When Jiang Jun is not angry, he has no sense of presence in the crowd.
This is a habit she has developed over the years.
A person who has no sense of existence is most likely to make others let down their guard and show their truest side in front of her.
When she and Jiang Lan appeared in the art troupe's practice room, her face had returned to calm. Seeing Cheng Dawei, she even greeted him with a smile: "Hello, Teacher Cheng! We met at Deputy Commander Chen's house. Do you remember?"
Jiang Yun deliberately used the honorific "you" to observe Cheng Dawei's reaction.
Cheng Dawei was deeply impressed by Jiang Yun. When he heard someone in the regiment say that Jiang Lan's sister might be Deputy Commander Chen's eldest daughter-in-law, he immediately smiled. "I remember, I remember, the food you cooked that day was so delicious. And those foods you mentioned as good for singing, I ate them often afterwards, and they really helped with my voice."
Jiang Jun smiled politely: "You are too kind. You have been of great help to Xiaolan during this period. I will invite you to dinner at my home someday when you are free."
Cheng Dawei understood that the home Jiang Yun mentioned was Deputy Commander Chen's single-family house and immediately agreed: "Thank you, thank you, I will definitely go!"
Jiang Jun smiled politely again: "Teacher Cheng, I just came here with Xiaolan to take a look. If you are busy, I will go over there and take a look."
Cheng Dawei acted very eager: "I'm not busy, how about I show you around?"
Jiang Jun just wanted to take this opportunity to observe Cheng Dawei more, so of course he wouldn't refuse: "Okay, I'll trouble you!"
Jiang Lan felt guilty and didn't dare to follow: "Sister, I'm practicing singing over here."
Cheng Dawei instructed Jiang Lan familiarly: "Xiaolan, my songbook is on the piano. Go and practice the Coral Hymn a few more times. I'll come over and listen later."
They seemed to be showing an attitude that was even more intimate than that between comrades-in-arms.
He took Jiang Yun around the art troupe and introduced her to its facilities. When he met other troupe members, he enthusiastically introduced them: "This is Jiang Lan's sister. I'm showing her around the troupe."
When Jiang Yun was alone, he asked, "Teacher Cheng, besides singing, are you responsible for anything else in the group?"
Cheng Dawei paused and said, "Sometimes when I go to the company to perform, I am the deputy captain."
Jiang Jun complimented him with a smile, "I heard that Teacher Cheng's songs are especially popular among the soldiers. They all asked to hear you sing."
Cheng Dawei smiled bitterly, "There aren't many entertainment activities in the company, especially in the border defense company. They rarely listen to other people singing. I go there so often that they remember me."
Although he sang well and was popular among the soldiers, and the regiment would specially arrange for him to perform on stage when foreign guests or leaders came to visit, he was too young and had no support. When the regiment awarded merit and titles, he always did not receive his due, which made him very unwilling to accept.
Cheng Dawei's reaction was exactly what Jiang Yun expected. He was a young man who wanted to take shortcuts because he longed for fame.
"Teacher Cheng, what do you think of Jiang Lan?" Jiang Jun asked with a double meaning, asking about Jiang Lan's character and talent.
Cheng Dawei's face smiled again: "Xiaolan is very talented and has great potential. She is still young now. If she sings well for a few years, she will have no problem joining an art troupe after she is discharged."
Jiang Jun reminded her, "Our Xiaolan is also a good dancer. I wonder if she joins the art troupe in the future, will they arrange for her to sing or dance?"
Cheng Dawei was embarrassed. He couldn't answer this question. If he said it casually, Jiang Lan would believe it, but Jiang Lan's sister would definitely not believe it.
After careful consideration for a while, Cheng Dawei said, "I can recommend this to the regiment leaders. Then we can arrange a few more programs and perform them in the company. We have to know everything and do everything."
At this point, Jiang Jun had basically finished her inspection and had no interest in continuing. "Teacher Cheng, can you take me to the dance team? I really love watching dance."
She didn't know why she subconsciously talked about watching others dance, knowing full well that at this time and place, in the military art troupe, there was absolutely no hot dance and hip-hop rap that she loved most.
Cheng Dawei took Jiang Jun to the large practice room of the art troupe, where the female artists from the dance team were practicing their basic skills.
Jiang Jun looked at them for a while and smiled in appreciation. The art soldiers selected by the army were really one in a thousand. In addition to being tall, they were also very beautiful, and their bodies were very graceful when practicing basic skills.
A female soldier who was doing the splits saw Cheng Dawei, put her hands on the ground, jumped up and greeted him: "Cheng Dawei, why are you wandering around here instead of practicing singing at this time?"
Cheng Dawei introduced with a smile: "Geng Xiaofang, come here. Let me introduce you. This is Jiang Lan's sister."
"You don't look much like Jiang Lan!" Xiaofang glanced at Jiang Jun, then turned and called to another female soldier, "Hu Wenfang, come here."
Hu Wenfang was stretching his legs not far from Jiang Yun and the others when he heard the news. He walked over with a light step and an elegant figure. He looked at Jiang Yun, who was half a head shorter than him, and greeted her coldly, "Are you Jiang Lan's sister? Cheng Dawei said they were having dinner at the deputy commander's house and it was so delicious. He's said it so many times that our ears are callused!"
Jiang Jun was a little puzzled. Hu Wenfang had a sullen face and looked bitter and resentful. It didn't look like she was joking with Cheng Dawei, but her words and actions clearly showed that Hu Wenfang was making fun of her for being a nanny who could only cook.
It was strange that Hu Wenfang was hostile to her. Where did this hostility come from?
Could it be that these people like Cheng Dawei? However, judging by their expressions and interactions, it doesn't seem like that!
Could it be that Jiang Lan offended them?
Jiang Jun patted his forehead and decided to give it a try: "I seldom cook. We have a nanny at home. When the nanny is not around, it's always Chief of Staff Chen who cooks."
Hehe, I vaguely remember that Ye Qingyin was so dissatisfied with her that she must have asked people everywhere to introduce a girl to Chen Yuanwu. Maybe this female arts soldier was one of them.
Jiang Yun’s analysis was absolutely correct. Geng Xiaofang and Hu Wenfang had both gone to Chen’s house for blind dates.
Originally, they did not feel embarrassed that Chen Yuanwu was not compatible with them. The deputy commander's family must have very high standards for choosing a daughter-in-law.
However, when they saw the thin and inconspicuous Jiang Yun, their jealousy began to bubble up and their competitive spirit began to rise again.
Hu Wenfang deliberately said, "Commander Gao and Deputy Commander Chen really enjoyed the dance our dance team put on this time. They even came up on stage to shake our hands."
Jiang Jun didn't want to think too much at this moment. Her purpose of observing Cheng Dawei had been achieved. She wanted to teach Jiang Lan how to handle these interpersonal relationships before she went to the grassland.
As for the two female art soldiers who could dance, what did it matter if the commander shook hands with them? It had nothing to do with her!
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