“Tian Ge is amazing, but I didn't expect him to be *this* amazing!”
“Hahaha… eat up, everyone. No one gets to leave.”
“This one’s gone crazy, carry him away, carry him away!”
“Love you! What’s that gesture? A heart? Learned it, learned it.”
“What was supposed to be an acceptance speech turned into a mass feeding of dog food. Amazing, my Tian Ge!”
“It’s gotta be the class monitor. Which girl could resist that!”
“Sigh, if the guys were half as handsome and half as charming as the class monitor, we wouldn't still be single.”
“Look at Teacher Xia, she’s so cute when she’s shy, haha…”
The students of Economics Class One also got a mouthful of dog food, but seeing how inexperienced the students from other classes looked, they found a bit of amusement in it.
After Qin Tian finished his impressive display, he handed the microphone back to the host, who was still in a daze.
Now in his third year, the still-single senior forced a somewhat stiff smile and continued hosting the awards ceremony.
After the ceremony concluded, Qin Tian took Xia Nuannuan’s hand and, ignoring the envious gazes surrounding them, calmly walked back towards his own class.
All the way, Xia Nuannuan kept her head down, following closely like a little wife, her delicate ears flushed red.
She could certainly feel many eyes examining her.
However, she was no longer the shy, overweight girl who feared those gazes. Feeling the warmth of Qin Tian’s palm, she felt nothing but reassurance and sweetness.
Qin Tian’s final words, though seemingly intended to flaunt their relationship, were also a way of giving her a sense of security.
This way, not only did the entire freshman class know his identity as the top scorer in the college entrance examination, but they also knew he had a girlfriend and cared deeply for her.
“Good!!”
Just as Qin Tian and Xia Nuannuan reached the front of their class, who were lined up in two rows, Chen Zhuang, standing at the very back, suddenly shouted with enthusiasm.
The students in front were startled and turned to glare at him.
“Tian Ge is awesome!”
Chen Zhuang continued to shout loudly.
“Stop shouting, or I won’t be able to teach you anymore,” Qin Tian said, glaring at him good-naturedly.
“Hehe… it’s okay, I learned a move just now,” Chen Zhuang said cheerfully.
Qin Tian froze for a moment, then the image of Chen Zhuang unexpectedly making a heart gesture to Shen Siqi flashed in his mind, and he shivered.
He’d remind him back at the dorm! This move, if done at the wrong time or place, coupled with his imposing physique over 1.9 meters tall, would likely be quite an eyesore.
Xia Nuannuan stood at the front of the girls’ line, while Qin Tian stood with the drill instructor.
“You were really cheesy just now,” Drill Instructor Qi whispered.
“Brother Qi, you just don’t get it. You have to watch and learn!” Qin Tian grinned.
“Tch, I’m afraid I’ll mess it up!”
“Brother Qi, you’re quite smart. That move I just did isn’t suitable for everyone; it depends on the occasion and timing.”
“Get lost!”
After the awards ceremony ended, it was time for the freshmen to bid farewell to their instructors.
Each class’s instructor led their formation back to the previous training ground and blew the final assembly whistle.
The moment the students of Economics Class One heard the whistle, their minds hadn’t even processed it, but their bodies reacted instinctively, quickly taking their positions.
“Attention!” Drill Instructor Qi commanded.
Everyone stood tall and straight in a formal attention posture.
“At ease!” Drill Instructor Qi smiled slightly.
The students shifted to an at-ease posture, their eyes full of reluctance as they looked at the instructor in front of them.
“I’ve led several batches of university freshmen like you. You are the most outstanding batch I’ve led, both in academics and in military training discipline. Thank you all for allowing me to win first place and for giving me a chance to show off in front of my comrades. Thank you.” Drill Instructor Qi thanked everyone with a bright smile.
At this moment, he was no longer putting on the stern tone of a military training instructor, but was speaking in his natural, big-brother-like manner.
Everyone remained silent, and some emotional girls had already teared up.
They hadn’t spent a long time together, but the atmosphere of military training easily brought people closer. Moreover, they had worked together to win the military training performance championship, making the past half-month more meaningful and even more difficult to part with.
“Drill Instructor Qi, can we take a picture together?” a girl asked, her voice slightly hoarse.
“Of course! Yes, let’s all take a group photo. Come on, follow my instructions. Use the middle row as the axis, move in and spread out to the left and right!” Drill Instructor Qi shouted.
The students immediately and quickly gathered towards the middle row.
“I’ll take the photo for you!” a familiar voice called out.
Everyone turned to look and saw their counselor, Shu Peng, walking over quickly, brightly waving a DSLR camera.
“Counselor, are you a professional?” Qin Tian asked with a surprised smile.
“What are you talking about, it’s borrowed,” Shu Peng smiled and took her position at the front of the group, then began to direct.
“The two rows of girls in front, squat down. Qin Tian, Xia Nuannuan, and Drill Instructor Qi, squat at the very front. Yes, yes, Qin Tian, put your arm around the instructor’s shoulder. Xia Nuannuan, get closer to Qin Tian, leaning on him is best. The entire freshman class knows you two are a couple, so stop pretending!”
“Hahaha…” The class erupted in laughter.
Xia Nuannuan blushed deeply and shyly moved closer, almost pressing against Qin Tian, resting her head lightly on his shoulder.
“Very good, very good,” Shu Peng said with a satisfied smile. “Everyone, listen to me, is the watermelon sweet!”
“SWEET!!!” Everyone responded with bright smiles in unison.
They couldn’t help but recall the times when the class monitors or the wealthy Cao Mingliang treated them to meals, and everyone sat in rows, holding half a watermelon each, laughing and joking while digging into it with large spoonfuls.
It was now sunset, and the setting sun cast its glow on every bright, smiling face.
Shu Peng’s camera clicked repeatedly, capturing this beautiful scene.
After the entire class photo, everyone eagerly stepped forward to take individual photos with the instructor. The other students also took out their phones, recording the moment in various ways.
The counselor had to go to Class Two as well, and after taking some photos, she hurried towards Class Two’s formation.
As dusk deepened, the buses that had brought the instructors to campus half a month earlier were now neatly parked in the distance.
“Old Qi, time to go!” Drill Instructor Chen, from Class Two of the English department, shouted from not far away.
“Coming!” Drill Instructor Qi responded loudly, his gaze sweeping over every face present. Suddenly, he stood at attention and saluted everyone with a standard military gesture.
“Salute!” Qin Tian shouted, leading the salute to the instructor. The classmates immediately reacted and returned the salute to Drill Instructor Qi in unison.
“Let’s go!” Drill Instructor Qi, with a smile and no further words, turned and jogged towards Drill Instructor Chen.