Chapter 151: Performing in Town

Chapter 151: Chapter 151: Performing in Town

Jiang Moli got the idea to earn disdain points by playing a human trafficker from listening to the family members gossip.

When the family members talked about human traffickers, they would grit their teeth, wishing they could skin them alive.

’Could I stir up some trouble and make everyone hate me like a real human trafficker? Wouldn’t the disdain points come pouring in then?’

But she couldn’t actually kidnap a child, so she came up with the idea of playing a human trafficker.

Drawing on her knowledge and experiences from a future life, she selected several common trafficking methods and wrote a script.

While earning disdain points, she could also educate the families and children, so they would know how to respond if they ever encountered a real trafficker.

The performance was even more effective than she had anticipated.

She earned over 200 disdain points in one night.

So, when Lu Cheng told her that Zhong Weiguo wanted her to perform for the soldiers at the military camp, she agreed without hesitation.

The Second Regiment alone had over 1,200 soldiers, and the entire 77th Brigade had nearly 4,000.

Even if the soldiers were more principled and wouldn’t get as emotional as the family members or truly hate her for playing a trafficker, every point counted.

The military had strict rules and regulations. To perform, the script had to be submitted for review and approval by the leadership first.

The entire process would take at least ten days or so.

However, the news had already started to spread through the base.

The soldiers from the First Battalion, who had already seen the performance, were especially proud when they talked about their sister-in-law.

Beautiful, a good singer, and she could even write and act in plays—a perfect combination of beauty and talent!

As for her flaws of being gluttonous and lazy, they weren’t even worth mentioning in the face of such talent.

Zhang Jia Ming felt a sour taste in his mouth.

The childhood fiancée he had once disdained as worthless had suddenly become outstanding and dazzling. That was one reason for his disappointment.

On the other hand, almost all the teachers from the school had participated in this performance, but his wife, of all people, had not, which made him quite frustrated.

Being able to enter the military camp and perform in front of over a thousand comrades was a great honor.

So when Jiang Qing came to get a lunchbox from him, he brought up the performance.

"Xiao Qing, can you talk to Principal Feng and ask her to arrange for you to be in the next performance? I want my comrades to see you too."

To put it bluntly, he wanted Jiang Qing to have her moment in the spotlight.

Men could be vain and competitive too.

Although she knew it would be difficult, facing her husband’s earnest gaze, Jiang Qing still agreed.

She was very frustrated on the way back to her dorm.

In the past, Feng Meihua would definitely have helped her.

But now her reputation was in tatters, and Feng Meihua barely paid her any attention. She didn’t want to offer a warm face only to be met with a cold shoulder.

But in the end, reason won out over pride, and Jiang Qing went to find Feng Meihua.

Feng Meihua didn’t refuse her, but she didn’t agree either. Instead, she told Jiang Qing to talk to Jiang Moli, using the excuse that Jiang Moli had choreographed the show.

You had to hand it to her; Feng Meihua had navigating social situations down to a science.

She managed to not offend Jiang Qing while kicking the problem right back to her.

Whether she could join the performance now depended on her own abilities and whether she was willing to swallow her pride.

Jiang Qing wasn’t an idiot. When she turned around and found Jiang Moli, she used Feng Meihua’s name as leverage:

"Principal Feng said that since I’m also part of the school, you should arrange a chance for me to perform."

Jiang Moli agreed readily. "Sure. I happen to have a role that perfectly suits your image and temperament. You can play it."

Things were going more smoothly than she had imagined, and Jiang Qing was secretly pleased.

After setting a time for rehearsal, she returned to her dorm full of anticipation.

In the afternoon, Jiang Moli had just woken up from her nap and was editing the script when someone from the town commune’s propaganda department came looking for her.

The commune had heard about the "anti-trafficking" play from the previous night, felt it had great promotional value, and wanted to invite Jiang Moli to perform it in town.

It was an opportunity to earn disdain points delivered right to her door. Of course, Jiang Moli wouldn’t refuse.

The performance was scheduled for 10 a.m. the next day.

After the people from the commune left, Jiang Moli worked at top speed to finish editing the script, then put on a straw hat and headed to the school.

When she arrived, Jiang Qing was already there.

Jiang Moli handed her the script. "The commune has invited us to perform in town tomorrow. You should use the time to get familiar with your part."

Jiang Qing happily took the script, but after reading its contents, her expression turned utterly foul.

"Jiang Moli, are you messing with me on purpose?"

Jiang Moli looked at her and said earnestly, "Don’t look down on the role of the guard dog. It’s a very important part of the play. It gets poisoned by the traffickers with drugged meat, which fully demonstrates their cunning and viciousness..."

Jiang Moli spoke with great enthusiasm, while Jiang Qing was so angry she felt like her lungs would explode.

"If this dog is so important, why don’t you play it yourself?"

Jiang Moli smoothed her hair and said, "I look like a human, so I can’t act like a dog."

Jiang Qing was so incensed she almost coughed up blood. ’So I don’t look like a human, I look like a dog?’

"So, are you going to do it or not?"

Jiang Qing threw down the script and stormed off.

’Fine, don’t take the part. But why throw things at me? So rude.’

Jiang Moli picked up the script, dusted it off, and shouted at Jiang Qing’s retreating back, "If you change your mind, you can find me anytime! I’ll keep this role reserved for you for life!"

You could practically see the smoke coming out of Jiang Qing’s ears. Only then did Jiang Moli feel satisfied.

...

Upon hearing they were going to perform in town, Lu Tingting was the first to go on strike.

She wasn’t like Jiang Moli. Jiang Moli performed to complete a mission, earning 10,000 yuan for every disdain point, which naturally kept her motivated.

Lu Tingting, however, gained nothing from the performance except being cursed at by the audience. It was a thankless job, so of course, she didn’t want to do it for free.

Jiang Moli pulled her aside. "I’ll get Shen Yanzhi to act in two scenes, and you’ll have scenes with him. Plus, I’ll give you a foolproof, 50% success rate secret to chasing guys, free of charge. You in?"

Seeing Lu Tingting’s skeptical look, Jiang Moli puffed out her chest. "I even managed to win over a man as difficult as your third uncle. You have to believe in my skills."

’That’s true.’

"Deal!"

So, Jiang Moli stayed up again that night to revise the script, adding two scenes for Shen Yanzhi to act opposite Lu Tingting.

’Earning these disdain points really isn’t easy.’

"System, what’s my mission progress now?"

_Mission progress: 5489/10000. Host’s personal account balance: 54,890,000._

’Ah, over fifty million!’

Jiang Moli shot up in bed, startling Lu Cheng, who was lying next to her, about to turn off the light and go to sleep.

"What’s wrong?"

Jiang Moli’s almond-shaped eyes sparkled. "I’m in a pretty good mood. Let’s celebrate."

Before Lu Cheng could ask why she was in such a good mood, Jiang Moli had already flipped over and straddled his waist.

And just like that, his mood became very, very good as well.

...

Early the next morning, Jiang Moli took her makeshift troupe to town in one of the army’s Jiefang trucks.

The performance was to be held at the town market.

The commune had set up a stage in advance and even covered it with a tarp to create a sunshade, which was very thoughtful of them.

It was just past 9 a.m. when they arrived, but the stage was already surrounded by three or four layers of curious villagers. There had to be at least three or four hundred people there.

’Looks like another day of raking it in.’

As before, the play opened with Jiang Moli playing a pregnant woman.

Just as she and Feng Meihua stuffed Lu Tingting into a burlap sack, lifted her onto a flatcart, and started to pull her away, a large potato came flying at her head.