Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 521 - 0521: Ashamed of One’s Incompetence1_1

Chapter 521: Chapter 0521: Ashamed of One’s Incompetence1_1

Commander Bai’s expression was stern, her voice harsh. Bai Xue didn’t dare to meet her gaze, mumbling, "It’s nothing, really nothing, they’re just making a fuss."

"Making a fuss? What fuss?" Commander Bai asked.

Bai Xue looked down at the ground and muttered, "It’s about tomorrow’s performance. I have two songs and a dance, right? They are the ones who are getting nervous, worrying about how they’ll look in front of the soldiers in the audience. They asked me yesterday if I was nervous and I said I wasn’t, they didn’t believe me. That’s how today’s incident happened."

Commander Bai chided coldly, "Bai Xue, you’d better remember your identity and the expectations and efforts your family has invested in you. Don’t disappoint me!"

At her words, a mist clouded Bai Xue’s eyes. She plucked up the courage to look at Commander Bai and said, "But I want a life of my own too!"

Commander Bai stared hard into her eyes, her voice sharp, "The life you want? What life do you want? Don’t forget your family’s arrangements! If you find my arrangements unsatisfactory, fine, after this comfort performance, I will send you home immediately, leaving you to fend for yourself! Don’t think that because you have a bit of beauty, you can do as you please! Do you think you would have had such a smooth entry into the cultural work team, and been chosen as the leading singer and dancer, appearing on major military stages, if it wasn’t for your looks?"

She patted Bai Xue’s cheek, "You know better than anyone what the world is like now. If you hadn’t joined the cultural work team and attracted the sons of several revolutionary cadres, do you think you could have protected yourself? Follow my advice, perform well, live a decent life, keep your reputation clean. In the future, you can pick the most outstanding among the cadre’s sons to marry as the main wife. Then you’ll have endless wealth and honor, instead of living cautiously because of your beauty."

Bai Xue wanted to say that this was not the life she wanted. She had never thought about marrying the sons of high-ranking officials in the capital. She just wanted to find a handsome, capable, and powerful man who could protect her, not those spoiled sons of high-ranking officials who whistle at the women soldiers in the cultural work team. But she didn’t dare to say it. She knew that this was the life planned for her by her family, and she had to move forward step by step.

Commander Bai was her aunt, Bai Yulan. Her family’s arrangement for her was influenced by aunt Yulan.

Bai Xue wanted to lower her head, but she couldn’t do it because her aunt was pinching her cheek. She forced herself to meet her aunt’s gaze, whispering, "Actually, there are also very outstanding officers in the army, not necessarily having to marry into a high-ranking official’s family."

Commander Bai instantly let go of her hand, "What? Now you speak the truth? You’re not satisfied with your family’s arrangements, are you? Whom did you fall for at first sight? Who do you think you could marry? Yang Fengying only sneered at you in the cafeteria after hearing the soldiers’ discussion. They were talking about Commanding Officer Lu, wasn’t it Lu?"

Thinking of Lu Jiang she had seen, tall, upright, handsome, but also cold and stern, at first glance one would know he was not an easy man to deal with, especially the killing aura he carried, which only came from experiencing countless battles.

Seeing Bai Xue’s slightly reddened cheeks and shy eyes, Commander Bai understood everything. She shouted angrily, "Bai Xue, I warn you, use your brain. Don’t assume that just because you fancy someone, they will feel the same about you! Commander Lu has a wife and children, and he has arrived at the troop today. What are you planning? What do you think you can do?"