Chapter 40 Let's Get to Know Each Other

  When most of my classmates were cheering and rejoicing at the instructor's deeds, I was thinking: What would happen on the first day of military training? Thinking left and right, feeling uneasy in my heart, this is purely a feeling that cannot be shaken off.

  I felt a bit worried, Si Xiu can help me predict some feelings, but can't tell what makes me feel that way. I furrowed my brow and muttered to myself: "What's next? Is it going to be difficult to learn? It shouldn't be."

  Although it was a low murmur to myself, Tian Jiaomei still heard it beside me. I didn't expect her to be paying attention to me too. She walked closer and asked with concern: "Little brother, what's wrong? Your eyebrows are furrowed, my heart feels worried." For some reason, after hearing her concerned words, the dark clouds on my face dissipated, replaced by clear skies.

  Shu Xin smiled and said, "Oh, nothing big, just don't know what the instructor will let us do next? Just now there was some unease, but now it's settled." He thought to himself: As the ancient saying goes, 'When soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it.' What's there to be afraid of, why be so sensitive?

  Xiao Mei saw that I adjusted my mood so quickly, and she was happy for me in her heart. A faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth as she said: "I knew you were an extraordinary person! Nothing can get you down. Hehe"

  Seeing her lovely face and clever smile, he couldn't help but laugh and scold: "You little girl, you're being too cunning and deceitful, scolding your brother for not being normal!" As he spoke, he used his hand to gently scratch her small nose.

  Xiao Mei's face turned red, her heart racing wildly, and she lowered her small head. After looking around and seeing no one paying attention to her, she felt slightly at ease and whispered in a mosquito-like voice: "Hmph... Little brother is always bullying me, if you do this again, I won't talk to you anymore." Though she said so with her mouth, her heart was sweetly fluttering.

  Knowing she was shy, he gave her an excuse to save face and pretended to be serious: "Hmmm, little brother won't dare next time, you mustn't ignore me! Otherwise, no one will call me little brother again!" His expression was very serious, not looking fake at all.

  Xiao Mei saw me guarantee, and only then did she lift her head up, sweetly calling out: "Little brother!" I couldn't help but hum a response, and then saw her with an expectant face say: "From now on you have to protect me, don't let me get hurt in any way!"

  Without hesitation, I nodded heavily and guaranteed: "Little brother will definitely protect you from any harm!" Unbeknownst to me, this promise was something even a god couldn't keep, yet I said it without hesitation. What would happen in the future?

  Xiao Mei also deeply believed in my words and happily said: "Little brother is so good!" Before I could react, she leaned close to my ear and whispered: "Just consider me your lifelong little sister, the closest one!" As she left, she took advantage of the situation and planted a kiss on my cheek, then flew back to her own team.

  I touched the scorching lip print on my face, and in an instant, the goddess turned into a dear little sister. What kind of thing is this? I cried out in my heart, God, come quickly to save the lost lamb!

  Under the uncertain mind, I didn't carefully consider the joints in between, and thought that Tian Jiao Mei's name being the most reasonable explanation. As for other reasons, I always felt they were not reliable. No wonder she called me "little brother" from the beginning, no wonder she was always shrouded in a mysterious sorrow...

  The surrounding cheers grew fainter, I shook my head vigorously, cast aside the distractions in my mind, tidied up my thoughts, and temporarily stopped thinking about anything. I looked up at the sky and quietly listened to the sounds around me.

  It wasn't long before the surroundings became completely quiet, with only one person's voice, who spoke solemnly: "Fellow students, after your instructor's introduction, I believe you have a general understanding of me. Now we will truly begin our military training. First, I'll teach you a task that is also today's only task. You will get to know each other, and within today, you must learn the name of every person in your group. If there is one person who cannot complete this, sorry, none of you can disperse. Now it's your time."

  As soon as they heard this difficult task, the classmates all freaked out, and most of them expressed their difficulties. Upon hearing this, the instructor and assistant smiled, a smile that sent chills down the spines of the classmates. A small girl weakly asked: "Instructor Ma, what are you smiling about? Why is your smile so terrifying?"

  "Kids, think back to when we were like this too, hehe, once you've experienced it, it's not difficult." Coach Ma was very satisfied with the performance of his classmates. The two assistants smiled and said: "Hehe, looking at you now, I feel like I'm seeing my former self. It's okay, there's nothing difficult about it. As long as you put your heart into it, you'll succeed. Come on!"

  They say it's easier said than done, but it seems like just counting from one to a hundred, not that hard. Most of my classmates are slumping their heads, with no fighting spirit at all, and I'm almost the same. No wonder I had an ominous feeling earlier, it turns out that recognizing people in a short time is really difficult!

  "What game is this?" Seeing me remain silent for a long time, Tian Jiao Mei couldn't help but speak up again, fearing that I would distance myself from her in the future. A pair of bright and sparkling eyes stared at me.

  A sudden realization, she was actually concerned about me, couldn't help but smile and say: "It's just this task, it's like a game, only a bit more difficult." In fact, on Earth, it's all just a game, those who don't recognize people will be penalized.

  "Do you really think it's difficult, little brother?" Xiaomei saw that I wasn't ignoring her and started calling me "little brother" in a sweet tone. Seeing me nod, she turned her eyes and walked closer to me, whispering: "It's okay, I'll help you later."

  Looking at her mysterious smile, I chuckled and said: "Little brother knows you have the ability to remember everyone's name at once, but you can't be my brain, how can you help me? Everything still relies on oneself, don't worry, little brother can also remember the names of our classmates." Originally, I didn't want anyone's help, just thought she was comforting me, and chatted with her to relieve the idea that it's difficult for Chen Jian to remember 99 people at once.

  "Hmph, you don't believe me, little brother? Although I can't be your brain, but to a certain extent, I can help you; as you said: everything still depends on oneself, others can only lend a hand in a few places." Xiang Mei hummed somewhat unhappily when she saw that I didn't trust her.

  "Alright, I believe you, haha." I hastily smiled and said.

  "Hey! Those of you who are still moping around, what's wrong with you? Hurry up and get to know people, how will you know if you're not good enough if you don't try?! And this task is a competition, the college will be evaluating outstanding teams later, won't you have any spirit?! You guys are going to be the pillars of our college in the future, one of the top three classes, and you're acting like this?! Tell me loudly: do you have confidence?!"

  "Yes!" More than half of the classmates were inspired to shout out. Seeing this, the instructor was not satisfied and thundered: "Do you have or not? Why are you so quiet?"

  "We have it!!" The classmates burst into cheers, and this cheer was like the firecrackers on Chinese New Year's Day, one family set them off, every family set them off. The same questions and answers came from all corners of the performance venue, all shouted out loud.

  "Alright, go ahead and get acquainted with each other."