Chapter 116 Oh my god! It's as uncomfortable as a cat's claws scratching at my heart...
"Thank you, Director Qin." Xue Haiyang breathed a sigh of relief after the textile factory agreed to take him in; he couldn't wait to escape his misery.
Every second of rehearsing "The Story of Overtime" was agonizing for him.
"Um..." Qin Xiangxiang couldn't help but want to get a piece of the gossip revealed by the person involved, "That tall guy surnamed Zhou in your program group, does he have some improper thoughts about you?"
Xue Haiyang was shocked: "!"
He suddenly opened his eyes wide. Qin Xiangxiang's words struck him like a thunderbolt, making him feel like his liver and gallbladder were about to burst. He had been worried about this for a long time, afraid that others would find out. But so far, no one in the troupe had discovered it, and they still thought Zhou Liangdong treated him as some kind of brother from the compound.
Fuck your brother!
Xue Haiyang was filled with shame and indignation. He was going crazy. He used to think that others didn't know, but how could a factory director he had just met see through this?
His head was spinning and his vision was turning white, as if he was about to faint at any moment.
"Director Qin... Director Qin, can you all tell?" Xue Haiyang was almost in tears.
Qin Xiangxiang reassured him, "No, it's not that. It's just that I knew Lu Baizhou before. He's a distant relative of our next-door neighbor. We've met before. My sister likes him, but the neighbor revealed something about him. And... he likes Liang Ling, the star performer in your troupe, right?"
Xue Haiyang nodded with tears in his eyes: "Everyone in our troupe knows that Lu Baizhou likes Liang Ling, but everyone in our troupe can see that Liang Ling likes Zhou Liangdong."
Qin Xiangxiang: "That Zhou Liangdong likes you? Is it really just romantic feelings between a man and a woman?"
"Who knows him? I don't want to know, and I don't want to see him again."
Qin Xiangxiang couldn't help but feel some sympathy for him, and at the same time she felt quite sorry for him. Lu Baizhou, this piece of chalk, actually liked goddesses, while Zhou Liangdong actually liked men. If Zhou Liangdong's penis were cut off and given to Lu Baizhou, it would be a happy ending for everyone... Wait a minute!
A sudden inspiration struck Qin Xiangxiang. She began to connect everything she knew and discovered something very unusual.
Lu Baizhou is a scoundrel; he can't provide women with a normal marital relationship, yet he pursues Liang Ling openly and expresses his affection for her in front of everyone—this is actually quite abnormal. He is not ashamed of his body and boldly pursues women.
Unless he's hiding something, afraid that others will discover his inner secrets, and then...
A terrifying answer popped into Qin Xiangxiang's mind: Lu Baizhou likes Zhou Liangdong!
Qin Xiangxiang's face couldn't hold back anymore, as if a thunderbolt had struck her head. If that was the case, then it was easy to understand. Lu Baizhou liked Zhou Liangdong but didn't dare to express it, while Liang Ling was pursuing Zhou Liangdong madly, which was so enviable in Lu Baizhou's eyes.
He dared not express his feelings for Zhou Liangdong, but if he pursued Liang Ling, he could see Zhou Liangdong more often.
No wonder she always felt something was off. Could it be that Lu Baizhou considered Li Jinling and Liang Ling as "good sisters"?
It turns out this isn't a story of "he loves her, she loves him, he loves him," but rather a story of "he loves him but pretends to love her, she loves him, and he loves him."
Qin Xiangxiang: "Before you leave the drama troupe, you can tell Zhou Liangdong to cherish the people in front of him."
Xue Haiyang shook his head: "Liang Ling is good, but... Zhou Liangdong likes..."
Qin Xiangxiang: "I'm not referring to Liang Ling, I'm referring to someone else. Think about it, besides you and Liang Ling, who else is around him?"
Xue Haiyang swayed, and said incredulously, "You mean—"
"That's right, just as you think."
Qin Xiangxiang nodded. She was getting bored with this whole thing. What was all this about?
However, she was somewhat looking forward to Lu Baizhou successfully pursuing Zhou Liangdong. These two should be a perfect match and not go around harming others, especially Lu Baizhou. Although he is not a bad person, his family has really done something terrible.
Qin Xiangxiang felt a little smug, wondering what the Lu family's expressions would be if Lu Baizhou really did get together with Zhou Liangdong and discovered that the son they had brought home after drowning the baby girl had brought home a "male husband".
That was truly amazing!
"Thank you, Director Qin, for telling me all this." Recalling the past, Xue Haiyang suddenly understood, realizing that's how it all was.
If Lu Baizhou likes Zhou Liangdong, then everything makes sense.
"You're welcome, your performance was wonderful."
After Xue Haiyang left, Qin Xiangxiang was still quietly recalling and sorting out the whole process; it was simply unbelievable.
Assistant He knocked on the door: "Director Qin, it's about the establishment of an arts and propaganda team in our factory..."
Qin Xiangxiang: "Just now, Xue Haiyang, an actor from the drama troupe, said he wanted to join our textile factory to help with cultural and publicity work. I'll call the drama troupe tomorrow to ask for his services."
"Director Qin, you're really brilliant! You managed to poach this talent so easily." Assistant He's eyes lit up. "It's like someone handed you a pillow just as you were dozing off."
"Moreover, I heard that Xue Haiyang studied dance, but he transferred to the drama troupe because he was not tall enough. He can choreograph dances and sings very well."
“If he were to join our factory’s propaganda team, our makeshift team would immediately become a proper one.”
Qin Xiangxiang nodded: "That's true."
"Director Qin, you are just like Liu Bang in the Qin and Han Dynasties, or Liu Bei in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. As long as you wave your hand, countless talents will gather here. Han Xin, Zhuge Liang, they are all no match for you."
Qin Xiangxiang paused for a few seconds and said, "My surname is Qin, the Qin of Qin Shi Huang."
Assistant He: "Qin Shi Huang's surname was Ying."
Qin Xiangxiang: "...Assistant He, you really know how to pick out the key points."
If this were a Su Peisheng serving the emperor, I would have him dragged out and beheaded immediately.
Qin Xiangxiang called the leaders of the local drama troupe and brought up Xue Haiyang's matter. She said that her textile factory was going through many hardships and wanted to establish an amateur art propaganda team in the factory. She needed someone to help, and Xue Haiyang was a good prospect. He himself was also willing.
"Director Qin, you've come all the way here to poach people? Well, fine, I'll ask for his opinion and get back to you tomorrow."
Qin Xiangxiang also mobilized the workers in the factory, saying that the factory had decided to establish the Feiyan Textile Factory Amateur Art Propaganda Team and wanted to find talent from the local drama troupe to come to the factory. The workers agreed.
"Our factory is going to form an arts and propaganda team!"
"From now on, we will have our own cultural and propaganda team and put on our own shows!"
"Is this Xue Haiyang the one who acted in the play the other day? The story of working overtime? He's short, very good-looking, and has a nice voice."
"Our factory director, Qin, really loves stories about 'working overtime'."
...
Assistant He: "This is really a stroke of good luck. The drama troupe just expressed their willingness to let Xue Haiyang come over. Factory director, why don't you go and recruit some more cultured people who can write stories?"
“Let’s write stories from our own factory and turn them into crosstalk, skits, or songs.”
"Find a composer to write a piece specifically for us, the Flying Swallow Textile Factory Concerto!"
"For the year-end performance rehearsal, we're going to do a big chorus!"
Qin Xiang thought to herself, "You're dreaming. Instead of anything else, we should hire a movie projectionist to show everyone an open-air movie every now and then."
"A movie? That would be great."
In the drama troupe, Xue Haiyang packed his luggage. He had already completed his transfer application. In this day and age, as long as both parties agree, they can exchange houses or jobs, as long as the unit is willing to accept them.
Once Feiyan Textile Factory receives his file, he can successfully transfer there, away from the drama troupe. Of course, many people feel sorry for him and don't understand why he suddenly left.
"Is it because of me?" The tall man stood at the dormitory door, looking at him with a deep gaze.
“Xue Haiyang, you don’t need to ruin your future because of me. Feiyan Textile Factory is so desolate, it doesn’t even have a gate.”
Xue Haiyang cursed inwardly, "You know that? You're such a troublemaker!" But on the surface, he said, "It has nothing to do with you. I like the atmosphere of the textile factory. I want to work in the workshop."
Zhou Liangdong: "If you go there, then I'll transfer there too."
"Director Qin will not accept your file, there is nothing you can do. Besides, Zhou Liangdong, there are plenty of military officers' families in the textile factory, don't do anything reckless."
Zhou Liangdong said with pain and deep affection, "Haiyang, I just want to be by your side, to see you. Is that too much to ask? I will never interfere with you."
"I don't ask you to reciprocate my affection, but please don't ruin him."
Xue Haiyang: "Zhou Liangdong, you should cherish the people in front of you."
“I could never like Liang Ling. She’s a beautiful and good woman, but you know my situation. Lu Baizhou is a good man. She should be with Lu Baizhou; that would be her best destiny.”
“I’m not talking about Liang Ling,” Xue Haiyang paused, “Think about it carefully, besides Liang Ling, who has been by your side for longer? Do the people around Liang Ling really like Liang Ling? Don’t let his deep affection go to waste.”
Zhou Liangdong asked incredulously, "Are you saying..."
That's all I have to say. I wish you both happiness together.
"Sister-in-law, is Xue Haiyang really coming to our factory? Are we going to have a cultural troupe?"
"I also want to join the cultural propaganda team."
Qin Xiangxiang nodded. Xue Haiyang seemed like a decent person. There was no reason to stop Li Jinling from wanting to be with him, at least Xue Haiyang wouldn't treat Li Jinling as a "good sister".
If Zhou Liangdong and Lu Baizhou end up together, does that mean she played matchmaker twice?
“Sister-in-law Zhong Li, are your family related to Lu Baizhou’s family? If anything happens to Lu Baizhou or his family in the future, please let me know.”
Qin Xiangxiang longed to have a bite of hot melon.
"What's wrong? Does your sister-in-law still have those kinds of thoughts? Didn't I tell you last time..."
Qin Xiangxiang whispered in her ear, "When their drama troupe came to perform at our factory before, we found out..."
Zhong Li: "Oh my god!"
"Xiao Qin, let me tell you, Lu Baizhou is very popular back in his hometown. His family is trying to find him a wife there, and they're incredibly picky, like they're choosing a concubine. Let me tell you, last time..."
Qin Xiangxiang: "Oh my god!"
"That's only right! His father had several brothers, but he's the only male left in his generation. His grandmother used to have many sons and always boasted about it in the village, it was really..."
...
In a corner unnoticed by the two, the door of the side room shook quietly twice, and a person pressed against the door, trying hard to listen to the sounds outside.
All she heard were exclamations of "Oh my God!", but she couldn't make out what they were talking about. It was as unbearable as being scratched by a cat's claws.
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