When Lin Manzhi heard her husband's words, her defense was instantly broken and she spoke in a sharp voice.
"You said my face is chapped?"
Her husband has been trained in the army and has better reconnaissance skills than most people. When he said that it was chapped, it was probably true.
Wei Mocheng scratched his ears and said, "Why are you so excited? Your face is chapped, but it doesn't mean you are disfigured. If you apply some balm on it, it will be fine in a few days, right?"
Lin Manzhi's emotions did not ease when she heard this. Instead, she became even more agitated. "Isn't a chapped face just a short-term disfigurement? I still have to sing the national anthem in a few days. How can I sing the national anthem with a chapped face?"
After being tormented by her like this, Wei Mocheng lost his appetite and put down his chopsticks.
"I told you a long time ago that you don't need to get up so early in the morning, but you just won't listen. If you keep going like this, not only will your face be chapped, you might even get frostbite."
When Lin Manzhi heard the word frostbite, her scalp suddenly went numb.
Said with a sad face.
"If I get frostbite on my face, I won't live."
In Wei Mocheng's eyes, she was just making a fuss. Was it worth dying for frostbite?
He said with a stern face.
"You are not a child anymore, stop being unreasonable. If all the border guards are as squeamish as you, who will protect the country?"
"Don't use your army tricks in front of me." Lin Manzhi's eyes were red. "You know me well. How can I go out to meet people if my face is disfigured by frostbite? You fell in love with me at first sight, wasn't it because of my appearance, my love of dressing up, and my prettier appearance than other girls? If I didn't take good care of my face and had frostbite all over my face, would you be attracted to me?"
When Wei Mocheng saw that his wife's voice was filled with tears, his attitude softened and he walked up to her to comfort her.
"Your face isn't wrinkled. I just said that because I'm annoyed by you looking at yourself in the mirror all the time."
Lin Manzhi, "Really?"
Wei Mocheng, "The mirror is in your hand, haven't you been looking at it for a long time?"
Lin Manzhi picked up the mirror and looked at it for a while. It seemed that her skin was not wrinkled yet. She felt reassured and hit him on the waist in anger.
He burst into laughter and said.
"Hate it, you scared me to death."
Wei Mocheng, "If you get up early to rehearse again, you might get chapped."
Lin Manzhi snorted, "I have changed the time."
Upon hearing this, Wei Mocheng pulled her up and said, "Come over and eat dumplings."
Lin Manzhi's face was no longer wrinkled and her mood was better. She picked up the chopsticks and started to eat slowly, chewing the food carefully, while still being picky.
"Why is it stuffed with radish? The dumpling wrapper is too thick and there's too much salt. It's not as delicious as the dumplings my mom makes."
Wei Mocheng knew that she was picky. "With so many people in the army, how can they be so meticulous?"
Lin Manzhi just likes to find fault, but there is no other meaning.
Wei Mocheng quickly finished his portion, put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth, but saw an extra notebook on the table.
"How do you have the army notebook?" He didn't remember taking it back.
Lin Manzhi glanced at it and said disdainfully.
"The skit script written by Captain Lu's wife."
Hearing this, Wei Mocheng picked it up curiously and asked casually, "I heard that she is a college student. Which university is she from?"
Lin Manzhi rolled her eyes and said, "I don't have the time to ask about her affairs."
Yang Niannian is studying at a university in Beijing, so she can't be that bad. What if she is a student of Peking University or Tsinghua University? She is still rushing to find out. Isn't that just making things difficult for herself?
Wei Mocheng didn't respond. He opened the script, read it for a while, and praised it.
"As expected of a college student, what you wrote is really good. You might as well perform this show instead of singing the national anthem."
Lin Manzhi's face changed. It was fine if others praised her, but even her man praised Yang Niannian. She was immediately furious.
"I won't act in something that would lower my status. If it were really that good, why wouldn't Captain Lu's wife act in it?"
Wei Mocheng didn't want to argue with her, and was too lazy to care about it. He put the script on the table and said.
"Okay, this is your women's business, you guys handle it yourselves."
Lin Manzhi said unhappily.
"What are you dealing with? This script has a bad idea and I rejected it."
Wei Mocheng was packing his lunch box to take away, and when he heard this he couldn't help but look back at her.
"You really rejected it?"
"If it's rejected, it's rejected. What's the point of distinguishing between true and false?" Lin Manzhi said arrogantly.
Wei Mocheng could tell at a glance that his wife was dealing with the problem with personal emotions, and said with a serious expression.
"Manzhi, since you are an instructor, you can't deal with problems with personal emotions. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that you did this on purpose, which makes us look petty and seeking revenge."
Lin Manzhi was embarrassed to have her thoughts exposed, so she spoke stubbornly.
"According to what you said, in order to show my magnanimity, I can't reject Yang Niannian's script. Even if her writing is not good, I have to learn from others to praise her against my conscience?"
Without waiting for Wei Mocheng to refute, she said with a look of suspicion, "You are not saying this because you think she is pretty, are you?"
Wei Mocheng said, "What nonsense are you talking about? I have never seen her."
Knowing that if they continued talking, they would probably quarrel, he suppressed his temper and said, "You know in your heart whether it is good or not, think about it carefully! I'm going to the army first."
After saying that, he took the lunch box and walked out.
Lin Manzhi was so angry that her face turned pale. She wanted to chase her husband out and have a big fight with him. But after calming down, she felt that what her husband said made sense.
If she really tore up the script or rejected it, people would really find fault with her and think she was jealous of Yang Niannian.
She took a deep breath and finally decided to keep the script.
In order to save face, she added a few more lines for the character of the military wife in the script.
The next day.
The sun came out at nine o'clock and it was warm outside, which was more comfortable than staying indoors.
The military wives also looked much better and were no longer shivering from the cold as before.
Tao Hua and other military wives are already dancing the Yangge.
Yang Niannian was watching attentively at the side, and Lin Manzhi went downstairs with the script.
She handed the script to Xu Yinglian and spoke in a deliberately raised voice.
"I have modified the script, so you can rehearse according to it!"
Finally, she didn't have to stand there stupidly and listen to Lin Manzhi singing anymore. Xu Yinglian was so happy that she took the script and took the other three military wives to discuss the roles.
Lin Manzhi looked at Yang Niannian, "The program has been decided. The opening is the Yangko dance, the middle is a skit, and the last is singing the national anthem. You will announce the program in this order."
Yang Niannian thought for a moment and asked seriously, "Wouldn't it be more appropriate to put the national anthem in the first game?"
The national anthem, as the first program, just like the opening ceremony, can liven up the atmosphere and make the overall program effect appear more high-end.
Lin Manzhi's face turned unhappy when she saw that Yang Niannian had to give opinions on everything she said.
"Of course it's better to perform the national anthem as the finale. You don't have to worry about anything else, just follow what I say."