When Lu Shishen saw that Chief Du recognized Yang Niannian's hosting ability, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, but he tactfully rejected Chief Du's proposal.
"The schedule is too tight this year. It's her first time hosting a show and she has too many things to do. She might make mistakes."
Fullness is a fault; too much fullness leads to loss. Yang Niannian's performance today was just right; it is not appropriate for her to be too over the top.
Besides, I have already agreed to take her to see the performance. The feeling of watching on stage and in the audience is different.
Chief Du was not unhappy about being rejected, but laughed instead.
"I didn't think it through. Let's invite Comrade Xiao Yang to be the host next year. Her hosting ability is no less than that of TV hosts."
On the stage, Yang Niannian didn't know what Lu Shishen and Chief Du talked about, but she saw Chief Du laughing so hard that his teeth were almost shining.
Before she could take a closer look, Tao Hua had finished dancing the yangko. The military wives were all exhausted and panting, but their faces were filled with happy smiles. Today's performance went smoothly and no one made any mistakes.
Seeing several people walking behind the scenes, Yang Niannian immediately walked to the center of the stage with a smile on her face, said a few witty remarks in a loud voice, and then said.
"Now, please welcome the works of Xu Yinglian, Guan Xingru, and ... four sisters-in-law. (You defend the motherland, I support the family) Please applaud and welcome them."
After saying that, Yang Niannian immediately stood at the edge of the stage, and Xu Yinglian went up to the stage coughing with every step. She hunched her back and acted very formally.
The performance begins with a seriously ill old woman, who complains to herself that her son is a soldier and is away from home all year round, and that her daughter-in-law mistreats her and doesn't even cook for her, so she has to cook by herself despite her sick body.
As the complaints came to an end, Guan Xingru walked onto the stage wearing a military uniform with her back straight.
Pretending to be a soldier who had just returned home from the army to visit his family, his face was filled with homesickness and joy of returning home.
Later, I didn’t find anyone in the house, and then I found my mother in the kitchen.
The mother complained about her daughter-in-law being lazy, unfilial, and having an affair with another man. The soldier believed her and threatened to give his daughter-in-law a good lesson.
Then the daughter-in-law came back and was criticized by her husband as soon as she entered the house. The woman cried out of grievance, but was sent back to her parents' home by her husband.
Then the children come home from school and tell the truth.
It turned out that the mother-in-law was in poor health and needed to take medicine all year round. The husband's allowance was not enough. The woman went to the kiln factory to work with the men and earn money to supplement the family income. When she came back in the evening, she had to massage her mother-in-law's hands and feet.
The woman is the only one who manages the farmland at home and also raises two pigs. She is exhausted and confused every day.
In the end, the soldier realized that he had misunderstood his wife, and understood how difficult it was for her. He felt remorseful and blamed himself.
The woman forgave the man and said it was an honor to marry him, ending with the words "You defend the motherland and I support the family."
Many of the married soldiers in the audience had red noses, perhaps because they were thinking of their wives at home, and some even began to shed tears silently.
Yang Niannian saw many people quietly wiping away tears and was extremely shocked. Oh my god, her script wasn’t that tear-jerking, was it?
These soldiers really have shoulders of steel and chests of soft water!
After Xu Yinglian and others walked off the stage, applause slowly began to ring out. From everyone's reactions, it can be seen that this skit was very successful.
Then it was Lin Manzhi's turn to go on stage. To be honest, this rose-red down jacket on her looked noble but also mature. If it were worn in the 21st century, a 40-year-old woman would look old-fashioned.
Lin Manzhi was in a bad mood and went on stage with emotion. Although she wanted to smile sweetly, she still looked very stiff, as if she had been injected with a pound of hyaluronic acid on her face.
She sang well and did not make any mistakes. Everything went smoothly and she won a lot of applause.
But Lin Manzhi knew very well in her heart that her limelight today was overshadowed by Yang Niannian, and everyone's applause for her was just a routine, so much so that after singing the song, the smile on her face disappeared and she left the stage with a gloomy face.
Even Chief Du noticed something was wrong and turned to ask Wei Mocheng behind him, "Did you two have a fight?"
Outsiders could see that Lin Manzhi was in a bad mood. As a husband, how could he not see it?
But in this kind of situation, he couldn't talk about family matters. "Maybe it's because of the cold weather these days that I'm not feeling well."
Chief Du did not expose him, "Go and pick them all up so they can watch the show!"
Hearing this, Lu Shishen stood up and went straight to the backstage. Wei Mocheng didn't want to go, but since Chief Du had spoken, he followed Lu Shishen to the backstage.
At this time, Lin Manzhi was looking at Yang Niannian with an unhappy face. She tried to endure it but still couldn't help but say something in a sarcastic way.
"You shined brightly today and stole the show. Are you happy?"
Yang Niannian pretended not to understand Lin Manzhi's words and asked back faintly, "Today is New Year's Eve, aren't you happy?"
Lin Manzhi choked and stared at Yang Niannian with eyes as sharp as ice knives. The military wives present were originally very happy, but when they saw this scene, they dared not say a word for fear of becoming cannon fodder.
At this moment, Tao Hua shouted excitedly as if she had seen a savior.
"Captain Lu."
Everyone looked in the direction of her voice, and only then noticed Lu Shishen coming over. His eyes bypassed the group of military wives and locked onto Yang Niannian.
"The chief asked everyone to go to the front to watch the show."
The military wives walked to the front of the stage in twos and threes, as if they had received a special pardon.
Yang Niannian didn't want to see Lin Manzhi's sour face, so she pulled Lu Shishen and followed the military wives, and just happened to meet Wei Mocheng who was walking towards her with a gloomy face.
He walked straight up to Lin Manzhi. There were no outsiders here, so he didn't need to pretend in front of others. He said with a stern face.
"Everyone else is going to the front to watch the show, what are you still doing here?"
Lin Manzhi rolled her eyes at him and asked with a stern face, "Were you clapping for Yang Niannian just now? Your hands must be sore from clapping, right?"
Wei Mocheng frowned, "You must quarrel today, right?"
Lin Manzhi felt aggrieved. "Didn't you want to quarrel a long time ago? I just spent some money, and it was like cutting your flesh. What man is like you?"
Wei Mocheng was furious. After being married for many years, the emotions that had been accumulating in his heart suddenly burst out.
"You used to compare yourself with Sister Bai in everything, and now you compare yourself with Yang Niannian. Do you still want to live a good life?"
"You want to be respected as an officer's wife, and you also want to spend money freely like a rich lady to satisfy your vanity."
"Lin Manzhi, you are already in your thirties. When will you wake up and recognize yourself?"
Over the years, Wei Mocheng knew that Lin Manzhi had shortcomings, but he had been indulging her, thinking that she would slowly mature. Unexpectedly, he just spoiled her appetite.
It was so big that he couldn't bear it.