"Qingshan, where did you get those persimmons? Why are they so delicious? I've never eaten tomatoes so delicious!" Li Lulu asked incoherently with her cheeks puffed up.

Qingshan smiled and said, "Squad Leader Hong gave it to me just now."

"Really? But I've also had candied persimmons from the cafeteria, and they weren't as good as this—!"

Xuan Xuan rolled her eyes. "Even a persimmon can't stop you from talking. Just eat what you have. Why do you have to dig deep into my mouth and get to the bottom of this?"

Li Lulu's mouth was full, and she gave Xuan Xuan the middle finger. Xuan Xuan ignored her:

"Hey? Why is squad leader Hong so fat? He's almost like a ball—hahaha!"

Xuan Xuan usually loves beauty and pays attention to appearance. She looks down on fat people the most, so her tone is also a bit contemptuous. Wu Jiaying holds a big tomato in her hand, blushes and whispers:

"Team Leader Hong is a nice guy. Xuan Xuan, please don't laugh at him. He definitely doesn't want to be so fat..."

Wu Jiaying and squad leader Hong are one extremely thin and one extremely fat, so she couldn't help but feel sympathy for them and associate them with herself.

Qingshan winked at Xuan Xuan, asking her to stop. Xuan Xuan looked at Wu Jiaying and felt a little embarrassed. She changed the subject and talked about the gossip of popular stars. The three girls quickly diverted their attention.

The three of them didn't understand, but Chen Qingshan could tell at a glance that Squad Leader Hong was a typical centripetal obese person, and it seemed that he was a man with a story.

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The mess hall had just seen off the last batch of soldiers who had eaten. The soldiers were all very well-mannered, having done their best to clean the tables before leaving, placing their plates in a large bucket. The surface was barely grimy, save for a few watermarks and grease stains. Li Lulu and Wu Yingying were wiping the tables, while Da Zhou and Xiao Hu were mopping the floor. The work was truly easy when men and women worked together. These two had been full of energy these past few days.

Xiao Mao, Chen Qingshan and Xuan Xuan were picking beans around a large basin.

"Hey, Mao, your squad leader is too fat. He must weigh over 200 pounds, right?"

Although Xuan Xuan saw that Wu Jiaying was far away, she still couldn't help her curiosity.

Chen Qingshan touched her arm and said, "Xuan Xuan, don't talk nonsense. Squad Leader Hong is on hormones."

When Xiao Mao heard this, his eyes widened:

"Hey, how did you know? It must be Xiao Hu! Why are you saying everything?"

Xuan Xuan was also surprised: "Hormone?"

Qingshan smiled and said, "Mao, don't blame Xiao Hu. He didn't tell me that. I guessed it myself."

"How did you guess that?" Xiao Mao and Xuan Xuan spoke at the same time.

"Xuan Xuan, have you forgotten what I studied?"

"Oh, right, right, Xiaomao, Qingshan studied Chinese medicine, no wonder she could see that. Eh? That's not right, Qingshan, school hasn't even started yet, and you haven't attended a single class. How can you study Chinese medicine?"

"I started studying Chinese medicine when I was young."

Xuan Xuan suddenly realized: "So you come from a family of traditional Chinese medicine? That's amazing!"

Qingshan was not lying. She had just been studying Chinese medicine since she was a child, and she had no control over how others understood it.

Xiao Mao was full of admiration: "Oh my God, how can you be so talented? You are both civil and military!" Then he remembered that squad leader Hong did not allow him to mention the 400-meter Qingshan Mountain. He quickly coughed and continued with the previous topic:

"Squad Leader Hong did use hormones. He used to be quite thin, but after taking the drugs he gained weight like crazy! Even drinking cold water made him gain weight!"

Xuan Xuan now knew that Fatty Hong was indeed fat and had no control over his weight, so she spoke with sympathy:

"Mao, what's wrong with Captain Hong?"

Xiao Mao saw Da Zhou and Xiao Hu chatting and laughing around Li Lulu and Wu Jiaying, not paying attention to them, so he lowered his head and called Qingshan and Xuan Xuan to come over and whisper:

"Squad Leader Hong joined our kitchen squad just two years ago. He used to be a special forces soldier in the Tiger Regiment, but later developed kidney disease. The hospital doctors used hormones, and the kidney disease was cured, but he became as fat as a ball and could no longer serve as a special forces soldier. Two years ago, there was an opportunity for him to transfer to civilian work. The army considered that he had won second-class merit, so they gave him the opportunity. But Squad Leader Hong refused. He said he wanted to continue serving the soldiers in the army and refused to leave. The army leaders had no choice but to assign him to our kitchen squad."

So that's how it is. Qingshan and Xuanxuan exchanged a glance, both sighing. Squad Leader Hong must have found it difficult to accept the change from someone who used a bayonet to someone who used a kitchen knife.

"Eh? Why haven't I seen Squad Leader Hong all morning?"

"Our squad leader went to the Eagle Regiment to teach the soldiers!"

"Class? What class? Cooking class?"

When Xiao Mao heard this, he looked very proud:

"Hey, you didn't know this, didn't you? Our squad leader used to be a sniper! He won first place in the military competition! He's amazing!"