performance carefully later."
"yes."
The couple's loving demeanor was the envy of others. Since everyone who was supposed to arrive had already done so, and there weren't any seats together, some people offered their seats to them.
"Commander Cheng, sister-in-law, you sit here, I'll go sit somewhere else, hehe."
He was a young soldier, very polite, and always smiling.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome, please have a seat."
It's better to obey than to be overly polite. This spot has a good view and is convenient for them to watch Nannan's performance.
Jiang Wanqing only regretted that there were no portable electronic devices like those of the 21st century in this era, otherwise she could have captured this rare scene today so that her daughter could watch it when she grows up.
As the opening music began, the performance officially started. The first performance was a song, which served as a warm-up. It was a spirited military song that stirred the audience's enthusiasm and made their blood boil.
One program after another was performed, and soon it was the time for the performing arts troupe's show.
The audience erupted in thunderous applause, an unprecedented level of enthusiasm, while people nearby whispered among themselves.
"The women in the cultural troupe are all incredibly beautiful. I wonder if they'll be singing or dancing later."
"Maybe it's a sitcom. I heard it's supposed to be a revolutionary romance drama."
Tragedy or something else?
"I don't know, we'll see..."
Jiang Wanqing, with her sharp ears, overheard their conversation and was quite interested in the program. Although Yuan Nian was also in the art troupe, she couldn't deny the contributions and efforts of the other comrades just because of one bad apple. One thing at a time.
As the sound of gunfire rang out in the background, the actors appeared one after another; it truly was a revolutionary romance drama.
"I heard that the female lead this time is Comrade Yuan Nian."
"It's her. But I must say, she's very pretty."
"Yes, she's pretty, but she's getting on in years and still doesn't have a boyfriend. She's practically an old maid now."
"Hmph, it's not that she can't find a boyfriend, it's that she's eyeing other people's men, it's hard to say..."
Gossip exists everywhere. Jiang Wanqing overheard it, laughed it off, and moved on.
When the main character appeared, Yuan Nian's makeup was more vibrant and eye-catching than that of the other actors, which made her stand out as an oddity in the scene.
Even after the performance ended, Jiang Wanqing was starting to doubt that Yuan Nian was only focused on looking beautiful and hadn't really intended to immerse herself in this meaningful performance.
The host continued, "Next up is a song and dance performance by our family members, 'The East Is Red'! Please welcome the performers to the stage!"
Applause erupted, and Jiang Wanqing and Cheng Ran stared expectantly at the stage.
But something unexpected happened on stage.
Logically, the performing arts troupe should have moved off the stage while the family members moved on to the stage, so as not to interfere with each other. However, Yuan Nian led a few people to squeeze onto the stage, and then a scream was heard as someone fell down.
"ah!"
With a loud thud, he fell quite hard, and everyone immediately stood up to check on him.
"Who fell down? It wasn't my wife, was it?"
Some people were worried that something had happened to their family members, and their tone was concerned.
"I think I recognized her as a female member of the performing arts troupe." Someone recognized her by her performance costume.
"Oh! It's Comrade Yuan Nian!"
The mystery was solved; the person who fell was actually Yuan Nian. This was truly unexpected. Jiang Wanqing and Cheng Ran exchanged a glance, and then they heard a groan.
"You're so young, yet you're already thinking of ways to harm people! What kind of upbringing did your mother give you!"
"It was clearly that bad aunt who tried to push me but failed and fell down. What does that have to do with me or my mother? You're just making baseless accusations and twisting the truth!"
The old lady's soft voice sounded so familiar... Jiang Wanqing thought to herself that something was wrong and rushed through the crowd, with Cheng Ran following closely behind.
It was indeed Nannan; Yuan Nian was holding onto one of her arms, not letting her off the hook.
"Let everyone judge for themselves, what reason do I have to slander a child like you? It's clearly your own evil intentions that are the problem! A person like you doesn't deserve to be a descendant of a hero!"
"My daughter isn't worthy, but you are? Does Comrade Yuan speak without thinking?" Jiang Wanqing pushed her aside, shielding her daughter behind her, her eyes icy cold. "You didn't take the proper way off the stage, but instead squeezed your way up from here. Who caused this accident by not following the proper route? You keep saying my daughter tried to push you, so tell me, where did she get the strength to push you, she's so small? There's only one possibility: you tried to push her, lost your balance, and fell. Otherwise, she would never have had the chance to push a grown woman weighing over a hundred pounds!"
Jiang Wanqing spoke quickly and logically, and most importantly, she directly belittled Yuan Nian without leaving anyone with any grounds for criticism.
"Pfft... Comrade Yuan is indeed a bit chubby compared to the other female comrades."
"How could she not gain weight? While we're reminiscing about the bitter past, she's been eating White Rabbit candy and malted milk powder every day..."
“I saw it too, and I even secretly hid it, afraid that someone would take it from her.”
"You...you're not allowed to say that! This is slander! You have no evidence!"
Cheng Ran didn't want to see this woman continue her unreasonable behavior, so he snorted coldly.
"If other comrades have no evidence, then do you have evidence to prove that my daughter pushed you?"
"I……"
Yuan Nian was speechless. Her whole stunt had delayed the family members' performance, and Sister-in-law Yang was the first to be unhappy.
"Comrade Yuan, don't talk nonsense. I brought Nannan over to save the day. She's a good child and wouldn't lie. Besides, I was holding her hand just now, do you think I don't know whether she touched you or not? On the contrary, you deliberately squeezed in our direction. How do you explain that?"
"Yes, I saw it from behind. Comrade Yuan even stretched out his foot to try to trip the child."
When someone came forward to testify, Yuan Nian became the target of public criticism. It turned out that she was the one who had pushed others aside first, and she was immediately speechless. She scrambled to her feet in disgrace and fled in panic.
"This Comrade Yuan is really something else. He failed to seduce Commander Cheng, and now he's trying to harm his child. Shameless!"
"I'll have to stay away from people like that in the future!"
Things almost spiraled out of control, but thankfully the host managed to bring things back on track in time.
"Our performance continues, please be seated."
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