Zhan Xinyue did not answer immediately, but looked at He Yaqin quietly, which made her feel a little embarrassed. He Yaqin realized belatedly that the intention of her question was too obvious.

He Yaqin smiled awkwardly: "Xinyue, don't mind me, I'm just curious, just asking casually, it's okay if you don't want to tell me."

Zhan Xinyue smiled and replied, "Tunan must have learned to play the harmonica in the army. His parents have passed away. He and I are both from Hunan Province."

He Yaqin can come and go freely on Mondays and does not have to report to the art troupe.

She has a somewhat willful personality, the skin on her hands is white and smooth, and she is tall, which means her family conditions are very good. She must have had enough nutrition when she was a child to grow tall. The good skin on her hands means she does not have to work and is not disciplined in the army, which means there is a senior officer in her family.

Zhan Xinyue knew that even if Sheng Tunan didn't tell her today, He Yaqin could easily find out her basic information through her family connections. Moreover, there was no security risk in this information, so Zhan Xinyue told her openly.

He Yaqin nodded thoughtfully.

"Xinyue, He Xiaozhi, let's rehearse quickly. The Dragon Boat Festival is in a week, and the cultural performance will be held the day before the Dragon Boat Festival. There are only two days left. We have to hurry." Liu Jinling urged while holding the erhu.

"Okay, I'll go back to the guesthouse to get the fan. Aunt Liu, you should familiarize yourself with the song first." After saying this, He Yaqin rushed to the guesthouse to get the props.

Zhan Xinyue sat down and taught Aunt Liu the simple music score sentence by sentence.

He Yaqin came and went in a hurry, running over in a hurry with a big fan in her hand.

"Xinyue, can you sing it twice more? I want to get the feeling."

"I'll play the erhu, Xinyue, let's try first and see if we can coordinate with each other." Xu Jinling was already familiar with the music score and had just played it alone two or three times.

"Okay." Zhan Xinyue nodded and motioned Aunt Xu to start.

After the prelude, Zhan Xinyue began to sing softly, just to make sure everyone could hear her. After all, it was still a few days before the official performance, so she had to protect her voice.

He Yaqin took the fan and tapped it lightly on her forearm, counting the beats in her mind.

After the song was over, Zhan Xinyue found out three mistakes made by Xu Jinling. "Aunt Xu, it's already amazing that you can do this well for our first collaboration. Just correct these three mistakes and get familiar with them a little more."

"Yeah." Xu Jinling was very nervous. She remembered the three mistakes and began to practice again.

He Yaqin also began to dance and slowly choreographed the movements.

Twenty minutes later, Xu Jinling, who had practiced alone several times, wanted to try her coordination again.

Zhan Xinyue nodded and started singing for the second time. He Yaqin's dance moves also began to form shapes.

This time, Zhan Xinyue and Xu Jinling worked together much better than the first time, and Xu Jinling didn't make any obvious mistakes in the notes. Apart from being a little unpracticed, everything else was fine.

He Yaqin is worthy of being a student from the best school. She was able to choreograph a dance for a whole song in such a short time, and she danced very gracefully.

She has a very flexible body and the whole dance is full of tension and relaxation, which is very contagious.

After the song, the three of them gathered together to summarize their experiences and speak freely about their shortcomings and areas that need improvement.

Then there was the third, fourth, and third time of continuous practice.

After Zhan Xinyue finished singing for the third time, He Yaqin let her take a break, giving the reason that she had sung very well.

Xu Jinling also agreed that she and He Yaqin had already memorized the lyrics, and now they just needed to practice until they were more familiar with them.

Zhan Xinyue nodded, looked at her watch, and before she knew it, it was already past eleven o'clock in the morning, so she went to the kitchen to cook.

Sheng Tunan and her friends were eating in the army. The three women didn’t eat much, and it was hot now, so Zhan Xinyue made three bowls of seafood cold noodles, one dish of smashed cucumber, one dish of cold-mixed sea cucumber shreds, and also made three cups of electrolyte water to replenish their energy.

Simple, another meal.

When the cold noodles and electrolyte water were ready, it was already twelve o'clock. Zhan Xinyue moved the fan to the living room, put the cold noodles and water on the table, and asked the two people who were rehearsing to eat.

"Eat first, then take a break before training. You can't become fat in one go. Take your time. Don't rush. There's still time to go."

He Yaqin stopped, took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off her face, then said, "Okay, it's hot now, come right up."

Xu Jinling also put down her erhu. She didn't feel it when she was playing the erhu, but as soon as she stopped, she felt hungry.

"It smells good." Xu Jinling and He Yaqin came in after washing their hands. They smelled the fragrance as soon as they entered the living room.

"The chopped chili in the smashed cucumber is also made by my grandma. It goes really well with rice. Try it."

Zhan Xinyue took a piece first, followed by He Yaqin and Xu Jinling. In the hot summer, eating a bite of cool and crisp smashed cucumber was a real treat.

The seafood noodles were also well cooked and the three of them finished them quickly.

"Come to my house for rehearsal tomorrow. I'll cook for you." Xu Jinling said. She couldn't just eat at Zhan Xinyue's house all day.

"Then I'll treat everyone to a meal in the cafeteria the day after tomorrow." He Yaqin raised her hand. She wasn't the type to take advantage.

"Okay, it's a good day, so the three of us can take turns, each taking care of it for two days," Zhan Xinyue suggested.

The remaining two people of course raised their hands in agreement. Even brothers have to settle accounts clearly, and there should be more exchanges between the wills and the wills. It is not possible for one person to pay alone.

He Yaqin was sweating a lot, and after eating the noodles, she felt even more thirsty, so she picked up the cup and started gulping down the noodles.

"This, ugh," He Yaqin resisted the urge to spit it out and swallowed it with difficulty, her face wrinkled like a bitter melon, "What kind of water is this? Why does it taste weird, sour, salty and a little sweet."

Xu Jinling also took a sip. She accepted it well. She had experienced all kinds of hardships when she was a child. This strange taste was nothing to worry about. "It tastes a bit bad when it's imported, but it quenches my thirst."

"Yes, this water can replenish energy. You sweated a lot on the morning, and a lot of heavy elements in your body have been lost, so they need to be replenished. I added lemon, salt, and some white sugar. You will get used to it after drinking a few more sips."

"Wow, Xinyue, you know so much." He Yaqin's eyes were starry.

"I learned a little bit from the old doctor in the team." Zhan Xinyue said modestly.

After hearing that water can replenish energy, Aunt Xu and He Yaqin drank it all.

After drinking the water, everyone cleaned up the dishes and sat under the fan to enjoy the fresh air.

He Yaqin loved cleanliness. After sitting for a while, she borrowed an umbrella from Zhan Xinyue and went back to the guesthouse to take a shower and change clothes. Xu Jinling also left, saying that she was going back to feed the chickens she raised.

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