Zhou Ningyan quickly racked her brains, trying to figure out how to get this opportunity.
Although Su Jindong is the grandson of Commander Su, he also started from the lowest level of ordinary soldier in the army.
It is evident that Commander Su was probably quite averse to using connections to get things done through back channels.
So, how should she bring it up?
Zhou Ningyan was preoccupied with this matter and was somewhat absent-minded all day.
By evening, she finally found an opportunity to sneak out and see Su Jindong.
Su Jindong received Zhou Ningyan's note and got ready early to wait on the hillside behind the mountain.
Seeing Zhou Ningyan approaching from afar, Su Jindong quickly stood up, straightened his collar, patted his clothes, and looked at Zhou Ningyan with a smile in his eyes.
"Comrade Ning Yan, over here!"
Zhou Ningyan also saw Su Jindong, adjusted her most standard smile, revealing eight pearly teeth, then lowered her head slightly, her doe-like eyes shyly looking up.
This is the expression and posture she practiced in front of the mirror for a long time; it's her most beautiful look.
Sure enough, Su Jindong was already grinning like a fool.
"Comrade Ning Yan~"
Zhou Ningyan stamped her foot in embarrassment, "Brother Jin Dong!"
"If you keep doing that, I'll get angry!"
Su Jindong withdrew his burning gaze and awkwardly touched his nose.
Then, as if remembering something, he handed over the bag of snacks in his hand.
"I brought this for you."
"What?"
"My sister sent me dried fish!"
Zhou Ningyan opened the oil paper bag, pinched out a piece, gently tore off a small piece, and elegantly put it into her mouth. The taste was salty, spicy, and fragrant.
"Mmm, delicious."
Seeing that Zhou Ningyan liked it, Su Jindong immediately introduced it to her as if it were a treasure.
"Do you like them? Then I'll bring you some more next time."
"My sister mailed me a lot of them; they're great to eat with steamed buns or as a snack."
"She said it involves marinating dried fish with various spices, cutting it into pieces, soaking it in water to remove the heavy saltiness, then marinating it again with various spices, and then..."
Annoyance flashed in Zhou Ningyan's eyes; she didn't want to hear his useless talk at all.
Such a grown man, with a good family background, yet he only thinks about eating, drinking, and having fun all day long. Instead of using his family connections to climb the ranks, he's still just a lowly class monitor.
They have no ambition whatsoever, wasting such a good background.
"Brother Jin Dong, thank you for bringing me the snacks."
"By the way, I heard that our company has two spots for students to go to military academy for further studies, did you know?"
Su Jindong was a little stunned. "You mean the spot for further studies at the military medical university?"
Zhou Ningyan's eyes lit up. "You know?"
"Yes, yes, it's the spot at the military medical university."
"I heard that the higher-ups and leaders recommended the lower-level medics based on their performance?"
Su Jindong chuckled absentmindedly, "I don't know either. Our class's vice-monitor's girlfriend is also in the sanitation team, so I heard him mention it."
"It seems to be about learning first aid, escorting critically injured patients to the hospital, self-rescue and mutual rescue, and military medical courses."
"I heard him mention it once."
Zhou Ningyan asked cautiously, "Brother Jin Dong, aren't you the division commander's grandson? Have you heard him say anything about you?"
"If it's just based on the recommendation of higher-ups, that's too unfair, isn't it?"
"Won't some comrades who perform well but have no connections or background be bullied for no reason?"
Su Jindong thought for a moment, "Probably not. Isn't it supposed to be based on individual performance? The leaders wouldn't randomly recommend poorly performing team members, would they? After all, everyone's watching!"
Zhou Ningyan said with dissatisfaction, "How could you not? I've heard that Comrade Wang Huan from the 2nd team has an aunt who is the logistics director, and Sister Xiaoyu from our battalion headquarters has an uncle who is the deputy regimental commander!"
"Everyone is talking about our group's performance targets right now, and they might just fall on those two."
Su Jindong finally sensed Zhou Ningyan's emotional fluctuations.
"Ning Yan, do you also want this opportunity for further study?"
Zhou Ningyan made no attempt to hide her feelings, "Yes, I want to go, but I don't have the connections and background they do, and I'm not familiar with the leaders above me, so I definitely can't compete with them!"
“You come to the sanitation team frequently, and you can see that I am no worse than any of them, whether in terms of work or personal performance.”
"While they were resting, I was learning all sorts of knowledge; while they were chatting and laughing, I was diligently finishing my own shift and then covering theirs. So, I'm not willing to accept it if there isn't a fair and proper assessment or selection process."
Su Jindong looked at Zhou Ningyan with a pained expression, "Ningyan, did they bully you?"
Why didn't you tell me?
"I'll go find your instructor in a bit!"
"Brother Jin Dong! Are you even listening to what I'm saying?"
“I come from a remote area, and I have no protection in the team. It’s only natural that they bully me. Even if I find the instructor, will that change the situation?”
"There are always times when the team needs to voluntarily rotate shifts. When everyone says they won't go, can I do it too?"
"Even if they tell the instructor and the instructor verbally warns them, what happens when the instructor isn't around?"
"At that time, I will be isolated and even ostracized by everyone because I like to tattle and snitch."
“You were born in a big city, and you have your grandfather’s protection. No one in the team dares to bully you. You have no idea how fierce the competition is among the lower-ranking soldiers.”
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