Chapter 74: Military Training: Kids always faint during training? Most likely they're faking it. Let's see...
Although the reason behind this is not clear, it is not something Yu Xiang needs to think about.
He was originally very resistant to the military training and even considered getting a fake certificate to apply for exemption from the training. But now that he knew that he would be having joint military training with Jiang Ci's school, he actually began to look forward to it.
The next day.
The opening ceremony of the freshman military training came as scheduled.
This time, the joint military training will use the venue of Q University - I heard that it is because their school is too small to accommodate so many people.
"Before I came here, I never thought that I would step into the gate of Q University in this identity..." On the way to the gathering place, someone sighed.
"But their school is really big. It's right next door, so how can there be such a huge difference?"
"After all, it's a double first-class university. We, a small, low-ranking university, can't compare to it."
"It hurts so much! I only managed to get into a low-ranking university after spending three days researching my choices."
"Xiao Yu, what are you doing? Why are you silent?"
"Huh?" Yu Xiang, who was looking down at his phone, looked up at his roommates. "No, I'm chatting with someone."
When he said that, the others became interested. One of them even leaned over and whispered, "Who are you talking to? Your girlfriend?"
"Li Mingsheng, this is very dishonest of you. How can you pry into Xiao Yu's privacy?" The other two took the opportunity to tease him.
Li Mingsheng chuckled, "You can't say that. I'm just asking for help on behalf of the girls in our school out of humanitarianism. Don't you know that even though he's only been at school for two days, countless people have already been trying to find him on the campus wall."
"Wow, you're even talking about humanitarianism. Why am I so unconvinced?"
"I was chatting with my high school classmates." Yu Xiang just ended the topic, put away his phone and answered Li Mingsheng's question.
But while they were talking, their team had already arrived at the playground of Q University, and they had no time to continue chatting, so the conversation ended in nothing.
This so-called "camp opening ceremony" actually had a similar process to the sports meet they had held in high school before - to put it bluntly, this leader gave a speech, that leader gave a speech, the military representative gave a speech, and the student representative gave a speech.
Yu Xiang didn't listen carefully to the long speeches of the people in front of him. He would get distracted after a few sentences, and start to feel sleepy after a few more. The sun was burning above his head, making his eyes dark, and his cell phone had no signal because of the crowd.
It is as painful as it can be.
Not only him, but the situation of other people present was similar to his.
"Are you done yet? You've been talking for ten minutes now, haven't you?" The guy to Yu Xiang's left had already changed his stance ten times in just one minute, his expression visibly impatient. "If you don't finish now, I'm going to get sunburned."
"It can't be helped. The old man on the stage looks completely immersed in his art," the person next to him consoled him. "Besides, we still have to be exposed to the sun for a few hours for military training later. Just bear with it."
"I can't stand it any more. I should have applied for exemption from training earlier."
As the complaints in his ears grew louder, Yu Xiang thought of Jiang Ci, so he simply picked up his phone and sent him a message.
Yu Xiang: That leader is really long-winded.
The signal was so bad that the message took several minutes to be sent.
It wasn't until five minutes later that Yu Xiang received Jiang Ci's reply: "Really? I hope you won't think I'm being too long-winded later."
Yu Xiang: “?”
He was still trying to figure out the deeper meaning behind Jiang Ci's reply when the host announced in a clear voice, "Now, Jiang Ci, a student from the Finance Department of Tsinghua University, Class of 2011, will take the stage as a student representative."
Hearing this overly familiar name, Yu Xiang's mind went blank for a moment, and then he realized why Jiang Ci said, "I hope you won't think I'm nagging later."
But at the same time, he felt strange. Because the day before, when he was on his way to dinner with Jiang Ci, he heard him mention that he had refused to speak on stage as a representative of the freshmen. How could he go up on stage again?
He raised his head while wondering, and with his height advantage, he looked over the crowd in the front row and saw the figure walking towards the podium.
The uniform military training uniforms of the two schools were worn by that man with a unique temperament. His straight long legs alone were eye-catching, and the tightly fastened belt made his perfect waistline clearly visible. Coupled with his face that was much more handsome than a normal person, it was hard not to focus all the attention on him.
The impatient noises around gradually changed to a completely different tone, and everyone turned their curious eyes towards the podium.
"I thought all the boys in Q University were the kind of nerds with glasses as dark as the bottoms of beer bottles. What's with these broad shoulders, narrow waist and long legs? And this profile is really amazing." A girl from the next class got so excited that her voice also got louder, so loud that Yu Xiang could hear it clearly from his position.
"His profile is stunning, but his front view isn't necessarily... Oh my god, he turned around, and his front view is even more stunning!"
"Why don't you all have such good eyesight? Why can't I see clearly?"
"Sister, are your prescriptions too strong? Maybe you should change your glasses."
"I plan to change it after military training is over... I'll use my phone camera to check it out."
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiang pulled the corner of his mouth helplessly, feeling from the bottom of his heart that this person was really prone to romantic affairs.
"It's okay." Someone suddenly patted my shoulder hard, "Don't be sad."
Yu Xiang turned around in confusion and happened to meet Li Mingsheng's pretending to be serious face: "???" Why should I be sad?
And buddy, weren't you standing behind me? Did you see sadness from the back of your head?
"Actually, those ladies were secretly looking at you before that guy came out on stage, so don't be sad, you're still very popular."
Yu Xiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "? I'm not sad."
Li Mingsheng shook his head and approached, "No. I can see the loneliness in your back."
Yu Xiang didn't expect him to be able to make something out of nothing: "I really didn't."
"You certainly have."
"Hey guys... what did that guy eat to grow so tall? And what are you two doing so close together?"
The two people, each holding a different opinion, reflexively raised their heads towards the sound, and then heard a sudden "click", followed by a face appearing from behind the camera of a mobile phone.
Li Mingsheng blinked his eyes: "Chen Jianmin, what are you filming?"
Chen Jianmin smiled awkwardly: "I don't know either. If I say that my finger had already pressed it when I realized it, would you believe me?"
"You're talking nonsense. Is this an ugly photo?" Li Mingsheng said as he reached out to grab Chen Jianmin's phone, but the latter turned the screen to let him see the photo.
"Brother Bao Shuai, the intensity and expression when you two looked at each other just now were really amazing, just like something out of a TV drama." Chen Jianmin said with his teeth bared.
Li Mingsheng admired the photo carefully again. "Okay, okay, you have a future. You'll be my personal photographer from now on. By the way, remember to send me a copy of the photo when you get a signal. I want to show it to my girlfriend."
"Then I suggest you encode the small extra code before sending it."
Li Mingsheng: "Don't worry, I will protect his portrait rights."
Chen Jianmin: "No. What I actually meant was that I was afraid your girlfriend would fall in love with him."
Li Mingsheng was stunned for a moment, then revealed a cold smile: "Chen Jianmin, I really have to teach you a lesson——"
"Unjust, unfair, I'm just thinking about you. It's better to be safe than sorry." Chen Jianmin rubbed his hands embarrassedly and turned to look at Yu Xiang. "How's my technique, Xiao Yu? Is it okay? Did it show off your handsomeness to the fullest?"
Yu Xiang's eyes moved, but he finally swallowed back the words "Why not delete it?" and said, "It's a great photo. Have you ever studied photography?"
“I’ve taught myself a little bit, very amateurishly, but I’ve always wanted to be a photographer.” Chen Jianmin’s eyes seemed to light up when he talked about photography.
"Before? Don't you want to now?"
"I want to, too. But my mom won't let me. She says a hobby and a career are two different things."
"It's not a big deal, brother. You can definitely teach yourself. Look at how good you are at taking photos now. If you join our school's photography club, you'll definitely learn something new." Li Mingsheng encouraged him. "Trust me, I'm always good at judging people."
"Really……"
“It’s packed.”
The two people behind were chatting happily with each other, while Yu Xiang focused on listening to Jiang Ci's speech. He didn't pay much attention to what his two roommates were talking about. He only remembered a few key words, but didn't pay much attention to them.
After the opening ceremony, each class was taken to the corresponding venue by their instructors and began their own teaching, without giving them any chance to play with their mobile phones.
Yu Xiang looked around and saw that all the classes nearby were from their school. He thought that Jiang Ci's class should not be in this large venue.
"I know you're all hot! I'm hot too! But I'm basking in the sun with you! Cheer up!" the instructor's deep voice came from the end of the team, "Can't you even stand at attention?!"
Yu Xiang withdrew his thoughts and dared not move, for fear that their strict instructor would find any flaws. At the same time, his eyes happened to fall on the banner hanging directly opposite.
The banner read: "Children often faint during military training? They're probably faking. Just get a tan and it'll be fine."
Yu Xiang: “…” Which genius came up with this?
This is too evil.
During the twenty minutes of military posture, the instructor, whose words were sharper than the sun, found fault with almost all the students. Points like "Why wear makeup during military training? No makeup is allowed", "The belt is too loose", "The shoelaces must be tucked in" were considered light criticisms.
Yu Xiang just didn't have any of these problems. Just when he thought he could escape, the instructor stopped in front of him and looked him up and down with a scrutinizing gaze.
Yu Xiang felt inexplicably nervous when he was looked at by him. He thought about all the possible questions that might be raised in his mind. In the end, he was really at a loss and thought that the worst that could happen was to be thick-skinned.
Anyway, I was scolded by Director Xie many times in high school, and I have long developed an indestructible skin.
After a brief silence, the instructor frowned in confusion and asked him seriously, "Why is your sunscreen the only one that doesn't cause white discharge?"
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