The Beloved Star of the 1970s Arts Troupe

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Peking opera master Xue Yunyun devoted her life to her career, but a fire damaged her voice and forced her to retire behind the scenes.

When she opened her eyes again, it was the 1970s, a time of great opening up, model operas, and bell-bottoms, the heyday of the cultural troupe. She had become a newcomer who had just passed the cultural troupe's entrance exam.

To her utter surprise, she passed the exam, but still didn't make it into the cultural troupe.

The policy was clear: she and her older sister could not both stay in the city.

To be precise, her family had given up on her.

*

The residential compound of the capital's military-industrial research institute stood next to the air force compound. It was a place the young revolutionaries nearby usually knew better than to mess with.

Xue Yunyun, who had gone missing from there ten years ago, was found and became a member of the Capital Cultural Troupe, sending her status soaring.

Her only drawback was that her neighbors were not easy to get along with.

At their first meeting, the neighbors were all young, handsome, and long-legged, wearing shirts with four pockets. Lined up together, they looked so imposing they could scare five little children to tears at a glance.

Meanwhile, surrounded by them, Xue Yunyun had a slender waist and graceful neck, her limpid eyes gazing over with a hint of tears.

The younger generation at the air force compound: "..."

Honestly, they had to be careful not to scare the girl into crying.

*

Xue Yunyun was a legend at the air force compound.

They said she had been betrothed as a child to another legend, Su Zixian. But on the day she was found, her fiance returned from a mission and went straight back to his unit without even meeting her.

It sounded as though he looked down on this country bumpkin from some remote place.

Then, at the cultural troupe's performance for the military, Xue Yunyun dazzled the audience with her bright eyes and lovely teeth. Her exquisite, lilting singing won over countless officers, and her novel theatrical style made the veteran artists' eyes light up.

Su Zixian looked at his mesmerized teammates, his gaze deep. "Who is that?"

His friend crossed his legs and said irreverently, "Your fiancee."

After a pause, he added, "Though I'd rather she were my fiancee."

Su Zixian: "?"

Theme: Persevere and strive for self-improvement.