Chapter 14

Zhu Hongyu gave Song Haowen a glance and said, “You don’t have to be so modest. Let’s help each other out. If there’s anything you don’t understand, I’ll help you, so don’t hesitate to share your knowledge.”

Running closely behind them was a NorthEastern girl named Naren Hua, with fair skin, a delicate face, and a slender, sexy figure. She was out of breath, sweat beads the size of beans on her oval face, and her training uniform looked like it had just been pulled out of the water.

“Squad leader, can you guys slow down? I really can’t keep up,” Naren Hua pleaded.

Other girls in the back also requested a slower pace.

Zhu Hongyu sighed as she watched the almost disappearing male students and slowed down the speed.

Song Haowen waved to the female classmates and said, “Take it easy, run slowly. I’ll go ahead.” After speaking, he took a deep breath and sprinted towards the male classmates ahead.

After two weeks of military training, regardless of gender, everyone was sunburned, they all laughed bitterly when they’re looking at themselves in the mirror.

In the third week of military training, Song Haowen was interested in marksmanship and military boxing.

The lightweight weapon Song Haowen used was the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle. In his previous life, each person was only given three bullets for marksmanship training. He shot two tens and one seven, a decent result. Now, each person could shoot five bullets, and he was confident he could score above forty-six.

Lying on the ground, aiming the rifle for three consecutive days, every student felt their arms sore and eyes blurry. Still, it was much better than marching in formation and long-distance runs, so there were very few complaints.

The shooting range was in the military camp on the western mountain, at the foot of the hill. Students were divided into groups of ten, and they fired on command. Some students couldn’t handle the pressure, and with a total of five bullets, they could only hit the target one time.

When the test results came in, Song Haowen scored five out of five, hitting the bullseye every time, with a perfect score of fifty. He had the highest score in the whole school. The instructors were very interested in his marksmanship.

After all the students finished testing, they had him shoot ten more times, and he once again hit the bullseye every time, surprising the officers and soldiers present.

Military boxing was not a compulsory item in this round of military training, but Song Haowen felt the opportunity was rare and actively asked the instructor for extra practice. Seeing his high enthusiasm, the instructor arranged for a good military boxing instructor to teach him.

With a foundation in martial arts, Song Haowen quickly grasped the essence of military boxing. After a few days of practice, he was better than the instructor. In actual combat, eight instructors came at him, but none were his match.

This stirred up the higher-ups in the military, and some leaders wanted to recruit Song Haowen into a military academy with excellent benefits. If he performed well, he could start from a higher rank than usual. Generally, graduates of military academies would start from the position of deputy platoon leader or platoon leader.

Song Haowen, however, refused. He had been reborn into this world to fulfill his dream of attending Beijing University. He couldn’t accept the idea of transferring to a military academy after just one day of class.

Seeing that they couldn’t persuade Song Haowen, the leaders had to give up.

In the fourth week of military training, the first half was devoted to reviewing and consolidating the results of the previous three weeks, while the second half focused on writing summaries, holding social events, and summarizing achievements. The pace suddenly slowed down, and many students felt relieved.

For the past two Sundays, Tian Yuxi and Song Haowen hadn’t seen each other due to various reasons. On this Sunday, which marked the end of military training, he didn’t expect to see her. However, she came in the afternoon and even invited him to watch a movie, “Little Flower.”

Song Haowen, having watched the movie in his previous life and knowing the plot and actors inside out, he wasn’t particularly excited. However, Tian Yuxi, watching the movie for the first time, was as moved as he had been in his previous life. After the movie, her eyes were a bit swollen from crying.

Thinking about the movie, Song Haowen recalled the actors who played the two “Little Flowers” in his previous life. One became a big star in China, but he went to jail for a few years in for corruption, while the other went abroad and pursued adult videos, encountering various difficulties in her career.

Only the actor who played the older brother, Zhao Yongsheng, had a smooth career, later playing both military strategists and historical figures in films, reaching the pinnacle of his career. As for the singer of the theme song, surprisingly, she became popular overnight and became a regular on the Spring Festival Gala, enjoying success in the music industry.

After watching the movie, there was still time, so the two of them strolled through a shopping mall in Xidan. Tian Yuxi wanted to give Song Haowen a 30-yuan Zhongshan-brand watch, but he didn’t let her pay. Not only did he buy it himself, but he also bought a 100-yuan Shanghai-brand women’s watch for her.

At first, Tian Yuxi refused to accept it, feeling that the gift was too expensive. At the time, an ordinary worker’s monthly salary was only around 20 or 30 yuan, and even a basic teacher’s salary was only 40 or 50 yuan.

Although the basic living expenses of college students were covered by the state, the monthly food allowance provided by the school was only 18 yuan, and the meal ticket was for 28 jin (14 kg) of rice.

In addition, Most parents have an average monthly income salary of less than 20 yuan. Spending so much money at once scared her.