PFC Chapter 176 Leaving the Cultural Troupe
Chapter 176 Leaving the Cultural Troupe
After driving for a day and a night, Li Wanqing and the others finally returned to the Sichuan Provincial Military Region.
Cheng Baichuan was busy handling the transfer of Qin Qianqian to Hunan Province, while Li Wanqing rested at home.
The atmosphere at home was peaceful and warm. Li Wanqing lay on the bed, gazing at the occasional white clouds drifting by outside the window, and a sense of indescribable tranquility welled up in her heart.
Just then, the doorbell rang, interrupting her thoughts. It turned out that Guo Chunxiang, Deng Hongmei, and Feng Weiwei had come to visit her after learning of her injury.
"Wanqing, how are you? We heard you were injured, and we were all very worried," Guo Chunxiang asked with concern as soon as she entered the room.
Li Wanqing smiled and shook her head, "It's nothing, just a minor injury. I'll be fine after a few days of rest. I'm so sorry that you all came to see me despite being so busy."
Deng Hongmei joked from the side, "Do we need to say these things between us? Your business is our business."
Feng Weiwei then took out some health supplements, saying, "I bought these especially for you; you should take good care of yourself."
A warm feeling welled up in Li Wanqing's heart. She looked gratefully at her friends and knew how lucky she was to have such a group of sincere friends in this challenging world.
She took out the local specialties she had brought back from Hunan Province and distributed them to them one by one. Everyone sat together, enjoying the food and chatting, as if all their fatigue had vanished at that moment.
Aunt Li took great care of Li Wanqing, sending her various nourishing soups every few days.
The soup smelled wonderful, and every sip contained Aunt Li's heartfelt care and concern.
Under such care, Li Wanqing's health gradually recovered, but her weight quietly increased.
When she returned to work at the performing arts troupe, she found that she had gained a lot of weight, which made her both amused and exasperated.
However, when she returned to the performing arts troupe, she found that everything had quietly changed.
During her absence, the cultural troupe welcomed a new batch of performing arts soldiers, injecting new vitality and blood into the team.
In order to keep the choir running smoothly, Director Xu arranged for a military arts soldier named Gu Shishi to temporarily replace Li Wanqing in managing the choir.
Wanqing originally thought that this was just a temporary arrangement and that everything would return to normal when she came back.
However, this is not the case.
After Li Wanqing returned, Gu Shishi still stayed in the choir and refused to leave, often interfering with her work as if she were the one in charge.
Li Wanqing was displeased, but out of respect for Commander Xu, she did not show it at first.
However, as time went on, Gu Shishi's behavior became increasingly outrageous, and Li Wanqing finally could no longer tolerate it.
Sister Liu advised her to be patient, "Wanqing, Gu Shishi has connections, and Lao Xu can't afford to offend her for the time being. Just bear with it a little longer."
Li Wanqing took a deep breath. She knew that she was not inferior to Gu Shishi in terms of background, but the relationship between Cheng Baichuan and Cheng Chi was not public in the military region.
She understood Cheng Baichuan's concerns and supported his decision.
But this does not mean that she has to swallow her anger and let others manipulate her.
That afternoon, Li Wanqing approached Commander Xu and directly stated her intention to resign.
Her tone was firm and resolute, without the slightest hesitation or lingering affection.
“Comrade Li, there’s no need to take this so seriously. She’s just a young woman. I’ll talk to her.” Xu Ren looked at Li Wanqing, his eyes filled with helplessness and regret.
He was in a dilemma! He personally admired Li Wanqing's talent and ability, but Gu Shishi had an uncle who was the governor of the province, and he couldn't ignore that relationship.
To be honest, when Gu Yan was alive, she was very low-key and never brought up having a provincial governor as her father.
This Gu Shishi is just a niece, yet she has an absolute knack for abusing her power.
“Commander, there’s no need to persuade me anymore. I only came to the cultural troupe because of you,” Li Wanqing insisted. “Besides, I never planned to stay long anyway, so it’s good that I’m leaving now.”
She had thought it through carefully before coming.
Joining the performing arts troupe is a transitional phase; whether you leave early or late, you'll eventually have to leave.
Moreover, after leaving, she will have more time to prepare for the college entrance examination and more time to work with Fan Hua on their career.
She had only been to Hunan Province for about a month, and Fan Hua had already brought her a profit of 2000 yuan, so she really didn't care that much about the cultural troupe.
Of course, she was also worried about the children she had personally mentored. They were like her lifeblood, each one imbued with her love and expectations.
But Li Wanqing believes that even if she is not by their side, they will grow up strong and become the future pillars of the cultural troupe.
Seeing Li Wanqing's resolute attitude, Commander Xu knew that further persuasion would be useless, so he could only sigh and say, "Alright, I respect your decision."
Li Wanqing breathed a slight sigh of relief. She looked at Director Xu gratefully and said, "If the choir ever needs anything in the future, I will definitely help if I can, for the sake of Director Xu and the children."
Commander Xu smiled contentedly, "Then I won't stand on ceremony."
He knew that Li Wanqing was a person of her word; once she made a promise, she would never renege on it.
Before leaving, Li Wanqing said to Director Xu earnestly, "Director Xu, even if I'm no longer in the art troupe, I don't want Gu Shishi to take over the choir. Her heart isn't with the children."
Xu Ren naturally understood Li Wanqing's meaning. He could tell that Gu Shishi was someone who couldn't stand seeing others do well, and the reason she wanted to take over Li Wanqing's choir was because she was jealous of Li Wanqing's talent and achievements.
She wanted to prove her own value and status by suppressing Li Wanqing, but this approach was undoubtedly wrong.
Xu Ren is an easy-going person, but that doesn't mean he has no temper.
He was able to rise to the position of head of the cultural troupe, which naturally shows his methods and wisdom.
After stepping down from her duties with the performing arts troupe, Li Wanqing had plenty of free time.
Occasionally, people in the military dependents' area would gossip about why Li Wanqing had suddenly resigned from her job at the cultural troupe.
Li Wanqing ignored all the gossip. She knew what she wanted and what she should do.
Besides reading and studying, she spends her days taking Nuonuo around to explore the world.
Li Wanqing made several trips to the surrounding villages, the county town, and the provincial capital.
I gradually started to have more contact with Fan Hua.
When Cheng Baichuan learned why Li Wanqing had lost her job at the performing arts troupe, he secretly approached Xu Ren.
He couldn't openly support Li Wanqing, but the military was full of treacherous underhanded tactics.
So what if he has a governor uncle? Even if he has a governor father, he can't bully his wife.