Chapter 67 - I Don’t Want to Be a Weakling
Hearing Yu Bao’er words, she didn’t know whether she should laugh or cry.
But that was Yu Bao’er’s family matters, so Gu Qingjiu did not ask much about it.
In fact, she was not that interested.
When she was preparing to return to the dormitory, Nan Yingxuan and He Niancheng had yet to return.
When Gu Qingjiu told Yu Bao’er that Nan Yingxuan left because He Niancheng asked him to, she paused in fright. She even mumbled something under her breath.
“Oh my god. Let’s quickly leave then?”
Yu Bao’er was slightly nervous.
A chuckle slipped out of Gu Qingjiu. “What are you scared of?”
“Chief Instructor of course!”
Yu Bao’er’s expression was that of someone recalling a scary memory. “Chief Instructor is indeed very handsome, but he has power, too. Have you heard? A new male recruit in our class was caught smoking in the toilet and he was punished to run around the field for the entire morning without stopping. The recruit ran until he collapsed and was sent to the hospital. But all the chief instructor said was, ‘Get lost.’ Is it possible to not fear such a chief Instructor?”
The Chief Instructor was likened to a flower by the cliffs. One could look at it, but even if you dare pick it, won’t you still fall off the cliffs and have your bones shatter to pieces?
“…”
Gu Qingjiu couldn’t describe what it was.
He Niancheng did appear to be such a cold person.
When he was with Huo Yingcheng and his friends, he seemed more relaxed.
Gu Qingjiu never saw him being strict, but the rumors did not feel out of place as well.
“Don’t you think that the Chief Instructor went overboard?”
Yu Bao’er lowered her tone, afraid that He Niancheng would hear her.
It was evident that she pitied the recruit.
Gu Qingjiu shook her head. Her eyes had a hint of amusement and yet it looked cold. “This is the military, a place where rules over everything.”
It was stated that you couldn’t smoke, but he still went and did it. Getting caught for it, who could he blame?
To defy even the simplest of rules, these kinds of soldiers had no concept of discipline at all.
To be punished and kicked out of the camp was just a lesson he would remember for life.
Jokes were not tolerated in some places, and above all was the military.
Gu Qingjiu’s words made Yu Bao’er suck in a breath of cold air. “So strict!”
As recruits, they’ve yet to see the powerful sides of the army.
“That’s why when you fought with Feng Meiyun, you’re lucky that it was Commander Huo who caught you. If it was the Chief Instructor, have you ever thought of the consequences?”
Because Huo Yingcheng did not inform He Niancheng right away, he couldn’t do anything to the girls after he had learned about it. Cleaning the toilets for a single month was already the lightest of punishments.
Hearing that, she thought back to her fight with Feng Meiyun and also He Niancheng’s harsh punishments. She shivered a little afterward.
Afraid of bumping into He Niancheng who was with Nan Yingxuan, Yu Bao’er quickly left with Gu Qingjiu after she had finished her porridge.
On Sunday, Yu Bao’er’s parents arrived.
It was just a pity that her batch we’re suddenly sent out for training. She could’ve chosen not to go, but she didn’t want to be a weakling in He Niancheng’s book. Since she felt fine on the second day, she followed them to train.
She didn’t get to meet Yu Bao’er’s parents in the end.