Chapter 25: Extreme Joy Leads to Sorrow
"Squad leader!"
Seeing Sun Xin coming in, Yuan Guoqing greeted him and stood up quickly.
As he stood up, everyone in Class 3 also stood up, including Xu Yan and Luo Yifei. Xu Yan looked at Sun Xin guiltily, praying secretly that he didn't hear what he had just said.
But he was obviously going to be disappointed. Sun Xin not only heard it, but also heard it very clearly. After everyone stood up, he cast a cold gaze directly at Xu Yan and said sinisterly: "I heard that you have good physical fitness."
When Xu Yan heard this, his eyelids twitched, and he said modestly, "Squad leader, you are joking. I am just a new recruit who has only been in the army for a few days. How can I have any physical fitness? Any recruit in the new recruit company can beat me by a long way."
He looked submissive and humble, without any trace of his previous arrogance.
Unsurprisingly, this gesture attracted the attention of his comrades. They all had strange expressions. Although it was not the first time they saw him change his expression, every time they saw it, they would be stunned and secretly curse him in their hearts as shameless!
Xu Yan didn't care what his comrades thought. He tried to get close to Sun Xin with a sly look on his face. "Squad leader, why are you here at this time? Do you have any instructions?"
"If I hadn't come, how could I have heard such a wonderful conversation? How could I have known that our class 3 had so many talents? Running 20 or 30 laps around the playground, our class 3 has produced an outstanding military genius!" Sun Xin was not so easily fooled. He snorted and said, "Come on, let me see how you run 20 or 30 laps."
"Sergeant, please don't!" Upon hearing this, Xu Yan hurriedly explained with a bitter face, "Sergeant, I was just talking casually. How could I really run twenty or thirty laps? I ran ten laps today and my legs were so tired that they were shaking. They are still trembling now. If I really run twenty or thirty laps, I will have to go to the hospital." In order to increase his persuasiveness, he deliberately swayed a few times like a drunk to prove that what he said was true.
Such a funny action made everyone in the dormitory laugh. Even Sun Xin couldn't help but smile. Seeing Xu Yan's anxious expression, the effect of the beating had been achieved, and he couldn't really punish him to run twenty or thirty laps, he turned and asked, "Have you learned how to fold the quilt?"
"I got it. Comrade Luo Yifei took the trouble to teach me today. I have learned it." Xu Yan said hurriedly. He didn't dare to play tricks at this time. Even with his physical fitness, he would not be able to run twenty or thirty laps.
"Fold it for me to see." Sun Xin said, and when he saw Xu Yan carrying the quilt down, he added: "If it's folded well and I'm satisfied, I'll run laps, but if it doesn't satisfy me, hmph..."
“I guarantee it will be folded properly.”
Xu Yan patted his chest and promised that in order not to be punished by running, he would not dare to be negligent in the slightest. He moved Jiang Danian's quilt to the bed next to him, put his own quilt on it, and folded it meticulously according to the quilt folding technique.
He unfolded the quilt and flattened it, folded one-third of the width of the quilt along the long parallel lines, and then carefully pressed it flat. Then he folded one side of the quilt over and pressed it with his hands inside the quilt. Seeing that the folded part was flat and without bumps, he took one end of the quilt and pressed it with both hands to make a stripe mark. Then he pinched it with his hands along the stripe mark to make the stripe mark more obvious. Then he folded the quilt over. After folding it, he began to trim the edges, pinching it with his thumb and index finger, and pressing the other three fingers on the quilt to trim the right-angle edge...
He performed it meticulously step by step, and finally folded half of it. Xu Yan let out a breath and began to fold the other end, using the same method to trim the inner side and trim the upper side line into a right angle...
After working like this for three or four minutes, Xu Yan finally folded the quilt. Seeing that the quilt was square and there was nothing wrong with it, he left the bed and asked Sun Xin to check it.
Sun Xin examined it for a moment and said calmly, "It's folded very well."
Seeing that his achievements were recognized by Sun Xin, Xu Yan's heart finally settled down and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. In just three or four minutes, sweat was still pouring down his forehead and he felt more tired than running five laps on the playground.
Seeing that the crisis was resolved, Xu Yan suddenly felt relieved. He glanced at Luo Yifei slyly and said, "It's all Brother Fei's good teaching!"
"snort!"
Luo Yifei groaned, but he didn't think it was a compliment. He looked at the ceiling at a 45-degree angle, feeling depressed and aggrieved.
What had he done to offend anyone? He was punished for no reason. He just wanted to get back at someone, but he was forced to be tied up with Xu Yan. Not only was he punished to run ten laps, but he also had to massage Xu Yan's shoulders and back, and wash his clothes and shoes. This was too unfair!
Seeing Luo Yifei's displeasure, Sun Xin glared at Xu Yan again and said, "Okay, it's getting late. Everyone should go to bed early. We have to get up early for training tomorrow."
After Sun Xin left, the whole dormitory suddenly became noisy.
Luo Yifei had just suffered a great loss and lay back on the bed in a sullen mood, but Xu Yan was unwilling to let him go and deliberately provoked him: "Brother Fei, you are not happy, it was just a joke, you won't be so petty, right?"
"Okay, Xu Yan, stop taking advantage of the situation. You're tired after a whole day of training. Go to bed early." Yuan Guoqing shook his head and said this. The dormitory gradually became quiet.
The next morning, the sleeping dormitory was awakened by the loud sound of a horn.
A new day of training began. Xu Yan was not late that day, and his quilt was folded neatly. Everything seemed to be moving in a good direction.
After the training at noon, the company commander Tang Jue called Sun Xin over and asked about Xu Yan's performance in the third squad.
Tang Jue got straight to the point and asked directly: "Sun Xin, how has Xu Yan performed these days?"
"He is indeed a top student in the military field. He can master any military moves immediately. His military posture, formations, etc. are impeccable..." Sun Xin first gave full affirmation, and then said with a wry smile: "It's just that he is a little lazy. He is not an easy person to deal with!" He then told the funny things that happened to Xu Yan, focusing on the time when he used a folded quilt to prank Luo Yifei.
Upon hearing this, Mo Wenyuan was immediately amused. "This kind of self-defeating way of playing a prank on others is really not something most people can do. But this does look like his style!"
Sun Xin smiled and said, "Yes, this kid is really a freak. He does things completely unconventionally. This style of behavior would be very interesting if it were used in a class or company confrontation, or even a military exercise."
"You have to keep a close eye on him. Punish him, discipline him, and give him a warning. Don't let him cause any trouble, especially don't let him cause trouble in other companies." Tang Jue reminded solemnly.
"Yes!" Sun Xin responded, and said with a hint of relief: "Although this kid is shameless and loves to stir up trouble, he still has some self-control. This is all an internal matter of the class, and it has not affected other classes and companies."
"Anyway, you have to keep a close eye on him." Tang Jue reminded him again. His intuition told him that Xu Yan would not be so obedient.
In fact, Tang Jue’s worries were right. Just when he was talking to Sun Xin, Xu Yan got into big trouble and started fighting with the people from Class 2.
