Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Principal Cao sat on the master seat and spoke seriously. “This is to raise the students’ political and ideological consciousness. And to stimulate their patriotism and enhance national defense and security awareness. Therefore, our school will have to make arrangements for that. By the second half of the year, all eleventh and twelfth grade classes will complete the social practice activities.
“In the meantime, the school has set up a student military leader training group, which will have a military training group, which will be responsible for the implementation of military training for students. It will cooperate to complete the various arrangements for military training for the eleventh and twelfth grade classes.”
The form teachers looked at the documents and saw the schedule for the military training and heaved a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it didn’t take up any class time. It would all be in the holidays. Everyone would be supporting it!
Furthermore, it will toughen all those pampered students!
Everyone was dismissed but Principal Cao did not go back to his office, but instead, rushed over to the school gate.
Mrs. Tong returned to the classroom and summarized Principal Cao’s words for the class committee. Hearing that, Ye Jian’s first thought was that she won’t be able to accompany Grandpa Gen on October 1st anymore.
She didn’t think about how fun the holidays would be. All she thought about was going back to the village.
“Seven days of holiday, my dad wanted to bring me to the mountains! It’s all gone now!” When Mrs. Tong left, the welfare in-charge, Wang Rui whined. “Seven days of military training. We are so unlucky to be in this batch.”
“Stop whining, Mrs. Tong has said that it would be entered into the records and become a requirement for graduation.” Lu Xin had no objections. “I feel that this is a good idea. My dad said that if I can’t get into university, I would be joining the army!”
“Sounds good, but I heard that being a soldier is tough.”
Another boy laughed, “So what? I think being a soldier is good. Lu Xin, let’s agree on this. If both of us can’t get into university, we’ll serve the army!”
Wang Rui was easily influenced by Lu Xin. The topic changed and the atmosphere rose again.
That was the role of the class leader.
Besides the welfare, arts and deputy class leader, the rest of the committee were boys.
The boys were all excited about becoming soldiers after graduation. Ye Jian watched their heated discussion and smiled while packing her books. “A soldier brings honor to the family! It’s worth it to be a soldier!”
That was an indispensable slogan for every year’s army recruitment. Hearing a girl say that sent the guys laughing.
Ye Ying, who was the arts committee member looked at them with disdain. Becoming a soldier after graduation? You would become a poor soldier, what a lack of ambition.
“Continue discussing, I have another meeting to go to. I’ll make a move first.” She was looking down at them deep inside, but her face showed otherwise as she smiled and waved her hand.
She had a good temperament and her footsteps were light too. It made Wang Rui sigh, “Ye Ying is the only one in our class that looks like a girl, she has a good disposition!”
Ye Jian agreed on that point.
“Ah, sorry, I forgot to take a pen.” Ye Ying returned. She should have heard Wang Rui’s comments and she felt happy. “Find me if there’s anything to ask.”