Chapter 139 - 139 118 Bloodshed

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139: Chapter 118: Bloodshed 139: Chapter 118: Bloodshed “` The second watch has arrived, this chapter is a small conspiracy, and the next one will reveal it. As for the purpose, you will soon understand, dear readers. —————————————————— “Squad Leader, Class One is performing a poetry recitation!” “Squad Leader, Class Two plans to perform a model play, but haven’t decided on which one yet.” “Squad Leader, Class Four is performing an erhu solo.” “Squad Leader, Class Five is performing the chorus of ‘The East Is Red’.” “Squad Leader, Class Six is performing a group dance.” “Squad Leader, Class Seven is also performing a group recitation.” “Squad Leader, Class Eight is performing a chorus, with the song to be decided.” “Squad Leader, Class Nine is performing a solo martial arts routine.” “Squad Leader, Class Ten hasn’t decided yet. Seems like they are also spying on the other classes’ plans.” Half an hour later, everyone had gathered information on the other classes. The provisional programs of each class were similar to what had been previously suggested. However, given the era, it seemed that these were the only skills everyone had. After pondering for a moment, Qiao Ningyi made a decision, “Let’s do this, our class will also do a chorus, but I will do a solo accordion performance for everyone. As for the song, everyone report the one you are best at. In the end, we will choose the one that most people know how to perform. This way, we can ensure quality.” Yuan Mengmeng immediately pouted, “Squad Leader, Yang Xiaoli also plays the accordion quite well. Why isn’t it democratic this time?” “Mengmeng!” Yang Xiaoli scolded, looking apologetically at Qiao Ningyi, “Squad Leader, don’t listen to Mengmeng. I’m sure my accordion playing isn’t as good as yours.” Qiao Ningyi gave her a faint glance, “Sorry, that was inconsiderate of me. You play the accordion, and I’ll conduct. Now, everyone start reporting your songs, write them on paper and hand them to me.” “Yes!” Yang Xiaoli responded, then added, “Let me take care of the tallying. You’re right, Squad Leader, I really have been neglecting my duties as the vice squad leader.” “Good.” Qiao Ningyi stared straight at her, “I believe you can discern what is right and important.” “Squad Leader...” Yang Xiaoli sighed helplessly, “Your prejudice against me seems too deep. Never mind, I won’t say more. I believe you will see my sincerity.” “Do you trust her?” Luo Xiaoqiong whispered to Chuxia, “It’s too fake, really too fake. Can someone’s character really change that much? Anyway, I don’t!” Chuxia pinched her warningly, one should rather offend a gentleman than a villain. She wasn’t completely sure whether Yang Xiaoli was a villain, but she didn’t want to stir up trouble while unable to fully protect herself. Having spent so much time together, they had a basic understanding of each other, and Luo Xiaoqiong immediately fell silent. The tally came out, everyone knew how to sing ‘The East Is Red’! “We went and gathered information before deciding, so we absolutely cannot do the same as another class. Let’s do this...” Qiao Ningyi sighed, “Let’s change to ‘Returning from Shooting Practice’ instead. Only Sun Shangmei doesn’t know this song. Yang Xiaoli, you teach her.” “Okay.” “Why does she have to teach me?” Yang Xiaoli and Sun Shangmei said almost simultaneously. “Because you don’t know it,” Qiao Ningyi scanned Sun Shangmei indifferently, “This is the only choice. If you don’t learn to sing it well, then you’re out of the performance!” “Why should I?” “Can we change the expression?” Qiao Ningyi frowned, “I said, because you don’t know it!” “You... you’re bullying me!” Sun Shangmei’s neck flushed with anger. “Think what you like!” Qiao Ningyi stood up and said, “That’s it for the class meeting. Everyone can go have dinner now. I’ll go ask the captain to borrow an accordion, and we’ll start rehearsing after dinner.” “You two go have dinner together. I’ll go with Sun Shangmei,” Yang Xiaoli said as she walked over to Sun Shangmei, “Let’s go eat together, and afterwards I’ll hurry and teach you.” Sun Shangmei looked at her coldly for a moment before turning to Luo Xiaoqiong, “Will you teach me? Is that okay?” “Ah?” Luo Xiaoqiong, who was still confused, was somewhat flustered at the request. “As long as you can learn it and not disgrace Class Three, it doesn’t matter who teaches,” Yang Xiaoli smiled at Luo Xiaoqiong and then went after Yuan Mengmeng and Qi Jihong, who had already left the dorm. Luo Xiaoqiong blinked at Sun Shangmei, “Do you really want me to teach you?” “What do you think?” Sun Shangmei glared at her, “We’re both from Red Flag Commune. You had the best opportunity out of all the people from there; shouldn’t you help a fellow villager?” “Fine, I’ll teach you,” Luo Xiaoqiong sighed helplessly. “Sun Shangmei, does Red Flag Commune hold such an important place in your heart?” “` “Of course, I was born and raised on the land of the Red Flag Commune, that piece of land...” Chuxia and Liu Meijun glanced at Luo Xiaoqiong with sympathy, then quickly slipped out of the dorm. “Wait for me!” Without thinking twice, Luo Xiaoqiong grabbed her lunchbox and ran out. “You... you all... don’t love your hometown enough!” Sun Shangmei stomped her feet in anger, “When I come back... when I come back, I’ll settle this argument with you all!” Catching up with Chuxia and Liu Meijun, Luo Xiaoqiong sneezed, “It’s definitely Sun Shangmei cursing me. You two, have so little loyalty, how could you just leave me behind and run off.” Chuxia gave her a stern look, “You have the nerve to talk? Knowing full well Sun Shangmei has the habit of speaking grandiosely, you still went headlong into the fire. We’d rather not be associated with your suffering.” “It’s just curiosity, I couldn’t tell if she was just being pretentious or if she really loves the Red Flag Commune that much. I just wanted to figure it out, alright!” “Even she probably can’t figure it out, so what makes you think you can?” Liu Meijun wrapped her arm around her, “This irrelevant issue, you should just stop thinking about it. What you should really be thinking about is how to teach her to sing ‘Returning from Shooting Practice.’ From the occasional humming I’ve heard, I can very confidently tell you, she’s a classic case of tone-deafness, haha, congratulations, you’ve received a challenging mission!” “No way?” Luo Xiaoqiong’s eyes widened, her expression akin to someone who wished to die, “Don’t scare me, I was pretty hungry, but after your scare, I don’t feel like eating at all.” As Liu Meijun had predicted, that same night when the teaching session started, Luo Xiaoqiong really was brought to her knees. A tune that was quite simple became exceedingly difficult for Sun Shangmei to grasp! Having no other choice, she let Sun Shangmei sing her best song, The East Is Red. To her dismay, she found that what was supposed to be Sun Shangmei’s best song was completely off-key! “How about this, don’t sing. Just mime the words when the time comes,” Luo Xiaoqiong suggested as a last resort. “No way, I’m a soldier and I refuse to be dishonest!” Luo Xiaoqiong: “...” Death wish! In the subsequent days, the mood in every class was extraordinarily excited. Girls of this age all loved excitement, especially one of such a large-scale performance that was unthinkable in the past. As a result, despite feeling dizzy from the morning classes and as exhausted as a dead dog from the afternoon training, everyone would instantly come to life at night, bursting with energy! Of course, Chuxia was an exception. Because of the upcoming anniversary parade, which included all the new recruits like them, the training in those days had intensified significantly. She had no problem with the precise movements, but truly enduring this daily grind was starting to wear her down. Fortunately, as much as she couldn’t keep up, she didn’t faint either. The atmosphere in Class Three these few days was unprecedentedly harmonious. Yang Xiaoli, responsible for the accordion, was happy, and so was Yuan Mengmeng, which meant she no longer randomly picked on everyone. With Yuan Mengmeng not causing trouble, the atmosphere in Class Three was naturally harmonious. Of course, aside from Sun Shangmei who was consistently out of tune and who would not be content with being excluded from the choir, despite days of practice, there was no improvement whatsoever! Being out of tune to such an extent was truly rare. That evening, as everyone was rehearsing, Qiao Ningyi could not take it anymore and made a halting gesture, “Sun Shangmei, you’re a member of Class Three, right?” “Is the Squad Leader trying to kick me out of the choir?” Sun Shangmei reacted swiftly. “I don’t want to do this, but you don’t have a single song you’re good at. I’m begging you, give the members of Class Three a chance to live. Please don’t make any sound, can you?” “You’re insulting me!” Sun Shangmei’s face swelled with anger. Qiao Ningyi with a face of helplessness, “Excessive competitiveness is actually a sign of inferiority, Sun Shangmei. This is your flaw; you must learn to accept it!” “Nothing in this world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it!” “Yes, you’re right, but there’s not enough time now!” Qiao Ningyi sighed, “Sun Shangmei, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to go on stage, not just the anniversary, but also New Year’s Day, the Spring Festival, all will have performances. If you start working hard from now, I believe that by then, you can confidently stand on that stage!” “I’m a member of Class Three, so I must participate!” Sun Shangmei was stubborn. “You can participate, but I just ask you not to make a sound!” “That would be a sham!” Sun Shangmei snorted coldly, “Other classes can do recitals, so why can’t ours? You just want to show off the skills of you city folks. Qiao Ningyi, I will not submit to you!” Qiao Ningyi, with a headache, rubbed her forehead, alright then, she really had no idea what to do with Sun Shangmei. “Sun Shangmei, would you like to take a walk with me?” Yang Xiaoli stood in front of her with a smile. “You don’t have to pretend to be the good person!” Sun Shangmei glared at her, “If you want to kiss up to the Squad Leader, go ahead. Don’t use me as a stepping stone for your flattery!” “Sun Shangmei, you’re truly like a mad dog!” Yuan Mengmeng stepped forward, grabbing her collar, “Day in and day out, you paint yourself as a paragon of virtue, but now you’re making Class Three the butt of the jokes because of you. Is that your so-called virtue? Or is that the virtue of Red Flag Commune?” “You can say I’m wrong, but not about our Commune!” “Ah! My eyes!” Yuan Mengmeng was knocked onto the bed by Sun Shangmei’s punch, covering her eyes and curling up into a ball. “Blood!” Yang Xiaoli cried out in shock and quickly ran out. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)

Chapter 139 - 139 118 Bloodshed

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