Chapter 11

“Mom, Sis is all alone out there, she needs money for a lot of things. Plus, it’s winter now, and it’s definitely freezing cold up north.”

“Sis probably bought some thick clothes,” Lin Jian she said.

Lin Shu Yi, “Come on, Second Brother, Second Sister is in the army. The army provides everything, food, drink, lodging, what kind of clothes would she buy?”

“Besides, what kind of clothes could she buy that would cost ten yuan a month?”

She felt that her second sister must have secretly hidden the money.

Lin Jian she glared at Lin Shu Yi, “You’re the only one who knows.”

Lin Shu Yi rolled her eyes, “Second Brother, stop worrying about Second Sister. You should worry about yourself. I ran into Director Liu from the neighborhood committee on the street today, and he asked about you.”

Speaking of this, Lin’s mother was worried. Her son had just graduated from high school, but he hadn’t found a job yet. If he didn’t find a job after the New Year, he would probably be sent to the countryside.

But Lin Jian she had already made up his mind, “I’ll go to the countryside.”

Lin’s mother, “You’re going to the countryside, can you do farm work?”

Lin Jian she raised an eyebrow, “Then Mom, give me your job.”

“Go to the countryside, go to your sister’s side, the village near Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. I’ll go talk to Director Liu now.” In a second, Lin’s mother had come up with a plan.

She wouldn’t give up her job, her job was her life!

Lin Jian she, “Okay.” Finding a job would be best, but if he couldn’t, he’d go to the countryside, he accepted it.

It would be good to be near his sister.

Lin’s mother was quick, she went to the neighborhood committee that day to register her son for going to the countryside, and he would leave after the New Year.

Lin Shu Yin, on the other hand, after Sa Ren came back from home, the four of them had a meal at a state-owned restaurant and then returned to the army.

There was still half a month before the New Year.

Every year during the New Year, the army would hold a Spring Festival Gala. The art troupe was responsible for the performance, of course, soldiers and their wives who wanted to perform could also go up on stage.

The day after Lin Shu Yin returned to the troupe, Captain Meng Jia found her, “Shu Yin, would you like to sing solo at the Spring Festival Gala?”

She was very optimistic about this girl, she had a high musical talent, she learned to play the horsehead fiddle, and the next day she could play scales, even though it was just a couple of notes.

“Can I sing solo, Captain?” Lin Shu Yin was surprised.

Meng Jia, “Of course you can, I was just afraid you’d be nervous for your first time on stage.”

Lin Shu Yin shook her head, “Captain, I’m not nervous, I’ll treat them all like radishes.”

Meng Jia, “As long as you’re not nervous.”

“The song you’ll be singing is ‘Red Plum Blossom,’ practice it well during the next half month.”

Lin Shu Yin, “Got it, Captain!” She gave a very serious salute.

Meng Jia patted her shoulder, “Okay, good luck, I have high hopes for you.”

Then she went to arrange the program for the others, Li Ting and Cha Su would sing a duet of “Praise Song.”

Then there was a big chorus.

Song Wei Wei had a good relationship with Li Ting, “I thought the Captain would give you the solo spot, but she gave it to Lin Shu Yin.”

Li Ting was also unhappy in her heart, among the few people in the song team, she was the strongest in terms of singing ability. Song Wei Wei and Chen Mei Lian’s singing skills were not as good as hers. Logically, the solo spot should have been given to her, after all, Lin Shu Yin was just a newcomer.

But the Captain gave it to her.

Li Ting smiled, “She sings better than me.”

Song Wei Wei pouted, “I don’t feel that way, you two are about the same.”

Li Ting, “Whatever the Captain arranges, we’ll do it. Let’s not talk about this.”

Since the person involved said that, Song Wei Wei didn’t say anything else, and went back to practice.

Soon it was New Year’s Eve, and the Spring Festival Gala was held on New Year’s Eve after dinner.

Before the performance, Sa Ren came over to Lin Shu Yin and said, “Shu Yin, I’m a little nervous.”

Although she wasn’t performing solo like Lin Shu Yin, it was her first time on stage, and there were so many people, and they were only two people playing the horsehead fiddle.

If she accidentally played a wrong note, it would be over.

Lin Shu Yin comforted her, “Don’t be nervous, don’t be nervous, just treat them all like big radishes.”

Sa Ren laughed, “Are you just comforting yourself?”

Lin Shu Yin, “Yeah.”

Sa Ren, “Okay, I’ll treat them all like radishes.”

The four of them, she and Su Xiang Wei were playing solo, Lin Shu Yin was singing, and Su Xiang Wei was playing the violin.

They were still practicing and singing before the performance, just to confirm everything.

“Shu Yin, have a candy.”

Li Ting took out a big white rabbit milk candy. Lin Shu Yin didn’t take it, “Thank you, Li Ting, but you should keep it for yourself.”

Li Ting smiled, “I still have some, I bought a whole pound last week.”

Lin Shu Yin still shook her head, “Eating sweets before singing will make your voice sticky, cause phlegm, and you won’t be able to sing well.” Her tone was meaningful.

This made Li Ting’s heart skip a beat, how did she know, how did Lin Shu Yin know this, wasn’t she just a high school graduate?

She hadn’t been taught by a professional teacher before, how could she know this.

Li Ting laughed awkwardly, “Really? Then I won’t eat it either.”

“It’s just that I get nervous every time I have to perform on stage, and to relieve the tension, I eat a candy every time I go on stage.”

Lin Shu Yin didn’t believe her lies, she had seen this kind of low-level trick to frame people during her art exam, she was a small fry.

Lin Shu Yin, “Yeah, Li Ting, don’t eat it next time.”

Li Ting, “Okay.”

Seeing that Lin Shu Yin’s eyes were so clear, she shouldn’t have suspected her, she should have.

Before going on stage, everyone sang their pieces again, there was no problem. Lin Shu Yin was thinking, if she had taken the candy from Li Ting, and her high note hadn’t come out, Captain Meng Jia would definitely have changed the performer, and who would she have changed it to, Li Ting.

After all, Li Ting had also practiced “Red Plum Blossom” with her.

And the Captain would be disappointed in her, and she probably wouldn’t consider her for such things in the future.

She was really vicious, no wonder that Battalion Commander Shen didn’t like her.

But she didn’t take the candy, and she didn’t drink the water that others handed her, she was protecting her voice well.

The first performance was by Li Ting and Cha Su, singing “Praise Song” to warm up the atmosphere.

After Li Ting and Cha Su came down, it was Sa Ren’s double horsehead fiddle performance, and then it was her turn.

She wasn’t really nervous before going on stage, but when she got on stage and saw a sea of people below, she suddenly felt a little nervous.

“On the red cliff, the red plum blossoms…

Thousands of miles of frost, I tread underfoot…”

This voice, made all the commanders below jump.

Lu Feng laughed and said to everyone, “It’s beautiful, right? I recruited this girl.”

“Don’t believe me, ask Battalion Commander Shen, we went together at the time.”

Lu Feng looked over and saw Shen Guan Nan staring at the girl without moving, he called his name several times before he came back to his senses.

Lu Feng, “Battalion Commander Shen, you wouldn’t have fallen for Little Lin, would you?”

Shen Guan Nan didn’t say anything, Lu Feng, “She’s several years younger than you.”

Shen Guan Nan pointed at himself, “You mean I’m old?”

He was only 26 years old after the New Year!

Lu Feng, “My wife said the girl is only 18 years old, she’ll be 19 after tonight.”

Lu Feng’s wife was Song Team Leader Meng Jia.

“You’re seven years older than her.”

Shen Guan Nan, “Seven years, not seventy years.”

Really, he was making it sound like he was very old.

Lu Feng saw his reaction, “You really like the little girl, don’t you?”

Shen Guan Nan didn’t say anything, yes, he liked her, he liked her on the train, what about it?