Chapter 88 Arrival at the garrison but no sign of them
Chapter 88
Zhao Yueru was in a good mood all the way from the train station to the team stationed in Harbin. The jeep rumbled to the station.
Zhou Jingsong had to report to his office leader first. He wanted to take Zhao Yueru to the family compound first, but Zhao Yueru disagreed.
"Zhou Jingsong." She nudged him. "Go to the office to report for duty. I'm not in a hurry to go to the family compound. I'm going to find Yingying."
"After you've finished reporting to your superiors, come pick me up from the cultural troupe later."
"OK?"
Zhao Yueru, heavily pregnant, just stared at Zhou Jingsong, leaving him no choice but to agree. He sighed and could only say to the communications officer beside him, "Xiao Zhang, could you please take my wife to the cultural troupe to find Comrade Meng Yingying?"
Zhang, the sentry, nodded and saluted Zhao Yueru. "Sister-in-law, I'll take you there."
Zhao Yueru thanked him and followed the sentry to the cultural troupe. Along the way, she couldn't help but ask, "Comrade, do you know Meng Yingying?"
Zhang, the sentry, nodded. "Sister-in-law, do you know Comrade Meng?"
Zhao Yueru nodded, "That's a must."
Xiao Zhang couldn't help but glance at her.
Zhao Yueru asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"
"Sister-in-law, you'll see when you get there. Comrade Meng is very famous around here."
“However,” Xiao Zhang scratched his head, “it’s not good for me to talk about people behind their backs.”
They're quite well-mannered.
This made Zhao Yueru feel that the team stationed in Harbin was quite good, and she even looked forward to her life there.
It's really someone who brought Yingying here.
Because Yingying was here, she felt a greater sense of longing and anticipation for this unfamiliar place.
Upon arriving at the cultural troupe, the sentry Xiao Zhang said he was leaving. "Sister-in-law, just go in. This is the cultural troupe. The first room in front is the dance practice room, and the one behind is Director Fang's office."
Zhao Yueru thanked the other party. After Xiao Zhang left, she stood at the door for a while before nervously climbing the steps and walking to the practice room door.
She peeked inside and saw many young and beautiful lesbians. They all had their hair up, revealing their smooth foreheads, and were dancing in beautiful dance costumes.
Looking at that slender figure, Zhao Yueru looked down at her own big belly, and for the first time, she felt inferior.
Compared to these young girls, the married pregnant women do seem much more bloated and heavy, and even their demeanor is different.
Who are you looking for?
Ye Yingtao was practicing her dance near the door when she noticed a pregnant woman standing outside who kept looking inside. So she stopped her movements, turned around, and went to the door to ask her a question.
Zhao Yueru didn't know Ye Yingtao, so she hesitated for a moment before asking, "Comrade, I'd like to ask if there's anyone here named Meng Yingying?"
Ye Yingtao narrowed her eyes immediately, looking wary. "What do you want with Meng Yingying?"
She still thought Zhao Yueru was from the Qi family, so she didn't reveal it.
Seeing her flustered expression, Zhao Yueru immediately waved her hand and explained, "Comrade, don't worry, I'm not a bad person. I came to find Yingying because she and I are best friends."
"nonsense."
Ye Yingtao put her hands on her hips, her fox-like eyes widening slightly. "Meng Yingying's best friend is me, Ye Yingtao."
Zhao Yueru's previously excited expression instantly wilted. "Huh?"
There was even a hint of grievance in her voice.
Clearly, she is Yingying's best friend.
Seeing her like this, with her large pregnant belly and a somewhat aggrieved, disappointed, and shocked expression, Ye Yingtao felt a little embarrassed. She immediately asked, "What's your name?"
"Zhao Yueru, I am Meng Yingying's best friend, Zhao Yueru."
She emphasized it twice: Who says girls don't get jealous? Isn't what she's doing just that—jealousy?
Upon hearing this, Ye Yingtao's eyes widened immediately. "What did you say your name was?"
There was still a hint of disbelief in his voice.
Zhao Yueru was also annoyed. Thinking that Yingying had been snatched away by the woman in front of her, she said sourly, "I am Zhao Yueru, and I will not change my name or surname."
"He was also Meng Yingying's best friend."
This time, Ye Yingtao heard everything clearly, and she murmured, "No, you're not."
Zhao Yueru was getting a little angry, but the next second she heard Ye Yingtao say, "Meng Yingying said you are her family."
"My only two relatives."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yueru's anger deflated like a punctured balloon. She stood there, muttering, "Is that so?"
"Yes." Ye Yingtao looked Zhao Yueru up and down carefully before saying, "So you are Zhao Yueru."
"I used to envy you so much."
She also argued with Meng Yingying countless times.
Zhao Yueru stood outside the door, somewhat puzzled. "Why are you envious of me?"
She's just a village woman now, heavily pregnant, with a dark neck and elephant legs.
To be honest, she never thought about feeling inferior before coming here.
However, when she saw the dance studio filled with young and beautiful women, she felt somewhat inferior.
It's as if we've become people from a different world.
She had learned to dance in the propaganda team before she got married, but the cultural troupe was the superior of the propaganda team and also the dream of everyone in the propaganda team.
Ye Yingtao said, "I envy how good Meng Yingying is to you."
She muttered, "Every month after she gets her salary, she sends it all to you. In addition, she also borrows some grain coupons, meat coupons, and industrial coupons from us, which she also sends to you."
"Comrade Zhao," Ye Yingtao sighed, "why do you think I envy you?"
Having a friend like Meng Yingying in this lifetime is truly a blessing.
This time, Zhao Yueru finally understood. She felt a pang of sadness at first, followed by a surge of joy. "I also think I'm pretty lucky. I met Meng Yingying before you did."
Zhao Yueru knew very well that if the other party had known Meng Yingying first, the outcome would definitely not be what it is now.
Meng Yingying treated her with utmost sincerity because of her preconceived notions and her support during Meng Yingying's most difficult times, which led to the current outcome.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yueru's hostility towards Ye Yingtao lessened somewhat. "Comrade Ye, I'm here to see Yingying. Do you know where she is?"
She peeked out for a while, but didn't see Yingying.
Ye Yingtao's expression was complicated. "You've come at a bad time. Yingying has gone to Suzhou to attend an exchange meeting."
"ah?"
Now it was Zhao Yueru's turn to be confused. "When did she leave?"
She had been fantasizing all the way about the excitement and joy she would feel when she met Yingying, but she never expected that Yingying was not stationed in Harbin at all.
“She’s been gone for more than half a month.” Ye Yingtao counted on her fingers. “She should be back soon. Just wait for her a little longer.”
"But do you have a place to stay?"
"If you don't have a place to stay," Ye Yingtao paused, "then I'll go and ask my supervisor to issue you a certificate to sponsor your stay at the guesthouse."
It's easy to imagine that Zhao Yueru, with her large pregnant belly, had come all this way, which was no easy feat.
Zhao Yueru also accepted Ye Yingtao's kindness, saying, "Comrade, thank you, but I have a place to stay."
"I came here this time to accompany my wife to the military base."
This time, Ye Yingtao was stunned. "Your husband is with our team? Who is he?"
She knew at least more than half of the soldiers stationed there, if not all of them.
"Zhou Jingsong".
Zhao Yueru was a little embarrassed, "My husband was blind before and had been recuperating in our hometown. Now that his sight has been restored, he has returned to the team."
"If nothing unexpected happens, I should be staying in the family compound of the garrison." She paused for a moment, then added, "Comrade, if Yingying returns, please have someone pass on a message to me."
"Forget it, I'm living here anyway, I'll just stroll over to the cultural troupe every day to take a look."
Ye Yingtao was still a little dazed. She hadn't expected that Zhao Yueru's boyfriend was Zhou Jingsong. To be honest, she had also had her eye on Zhou Jingsong before.
However, after learning that Zhou Jingsong's hometown was in the countryside, she naturally gave up on the idea.
Unexpectedly, the next time she heard news about Zhou Jingsong, it was from her lover.
What a small world!
No, I should say, this world is truly amazing.
"Comrade Zhou has regained his sight?"
Ye Yingtao couldn't help but ask a question.
Zhao Yueru nodded, "I've regained my sight." Just then, Zhou Jingsong finished his report to the office and came to greet Zhao Yueru. As soon as she saw him, Zhao Yueru said goodbye to Ye Yingtao, "Comrade, see you later."
"Once I'm settled here, I'll invite you to my house for dinner next time."
Although she didn't even know her own name.
However, Zhao Yueru thought that since she was Yingying's friend, it would be normal for her to invite Yingying to her home for a meal as Yingying's relative.
"You don't even know my name, yet you're going to treat me to a meal?"
Ye Yingtao was somewhat stunned.
"It's enough that you're Yingying's friend."
Ye Yingtao's expression was complicated. She finally understood why Meng Yingying was so good to Zhao Yueru.
Because she is a very good person.
"Ye Yingtao".
"What?"
"My name is Ye Yingtao."
This time, Zhao Yueru heard her and extended her slightly swollen hand towards her, saying, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Ye Yingtao."
Ye Yingtao couldn't help but laugh, "I'll come and warm your house when you're settled in."
"Let's invite Lin Qiu too. Me, Lin Qiu, and Meng Yingying, the three of us live in the same dormitory."
Zhao Yueru agreed.
Zhou Jingsong watched quietly from the side, not urging her. Only after she went outside did she see Political Commissar Xiao standing there. She was a little surprised, "There are people waiting outside, why didn't you urge me to come out sooner?"
Zhou Jingsong: "It's rare to find a female comrade you can chat with, so let's chat a bit more."
Zhao Yueru married Zhou Jingsong and lived in Mengjiatun. To be honest, she was like a phoenix that had fallen into a chicken coop. From beginning to end, she was completely out of place in Mengjiatun.
She had almost no one in the entire village she could talk to.
Meng Yingying, the only one she could talk to, went outside.
For a long time, Zhou Jingsong even worried that Zhao Yueru would get bored after a while, since she had no friends in the village except him.
Now, he's not worried anymore. He has Meng Yingying, the young people in the performing arts troupe, and the wives in the family compound.
To be honest, Zhou Jingsong is very satisfied with his current environment.
Zhao Yueru was surprised that he had even thought of this. She looked up at Zhou Jingsong's eyes and said, "It's not boring at all. Being with you is never boring."
Zhou Jingsong may seem reserved, but he is actually very meticulous.
This made Zhou Jingsong smile, and then he began to share, "Political Commissar Xiao assigned me a large two-bedroom apartment. We'll go back now to furnish the apartment and see if I need anything so I can buy it."
Zhao Yueru nodded, and as soon as she came out, she saw that Political Commissar Xiao was also there. Zhou Jingsong introduced her naturally, "Political Commissar, this is my lover, Zhao Yueru."
Political Commissar Xiao's gaze lingered on Zhao Yueru's stomach for a moment before he said, "Hello, sister-in-law."
Zhao Yueru smiled. Political Commissar Xiao led the way, exchanging pleasantries with Zhao Yueru along the way. "I heard from Lao Zhou that you took care of him during the time he was blind. I thank you on behalf of everyone in the team."
Zhao Yueru shook her head, "It's not that bad. As Comrade Zhou Jingsong's wife, it's only right that I take care of him."
Commissar Xiao thought to himself, "No wonder Zhou Jingsong overcame all obstacles to marry Zhao Yueru. Her character is indeed quite good."
As they spoke, they arrived at the family compound. Zhou Jingsong and Zhao Yueru were assigned a large two-bedroom apartment with a small courtyard.
"This is it. I won't disturb your reunion any longer." He then turned to Zhou Jingsong and said, "Old Zhou, if you need anything, you can go to the quartermaster. The quartermaster has everything you need in the logistics department. If he doesn't have it, you'll have to buy it separately."
Zhou Jingsong nodded. Zhao Yueru, with her belly in her pocket, went up the steps and looked at each room. After looking around, she said to Zhou Jingsong, "We'll sleep in this room. The room across the hall has a nice view. Shall we save it for Yingying?"
“Yingying lives in the dormitory of the art troupe. When she comes to our house to rest occasionally, she needs a separate room.”
Zhou Jingsong nodded, "Okay."
"Yueru, you are the mistress of this house, you have the right to make decisions."
Zhao Yueru hummed in agreement. Without even decorating her own room, she strolled over to the room meant for Meng Yingying and pointed to the window, saying, "She likes light purple curtains, so I'll hang some light purple ones for her. Also, a wardrobe. Girls love to look pretty, so I'll give her a wardrobe, preferably one with a mirror."
She was muttering to herself, and Zhou Jingsong was listening nearby. He suddenly interrupted, "What if Meng Yingying gets married in the future?"
Seeing this, he felt that his wife was treating Meng Yingying like her own daughter.
Zhao Yueru argued confidently, "Being married doesn't prevent her from staying here."
"It's just a few more rooms. If her future lover dares to bully her, I'll bring Yingying back in no time."
Zhou Jingsong, "..."
There was a feeling of worry about Meng Yingying's future husband.
*
This is the thirty-first and final day that Meng Yingying has been at the Moscow-Moba Affiliated School.
Instead of practicing in the dance studio that day, everyone gathered in the auditorium. Jane was at the top holding a stack of certificates, and people went up one by one to receive their certificates.
When it was Meng Yingying's turn...
Jane's voice rose a few decibels, "Let's welcome Meng, the undisputed genius of this exchange and learning conference, and give her the warmest applause."
The applause from below was thunderous. Meng Yingying rose from her seat in the auditorium. She squeezed through the gap between the chairs, her figure slender and delicate, her skin fair and radiant. She was truly beautiful.
She went up on the stage, and Jane came over and gave her a hug. "Oh, Meng, you are truly a genius I've never seen before."
"The last genius I ever met was your teacher, Yang."
Meng Yingying hugged him briefly and then pulled away. She looked at Yang Jie in the audience and said, "Yes, my teacher is also a genius."
"Moreover, she told me that she only takes geniuses as her apprentices."
Mediocrity is no match for her.
There was a hint of pride hidden in those words.
After listening, Jane couldn't help but exclaim, "You two truly are worthy of being master and disciple."
He turned and walked to the table next to him, took out a white certificate with a black border and a gold-stamped seal, and solemnly handed it to Meng Yingying. "Meng, this is our graduation certificate from Moba Affiliated School. I heard from Yang that this certificate is very important to you."
Meng Yingying accepted the certificate with both hands. Looking at the gold-embossed seal and the words "Graduation Certificate," she knew that she had finally achieved her goal.
She stepped forward and gently hugged Jane. "Jane, thank you."
"You are also the best teacher I know."
This is an expression of appreciation from an Eastern girl for her foreign teacher.
This made Jian feel flattered. In the month he had known her, he had come to realize that Meng was a very aloof and reserved girl.
I never expected her to give herself such a high evaluation.
This made Jian extremely happy. He even gave Meng Yingying two kisses on the cheeks. "Meng, I'm also very happy to meet such a talented student like you."
A fleeting kiss, like a dragonfly skimming the water, is brief and devoid of any emotional color.
This eased Meng Yingying's stiffness for a moment. She took half a step back to create some distance, saying, "It's also a pleasure to meet you."
Both sides have a high regard for each other.
After receiving her graduation certificate, Meng Yingying lifted her skirt and descended the steps. She was wearing a ballet costume, the fabric clinging tightly to her body, highlighting her fair complexion, straight neck, slender shoulders, slim waist, and long legs.
This physique is a natural asset.
To be honest, even though this is Moba Affiliated School, there is never a shortage of young, beautiful girls with good figures.
However, someone like Meng Yingying, with her incredibly perfect body proportions, is still stunning.
What's more, there's that beautiful face, truly stunning.
Even the students from the school below couldn't help but whisper among themselves, "The girls from the East are so beautiful."
"Yes, I'm envious of her figure."
"I'm envious too. No wonder they're so talented. Their natural proportions are just too good. These things are something you're born with. It's something God gave them that you can't envy."
"A talent for dancing is innate. After seeing her, I realized that there are always people more talented than you."
"No wonder Jane told us before that we must be diligent and humble, because there are just too many geniuses in this world."
These words made Arkhipova, sitting next to him, look rather displeased. Her greatest advantage was her roundness. Of course, her greatest martyr was also her roundness.
She has a naturally large frame and is relatively tall. If she eats a little more, she will look rather bulky.
Despite her hard work and dedication to losing weight, innate physical attributes are still innate physical attributes.
Looking at Meng Yingying's posture, she is tall, with a small face, a straight neck, a thin waist, and arms that reach past her hips, making her slender and graceful.
Her long legs were encased in workout pants, long and straight, without an ounce of excess fat. Even the knee joints, which are usually slightly crooked in most people, were surprisingly well-defined.
But she didn't; she went down in a straight line, so straight and thin that it was despair-inducing.
It was at this moment that she understood what Jane meant, “Arkhipova, don’t take Meng too seriously. Being a natural genius is different from being hardworking and diligent.”
"Talent is something that can't be achieved simply through hard work."
"You are already very good. You don't need to compare yourself with Meng. You just need to surpass yourself."
Only Arkhipova herself knew that she felt utterly desperate after hearing those words.
At first, she was a genius, a genius at Moba Affiliated School, a genius who could look down on those who came to their school for exchange and study.
She was a local, and she watched with indifference as foreigners came to study here.
When she learned that Meng Yingying was talented, she felt resentful, which is why she challenged Meng Yingying.
Of course, she lost.
Over the next two weeks, she witnessed firsthand what true talent is.
When Meng Yingying first learned "Don Quixote" in half a month, everyone thought she was a genius. It's really difficult to learn an extremely difficult dance in half a month.
But to their surprise, this was not Meng Yingying's limit at all. She spent half a month learning Don Quixote. It wasn't that she was slow to learn, but that she was still getting used to the ballet Russian language.
In the first half month, she was still a bit unfamiliar with ballet Russian and not very proficient in the conversion, which is why it took her half a month. It wasn't that she was slow at learning dance, but that she hadn't switched languages yet.
After overcoming the language barrier, she went on to learn works such as Swan Lake, La Spaniard, Sleeping Beauty, and Giselle.
She learns a new dance almost every day, and after learning one, she immediately moves on to learning a new one.
In other words, for the next two weeks, she was learning a new dance every day. The key was that she didn't just learn it and then forget it. At the time, Jane thought she was being silly and worried that she was trying to do too much at once.
I thought I'd check her previous dance lessons, but I never expected that she could perform every single one of them in such perfect form.
That's what's truly shocking.
Even Jian didn't know what to say. He just kept muttering to Yang Jie, "Yang, you've taken in a monster."
This is no longer the work of a genius.
Jane has been in this industry for almost twenty years and has never seen such amazing talent.
In fact, Yang Jie was also somewhat shocked. She knew that Meng Yingying was talented, but she never knew that Meng Yingying's talent could be this good.
Meng Yingying thought to herself, she wasn't naturally gifted.
She had a cheat code; in her past life, her specialty was ballet, and she was among the top ballet dancers in the world.
She couldn't perform this kind of dance in China, where ballet is usually combined with red dance, which falls into a different category.
This time, during the exchange and study abroad trip, the ballet performed was the most authentic version.
This release of learning and jumping also unleashed all the helplessness and sadness that Meng Yingying had accumulated since her injury in her previous life.
It turns out that having a healthy body and a youthful body allows one to dance what they are good at and love.
It is such a happy thing.
But Meng Yingying was unaware of the immense shock her actions caused to those around her.
Arsipova also despaired, watching as Meng Yingying received her graduation certificate and prepared to leave Moba Affiliated School.
Arkhipova, who had been lacking courage all along, finally caught up with Meng Yingying. She walked up to Meng and said, "Meng, wait for me."
"I'll challenge you again when I go to your country for an exchange program."
Upon hearing this, Meng Yingying paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Welcome, Arkhipova."
"Our country is a wonderful place, and we welcome you to come and exchange ideas and learn from us."
Arkhipova nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then took something out of her pocket and handed it to her, "The school badge of Moba Affiliated School."
"This is for you, Meng. I hope we'll have the chance to meet again."
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