The military regulations require unconditional obedience, no matter whether the superior's order is right or wrong, you must obey it.

This is the best way to ensure military discipline. Otherwise, any soldier will commit a crime and it will be a mess.

Of course, if the superior is unable to control the soldiers, no matter how strict the military discipline is, it will not prevent the team from becoming a mess.

Cen Huaian was punished.

His mistake was not enough to send him to the small black room, after all, he did not really contradict his superior. So he was punished to run ten laps on the playground.

And the coach said that he must run tonight and can go back to sleep after running.

Usually, Cen Huaian and his team also have to run in the morning, and they run for half an hour. At the beginning, running for so long must be tiring, but gradually everyone got used to it.

Ten laps is indeed a lot, but it is nothing for Cen Huaian. He nodded, turned around and left without any bargaining, preparing to run on the playground.

Hu Pandeng and the other teenagers were worried since Cen Huaian left. They couldn't lie down in the dormitory anymore, so they followed him down.

Only Cen Huaize continued to lie on the bed, not wanting to move at all.

When Cen Huaian went to find the coach, he sneered in his heart, thinking that Cen Huaian was a fool, and he was waiting for Cen Huaian to be locked up in the small dark room by the coach.

Seeing Hu Pandeng and the others go down, he thought that it would be better if they were all locked up in the small dark room so that they could have a taste of the suffering he had suffered before.

The training in the army did not make Cen Huaize a better person, on the contrary, his mind became more narrow. He is not a child of a few years old, he is already a high school student. It is difficult to correct his selfish character with just one month of training.

Seeing Cen Huaian coming out of the coach's dormitory, Hu Pandeng, Xiaohe and others who had been waiting anxiously outside immediately surrounded him.

"An'an, have you talked to the coach?"

"Yes." Cen Huaian nodded.

The expressions on Hu Pandeng and Xiaohe's faces became more worried.

"Is the coach angry?"

"Will he punish you?"

"Before, Cen Huaize contradicted the coach and was locked up in a small dark room. An'an, you will not be locked up in a small dark room too, right?"

Several teenagers were so anxious that they even wanted to go up and ask the coach.

Cen Huaian looked at their faces, showing their undisguised concern for him, and warmth rose in his heart. The corners of his mouth curled up and then pressed down.

"No, the coach just asked me to run ten laps around the playground."

"Ten laps?!" Several teenagers exclaimed, "That's too much."

Hu Pandeng immediately turned around and went to find the coach: "You went to find the coach for us. I told the coach that I would run ten laps."

"Yes."

Xiaohe and the others also thought so. In short, Cen Huaian couldn't run the ten laps that he was punished for by himself.

Cen Huaian reached out and grabbed Hu Pandeng and Xiaohe. When he exerted force, the two of them couldn't get away at all.

"You will all be punished if you go. The matter has been resolved. Don't bother anymore."

At this time, the group had already walked to the playground. Cen Huaian took off his coat and handed it to Hu Pandeng, stretched his body and ran to the playground.

Hu Pandeng and the others looked at each other, took off their coats, put them on the ground by the roadside, and followed Cen Huaian.

"An An! Good brothers should run together!" Hu Pandeng chased after him and shouted.

The rest of the teenagers also shouted.

"Yes! An An, let's run together!"

"We are good brothers!"

"Good brothers!"

Cen Huaian couldn't help but raise his mouth corners when he heard the voices around him that seemed to want to yell at his ears.

Several teenagers on the playground were running and laughing. The cold winter wind could not resist the hot hearts of the teenagers.

The coach heard the shouting upstairs, came out of the dormitory and stood in the corridor to watch Cen Huaian and others running on the playground.

"Are those the ones you have just taken on?"

At some point, several soldiers who were wearing the same military uniform and had the same temperament as him stood beside the coach.

A soldier obviously had a good relationship with the coach, raised his hand and put his arm around his shoulder and asked.

"Yeah." The coach's eyes were still on the playground, with admiration in his eyes.

"These seedlings are all pretty good, but didn't they say there were eleven of them? Why is one missing?"

The coach said in a light tone: "One is in the dormitory."

He was talking about Cen Huai Ze. The coach knew this troublemaker at the beginning much better than these children.

Cen Huai Ze seemed to be a troublemaker, but in fact he was a softie who bullied the weak and feared the strong, and could not accomplish anything. Even after being trained by him for a month, it was difficult to change him.

People like Cen Huaian, who seemed to be obedient on the surface and even performed well in everything, were the real troublemakers. Even if he was a coach, Cen Huaian would immediately jump out to correct him if he did something wrong or was not up to standard. He would not dare to do so just because he was a coach.

The coach did not have a headache about Cen Huaian, but he had a headache about Cen Huaian. The task assigned by the leader was too difficult, he had to think carefully about how to complete it.

Cen Huaize was lying in the dormitory, listening to the deafening shouts of Hu Pandeng and others on the playground outside, and covered his ears irritably.

But no matter how he blocked it, the sound still came in continuously. Cen Huaize sat up with a "swish" and looked out from behind the window with a bad look.

He saw Cen Huaian and others running on the playground, and Hu Pandeng and others surrounded Cen Huaian in the middle and ran after him.

Cen Huaize gritted his teeth, looking at Cen Huaian with jealousy in his heart.

This cousin is so annoying, younger than himself and likes to steal the limelight. If it weren't for Cen Huaian, he and Xinxin might not come here to suffer.

The more Cen Huaize looked, the angrier he got, especially when he looked at the smiling faces of Hu Pandeng and the others, which he found extremely irritating.

He pulled the curtains hard, wanting to turn over and lie back to sleep, but he couldn't stop looking. In the end, he opened the curtains again and continued looking, looking irritated. After

everyone finished running ten laps, they were all exhausted and panting, and they didn't want to move even if they lay on the ground.

Only Cen Huaian stood there, and his breathing was just a little disordered, not as exaggerated as Hu Pandeng and the others.

"Don't lie on the ground, stand up and walk around."

Cen Huaian went to pull the hu to climb and the river. The two were obedient and stood up as soon as they were pulled. The others also stood up with gritted teeth and followed Cen Huaian to walk around the playground before going back.

This time everyone really didn't have the energy to do anything. They didn't even wash up. They just lay on the bed and fell asleep with their eyes closed.

Except for Cen Huaian who had the energy to wash his face and feet before going to bed, the others didn't care at all. It was dirty.

The next day, the coach really reduced the intensity and even named Cen Huaian in exchange for the punishment.

"Cen Huaize!"

"Here!" Cen Huaize has formed a conditioned reflex. As long as he hears the coach calling him, he will straighten his chest and raise his head to answer loudly.

"Cen Huaian is fighting for the interests of your class. You are also a member of this class. What do you think?"

Cen Huaixin was actually training with them in the same class, but she was not in the same dormitory as the boys, so she didn't know what happened yesterday.

Cen Huaize was stunned for a long time before he stuttered back, "Thank...thank him."

The coach asked again, "Except for you, everyone in your dormitory was punished with Cen Huaian last night. What do you think?"

Cen Huaize cursed in his heart. What was he thinking? He wanted Cen Huaian not to be so prominent. He wanted to take Cen Huaian's place in Hu Pandeng's hearts.

But he couldn't say a word of these words. He hesitated for a long time again, and his mind was frantically working on how to answer the coach.

The coach was also very patient and just waited like this until Cen Huai Ze stuttered to finish his "thoughts".

The coach nodded: "You said you wanted to thank him, but you were not willing to be punished with him. You are comrades now and you are going to fight side by side. Cen Huai Ze, do you understand the meaning of comrades?"

Cen Huai Ze looked at the coach with a wrinkled face. He really didn't know what to say to satisfy the coach. He was afraid of being punished, so he could only nod randomly.

"Coach, I know."

"Then tell me?"

The coach looked at him. Cen Huai Ze "Well... that... comrade..."

After a long time, he didn't explain.

"It seems that you don't have a clear concept of comrades. It doesn't matter. You will soon become clear. From today on, we will not train in the camp, but in the wild. Everyone, now! Turn left and march in step!"

Cen Huaian and the others were stunned and hurried to follow the order. Cen Huaize was distracted and turned the wrong way. He was kicked by the coach and turned back quickly.

Cen Huaian and the others followed the coach back to the dormitory, packed their luggage according to the coach's instructions, and then followed the new recruits who had just joined the army to start the field training.

The field training at this time is very painful. The wind is cold and sharp, and it hurts like a knife when it blows on the face.

Cen Huaian found it a little unbearable, not to mention Hu Pandeng, Xiaohe and other teenagers who have never learned martial arts.

Cen Huai Ze and Cen Huai Xin were even more devastated. They walked and cried, and did not dare to make a fuss to go home.

The coach was following them, and they were afraid of the coach.

Cen Huai Xin staggered and was about to fall forward, but was pulled up by Hu Pandeng next to her.

As soon as she stood up, Hu Pandeng immediately let her go: "Walk well." His tone was fast and urgent, and he hurried forward to catch up with the main force.

Cen Huai Xin wiped her face and wanted to cry even more. When she was at home, she had never suffered such pain. She felt that her feet hurt as if she was walking on the edge of a knife, and her face was frozen and numb. She never wanted to come to the northwest again.

Training is not only physically tiring, but also mentally painful.

When they finally heard the coach say to take a break, Cen Huai Ze and Cen Huai Xin didn't care about getting dirty and sat down directly on the ground.

Cen Huaixin carefully took off her shoes, and sure enough, she saw blood blisters on her feet, and the same was true for Cen Huaize.

Hu Pandeng and several other teenagers who liked sports did not have this problem, but Xiaohe also had blisters on his feet.

Cen Huaian was the monitor of their class and had just been appointed. He was in charge of the affairs of these teenagers before and during the training.

He squatted in front of Xiaohe, looked at the blisters on his feet, took out the medical kit he was carrying, and asked Xiaohe: "Do you want to pop these blisters yourself or do you want me to pop them for you?"

Xiaohe stretched out his hand to him: "I'll do it myself."

He frowned, took the sterilized needle, gritted his teeth and picked all the blisters on his feet.

Cen Huaian handed him gauze and medicine: "Use gauze to wipe clean water and apply medicine yourself."

Cen Huaian's medical kit was prepared by Chu Xia, and many of the ointments in it were made by Chu Xia herself.

And she knew that An An was going to training, in addition to common medicines, there were also many medicines for external injuries, such as the medicine that Xiao He used to prevent wound inflammation and heal quickly.

While Xiao He was treating the wound himself, Cen Huaian walked up to Cen Huaize and Cen Huaixin and asked the same question.

Although he didn't like Cen Huaize and Cen Huaixin's temperament. But Cen Huaian is the squad leader, he can't ignore them, and the comrades in a squad must be united, which is what the coach wants to see.

Hearing what Cen Huaian said, Cen Huaize and Cen Huaixin looked up and saw the needle in his hand, and swallowed at the same time.

Cen Huaixin no longer had the arrogance she had before, and asked in a tearful voice: "Can I not pick the blister?"

Cen Huaian: "Of course. But if you pick the blister, it will heal quickly, and you won't feel pain when you walk. If you don't pick the blister, it will hurt to walk, and the blister will get rubbed when you walk, and it will get attached to the socks..."

"I'll pick it, I'll pick it." When Cen Huaixin thought of that scene, her feet felt even more painful, so she decided to pick the blister now.

Cen Huaize also chose to pick the blister.

The two of them held the needles for a long time without doing anything, and Cen Huaian couldn't stand it anymore. If they continued to dawdle, the break time would be over.

He stretched out his hand to Cen Huaixin: "Give me the needle."

Cen Huaixin was a little afraid of Cen Huaian, so she quickly gave him the needle.

Cen Huaian squatted down and held Cen Huaixin's wrist.

Cen Huaixin's pupils suddenly dilated, and she looked at him in shock: "You...what are you doing?"

She said this while retracting her foot.

"Don't move!" Cen Huaian frowned and scolded, holding her foot and quickly picking the blister. Cen Huaixin didn't even feel any pain.

"Okay...ok?"

"Not yet." Cen Huaian also gave her a small iron box of medicine: "Can you apply the medicine yourself?"

"Yes, yes!" Cen Huaixin quickly took the medicine, carefully wiped the water from the blister on her foot with a handkerchief, and applied the medicine to herself.

Cen Huaian walked in front of Cen Huaize again. He had just been looking at Cen Huaian and Cen Huaixin, and the surprise on his face had not disappeared until now.

"You want my help too?"

Cen Huaize still had the pride of a boy, and he was the eldest brother. It would be embarrassing enough to let his cousin pick his blisters.

"No need."

He gritted his teeth and picked all the blisters.

"Cen..." Cen Huaixin looked at Cen Huaian and stopped shouting out one word.

"That... cousin, your ointment."

Cen Huaixin blushed when she said this herself, because she knew that she had a bad temper and had never been happy with Cen Huaian.

But now she accepted his help, she felt awkward all over and didn't dare to look at Cen Huaian.

"Let your brother use it too."

Cen Huaize put on his socks directly: "I don't need it."

Cen Huaian frowned and looked at him: "The wound will get inflamed, and then you will drag down the entire team's schedule."

Cen Huaize began to put on his shoes, his tone still very nonchalant: "It's just a few blisters, how can it be as serious as you say! I'm not a delicate girl, I don't need it."

Cen Huaian looked at him deeply, took the ointment from Cen Huaixin's hand, turned around and left without saying another word.

Cen Huaixin whispered to Cen Huai Ze: "Brother, I think the medicine my cousin brought over can be used. My feet don't hurt anymore."

"What did you call him?"

"Cousin!"

Cen Huaixin said righteously: "He is my cousin, so what if I call him that?"

Cen Huai Ze nodded her head fiercely with his finger: "Just an ointment can conquer you?"

Cen Huaixin pouted: "There are still blisters. You are still my brother, you have done nothing and have no right to call me cousin."

Cen Huai Ze was angry with Cen Huaixin again.

It was time to rest, and everyone continued to move forward.

When they first left the camp, Hu Pandeng and a few energetic ones would sing military songs with the soldiers.

Later, let alone singing, they didn't even want to talk. They had never been so tired since they were young. The bedding and luggage they carried on their backs were like a thousand pounds, weighing them down so much that they couldn't straighten their backs.

Even the boys with good physical strength were like this, not to mention Cen Huaixin who was not physically strong. She had already collapsed from exhaustion.

Now her luggage was carried by Cen Huaian, as well as Xiaohe's. Cen Huaize was also very tired, but he didn't want to embarrass himself, so he gritted his teeth and persevered.

The coach was also surprised that the children could hold on until now. However, he attributed the credit to his own wisdom in letting Cen Huaian be the monitor.

Halfway through the journey, Cen Huaixin and Cen Huaize almost lay down on the road and refused to move. It was Cen Huaian who suggested that he share Cen Huaixin's luggage, and the two people carrying Xiaohe's luggage would carry it together.

He also asked others who still had the strength to help each other: "We are a squad, regardless of the previous conflicts, our goal now is to walk back to the destination together! No one will be left behind!"

Hu Pandeng and others shouted to him: "No one will be left behind!"

Cen Huaian looked at Cen Huaize: "If you really can't carry it anymore, just ask, we will help you."

When he said this, it was like he was talking to a real soldier under his command, without any personal emotions.

The coach was particularly satisfied and said to his comrades: "See, I chose the squad leader. If he joins the army, he will definitely be a good seedling to lead the troops!"

The comrades also nodded repeatedly: "You have a good eye. The brother and sister obviously had conflicts with him, but he was able to resolve them and lead everyone on. He is quite capable."

In fact, Cen Huaian didn't do anything, just used provocation to provoke Cen Huaize.

Cen Huai Ze is proud, conceited and selfish. At this age, he is most afraid of being embarrassed in front of his peers, especially those who he thinks are his rivals but he cannot beat them. That would be more painful than killing him.

Cen Huai Xin was afraid of him because Cen Huaian helped her. In addition, the luggage was shared. If she made a fuss, Cen Huaian would use other means and would not blindly obey her.

At night, everyone camped in the wild. Everyone began to learn how to set up tents from the soldiers who knew how to set up tents. The coach also demonstrated to them.

When they finally had a dinner of compressed dry food with zippers and moved into the tent, it was already very late.

The compressed dry rations didn't taste as good as the meals at home, but they were enough to fill their stomachs. They were also given canned pork and rice.

The teenagers were already growling with hunger, and they didn't care whether the dry rations were delicious or not. They just ate first. The

other soldiers had to keep watch because Cen Huaian and the others were really young. If it weren't for Cen Huaian's calm temperament, intelligence, and martial arts training, the coach wouldn't have let him be the squad leader. He was too young.

Therefore, they didn't need to keep watch, and they could sleep well tonight. It's impossible for each person to have a tent, and it's no problem for more than a dozen people to sleep in one tent.

Cen Huaixin is a girl, and she sleeps with the female soldiers on the training. Their training camp also trains powerful female soldiers.

At night, Cen Huaian was sleeping soundly when he was suddenly pushed awake. He opened his eyes, looked at the person squatting in front of him, sat up, and then realized it was Xiaohe.

"What's wrong?"

Xiaohe hurriedly said, "An'an, go check on Cen Huaize, he seems to have a fever."

Xiaohe and Cen Huaize slept next to each other. He slept outside and was not sleeping well. He heard Cen Huaize groaning softly. He found that he looked painful all night and couldn't be woken up. When he touched his body, he was sweaty and hot.

"I'll go check it out. You go outside and tell the soldier on duty."

Xiaohe went out immediately. Cen Huaian took out his small flashlight and shone it on Cen Huaize. His face was now red. When he touched his forehead, he knew he had a high fever.

Soon, the soldier on night watch came in with the accompanying military doctor, and the other people sleeping in the tent also woke up after hearing the noise.

"He does have a fever." The military doctor took Cen Huaize's temperature with a thermometer and it was 38.5℃.

Cen Huaian said on the side: "Doctor, he had blisters on his feet during the day and he didn't apply medicine."

The military doctor took off Cen Huaize's socks to check the condition of his feet. The water and blood from the blisters on the bottom of his feet were stuck to the socks, which was unbearable to look at.

"It is estimated that the injury here is inflamed. Let's give him some medicine first. Is he allergic to any medicine?"

Cen Huaian and others shook their heads.

The military doctor could only wake up Cen Huai Ze and ask him. He was groggy and couldn't explain clearly. Finally, he called Cen Huai Xin, the only one who knew his condition, to come over.

With such a commotion, the coach woke up and went into the tent.

"My brother is not allergic to any medicine."

The military doctor dared to give Cen Huai Ze medicine and treated the injury on his foot.

After giving Cen Huai Ze the antipyretic medicine, the military doctor said to Cen Huaian, "See if his fever will go away in two hours. If not, come back to me."

The military doctor left, and everyone else left the tent.

Cen Huaixin was worried, after all, he was her own brother, and the person she knew best here was Cen Huaian. For the first time, she took the initiative to soften her tone and asked him, "Cousin, will my brother be okay?" She still had an expression on her face that she was afraid that something might happen to her brother. No matter

how stubborn and willful she was, she was not so bad that she would not be indifferent to her own brother being sick.

Cen Huaian: "You have to trust the army doctor."

Cen Huaixin could not stay in this tent for long, and the coach also asked her to go back quickly: "We are taking care of your brother, you don't have to stay here, go to bed quickly."

Cen Huaixin had no choice but to leave.

In the tent, Cen Huaian and Xiaohe switched positions. He slept next to Cen Huaize, and the coach slept on the other side of Cen Huaize.

Neither Cen Huaian nor the coach slept very well. They would wake up after a while to check Cen Huaize's temperature.

The coach said to Cen Huaize, "Go to bed quickly. I'm here. How can you train tomorrow if you don't get enough rest?"

Cen Huaize: "Coach, I'm fine."

Fortunately, after two hours, Cen Huaize's body temperature dropped, and Cen Huaian was able to sleep peacefully. Since he was the squad leader, he needed to take responsibility.

Because of his body's biological clock, Cen Huaian woke up very early, and the coach was no longer in the tent.

Cen Huaian sat up and reached out to feel Cen Huaize's temperature again. As soon as his hand was placed on his forehead, Cen Huaize opened his eyes.

He was still confused at first, but when he saw clearly that it was Cen Huaian next to him and his movements, his eyes widened, and the scene of last night slowly came back to his mind.

Cen Huaian had no expression on his face, he calmly withdrew his hand and said: "No more burning. I hope you will listen to me as the squad leader in the future, and don't bring trouble to the whole class."

After that, he got up to pack up his things, not caring what Cen Huaize was thinking about.

Cen Huaize's face was red and white, with confusion in his eyes. If it were him, he would never help someone who was not in harmony with him. How did Cen Huaian not mind helping him at all?

He looked at Cen Huaian, staring at him with frowns, and couldn't understand his cousin at all. He obviously didn't like him either, why?

Cen Huaian noticed his gaze and looked over directly. When he met his eyes, Cen Huaize quickly withdrew his gaze fiercely.

Now in front of Cen Huaian, Cen Huaize was not as confident as before.

The following training was relatively smooth except for being tiring. The training lasted

for three days in total, and the soldiers felt that this training was very easy, all thanks to Cen Huaian and the other kids.

"Normally we won't go out for ten days or half a month. But you will definitely not be able to bear it. If your bodies are really tired and have problems, it will be troublesome again."

The group of soldiers liked to tease Cen Huaian, and also liked to talk to Hu Pandeng, Xiaohe and the others.

Hu Pandeng said: "We can still hold on!"

A group of soldiers laughed: "It's useless to say you can hold on, the leader has decided to go back!"

Although Cen Huai Ze and Cen Huai Xin wanted to give up many times, they were both helped by Cen Huaian several times, and their companions helped them when they couldn't move.

Moreover, as soon as they opened their mouths, Cen Huaian's eyes looked over before they could say anything, and the two of them couldn't say anything.

When Cen Huaian's eyes moved away, the two of them felt annoyed in their hearts. Why were they so afraid of Cen Huaian? Not only were they afraid, but Cen Huaian had helped them, and they couldn't be so shameless to go against him.

When they finally walked into the gate of the camp, Cen Huai Xin and Cen Huai Ze sat on the ground and didn't want to leave. Even Hu Pandeng and others were so tired that they lay on the ground gasping for breath.

Only Cen Huaian was in a better condition, but he was also very tired, so he lay down with everyone else. It was not

until the coach came over and kicked each of them that they got up and went back to the dormitory.

Next, they trained in the camp for two or three days, went out for three days of training, then came back for training, and went out for training again, over and over again.

During the troop training, they would follow the soldiers to attend ideological classes every night, and sing songs together during the training.

After these trainings, Cen Huaian and the other teenagers have changed a lot in terms of their body shape and eyes, and everyone has matured a lot.

Even Cen Huaixin and Cen Huaize, although they still have various minor problems, are better than when they first came to the camp. At least they know what unity is and what comrades are.

New Year's Eve, Cen's family.

When making dumplings, Jiang Shengnan wanted to be happy. But Xiwang couldn't muster up the energy at all, she missed Cen Huai Ze and Cen Huai Xin.

"Dad, Mom, today is New Year's Eve, and tomorrow is the Chinese New Year. We have to bring Xiao Ze, Xin Xin, and An An back home to celebrate the New Year, right?"

Xiwang couldn't understand why her parents-in-law were so cruel. Don't they miss their grandchildren at all?

"So many soldiers in the army can't go home for the New Year. With them accompanying Xiao Ze and his two siblings, this year's New Year will be more lively than at home." Father Cen didn't pay any attention to Xiwang at all.

Xiwang wanted to say something, but Cen Zhengshi held her back: "Hurry up and make dumplings, so you can send them to Xiao Ze and the others."

Xiwang glared at him, but Cen Zhengshi didn't care.

Chuxia was concentrating on wrapping her own dumplings. She specially prepared An An's favorite filling and waited to send it to Cen Huaian.

As for Cen Zhengshi and Xiwang, what did they have to do with her?

Chuxia wrapped a lot of dumplings, but did not cook them. She put them in layers in a lunch box, handed them to Cen's father and said, "Dad, tell An An that the dumplings will cool down after they are cooked and sent over, and they will taste better if they are cooked in the army. Let him eat the cooked dumplings with his friends, coaches and comrades in the army."

Cen's father carried them and looked at Xiwang and Cen Zhengshi, "Have you finished wrapping yours?"

Xiwang wanted Cen Zhengshi to ask to go and see the two children. It would be okay if

he didn't bring them back. But Cen Zhengshi didn't say anything. He handed the wrapped dumplings to Cen's father and said, "Dad, these are for Xiaoze and Xinxin. Tell them to remember to share them with others."

Father Cen ignored Xiwang's hesitation to speak and left with two food boxes. Jiang Shengnan couldn't follow him, let alone Xiwang.

Xiwang was so angry that he pinched Cen Zhengshi's waist hard, turned around and left the kitchen.

But Chuxia didn't get used to her, and when making the New Year's Eve dinner, she directly asked her and Cen Zhengshi to come out to help.

Xiwang: "How can a man do the work of cooking?"

Jiang Shengnan: "All the men in my family have to do the work. Zhengshi did it when he was a child."

Chuxia said while cutting vegetables: "You don't have to do it. My rule is that whoever doesn't do it doesn't eat. Zhengnian and Anan both know my rules."

Xiwang looked at the two of them, frowned, and looked confused.

Cen Zhengshi grabbed Xiwang's hand and said, "Stop talking, come and help."

Xiwang saw that Cen Zhengshi had already taken the vegetables to wash, so he had no choice but to go over and do the work.

The New Year's Eve dinner was finally prepared in a strange atmosphere, and at this time, Cen's father also came back, and his face seemed to still be cold from outside.

But despite the dust, Cen's father still had satisfaction in his eyes.

Xiwang couldn't wait to run to Cen's father and ask about the situation of Cen Huai Ze and Cen Huai Xin.

"They are living very well in the training camp, making and cooking dumplings with the soldiers, which is more lively than at home."

"Dad, I'm not asking about the New Year, I'm asking how they are doing these days."

Father Cen: "I'm talking about these days, too. They are very good, better than being with you two."

"Dad, what about An An? Did she say she missed home?" Chu Xia also missed Cen Huaian. She would also be worried about An An after she had been gone for so long.

"No. An An seems to have grown a lot, and she is doing well there."

Although Chu Xia didn't say that she was completely relieved, she was not as worried as before when there was no news.

The New Year's Eve dinner was less lively with a few children, and the same was true for other families in the family compound who sent their children there.

Now I really regret sending my children to training. But it's just a little bit, and I will forget it after the meal.

Father Cen brought back news about each child, as well as their letters to their parents.

The guards had delivered the letters to other families. After the New Year's Eve dinner, Father Cen personally handed the letters to Chuxia, Cen Zhengshi, and Xiwang. Father

Cen had read Cen Huaize and Cen Huaixin's letters in advance to see if they were complaining about the hardship or other things, and whether they had made any progress in the past month.

They must have complained, but they didn't ask their parents to pick them up. Father Cen was already very satisfied.

Father Cen was relieved and didn't read Cen Huaian's letter.

Chuxia read it, but after reading it, she felt even more upset.

Because Cen Huaian's letter didn't say a word about whether he suffered in the training camp or the training. He only talked about the training and the interesting things during the training, and didn't mention the hardship of the training at all.

Chuxia had been through military training, so she knew that training in the army was harder and more tiring than military training, and there were also marches, which were many times more tiring than daily training.

But Cen Huaian didn't mention it, just because he didn't want her to worry. Chuxia felt her eyes were a little wet, and she even wanted to run to Cen Huaian and hug him immediately.

Chuxia calmed down her emotions and wrote a letter to Cen Huaian. Xiaozhu will deliver the letter to the children tomorrow.

She wrote to Cen Huaian in the letter: An'an, Mom knows you're working hard, you can complain to Mom as much as you want. You don't have to be so sensible when you are with your mother. When you are tired or injured, I will always be your last refuge...

In addition to the letter, Chuxia also prepared some medicine, as well as a lot of beef jerky, apples, canned snacks and the like.

She didn't know whether the training camp allowed children to eat these, but she would take them all with her. If they couldn't keep them, she could bring them back. If they stayed, An An could eat them.

Xiwang prepared much more than Chuxia. Chuxia only had a cloth bag, but Xiwang brought a suitcase.

Father Cen thought she was just making a fuss. He looked at Cen Zheng and asked directly: "She doesn't understand the rules of the army, don't you? Except for letters and food, nothing else is allowed!"

Father Cen also mentioned a lot of food that cannot be brought to the army, including snacks. Finally, I looked west at the pile of things, which were picked and chosen by Cen Zhengshi and filled into two bags.

Some other parents sent food, some did not, but the letters were all written.

Now it is Chinese New Year, and Mr. Cen is not so strict with the children. It is okay to bring beef jerky or something, just in time to share it with the soldiers in the entire camp during the Chinese New Year.

Tiangong Base.

Everyone is celebrating during the Chinese New Year.

This year's Spring Festival is a very special one for scientific researchers like Cen Huaian. They cannot celebrate the New Year with their families. They are on business trips far away, and they can't even call their families to say Happy New Year.

They celebrated the New Year with their colleagues. Although it was lively, everyone was missing their loved ones and their hometown while eating dumplings and looking at the moon in the sky.

Cen Huaian stood by the window and looked at the bright moon in the sky, with the figures of Chuxia and An'an in his mind.

Are they having New Year's Eve dinner now? Will they talk about him? Will they miss him?

He missed them very much.

No matter how Xiwang talked to Mr. Cen, she couldn't bring the two children back. It

was not until after the Lantern Festival, almost a month later, that a group of thin and dark teenagers came back in the army's truck.

As soon as they entered the family compound, they excitedly shouted "Dad!" "Mom!"

"We are back!"

In addition to missing their parents, they also wanted to show them how they had changed. They have grown a lot in this month. Even the coach praised them before leaving.

Only Cen Huaian and Xiaohe were not with them. But Xiaohe couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes. Cen Huaian himself couldn't wait to see his mother and grandpa and grandma.

Hearing the children's voices, the parents at home rushed out, Xiwang was the first to rush out, Chuxia and Jiang Shengnan also quickened their pace and walked out.

"Mom."

When Chuxia went out, Cen Huaian was about to go home. When he saw her, he immediately stopped and called out, with the attachment of a little bird finally returning to the nest in his voice. Chuxia

opened her arms to him, her mouth curled up, and a smile appeared on her face.

Cen Huaian immediately ran over and hugged him.

An An, who was almost 12 years old, was already very tall. Chuxia was 166 cm tall, and he and she were not much different in height.

But in Chu Xia's eyes, he is no different from the small An An who called her mother in a baby voice.

"You've lost weight, and..." Before Chu Xia finished her words, she heard Xi Wang crying loudly.

She and Cen Huaian looked over and saw Xi Wang holding the two children and crying uncontrollably, saying that they had suffered.

Cen Huaize and Cen Huaixin cried with her, and their voices were very loud in the family yard.

After crying for a long time without stopping, Father Cen said directly: "Big brother, let them come in and cry."

Everyone outside was watching, and the joy of the others and the children reuniting after a long separation was all gone because of their crying.

Cen Zhengshi pulled one by one, and Cen Huaize went in by himself. Finally, the whole family entered the house.

Chu Xia ignored Xi Wang and her children, and only focused on asking Cen Huaian about the situation in the training camp, asking Cen Huaian to tell the truth and not to say perfunctory words like "I'm not tired".

"But mom, I really don't feel tired. And I also sparred with the coach."

Cen Huaian's eyes sparkled as he talked about the process of sparring with his coach. Not only his coach, but also the coach's comrades.

"Our styles are similar and different."

Cen Huaian's martial arts teacher also came from the army. He taught martial arts that combined his own moves with the army's skills to kill the enemy.

Therefore, what Cen Huaian learned overlapped with the combat skills trained in the army.

Although he has been practicing martial arts for many years, there is still a gap compared to the soldiers who often fight with others as coaches.

Not only in terms of age and physical strength, but also in terms of experience in various battles. So in the process of sparring with the coach, Cen Huaian also learned a lot.

After the Lantern Festival, everyone should go back.

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