Chapter 83 Military Training

  Another half hour passed, the instructor looked at us and said: "Everyone is present, rest in place for ten minutes. After ten minutes, continue to stand at attention. I want you to know what discipline is, what military training is."

  As soon as they heard that they were going to rest, everyone was overjoyed. Those who wanted to sit down sat down, and those who wanted to change their posture and stomp their feet did so. I saw Officer Shang wanting to say something else, but seeing how exhausted we all looked, he didn't say anything. Actually, this Officer Shang isn't that bad either.

  After everyone rested, I and Li Qiaoqiao stood in a row. During the rest time, we sat together and chatted about our interests. Gan Lingling complained: "What kind of instructor is this? Other classes are resting, but he doesn't care if we don't get to rest either. Not only that, but even when we want to drink water during roll call, he won't let us. It's like he doesn't treat us as human beings! Which class has to stand at attention for an hour?" Many of the girls were also exhausted, after all, everyone was just a student who had just finished elementary school and didn't usually exercise at home, so they also echoed Gan Lingling's complaints about how strict and inhumane the instructor was.

  Li Mu Yu said loudly: "You girls still have the nerve to complain, we boys are all implicated by you, and we haven't even begun to grumble yet. You're always complaining. Especially you, Gan Lingling, you're someone who can't accomplish anything but can mess things up. At that time, among the girls who spoke, you were the first to take the lead. If it weren't for my mother asking me to take care of you, I would have told the instructor your name. You still have the face to complain."

  Gan Lingling seemed to be very wronged, her mouth could hang a bottle of soy sauce, and said: "Li Muyue, what are you showing off? Do you think I want you to take care of me? I really don't know how such a good person like Fang Auntie has a son like you. Don't think I don't know, you like Li Wuxiao, and whoever Li Wuxiao dislikes, you also dislike. You don't need to deny it, I know you dislike me. And I dislike you too. Hmph. What's so great about that?"

  Li Murong's face suddenly turned red upon hearing this, and he said: "Unacceptable, Gan Lingling. I'm warning you, don't speak nonsense and don't cause any more trouble for everyone."

  Hey. I think Li Muyu likes Lei Wuxiao, who knows if it's true, looking at his red face, he's still quite cute. Not at all like the time on the exam scene, that confident and mischievous look, really, he has his day too. However, looking back at Lei Wuxiao, her expression doesn't seem to have changed at all, is it Xiang Wang having a dream, but Shen Nü being heartless? But there's still Gan Lingling in the middle, sparks will fly sooner or later. No rush, let's wait and see the good show. We just sat down for a bit. Officer Shang came again, blowing his whistle, saying: "Everyone is here, assemble." Ah, it seems like today morning is doomed to be standing at attention, fortunately, I've safely passed through junior high military training, high school military training, and university military training in my past life, this time should be no problem either.

  "Everyone has it, standing at attention for an hour." This time no one dared to whisper anymore. In the middle, some people made reports, and the instructor allowed some but not others. I guess the instructor was also looking at the situation. I stood in the first row, couldn't relax at all, thinking that this is going to be a tough hour, hurry up and pass.

  I'm so envious that another class is taking a break again after just half an hour. And to make matters worse, Xiao Xiao comes over here during the break and starts showing off behind Instructor Shang's back, looking at me with a very relaxed expression and even laughing while imitating my current movements. Okay, I admit it, I've been standing at attention for so long that I'm starting to feel numb, but you can't mock me like this, right? I've already checked my watch and I'll be able to take a break in about 10 minutes too, just wait and see how I'll deal with you. Seeing my tolerant expression, Xiao Xiao is delighted and makes another weird gesture, which suddenly makes me burst out laughing. I immediately report: "Reporting for duty, Instructor, I...I want to laugh."

  The instructor walked up to me and said, "Oh, then smile, but don't affect the standing attention. Give me a smile, yes, just like that. You were the one who smiled earlier, right? Keep smiling until the end of the standing attention."

  It's not easy to wait for the instructor to say rest, I can finally stop smiling, oh my god, I've been smiling for almost ten minutes, my face feels stiff. Wang Xiaoxiao, I'm not done with you, not only did you make me lose face in front of the whole class, but also...also in front of Ji Fengyuan.

  I ran to the place where Class 2 was training, and Xiao Xiao and the others were still resting. When she saw me coming, she smiled at me with a mischievous face and said: "Xiao Xiao, this is absolutely not intentional, I didn't mean to come see you, hehe, let me introduce you, this is my new classmate Chen Xue Lian. Xue Lian, this is N city's junior high school champion Nan Xiao Xiao, she's my best best best friend, and she's smart, lively, lovely, multi-talented..."

  I smiled at Chen Xuelian, and Chen Xuelian smiled and said: "Nan Xiuxiu, nice to meet you." A person like her name, a small girl with a very fair complexion, with a very pure smile. I said on the side: "Chen Xuelian, nice to meet you too."

  I dragged Xiaoxiao out, after all, I couldn't keep going with her in front of their classmates. Firstly, I had to give Xiaoxiao some face, and secondly, my notorious reputation would probably spread across the entire playground within half a day if I didn't. I kept pulling Xiaoxiao forward, while she was dragging behind, but I pulled faster and got her to the flowerbed area. Pretending to be angry, I said: "What do you want to do? You just made me lose face in front of the whole class, especially in front of that person." My voice gradually lowered towards the end.

  Xiao Xiao said with a good attitude: "Xiao, I was wrong, I really was wrong, I'm not that kind of person. Otherwise, I'll go and talk to them, it's my fault for teasing you. And after the military training is over, we'll go to the supermarket, you can shop freely, I'll pay the bill, how about that?" As she spoke, Xiao Xiao nudged me with her body. Actually, I wasn't that angry anymore, just didn't want to stay there, afraid of running into Ji Feng Yuan and being laughed at for being childish. But since Xiao Xiao was offering herself up, I couldn't let her off without making her suffer a bit.

  I said expressionlessly, "Considering your attitude towards admitting your mistake is not bad, I forgive you. However, when shopping at the supermarket, don't think you can slack off, I'm going to make sure you perform well, you know what I mean."

  Xiao Xiao Dog Leg said: "Understand understand understand, I extremely understand. Oh heavens, our instructor blew the whistle, I'll go first." "En en, you go first then."

  Watching Xiao Xiao run so fast because of the instructor's whistle, I felt great in my heart. It's always been that we see others resting while we're standing at attention. Rarely do I get to rest while others are training. As I walked slowly along the way, taking a casual glance around, I unexpectedly saw Xuan Yu Ruo. This guy had grown quite a bit taller over just one summer break and was standing in the last row of his class. He was wearing camouflage gear and responding to the instructor's commands for "at ease" with a precision that seemed more standard than others, giving off some kind of vibe that I couldn't quite put my finger on. Maybe it was because I'd been staring at him for so long, but he suddenly looked over in my direction. I smiled at him, and as a result, he immediately shifted his gaze away without any expression whatsoever. What's wrong with you? Just because you didn't do well on the exams and didn't make it into the top ten classes, you have to be completely expressionless when you see an old classmate? Xuan Yu Ruo, you're really lacking in charm.

  I continued walking towards our training grounds. Xuan Yuan Ruo saw Nan Xiao Xiao leave, and then turned his face back, secretly looking at Nan Xiao Xiao's figure, not knowing why he felt that he owed Nan Xiao Xiao an apology, if it wasn't for him, Nan Xiao Xiao wouldn't have come here either. He also thought about the things from his past life and wanted to be alone, no one could understand him, even though the people around him were all very good to him, but he was not Xuan Yuan Ruo, he was Xuan Yuan Rui. In fact, he really had entered a dead end. You're not Nan Xiao Xiao, how do you know she thinks being reborn is bad? It's like the saying "how can one know the joy of fish", it's the same principle.

  I went back to the training ground of Class 10, and I heard a girl talking about what I was laughing at just now. One girl said: "Hey, what's wrong with Nan Xixi just now? Suddenly laughed, is it trying to attract the attention of the instructor?" Another girl said: "I think so, even if not, it's also infatuated."

  Although I don't usually pay attention to these things, when I hear people talking about me behind my back, if I don't say something, I'll become a soft persimmon. Just as I was about to say something, that girl named Lì Wú Xiāo suddenly stood up and said: "Stop gossiping about others behind their backs, other people aren't as boring as you guys are. I saw it very clearly, it's because the girl in front made a weird gesture that made her laugh, but she's not even here anymore, should be someone she knows."

  At this time, Li Qiaoqiao also stood up and said: "Yes, Xiao Xiao told me that she went to find her childhood friend what's his name."

  "I continued: 'Call Wang Xiaoxiao.'"

  Li Qiaoqiao clapped her hands and said, "Right, call Wang Xiaoxiao. At that time, I felt that it was really fate, one called Xiao Xiao and the other called Xiaoxiao." Those girls saw me coming and didn't say anything else. Eh, who says people with good grades don't like to gossip? I found out this isn't absolute.

  After a while, Officer Shang blew the whistle to assemble again. He said seriously: "Everyone is present, at ease. This morning we mainly learned about standing at attention, and everyone did a good job, but there's still room for improvement." As he looked at his watch, he said: "We have one more minute left, I'll demonstrate what it means to stand at attention, at ease, and how to turn in all directions. This afternoon you will learn these things." After finishing speaking, the officer began demonstrating. Suddenly, I had an epiphany and finally understood why I felt that Xuan Yuan Ruo's body had a certain smell - a military smell.