297 [Let's go to the hotel]
Xiang Nan knew that she was the one responsible for bringing back He Xiaoping, a specially recruited recruit from the art troupe.
In the 1970s, joining the army was what all aspiring young people aspired to do. In "Blood Romance", the male protagonist Zhong Yuemin enlisted in the army because of his connections.
The art troupe has a glamorous job, easy training, and generous remuneration, so people who want to go are crowded. Therefore, the number of new recruits in the art troupe is limited, and the requirements are extremely demanding.
He Xiaoping is the candidate that the team leader is particularly optimistic about. For this reason, she has even found a spot specially approved by the leader. This shows how excellent her qualifications and strength are.
"We have just been on the train for two days and two nights. We are sleepy and tired. It is still raining heavily, and your and my clothes are all wet." Xiang Nan thought for a while and cautiously suggested, "In my opinion, let's start with Find a hotel to stay for a while. Have a good rest and recuperate your energy. When the weather clears up tomorrow, let’s get dry and report in good spirits. What do you think?”
In the movie, after Liu Feng and Xiaoping returned to Tianfu City, they immediately returned to the art troupe without rest. Xiaoping had taken the train for two days and two nights. Not only was her body tired, but her clothes were already dirty, smelly, and wet. .
However, the squad leader praised her to the best of her ability and encouraged her to show off her talent in front of all the members. As a result, Xiaoping lost energy and fell down after jumping twice. Instead of showing her face, her eyes appeared, causing ridicule.
Her dirty, smelly, and wet outfit also left a bad impression on the group members, allowing them to see through her embarrassment and humility.
It is said that money is a person's courage, and clothes are a person's power. Respect the clothes first and then the people. Not everyone in the art troupe is a saint. In fact, it is no different from society. There are cliques, competitions, and exclusions.
Xiaoping has good qualifications and strong strength, which naturally arouses jealousy. But she comes from a humble background and has no background, so she naturally attracts suppression and bullying.
Xiang Nan didn't want her to suffer such a fate again, so she wanted to help He Xiaoping make a good start.
Help her find a hotel and stay for one night to recover her mental and physical strength before reporting to the art troupe tomorrow.
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"Okay." Xiaoping agreed readily.
When Xiang Nan saw it, he was greatly moved.
Twenty or thirty years later, if he had just met and said he was taking a girl to a hotel, he would definitely get slapped in the face by the girl.
Unlike in this day and age, people are so simple.
Xiang Nan immediately took Xiaoping to the Red Flag Hotel.
At that time, staying in a hotel required more than just having money and an ID card. You also had to have a letter of introduction from your employer, and you also had to pay food stamps and meat stamps before you could stay.
Moreover, you don’t have to choose whichever room you choose. You must follow other people’s arrangements. Otherwise, it is not impossible to be kicked out.
Xiang Nan booked two single rooms and settled Xiaoping down.
"You should change out of your wet clothes and go to the bathhouse to take a hot bath first." He opened the luggage bag, took out the towel, and handed the soap to Xiaoping.
"Comrade Liu, is there no charge for bathing here?" Xiaoping asked worriedly.
"It doesn't cost anything. The room fee we paid already includes bathing fees." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile.
"That's good. In our place, a bath costs 15 cents, but my mother finds it expensive and reluctant to part with it. So every time I take a bath, I boil water and use a basin to wipe it." Xiaoping said happily after hearing this.
Xiang Nan felt a little embarrassed and pitiful when he heard what she said.
"Shh, don't say this to others in the future." He reminded.
It is human nature to favor the weak against the strong. People in the art troupe are also human beings, and not everyone is a living thunder. There is a sense of shabbiness in Xiaoping's words. It seems that she is not favored, so she will naturally be bullied more easily.
Xiaoping was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
She is not stupid, she is just new to the world and thought that after joining the art troupe, everyone would be comrades. Comrades and comrades are as close as brothers, so she has no precautions and dares to talk about anything private.
"By the way, our art troupe doesn't charge for bathing, so you can bathe every day from now on." Xiang Nan smiled again.
"Really?! That's great." Xiaoping said happily again.
Who doesn't like to be clean? Before, she didn't have the conditions. From now on, she has to wash herself every day, wash herself well, and make herself clean.
"Okay, let's go take a shower." Xiang Nan smiled and said.
Xiaoping nodded and went with a towel and soap.
Xiang Nan immediately took her wet clothes and his own wet clothes to the water room and washed them clean.
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Xiao Ping'er took a bath for nearly an hour. During this period, Xiang Nan had already finished washing her clothes, went to the canteen to receive meals, and also took the time to write a song.
Even so, he waited for another five minutes before He Xiaoping rubbed her hair and returned to the room.
Xiang Nan even doubted whether her skin would be bruised.
"Comrade Liu, did you wash my clothes too?" As soon as she returned to the room, she saw the washed clothes hanging on the clothes drying rack, and she suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
"It's okay, I'm used to working." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I happened to have to do laundry, so I brought it with me."
"You washed it really clean!" Xiaoping said gratefully.
After her father was sent to a farm to do labor camps and her mother took her to remarry, she had to wash her own clothes. Moreover, she had to be responsible for washing the whole family's clothes.
This was the first time someone helped her wash her clothes, and she couldn't help but feel grateful.
"It's just so so." Xiang Nan smiled, "Here, let's eat. I just brought the food. Twice-cooked pork and shredded fish-flavored pork. I wonder if you like it?"
"Meat?!" Xiaoping's eyes lit up when she heard this.
Meat was in short supply at that time, and there was no meat on every table. Moreover, even if there was meat on the table, Xiaoping often couldn't eat it.
Because her stepfather disliked her, her mother didn't like her, and her younger brothers and sisters also bullied her. They ate all the meat. She could only eat some vegetables and dip it in some soup.
So now that she heard there was meat, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
"Yes, come and eat." Xiang Nan smiled and then opened the lunch box.
Sure enough, it was the fragrant twice-cooked pork and shredded fish-flavored pork, paired with the snow-white rice, which almost made Xiao Ping's glutton come out.
She quickly sat down and started eating.
However, out of habit, she still only dared to eat vegetables. She didn't dare to touch the meat.
"You eat meat, you're welcome." Xiang Nan smiled upon seeing this and put a large piece of meat into her bowl.
Xiaoping tried to take a bite, and her mouth was filled with the aroma of meat, which made her feel so full of happiness that she couldn't help but smile and roll her eyes.
"How does it taste? Is it okay?" Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"Well, well, well." Xiaoping nodded frequently. This was the most delicious meal she had ever eaten. She would never forget it in her life.
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"Comrade Liu, why do you only eat vegetables and not meat?" As she ate, Xiaoping discovered that Xiang Nan only ate the garlic sprouts in the twice-cooked pork and the green pepper shreds in the fish-flavored shredded pork, but left all the meat.
After getting off, he couldn't help but said doubtfully.
"You can eat it, I don't like meat." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"Who doesn't like meat?" Xiaoping felt even more moved when she heard what he said.
Chapter completed!