The captain shouted, "Dismissed!"
Everyone immediately scattered, heading towards their respective dorms.
"That classmate," the captain suddenly called out to Zhou Sheng Chen.
"Anything?" Zhou Sheng Chen stopped and walked over to the captain, looking at him with confusion.
The captain smiled and said, "Remember, the taxi fare from that community to here is 150 yuan, not 185 yuan."
"Really?" Zhou Sheng Chen feigned surprise, "Looks like I was fooled by him. It's truly a cruel world. I'm so close to the delivery guys, yet he tries to trick me. Is this a twist of human nature or a collapse of morals?"
"Stop messing around," the captain twitched his lips before turning serious and asked, "Are you an extraordinary person?"
Zhou Sheng Chen raised an eyebrow, remaining silent.
The captain continued, "While ordinary people might achieve what you did with special training, it's impossible for them to be as effortless and carefree as you."
Zhou Sheng Chen chuckled, his curiosity piqued. "A captain of your rank shouldn't know about extraordinary people, right?"
The captain nodded and explained, "I have a childhood friend who works for the company, and he told me some things about the extraordinary world."
"I see!" Zhou Sheng Chen's lips curved into a slight smile, understanding dawned on his face.
"Which school and sect are you from?" The captain asked curiously.
"I'm an innate extraordinary person not registered with the company, so I don't belong to any school or sect!" Zhou Sheng Chen stated.
Hearing this, the captain suddenly became excited and said, "You must have heard of the All-Around Company where my friend works, are you interested? I can introduce you."
"No need." Zhou Sheng Chen directly refused, "All-Around is decent, but the dragon does not dwell with snakes. They are not worth my service."
As the words left his mouth, Zhou Sheng Chen's figure instantly vanished before the captain.
At the same time, a threatening voice reached the captain's ears, "I don't want anyone to know my identity. Mind your own business."
The captain's pupils contracted violently, then he sighed, "Is this the power of extraordinary people? It's truly enviable! But this guy seems to be a bit too strong, Xiao Qiang can't do this."
"Besides, I'm just an ordinary person. This extraordinary person business has nothing to do with me. It's best to not inquire about anything."
———
Dorm.
Seeing Zhou Sheng Chen return late, Xiao Hai Yang curiously asked, "Did you come up with that story beforehand?"
"No!" Zhou Sheng Chen shook his head and replied, "I made it up on the spot."
"So, do you like Gu Yi Xin?" Xiao Hai Yang teased.
"Oh～"
Yu Hao and Lu Qiao Chuan immediately made a loud "Wow" sound, looking at Zhou Sheng Chen with gossiping eyes.
"You're overthinking it." Zhou Sheng Chen smiled calmly and said, "I only like beautiful women. While Gu Yi Xin looks decent, she doesn't fit my aesthetic. Plus, I don't like her greedy personality, so I wouldn't like her."
"So sure?" Xiao Hai Yang didn't believe him.
Zhou Sheng Chen glanced at him, his tone indifferent, "I have girlfriends, more than one. Why would I be interested in Gu Yi Xin or like her."
"You have girlfriends!" Everyone was shocked.
They had been together for more than a week and never heard Zhou Sheng Chen mention it.
Well, they never asked either, otherwise, Zhou Sheng Chen wouldn't have had to hide it.
"You don't like her, then why risk everything to take the blame for her?" Xiao Hai Yang didn't understand Zhou Sheng Chen's actions.
Zhou Sheng Chen pondered for a moment and said, "Life is not about having a reason for everything. Sometimes, if you want to do something, just do it."
"Zhou Sheng Chen!"
Just as Zhou Sheng Chen and Xiao Hai Yang were chatting, Gu Yi Xin suddenly walked in.
Zhou Sheng Chen raised an eyebrow, "Something?"
"Thanks for today." Gu Yi Xin said her thanks while stuffing a black plastic bag into Zhou Sheng Chen's hand.
"There are two hamburgers in here, for you." After speaking, Gu Yi Xin turned and left.
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The seventeenth day of military training, the training continued during the day, while the military training performance started in the evening.
Zhou Sheng Chen's class practiced the song "Night at the Military Port" and was ridiculed by other girls, including Zhong Bai, for being too gentle.
Lu Qiao Chuan was indignant and wanted to do something more manly, so he encouraged everyone to change the song, saying that if they sang this song, they would be unable to hold their heads up and be laughed at.
Zhou Sheng Chen found Lu Qiao Chuan's words amusing.
Just because they sang a patriotic song sung by girls, people would laugh at them at the time, but who would have time after the event to laugh at you?
Besides, several nearby schools were doing military training there, with a total of over 10,000 people. You're not a big shot, so how free would people be to specifically remember you?
However, more than half of the people were truly influenced by Lu Qiao Chuan and said they wanted to change the song.
Yu Hao even suggested changing to an English song, at which point Zhou Sheng Chen directly pointed at Yu Hao and scolded him for being "pro-Western and obsequious."
Seeing Zhou Sheng Chen's attitude, a classmate from the same platoon quickly persuaded them to say no more, just go with "Night at the Military Port."
After thinking about Zhou Sheng Chen's words carefully, they realized that singing an English song did have a slightly "pro-Western and obsequious" connotation.
It's really inappropriate to sing foreign songs during military training in our country. Besides, even if you want to change it, what can you do? The name is already registered, so how can you just change it back and forth?
Moreover, they had already memorized it and were on the instructor's blacklist, so what guarantee was there that something wouldn't go wrong if they messed around further.
Thus, the matter of changing the song ended.
The eighteenth day of military training, September 20th, the eighth day of the eighth lunar month. This day was Zhou Sheng Chen's birthday.
Zhou Sheng Chen received blessings from a few close friends and his girlfriend. He was delighted and gave a pair of braised duck legs to each classmate in the Fourth Platoon of the Second Company.
Well, except for Pan Zhen.
On the same day, there was a 1000-meter race at the base.
Zhang Chi asked Xiao Hai Yang to participate.
Due to his regular training, Xiao Hai Yang achieved a good result.
The nineteenth day of military training, training continued, rehearsals continued.
The twentieth day of military training, September 22nd, was the last day of military training.
On the same day, there was a grand military training review ceremony.
The Fourth Platoon of the Second Company achieved a middling ranking, not a glorious one but not a shameful one either. However, Zhang Chi was satisfied.
On stage during the evening performance, everyone sang "Night at the Military Port" seriously, but no one actually laughed, everyone just found it amusing.
September 23rd, early morning.
Before leaving, everyone bid farewell to each other, both the girls' class and the Yi Fan class were reluctant to part with their instructors. But Zhou Sheng Chen's class instructor, Zhang Chi, stood silently in front of the car, suppressing his emotions and briefly bidding farewell to everyone.
Everyone felt a little sentimental, after all, this goodbye meant they would likely never see the instructors again.