My heart was cheering, jumping for joy, finally arriving at the troop I had long dreamed of.
In the blink of an eye, the vehicle drove into the camp, and at first glance, I saw the new recruits standing at attention. Among them was a platoon leader watching the recruits like a warlord.
At this moment, the squad leader told us that we had arrived at the dormitory, so we obediently got off the vehicle.
“Ah~ finally here, I can have a good sleep,” Xiaofei complained.
“All right! You all go and rest first,” the squad leader said.
Then the squad leader found our rooms for us. We entered the room and immediately fell asleep. I stood by the window, looking at the barracks, smiling happily.
After just two hours, a long whistle echoed in the corridor, followed by loud shouting: “Assemble!”
“Who is it? Won't let us sleep!” Xiaofei complained again.
“Xiaofei! It seems to be the squad leader,” I shouted.
“Huh? No, maybe someone else.”
“Ah? Oh no, hurry downstairs!”
When we got downstairs, almost everyone was already there.
“Everyone, get in line!” the leader shouted. I looked left and right and saw the squad leader; I smiled at him, but he didn't even glance at me.
“Hey! What's that new recruit doing! Fall out!” (Author: I'm so sleepy~)
“Yes!” I shouted.
“Do 100 sit-ups.”
“Ah? No way?”
“No ‘no way,' just do them!”
I had no choice but to lie down reluctantly. Then, that officer introduced himself. It turned out he was a platoon leader named Shen Long, from Heilongjiang. When he finished introducing himself, I also finished my sit-ups.
“Report, done.”
“Return to your ranks.”
“Today, I'll have you stand at attention. Do you know what standing at attention means?”
“Yes! Officer.”
“What is it?”
“It means standing like a piece of wood, not moving at all.”
“All right, today you'll practice standing at attention, start with two hours. Remember, stand like a piece of wood. Squad leader Chen, please keep an eye on them.”
Then, we sweated and endured standing for a full two hours. When the squad leader shouted dismissal, we trudged back to the dormitory feeling dejected.
“Shen Long, you have to manage the new recruits again, must be tough for you.”
“Eh, tough? I'm used to it.” Shen Long looked out the window at the dismissed recruits.
“Hehe, these new recruits are in for some trouble.” Shen Long's mouth curled upwards slightly.
“Chen Ming, were you singled out by Shen Long today?” Xiaofei asked while washing her feet.
“Sigh, everything is self-explanatory, let's sleep.”
After that, I immediately fell asleep.One night quickly passed. In the morning, we brushed our teeth and washed our faces, had breakfast, and after eating, we hurried to gather together. Today, the class monitor led us, which eased half of our stress. Then, the class monitor taught us the basic skills and basic recognition of soldiers. The whole morning passed like that, and we went to the canteen to get food feeling dejected. When we arrived at the canteen, it was crowded with people; I felt like my mood was completely blocked.
Finally, hard work pays off, and I managed to get food. I randomly found a chair to sit down and buried my head in eating.
"Hey! Do you know the Red Rose Company?" someone next to me asked. "What's up?" I replied. Really, I didn't even know about the Flower Company; it's a famous company and nowadays everyone wants to join it.
In my mind, I was thinking, "Rose? Isn't that the logo on the envelope?"
I'm dead tired and really can't continue writing.
