Chapter 239

After giving the Pulse to Xia Nuannuan, Qin Tian walked toward the instructor and handed him a bottle of Coke with a smile.

"Instructor Qi, have a drink."

"Thanks."

Instructor Qi didn't stand on ceremony, reached out to take it, gestured toward Xia Nuannuan, and asked with a smile, "Is that your girlfriend?"

"Yes!"

"You caught her just after coming to university?"

"No, we were classmates in high school and got admitted here together."

Qin Tian explained with a smile.

"Is that so? That's quite impressive!"

Instructor Qi said with a look of surprise.

"How about you, Instructor, how many years have you been in the military?"

Qin Tian asked casually after taking a sip of Coke.

"I went right after graduating high school, it's been seven years now. Can't help it, unlike you top students, I really couldn't get into studying."

Instructor Qi smiled, suddenly remembered something, and added, "By the way, my name is Qi Hong, when we're not training, just call me by my name!"

Facing this group of top students in his eyes, Qi Hong didn't dare to put on any airs as an instructor.

Although he was their military training instructor now, who knew what would happen in a few years.

After serving for eight years, he planned to retire, and he didn't even know what kind of job he would find then.

But these students calling him instructor all had promising futures after graduating from university; after a few years, they might be executives at some Fortune 500 company, while he might just be a security guard at that company.

"Then I'll call you Brother Qi?"

Qin Tian asked tentatively.

"That works too!"

Qi Hong nodded with a smile.

"Brother Qi, are you seeing anyone?"

"Not yet, I haven't retired, where would I have the chance!"

"That can't be right, if it were really like that, who would be willing to join the army? I know you soldiers are very popular, is it just that you didn't seize the opportunity, Brother Qi?"

Qin Tian teased.

"I suppose so!"

Qi Hong chuckled and nodded, saying no more.

Qin Tian also tactfully didn't pursue the question.

Whose youth didn't have a 'white moonlight' (first love/unrequited love)!

Qi Hong had a strong sense of time; almost exactly five minutes later, he ended his chat with Qin Tian and blew the whistle for assembly.

Hearing the whistle, the students reluctantly put down the water and drinks they hadn't finished and assembled in line at a leisurely pace.

"Hurry up, don't dawdle!"

Qi Hong scolded loudly with a cold face.

He wouldn't put on airs with these students, but during training, he would still be strictly professional.

Having been in the military for so many years and having trained several batches of university freshmen, he naturally knew that establishing authority was necessary, otherwise the team would be hard to lead.

The students subconsciously sped up, but since it was only the second time assembling, the efficiency was still relatively slow.

Qin Tian also walked over and stood in front of the formation with a straight posture.

Qi Hong came to the front of the formation, faced everyone, put his hands behind his back, and began to state his rules in a resonant tone.

"Remember who is in front, behind, to the left, and to the right of you. From now on, I will start timing after I blow the assembly whistle. Ten seconds—those who aren't in their positions will do fifty push-ups for boys and ten minutes of military posture for girls, understand?"

"Yes!"

After Qi Hong finished speaking, only Qin Tian, standing at the very front, responded loudly.

Consequently, Qi Hong raised his voice, emphasized his tone, and shouted again, "Except for Qin Tian, are you all deaf? Did you hear me clearly?"

"Yes!!!"

This time, the classmates responded in unison.

"Very good!"

Qi Hong nodded with satisfaction.

Just then, someone's phone in their pocket wasn't on silent, and a crisp message notification sound rang out.

A girl in the second row had her expression change slightly, and she lowered her head slightly, trying to stay calm.

"This is the first time, I won't pursue it, but it's also the last. Now, those who have phones, put them on silent or turn them off, then put them aside with the water."

Qi Hong gave the order in an unquestionable tone.

The students who had phones stepped out one after another and did as told.

"Nuannuan, give it to me!"

After Qin Tian took out his own phone, he walked over and reached out to Xia Nuannuan.

Xia Nuannuan nodded slightly and placed the phone she took from her pocket into his hand.

Qin Tian took both phones to the side and stacked them under the tree shade.

After the students reassembled and stood in line, Qi Hong first used Qin Tian as a model, correcting his posture while explaining the standing posture to the other students.

Then came looking left and right to determine if their positions were aligned.

Afterward, Qi Hong walked into the formation to correct them one by one.

For the boys, he would directly adjust them, while for the girls, he was more gentlemanly, using verbal reminders to let them correct their own standing.

After quite a while of busy work, the team was finally truly neat and tidy.

"Attention everyone... at ease!"

Qi Hong gave the command.

The students who were standing at attention immediately relaxed a bit, and some even started whispering.

"What are you doing? I told you to stand at ease, not to rest, attention!"

Qi Hong shouted angrily.

The students immediately stood at attention again, complaining bitterly in their hearts.

"I'll state the disciplinary requirements during military training; it's very simple: obey orders, and follow them strictly!"

"During rest time, I don't care, you can treat me as your friend, but during training, I am the instructor, and you are the soldiers under my command."

"For a soldier, obeying orders is their sacred duty; this is the most basic thing."

After Instructor Qi finished stating the disciplinary requirements for military training, he announced a five-minute break.

Many students in the class had long been unable to stand steadily; hearing this, they felt as if they had been granted amnesty and began discussing with sighs.

"Can't take it anymore, so tired, my legs are a bit numb."

"Me too, mainly because the weather is too hot, I didn't even dare to wipe the sweat on my forehead just now, it was so itchy."

"This is only the beginning, how are we going to get through the rest!"

"I felt Instructor Qi was quite easy to talk to before, didn't expect him to be so strict."

"Yeah, sigh, looks like we're going to suffer later!"

"Is there any way to get a sick leave and not participate in military training!"

"You're dreaming, if it were that easy to get leave, everyone would be lying in the dorms with the AC on right now."

"..."

"Nuannuan, how is it? Are you tired?"

Qin Tian walked to Xia Nuannuan and asked with concern.

"I'm okay, not tired!"

Xia Nuannuan shook her head with a sweet smile.

She was very glad that before the college entrance exam, she had insisted on jogging with Qin Tian before evening self-study every day.

Otherwise, if she were still as fat as before, she would definitely be very tired.

"That's good!"

Qin Tian saw her complexion was normal and she indeed looked quite relaxed, so he felt relieved.

The exercise during that period before the college entrance exam, plus the improvement from the low-profile physique potion he made, meant Xia Nuannuan had not only achieved a counterattack in appearance but her physique was also much stronger than other girls her age.

"Xia Nuannuan, I really can't tell, your stamina is actually this good?"

Cheng Meng looked at her with some surprise.

As a tough girl from the north, her physique was also excellent, and she wasn't flushed or panting at this moment either.

"It's alright!"

Xia Nuannuan smiled with a bit of pride.