Yang Dawu’s already dark face turned even darker as he shouted, “You’re pretty proud that you don’t know how to fold your own blanket, aren’t you? You’re late and implicate your comrades. What’s your name!”
Li Xueqing was already panting from running. Hearing this, she said indignantly, “I know how to fold comforters, but I don’t know how to stack these things. Besides, jobs like these are left to the housekeepers at home.”
Upon hearing this, everyone was reminded of Li Xueqing’s heiress status.
“I’m asking your name!” Yang Dawu repeated. His tone was getting unpleasant.
Sensing that everyone was staring at her, Li Xueqing blushed and answered, “Li Xueqing.”
“Louder!”
“Li Xueqing!”
Yang Dawu glanced at Guan Yueyun and saw that she was about to cry. He softened his tone and asked, “What about yours?”
“Reporting, my name is Guan Yueyun!” Guan Yueyun stood straight and saluted respectfully.
Yang Dawu nodded in satisfaction. “Guan Yueyun, you were late, you’re punished with ten sit-ups!”
“Yes!” Guan Yueyun answered and immediately laid down on the grass.
Li Beinian raised her eyebrow in surprise.
Guan Yueyun seemed easily shamed, however she was, surprisingly, more accepting than the rest.
Jiang Chun whispered to Liu Wei, “This young girl is not bad.”
Ma Lin, who had the most sullen face among the instructors, shouted, “Don’t you dare make a mistake!”
Jiang Chun immediately fell silent.
Yang Dawu’s voice rang out again. “Li Xueqing, you’re late and implicated your comrades. You’re punished with 20 push-ups.”
Li Xueqing was indignant. “Why is she doing only ten sit-ups while I have to do twenty push-ups? This isn’t fair!”
“There’s no room for negotiation in the army. Just do what I tell you to do!” Yang Dawu shouted. “The army demands absolute obedience!”
He spoke very loudly, Li Xueqing had never faced such a situation before.
At this point, her eyes were bloodshot from getting yelled at and she said indignantly, “It’s not that I’m disobedient, I was late for a reason!”
“No matter what the reason is, accept your punishment first!”
Li Xueqing glanced at Guan Yueyun reluctantly.
Guan Yueyun’s face was even redder now. Her petite figure looked pitiful.
It wasn’t difficult to do ten sit-ups. Guan Yueyun had already done nine, but she found herself slowing down.
Li Xueqing immediately started doing her push-ups, but she couldn’t take it anymore when she reached the fifth one.
Her movements became slower and slower, and her hands started shaking.
By the time she reached the tenth, she simply laid on the ground and couldn’t get up.
Yang Dawu shouted angrily, “Get up!”
Li Xueqing was exhausted and shouted, “I can’t do it anymore!”
“If you don’t finish it, there won’t be any dinner for you.”
Li Xueqing was immediately alert and jumped up. “What rights do you have to do this!”
“My rights as your instructor!” Yang Dawu’s voice was loud and fierce.
Li Xueqing was so angry that she was on the verge of tears. Trying not to cry, she said, “I came late because Li Beinian refused to help me fold my comforter. She was done with her stuff, and it wouldn’t have taken long for her to fold the comforter. She only needed a few seconds to stack them up. She just didn’t want to help me! Guan Yueyun didn’t know how to do it either. Can be blamed for being late!”
Li Beinian was speechless.
Everyone turned to look at her.
Li Beinian quickly stepped out and said, “Report! She’s telling the truth. I just didn’t want to help her!”
Sure enough, Yang Dawu quickly said, “Comrades should be united. If you can help, why not!”