Lu Jingchuan first served soup to the mother and daughter and asked, "Mom, Linglong, do you like eating cuttlefish?"
Gong Linglong nodded. She really liked eating cuttlefish, but it was very expensive these days. It was not necessarily available in state-owned stores in big cities like Seoul. The cuttlefish she ate today was mailed by her mother-in-law from Kyoto.
Bai Shuixian also likes to eat it. As she eats, she says, "Cuttlefish is nutritious and nourishing. It nourishes the kidneys and yin, replenishes blood and strengthens the spleen. It can be eaten by both men and women. Lesbians can eat more, especially during pregnancy and confinement. Eating more is good for the body."
Seeing that it has so many benefits and can be eaten by pregnant women and mothers, Lu Jingchuan glanced at his young wife and immediately made arrangements: "I have a friend who lives by the sea. His grandparents and parents are fishermen. They often go out to sea to fish. I wrote to him and asked him to mail us more dried cuttlefish. Linglong, you can stew it at home and eat it more often."
Seeing that her son-in-law was always thinking about her daughter, Bai Shuixian smiled slightly and said, "Jingchuan, you train hard every day. You must have sustained some injuries while on missions outside. You should drink more nourishing and nutritious soup to recuperate your body."
"Okay, let's eat together."
Lu Jingchuan joined the army when he was sixteen or seventeen years old, and was later recruited into a special elite team due to his outstanding performance. He followed his predecessors in carrying out confidential and dangerous missions, and he did have some old injuries and hidden diseases.
In the past, whenever he overtrained, the injured parts would always feel a little painful, but since getting married, his old injuries have never hurt again, and he feels that his body has returned to its best condition.
He attributed all this to his wife, thinking about how she carefully prepared three meals a day for him, stewed soup every few days to supplement his nutrition, and made him medicinal tea prepared by his mother-in-law at night. His body must have been adjusted to normal without him realizing it.
The weekend came in the blink of an eye, and the cultural performance that had been postponed for a month was finally about to begin.
The art performance was scheduled for the evening. The military wives received the program from the art troupe early in the morning. The poetry recitation program was scheduled to be the third to be performed, the program of the three troupes was scheduled to be the sixth, Gong Linglong's personal speech was scheduled to be the ninth, and the duet classical dance was scheduled to be the finale performance.
The military wives and children were very relaxed during rehearsal, but when it came to the crucial moment of going on stage, they were all nervous and at a loss.
After lunch, everyone gathered in the rehearsal meeting room. Wang Yumiao brought over the makeup and props. Seeing everyone pacing back and forth nervously, she was amused and said, "Don't be nervous, relax."
"Oh, this job of performing on stage is really not suitable for me. I would rather dig the ground and pick up manure." Liao Qiuhua frowned.
Gong Linglong smiled when she heard this and was the first to call her name: "Sister Liao, stop walking back and forth. Sit down first and I'll do your hair."
"Do I need to put my hair up?"
Liao Qiuhua shook her shoulder-length braid, which she had carefully braided this morning, and she personally thought it was acceptable.
"I'll give you a different braid."
Gong Linglong pulled her to sit on the bench, took out a comb and a bunch of colorful ribbon hairbands, and helped her braid a centipede braid with skillful and nimble techniques.
"Wow, this braid looks great."
Wang Yumiao had just finished putting makeup on the two girls. She came over and took a look at the new hairstyles and screamed on the spot: "Linglong, I'm giving my hair to you too. Braid it like this too."
"OK."
Gong Linglong nodded and handed a small mirror to Liao Qiuhua, asking her to look at it herself. "Sister-in-law Liao, take a look. Are you satisfied?"
"Oh, who is this pretty wife in the mirror?" Liao Qiuhua asked shamelessly.
"Ha ha..."
The group of sisters-in-law and children all laughed.
After Gong Linglong braided her hair, she used makeup tools to help her trim her eyebrows and stylisten her face. Then Bai Shuixian came over to apply cream, powder and lipstick on her.
Nowadays, cosmetics are very simple and there are few makeup tools, but people usually go out with a bare face. With simple makeup, they can still look particularly beautiful.
"Okay."
As soon as Bai Shuixian stopped talking, Liao Qiuhua immediately picked up the mirror and looked at herself. When she saw her fair and rosy self in the mirror, she took a long time to utter a word: "Is this really me?"
"Qiuhua, with the way you look now, you will definitely charm the battalion commander when you perform on stage today." Yang Xiaolan next to her teased her.
Gong Linglong smiled softly, snatched the mirror from Liao Qiuhua's hand, and pushed her away. "Sister Liao, go change into the floral top you wore a few days ago. You can wear this coat and take it off when you go on stage."
"Put on those little leather shoes of yours, don't keep them in the closet and be reluctant to wear them."
Yang Xiaolan pushed her away and sat on the bench first, saying with a smile: "Aunt Bai, Linglong, do it for me first."
"Okay, come one by one."
There were more than twenty people, big and small, going to perform on stage, and only three of them knew how to put on makeup and do their hair, so they sped up and the others cooperated without wasting time.
The cultural performance started on time at 6:30 in the evening.
Deputy Head of the Regiment Li and another female leader co-hosted the evening party. Thousands of officers and soldiers sat in formal attire to watch the performance, which broke out into thunderous applause as soon as the show started.
The art troupe's program did not have much novelty. The opening was the same as before, with a group waist drum dance to liven up the atmosphere.
The dancers were all young, beautiful, youthful and energetic, forming a unique and beautiful landscape in the military camp, so they won cheers and applause as soon as they appeared.
After the group dance, the second program was a drama performance.
Originally, the leading role of this drama was Meng Xiaoying, but now she has been fired, so someone else has to be arranged to replace her. This newly promoted actor has been working overtime and practicing hard in the past half month, and she also presented her most perfect performance tonight.
The performance was still going on on the stage in front, and the military wives were already preparing backstage. Gong Linglong and Wang Yumiao were the backbone of the group, and were cheering them on over and over again.
When the applause died down, the host took the stage and said, "Next up are the military wives and family members from the First and Second Regiments. They will give us an impassioned collective recitation of modern poetry. Please give them a warm round of applause to welcome them."
"Walk!"
Jiang Yaping took a few deep breaths, raised her hand and took the lead on the stage.
Gong Linglong and Wang Yumiao led the children onto the stage from both sides and quickly led them to their respective seats.
After the military wives had all taken their positions, Gong Linglong, dressed in a white shirt and skirt, borrowed the microphone from Deputy Regimental Commander Li and stood in the center, acting gracefully. "Dear leaders and fellow soldiers, good evening. I'm Gong Linglong, a military wife. I'm honored to lead all the sisters-in-law and children on stage tonight."
"We will perform a total of four programs in this art performance. Now let's present the first group program, reciting the modern poem "I am proud to be Chinese."
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