On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Qian Fengqi was already busy in the kitchen, preparing breakfast before everyone got up.
After kissing and hugging his wife inside, Qian Feng lifted Xiao Le Ran high in the air and watched his daughter laugh happily. He was also very happy and walked out with Le Ran in his arms.
As soon as he stepped into the yard, he saw that Qian Duoduo had already gotten up and was helping Qian Yixuan wash his face and brush his teeth. He smiled and walked over to ask, "Duoduo, what have you thought about what I told you last night?"
Qian Duoduo, who was brushing her teeth, paused and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Qian Feng said, "It's that song about the navy that you sang last night! By the way, what's the name of the song?"
Qian Duoduo said, "Let's call it 'Night at the Military Port'."
Qian Feng nodded and said, "Could you sing 'Night at the Military Port' during the family performance segment of the evening's entertainment event?"
Qian Duoduo said, "Shouldn't this performance be performed by the actors of the cultural troupe? Why are there family members performing as well?"
Qian Feng said, "This is to promote harmony between the military and the people."
Qian Duoduo nodded, and seeing Qian Yixuan's bright eyes full of expectation, she said, "Okay then, as long as you don't mind that I sing badly."
Qian Feng said, "You sing very well, how could it be bad?"
Qian Feng immediately praised his sister's singing, and Ling Yun, who came out of the bedroom, also said, "You haven't gone to the troupe yet?"
Qian Feng said, "Let's eat quickly, and I'll go to the regiment after I finish eating."
Because tonight there will be a New Year's performance by the cultural troupe on the playground of the regiment headquarters.
When Qian Feng arrived at the regimental headquarters, he found Liu, the deputy head of the cultural troupe who was in charge of the trip to the South Island. He shook hands with him and said, "Head of the regiment, didn't we say a couple of days ago that there would be a performance for military families?"
Deputy Regiment Commander Liu nodded. He had indeed mentioned it last time, but Political Commissar Nan rejected it because the military dependents in the family didn't really have any outstanding talents. They couldn't very well perform a shrewish outburst!
Qian Feng immediately said, "I went back and thought about it, and indeed we still need a performance by the military families on our island so that we can achieve a joint celebration between the military and the people."
Deputy Commander Liu nodded and said, "Commander Qian, do you have any performances planned?"
Qian Feng said, "I signed my sister up for a song called 'Night at the Military Port'."
Deputy Commander Liu had never heard of this song, but he nodded indifferently. What good songs could a military dependent sing without systematic training? However, he did not show his disdain on his face. He said, "Okay, then we'll add this singing segment for you after our performance."
Qian Feng nodded. He didn't care where Qian Duoduo's song was placed, because he knew that as long as Duoduo sang it, it would definitely ignite a spark in the army.
In the afternoon, Qian Duoduo led Qian Yixuan and followed behind Professor Yuan, with Ling Yun carrying Le Ran beside them, and Mao Hai and others walking behind.
Mao Hai smiled and said to the person with lots of money, "The dumplings at the canteen in the sky yesterday were especially delicious, as were the glutinous rice balls and glutinous rice cakes from our hometown."
Qian Duoduo asked with a smile, "Was this year's New Year's Eve dinner delicious?"
Mao Hai said, "Yeah, not only is there seafood, but also vegetables. This is the first time in all my years living on the former South Island that I've enjoyed being able to eat as many vegetables and meat as I want. It's so great!"
Ling Yun smiled as he looked at Qian Duoduo. These green vegetables were grown in a small greenhouse in the garden behind Qian Feng's house. Qian Duoduo had also used various methods to pickle, freeze, or process them into semi-finished products to ensure the quality of the vegetables in the entire group.
Because Qian Feng was the regimental commander, his family members were seated at the very front of all military dependents. And because Qian Duoduo was performing, Ling Yun let her sit on the side.
Qian Duoduo held Qian Yixuan and let him sit on her lap, which was high enough for him to see ahead. Although it wasn't the first time Qian Yixuan had seen the troupe performers, it was the first time he had sat on his aunt's lap on his father's island. He was especially happy thinking that his aunt would be singing a song later, especially since his mother had spent a long time dressing his aunt up at home. He thought his aunt was definitely prettier than the performers on stage.
Not long after, the cultural troupe's performance began.
The actors sang and danced with great enthusiasm, especially the dance from "The Red Detachment of Women," which made Qian Duoduo feel quite excited.
At every particularly memorable moment, Qian Duoduo couldn't help but clap her hands. Behind her, the military wives who hadn't had any entertainment programs for years also applauded enthusiastically as the performers from the cultural troupe put on a great show, which greatly encouraged the performers.
When an actor sang "Ode to Heroes" from the film "Heroes and Daughters," many people were moved to tears. The performance ended when the troupe finished their last solo song, "My Motherland."
At this moment, the announcer walked onto the stage and said, "Now please welcome Qian Duoduo, a representative of the military family, to sing 'Night at the Military Port'."
Upon hearing this, Qian Duoduo pushed Qian Yixuan off her lap, stood up, straightened her clothes, and walked down the aisle.
The military dependents behind them all looked at Qian Duoduo in surprise. Qian Duoduo's younger sister had been living in their military dependents' compound for quite some time, and everyone was very familiar with her, but no one expected that she could actually sing.
When Qian Duoduo, dressed in a white and blue striped navy uniform top, along with a white long skirt, white socks, and white shoes, stood gracefully on the stage, took the microphone from the announcer, and softly said, "I dedicate this song to all the navy personnel of the Xisha Islands."
After speaking, she gently swayed her body, slowly counting the beats in her mind, and then gently placed the microphone to her lips: "The night in the naval port is quiet, the waves gently rock the warships, the young sailors rest their heads on the waves, and sweet smiles appear in their dreams. The sea breeze blows gently, the waves rock gently, how hard the sailors have worked on their long voyages, now they have returned to the embrace of their motherland, let our sailors sleep well."
Thinking of this, since there was an interlude before the next verse, but stopping here would be awkward and abrupt, Qian Duoduo hummed the melody softly with a nasal tone, counting the beats in her mind, and then slowly sang: "The night in the naval port is quiet, the waves gently rock the warships, the young sailors rest their heads on the waves, and sweet smiles appear in their dreams. The sea breeze blows gently, the waves rock gently, how hard the sailors on their long voyages are, when the morning glow reddens the sea, look, our warships are about to set sail."
After finishing her song, Qian Duoduo bowed to the audience and said, "Thank you."
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