Qiao Desheng had politely distanced himself while the sisters were conversing in hushed tones.
This act immediately improved Fang Ning’s evaluation of him by natch.
Qiao Desheng was unrelenting, personally escorting him back to the cultural troupe, obediently stopping at the boundary line which the rules stated, soldiers were not allowed to casually cross into the living accommodations of the cultural troupe, "I’ll report back right away!"
Fang Ning listened to Qiao Desheng’s earnest words and couldn’t help but smile, "I will too."
Qiao Desheng smiled like a fool. After Fang Ning went in, he immediately did several somersaults on the spot and frolicked all the way back.
A good amount of people in the cultural troupe were paying attention to the affairs between Fang Ning and Qiao Desheng. When Jiang Xiaoyue saw this scene, she immediately teased Fang Ning loudly, and was met with an exasperated look. She sneakily found Jin Zhuzhu and Du Xiaotao, who did not fit in and were only able to do miscellaneous tasks, and detailed the discussion she had with Feng Qingxue.
Suffering from the same punishment, Jin Zhuzhu and Du Xiaotao stood together like frightened animals huddling for warmth.
Jin Zhuzhu was not in great shape, her face was pale, her expression was bleak, like a dehydrated flower on the brink of wilting, "What can’t I say? Doesn’t everybody already know about my situation? What’s the difference whether more or fewer people know? Before meeting, we ought to clear things up. Serving in the military is not easy, it’s done out of passionate dedication, we should not deceive them."
The military officials who saw the content of the letters did not gossip, Wang Xinru also kept her lips sealed, but someone else managed to see it!
It was the paramedic who checked their belongings and corroborated Wang Xinru’s testimony. Jin Zhuzhu didn’t know her name, but she did know that the news of her and Mr. Lin’s relationship spread like wildfire after she blabbed about it.
Fang Ning took her hand, "Don’t be upset any longer, the past is the past, discussing it further doesn’t do anyone any good. Learn from your failures and move forward, who can say there isn’t a bright future ahead? Someone’s willingness to let bygones be bygones represents an opportunity for us to change for the better. We must seize this opportunity, not everyone gets such a chance. Just like Mi Xiaoli and Chen Chen, even if they beg me to seek Qingxue’s help in matchmaking, I’m not willing. It serves them right, their character isn’t good after all!"
Following the leader’s remarks, the unmarried young women in the troupe who had significant others were okay, those without were all on edge, afraid they were going to be paired with some old man. Considering the average age in the military was thirty-eight!
Where there were younger soldiers, there were also older ones, otherwise, the average age wouldn’t be thirty-eight.
With Jin Zhuzhu’s approval, Feng Qingxue first approached Sang Hong. She felt Sang Hong, who was the first to declare indifference towards a woman’s past amongst the soldiers, would not mind Jin Zhuzhu’s situation.
Just as she guessed, Sang Hong immediately broke into a smile, "Sister-in-law, arrange our meeting!"
Having the veterans’ word, even if he had asked Lu Jiang and Feng Qingxue for help, he didn’t expect he would truly be able to marry someone. Many veterans who served for over a decade remained bachelors. It’s already great that someone is willing to marry him. How could he nitpick? Besides, aren’t all the unwed female soldiers in the cultural troupe just like beautiful blossoms? He felt he was marrying above his station.
Jin Zhuzhu didn’t intend to hide anything, which caused Sang Hong to regard her more highly. Being forthright before marriage showed her good character, which is much more important than just living a stable life.
If they listened to the arrangements of the army, the army would prioritize officers ahead of enlisted soldiers.
... I wanted to write a few more Chapters before updating, I’m worried you’ll grow impatient waiting. So here’s an update, we’re looking for votes, we’re looking for votes. The start of a new week is upon us.