It turns out that laziness always catches up with you eventually.
That evening, after the heavy rain stopped, the freshmen, who had finally gotten half a day off, were called out by their instructors for night training. The evening singing session was also canceled.
After that, the freshmen no longer wished for heavy rain.
The heavens didn't give them another chance, and the following week continued with increasingly hot sunny days.
Fortunately, everyone had gotten used to it, and with the end of military training drawing near, the freshmen were in good spirits.
The date for the freshman military training performance was set for September 21st.
From eight in the morning until six in the evening, the class formations from all over the school were to participate in this military training performance.
Several people, including school leaders, student union representatives, instructor representatives, and officers from the military unit responsible for this military training task, would be responsible for scoring each class's performance from multiple aspects.
After the performance, the best class and outstanding individual military training students, as well as various honorary awards, would be selected based on the rankings and the opinions of the instructors.
The afternoon before the military training performance.
The students of Economics Class 1 were standing at attention, as usual.
The time had gradually increased from the initial ten minutes to the current half an hour.
However, the students had mostly adapted, and with the widespread use of military training aids, standing for half an hour was no longer as strenuous as it was at the beginning.
Of course, the task of going to the school supermarket to buy the aids was a challenge for every male dormitory.
Each dormitory selected individuals to undertake this arduous task in their own unique ways.
For the 208 dormitory, where Qin Tian was, the method of selection was simple: Dou Dizhu!
Chen Zhuang, that guy, somehow produced a deck of playing cards. The four of them gathered around to play Dou Dizhu, taking turns being the dealer.
Each person had one hundred yuan in chips, and the first one to lose all their chips would take all the money and go to the supermarket to buy enough of these things for the entire military training period.
The one who lost in the end was Cao Mingliang, who was accustomed to being extravagant and didn't take the chips seriously.
This guy, as soon as he got decent cards, would call "landlord" without a second thought.
After losing a few rounds, by the time he realized it, his chips were gone.
Finally, as the dormitory was about to close for the night, he rushed to the supermarket at top speed and bought a large bag of "shoe insoles."
What Cao Mingliang didn't expect was that as soon as he entered the dormitory, he found many people from other dormitories in the class, each holding a mobile phone and taking a barrage of pictures of him with mischievous smiles.
Soon, after these photos were posted in the class group, the female class monitor and others were amused for many days, making fun of Cao Mingliang.
"For tomorrow's military training performance, each class needs two people to lead the front. Besides Qin Tian, recommend another person for your class, preferably a girl."
Instructor Qi circled around everyone, corrected the posture of a few male students, and suddenly said this.
Upon hearing this, the classmates' peripheral vision unconsciously glanced towards Xia Nuannuan.
Unlike other classes, where the temporary class monitor arbitrarily chosen by the counselor might not have been convincing yet, and was even met with resentment and resistance from other students.
Or, perhaps, someone else had already shown a stronger presence, necessitating a change when the class committee was formally elected.
In Economics Class 1, Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan, the temporary class monitors, had already become the true central figures of the class.
More importantly, these two class monitors were such an enviable and jealous pair, as if they were destined to stand at the forefront, leading everyone forward.
Xia Nuannuan felt the gazes on her and blushed a little shyly.
"It seems to be the will of the people. Xia Nuannuan, you will be partnering with Qin Tian to lead tomorrow. Is that okay?"
Instructor Qi, as if he had guessed this would happen, looked at Xia Nuannuan and asked.
"Report, Instructor, it's no problem!"
Xia Nuannuan mustered her courage and responded loudly, her pretty face slightly red.
Just like when the counselor appointed her as the temporary class monitor, she was a bit flustered at this moment, but she didn't want any other girl to partner with Qin Tian.
All her life, she had been accustomed to reducing her presence in class, being a wallflower.
But now the situation did not allow it, so she had to summon her courage.
After all, as long as she was by Qin Tian's side, whether she was low-key or high-profile, she felt very at ease.
"Very good, attention!"
Instructor Qi nodded with satisfaction and then gave the command.
The classmates immediately followed the instructions and relaxed their bodies.
"Xia Nuannuan, step forward and stand next to Qin Tian. I will rearrange the formation again."
"Yes!"
Xia Nuannuan responded and walked over to stand beside Qin Tian.
Qin Tian slightly tilted his head to look at her, a smile on his face, raising his eyebrows slightly.
Xia Nuannuan cast a sideways glance at him, her face flushed.
Behind the two, Instructor Qi rearranged the class formation.
Economics Class 1 had thirty-four students, with an initial gender ratio of exactly 1 to 1.
Before, Qin Tian led the front, and the extra girl stood at the edge of the third row of male students. Now, with Xia Nuannuan stepping forward, she perfectly filled the gap.
This time, even those with obsessive-compulsive disorder would be satisfied.
After arranging the formation, Instructor Qi announced a ten-minute break.
"Brother Tian, can I really be a good leader? What if I make a mistake tomorrow?"
Xia Nuannuan said with some worry.
Within the formation, a slight mistake in action might not be so obvious.
Leading from the front was completely different; any mistake in action could be noticed and affect the class's score.
"You're thinking too much. You haven't made any mistakes during training these past few days!"
Qin Tian said with a smile, comforting her, and walked towards her water cup placed on the side.
These days, he and Xia Nuannuan shared a water bottle, and everyone in the class had gotten used to it.
"There have been some, but the instructor didn't notice, and I corrected them in time."
Xia Nuannuan quickly followed.
"It will be the same then. Just don't be nervous. I'm right beside you!"
Qin Tian bent down, picked up the pink water cup from the ground, and handed it to her with a smile.
Xia Nuannuan took it with both hands, opened the lid of the straw, took a sip of water, and then naturally handed the cup back.
"But how can I not be nervous? Thousands of people will be watching!"
"Just think of them as radishes and cabbages, like you did at the celebration banquet."
Qin Tian said with a smile, taking several large gulps of the icy, sweet and sour water from the cup.
After hearing his suggestion before, Xia Nuannuan had indeed added honey to it. Later, upon hearing someone else's suggestion, she added two slices of lemon.
Moreover, Xia Nuannuan had bought a small refrigerator for their dormitory, and these past few days she had been putting ice cubes in the cup.
Coupled with the good quality of the cup, which cost several hundred yuan, and its excellent insulation, it remained very cold even after more than half an hour, making it very comfortable to drink.
"You think I'm a farmer? Radishes and cabbages again!"
Xia Nuannuan, recalling what she had said on stage at the celebration banquet, gave him a playful glare with a blush on her face, and snatched the cup from his hand.