Chapter 12: Rumors
Chen Tang shook his little head and put the matter behind him.
When she returned to the dormitory, everyone else even spoke in a low voice.
After sleeping till dawn, Chen Tang went to the practice room early in the morning.
She is in the singing team, so she doesn't need to practice difficult dances. She only needs to practice basic dance skills on weekdays.
People these days work very hard. It’s only around five o’clock, but there are already quite a few people in the practice room, most of them are from dance troupes.
Lin Xiao, who was in the lead, worked extra hard and did more than a dozen backflips in a row, which made Shen Tang's eyes widen in shock. This was too amazing.
Lin Xiao noticed Shen Tang's look and the tips of his ears turned red.
She glanced at Chen Tang and reminded him quietly, “You’re doing it wrong.”
Chen Tang's heart skipped a beat: "What's wrong?"
Although she had muscle memory, she had never practiced dancing in her previous life, so she felt a little unfamiliar with the dance now.
Seeing that she didn't lose her temper, Lin Xiao stepped on her feet and helped her stretch.
The next moment, she heard Chen Tang screaming like a pig being slaughtered: "It hurts, it hurts, let go, let go——"
Lin Xiao was startled: "Is it so painful? How long have you not stretched?"
Chen Tang hugged his thigh and cried, "It hurts, I feel like I saw Lord Yama."
Lin Xiao also knew that Chen Tang was not suitable for dancing, and the female soldiers in the art troupe were quite envious of her for this reason.
She looked at the girl who was biting her red lips, hugging her calves with red eyes, and thought she was quite cute, not as cold as the legend said.
"Then you should warm up your voice first, the leader will be here soon."
Li Xue, the head of the art troupe, is the voice of the singing team and cannot tolerate any flaws. Even if one gets in through connections, he or she must have a skill.
Chen Tang has no talent in dancing, but he is unique in singing.
Her voice is clear and a little soft, and the songs she sings have a strong Jiangnan Wu dialect feel to them. As soon as she opens her mouth, she can attract all the attention.
Captain Li loves her baby but also has high hopes for her, and he will not let her pass easily.
Chen Tang stood up with trembling legs and went out to warm up his voice.
After a while, Captain Li entered the practice room and looked around at everyone: "Xu Ting, please step out and sing "My Motherland and I."
Xu Ting's voice was clear and strong, and she was familiar with the song, so she sang it completely without any pause.
"Xu Ting, you will still be the lead singer in Friday's performance."
Xu Ting received the affirmation from Captain Li and looked at Chen Tang triumphantly.
I heard that the mission of the military district was difficult this time and several people were injured when they returned. The art troupe will definitely hold a performance in the military district to comfort the soldiers, and she will definitely be the lead singer at that time.
What does it matter if Chen Tang has a nice voice? He still has to play the supporting role.
Captain Li called Chen Tang's name again: "Sing 'Liuyang River' again."
Chen Tang thought that Captain Li was testing her skills, so she cleared her throat and sang the song.
Captain Li nodded. Chen Tang's voice was clear and soft, and he could sing the style of this song completely. Even if she heard this tone, she would stop in her tracks.
This is also the reason why she placed him in the singing team even though Shen Tang got in through dancing.
"I want you to sing this song solo for Friday's performance. You should practice more and you are not allowed to make any mistakes on stage. If you perform well, our singing team will temporarily let you sing the solo."
“Why?”
Xu Ting stood up. She had been the lead singer in the solo singing in the past two years. She would only give Wang Xiaoyu a chance when she came!
Captain Li looked cold: "Why? Because they sing better than you. Xu Ting, tell me what time did you come to the practice room today? How long has it been since you last practiced your voice?"
You sang the song "My Motherland and I" in a mess, without even opening your voice. It's a pity that you didn't make any big mistakes in previous performances, otherwise you wouldn't even be qualified to lead the singing."
Xu Ting was not convinced: "Even if that's the case, it's not Shen Tang's turn to sing solo. Wang Xiaoyu sings better than her!"
Speaking of this, Captain Li's face turned even worse. "Didn't I give her a chance? It was Wang Xiaoyu's first time on stage alone. She was so nervous that her voice broke. The whole military region was laughing at us for having no one in the singing team of the art troupe. We let someone with a hoarse voice go on stage. It was really embarrassing for me!"
Wang Xiaoyu was scolded so much that tears fell from her eyes. She bit her lip and stared at Chen Tang.
She had intended to use this solo to wash away her previous shame, but now it was all ruined by Chen Tang!
Captain Li has been very tolerant towards Xu Ting for the sake of his division commander.
She would not tolerate another Wang Xiaoyu, "Don't tell me I didn't give you a chance. Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared. If Chen Tang doesn't sing well this time, he will also be disqualified from singing solo within half a year."
There weren't many people in the singing team to begin with, and Chen Tang's strength was there. Even if Xu Ting shouted that she didn't accept it, it couldn't dispel Captain Li's persistence.
Chen Tang got the qualification to sing solo, and the little man in his heart spun around in excitement, but his face was still calm and cool, neither arrogant nor irritable.
Captain Li kept nodding his head.
Xu Ting was so angry that she was always pretending!
She and Wang Xiaoyu looked at each other, and they hit it off immediately, and went to the family compound at noon that day.
"Are you sure this He Qiu won't lie?" Although Xu Ting hated Chen Tang, she was not a fool.
But she heard that this He Qiu was Han Zhongguo's fiancée.
It was no secret in the art troupe that Chen Tang was pursuing Han Zhongguo. If they were good friends, why would they fight over the same man?
Wang Xiaoyu: "Tingting, don't worry. He Qiu and Shen Tang are classmates. They have had a lot of conflicts because of a man. It should be easy for us to get some information from her."
After He Qiu was kicked out of his home by He Chunhua, he moved directly into Han Zhongguo's house.
Two of the three children in the family are in primary school. In order to show off, she kept the house clean and tidy, and she was so tired that she could hardly straighten her back.
At this time, she heard someone coming to see her, still asking about Chen Tang's family background.
Her heart skipped a beat, but when she saw the obvious ill intentions on their faces, she suddenly felt a secret joy in her heart.
"Tangtang's family... Well, as her friend, there are some things I can't say. Her family used to be pretty good, and they were intellectuals. It's a pity..."
Xu Ting and Wang Xiaoyu immediately understood what she meant.
After Chen Tang practiced singing for a day and went to the cafeteria to eat with Lin Xiao, people passing by looked at her with contempt and disdain.
It was as if she was some dirty thing, and even the male soldiers in the art troupe who were usually kind to her subconsciously stayed away from her.
Chen Tang didn't care about that. It was nothing more than someone spreading rumors about her, and as long as the rumors reached her, they would always be broken.
"Today the cafeteria actually has braised pork and braised fish."
Her tone was so excited that even Lin Xiao could hear it.
At noon, the two of them went to the cafeteria late, and only some cabbage and beans were left, without even any meat scraps. This made Chen Tang very greedy.
"What's wrong with having braised pork and braised fish? Can you afford them?"
A male soldier behind them laughed.
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