Chapter 117 Military Training
Lu Yinzhao pulled Bian Ji away very quickly.
If I stay any longer, the receptionist will really keep bothering me forever.
"Brother, I'm sorry, I didn't know you could drink so little. I'll never order you any more alcohol next time," Lu Yinzhao said to Bian Ji as they walked down the street.
Bian Ji awkwardly turned his head away, "I... drink more beer and red wine abroad."
He's not that bad, is he?
But Lu Yinzhao... this guy's alcohol tolerance is a bit beyond his expectations.
"Understood, understood!" Lu Yinzhao didn't want to embarrass Bian Ji too much, so he quickly echoed.
"Were you this good at drinking from the very beginning?" Bian Ji asked.
"Am I considered a heavy drinker? I don't know. I don't drink excessively; I always drink in moderation."
"..." Are you sure you've reached the point of stopping?
"But I've never been drunk before." Lu Yinzhao's eyes were full of innocence.
Bian Ji is now certain that the boy has indeed inherited the Lu family's gene for being able to drink a lot.
Although Bian Ji knew that Lu Yinzhao could drink a lot, he still reminded him, "Try to drink less alcohol, and... don't drink alcohol from outside, and don't drink anything given to you by strangers."
"I know that. I only have a few drinks when I'm having dinner with friends. Don't worry, I'm not addicted to alcohol," Lu Yinzhao said with a smile.
Thinking of Lu Yinzhao's large wine glass from yesterday, Bian Ji felt that the word "sip" was too conservative.
The boy did drink a few cups, but those few cups were actually several small cups.
"Go back to school, you don't need to see me off. I'll come over whenever I have time."
The two stood at the east gate of Huaxing University, and Bian Ji habitually raised his hand to pat Lu Yinzhao's head.
Seeing that the other person did not resist his head patting, Bian Ji smiled slightly.
"Brother, I wish you all the best in recording 'The Voice of China'. I will always cheer you on."
...
After the two parted ways at the school gate, Lu Yinzhao went straight to the cafeteria. He hadn't eaten breakfast that morning and was starving.
If we're going straight to lunch now, we'll have to eat a lot.
"Auntie, I want this, this, and this..." Lu Yinzhao pointed at the dazzling array of dishes.
"Could I have a little more braised pork? Thank you so much, your braised pork is the best."
With his strikingly handsome face, Lu Yinzhao could easily get an extra two ounces of meat off his rice scoop if he said a few kind words to the cafeteria lady.
"Thank you, Auntie! You're so kind and beautiful inside and out! I'll come here often to get my food from you." The boy smiled broadly, the plate he was carrying looking quite heavy.
"You little rascal...you're so good with words. Just come next time, and Auntie will give you extra meat. Look how thin you are, you need to eat more." The auntie at the food window loves to see young, handsome guys eat a lot, and she was almost coaxed into a fetus by Lu Yinzhao's few words.
Lu Yinzhao had already thoroughly familiarized himself with the situation at each window of the cafeteria.
This auntie is the easiest to talk to.
He carried a "small mountain" of meat, found a seat, and the moment he started eating, it felt like a pair of little angel wings were fluttering behind him.
Perhaps it was because Bian Ji had returned to China, but Lu Yinzhao suddenly felt that the world was a better place.
Oh, happiness!
After finishing my meal, I returned to my dorm.
"I brought you some snacks, help yourselves to whatever you want." Lu Yinzhao placed two large bags on the table.
These people were all in the dormitory, which is quite unusual for them.
Song Shuye was the first to run over and immediately pulled out two bags of potato chips and two bags of spicy strips.
"Lu Yinzhao, did you win the lottery? You're so generous!"
Jiang Yi also took two bottles of drinks from inside. "Xiao Lu, thank you! You've gone to so much trouble. I'll bring you some local specialties next time I go back to my hometown."
Xu Zishi asked curiously, "Did your brother buy this for you? I heard from Song Shuye that he ran into you and your brother last night."
Lu Yinzhao knew that he and Bian Ji had been together yesterday, and it was impossible to hide it from the people in the dormitory, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
"So what if he didn't buy it? Can't I buy it too? My brother is back, I'm happy. If you guys don't want to eat it, I'll share it with the dorm next door."
"Hey! No, no, no! We were just saying it casually. I see you bought all expensive snacks. Don't let outsiders benefit from them. We should keep the good stuff in the family," Xu Zishi said.
Song Shuye nodded: "It's obvious that you and your brother have a good relationship. I hope he will come to our school more often in the future to make you happy. That would be a blessing for us."
Jiang Yi laughed and said, "Xiao Lu, you buy us food whenever you're happy. That's a really good thing. This is just for our dorm. Don't let anyone else know, or you'll be taken advantage of, hahaha!"
Seeing everyone laughing so happily, Lu Yinzhao was also in a great mood, feeling that this way he had gotten much closer to his roommates.
This good mood lasted until military training began...
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The weather in Xingbei City has been very abnormal these past few days. The temperature should have been getting lower as we went further in the day.
The temperature suddenly rose on the very day of their military training.
On the first day of military training, the group of freshmen were drenched in sweat. When they returned to their dormitories that night, they were all lying on their beds like wilted vegetable leaves.
Unable to bear the sticky feeling on her body, Lu Yinzhao took advantage of the moment when the others were still sitting in a daze and rushed into the bathroom to take a shower.
When he came out of the shower, he heard his roommates wailing.
"Wow! It's only my first day, how come I'm already tanned in layers?" Song Shuye pulled up his sleeves, revealing that the part covered inside and the part exposed outside were completely different shades.
"You didn't put on sunscreen, did you?" Jiang Yi asked.
"I applied it, but it just melted my skin. It's completely useless." Song Shuye looked at his face in the mirror again and said speechlessly.
"For the first time, I wish time would pass quickly. It's only the first day, and I'm already suffering." Xu Zishi said, lying on the bed, utterly dejected.
Hearing what everyone said, Lu Yinzhao quickly went to look in the mirror as well.
Lu Yinzhao is now starting to pay more attention to his appearance.
He already has Yin Song as his mother and Lu Wenyan as his father in this life. If he still goes astray under these circumstances, that would be infuriating.
Fortunately, I only got a little red from the sun, not tanned.
His skin couldn't withstand the sun, Lu Yinzhao secretly decided that he would apply more sunscreen tomorrow.
The weather forecast said that the next week would be sunny with temperatures in the thirties.
Lu Yinzhao could accept dying from exhaustion, but he couldn't bear dying from the heat.
When he sweats, his hair sticks to his forehead, which is really uncomfortable.
"I think your squads are all in pretty good positions. Our instructors are so weird, they deliberately led us out into the sun," Song Shuye complained.
"Yezi, don't be sad. We'll have this day too. I don't believe the instructors will be that good to us," Xu Zishi said.
"They're making us suffer even when there's no real hardship, forcing us to endure a meal." Jiang Yi's mentality was starting to crumble.
"Getting more sun is good for you, it helps with calcium absorption," Lu Yinzhao comforted her.
After these words were spoken, the three fell silent.
They'd rather not have this method of calcium supplementation!
...
The intensity was slightly higher on the second day than on the first.
Stand at attention for half an hour, then practice standing at ease, attention, and straddle stance.
In the "Turn Left" and "Turn Right" section.
In each formation, someone makes a mistake, often resulting in situations where they are face-to-face or back-to-back.
Whenever this caused a burst of laughter, the instructor would yell, "What are you laughing at! Is it that funny?"
Lu Yinzhao couldn't really smile because he was standing in the front row.
Every move they make will be clearly seen.
He's forgotten how he survived military training in his past life.
He believed that his physical fitness was quite good, thanks to the tutelage of his uncle, Lu Wangchi.
But Lu Yinzhao is in two different states: in the water and on land.
In the water, he's a fish, free and flexible; on land, he's a salted fish, only wanting to lie flat.
Those who were able to get into Huaxing University were almost all students with outstanding academic performance in their respective high schools.
At least a large portion of them are not particularly physically fit.
On the second day of military training, some members of the formation collapsed and were sent to the infirmary.
As Lu Yinzhao watched the person being carried away, for a moment he also wanted to lie down on the spot.
This lazy thought only flashed through his mind for a second before he dismissed it.
Let's persevere, just a little longer and we'll be able to disband.
He needs to think of something to distract himself.
Lu Yinzhao couldn't help but wonder what Bian Ji was doing at that moment.
Has filming already started?
I haven't messaged him for the past few days; he must be quite busy.
I don't know when we'll see each other again; it might have to wait until his military training is over.
Lu Yinzhao felt that she looked a bit disheveled and not very attractive, so she just wanted to show Bian Ji her best side.
Lu Yinzhao had no idea that what he considered a disheveled state was actually quite handsome in the eyes of others.
"Who is the 7th boy in the first row of the 402nd formation? He's so handsome!"
"I don't know, he was so fair-skinned in their formation that he seemed to be on a completely different level from the others."
"That formation seems to be from some major at the Academy of Fine Arts, right? Probably art students."
"Are all art students this good-looking? Can someone introduce me to them?"
"Why haven't their instructors let them rest yet? I want to go and bring water to that handsome guy, hehe."
"You're delivering water and then trying to get my WeChat, huh? You're really trying to pull a fast one on me."
"..."
Not far away, some of the formations were already resting.
Those on break love watching the still-standing formations standing at attention.
People with outstanding looks can be spotted at a glance by these sharp-eyed girls.
It wasn't just the girls' team that was discussing it; the boys' team was talking about it too.
“That person is in the same club as me, I’ve seen him before.”
"Is he also in the swimming association?"
"Yes, you didn't go that day, so you didn't see how fast he swam. He outswam several of the senior students."
"No way? The seniors are just giving the newbies face and not going all out."
"I can't explain it to you. You'll see for yourself next time. He's pretty amazing."
Lu Yinzhao and his team finally got a break, and everyone rushed to their water bottles to drink.
Lu Yinzhao also brought her own water bottle.
Just as I was about to grab it, someone threw a bottle of chilled grape juice over the fence.
"Lu Yinzhao, catch!"
The man shouted, and Lu Yinzhao instinctively reached out to catch the object that was flying towards him.
It felt icy cold to the touch.
"Vice President?"
The person who gave him the drink was Ge Yinghao, the vice president of their swimming association.
This person is a third-year finance major, and I don't know why they suddenly brought him water.
"I have water, I don't need it..."
"Here you go, I just bought it on the spur of the moment. I bought an extra bottle. Keep it up, junior Lu! You've only just begun, it'll get even more tiring in a few days."
"Thanks."
The other person used to chat with him a lot when they were at the swimming pool, and always said they would treat him to a meal.
Lu Yinzhao has refused several times already, so it would be impolite to refuse again this time.
But since he had brought his own water, he wasn't in a hurry to drink the beverage Ge Yinghao had given him.
After the other person left, Lu Yinzhao saw the instructor standing alone under the tree. He hesitated for a moment, then walked straight over to him.
"Instructor Zhang, here you go."
Instructor Zhang, dressed in camouflage military uniform, was slightly taken aback. "You drink, you drink, I'm not thirsty."
"I didn't see you bring a water bottle. Your lips are all chapped. Have some water." Lu Yinzhao handed Ge Yinghao's drink to Instructor Zhang and smiled at him.
He knew that the instructors who came to train them were all very young, not much older than them. Some of them had youthful faces and healthy-looking tanned skin.
Standing at attention is tiring for them, and it's impossible for the instructors not to be tired at all. Lu Yinzhao felt that taking care of the new recruits was also hard work for them.
Instructor Zhang looked helpless. His gaze towards Lu Yinzhao softened, as if he were looking at a younger brother from his former company.
He asked with concern, "Are you tired?"
"It's alright, just so-so, it's just a bit hot," Lu Yinzhao said stubbornly.
He didn't want the instructors to think he was physically weak; he was much better fit now than he was when he was a child.
"In a few days, you might have to do a long-distance training exercise at night at any time. Let's see if you can still say 'it's okay' then."
Lu Yinzhao listened blankly, realizing that this was what Ge Yinghao meant by "it will be more tiring".
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Author's note: Bian Ji: Don't drink anything given to you by strangers.
Zhao Zhao: I listened. [Glasses]
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