Chapter 37

In the afternoon, Mrs. Lan from next door came over and asked Hu Xiu to go to the back mountain to dig wild vegetables.

After taking a nap, Ruting was just about to go to school, so she took the initiative to take over the task of sending the dragon and phoenix twins to school.

Tang Wenlan waved her hand: "There's no time to pick wild vegetables, let's go together."

There are no secrets in the compound, especially today, when those students who firmly believe that "evil cannot triumph over good" went home, they all boasted about their great achievements to their parents.

So, Tang Wenlan learned about the farce in the school from the military dependents she was familiar with.

Now that you see the person involved, you have to ask a few more questions.

After hearing the whole story from Ruting, Tang Wenlan, who already looked down on Ding Feiyan, looked down on her even more.

Then, as if she remembered something, she looked around furtively for a few times before lowering her voice: "My old man Xing said that Deputy Staff Officer Fang is quite old and his ability is mediocre. If he continues to cause these things, he will probably be on the list when the investigation is carried out in October."

At first, Ting Ting didn't understand what was meant. When she met the meaningful look of Wen Lan's wife, she suddenly realized: "You mean...change career?"

Tang Wenlan nodded: "He lacks the ability and political literacy. If not him, who else should we punish?"

This is not surprising. Fang Shuigen and Ding Feiyan probably knew this, otherwise his family would not have been so anxious when competing for the position of Chief of Staff.

Ting Ting didn't have a very good impression of the couple, so she was naturally not interested in whether they changed their careers or not.

What she cared about was Fang Cuihua's child.

Tingben thought that she was too young, only 14 years old, and advised her to sign up for the art troupe and that it was something she could do slowly.

Now it seems that there is not much time left.

If Fang Shuigen is really going to be transferred to another job by the end of the year, it will be much more difficult for me to help that girl...

With worries in her mind, when she got to school, Ruiting discussed the matter with Gu Fang.

She didn't know much about the art troupe's recruitment process and didn't know whether there was any special recruitment.

Fortunately, Gu Fang, who had served in a cultural troupe before, nodded immediately and said, "There are special recruits, and 14-year-olds are not uncommon. I can help you contact my previous cultural troupe and ask."

Li Ting felt relieved: "Don't ask yet, I'll talk to Fang Cuihua later, I don't know if she is willing or not."

Why wouldn't I be willing to do such a good thing? Gu Fang muttered in her heart, but she didn't say it out loud. She just sighed: "You really worry so much."

Ting Ting didn't take it seriously: "Being a teacher is not just about imparting knowledge."

Upon hearing this, Gu Fang, who had always taken the teacher's work lightly, was stunned.

At this moment, she suddenly understood why Tingting had to make a summary after class every day and work hard to write lesson plans at night.

She is wholeheartedly educating people.

And I... am just wasting my time.

She didn't realize that her behavior had caused her friends to reflect on themselves.

During a break in the afternoon chorus training, she took Fang Cuihua to a deserted place and talked about the art troupe.

Fang Cuihua was a little confused.

My parents also knew what happened at school in the morning by noon.

My parents were worried about annoying Political Commissar Liu, but they also hated themselves for making them a laughing stock in the family compound.

Fang Cuihua, who was punished by not being allowed to eat, was feeling dizzy from hunger and was startled by her English teacher's words.

What followed was a huge surprise.

Her first reaction was not her future prospects.

After all, no matter how precocious she was, she was only 14 years old, with limited knowledge. She couldn't imagine the future and had never thought about it.

Fang Cuihua only knew that if she joined the army, she could stay away from her parents.

It doesn't get any better than this!

However, she was happy for just a moment before her eyes dimmed again.

Ruting, who had been paying attention to the little girl's expression, asked, "Are you afraid that your parents won't agree?"

Fang Cuihua shook her head and hesitated for a while, then said honestly: "I...what will happen to my sister if I leave?" Her sister is only 10 years old. What will she do if she leaves by herself?

The look in her eyes softened, and she couldn't help but touch the little girl's dry hair, praising her, "She's a good sister."

Fang Cuihua, who had hardly been praised since she was a child, blushed instantly, but her eyes couldn't help but light up. This was the first time someone praised her other than for singing.

Seeing this, Ting Ting rubbed her head again with amusement, and then analyzed in a gentle voice: "Your concern is correct, but the teacher thinks that instead of staying at home with your sister, it is better to work hard. When you are excellent, you will have the right to speak at home. Even if your parents do not change their attitude, but you have a formal job and a salary, can't you do a lot of things? Can't you also help your sister?"

Fang Cuihua is not very old, but she is smart. You can even say that she is very clever.

It's just that no one told her that there was such a way to go.

Now that I know, I immediately started to think about it seriously.

Tingting: "There's no rush for this. You should think about it carefully. If you want to go, Teacher Gu Fang will write a recommendation letter for you. You can leave the rest to the teacher."

As she said that, she asked someone to wait for her here, and then went to the classroom to get the snacks.

Just now she heard the little girl's stomach rumbling.

I was worried about hurting the child's self-esteem, so I didn't ask anything. I just stuffed the snack into the child's mouth and smiled, "The green bean cakes inside are made by the teacher. Please help the teacher taste it and see if it tastes good."

After saying this, she rubbed the little girl's head again and walked out.

Fang Cuihua stood there, holding the snacks tightly, stunned for a long time, then she suddenly lowered her head as if she had reacted.

Then, the tears could no longer be controlled and fell to the ground.

Commendation conferences are held several times every year.

Not only the fighters are familiar with the process, but their families are also no strangers to it.

Of course, it's not surprising. Nowadays, there are not many entertainment activities, but it doesn't hurt to have some fun. After all, many children of military families have to perform.

Hu Xiu, who was attending such an event for the first time, was the only one with high expectations. He kept looking at his watch for fear of missing it.

Tang Wenlan explained again without getting tired of it: "It's calculated according to the time. Now I go there to listen to the leaders' speeches. It's almost the same every time. It's boring. Aunt Xiu, you have to believe me."

This is indeed the case.

When Tang Wenlan said "almost done" and led Hu Xiu and the children to the playground, the announcer had just stepped onto the simple stage.

Hu Xiu followed Tang Wenlan straight to the family area in the front right row, but her eyes were looking around.

The daughter-in-law didn't see it, but the son was sitting in the first row, leaning his head to listen to what the brigade commander was saying.

Seeing her looking around, Tang Wenlan pulled her to sit down and said, "Tingting should be in the tent watching over the children right now." As she spoke, she reached out and picked up Guoguo and placed him on her lap.

In fact, she wanted to hug Miaomiao more, but the little girl was not willing to get close to outsiders.

"Look at my head, Tingting must be busy right now." Hu Xiu slapped his forehead and sat down next to Tang Wenlan, holding Miaomiao on his lap.

At this time, the first show on the stage has begun.

The piece they were singing was the model opera "Sha Jia Bang". Hu Xiu loved these operas the most, so he immediately paid no attention to anything else and focused entirely on watching it.

On the other side, in the makeshift tent, the students who were the second to last to perform as the finale had now packed up.

A pair of white shirts and military pants.

If there was no white shirt, boys would ask for their father's, and girls would ask for their mother's. If there was no one else, they would borrow one from a family member they were close to.

Li Ting and Gu Fang also put makeup on the children, the kind that made their cheeks red.

Of course, it is arranged like this in order to conform to the aesthetics of this era.

But Tingting didn't paint people into monkey butts after all, he just gave the children a boost to make their complexion look better.

Dressed like this, apart from anything else, she looks really presentable.

It wasn't just the students who had never dressed like this before who found it novel.

Even the military families who couldn't wait to come over were beaming with smiles, feeling that their daughter/son had brought shame to the family.

Thus, the junior high school choir's performance officially took place on the stage amid the anticipation of all parents.

Li Ting and Gu Fang, teachers from the organization, also came out.

However, the two did not go to the family area, but stood on the side of the stage, doing the final inspection.

Huo Xiao, who was sitting in the center of the first row of the audience, looked over when his wife appeared.

Today she wore a dark grey Lenin suit.

The braids that used to hang behind or in front of her body were now all tied up on top of her head, revealing her slender, white neck, making her already bright facial features even more alluring.

This was a look Huo Xiao had never seen before, and his eyes couldn't help but follow his wife's movements.

Ruting, who was standing next to the stage, seemed to sense something and turned around, then curved her peach blossom eyes at her husband, who looked even more handsome in his military cap.

Huo Xiao's eyes darkened, and just when he was about to smile back, he heard someone gasping in the back seat.

Then, a faint sound came over:

"The leader's sister-in-law is so pretty."

"Yes, I have never seen anything so beautiful in my life."

"She has a high level of education."

"I heard that he has a good temper and always greets any warrior who comes to visit with a smile."

"I don't know if my sister-in-law has a younger sister."

"......"

The more he heard, the darker Huo Xiao's face became.

Just as he was shuddering with fear and was about to turn around and give a warning look, an ethereal and melodious singing voice began to float up.

Not only Huo Xiao, but everyone on the field, no matter what they were doing the moment before, was now focused because of this voice that was so clean that it seemed to be able to penetrate the human soul.

Looking at Fang Cuihua, the only one standing in the center wearing a white shirt and rose-red urea-laced trousers, she couldn't help but feel proud...

She thought, this is the joy of being a teacher.

Cultivating, discovering, guiding... whatever it is, it makes people happy.

Fang Cuihua is probably the kind of person who is born to be on the stage.

On this day, the cheers from the entire brigade gave her the confidence to step onto the professional stage.

The junior high school program was undoubtedly a success and deserved its place as the finale.

Especially the lead singer, his voice is amazing even for people who don’t understand art.

Of course, the most surprised ones were Fang Shuigen and Ding Feiyan.

The couple never knew that the eldest girl could be quite beautiful after dressing up.

I didn't know she could sing so beautifully.

I didn't even know that she was the lead singer of this show.

Until the end of the chorus, words of praise continued to come to them, but Fang Shuigen and Ding Feiyan were still confused.

How could such a confident and talented girl be Daya?

Ruting had no idea about the turmoil in Fang Shuigen and his wife's hearts, and of course, she was not interested.

At this moment, she came back into the tent, smiled, praised and affirmed her classmates, and then let them move freely.

No matter how exciting the performances are, they are not as attractive as free activities.

Sure enough, when Ruting announced its disbandment, the young people swarmed out.

Even Fang Cuihua, who originally wanted to talk to the teacher, was dragged away by several female classmates with laughter.

Seeing this, Li Ting's mood couldn't help but also rise.

But at the same time, when the tense nerves relax, fatigue follows.

She kneaded her brows and said to her friend beside her: "I'm a little tired. I'll go back directly later. What about you?"

"You go first. I'll wait for my brother Rongxuan to go back together." Gu Fang paralyzed in his seat and waved his hands.

She was naturally tired, after all, she had never received such a task before. She was always worried about accidents during the performance, and she was very tense. Now that she had completed the task perfectly, she felt that she was not energetic at all.

Hearing this, Rueting picked up her bag, said hello to Gu Fang, and walked out of the tent.

She didn't want to go out and saw her husband, so she took two steps forward and said, "Why are you here? Don't you have to accompany the brigade commander and the political commissar?"

Huo Xiao took the bag and said, "No need. We could have left earlier. Are we going back?"

Ruting looked towards the family area and said, "I just saw our mother and the children. Let's call them to come along."

Huo Xiao had no objection and led his wife towards his mother, but he would glance at her face from time to time and always felt that his wife had lost some weight.

The children in this room also saw their parents.

Qiqi let go of grandma's hand and rushed over.

Miaomiao originally wanted to throw herself towards her mother, but in the last few steps she remembered that she had grown older and heavier, so she changed direction.

Then he raised his head and raised his hands: "Daddy, hug me!"

Seeing this, Guoguo took the initiative to hold his mother's hand.

The child wanted to be held, so Huo Xiao naturally did not refuse. He bent down and lifted the child onto his arm, but smiled and said, "You want to be held again? Can't you just walk by yourself?"

Miaomiao explained earnestly: "I walked here and my feet were tired."

Well, Huo Xiao was just entertaining the child.

Tang Wenlan accompanied Hu Xiu and saw that the four members of the family walking together all had good looks. She couldn't help but sigh and envy: "Huo Tuan and Ting Ting are really a perfect match, they are a perfect match."

Hu Xiu loved hearing this. As she smiled and greeted the children, she did not forget to compliment them: "Isn't your Political Commissar Xing a good person too?"

Hearing this, Tang Wenlan instantly turned disgusted. Just think about her husband Xing's big round face... forget it!

In this room, Hu Xiu had already walked to the side of his daughter-in-law and said happily, "Tingting, after you went to school this afternoon, I called home. Meihua said that your second brother came to Tianjing on a business trip. According to the time, he will arrive the day after tomorrow."

Ruting's eyes sparkled with surprise, "Really?"