Military orders are as heavy as mountains. Ever since he put on the green military uniform, He Shaochuan has engraved these four words in his mind.
He would not disobey military orders, but he would never compromise.
He and Ning He had a military marriage, and as long as he didn't give in, no one would dare to force them to divorce.
He Shaochuan was naturally not afraid of watching any performance by the art troupe. On the contrary, he would be criticized if he didn't go.
He Shaochuan turned around, walked straight past Yang Guoqiang, and headed towards the auditorium with a cold face.
Seeing that he was finally moved, Yang Guoqiang breathed a sigh of relief and jogged after him.
"Old He, wait for me!"
When we arrived at the auditorium, it was already full of people. Only cadres at the regimental level and above could attend and watch the performance.
He Shaochuan happened to be the head of the group. He did not move forward, but sat in the last row of seats.
Yang Guoqiang sat down next to him, his eyes fixed on the big stage in front of him, and spoke in a low voice into He Shaochuan's ear.
"Old He, the commander has reserved a seat for you in the front, why don't you sit there?"
He Shaochuan ignored Yang Guoqiang's words and stared coldly ahead.
When all the people were present, the doors of the auditorium were closed, and strong lights were shone on the big stage, the performance began.
A female soldier in military uniform came on stage to announce the program name.
The soldiers in the audience sat upright, silent, and looked at the stage intently.
Soon the show began. The female soldiers of the art troupe, wearing dresses of various styles, sang and danced on the stage, and the officers watching below gave warm applause.
They are all praises for the female soldiers in the art troupe.
Yang Guoqiang enjoyed the show very much and applauded enthusiastically for every program.
As a result, he turned his head inadvertently and noticed He Shaochuan, who had a stern face and was out of tune with the people here.
Yang Guoqiang couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he asked, "Such a wonderful show can't attract you?"
He Shaochuan ignored it.
Yang Guoqiang no longer tried to please He Shaochuan. In his opinion, He Shaochuan was a taciturn person who would never say a word no matter how good or bad it looked.
He just didn't believe it. How could he remain so calm when Nian Bai appeared on the stage?
Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear.
The host quickly announced the next program: folk dance, performed by Comrade Yu Nianbai.
This is a solo dance.
Soon the lights in the entire auditorium went out, and as the music started, the lights shone on the center of the stage.
Only then could the audience see the graceful figure that suddenly appeared in the center of the stage.
Wearing a light dance costume, she danced gracefully on the stage, standing on tiptoe, spinning, doing splits and bending down.
She can perform various difficult movements with ease.
Just as the audience was quietly admiring him, He Shaochuan picked up the rice ball that Ning He had given him in the morning.
Open the plastic bag and take a bite.
The soft, sweet smell of rice mixed with the aroma of various side dishes and sauces filled the entire auditorium.
Yang Guoqiang, who was sitting next to him, sniffed, turned his head, and his eyes fell on He Shaochuan who was eating a rice ball.
"Old He, what are you eating?!"
So fragrant!
Not only Yang Guoqiang smelled it, but even his comrades who were watching the performance in the front row smelled it, and countless eyes fell on He Shaochuan.
Who would eat when they are enjoying watching something?
Yang Guoqiang quickly apologized to his comrades in the front row. He lowered his voice and said to He Shaochuan, "Old He, now is not the time to eat. Put it away quickly!"
The point is, the smell is so delicious that who would have the heart to watch the show? !
Not only the people in the back row, but the rice balls were still hot, and the rich aroma drifted to the front row.
All of a sudden, the entire audience was looking around and whispering.
"What's that smell? It smells so good! Is it because the cafeteria is open for dinner?"
"Nonsense! The cafeteria is far away from here! Besides, it's only morning now, the cafeteria won't open so early!"
"This smells much better than the food in the cafeteria! I clearly had breakfast this morning, but now I'm hungry just by smelling it."
Yang Guoqiang swallowed his saliva and glanced at the rice ball in He Shaochuan's hand.
Who says it’s not? He was sitting right next to him, and the smell hit him straight in the face. How could he still be in the mood to watch the show? !
Jiang Yuanzhao, who was in the front row, also smelled it. He lowered his voice and gave orders to the soldiers beside him.
"Go see who's eating in the auditorium? Get him out!"
The soldier nodded, and soon searched row by row. When they reached the last row, they finally found He Shaochuan who was eating a rice ball.
The soldiers were slightly stunned. They didn't expect that Captain He, who was the most disciplined, would eat in such an occasion!
But when I thought of the chief's order to kick anyone eating out of the auditorium.
The soldier had no choice but to do as he was told. He saluted He Shaochuan and said to him with an apologetic look on his face.
"Captain He, the commander has ordered that we cannot eat in the auditorium. Why don't you go out and eat before coming back?"
He Shaochuan nodded, stood up, and walked out of the auditorium without saying a word.
Yang Guoqiang was left sitting in his seat with a confused look on his face.
Why did this leader let Lao He go out again?
The woman dancing on the stage inadvertently looked up and saw the familiar, straight figure walking out of the door.
Just as a dance was over, she bowed deeply and walked to the backstage. Without even removing her makeup or changing her dance costume, she trotted out through the small door backstage.
There was no one outside the auditorium, only the tall and straight figure walking in the sunshine.
The woman called out to him, "Shaochuan, let's talk!"
He Shaochuan stopped but did not turn around. The man's deep voice came: "Comrade Yu, we have nothing to talk about."
When Yu Nianbai heard the man's indifferent and distant tone, her heart seemed to be pressed down by a thousand-pound stone, making it hard for her to breathe.
But when he saw the man taking another step to leave, Yu Nianbai finally stated his intentions.
"I came to you just to tell you that I will return the one thousand yuan betrothal gift you gave to our family!"
After hearing this, He Shaochuan turned around and looked at the woman not far away with an indifferent expression.
"That thousand dollars is compensation. You don't need to pay it back."
Yu Nianbai shook his head: "I have to pay it back. I don't want to owe you anything. Although the money has been spent by my family, I am now in the art troupe and I get a salary every month. I will save money slowly and pay you back when I have enough money!"
Yu Nianbai is the heroine, who has all the standard qualities of a heroine. She lives in a family that favors boys over girls, and has a family of very bad relatives. At the beginning, Yu Nianbai's parents wanted to marry her to the son of a pig farmer in the next village, but Yu Nianbai refused to do so.
Later, when He Shaochuan was promoted to regiment commander, Jiang Yuanzhao organized a social gathering in the army and wanted to arrange a blind date for He Shaochuan.
He Shaochuan didn't want to be arranged to get married, so he found a matchmaker in the village to find a partner for him.
As soon as the matchmaker released the news, Yu Nianbai's parents learned that He Shaochuan could come up with a thousand yuan as a betrothal gift, and the two families were neighbors. After discussing it, Yu Nianbai's parents immediately went to find He Shaochuan to make an engagement.
He Shaochuan took into consideration that he and Yu Nianbai had known each other since childhood and were neighbors, and he also knew that her parents did not treat her well. He thought that if he married Yu Nianbai, he could let her follow him to the army and get away from her original family. At least she would no longer be abused by her family.
But man proposes, God disposes. He Shaochuan later thought that maybe this was fate and he and Yu Nianbai were not destined to be together.
And Ning He is the one who wants to stay with him for the rest of his life.
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