bookbashuk Chapter 5 A Great Beauty Arrives at the Cultural Troupe
Chapter 5 A Great Beauty Arrives at the Cultural Troupe
Gu Yunzhou pursed his lips and fell silent.
What happened last night hasn't been resolved yet.
He could sense that Qin Shu's gaze was cold, and she was much more distant from him than a stranger.
More than anything, he was unsure how to approach Qin Shu.
Qin Shu had liked Xu Sui for so many years; they were childhood sweethearts and grew up together.
Xu Sui may not have feelings for Qin Shu, but Qin Shu's feelings for Xu Sui are absolutely genuine. Throughout his many years in the military, Qin Shu always carried Xu Sui's photo with him on every mission and would take it out to look at it from time to time when he had free time.
He would even point to the person in the photo with a smile and tell his brothers that this was his fiancée.
"Don't misunderstand, I just wanted to talk to Xu Sui about something."
Qin Shu's eyes gradually turned cold, and he scoffed, "A misunderstanding?"
"Gu Yunzhou, dare you say you have absolutely no feelings for Xu Sui right now?"
He now strongly suspects that what this person said to him before, that Xu Sui approached him privately, was all an attempt to sow discord and had ulterior motives.
What a coincidence! He had just broken off his engagement with Xu Sui, and the two of them ended up sleeping together.
Even if Xu Sui really did drug him and Gu Yunzhou was accidentally drugged, how could a grown man who had served in the army for so many years be outsmarted by a woman who couldn't even kill a chicken?
Furthermore, Gu Yunzhou clearly stated that he did not like women like Xu Sui, and he also felt that Xu Sui was too scheming.
But the way Gu Yunzhou came to see Xu Sui showed no sign of disgust.
It seems that Gu Yunzhou is the one with ulterior motives.
Gu Yunzhou was dressed in military uniform, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and a distinctively handsome and composed demeanor. He spoke in a serious tone.
"No, believe it or not, I really don't have those kinds of feelings for Xu Sui."
"What happened last night was not what I truly wanted."
He didn't like Xu Sui. From their first meeting, he could pretty much tell what kind of person she was, even though she was good-looking, gentle and generous on the outside, and extremely deceptive.
But the other woman kept getting close to him, and complained that Qin Shu was unromantic and treated her badly, and that she didn't want to marry Qin Shu.
How could he possibly fall out with his best friend of many years for a woman like that?
Qin Shu didn't know whether he believed it or not.
"Since you have no feelings for Xu Sui, that's fine. Let's pretend last night never happened."
"I will marry Xu Sui as scheduled."
Gu Yunzhou was taken aback, then nodded after a moment of silence, "Okay."
He knew that Qin Shu liked Xu Sui very much, but he never thought that Qin Shu could forgive Xu Sui for what she did and even plan to continue being with her.
Just a few days ago, the two were still arguing about breaking off their engagement.
The training room of the cultural troupe.
Xu Sui arrived there.
The stage for tonight's performance has been set up. In another forty minutes, the audience will gradually arrive, and the performance will officially begin.
Her solo dance, "Under Pinghu Mountain," is placed second to last, with almost all the preceding performances being group acts.
time is limited.
Xu Sui searched for a long time in the cultural troupe.
Finally, we saw Yang Yun, one of the three pillars of the performing arts troupe. At that moment, she was doing the splits and stretching her body in preparation for tonight's performance.
I've heard that the main performers are all highly skilled dancers who lead the dances and also teach newcomers some basic skills.
She walked over and greeted him politely, "Comrade Yang Yun, hello, I am Xu Sui, a new member of our cultural troupe."
"I'd like to ask you a question, is this a convenient time for you?"
Yang Yun, who was doing the splits, heard someone talking to her, turned her head and was momentarily stunned.
It turned out to be a beautiful, fair-skinned, and pretty stranger. Even though she considered herself to be quite good-looking, and Gu Shuang was the only one in the entire performing arts troupe who was more beautiful than her, she never expected that a newcomer would suddenly arrive who was even more beautiful than Gu Shuang.
"What's the question? Go ahead and ask."
Xu Sui smiled. "I just joined the performing arts troupe this month and I don't know anything yet. But tonight's performance includes my solo dance, 'Under Pinghu Mountain.' I wonder if you could teach me how to dance it?"
Yang Yun: "..."
Did she hear that right? A newcomer who doesn't know anything dares to go on stage and dance solo?
It's only been half an hour since the performance started, and they're only now starting to find someone to learn this dance?
No, did she mishear, or did the person in front of her say something wrong?
Xu Sui waited a long time for a reply, and she thought that perhaps her request was too presumptuous.
He then added, "Actually, you don't need to be taught much; you just need to jump it once."
"I'll treat you to something to eat after the show."
It was 1960, during a great famine, and countless people had starved to death.
Actually, life in the army wasn't easy either, especially for the cultural troupe. Each person was lucky to get two black cornbread buns a day. They wouldn't starve, but they weren't full either.
The situation was even worse in the countryside. People either starved to death, developed edema from hunger, or became skin and bones.
During this special period, treating someone to a meal is definitely a big deal.
Of course, although the original owner came from an ordinary background, her father died early, and life was not easy, at least she had a biological mother who worked in a textile factory and earned more than twenty yuan a month.
She is the youngest daughter in her family, and a respectable person who got her job through her own efforts.
Her biological mother doted on her and often secretly saved money to subsidize her.
Qin Shu was engaged to her, and every month he would send her a portion of his allowance and food coupons. As a result, the original owner of this body never really went hungry and lived a fairly comfortable life.
Upon hearing that there was food, Yang Yun, who was already starving after extensive training, brightened up and subconsciously swallowed. "Okay, there's not much time left. I'll try my best to explain it to you while I'm dancing."
"It's okay if you really can't learn it. Just give me some food, and I'll go on stage for you. I'll talk to the troupe leader."
It was inappropriate to put a complete novice on stage.
She was one of the pillars of the performing arts troupe. If she couldn't stand it anymore and was afraid the performance would be ruined, it's normal for her to step on stage to save the day for the newcomer.
Xu Sui smiled and nodded, "Okay, thank you, Comrade Yang Yun."
"It's nothing. I'm just doing my part to help others. No need to thank me." Although Yang Yun was a pillar of the performing arts troupe and her salary and various subsidies were relatively high, her family still struggled during the famine years.
Almost half of my monthly salary and subsidies goes back to my hometown.
She could only go hungry every day, and could only afford one dark cornbread bun each day. Her face was sallow and she became even thinner.
"Watch closely, I'm starting to dance." Yang Yun hadn't really taken Xu Sui's ability to learn a new dance in such a short time to heart; she had already planned to take Xu Sui's place on stage later.
However, after she danced it once...
Xu Sui also jumped up.
At first, she thought it was just that Xu Sui had a good memory and strong learning ability.
But as she was jumping, Yang Yun suddenly felt something was wrong, and her eyes widened.
The person in front of me actually danced the entire dance perfectly, with graceful and smooth movements. It was a perfect replica of all her previous movements, without the slightest mistake.