Chapter 401 Get her out of the performing arts troupe!
Huo Zhiqi clenched his fists so tightly they cracked, but in the end he let go.
He couldn't cause trouble for his parents.
Seeing that Huo Zhiqi had tactfully lowered his hand, Jiang Ting chuckled, "Why do you, an adopted child, care so much about someone else's biological son? Do you really think Jiang Ning would treat you like her own son?"
“I saw Jiang Ning hit you with a bamboo stick that day. She hit you, so how can you expect her to be nice to you? If she hits someone once, she'll hit you again. Jiang Ning will hit you again in the future.”
Upon hearing Jiang Ting's words, Zhiqi fell silent for a moment.
Did his mother hit him?
When did his mother hit him?
How could he not know that himself?
Jiang Ting continued, "I know you're in a bind right now and have to bow your head. I told you last time that if Jiang Ning hits you, you can come to me anytime. I'm Jiang Ning's sister, and I can help you teach her a lesson."
Huo Zhiqi instinctively wanted to refute the woman.
Last time, she went up to him with ill intentions to sow discord between him and his mother, and now she's saying things like this again.
He hadn't understood why his mother and aunt didn't get along before, but now, after piecing together the rumors circulating in the residential compound, he finally understood why his mother and aunt didn't get along.
She actually dared to secretly keep the money her father sent to her mother every month!
Now she's bullying her younger brother.
Smearing Mom's name.
Huo Zhiqi's gaze gradually deepened.
He picked up the bird that Nanxing had shot down with a slingshot and handed it to him, his eyes gentle. "Nannan, you go home first, your brother will be back in a little while."
Children's emotions come and go quickly; he doesn't like the bad person pinching him!
He took the bird from his brother and ran towards home.
After Nanxing left, Huo Zhiqi turned to Jiang Ting and said, "Auntie, you said if Mom hits me again, you'd let me tell you, right?"
Jiang Ting's eyes lit up, and she laughed, "Of course! Don't keep it to yourself, you have to tell your aunt, okay?"
"Okay." Huo Zhiqi nodded. "I understand. Next time Mom hits me, I'll tell you right away."
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On the way to the military arts troupe, Jiang Ting was in a good mood.
But when she arrived at the performing arts troupe, someone told her that there was bird droppings on her head.
Jiang Ting's face immediately turned ugly.
She should have pinched that brat a few more times!
When Jiang Ting arrived at the performing arts troupe, her good friend Xu Duoduo from the troupe came over with fruit and snacks.
Duoduo placed the items on Jiang Ting's desk and said with a smile, "Tingting, I heard you're in a bad mood. Look what I brought you."
I heard you had bird droppings on your head, so I brought a handkerchief to wipe them off for you.
After wiping the bird droppings off Jiang Ting's head with a handkerchief, Duoduo then very attentively massaged her legs and shoulders.
Jiang Ting thoroughly enjoyed the many "kind offers" and did not refuse them.
Ever since she was promoted to a higher rank in the performing arts troupe, everyone's attitude towards her has changed, except for a few exceptions.
However, she didn't mind giving some favors to those who were so attentive to her.
After Jiang Ting had finished enjoying herself, she finally spoke, "Duo Duo, is there something you need from me?"
Xu Duoduo immediately smiled and said, "Tingting, I won't beat around the bush with you. Yang Mei from the dance troupe can't perform this year's New Year's cultural performance because of a foot injury. I heard that the troupe is looking for someone else to fill in. What do you think of me?"
Jiang Ting looked at her and said, "Duoduo, there are quite a few people competing for this opportunity. Your abilities are not the most outstanding among the candidates."
Hearing her criticize herself like that, Xu Duoduo's expression changed slightly, but she didn't show it.
Duoduo massaged Jiang Ting's shoulders more frequently, and said in a high-pitched voice, "Tingting, we're such good friends, can't you help me out?"
Jiang Ting looked at her and said, "You know, there are quite a few people eyeing this position..."
She paused, then added, "But since you're my good friend, the group leader said we'd be choosing people openly, but this time I'm the chief candidate. Remember to submit your report to me, and I'll choose you."
However, at that moment, the door to Jiang Ting's office was suddenly pushed open with a bang.
"Minister, this is unfair!"
Li Xingyue walked in.
She was holding a report on the competition for this arts festival.
She tried hard to control her emotions, but when she heard that Jiang Ting had used her position as head of the arts and literature department to do such a thing, her face was filled with disappointment and anger.
Everyone in the performing arts troupe performed on stage based on their own abilities, and she put in a lot of effort for that.
She hadn't been with the performing arts troupe for long, and her dancing wasn't as good as the older performers', so she wasn't upset about losing the opportunity to perform in the New Year's gala.
I just think I haven't tried hard enough.
When a member of the dance troupe was injured and unable to perform, she heard that a public selection process would be held to fill the vacancy, so she immediately wrote a report and submitted it to Jiang Ting.
But as soon as they arrived at Jiang Ting's office, they heard her saying that she was going to abuse her power to do favors for others.
She would accept being eliminated because of her lack of ability, but she absolutely cannot accept this biased selection method.
Since Jiang Ting has already decided on the candidates internally, why bother with a public selection process?
Those who submitted reports are just cannon fodder for others.
Jiang Ting never expected that her conversation with Xu Duoduo would be overheard.
But she wasn't worried at all. Li Xingyue's father was just a regimental commander, which was far less important than her father.
She had always disliked Li Xingyue when they were in the performing arts troupe.
Because Li Xingyue had a regimental commander as her father, she was quite favored by the regimental commander.
They took away her chances to perform on stage several times.
Now that she's pregnant and can't perform on stage, she's been promoted and is now Li Xingyue's direct supervisor.
Just thinking about her makes me feel better.
With a smile on her face, she said without any attempt to hide her feelings, "What's unfair about me choosing someone I think dances well?"
After Jiang Ting finished speaking, seeing that Li Xingyue was about to speak again, she added, "Who is the minister, you or me?"
Li Xingyue knew that although she was not as good as the "veterans" in the art troupe, she was no worse than Xu Duoduo, and even danced better than Xu Duoduo.
Therefore, she resented Jiang Ting's favoritism.
Since Jiang Ting was promoted to officer, the atmosphere in the cultural troupe has changed.
Their performing arts troupe occasionally had opportunities to perform in other places. However, since Jiang Ting was promoted to a higher rank, many people in the troupe have been trying to curry favor with her and have stopped training seriously.
This led to numerous mistakes on some smaller stages.
It's a disgrace to the performing arts troupe.
However, these minor stage accidents go unnoticed. But this New Year's cultural performance is different. If the performers make a mistake, the entire performing arts troupe will lose face.
If Jiang Ting continues to abuse her power like this, what's the point of staying in this cultural troupe?
However, performers in cultural troupes cannot resign at will.
Out of respect for Jiang Ting's authority, she could only lower her head and say dryly, "You are the minister."
"But the commander said this is an open selection process, and I hope you, Minister, can be fair! If you abuse your power like this, I will tell the commander!"
"Tell the troupe leader?" Jiang Ting laughed. "The troupe leader has been away giving temporary guidance to another cultural troupe for the past two weeks. Why don't you go and tell him?"
Li Xingyue's hands hung at her sides, clenched into fists.
"Even if the commander isn't here, there's still the deputy commander!"
After saying that, she turned and left.
Seeing her leave, Duoduo anxiously asked, "Tingting, will Li Xingyue's complaint to the deputy commander affect you?"
Jiang Ting proudly raised her head, "Don't worry, the deputy commander won't dare to do anything to me. If she dares to target me, she won't be able to sit in the deputy commander's position anymore, which will just make room for me."
Seeing this, Duoduo was no longer worried, and she said—
"Tingting, this Li Xingyue usually looks down on everyone because she has a regimental commander as her father. When she's training, I try to talk to her, but she doesn't even acknowledge me. It's so satisfying to see her get the short end of the stick with you!"
Jiang Ting said, "Although Li Xingyue can't do anything to me, I'll still dislike her as long as she's in the cultural troupe."
Xu Duoduo understood her unspoken meaning and said with a smile, "Tingting, I have a way to make Li Xingyue make a mistake and kick her out of the art troupe!"
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