Chapter 174: Pay attention when interrupting a kiss.
The two of them thought of Qi Er at the same time.
"Maybe there will be a chance in the near future." Yu Chuyue muttered.
However, when she thought about how Qi Er was sent to the police station as a human trafficker some time ago, she became less and less confident, and the last few words were almost inaudible.
Zhang Wenxin asked in confusion: "Maybe what?"
Yu Chuyue shook her head, intending to understand the situation first.
Yu Zhile had only heard a few months ago that Qi Er was preparing a new movie and didn't know the specific progress of the work, so he didn't take the initiative to bring up the topic.
Each of them continued to climb the stairs, each with their own thoughts.
When they reached the door of the training room of the dance group of the Beijing Art Troupe, they heard exclamations one after another.
"Xiao Shuang, tell us more about how you responded to doubts under pressure during your training at the Red Star Shipyard and finally won first place in the assessment."
"And your experience of following the fishing team out to sea in Haiyu Village. Wasn't it interesting?"
Hu Shuang was surrounded by the girls. With her bold personality, she rarely showed any shyness. She looked at Wen Wanbai and Lan Yuanyuan beside her for help.
Yu Zhile chuckled, causing them all to look towards the door.
Over the past few days, everyone had heard a lot about Haidong Town and knew that there were two more leaders in the Haiyu Village sideline business group. They greeted Zhang Wenxin and Yu Chuyue enthusiastically.
People of similar age can easily chat with each other.
Wen Wanbai watched them chatting about everything from fishing and canning to typhoon days, and she also teased the childish but stern-faced Yu Chi with a smile, and finally decided to extend the break.
However, the girls were well aware of the importance of the year-end performance and did not relax for long before they threw themselves fully into training again.
They stretched their bodies to the rhythm of Wen Wanbai, doing small kicks, pirouettes, and splits in the air.
The light coming in from the windowsill gave them a layer of furry halo, adding a sense of mystery and causing Yu Zhile and the others to hold their breath unconsciously.
As the performance was approaching, the art troupe's training pace became tighter. Today, each team skipped the pre-dinner singing competition and hurriedly ate dinner before returning to the training building to practice.
As night falls, the building is brightly lit and music is played.
Yu Zhile and his friends did not stay until the end of the training and went home before nine o'clock.
Under the dim light, Yu Wanqin was modifying the clothing style drawings, stopping to think from time to time.
"You're back." She looked up and asked with a smile, "How are you getting along with your new friends?"
"Aunt, they are all great dancers. I guarantee you will be amazed the day after tomorrow." Zhang Wenxin pointed at Yu Chi, "Xiaobao has a good memory. He wrote everything down."
As she spoke, she pulled Xiaobao over and started dancing and demonstrating the exaggerated movements, the two of them, big and small, stumbling over each other as they recreated the most exciting scenes.
The clumsy body movements of the two made Yu Wanqin laugh so hard that she fell backwards.
Yu Zhile joked: "The performance should arrange a skit for you, and you can ask the stupid swan to learn to dance."
Xiaobao just smiled shyly, but Zhang Wenxin pretended to pounce on her and tease her.
Yu Yue happened to come out of the kitchen, stood between the two of them, and said, "The water is ready."
Yu Zhile nodded and got up to look for clothes.
Li Yun went to the big bathhouse every now and then, and she had taken her and Lan Yuanyuan there before. However, she was used to the private bathhouses in Haiyu Village, so she had only been there once.
When she came out of the bathroom, steaming hot, Yu Yue and Xiaobao had already gone to bed, leaving only Yu Wanqin in the living room.
"You go to sleep first, I'll make some changes to the drawing." Yu Wanqin grabbed the pen.
Yu Zhile glanced at the design drawing which showed no traces of new additions, and knew that she was worried about Yu Haiguang, so he agreed and went back to the house.
"Le Le, come here quickly." Zhang Wenxin patted the empty space on the side of the bed twice.
She was not sleepy at all and was eager to tell everyone about the changes that had taken place in the village this week.
The township electrification plan is developing rapidly. Starting from the day before yesterday, staff from the county water resources and electricity department have been bringing equipment into the villages.
The kelp seedlings have grown to half the length of a child's arm. Old Chen leads the fishing team to hang ceramic pots on the breeding raft to apply fertilizer.
Yu Haizhu developed a new product based on the current recipe and the seasoning knowledge that Yu Hailan learned from Hu Laosan. The new product became very popular because it suits the taste of Haixian people.
"As for tiger prawns, many supply and marketing cooperatives have already placed reservations." Yu Chuyue's voice was slightly hoarse.
She and Zhang Wenxin talked about every detail, without interruption, for nearly an hour.
"When I first heard it, I thought I had been in Beijing for a month." Yu Zhile leaned over to take the water cup and handed it to them, "Hurry up and moisten your throat."
Yu Chuyue gulped down half a cup and said with a smile: "If we were really separated for a month, we would have to talk for at least three days and three nights."
Zhang Wenxin nodded in agreement.
At this time, the sound of a door opening was heard in the yard, and Yu Haiguang came home.
The whispering voices didn't last long, and the living room soon returned to silence.
The three of them tacitly agreed not to speak again. They yawned one after another, and then their breathing gradually became steady.
They slept soundly and slept until seven in the morning.
The thermal insulation performance of the house is relatively poor, and it is easy to catch a cold if you are not careful after the heating is turned off. The three of them did not stay in bed, but got up and put on clothes as soon as they opened their eyes.
When they finished washing up, Yu Haiguang and Yu Wanqin just arrived home with breakfast.
The father and daughter made eye contact, Yu Haiguang gave a wink, and Yu Zhile followed him into the kitchen.
"The person has been rescued and the news has been blocked. The credit should go to Doctor Hu." Yu Haiguang lowered his voice and said, "As long as we don't make mistakes in principle, Haiyu Village will have a good future development."
This kind of treatment was the best outcome for Zhile. She did not ask about the details of the "care" and instead focused on Zhou Yuesheng's return date.
Yu Haiguang's expression suddenly became strange, and he stared at her without saying a word.
"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Yu Zhile thought something had happened and asked anxiously.
"It's okay, I'll be back tomorrow." Yu Haiguang shook his head and suddenly said something nonsensical, "I'm old, and sometimes I don't understand what you young people are thinking."
After saying that, he picked up a stack of bowls and turned to leave, leaving Yu Zhile with a puzzled look on his face.
Today, the cafeteria rarely had dalan huomai and sugar-coated huomai, so they all bought them, and also had some hot and sour soup and soy milk.
The flamingo is crispy and juicy, and goes very well with the spicy and sour soup. The sugar-coated flamingo is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, sweet and delicious, and goes perfectly with the refreshing sweet soy milk.
After everyone had their fill, they went about their own business.
Yu Zhile and his two companions and Xiaobao went to the training building. Yu Haiguang took Yu Wanqin to the east to find the old tailor, while Yu Yue stayed at home reading as usual.
There were only a day and a half left until the performance, and time was passing quickly as if it had been wound up.
At noon on the day of the performance, the last syllable of the music fell, and the dance group ended its last rehearsal before the official performance.
Wen Wanbai clapped vigorously and looked at everyone with a gratified look on her face.
"Everyone has worked hard during this period. Please relax tonight and enjoy the stage that belongs to you." She said with a smile, "Now go back and have a good rest. We will meet backstage at 3 o'clock in the afternoon."
Li Yun took the lead in cheering, dispelling the anxious atmosphere in the room.
When leaving the training room, she suddenly took Yu Zhile's arm and said mysteriously, "I have something to tell you."
Yu Zhile asked her friends to take Xiaobao to the cafeteria first, and then slowed down their pace to follow her.
"Do you remember the lady who asked about your and Yuanyuan's identities?" Li Yun didn't wait for her to answer and continued, "I met her in the bathhouse yesterday, where she was matchmaking for someone else. I finally remembered who she was."
The old lady's surname was He, and her son was the deputy commander who had just been transferred to the army half a year ago. She was keen on matchmaking, and she had facilitated four marriages in just three months of being with the army, successfully breaking into the small circle of the family compound.
Her main activity area was in the building area, and Li Yun had only seen her once or twice, so she didn't remember her identity last time.
Speaking of which, Yu Haiguang and Deputy Head He did not have a good relationship. The latter, relying on his high position, hinted at Yu Haiguang to give up the yard, but when he failed, he wanted to make things difficult for him, but he gave up after being severely beaten.
"My dad said that Deputy Commander He is a man with deep thoughts and is not worth making friends with." Li Yun also told her a little gossip, "He relied on the Yue family to get promoted to this position, and he cut off all ties with his wife the moment she got into trouble. In order to be transferred here, he also did a lot of immoral things behind the scenes."
At this point, Yu Zhile finally understood why he didn't like Aunt He's eyes in the first place. The other party regarded him as a resource to win over others.
Thinking back to Aunt He's reaction at the time and Deputy Captain He's seizure of the yard, it was not difficult for her to guess what the mother and son were thinking about the Qu and Zhou families.
Noticing her change in expression, Li Yun knew that she understood the twists and turns, and comforted her, "Don't worry too much. Uncle Yu's importance here cannot be measured by his position. Even if there are ten more Captain Hes, they won't be able to cause any trouble."
Yu Zhile let out a breath, suppressed his thoughts for the moment, and went to the cafeteria to meet up with everyone.
After dinner, everyone went back to rest, and when they met again it was already time to gather.
The moment he stepped out of the house, Yu Zhile started the live broadcast, and old viewers came to watch.
Various barrages and gift special effects were flying around in the live broadcast room, and the backstage was also noisy. Yu Zhile and Lan Yuanyuan were concentrating on putting makeup on the girls according to the original order.
After the two people's design and adjustment, the makeup of each group was taken to a higher level than before, which made people from other art troupes envious.
"I was wondering why there were suddenly two new faces. Turns out they were specially put on makeup. They do look better." A girl from the neighboring military district watched Yu Zhile fiddling with Li Yun's face.
Li Yun had a good relationship with the girl and was about to talk with a smile, but Yu Zhile, who was about to put lipstick on her, forced her to shut up.
"Sister, this is for you." Yu Chi ran into the backstage, put down a few strings of candied haws and ran away again, "I'm going to find Brother Xiao Zhao."
After finishing her lip makeup, Li Yun shouted at his back angrily: "Xiaobao, why didn't you come in earlier? Sister Yun can't eat anymore."
"Eat it. I'll repeat it for you before you go on stage." Yu Zhile tried not to laugh.
Then she sat down to rest, rubbed her wrists which were sore from working for a long time, and suddenly an idea came to her.
"I'm going out for a while and will be back before the show starts." She walked out quickly without finishing her words, and did not forget to end the live broadcast.
It was past six o'clock, the sky was pitch black, and the corridor connecting the backstage to the auditorium was so dark that one could only make out the outline of one's hand.
As Yu Zhile expected, there was a tall figure standing at the end of the corridor.
She trotted towards the man.
Zhou Yuesheng caught her steadily and asked, "Are you tired?"
"Not tired. Are you injured this time?" Yu Zhile touched him, trying to confirm whether the gauze was there. "You promised me that you would not lose a single hair."
Zhou Yuesheng took a breath without leaving a trace and replied: "According to your standards, I should be considered seriously injured."
As he said that, he took Yu Zhile's hand and touched his head.
The original short hair was trimmed into a buzz cut close to the scalp, and the hard stubble was obviously prickly.
Yu Zhile let out a long sigh of relief.
Zhou Yuesheng buried his face in her neck.
He went back home once and saw the crookedly folded quilt on the camp bed. He thought she had been living in their home all the time, but he never expected that there was only a faint scent of soap in her hair.
"I haven't had any in the past few days--"
"LeLe, the program order has suddenly been adjusted. I'm the first one to go on stage! We have to wait for the show soon!"
Zhou Yuesheng's question was interrupted by Li Yun's shout.
At the same time, hurried footsteps were getting closer.
"Mom and Dad want to introduce you to some friends. They want you to go and see them after you're done with your work." Zhou Yuesheng stopped worrying about where to live and instead took the opportunity to convey his parents' words, "If you don't want to, it's okay if you don't go."
Yu Zhile didn't give a positive answer. He just kissed him quickly and walked back.
She stopped Li Yun, who was running out like a blind fly, and pressed her to sit on a chair. She skillfully touched up her makeup so that she could keep up with the main group.
"Le Le, you've worked hard." Li Yun blew Yu Zhile a kiss. "It's about to start. You should go watch the show too."
Yu Zhile nodded, walked through the noisy crowd and headed for the first row of the audience.
"Le Le, here." Qu Rong saw her at a glance and raised her hand to greet her.
This action attracted a lot of attention, but the person involved didn't care at all. He touched her face affectionately and introduced her identity to people around him in a proud tone.
Qu Rong's two old friends were very jealous and started to blame their sons.
"Qin Yunbai is so disappointing."
"Qi Er's wild appearance makes him even less reliable."
Yu Zhile smiled without saying a word. Qu Rong pulled him to the seat that originally belonged to Zhou Dai and asked him about his well-being.
"Commander Qu, Zhou Yuesheng from the Second Battalion of the Fourth Regiment has returned safely." Zhou Yuesheng saluted.
Yu Zhile raised his eyes and saw him in formal military uniform, and was stunned for a few seconds.
Qu Rong glanced at her peacock-like son and said disdainfully, "I know, go find your father."
At that moment, the lights in the conference hall went out and the host began his opening remarks.
Yu Zhile turned on the live broadcast and quietly watched the people on the stage appear and leave. Occasionally he chatted with Qu Rong and the other two, but the person who came to his mind was Zhou Yuesheng just now.
A few hours passed in a flash, and she said goodbye to Qu Rong as the host gave the closing remarks.
Zhou Yuesheng was waiting for her in the corridor, and they could clearly hear each other's heavy breathing amid the noise.
When the two were kissing, the system made a ding sound, which woke Yu Zhile up suddenly.
"Pay attention when you kiss."
As Zhou Yuesheng's voice fell, Yu Zhile's breathing rhythm became disordered again.
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