The afternoon study session was a summary of the recruits’ training and also a motivational meeting for them to move on to their new posts.
All the female soldiers were present, as well as more than fifty male soldiers who had registered and passed the cultural examination and had rushed back from the communications company and border defense company.
He Xiangdong looked around and whispered to Jiang Jun, "It seems Xu Zhijian hasn't come back yet."
In order to stay in the border defense company, Xu Zhijian deliberately mixed up the answers during the exam and made many mistakes. He was the only male soldier who failed the exam.
Jiang Jun also discovered that these two people have always been inseparable and have a close relationship: "Xu Zhijian signed up to deliver a letter to Chen Yuefei who was in solitary confinement."
He Xiangdong's surprise was tinged with frustration: "Ah? They are better than us!"
How good must one be to be able to sacrifice to this extent for a friend!
Jiang Jun laughed: "You can't compare us like that! We're good together, you see, only you know my secret!"
He Xiangdong smiled: "He doesn't know about you and his brother?"
Jiang Jun blinked: "Except you, no one else knows!"
There is nothing more comforting between girls than "Only tell me your secrets", and He Xiangdong's face instantly lit up.
Tan Lujin stood in front of the team and began to preside over the meeting.
After the routine ideological propaganda, he took out two pieces of paper and said, "I will now read out the names of those going to the military base. When I call a name, you answer, 'Here you are.'"
Everyone stood straight at attention.
Tan Lujin first read out the names of the male soldiers, and then read out the names of the female soldiers.
After the roll call, two female soldiers who were not called panicked: "Report to the company commander, you didn't hear my name!"
Tan Lujin gave him a serious look and said, "Those who are not called should go to the instructor's office!"
Jiang Jun looked at the two female soldiers with sympathy as they nervously followed the instructor.
Those two female soldiers were people with whom she seldom interacted. One was Shao Donghong from Class One, and the other was Nie Xiaolan from Class Two.
These two people are not very sociable. They don’t have their own small group and don’t like to get around others.
Every time I see the two of them, it always brings back certain memories of Jiang Jun. If she hadn't traveled through time, the original Jiang Jun would be like this, lonely and boring, just mechanically repeating the arrangements of others.
Tan Lujin continued to give speeches, asking everyone to be modest and prudent, strive to make contributions in their new positions, and report their outstanding achievements to the Party and the country.
Jiang Jun, who was standing below listening to the lecture, was no longer in the mood to listen carefully. She didn't know whether such an outcome was fair to Shao Donghong and Nie Xiaolan.
She could only deduce the result after the instructor finished talking.
Tan Lujin babble for a while, then finally announces, "On the last day of the recruit company, we'll have a dinner in the cafeteria."
Usually everyone takes their own rice bowls, gets their own food, and eats separately. This is the first time that everyone sits together and eats around the table.
The male soldiers who had been in the company for a few days had already lost their shyness as new recruits. After being dismissed, they swarmed to the canteen with laughter, to see what delicious dishes the canteen would add for them and to visit the vegetable garden they had not seen for a long time.
In grassroots companies, not all soldiers are particularly motivated. Some old soldiers are just lazy soldiers. They do not act like seniors and treat newcomers well just because they are old soldiers. Instead, they say inappropriate words and do some dirty things.
After the new recruits were assigned to the company, they realized how good the barracks were. Not only were the living conditions and the living environment very good, but they were also not bullied by the veterans.
They were somewhat reluctant to part with their company commander and platoon leaders, with whom they had been together day and night for three months.
The female soldiers were a little uneasy because two of them were unexpectedly eliminated and they didn't see those two people come back after they were disbanded.
Because the company commander and instructor had not mentioned before that two people would be left behind, these female soldiers who were unaware of the situation thought that those who were not on the list would be discharged, and they speculated whether they had performed too poorly in the exam or had made mistakes.
In the female soldiers' dormitory, the atmosphere of discussion suddenly changed.
Jiang Jun had known that something like this would happen, but it was not her turn to speak, and she was powerless to change the outcome. She just had to protect herself and He Xiangdong from being affected.
She pulled He Xiangdong to turn over the quilt that had not yet dried to expose it to the sun, and then went to the vegetable garden to see the tomatoes she had planted with her own hands.
He Xiangdong looked at the tomato as big as his fist and lamented: "It's a pity that I can't dig it out and take it away."
Jiang Jun shook his head. "These shelves were built by Zhang Gong, Lao Bai, and Xu Tao. There must be some at the base. If you can't bear to part with them, go ask Xu Tao for some vegetable seeds. I can't believe you're so virtuous and you even like to grow vegetables!"
He Xiangdong chuckled: "With you, it's fun wherever we go. Okay, I don't want to think about it anymore!"
Third Platoon Leader Wu Jianguo stood behind them and said, "Hey, the heroine is here! I'm going to toast you at dinner!"
Jiang Jun turned around and asked, "Third Platoon Leader, are you allowed to drink alcohol at the dinner?"
Wu Jianguo smiled, his eyes narrowing. "One sip is fine! Generally, you can have a few sips of wine at Chinese New Year banquets. Anyone who's not on duty that day can have a few sips."
Jiang Jun caught a glimpse of Shao Donghong and Nie Xiaolan coming out of the company office, and for some reason he said, "Two of our comrades are in a bad mood, so it's better not to come and toast."
Wu Jianguo followed Jiang Jun's gaze and glanced back: "What's wrong with that? It's the organization's arrangement, so we'll go wherever we need to go!" After thinking for a moment, he consoled her: "I heard that one of them will be able to go to military school next year. It's better than going to a military base for you!"
Jiang Jun pretended to be surprised and asked, "How did you know? No one in our female soldier class knew about it beforehand."
Wu Jianguo disagreed: "I knew it a long time ago. When you first arrived, the company commander and the instructor had a meeting and told you that two of you would definitely have to stay. One would go to the military academy for a year, and the other would go home after three years."
Jiang Jun thought, according to what Wu Jianguo said, one of Shao Donghong and Nie Xiaolan must be the one to take the blame.
She lowered her eyes and thought carefully. It was Shao Donghong who raised her hand and shouted "report".
As for Nie Xiaolan, that dazed expression on her face now seemed to be not because she was scared, but because she was confident!
No matter what, don't keep repeating how lucky you are in front of someone who's suffering: "Third Platoon Leader, only one of them can go to military school, so the other one must be in a worse mood, and we can't drink! Otherwise, she'll think we're all making fun of her and bullying her!"
Wu Jianguo laughed, "As expected of a meritorious second squad leader, you're quite conscious! Why don't you stay and switch with her?"
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