As the two instructors boarded the bus, most of the other instructors were already on board.
"Xiao Qi, you did a great job with this batch of recruits!"
"Damn it, I didn't expect him to get first place!"
"I took a look at his students, they're really good, with strong cohesion."
"Heh heh... Tell me, why were you so bad? I heard there was someone who went against you?"
"Just a troublemaker, we've dealt with plenty of them, haven't we? In the end, weren't they all brought into line? But, training a group of these top students still makes me a little nervous!"
"Look at you, you coward!"
"Hahaha..."
The instructors were laughing and joking on the bus.
There were two empty seats next to each other. Instructor Qi sat in the one by the window, and Instructor Chen took the one beside him.
Before long, the bus was full. The driver skillfully started the bus and drove towards the campus gate.
"Brother Qi!"
Suddenly, a familiar voice called out.
Instructor Qi heard the familiar voice and looked over in surprise.
Outside the bus, not far away, Qin Tian stood holding Xia Nuannuan's hand, smiling brightly and waving at him.
Behind them, almost all the students from the Economics Class 1 were present.
"Brother Qi, we're here to tell you that we secured first place for you. Don't you dare chicken out, remember to confess when you get back!"
Qin Tian shouted loudly.
"Brother Qi, remember to confess when you get back!!!"
Xia Nuannuan and the students behind her, with bright smiles on their faces, shouted in unison.
Qi Hong was stunned.
The instructors on the bus exchanged bewildered glances, dumbfounded.
"What's going on? Xiao Qi has a girl he likes?"
"I don't know!"
"We don't even know, how did these students find out?"
"I know a little bit. Brother Qi often looks at a girl's QQ space on his phone."
"He really has someone? What's the situation with that girl?"
"I don't know. He's always kept it hidden. He'd rather die than tell me when I ask."
"Damn it, he won't even tell us his brothers, but he told these students?"
"Should we interrogate him harshly when we get back?"
"Agreed!!"
...
"What the hell, you told them everything? That's not like you!"
Instructor Chen looked at Qi Hong beside him with astonishment.
As Qi Hong's best friend in the army, he knew this matter the best.
Qi Hong withdrew his gaze from Qin Tian and the others, shaking his head with a wry smile. "I only told Qin Tian. He probably didn't tell them everything. Maybe he just mentioned I liked a girl, and the students are just joining in the fun!"
Instructor Chen paused, then asked with a teasing smile, "What, are you envious of that kid now?"
"Aren't you envious?"
Qi Hong shot him an annoyed glance.
"I'm about to become a father, why would I be envious of him?"
Instructor Chen said with a proud smirk.
He was two years older than Qi Hong. After the Spring Festival this year, he married the girl he met through a blind date two years ago in his hometown. His wife was now more than eight months pregnant and he was about to become a father.
"Stop being so smug!"
Qi Hong gave him an exasperated look.
"But, they're right. You should be more of a man. If that girl hasn't gotten married by now, she might be waiting for you!"
Instructor Chen stopped talking when he saw Qi Hong gazing out the window lost in thought. He then reached out and gently patted his shoulder.
...
...
After half a month of military training, the freshmen finally had two days off.
Everyone enjoyed a long-awaited, comfortable sleep.
When they woke up in the morning, the boys found that the girls in the class group were already very active, and the topic naturally revolved around the seafood buffet promised by Xia Nuannuan.
It was clear that the girls were already impatient.
The boys who had been lurking in the group could only silently envy and be jealous as they watched the girls chatting happily.
"Warm and kind Class Monitor Nuannuan, can we boys also join you?"
Someone couldn't hold back and posted a message in the group, flattering her.
Without Xia Nuannuan replying, a group of girls attacked him.
"No!"
"Where's Qin Tian? Ask him to take you to a mingle. You already have a girlfriend, why do you still want seafood?"
"Warm and kind Class Monitor Nuannuan tells me that you're ugly and wishful thinking!"
"You boys probably don't know this yet, but Nuannuan's dad has arranged a private car to pick us up and a luxurious private room for us. Just be incredibly envious!"
"After we're done eating, do you want us to bring back some crab shells or shrimp shells for you to suck on?"
Looking at the messages sent by the girls, the boys staring at their phones were extremely annoyed.
Some boys tagged Cao Mingliang, the super-rich second generation in the class, and sent messages to hint at him frantically.
"Brother Liang, can you tolerate this? Shouldn't we boys stand up and speak?"
A few boys followed suit, sending messages in agreement.
"Brother Liang, please protect us!"
"Brother Liang, Brother Tian, say something!"
"The seafood feast isn't important. The key is that we can't let the girls get the upper hand!"
In dorm 208, Cao Mingliang was brushing his teeth while holding his phone. He looked up at Qin Tian beside him.
"Brother Tian, what do you say?"
"You can't have both fish and bear's paw!"
Qin Tian, also holding his phone and brushing his teeth while checking messages, spat out some foam and uttered a profound quote.
"Makes sense!"
Cao Mingliang nodded in agreement and expertly typed a very flirtatious message with his left hand.
"Actually... I quite like it when the girl is on top, hehe..."
Qin Tian's eyes widened, and he looked at Cao Mingliang in astonishment.
The group chat fell into an eerie silence for a while, and then the girls became furious.
"Pah pah pah!!"
"Is the counselor here? Kick him out, kick him out!"
"Lu Yanran, control your man!"
"How do you all understand, am I the only one who doesn't get it?"
...
The boys seemed to fall into silence again.
However, a moment later, there was a knock on the door of dorm 208.
"Knock knock knock!"
"Brother Tian, Brother Liang, open the door!"
"We want to eat the seafood feast too!"
The boys' pathetic voices came from outside the door.
Chen Zhuang, who was sitting by the door, looked at Qin Tian behind him for his opinion.
Qin Tian unhurriedly spat out the mouthwash and shouted loudly at the door, "What are you making such a fuss about early in the morning? Seafood feast, mingle, you choose one. The minority obeys the majority!"
"Brother Zhuang, open the door first!"
Someone shouted from outside.
Chen Zhuang rolled his eyes and reached out to open the dorm door.
Several boys rushed in, their expectant eyes all fixed on Qin Tian.
"Brother Tian, don't make it a choice!"
"Yeah, we're all adults, can't we have both?"
"Why don't we arrange the mingle at Xia Nuannuan's family restaurant? That way, we can have the best of both worlds!"
Hearing this, several pairs of eyes lit up.
"Zeng Sanjin, you're really a clever one!"
Qin Tian wiped his face with a towel, glancing at the boy named Zeng Xin with a calm expression.
"Then..."
Zeng Xin showed an expectant look.
"You're dreaming!"
Qin Tian flatly refused.