Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander
Chapter 138 - 117: Squad Leader Qiao Loses His Temper

Chapter 138: Chapter 117: Squad Leader Qiao Loses His Temper

The night was upon them, and the end of the month was here, folks, don’t be too conservative~

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"Jing Zhe, is it not that we siblings are conceited? To conclude now is too premature. At the moment, it’s more important for you to sort yourself out." Zeng Meili raised her hand and patted Jing Zhe’s shoulder, sighed, and left the office.

"You..." Jing Zhe chuckled and shook his head. "You two are always mumbling about something, really..." he said, but then suddenly stopped.

Zhou Mikang and Zeng Meili were not the kind of people to stir up trouble without reason. Since they spoke up, it meant that his actions indeed gave them that impression.

But honestly, he truly admired Lin Chuxia.

As the chief doctor at the General Military Hospital, he was assigned to various training bases each year and encountered recruits of all kinds.

Enduring hardship is one thing for many recruits; not being arrogant or agitated is truly rare.

After teaching a few classes, he noticed that when asked simple questions that others could answer, Lin Chuxia never raised her hand. Only when faced with obscure questions that others couldn’t answer did she raise hers.

She did all this very naturally, and he believed that the other recruits might not even realize the difference between the questions they answered and those Lin Chuxia answered.

He had reviewed Lin Chuxia’s file; she had just finished her first year of high school. For this reason, he deliberately posed questions in class that were beyond her level of education, and she answered them perfectly!

Why this was the case, he had no chance to ask her yet, but he really admired her temperament. At her age, especially among the military recruits, how many could achieve what she did?

And like her performance this morning, although she said it was just a method she read about in a book, from her demeanor at the time, he could tell that it was definitely not as simple as she described. Her character was not that rash; her actions showed that she was confident of success.

A girl who grew up in the countryside and at most visited the county town had too many mysteries about her!

He admitted that he was attracted by those mysteries and wanted to understand her more deeply, but most importantly, he did not want her talent to be buried!

Yes, this was his most genuine thought. Moreover, he felt that Lin Chuxia had the right to decide her own life. Perhaps she was too young to know what would be best for her. No, he couldn’t just stand by and watch her ruin herself!

With that thought, Jing Zhe could no longer sit still. He hurried out of the office and walked towards the female dormitory area, but halfway there, he suddenly stopped.

Would his going to find her not cause even more misunderstandings?

If he really went to see her, not just Zhou Mikang and Zeng Meili, but all the recruits would misunderstand his intentions toward Lin Chuxia!

Why is it so hard to do something good?

Right, his mother and Aunt Lin get along so well. Perhaps, it would be useful to hear his mother’s thoughts on this matter.

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After returning to the dorms, under the leadership of the Squad Leader, everyone started busily preparing for the military district’s tenth anniversary celebration.

When Chuxia returned to the dormitory, everyone was in an uproar.

"This is a group activity, why shouldn’t we participate?"

"Who said you couldn’t participate? The question is, do you have a talent worthy of being showcased?"

"Neither the company commander nor the platoon leader said we need a talent worthy of being showcased to participate. Can’t everyone recite? Ten people could participate, right?"

"Ha, aren’t you being ridiculous? Reciting at the military district’s tenth anniversary celebration? If that were the case, why would we need to have a meeting to discuss this?"

"Is this what you call discussing? You’ve predetermined who will perform right from the start. This is basically fascism!"

"You’re the fascist!"

"Enough, enough, you two stop arguing. We’re here to discuss the matter, and nothing has been decided yet. With all this bickering, how can we continue the discussion?" Qiao Ningyi turned her head, saw Chuxia, and waved her over, "Lin Chuxia, come here, help us with some ideas."

"Her?" Yuan Mengmeng sneered, who had just been arguing intensely with Sun Shangmei. "Squad Leader, you’re asking her for ideas? Are you trying to make our class look even more ridiculous?"

"Yuan Mengmeng, we’re all comrades here, can you please not sound so harsh?" Squad Leader Qiao’s face fell, "In the entire squad, it’s only you who makes the most fuss. When can you stop being so negative and start being more positive?"

Yuan Mengmeng, visibly unconvinced, retorted, "Squad Leader, you’re really wronging me here. I’m a straightforward person, and I only speak the truth. Truthful words are not always pleasant to the ears, doesn’t that just make it seem like I’m causing trouble?"

"Enough, keep it down," Yang Xiaoli pulled at Yuan Mengmeng and looked towards Squad Leader Qiao, "But, Squad Leader, I think Mengmeng has a point.

The upcoming tenth anniversary celebration is highly regarded by the senior officers. I heard even the commander will attend, and every squad is eager to make an impression during the celebration performance.

If we cater to the emotions of all squad members and choose a program with no technical content, it would be putting the cart before the horse!"

"What is ’technical content’?" Squad Leader Qiao asked indifferently, "Is it, as Yuan Mengmeng just said, you play the violin, she sings, and Qi Jihong dances?

Class Three isn’t just the three of you. How can you be so sure that others’ programs are inferior to yours? And, how can you determine that a collective performance will surely be the most ordinary?"

"Okay, my bad for saying too much," Yang Xiaoli offered a faint smile. "Please continue with the meeting, Squad Leader. I’ll follow your arrangements. I believe Class Three will certainly surprise everyone under your leadership!"

"Pfft!"

Being stared at coldly by Squad Leader Qiao, Yuan Mengmeng quickly covered her mouth but didn’t forget to mutter softly, "As long as it’s not a dud that surprises everyone, I’ll be grateful."

"If..." Squad Leader Qiao fixed her gaze on her, "Class Three loses face, you’ll be shamed too. Don’t forget, you’re also a member of Class Three.

Don’t tell me what you’re doing now is to avoid shaming Class Three. If that were true, you wouldn’t be constantly finding faults and causing division! And you..." Squad Leader Qiao turned to Yang Xiaoli, "do you feel wronged being the deputy squad leader? So you’re hoping every day that I make a mistake?

If you really feel that being a deputy squad leader is beneath you, you can prove yourself to everyone with your own capability in half a month. But right now, while you sit in the deputy squad leader’s seat, you must dutifully fulfill the responsibilities of a deputy squad leader.

A deputy squad leader is meant to assist the squad leader, not create cliques and trouble for the squad leader! Acting indifferent and aloof all the time, don’t you find it nauseating?

If you were truly detached and calm, you wouldn’t be so upset over a mere squad leader position, treating me as though I were your archenemy from a past life!

Your attitude of wanting to play both sides is fucking disgusting to me, and frankly, I’ve had enough. If you disagree, go complain to the captain right now!"

Wide-eyed and mouths agape, silence... continued silence...

Was that outburst really from the typically calm and good-natured Squad Leader Tongzi? Could it really be Squad Leader Tongzi, or had something possessed him?

The scolded Yang Xiaoli’s face turned from pale to flushed, her complexion shifting like a painter’s palette. Yet, she smiled at Squad Leader Qiao, "Squad Leader Qiao, if you were dissatisfied with me, you should have said so earlier. Why let your anger build up to this extent?"

Squad Leader Qiao instantly flashed a radiant smile, "No matter who the squad leader of Class Three is in half a month, right now, it is I, Qiao Ningyi! Anyone who dares take the honor of Class Three lightly had better not blame me for taking them lightly!"

At this moment, everyone also snapped out of it, their facial expressions variously twitching. No one expected that Squad Leader Tongzi’s true personality was actually like this!

With Yang Xiaoli conceding, Yuan Mengmeng naturally didn’t dare to act up against the wind. Though still visibly unconvinced, she remained silent.

"Lin Chuxia, everyone else has already voiced their opinions, it’s down to you now. Let’s hear your thoughts."

Caught off guard, Chuxia bashfully smiled, "Squad Leader, I don’t really have any good ideas at the moment."

Squad Leader Qiao’s eyes reflected a hint of disappointment. She had specifically sought Chuxia’s opinion, feeling that she had unique insights on many matters, and after receiving a stack of useless answers, she really hoped for some constructive suggestions...

To Chuxia, who had a good impression of Squad Leader Qiao, especially after her outburst today, she felt even more admiration and naturally wanted to help. However, the ideas coming from her era were plentiful but unsuitable for this era.

Pop songs, would she dare let everyone sing those? Dance routines would require more time to prepare than they had. Instruments were unreliable for this purpose, and as for comic dialogues, she couldn’t remember any that were appropriate for this era, not to mention poetry recitations – was there even a need to suggest that?

No choice but to continue with the meeting.

With Squad Leader Qiao’s recent outburst, Yuan Mengmeng no longer dared to be as brazen as before., creating a rare harmonious atmosphere for the time being.

During the chaotic discussion, Luo Xiaoqiong updated Chuxia on the details of the earlier meeting. Yuan Mengmeng thought of their trio performing on stage, Sun Shangmei considered a group recitation, Liu Meijun suggested a live drama, Lin Mengran and Qu Xiaojing proposed a martial arts performance, but Squad Leader Qiao had not offered her opinion.

Liu Meijun lowered her voice, "Squad Leader Qiao must have a special talent that’s probably not suited for a group performance."

"Let’s end the squad meeting here for now. Everyone, go and find out what other squads are planning. Use this time to think it over. I hope everyone will be ready to perform when the time comes." With no particularly good idea in mind, Squad Leader Qiao announced a temporary break.

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