I was reborn after my cousin stole my life.

Chapter 61: Backstage Dispute

When Yuan Xiu woke up, Jiang Zhou was trying on the sweater she had knitted.

She didn't make a sound, just lay on the bed, her eyes open, watching the man looking at himself in the dressing mirror.

She chose navy blue yarn, a color suitable for both men and women, and she wasn't worried about buying too much and wasting it if she didn't finish knitting it.

Three pounds of yarn is just enough to knit two sweaters, one for a man and one for a woman.

Jiangzhou's shirt has a thick, twisted cable knit pattern, while hers has a finer cable knit pattern. The styles are similar, both being pullover styles with round necks.

The collar is not visible even when worn inside a military uniform.

If it were knitted into a high collar, and a section of a different colored collar peeked out from under the military uniform, that would look terrible.

She felt while knitting that this color would look good on Jiang Zhou, and seeing it this morning, it really does.

Jiang Zhou happily tried on the sweater and was just about to take it off.

"Don't take it off, just wear it like this. It seems to have gotten colder again today."

When Yuan Xiu stretched her hand out from under the covers, she felt that it was colder today than yesterday.

Jiang Zhou nodded. "Wear a sweater underneath too. Don't skip wearing clothes under your uniform just for the sake of looking good."

Yuan Xiu reached out her hand, "Then give me the sweater."

Jiang Zhou opened the wardrobe and took out Yuan Xiu's new sweater. A dark glint flashed in his eyes: "I'll put it on you."

Yuan Xiu: "..."

It was half an hour later when the two of them finished dressing and came out.

They didn't make breakfast either, and the two of them took their lunchboxes and went straight to the cafeteria.

The cafeteria was quite crowded today. Jiang Zhou went to get his food, and Yuan Xiu found a seat to wait for him.

"Little Yuan."

It was Teacher Shen. Her belly was already quite noticeable. Political Commissar Wang was with her. The two had finished eating and were about to leave.

Political Commissar Wang asked Yuan Xiu with a smile, "I heard from Xiao Jiang that you're going to perform on stage today too? Do your best, we're looking forward to seeing your show."

Yuan Xiu smiled and nodded, "I hope you won't be disappointed after reading it."

"No way." Political Commissar Wang waved his hand cheerfully. "If I said anything bad about you, Xiao Jiang would probably ignore me for days."

Yuan Xiu blushed slightly. Well, now even the political commissar of Jiangzhou was teasing her.

"I tried the fermented rice you sent to my house last time, and it was delicious! No wonder Xiao Jiang always says you're a good cook; now I believe him."

After saying that, Political Commissar Wang added, "I must commend you, Comrade Xiao Yuan. Since you and Xiao Jiang got married, Xiao Jiang's mental state has improved even more than before. This shows that you are a good wife! I, as the leader, am at ease entrusting Xiao Jiang to your care! You still have one goal to achieve, which is to plant a flower in the garden of our motherland."

He was afraid Yuan Xiu wouldn't understand, so he said, "It's just that I had a child! Children are the future, we must have more!"

Teacher Shen pinched him, "Are you the political commissar or the birth control office? You're actually pressuring people to have children."

She turned to Yuan Xiu and said, "Don't listen to him. When you want to have children and how many you want to have is your own decision. No one can tell you what to do."

Yuan Xiu nodded with a smile.

"I was saying we should go into town sometime, but I've been busy. Let's do it next time I have time off..."

"Sure, I'll come find you then."

Jiang Zhou brought over breakfast, and Political Commissar Wang chatted with him for a few minutes before leaving with Teacher Shen.

Breakfast consisted of steamed buns made from a mixture of wheat and water, and a small dish of pickled vegetables.

While eating, Yuan Xiu thought about what Teacher Shen had said. Would someone who could say such things not have children because of Political Commissar Wang's children?

Or perhaps Teacher Shen was speaking out of personal experience and was advising her in this way.

As for her child with Jiang Zhou...

Yuan Xiu looked up at Jiang Zhou.

Being able to do something doesn't mean you can give birth to a baby.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Zhou asked.

Yuan Xiu waved her hand: "It's alright, let's eat, let's eat."

……

The New Year's Day program will start at 2:00 PM.

Yuan Xiu went there at ten o'clock in the morning. She had to get there early to get her makeup done, and after that, she had to walk the runway.

Sun Ying, who was assigned to do their makeup, was Xiulan's sister-in-law's younger sister.

She had already joined the performing arts troupe, and her mentor was in charge of doing makeup for the soldiers. So she was assigned to the parents' committee to be in charge of the stage makeup for these amateur actors.

As soon as Sun Ying arrived, she grabbed Yuan Xiu's hand and asked, "What number is your performance? Is it earlier or later? If it's earlier, I'll do your makeup first."

"My show is scheduled for later in the program."

"Then there's no rush, lest the makeup comes off if you put it on too early."

Yuan Juan had long wanted Sun Ying to do her makeup. When she got married before, she asked Zhou Lei to invite Sun Ying, but Sun Ying didn't give her the time of day. This time, she deliberately put herself at the very front of the line.

She was thinking to herself: "Didn't you say you wouldn't do my makeup? Now you're coming all the way here to do it for me."

Sun Ying glanced at her and said, "Lift your face up."

Sun Yinghua was very meticulous and did not let Yuan Juan affect her professional work.

After she finished her makeup, Yuan Juan couldn't wait to get up and stand in front of the mirror.

"Ugh! Why did you do my makeup like this? Your eyes are so dark, and your face and lips are so red! Even if you don't like me, you can't deliberately do my makeup like this!"

Sun Ying glared at him: "Who are you saying did it on purpose? Say it again if you dare!"

Yuan Juan wasn't afraid of her. She was just the younger sister of a battalion commander, unlike Wang Ting, who had a father who was a regimental-level officer.

She feigned being bullied and said aggrievedly, "You made Yuan Xiu look so beautiful when she got married, but when it's my turn, you make me look like this. I know you and Yuan Xiu are close..."

"You idiot!"

Sun Ying snapped, "Do you even know what stage makeup is? If you don't, go outside and see what other rooms are for you, broaden your horizons!"

The military dependents behind Yuan Juan said, "That's how they do stage makeup, why are you making such a fuss?"

Yuan Xiu's hands started itching again.

She frowned, looking at Yuan Juan with annoyance: "If you have a problem with me, take it out on me. Why are you bullying Sun Ying? We all saw how carefully she did your makeup just now, and instead of thanking her, you start by accusing her of deliberately not making you look good. What will the people in the cultural troupe think of us military dependents if they find out?"

"That's right, Yuan Juan, you should apologize to Xiao Sun right now."

One by one, the military dependents waiting in the room to get their makeup done urged Yuan Juan to apologize to Sun Ying.

This is the scene that Wu Yufen saw when she came in.

"What's wrong?"

The military dependents reported to her in a flurry of voices.

Wu Yufen frowned, looking at Yuan Juan disapprovingly, "Yuan Juan, how could you, comrade, create such a misunderstanding!"

Yuan Juan never expected that even though she was in the right, it all suddenly became her fault. What stage makeup? Who goes on stage and makes someone look like a ghost?

Not daring to offend Wu Yufen, she could only reluctantly apologize.

Sun Ying snorted: "Next!"