Chapter 19

Bai Yan was just about to speak out what she was thinking.

But before she could say anything, a male voice suddenly sounded behind Bai Yan, “Chief Lu, Dean Hu.”

Bai Yan followed everyone else and turned around, seeing Tan Hean walking in from the door.

She uttered a low “eh” and subconsciously glanced at Meng Hechuan.

Didn’t Tan Hean leave first at the shooting range? How come he entered later than them?

There was also a look of contemplation and alertness in Meng Hechuan’s eyes, and he stared at Tan Hean without blinking.

He was still dressed in the same suit and tie as before. He walked quickly towards Lu Zhenhua and greeted him politely, “Thank you for the invitation, Chief. I was smoking a cigarette at the door just now, which delayed my entry.”

As he spoke, he shifted his gaze towards Bai Yan and Meng Hechuan, “We meet again.”

“Have you seen it?”

Tan He simply recounted the encounter between the three of them, and smiled appropriately, “Jinling is close to Haicheng, and I also know a lot of overseas Chinese friends who have set up private schools there. I heard him mention that there are more students who can speak English there than in Jingzhou.”

Although she couldn’t understand why this big shot in the original book would speak for her, but since there was a way out, Bai Yan would naturally go with the flow.

She nodded and said, “Mr. Tan is right. There is also a school run by overseas Chinese in my hometown village. There is a teacher who speaks English.”

It was a simple way to make up for the fact that I could speak English.

Being interrupted like this, Xu Qingqing didn’t know what to say. She could only stare at Zhihua’s face fiercely for passing on the wrong information.

Bai Yan took the opportunity to express her decision with a smile, “Commander, since my identity has passed the organization’s review, I am willing to become a screw in the brigade and contribute to the research and development of our domestically produced aircraft.”

Lu Zhenhua welcomed them with a smile. Seeing that most of the people had already arrived, he winked at Bai Yan and said, “It seems that the team has a double celebration today. Not only do we welcome Teacher Wei from Jingzhou University, but we also welcome Comrade Xiaobai to join us.”

Since it is a welcome party, there will naturally be singing and dancing performances.

Xu Qingqing had just been overshadowed by Bai Yan, and she had been feeling angry for a long time.

When he heard that his strong point was revealed, he naturally tried his best to surpass Bai Yan.

She shook the braid in front of her chest and walked around to the backstage with Zhihua.

Festive music started playing, and the girls from the art troupe came out from behind the curtain in dance costumes, taking small steps.

As the lead dancer, Xu Qingqing naturally took the C position.

As usual, she prepared to dance a song “Little Sisters on the Prairie” today. Wearing a national hat, she twisted her waist and danced solo on the stage.

To be fair, her dancing skills are very good, but this stage play is a solo dance, and the other team members almost exist to serve as a foil for Xu Qingqing.

In addition, Xu Qingqing was a very powerful person and she never allowed any teammates to steal her limelight during performances, so when rehearsing the dance, she deliberately asked the instructor to place everyone else far away.

Although the dance was beautiful and the music was nice, she was the only one standing on the huge stage, which made it seem a little deserted.

Besides, this stage play has been performed more than a hundred and eighty times in the troupe.

Both the leaders and soldiers present were a little tired of the show.

Foreign teachers such as Wei Wei could not understand this style. Seeing this, Bai Yan kindly translated the singing style and meaning of the song for him throughout the whole process.

The group of foreigners who were originally stunned surrounded Bai Yan and thanked her.

Dean Hu saw this and secretly praised Lu Zhenhua, “Your team has really found a treasure this time.”

Meng Hechuan heard this and silently looked towards where Bai Yan was standing.

The girl spoke English that he couldn’t understand, and her expression was very different from her usual one.

It’s like entering another dimension, confident and bright.

It was hard for him to associate this Bai Yan with the girl who hugged him and sought help at Jinling Railway Station.

“Chief Engineer Meng.”

Someone around him brought Meng Hechuan back to his senses.

He looked up and saw it was Tan Hean.

Meng Hechuan nodded politely and greeted him.

Tan He pointed in the direction where Bai Yan, Wei Wei and the others were standing, and started chatting, “Comrade Xiao Bai’s English level is quite high. Her pronunciation and grammar are very standard.”

Tan Hean is an overseas Chinese who was born and raised in Singapore, and English is almost his mother tongue.

Meng Hechuan nodded slightly, “To be recognized by Chief Engineer Tan, it seems that she is quite capable.”

“Such talents are not only needed by the brigade, but also by our private enterprises!”

While chatting and laughing, Tan Hean reached out and patted Meng Hechuan on the shoulder, “I just heard the commander mention that when the brigade’s research comes to an end, whether Comrade Xiaobai stays or leaves will be entirely up to her. If that’s true, then we, Shouhang, must be prepared in advance and spend a lot of money to poach your people.”

“Chief Engineer Meng won’t stop me from making plans for the company. Take the initiative to make friends with your team members in advance and interact more often, right?”

The implication is that he wants to contact Bai Yan privately.

Meng Hechuan smiled coldly, “Chief Engineer Tan is very busy, and I remember that you don’t like to get involved in trouble. Why would you keep interfering just for Bai Yan, whom you met for the ‘first time’?”

“Really?” Tan Hean’s face was not embarrassed. “I didn’t even notice it. Maybe this is the fate between Comrade Bai Yan and me.”

Is it fate?

Meng Hechuan’s eyes lightly passed over the hand that patted his shoulder, and finally fell on Bai Yan in the distance.

Bai Yan seemed to have noticed his gaze and turned her head from the crowd to look in the direction of Meng Hechuan.

The two looked at each other.

The man explored and the girl was puzzled.

After staring at each other for a long time, Meng Hechuan was the first to look away.

Since Tan He’an is involved, even though the chief just said that there are no major problems with Bai Yan’s identity investigation report.

Meng Hechuan still reminded himself in his heart that he couldn’t be 100% confident in Bai Yan yet.

Even though he had thousands of thoughts in his heart, he still had a calm and decent smile on his face.

He followed Tan He’s movements and did the same thing.

However, the force he patted on Tan He’s shoulder was unconsciously much heavier. “Chief Engineer Tan, although Bai Yan will become my team member, she is also herself. She will have her own opinions and decide whether to make friends with you or not.”

His eyes revealed a sharp aura that was hard to ignore. “Besides, we can talk about it a year later. Although Chief Engineer Tan is preparing for a rainy day, how can he be so sure that if you spend a lot of money to dig her out, she will follow you?”

Tan He looked at him calmly. There were undercurrents between the men.

After looking at each other for a long time, Tan Hean smiled first.

He lowered his aggressive gaze and focused his attention on the stage. “Although Comrade Xiao Xu’s stage is boring, it is better than nothing. Moreover, it can be seen that this play is specially set up for you. Chief Engineer Meng, let’s enjoy it together.”

Meng Hechuan also laughed, and the two stood side by side, neither of them spoke.

The audience watched the performance to the end.

After Xu Qingqing finished her performance, there was nothing else left except Captain Xu’s loud voice.

The applause received was also sparse.

This performance did not receive the praise from everyone that Xu Qingqing had expected.

Her face fell a little.

Just as he walked down from the stage, he happened to catch Bai Yan yawning secretly because she was sleepy.

She sentenced Bai Yan to death in her heart, thinking that her behavior was a sign of contempt for herself.

Xu Qingqing stepped over and asked, “Comrade Xiaobai, it seems that you think our art class’s performance is boring?”

Bai Yan’s eyes were still watery with tears from yawning.

Compared with Xu Qingqing’s domineering appearance, she looked a little weak and pitiful in this state.

Wei Wei was a straightforward foreign man, and since he and Bai Yan had just chatted for a while, he couldn’t help but speak up for Bai Yan, “Comrade Xiao Xu, are you too sensitive? Sensitivity is not good for girls.”