Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander
Chapter 134 - 114: The Leader Arrives

Chapter 134: Chapter 114: The Leader Arrives

"Right, right, right, give it some time, and it’s really uncertain who will be strong or weak," Meijun nodded again and again in agreement with Chuxia, but from her expression, it was clear that she didn’t take Chuxia’s words seriously.

Indeed, given Chuxia’s performance today, it was really difficult for others to believe her without knowing the inside story.

In fact, it was true that Chuxia was physically weak, but, after all, she was at a good age, and with Yulan and Baohe saving anything tasty for her to eat, she was skinny but not in bad health.

As long as she started now, keeping up with nutrition and training, catching up in half a year would absolutely not be a problem. However, before that, she would have to get used to enduring others’ ridicule.

The military was a place that honored the strong, and right now, she was certainly a good distance away from being strong—okay, not just a good distance, a very long distance!

"Chuxia, are you okay now?" Xiaoqiong ran out from the restroom and directly to Chuxia’s side.

"Thank you."

Meijun looked at Chuxia puzzled, not understanding what she was thanking Xiaoqiong for.

Xiaoqiong’s eyes squinted with delight: "Indeed, my good sister."

"What are you both playing at?" Meijun asked, puzzled.

"You’re usually so clever, how come you’re acting dumb now?" Xiaoqiong pursed her lips. "You think I really couldn’t hold it and needed the restroom?"

"You were..." Meijun suddenly clapped her forehead in realization, "I get it now, it was to make the captain catch up to tell her about Chuxia’s situation, then, to have the captain call a break, right?"

Xiaoqiong gave a thumbs up: "Meijun, actually, you’re pretty clever."

"You’re clever too!" Meijun returned the thumbs up to her. "Thinking about saving face for Chuxia in that situation, you really are smart, smarter than me."

Indeed, if she had said at the time that Chuxia couldn’t hold up, no matter what Meili did, the members would think the captain was biased, and those who looked down on Chuxia would look down on her even more.

Xiaoqiong shook her head: "It’s not that I’m clever; it’s because we grew up together, the bond is there. You have a bond with us now, too, but it’s not to that extent yet."

Meijun looked a bit embarrassed; indeed, it wasn’t until Meili announced the end that she realized something was amiss when she grabbed Chuxia’s hand. Also, her first reaction had been to call Meili over, without thinking about Chuxia’s dignity. Although Xiaoqiong’s words were a bit hurtful, they were indeed true.

Meijun was not a petty girl; once she understood, she immediately nodded in recognition: "You’re right, Xiaoqiong, I also hope one day, my relationship with you, can be like the one between you two."

"This opportunity is right before us; I’m leaving, and you’ll take over," said Xiaoqiong, sighing again. "Today is already the third day, and Director Xu hasn’t sent anyone over yet. Could it really have just been talk?"

"Right, at that time she said she would send Xiao Miao to consult your opinion in three days, now..." Meijun worriedly furrowed her brows, "What if this doesn’t go through...sigh!"

"Sigh!"

Listening to the two of them sighing deeper and shallower, Chuxia helplessly said, "You two, can you not hurry to act like disaster’s upon us?

Not to mention whether Director Xu has been delayed by something, even if this doesn’t go through, so what? We were only telling the truth, and we have a clear conscience.

Those who mock us are just envious because they lack the ability themselves. Let them mock; with one training session after another coming up, let’s see if they have the spare energy to mock others!"

"Chuxia is right!" Meijun couldn’t help but nod in agreement, "If it doesn’t work out, let’s pretend this never happened. If others gossip, we’ll just pretend we didn’t hear.

Moreover, our eventual development still depends on personal effort. Staying in the medical team might not be worse than going to the main hospital. Xiaoqiong, isn’t that right?"

"Thinking about it, maybe I don’t need to look forward to Xiao Miao coming anymore?" Xiaoqiong, encouraged by what the others said, grinned, "If she doesn’t come, I can still be with you guys. In a new place, among strangers, I really wouldn’t care for that!"

"Beep beep beep..."

The assembly whistle blew, and the three hurried back.

This time, Chuxia learned her lesson and, like everyone else, focused on form rather than spirit.

Given her current physical condition, it was better not to worry about whether her form was standard. She would wait until her physical strength actually improved before worrying about that again—or rather, when she added her own training sessions, she could decide when to rest.

Since she was able to decide when to take breaks then.

When it reached an hour, people kept glancing at Chuxia’s spot, but unfortunately for them, this time Chuxia just had a slightly red face, showing none of the previous hour’s disheveled condition.

Meili was also keeping an eye on her and was puzzled when she saw her condition. She just couldn’t understand how the same person could vary so much from one hour to the next.

And what’s more, the physical strength in the previous hour should have been absolutely stronger than in this hour. Could it be that Lin Chuxia was an anomaly who became physically stronger the longer she stood?

But since Lin Chuxia was fine, there was no need for an hourly rest. Standing for two hours was the norm. Even if the standards for medical soldiers were not as strict as those for ordinary female soldiers, she couldn’t always be lenient with them!

Stealthily glancing at Chuxia, she was full of doubts.

Her highly esteemed Third Brother actually wanted to marry this frail young girl?

Indeed, she admitted, Lin Chuxia was quite attractive, but as far as she could recall, her Third Brother wasn’t the type who fell for pretty girls easily. Moreover, there were many who liked her Third Brother and were more beautiful than Chuxia, yet hadn’t they all been trained away by him?

What exactly made this young girl different from the others?

Aside from her poor physical fitness, a bit of a stubborn temperament, and being more attractive, it seemed she really had no other advantages.

Oh, that’s not right, there was one more thing, her composure under pressure.

This morning’s incident in the cafeteria had been recounted to her by Jing Zhe, and looking at it objectively, even if it had been her in the cafeteria, she might not have been as composed as Lin Chuxia was.

Perhaps her Third Brother, with his discerning eye, appreciated precisely Lin Chuxia’s calmness and composure in the face of danger?

Thinking about it, it was quite possible. Her Third Brother had fought in wars and been on countless missions; perhaps what he valued was different from other men.

Indeed, every soldier knew that danger could strike at any moment, and if, just if, he were to be sacrificed... well, if his wife wasn’t calm and composed, the family would be ruined.

Third Brother was just being Third Brother, thinking too far ahead!

Everyone’s actions were fairly standard, and with nothing better to do, Zeng Tongzi idly worried on her Third Brother’s behalf in her mind.

Unfortunately, her leisure didn’t last long before problems arose.

This time, the problem wasn’t with Lin Chuxia, but with Rao Xue.

Indeed, Rao Xue had fainted.

Lin Chuxia had just been looking pale and trembling a little.

This one, however, had collapsed softly to the ground.

"Captain! Captain!...."

"Captain!..."

The chaotic shouting pulled Zeng Meili back from her wild thoughts as she ran over to check on Rao Xue’s complexion, her brow slightly furrowing. It didn’t seem severe enough for fainting. Thinking it over, she pinched Rao Xue’s philtrum... no response.

"What’s going on?"

Hearing this, Zeng Meili quickly turned around, "Commander, why are you here?"

"I came to check on your training progress."

Would the commander really say he came back worried about Chuxia’s health, to check on her after leading the team in training?

Training progress?

Zeng Meili forced a smile. It had been only four days; what progress could there be? Her Third Brother wasn’t joking, was he? A thought flashed through her mind, then she dismissed it. Her Third Brother was always strict in separating personal issues from his duties; how could he come specifically for a personal matter?

Moreover, from her observation, if Third Brother wanted to marry Lin Chuxia, it wasn’t likely because he was head over heels in love with her. The real reason must be that, since he had to marry anyway, he might as well choose someone pleasing to his eyes. Well, that sounded rather blunt, but she felt that was the gist of it.

"What’s wrong with her?" Zhou Mikang approached and saw the person lying in front of Zeng Meili.

"She fainted."

"Is that so?"

"Ow!"

Watching Rao Xue suddenly jump up, the infatuated teammates snapped back to reality, followed by some surprise; how could she suddenly jump up from lying down?

Zhou Mikang’s actions had been swift, so everyone hadn’t noticed that it was his doing that made Rao Xue jump up.

"Commander, you stepped on my hand," Rao Xue said, her eyes brimming with tears, looking pitifully at Zhou Mikang while a little voice inside her screamed for her to faint, hurry and faint!

Unfortunately, while she could scream internally, she lacked the courage—after all, it wasn’t a real faint, and with the commander’s keen eyes, he would surely have noticed. It was probably because he realized she was pretending to faint that he intentionally stepped on her—indeed, she had just seen Zhou Mikang approaching from a distance and conveniently "fainted."

Faced with the weak protest from the beauty, the commander paid it no heed whatsoever and scanned the surroundings before turning to Zeng Meili, "For the 10th anniversary of A Corps, each class needs to prepare a program, make sure to arrange it quickly."

Slightly stunned, Zeng Meili promptly responded, "Yes."

Although Zhou Mikang had initiated the formation of the medical team and was not personally involved in the subsequent affairs, currently, the medical team was affiliated with A Corps.

The specific training was the responsibility of Liang Xiangyang and Zeng Meili.

So, for things like participating in performances and activities, having Zhou Mikang notify them was quite normal. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote and support at Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation.)