Zhao Xiaoyan was so nervous that she exhaled. Even Zhang Jihong's palms were slightly sweaty. However, as the battalion commander's wife, she still had to pretend to be calm and cheer up Fan Hua and the others. "We will just have to perform at the level we rehearsed. Don't be nervous, come on!"
Seeing Zhao Xiaoyan's solemn expression, Fan Hua couldn't help but put herself in the role and teased, "Wife, are you nervous? Zhou Xue is waiting to see us make a fool of ourselves. We can't hold our battalion back!"
Zhao Xiaoyan was immediately stimulated by Fan Hua's words, "Who is nervous? I will never let our camp down. This is your first time performing on stage, right? Please don't make any mistakes today!"
"Don't worry, my wife, I won't make any mistakes. By the way, you have to cry soon, and then we'll compete to see who performs better and who cries more realistically." Fan Hua continued teasing.
"Let's compete. This is my third time on stage. I'm not afraid of you!"
After bickering with Fan Hua for a few words, Zhao Xiaoyan was indeed not so nervous anymore.
Soon, the chorus of the Third Battalion ended.
The host came forward and announced, "Now, let's invite the wives of the soldiers from the first battalion to perform the stage play "Parting Love". Please give us a round of applause!"
After the announcement, Zhang Jihong began to read the background narration of the story, Fan Hua moved the background board, and Zhao Xiaoyan hurried onto the stage holding a rag doll wrapped in a blanket.
The soldiers in the audience were stunned at first. It was supposed to be a show for the wives of the military. Where did this soldier come from? How did he get into the army wives' group?
After the background narration ended, Fan Hua lowered her voice, held Zhao Xiaoyan's hand, and said affectionately: "Wife, you will have to work hard at home in the future. I will send you the allowance every month, and I will come back to see you and the children when I have a vacation next time."
Even though Fan Hua was trying to hold her voice down and it was already very low, one could still hear something different. Everyone then looked carefully at the hair pressed down by the hat and the smooth, white neck without an Adam's apple, and then they suddenly realized what was going on.
It turns out that this is a military wife dressed as a man! I don’t know which military wife this is, but it’s so interesting. She looks so much like a man!
Zhao Xiaoyan looked at Fan Hua reluctantly and nodded with tears in her eyes: "Don't worry, go back to the army. Don't worry about home. I will take good care of my parents and children and wait for you to come back..."
The two exchanged some parting words, and finally the sound of the train entering the station was heard...
“Hmm…boom boom…”
This is the ventriloquism that Fan Hua taught Zhang Weihong in advance. Although it is still very different from the real sound, it is enough as long as everyone can understand what is going on. After all, the conditions in this era are limited, so special problems can only be solved in special ways!
Fan Hua hugged Zhao Xiaoyan tightly, then reluctantly let her go and turned to get on the train. Tears fell silently the moment she turned around...
She secretly wiped away her tears, waved her hands, and shouted loudly with a forced smile: "Wife, wait for me to come back!"
Zhao Xiaoyan was infected by Fan Hua's acting skills, and was completely immersed in the scene of bidding farewell to Chen Zhigang before joining the army. Tears instantly flowed down her face.
She waved her hands and cried out with sobs: "I'm waiting for you! I will always wait for you! You have to take good care of yourself and don't get hurt! You can go and defend the motherland, and I will protect the family!"
Many soldiers in the audience secretly wiped away their tears as they listened to their performance.
Zhao Yilu followed Fan Hua on the stage with fiery eyes. He knew that this script was written by Fan Hua, and Fan Hua had also said these words to him!
Zhang Jihong walked out slowly with a microphone and began to sing the lyrics and music adapted from "Green Flower in the Army" by Fan Hua. Fan Hua held Zhao Xiaoyan's left hand, saluted with her right hand, and stood straight in front of the train, singing along with Zhao Xiaoyan!
Zhou Xue, who had been staying backstage, didn't expect that the group could perform so well after several days of rehearsal!
She went to the microphone connection with resentment in her eyes...
Zhang Jihong had just sung a few words when the microphone suddenly made a crackling sound. There was a malfunction, and the three of them immediately began to sing a cappella.
Zhang Jihong and Zhao Xiaoyan were both stunned. Fan Hua quickly turned up the volume to save the situation. Zhang Jihong and Zhao Xiaoyan then reacted and continued to sing.
But because Fan Hua increased the volume, it was difficult to suddenly stop it, so in the end, Fan Hua was the lead singer, and the other two people were singing supporting roles!
Fan Hua's pleasant and penetrating voice instantly penetrated the entire hall...
You could hear a pin drop from the audience as everyone was watching the performance intently.
After the song was over, Fan Hua took Zhao Xiaoyan to the center of the stage and stood side by side with Zhang Weihong. They shouted loudly, "We are military wives. We are proud that our husbands are soldiers. You can go and serve the motherland without worry. We will definitely protect our home in the rear!"
After saying that, the three of them saluted together in a heroic manner!
There was silence for a moment, and then Chief Lu stood up first and led the applause excitedly. Soon after, everyone in the audience stood up and burst into thunderous applause.
Many of the soldiers were wiping their tears while clapping and shouting, and there were even a few new recruits hugging each other and crying.
Only Zhou Xue looked at Fan Hua glowing on the stage with resentment, she was so jealous that she was almost going crazy!
They were acting terrible, weren't they? How come it was completely different from what she had seen from the crack in the door before? Could it be that Fan Hua had already spotted her outside the door that day and deliberately acted badly to reassure herself? She was so scheming!
Also, how could they continue singing when the microphones were unplugged? Shouldn't they have stopped immediately? It's really abominable!
Zhou Xue, who has always been known as the most beautiful literary and artistic flower in the Military Family Courtyard, really couldn't accept that her limelight was overshadowed by Fan Hua. She wished she could tear Fan Hua's smug face apart immediately and make her look bad in front of everyone!
Fan Hua and the other two were very excited when they saw the thunderous applause from the audience. They bowed to everyone and left the stage carrying their props.
After the performance, Fan Hua, who seldom wore heavy makeup, felt uncomfortable with the makeup on her face, so she went to the faucet next to the auditorium and washed her face thoroughly. She also took out the hair from her hat, braided it into a simple pigtail and let it hang on one side, then she returned to her seat with ease and continued to watch everyone's performance.
After watching the performance of Fan Hua and others, the audience felt that the subsequent performances were too bland; even the sound of the applause was noticeably weaker.
Soon it was the turn of the final show. In order to please Political Commissar Zhou, the person in charge of the art troupe responsible for the evening performance specially arranged Zhou Xue's solo dance to be the last show as the finale.
But Zhou Xue, who was eager to see Fan Hua make a fool of herself, deliberately tripped and fell on the stage before going on stage.
The audience immediately became excited. A male cultural soldier holding an accordion in the backstage immediately put the accordion aside and tried to help Zhou Xue anxiously, but Zhou Xue stopped him with her eyes!
Political Commissar Zhou was even more anxious to get up and go to the stage to help his daughter, but was held down by Chief Lu.
Zhou Xue pretended to be strong and stood up. She limped to the center of the stage and said apologetically with tears in her eyes, "I'm sorry, everyone. I think my ankle is sprained. I'm afraid I can't dance with you today. But if one program is missing, it won't be perfect. I heard that Comrade Fan has many talents and can sing and dance. You have just seen her excellence. Why don't we let her perform the final program today!"
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