That night, just as Commander Gu had promised when they left, he arranged for the canteen chefs to prepare a big meal for them.

However, when Commander Gu and the political commissar saw them at the canteen gate, they could hardly imagine how they had managed to get through the past week.

Their clothes were torn and covered in mud, and some of them had mud on their hair and faces, making them look like they had just been released from a fenced yard.

"Reporting to the Commander and Political Commissar, the Independent Regiment's week-long field training has concluded. Please inspect it, Commander." Huo Haocheng, who came up from behind, was slightly more neatly dressed than the others. His clothes were not torn, but they were covered in mud. Their appearance before the Commander and his men left them speechless for a moment.

"Forget the inspection, everyone's hungry. The food is ready, so come in and eat. After you've eaten, go back and get some rest. We can talk about anything else tomorrow."

Hearing the commander say that, Huo Haocheng didn't say anything more. He just wanted to eat quickly, wash himself up, and go back to see his wife.

"Have a meal"

"Oh, oh, oh..." Upon hearing Huo Haocheng say "eat," they immediately and orderly entered the cafeteria, but as soon as they stepped through the cafeteria door, they all ran towards the window.

"Hehehe, these rascals, alright, you go eat too, we'll head back now, thanks for your hard work!" With that, Commander Gu patted Huo Haocheng on the shoulder and walked with the political commissar toward the family compound with satisfaction.

They were very pleased that their soldiers had achieved what they had today, and they were also very pleased that Huo Haocheng belonged to their family.

After watching the two leaders leave, Huo Haocheng went inside to get his meal.

"Haocheng, this way," Gu Jinghe waved to him as soon as he walked in, beckoning him over.

When Gu Jinghe and the others were getting their food, they saw that he was still talking to the commander and the others, so they got his portion too. Now he just needs to go and eat.

Everyone was very hungry. These days, they had been eating wild grass from the mountains. Wild vegetables hadn't grown yet, and the only things they could eat besides the animals they hunted were wild grass. But whether it was wild grass or wild game, it was just roasted over a fire and had no flavor at all. Now that they finally had a bite of food with flavor, they were eating it with great relish.

Huo Haocheng had just finished eating half of his meal when Ruan Shaolin quickly finished his and prepared to get up and leave as soon as possible.

Those around him didn't quite understand what he was doing, but Ruan Shaoke and Bai Sirui understood, and Huo Haocheng, who was watching him, understood even better.

Seeing that he was about to leave, she slowly asked, "Finished eating?"

"...Um, ah? Oh, well, I, I've finished eating, you guys enjoy your meal." Faced with Huo Haocheng's question, he didn't know how to answer for a moment, so he could only laugh it off.

At this moment, he wanted to run away, but the feeling of being caught red-handed was really infuriating. Couldn't he just pretend he didn't see him?

"Once you've finished eating, go back early and write the 3,000-word summary." Huo Haocheng also thought his expression at this moment was really funny, but as the captain, and at such a serious time, he absolutely couldn't laugh.

"...Ah, no, wait a minute, what 3000 words? Didn't you say 2000 words?" Upon hearing 3000 words, Ruan Shaolin's initial desire to run away vanished instantly. He immediately put down the lunchbox in his hand and asked Huo Haocheng with an incredulous expression. He remembered that he had initially said 2000 words, so how did it become 3000 words now?

"Yes, you said it yourself that it was the beginning, but later you felt that 2,000 words were too few, so you increased it to 3,000 words, right? What, now you think 3,000 words are too few and are planning to write 4,000 words?"

Faced with Ruan Shaolin's question, Huo Haocheng spoke with complete composure, as if to say, "You're talking, so this is 4,000 words."

“...No...um…” Just as Ruan Shaolin was about to argue his point, Ruan Shaoke stepped forward, covered his mouth, and dragged him out.

He'd already been punished with a 3,000-word summary because of this idiot, and if he were to reveal the reason for their punishment in public, he'd be too ashamed to stay in the Independent Regiment.

Sometimes, he wondered why all the children in his family were so smart, even the youngest, Ruan Shiya, who was usually a clever little devil. But with Ruan Shaolin, it was as if they had been switched at birth, with his intelligence fluctuating wildly.

"What's wrong with them?" Gu Jinghe and the others, bewildered, looked at the two brothers leaving in such a strange way, all with puzzled expressions.

"It's nothing, I've finished eating too, so I'll go back to wash up first. You two can take your time eating." With that, she got up and packed up their lunchboxes to take to the washing room.

"I really don't understand." Watching the three of them leave like that, Ge Xiaotian also expressed his confusion. Then he looked at Huo Haocheng and asked, "By the way, Captain, what was that 3,000-word summary you mentioned earlier? Do we all have to write it?"

Huo Haocheng looked at Ge Xiaotian, thought for a moment and said, "Logically speaking, it should be the three of them who write, but if you want to write, that's fine too."

If he had known, he wouldn't have made the three of them write summaries. Now, he thinks they could write summaries anyway, but since it was already part of the punishment, making them write them again isn't really appropriate. Sigh, he miscalculated.

"...Uh, well, Captain, we really didn't want to, haha, right? What do you guys think?" Ge Xiaotian was filled with regret. Why did he have to be so talkative? What was there to be curious about? He looked at the others, hoping they would put in a good word for him.

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