Spoiled By the Young Master After Reborn In the 80s
Chapter 611 - 609, program

Chapter 611: 609, program

"A chorus performance?" Zhang Xiaoling’s first thought was this. With a chorus, she might be able to just fill in the ranks; with so many people, no one would pay attention to her.

Luo Shu stretched out her hand and smiled as she shook her finger, "That’s too unoriginal, if we’re going to do something, we need to be more innovative."

"How can we innovate?" Zhang Xiaoling asked, full of curiosity.

"Let’s head to the factory first, once we’re there, we’ll talk specifics." Luo Shu placed the plate with apples on the marble countertop and, grabbing Zhang Xiaoling, headed outside. She had suddenly become interested in this.

In the factory, everyone was busy in an orderly fashion. When they saw Luo Shu and Zhang Xiaoling come in, they happily greeted them.

"Sister-in-law Lu, I heard you and Instructor Lu went on a trip? Where did you guys go?"

"Instructor Lu knows how to treat someone right, I heard he even took special leave to accompany Sister-in-law Lu on the trip."

"Really? That is so enviable! If only my Old Wang was half as good as Instructor Lu, I’d die happy."

"Sister-in-law Lu is so lucky to marry a man like Instructor Lu!" everyone said enviously.

Zhang Xiaoling clapped her hands toward everyone, "Quiet down, everyone, I have something to ask for your opinion on."

Everyone turned their heads and focused their attention on Zhang Xiaoling. Could it be they were getting a raise?

"Here’s the thing, this upcoming national holiday, the performance troupe is coming to our training camp for a consolation performance. The higher-ups have issued a directive, wanting us, the guard’s wives, to come up with a few acts to participate in the performance. Does anyone have any talents?" Zhang Xiaoling looked around at everyone, waiting for their enthusiastic responses.

"I can sing! And I sing really well," Jiang Lianxiang raised her hand. She used to be the best singer in her village; it was her singing that captured her husband’s heart.

"Sister-in-law Lianxiang, why don’t you sing a few lines for us to hear?"

"Let’s give Sister-in-law Lianxiang a round of applause."

"Clap clap clap!" The room immediately filled with warm applause.

Jiang Lianxiang stood up, looked at everyone and, feeling a bit shy, rubbed her hands, "Then I’ll sing one."

"Good!"

Everyone clapped again.

Jiang Lianxiang moved aside, took off her mask, cleared her throat, and began to sing with a voice that was variable in tone and, although not particularly beautiful, had a rustic charm that felt comforting to listen to.

"Sister-in-law Lianxiang sings so beautifully!"

"Sister-in-law Lianxiang, you must go and perform this time, let those girls in the performance troupe see the elegance of the guard’s wives."

"Let them know that we guard’s wives are also very talented."

Jiang Lianxiang smiled shyly, "I’m just singing casually, you all make me blush with such praise."

Zhang Xiaoling also nodded in satisfaction, "Sister-in-law Lianxiang’s act counts as one, is there anyone else who wants to participate?"

Everyone looked at each other but remained silent. Although they could sing a line or two, none sang as well as Sister-in-law Lianxiang. And when the time came to go on stage, with so many people watching, they’d be terrified and completely unable to perform.

Zhang Xiaoling frowned, "Just having one act won’t do, don’t hide if you have a special talent. This isn’t just about bringing honor to the guard’s wives, it’s also about bringing honor to your own men, and that’s a very honorable thing."

"Sister-in-law Yang, I’d like to participate, but I really don’t have anything that’s presentable."

"I can sing a few lines, but it’s nowhere near as good as Sister-in-law Lianxiang."

"How about we do a chorus?"

Zhang Xiaoling shook her head and sighed, then turned to Luo Shu, "Luo Shu, what was that act you were talking about?" It seemed they had to put their hopes on Luo Shu.

"A fashion show," Luo Shu revealed. She had already observed everyone; among these guard’s wives, several had tall and fitting figures for a fashion show. As for their image, she had a plan as well – she would get Li Yuan to do their makeup on the day, ensuring a complete makeover that would dazzle everyone.

As for the clothing, during the ’My Youth’ talent show auditions last time, Luo Qin had custom-made a batch of Flame Robes, which could now come in handy.

"What is a fashion show?" Zhang Xiaoling and the others looked at Luo Shu, puzzled. It was their first time hearing of such an act. In their minds, performances were either singing or dancing.

"It’s simple, you just need to wear beautiful clothes, walk confidently on stage, and show off your own beauty," Luo Shu explained.

"Just walking? Who would watch that?"

"We can all walk, that sounds easy."

"So what clothes should we wear? The prettiest clothes I have are the floral shirt I made last month, would that work?"

"This isn’t just any walking, it’s a special kind of stride meant for the stage, like this." As she spoke, Luo Shu stepped back and then demonstrated a few catwalk steps for everyone.

Upon seeing Luo Shu’s steps, everyone’s eyes lit up. They had not anticipated that walking could be made to look so attractive.

"That stride is so unique! It looks really good!"

"It doesn’t look too hard, let me try."

Immediately, some stood up and began mimicking Luo Shu’s steps.

"It looks easy on the surface, but why is it so hard to do?"

"How do I fix my pigeon-toed walk?"

"Ouch! I almost tripped."

Seven or eight guard’s wives started strutting around the workshop, some walked crookedly, some didn’t just move their feet but also swayed their bodies, and one even moved with matching hand-and-foot, but a couple of them managed to produce some semblance of the catwalk.

Zhang Xiaoling watched from the sidelines, clutching her stomach, laughing so hard tears streamed down her face. She didn’t want to laugh, but the sight of a few of the guard’s wives was just too hilarious, and she couldn’t hold it back. If the guard’s wives used that walk on stage, she was sure that the audience would be rolling in the aisles with laughter.