Chapter 16 Calling the School Beauty
Mo Wenyuan came out of the company commander's office, called Xu Yan who was waiting outside, and took him to report to the recruit company.
Because Xu Yan did not go through the local people's armed forces department, he came to the army empty-handed. Not only did he not have a letter of introduction from the local area, he also did not have a military uniform, bedding, etc. Mo Wenyuan first took him to get the military uniform and other items, and then went to report to the recruit company.
Xu Yan put on a new military uniform, held his bedding and other things, and walked on the road of the army with his head held high. He saw many veterans coming and going, two in a row or three in a line. He couldn't help but feel excited. After nearly a month of hard work, he finally took the first step and successfully entered the army, becoming a new recruit in the probation period.
Although he is not a real soldier yet, he believes that it won't be long before he can stand out from the recruits with his excellent performance and become a real soldier. By then, he can make a strong comeback, win the bet with the school belle Feng Miaochan, and make her his girlfriend.
Thinking of this, his heart burned with anger and he wished he could call immediately. However, his phone was taken away and he couldn't pass on the good news right away. He murmured in dissatisfaction, but quickly put aside this little regret.
As the saying goes, good food is never too late. The same goes for showing off. There are telephone booths in the army. It’s the same as waiting until you’re settled and then calling home.
The two soon arrived at the recruits' dormitory, a five-story barracks with a banner hanging outside welcoming new recruits. Mo Wenyuan said something to the old soldier in charge of the dormitory and took Xu Yan upstairs directly.
After going up to the second floor and turning left, he walked past several dormitories and arrived at the third squad of the second platoon. There was a new recruit in the third squad who was discharged due to health reasons, and there happened to be a vacancy, so Xu Yan was assigned here.
Mo Wenyuan greeted the squad leader Sun Xin, took him out, gave him some instructions, and then left.
Xu Yan had just settled down when he shouted out a report, saying that he had just joined the army and wanted to call his parents to let them know he was safe. He couldn't wait to show off.
This request was reasonable and Sun Xin couldn't refuse. He informed a few people in the class and took Xu Yan to make the call.
There is a special place for making phone calls in the army. Each person is limited to three minutes. And because of the confidentiality of the army, there are special people to monitor the phone to prevent someone from not knowing the rules and leaking confidential information.
Because it was lunch break, the recruits did not have any training. Many of them made phone calls at this time, and there was a long line of people outside the phone booth.
"There are so many people!" Xu Yan took a look at the team and couldn't help but smacking his lips.
"This is still considered a small number of people. When new recruits first join the army, there are more people lining up to make phone calls." Sun Xin said with a sneer. He has seen bigger scenes and is no longer surprised.
"Sergeant, how many years have you been in the army?" Xu Yan asked with a turn of his eyes.
“This is the fourth year!”
"Wow, it's been four years, doesn't that mean you know a lot of people?"
"Almost. I know about half of the troops." Sun Xin did not doubt him and answered every question.
Xu Yan smiled slyly, pointed at the old soldier who was monitoring the phone not far away, and asked, "Do you know the old soldier squad leader over there?"
"Yes!"
"That's great." Xu Yan cheered and rubbed his hands, saying, "Squad leader, there are so many people queuing up, I don't know when it will be my turn. I think I should just go over there!"
Sun Xin was dumbfounded, and then he realized that this guy asked so many questions just to cut in line!
"Squad leader, wait for me for a moment. I'll go over first." Without waiting for Sun Xin to answer, Xu Yan walked directly to the front of the team. Seeing a new soldier hanging up the phone, he quickly cut in. Ignoring the angry glares from the people behind him, he explained to the veteran soldier, "Squad leader, I'm Sun Xin's soldier. I have something urgent to call back. Please be flexible."
As he spoke, he pointed in the direction of Sun Xin. When the old soldier looked at Sun Xin, he had already picked up the phone and started dialing. Seeing Xu Yan being so cunning and seeing Sun Xin looking in his direction, the old soldier couldn't help but said, "Hurry up. It will only take three minutes."
The first call Xu Yan made was to Big Mouth.
The phone rang a few times before it was connected. Without waiting for the other party to speak, Xu Yan announced directly, "Big Mouth, I'm in the army."
"Joining the army !" Big Mouth exclaimed in surprise.
"Don't be too surprised, and don't worship me too much. I'm just a legend... Just wait with your eyes wide open. Soon I will come back strong and bring the beauty home. Wahahaha... Okay, there is a time limit for phone calls in the army. I won't say any more. I'm hanging up!"
After hanging up the phone in a hurry, Xu Yan called home again, reported that he was safe and hung up again. After making two calls in a row, he had no intention of leaving and was about to make a third call.
The old soldier on the other side couldn't stand it anymore and stopped him, saying, "You've already made two calls, leave now!"
"Monitor, please let me make another call. I just told my parents I'm safe and I told my friends. Now I'm calling my girlfriend. If I don't make this call, she will definitely be angry and might even break up with me. Please!"
Seeing that Xu Yan sounded pitiful and was calling his girlfriend, the old soldier was quite understanding and let go of his hand.
Xu Yan thanked him and quickly called the school beauty Feng Miaochan.
The call was quickly connected, and the clear voice of school beauty Feng Miaochan came, "Hello, who are you?"
Xu Yan's heart was moved, and he said excitedly: "Miao Chan, it's me, Xu Yan, I have joined the army and will be back soon..."
On the other end of the phone, school beauty Feng Miaochan was silent for a moment, and soon replied coldly: "Xu Yan, please remember your promise. You said you would not harass me during the bet."
"Miaochan..."
"Don't call me again, or this bet will be voided."
School beauty Feng Miaochan said this coldly, ignoring Xu Yan's reaction and directly hung up the phone. Xu Yan was stunned.
"Who is this person?"
"How can you be so shameless, not only did you not queue up, but you even took so long to fight."
"I said hurry up, please!"
The dead tone in the receiver and the urging voices behind him came into Xu Yan's ears. He felt unhappy. In addition, he had just said that the call was for his girlfriend. If he hung up in less than 20 seconds, where would his face be if people knew about it? So he rolled his eyes and did not hang up the phone. Instead, he continued to hold the phone and pretended to say , "Miaochan, the weather is getting cold, you should put on more clothes... Everything is fine here, you don't have to worry about me, don't worry, I will take good care of myself..."
Xu Yan was talking on , and he was so into the role, as if there was really someone on the other end of the phone. It was so hard to part with them, and three minutes passed quickly.
The person behind him was getting impatient and couldn't help but urge him, "It's been three minutes, can you hurry up?"
"Why are you urging me? Can't you see I'm talking to my girlfriend on the phone?" Xu Yan turned around and scolded, then said softly: "Miaochan, someone is urging me, I'm going to hang up. I'll call you next time..."
Seeing Xu Yan talking happily into the empty phone, the old soldier got angry and said, "I told you to leave as soon as you finish your call. There are still many people waiting in line. Don't occupy the toilet without doing anything. The phone has been hung up for three minutes. Why are you still talking here?"
The phone has been hung up for three minutes, why are you still talking here!
This sentence was like a thunderclap, exploding in everyone's ears. Everyone looked at each other, and then stared in amazement. As if they were cast under a spell of freezing, the crowd was deathly silent!
