Playing a few games and chatting with people you get along with, time really flies by in the blink of an eye.
The cafeteria called to say that everything was almost ready and they could come over.
Their eyes lit up when they heard that they were going to eat. They hadn't had a taste of Old Liu's special cooking since they arrived, and if it weren't for Chu Xingyue's invitation, they probably wouldn't have been able to enjoy this special meal even after coming all this way.
The group arrived at the cafeteria chatting and laughing. Old Liu had specially arranged a small cubicle for them today.
"Haha, you're here! Please sit down for a while. We'll be ready soon. There's some beef bone soup over there. Have a bowl of it first."
When Old Liu saw them arrive, he wiped the water off his hands on his apron and spoke to the people in the small room.
"Uncle, thank you for your hard work!"
Liu Jie was very savvy; he immediately slipped me a carton of cigarettes that I had sent him.
"Smoke it for fun when you're bored, don't refuse."
"Alright, alright, it won't be allowed again. I'll accept it today for Vice Regiment Commander Chu's sake, but if it happens again, I'll criticize you directly."
"Old Liu, accept this. It's a gift from this kid to you. I'll criticize him later, so he doesn't set a bad example for us," Chu Xingyue said to Liu Shulin with a smile.
"That's exactly the point. Don't let people think that I, Lao Liu, am a sycophant. I'm a good comrade."
"Yes, yes, it's my fault, I should be punished." Liu Jie patted his mouth in a fake manner.
This made everyone present burst into laughter.
Liu Jie learned his father's methods perfectly.
"Go, go."
Liu Shulin turned and left.
"Squad leader, Comrade Liu is really doing this because of you, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to get this table."
After the group sat down, Liu Jie spoke.
"Then I'll toast you a few more times later."
Chu Xingyue glanced at Liu Jie with a playful look in her smiling eyes.
"Okay, okay!" Liu Jie was very happy.
He doesn't know it yet, but when he does, he'll be kicking himself.
Chu Jiaojiao had no worries at all, since her sister had said there would be plenty for her today.
Drinking is not allowed at school, and at home none of them can hold their liquor like him. They never seem to have enough to drink at all. Today he's going to have to drink a lot; she's so envious!
Thanks to Liu Jie's prior warning, everyone present knew Chu Jiaojiao's alcohol tolerance. After one round, Chu Jiaojiao was thoroughly enjoying herself. Chu Jiaojiao could drink a lot, but she wasn't stupid. Everyone was trying to outdrink her. Chu Jiaojiao had this capacity, but others might not.
Old Liu was quick; by the time it was almost the first round, all the dishes were served. Seeing the large bowls of food on the table, Zhou Yu and the others twitched. Old Liu was treating them like gluttons today.
Looking at Chu Xingyue and Chu Jiaojiao calmly eating across from her, he immediately shut up. With these two formidable figures around, he wondered if they could even get enough to eat.
"What's wrong? Is this your first time drinking with me, your little sister? What's the meaning of taking a sip? Are you looking down on me?"
Chu Jiaojiao's voice brought Zhou Yu and the others back to their senses. They saw Chen Zhongbin awkwardly holding his wine glass, which he had just taken a sip from, unsure whether to stand or sit.
"Yes, Zhongbin, this is the first time I've met my sister. She's so straightforward, you absolutely have to finish your drink."
Li Le egged them on.
"Yeah, don't let girls look down on you. You're a grown man, what's a little bit of alcohol?"
Jiang Yu also looked at Chen Zhongbin.
Seeing that everyone was urging him on, Chen Zhongbin didn't want to offend Chu Jiaojiao.
He tilted his head back and downed the rest of the wine in his glass.
"Good, brother, you're a true man."
Chu Jiaojiao gave Chen Zhongbin a thumbs up.
Whether it was the alcohol or the heat, Chen Zhongbin's somewhat dark cheeks seemed to have a reddish tinge.
"Squad leader, I salute you!"
"I am very fortunate to be working under you."
Chu Xingyue looked at Yang Run, who had stood up, with a bit of surprise.
Unexpectedly, the first person to toast her was Yang Run, who is usually a bit taciturn.
Chu Xingyue stood up, raised her wine glass and clinked it against Yang Run's glass, then tilted her head back and downed the wine in one gulp.
Yang Run, who had just finished his drink, was a little surprised to see Chu Xingyue down his entire glass in one gulp. Was the class monitor overestimating him or was he just too honest, finishing the whole glass in one go?
With Yang Run leading the way, everyone stood up one after another to toast Chu Xingyue. Chu Xingyue accepted all the toasts. Looking at the empty glasses that had been emptied, and then at Chu Xingyue whose cheeks were only slightly red, no one dared to step forward anymore.
"I never imagined that the class monitor could drink as much as his sister." Fu Jingcheng felt closer to Chu Xingyue ever since he learned that she might know his brother. Now that he had a few drinks, he felt even less distant from her than usual.
"There aren't many girls who can drink this much." After several rounds, Chen Zhongbin's tongue was even a little curled up.
"I've always thought that drinking is a man's thing, not a woman's thing," he said, shaking his finger.
"But, class monitor, I really admire you now. Even though you're a girl, you're a real man in my eyes, more manly than any other man. I, Chen Zhongbin, have never admired anyone before, but you're the first one." He then gave two thumbs up.
"Thank you so much for your kind words, Zhongbin. If we can still drink, let's have another round." Chu Xingyue raised her glass.
"I can drink, I'm a real man, and a man can't say no."
He downed the drink in his glass with gusto, then put it down and slumped onto the table.
The group was stunned to see Chen Zhongbin lying on the ground. How much had he drunk that he had collapsed like that?
"I didn't realize this kid, who usually acts so arrogant, could have such a poor alcohol tolerance." Shen Ren shook Chen Zhongbin, but there was no reaction. He looked at everyone and shook his head.
"Never mind him, never mind him, everyone has a different alcohol tolerance, let's drink, let's drink."
He stretched out his hand, signaling everyone to ignore Chen Zhongbin and make him lie down.
“Squad leader, I was initially not convinced by you, but after so many days, you really have won me over. You lead the training and take the lead. Although you don’t say much to us, I know that you are doing it all for our own good. We are like seven or eight-year-old children in the military region, even dogs don’t want us.”
"Before you came, there weren't many people here who were pleasing to our eyes. I don't know if you beat them up a few times or what, but now we can see that people we used to dislike are pleasing to the eye. Everyone is actually quite nice. It's obvious that people don't really want to deal with us."
"Yes, I know that many people actually have opinions about us, but our family background is what it is, and no one is willing to go against us. This also makes us arrogant and unafraid of anyone."
“I feel that since we started following the class monitor, the way other people look at us has changed. Some of them even greet us when we walk on the street, unlike before when they would avoid us like the plague.”
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