After finishing the meal, Xiang Nan rushed to clean up the lunch box, and then returned to Xiaoping's house.
"Xiao Ping, while I have time now, let me tell you about the rules in the art troupe." He said with a smile, "In this way, you will be aware of it and will not break the rules rashly and offend others."
In the movie, Xiaoping was ostracized not only because she had no background and was easy to bully, but there were also three other reasons.
One is the military uniform incident. Before she joined the army, her mother reminded her to send home a photo of her in military uniform as soon as possible so that her neighbors could see that she was a soldier.
Xiaoping has not been favored all year round, but deep down, she actually longs for recognition. So after she reported it, she wanted to take photos of her military uniform and send them home.
However, the winter military uniforms are no longer available, and it will take two weeks to receive summer uniforms. She couldn't wait any longer, so she secretly took a photo of Lin Dingding's military uniform. Because he took it without telling him, he was considered a thief with questionable character, so he was ostracized for the first time.
The second is the sponge incident. After Xiaoping joined the art troupe, she strived to perform well and wanted to be the A star and the protagonist in the troupe. For this reason, she often works overtime and practices hard, and naturally she sweats a lot.
In order to absorb sweat, she added a sponge to her clothes, but it was misunderstood as showing off her figure. So much so that they suffered a second collective humiliation.
The third is body odor. This is also related to her hard training and striving to improve. Because she works harder than others, she sweats more than others, so she naturally smells like sweat. As a result, her teammates disliked her and were even unwilling to dance with her. She was ostracized for the third time.
Xiang Nan just wanted to tell her about the rules in the art troupe, so that she would not be stupid enough to offend anyone without knowing it.
When Xiaoping heard this, she nodded immediately.
Although she longed for the military camp, except for the heroes she saw singing praises in newspapers and books, she actually didn't know much about the military camp, and it could even be said that she knew nothing about it.
Of course she also hopes to know more about it so that she will know what to do in the future.
…
"Xiao Ping, first of all, I want to tell you that the art troupe is not a holy place, and not everyone is a saint. It is just like school and society, there are good and bad, good and evil. It is also divided into circles and levels." Xiang Nan reminded.
When Xiaoping heard this, she was stunned.
She also thought that the art troupe was a big family, filled with all her dear comrades-in-arms. Here, she can gain the long-lost family affection.
But she didn't expect that the art troupe was the same as school and society, which made her somewhat disappointed.
"Let me start with the introduction of our leader..." Xiang Nan immediately introduced the situation of the cultural troupe to Xiaoping.
The art troupe has political commissars at the top, team leaders in the middle, and troupe members at the bottom. Although Liu Feng is deputy company level, he is still an ordinary member, just like Xiaoping.
"After introducing the leaders, let me introduce you to the members of our art troupe." Xiang Nan introduced again, "The art troupe is divided into a performance class and a singing and dancing class. When you enter, you will be assigned to the singing and dancing class, so I will focus on introducing you to them. Dance class situation.
The dance class has a total of forty-two members, twenty male soldiers and twenty-two female soldiers. Among the female soldiers, the leader is Hao Shuwen. She is the son of a cadre. She is arrogant and domineering. Don't mess with her...Lin Dingding is a coquettish girl who likes to act like a spoiled brat and has some issues with her style. Remember to beware of her...Xiao Suizi , my father was also sent down, but she is not bad, kind-hearted, can write and draw, and is a famous talented woman..."
Xiang Nan introduced the temperaments and personalities of the nearly two hundred people in the cultural troupe to Xiaoping one by one. He also told her the rules of the military camp, such as no need to salute if you don’t wear military uniform, you need to line up to get food in the canteen, and all actions must be followed according to the command, etc.
In addition, he also imparted some tips on how to behave in the world, such as speaking too much about right and wrong, and troubles due to being too strong to speak out; when hiring people and things, you must explain them clearly first, and do not borrow them without telling them; when you meet someone, you can only say a few words, but don't throw away everything. Wait.
He hoped that these would help Xiaoping and make her as less marginalized and bullied as possible.
Xiaoping is not stupid either.
It's just that when she was growing up, her mother and stepfather didn't love her, and naturally they didn't teach her these things, so she was a bit dull and did all the wrong things.
Xiang Nan taught her these things now, and she knew it was for her own good, so she wrote them down carefully.
Moreover, she also felt Xiang Nan's kindness from his earnest teachings, and she was extremely grateful.
…
"Okay, it's getting late. You should have a good rest." Xiang Nan smiled again, "I will take you to report to the regiment early tomorrow morning."
Xiaoping nodded.
Next day, early in the morning, Xiang Nan finished washing and took Xiaoping to have breakfast.
The square oil cake is golden in color, crispy and crispy; the tofu curd is spicy, salty, tender and smooth. Xiaoping was very happy to eat.
"Comrade Liu, this is the best breakfast I have ever had." She said gratefully.
"You're welcome. If you want to eat in the future, I'll bring you over." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
As a veteran at the deputy company level, Liu Feng's monthly salary is 72 yuan.
At that time, the price of pork was 60 cents per catty, the price of rice and white flour was 17 cents per catty, and the price of cornmeal was only 7 cents per catty... So the purchasing power of 72 yuan was still very strong at that time.
"Really?" Xiaoping looked at Xiang Nandao in surprise and expectation.
"Of course." Xiang Nan smiled, stretched out his hand, and touched her head.
His intimate gesture made Xiaoping see her father in a trance.
Back then, when she was very young, her father often took her to have breakfast.
But this kind of day has not happened for a long time.
Xiaoping missed this kind of intimacy especially, and she smiled even brighter with tears in her eyes.
…
After breakfast, the two went back to the hotel to pick up their luggage, and then returned to the art troupe's station together.
"Hey, Liu Feng is back!", "Liu Feng is back!", "Liu Feng welcome back, thank you for your hard work!"
On the way, everyone greeted Xiang Nan warmly.
These days, although everyone is rushing to become Lei Feng, Liu Feng is even better. He was elected as a representative of the entire army and went to Yanjing to participate in the National Lei Feng Model Conference.
This is unique among art troupes. Who doesn’t envy it and who doesn’t admire it!
Xiaoping walked beside Liu Feng, and when she saw so many people, she greeted him enthusiastically, and her eyes sparkled with excitement.
The man walking next to him is a big shot!
Xiang Nan led He Xiaoping to the rehearsal venue and reported to the team leader first.
When I came in, I happened to see the art troupe rehearsing "The Sun That Rises and Never Sets on the Prairie."
Nine female soldiers in their prime, with heroic looks, were wearing training uniforms, singing and dancing. The scene was so beautiful that Xiang Nan couldn't help but be stunned.
He Xiaoping was even dumbfounded.
She couldn't help but feel excited when she thought that in the near future, she would be like them, showing off her beauty on the stage.
