mtl008 Chapter 137 New Year 3
Chapter 137 New Year 3
On the morning of Lunar New Year's Eve, Li Wanqing dressed Nuonuo up like a lucky doll.
A red cotton-padded jacket, and a red hair tie.
After several months of recuperation, her face gradually gained some weight, making her look especially cute.
Cheng Baichuan had to go to the military camp for training in the morning, and in the afternoon he would lead the soldiers in the regiment to cook a reunion dinner.
Eat early, we still need to watch the cultural troupe's performance tonight.
Li Wanqing took Nuonuo to the cultural troupe, originally intending to leave her with the Liang family.
However, the Liang family is going to the provincial capital this time to celebrate the festival with Mr. and Mrs. Feng.
After eating at the military camp, Liang Zhicheng also rushed to the provincial capital.
The performing arts troupe also decorated with red lanterns, creating a festive atmosphere.
This year's Spring Festival is the first since the downfall of the four-person group. People's faces still show a bit of caution, but more than anything, they are filled with hope for the future.
"Wanqing, you have to go to the military camp this afternoon, you should go early," Sister Liu said. "We'll take care of things here."
The cultural troupe has its own reunion dinner, but military dependents like Li Wanqing eat at the military camp.
Sister Liu's husband was Xu Ren, so naturally he stayed at the cultural troupe to eat.
Li Wanqing did not refuse and took her daughter to the camp of Cheng Baichuan's regiment.
The Rainforest Combat Regiment was a newly established regiment, so there were not many family members accompanying the troops.
Besides Li Wanqing and Feng Weiwei, there were only two family members of battalion commanders left, both of whom knew Li Wanqing.
With Feng Weiwei away at her parents' home, Li Wanqing became the least senior and youngest among them, but the highest-ranking man.
The other two families surrounded her, asking about her work and discussing her children; the atmosphere was fairly harmonious.
The reunion dinner in the barracks is relatively simple and down-to-earth. The whole regiment is organized into companies and platoons, and the cooking team leads the cooking task together.
Cheng Baichuan also rolled up his sleeves and joined the soldiers in the fight. With everyone working together, they quickly completed the mission.
Although it was Lunar New Year's Eve, there was no alcohol in the military camp; everyone substituted water for alcohol.
Even so, everyone's enthusiasm was very high.
This was the first time Nono had ever seen such a lively scene, and she became much more cheerful, playing with the other two families' children.
"Sister-in-law, you're so lucky! Your husband is so capable, and your daughter is so adorable." These were the words of Wang Damei, the wife of Liu, the deputy battalion commander of the Second Battalion.
Deputy Battalion Commander Liu was formerly a company commander in the Third Division. Because of his experience in rainforest warfare, he was transferred to the combat regiment as a deputy battalion commander.
His wife had only recently joined the military region with him, and Li Wanqing had met her once.
“Sister Wang is wrong. The lucky ones are not us, but them,” Li Wanqing said with a smile. “We came here from far away from our hometowns to take care of our children and our families.”
"With us, they can pursue their careers without any worries."
The two military wives were stunned when they heard this. In their minds, taking care of the whole family was their duty.
Meeting a good man and a good in-laws is their good fortune.
This was the first time they had heard of Li Wanqing's statement.
"Sister-in-law, isn't this what we should do?" Wang Damei said hesitantly.
Li Wanqing took a bite of food and said calmly, "Nothing in this world is a given. We must first affirm ourselves before we can be affirmed by others."
The other two were deeply shocked by Li Wanqing's words.
Soon, the soldiers gathered around, each offering water instead of wine to the women.
The conversation between the three of them ended there.
After the family reunion dinner, Li Wanqing parted ways with them and hurried to the cultural troupe.
In that era, the performances of the cultural troupe were similar to the Spring Festival Gala in later times, and were considered one of the most popular forms of entertainment.
In order not to delay the children's playtime, the children's choir's performance was scheduled first.
Li Wanqing cheered the children on backstage, saying, "Today is New Year's Eve. After the performance, everyone can go and have fun."
"Auntie, we're nervous."
"Yes, this is the first time we've been the first to go on stage."
Li Wanqing smiled slightly, "Whether you go on stage first or last, you'll still have to go on stage. Just treat it as a regular rehearsal."
"Auntie is right, what's there to be nervous about? Let's finish the performance soon, and I'll take everyone to play with firecrackers," Shao Xingguo said, patting his chest.
After hearing Shao Xingguo's words, everyone's emotions did indeed calm down a bit.
Li Wanqing looked pleased. This kid was usually carefree and thoughtless, but he was quite responsible at this moment.
"After your performance, your aunt has prepared a New Year's gift for you," Li Wanqing said mysteriously.
Upon hearing that there would be a gift, the child's interest immediately increased, and his nervousness vanished.
Only Shao Xingguo came over with a smile, "Auntie, what gift is it?"
Li Wanqing glanced at him and said, "You'll know after the performance."
Shao Xingguo chuckled and then called to the choir members to prepare to go on stage.
Li Wanqing smiled, pursing her lips. To be honest, having such a little helper made things much easier for her.
The Spring Festival performance began with a familiar and powerful piece, the "Yellow River Cantata".
Although the children were young and lacked grandeur, their spirit was high, earning them enthusiastic applause from the audience.
After the performance, Shao Xingguo led everyone to surround Li Wanqing.
"Auntie, Auntie, where's the gift?" Shao Xingguo asked anxiously.
Li Wanqing took out a red envelope, and the children's eyes lit up immediately.
Li Wanqing said, "This is a reward for you. You can go buy firecrackers and set them off together, but please be careful."
Shao Xingguo was extremely excited. He had just patted his chest and said he would treat everyone to firecrackers, but actually he was also reluctant to part with the money.
My aunt's red envelope reward came at just the right time.
"Auntie, can we take Nuonuo with us?" Shao Xingguo asked excitedly.
Li Wanqing glanced at Nuonuo, who shook her head slightly; she really didn't want to play such childish games.
Li Wanqing: ......
"You guys go have fun, Auntie has some things to do and needs to take Nuonuo home first," Li Wanqing said.
Shao Xingguo was a little disappointed. "Then I'll go play with my sister tomorrow, okay?"
Li Wanqing nodded. "Okay, but not too early."
It's the first day of the Lunar New Year, and she wants to sleep in.
.......
Cheng Baichuan and the others couldn't leave early, so Li Wanqing took Nuonuo home first.
This is her first Spring Festival in this world, so it should have some sense of ceremony.
Li Wanqing was busy preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, while Nuonuo assisted her.
The two were busy in the kitchen when Meng Renjie came over carrying a large bag of things.
"Uncle is here, why did you bring things with you?" Li Wanqing said reproachfully.
I brought a bunch last time, and I brought more this time.
Meng Renjie smiled warmly, "When will Cheng Baichuan be back?"
"The performance is over, around 9 o'clock," Li Wanqing greeted him as he entered. "Anyway, there are no outsiders today, so Uncle can have a couple of drinks with him later."
Meng Renjie was overjoyed and joined Li Wanqing in the work.