"Pity?" Xing Nong touched his head, "Well, that’s what soldiers are like. Imagine, military boots on your feet, camo uniform, beret on your head, slinging a gun over your shoulder. How dashing a figure would that be?"
Tang Luo touched Xing Nong’s head, "No fever, so what’s with the nonsense?"
Xing Nong pushed Tang Luo aside, "You’re the one spouting nonsense. Let me tell you, in less than a year, the image I described will be my look. Watch and see."
"Alright, alright, I’ll wait for the birth of a female Special Team member," Tang Luo laughed uncontrollably.
Xing Nong gave Tang Luo an eye roll and ignored her, "Oh right, Luoluo, didn’t the chief instructor say that the special training would start in a month? The plans have changed. The competition ends next Monday, and on Tuesday the 30 members will be chosen and moved to the southern campus for special training, and who knows if they’ll ever move back."
Xia Qianqian looked disappointed, "Doesn’t that mean there’s a nine out of ten chance you won’t be sharing the dorm with Miaomiao anymore?"
"She’s had such a hard life, we will take care of her," Luo Ye switched topics, "But from what you’ve told us and her usual behavior, we can tell she’s a girl with a lot of pride, so our care has to be appropriate."
"As soon as I’m capable, I swear I’ll wipe out her dad, that stepmom, and stepsister. Life’s so unfair. Miaomiao suffers so much while her stepsister lives like a princess," Xia Qianqian huffed angrily, "How can there be such heartless fathers in the world? If my dad dared to, I would castrate him!"
Tang Luo smirked, "Let your dad hear that, he might castrate you first!"
"Pssh, they have to have something to castrate, right?"
Xing Nong laughed hard and fell over, "Qianqian, you really are a treasure. With you as a friend, Tangtang will never be lonely!"
"Ah..." Xia Qianqian frowned and held her forehead, "It’s really annoying being as outstanding as I am. Too many friends, and if I’m not careful, jealousy flies everywhere."
Tang Luo shook her head helplessly, "You really get carried away with a single compliment."
"Don’t believe me? Just you wait. Miaomiao and Yu Na will be back soon. When I get swarmed, don’t be bitter..." As she spoke, footsteps and laughter came from the corridor. Xia Qianqian snapped her fingers, "They’re back!" She eagerly watched the door, but Yao Juanjuan and Bai Qingchu walked in.
Xing Nong stepped out and peered, "Qingchu, where’s Miaomiao?"
Bai Qingchu was putting away her laundry, "The Instructor called her. The squad leader and she went to the Instructor’s office together. I’m not sure what it’s about."
"I’m off to shower!" Yao Juanjuan "hmphed" and left the dorm with her basin. Bai Qingchu gave a regretful smile to the others, "I’m going to shower too, the clothes are sticking to me, very uncomfortable."
Tang Luo poked Xing Nong and Yaoguang, "I say, you two should hurry up and shower too. If you miss the time, how will you sleep tonight?"
Xing Nong hesitated slightly, "Don’t leave just yet, we’ll come back after our showers and see you off together. We’ll take no more than five minutes to shower, and we’ll be back in ten minutes, guaranteed!"
As soon as Xing Nong and Yaoguang left, Yu Na returned. Xia Qianqian greeted her with a happy face, "Yu Na, aren’t you glad to see me?" While speaking, she peered around Yu Na.
"Qianqian, why are you here?" Yu Na smiled gently as she grabbed her basin, "I’m off to shower. If there’s anything, we can talk later."
"Ah?" Xia Qianqian was momentarily stunned, then grabbed Yu Na, "Where’s Miaomiao?"
A flicker of confusion crossed Yu Na’s eyes, "You know Miaomiao? We weren’t from the same school before, were we?"
Xia Qianqian looked anxiously at her, "Miaomiao and I were middle school classmates. Where is she?"
"I don’t know. The Instructor took her out and didn’t specify why," Yu Na said, then patting Xia Qianqian’s hand that was tugging at her, "Qianqian, I really need to shower."
Luo Ye patted the crestfallen Xia Qianqian, "Qianqian, you’ll definitely see Miaomiao the next time. Plus, I gave you the office phone number, you can call her."
Xia Qianqian pouted nodding, "I know, you guys better not laugh at me, I’m not bluffing."
"Laugh? No laughing!" Everyone responded in unison.
Tang Luo patted Xia Qianqian with a mischievous smirk, "Qianqian, what are you peering around for?"
"Nothing, just checking out the campus and the trainees who have finished their training. Look, everyone is so spirited, not like us during the military training, where we all looked like frostbitten eggplants!"
Tang Luo rolled her eyes, "Who are you trying to fool? That’s so not like you."