bookcurios Chapter 161 New Year's Day Performance 1
Chapter 161 New Year's Day Performance 1
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Because of Luo Qiang's matter, Luo Yang did not continue to play with them, but drove Meng Fang and Luo Qiang home first.
It was just noon, and Ruan Zhao and Shen Yanqing took Qin Ze and Qin Mu directly to the state-owned restaurant for dinner.
It’s just because today is New Year’s Day and there are too many people coming to eat, so they had to wait in line for a long time before they could get a seat.
After dinner, they went to the cinema to watch a movie. After the movie, Luo Yang drove back.
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At 3:30 in the afternoon, the art troupe's performance officially began.
At three o'clock, people who came to watch the performance began to arrive.
When Ruan Zhao arrived, the room was almost full except for the seats in the first two rows for the leaders.
Shen Yanqing and Luo Yang, doctors who were invited for their contributions, were arranged to sit together with several colleagues from the hospital.
Ruan Zhao was not originally invited, but because Qin Ze and Qin Mu wanted to come, Qin Zongwu asked the army to arrange a seat for them, and "by the way" also arranged a seat for Ruan Zhao, which was a bit further back.
Wang Shufang and Wu Chunyan had been looking for Ruan Zhao. When they saw her come in, Wu Chunyan waved and called out, "Zhao Zhao."
Ruan Zhao asked Qin Ze and Qin Mu to sit down first, and then he walked towards them. "Sister-in-law, Sister Chunyan."
Because they were military families, the two were arranged to sit together. According to their military rank, they were both in the front row and on the far left.
Wu Chunyan invited directly, "Zhao Zhao, please sit with us."
Wang Shufang also echoed, "Yes, sit here, the view behind us is not clear."
Sitting next to them were military families, and since each person had a chair, they could just add an extra chair to accommodate them.
Ruan Zhao glanced at the area and shook his head in rejection. "No need. Xiaoze and Xiaomu are over there. I can just sit with them."
She is no longer a military dependent, so why is she sitting here?
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Just as they were talking, a burst of laughter suddenly came from not far away.
When they turned around, they saw Commander Wu and several other Military Commission leaders coming in with a few other people.
Ruan Zhao took a look and saw that in addition to Gong Zhixian and Zheng Huichun, there was an old man in the middle. Judging from his mental state and temperament, he was also a retired leader.
Glancing at Lu Yan who was following beside them, Ruan Zhao discovered that the old leader actually looked somewhat similar to Lu Yan.
Ruan Zhao's eyes lit up for a moment, and he guessed that he should be Lu Yan's grandfather that Old Gong often mentioned.
Because Ruan Zhao happened to be standing in the first row, they passed by her.
Lu Yan was listening to their conversation, so he didn't notice Ruan Zhao.
It was not until a group of people walked past Ruan Zhao and were led to sit down by the head of the art troupe that Commander Wu's daughter-in-law Zhou Yun and Meng Fang suddenly called out to Ruan Zhao.
"Ruan Zhao."
"Ruan Zhao."
When they both spoke at the same time, it was hard not to attract attention.
When Lu Weimin heard the name, he paused and turned to look over here.
Because Lu Weimin came over, Lu Yan was also arranged to sit in the first row. After hearing the voice, his eyes went directly in the direction of Ruan Zhao.
Qin Zongwu was at the deputy division level and sat in the third row. He saw Ruan Zhao as soon as he arrived.
Gong Zhixian saw Lu Weimin looking at Ruan Zhao, so he came up to him and said a few words to him. There was obvious surprise in Lu Weimin's eyes.
Zhou Yun and Meng Fang looked at each other and both smiled awkwardly.
As Commander Wu's wife, Zhou Yun is the highest-ranking officer's wife in the military region, so her position is right in the middle of the first row.
Meng Fang's man works in the military district security department. Although he is at the director level, his military rank is actually only at the regimental level, so he is arranged to sit on the left side of the third row.
Ruan Zhao felt a little embarrassed when he saw that everyone around him was looking at him, but when he saw Zhou Yun waving at him, he had no choice but to walk over.
"Mrs. Wu."
Zhou Yun pulled Ruan Zhao's wrist and said with a smile, "Don't sit over there. Come sit here with me. I have something I want to tell you."
Ruan Zhao quickly refused when he heard this. "That's not a good idea. My sons are still back here, and I have to go and accompany them. If your business isn't urgent, I'll come see you after the performance."
Zhou Yun wanted to say more, but Wu Rui, who was sitting in the third row, hurried over. "Mom, Comrade Ruan Zhao has her own seat. Please don't force her."
Zhou Yun glared at Wu Rui when he heard this. "Her seat is almost in the corner. How can she see the performance clearly?"
As he spoke, Zhou Yun glared at Commander Wu, who was not far away, and muttered, "The old one is ignorant, and the young one is also ignorant."
Commander Wu was suddenly glared at and shrugged helplessly.
There was nothing he could do since the order from above had not come down yet.
Zhou Yun was actually standing up for Ruan Zhao.
She had heard from Wu Rui about the disaster relief work in Yancheng. No matter how she looked at it, Zhou Yun felt that Ruan Zhao should be credited with the greatest credit.
But because what Ruan Zhao did could not be made public, Commander Wu and the Military Commission did not take her into account at all. Zhou Yun was so angry when he learned of this result that he gave Commander Wu a cold look for several days.
From Zhou Yun's mumbling, Ruan Zhao understood what he was thinking. Although she didn't care about whether he got any credit or not, she was still very touched to see Zhou Yun speaking for her.
"Ma'am, really, no need. I'm fine sitting over there. These seats have already been arranged. If I sit over here, others will have to move back."
Seeing that Ruan Zhao really didn't want to sit here, Zhou Yun didn't insist anymore.
"Okay, then when you are free, come to my house and we can talk then."
Ruan Zhao smiled and didn't refuse, "Okay, then I'll go over first."
Zhou Yun nodded, "Yeah."
After saying this, Ruan Zhao glanced back at the two people who were peeking from behind the stage as if unintentionally, and then quickly turned back.
She simply ignored the gazes directed at her and walked towards the back through the small aisle in the middle.
When he walked near Shen Yanqing's position, he curled his lips and gave Shen Yanqing a bright smile.
This smile almost captivated the single young soldiers behind him.
Shen Yan swept around those young men who were almost drooling and glared at Ruan Zhao helplessly.
It's so tempting!
Ruan Zhao said she was innocent and she did not deliberately hook up with anyone.
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Behind the curtain on the stage, Su Yingxue looked at Ruan Zhao's figure below the stage through the gap, and a hint of jealousy rose in her eyes.
She has always been recognized as the most beautiful girl in the art troupe.
Because she was going to perform, she changed into a beautiful dress. Su Yingxue originally thought that she would definitely be the most dazzling person today.
But when I took a peek just now, I saw Ruan Zhao in a military green uniform.
She was clearly dressed simply, but the same clothes looked different on her. Furthermore, she had no makeup on her face, not even a hair ornament. Even with her bare face, she was incredibly beautiful, drawing the attention of everyone around her.
Next to Su Yingxue, Zheng Duoyan was also looking down at the audience.
But she was not looking at Ruan Zhao, but looking for Director Luo.
Zheng Duoyan searched for a long time and finally found Director Luo on the left side of the fifth row.
Her eyes lit up, and her fingers subconsciously pinched the things in her trouser pockets, thinking in her mind how to stuff the things into him later.
"Stop looking, both of you. Hurry up and get ready for the show to begin."
Hearing the shout, the two of them turned their gaze away and turned around.
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Soon, a girl in military uniform came on stage to host the show and said a few words before starting the performance.
The first to perform on stage were Zheng Duoyan and a male comrade. They performed a drama interspersed with Zheng Duoyan's solo dance.
Ruan Zhao took a look and found that her dancing was okay, but just like Luo Qiang, she was under a spell. She was a pretty girl, but her eyes made her look a little stupid.
After Zheng Duoyan finished her performance, the students from the Military Region Primary School came on stage to sing in chorus. Huang Rui, as their music teacher, played the piano accompaniment for them.
Qin Ze and Qin Mu were not selected to go on stage, but the two boys were very excited to see their classmates perform.
Ruan Zhao took a look and found that apart from Huang Rui who would occasionally give Lu Yan in the audience a little flirtation, the piano was played really well and the children sang very well too.
There wasn't much of a splash in the early stages of the performance. In the middle, Su Genglin, as a representative of the military district chief, came on stage and said a few words. Then, at the end of the show, red flowers were awarded to the soldiers who had made contributions to the disaster relief.