Parents' Love: My Childhood Sweethearts with Jiang Weidong

As soon as Lin Wangshu got off the train, he saw a soldier in military uniform holding a sign with his name on it, so he picked up his luggage and walked over.

When the young soldier saw Lin Wangshu walking towards him, he realized that this was the person he was supposed to pick up. He just didn't expect her to be so good-looking. He picked up Lin Wangshu's luggage and said with a blush, "Hello, comrade. You must be Lin Wangshu. My name is Zhang Yong. I was sent by Regiment Commander Sun to pick you up."

Lin Wangshu nodded and said with a smile, "I am Lin Wangshu, thank you for your help."

Seeing her smile made Zhang Yong even more embarrassed, and he shook his head repeatedly, saying, "No trouble at all, let's go, Commander Sun is still waiting for you!"

Lin Wangshu got into the car with him. Zhang Yong drove with his ears red, not daring to turn his head the whole way, let alone talk to Lin Wangshu. Lin Wangshu closed her eyes to rest, feeling a bit tired after sitting on the train for so long.

The car stopped, and Lin Wangshu opened her eyes. It seemed they had arrived. Sure enough, Zhang Yong opened the car door and said to Lin Wangshu, "Comrade Lin, get out of the car, we've arrived."

Zhang Yong carried his luggage and walked forward, saying, "Let's go to the regimental commander's office first. Regimental Commander Sun wants me to take you directly to him."

Lin Wangshu's striking appearance attracted many onlookers along the way. In the distance, a pretty female soldier in military uniform said to the delicate-looking female soldier next to her, "Xiao Lu, could she be the one Captain Gao mentioned who got in through connections? She looks like a fairy."

Li Lu was also somewhat surprised. Captain Gao had mentioned that the troupe leader was going to put someone into their dance team, but she thought that someone who was going to get in through connections would definitely be unattractive and didn't take it seriously at all. But when she saw Lin Wangshu today, she felt a sense of crisis. No matter how unwilling she was to admit it, Li Lu had to say that this person's appearance was better than hers, and with long arms and legs, she was clearly a good prospect for dancing.

"I didn't expect her to be so outstanding. Her future is definitely limitless. I'm afraid none of us can compare to her."

Although Li Lu said this, her smile was forced, and her disappointment was obvious at a glance.

Seeing Lin Wangshu's self-deprecating attitude, Wang Hong felt a bit disappointed and said angrily to her back, "She's just someone who got in through connections. Our art troupe is all about ability. What good is being good-looking? I'm going to go and meet her."

As she spoke, Wang Hong jogged to catch up with Zhang Yong and Lin Wangshu. Li Lu sighed a few times and, seeing that they didn't stop her, followed them as well.

"Xiao Zhang, wait a minute."

Zhang Yong stopped when he heard someone call him. He saw it was Wang Hong calling him and asked with some confusion, "Comrade Wang, what's this?"

Wang Hong stopped, panting, glanced at Lin Wangshu, and said to Zhang Yong, "Xiao Zhang, I just saw your squad leader looking for you. It seems like something urgent has happened. You should go and see him!"

Zhang Yong had no suspicions and wanted to go find the squad leader immediately, but he hesitated when he saw Lin Wangshu looking troubled. Wang Hong urged him, "Hurry up, he seems very anxious. Leave this comrade to me."

Not wanting to put Zhang Yong in a difficult position, Lin Wangshu took her luggage and said to Zhang Yong, "Comrade, you go ahead, just give me directions."

Zhang Yong nodded, pointed out the direction to Lin Wangshu, and ran away.

After watching him leave, Wang Hong gave Lin Wangshu a long, unfriendly look, sizing her up and down. Seeing her travel-worn appearance, she said sarcastically, "Where did you come from, you country bumpkin? Dressed in rags, you look like a country bumpkin!"

Lin Wangshu had already noticed her hostility towards her. Instead of being angry, she laughed when she heard her say that: "I am indeed a country bumpkin. My father is just a soldier who guards the island for the motherland. He has never left the island much, unlike my sister. She looks like she has seen the world. I think even capitalists before liberation could not compare to my sister in terms of her manners. I have certainly broadened my horizons."

Wang Hong's face turned pale upon hearing this. If others had heard this, she might have fared better. Pointing at Lin Wangshu, she could only stammer, "You, you, you..."

Li Lu, who arrived later, also heard Lin Wangshu's words. With tears in her eyes, she looked pitiful and said, "Aren't you trying to kill Xiao Hong by saying this? We'll all be comrades-in-arms from now on, why force her like this?"

Lin Wangshu said solemnly, "It is precisely because we will be comrades-in-arms from now on that I have to say this. This comrade has problems with her thinking, and as her comrade-in-arms, I have an obligation to point out her mistakes and help her correct them."

Li Lu was speechless after hearing what she said, and could only silently shed tears, looking quite pitiful.

Seeing that Li Lu had actually cried, Wang Hong pointed at Lin Wangshu and said angrily, "If you have the guts, come at me. Don't bully Xiao Lu."

Lin Wangshu was surprised that the man cried after she had only used three-tenths of her strength. Feeling it was pointless, she picked up her luggage and walked in the direction Zhang Yong pointed.

Seeing Li Lu's arrogant attitude, Wang Hong stomped her feet in anger and patted Li Lu's shoulder to comfort her, "Don't worry, I'll go find Captain Gao to settle this. I want to see if she can still join the dance team."

Lin Wangshu inquired her way to the regimental commander's office, knocked lightly on the door a few times, and opened it after hearing a voice from inside.

As soon as Commander Sun, who was sitting at his desk inside the room, saw Lin Wangshu enter, he excitedly stood up and said, "You must be Wangshu!"

Lin Wangshu nodded and smiled, saying, "Yes, I am Wangshu. Hello, Commander Sun."

Commander Sun pulled her to sit on the sofa: "Good girl, just call me Uncle Sun. Your dad and I were comrades who fought together. Don't be so polite with me."

“Uncle Sun.” Lin Wangshu readily complied and took out two bottles of wine that Jiang Defu had given her before she left from her luggage, handing them to Commander Sun. “My dad said you love to drink, and these are his treasured bottles. Even my mom doesn’t know about them. He asked me to give them to you to try.”

Commander Sun laughed and took it, "Your dad knows me best. Old Jiang has been quite polite all these years."

Then, Commander Sun looked at Lin Wangshu with affection and said, "I think you have great potential. How about I arrange for you to join the dance troupe?"

Lin Wangshu hesitated. She had never danced before, and wouldn't she be a burden if she went? She thought to herself, but said it aloud as well.

Seeing that Commander Sun seemed a bit embarrassed after hearing this, Lin Wangshu quickly asked, "I wonder if our singing team is still recruiting?"

Commander Sun was somewhat surprised. "You can sing?"

Lin Wangshu nodded. Her boss in her previous life was a singer, but he wasn't very talented and was somewhat of a mediocre performer. Most of his fame was due to marketing. The company hired many vocal coaches for him, and he learned a lot from them. He also practiced when he went back to his hometown and often practiced by the sea on Songshan Island over the years.

Commander Sun was pleasantly surprised to see her nod, and made a phone call to call over Comrade Gong Shan from the singing team.

After a while, a kind-looking woman knocked on the door and came in, asking Commander Sun, "Commander, you wanted to see me?"

Commander Sun nodded, pointed at Lin Wangshu and said with a smile, "I called you here so you could see if my niece could join your singing team."

Lin Wangshu quickly stood up and respectfully greeted Gong Shan, "Hello, Captain Gong."

Gong Shan looked her over, his eyes filled with amazement, and joked with Commander Sun, "This young comrade is so good-looking, she should be in the dance troupe. Isn't it a pity that she's here with us?"

Commander Sun chuckled and shook his head, saying, "They're really eager to join your singing group, so why don't you give them a chance?"

Gong Shan thought for a moment and said to Lin Wangshu, "Then sing me a song now."

Lin Wangshu nodded and began to sing slowly: "Sing a folk song for the Party, I compare the Party to my mother..."

After the song was finished, Director Sun looked satisfied, and Gong Shan nodded as well, his expression unreadable. Finally, he gave his comments: "Your voice is very bright and has a lot of talent, but of course there is still a lot of room for improvement."

Commander Sun tentatively asked, "What do you think?"

Gong Shan finally smiled and nodded, saying, "I'll take him in. This child is very talented. It's already quite good that he can sing like this without any systematic training."

Lin Wangshu was overjoyed and thanked Gong Shan, saying, "Thank you, Captain. I will definitely work hard."

Gong Shan patted her shoulder with a smile, "Don't be too happy yet. I'm a strict teacher, so don't complain later."

Lin Wangshu nodded happily; she wasn't afraid of hardship.

Just as the atmosphere in the room was getting right, the door was suddenly slammed open, and an angry female voice came out.

"Team leader, we won't accept that Lin Wangshu you mentioned. She just arrived and she's already bullying people. She's too arrogant!"