Volume 1: The Empire Awakens Chapter 71: Double Harvest (Part 1)
In the last six months, Tan Renhao spent twice as much time studying as others.
Even when he was shopping with Liao Yingyu, he would carry a booklet containing aviation information with him and take it out to read whenever he had time.
Of course, he did not forget to deepen his relationship with his other brothers.
Tan Renhao also learned that Lei Shaoqing's third uncle was promoted to brigadier general at the end of last year and became the chief of staff of the Southwest Fleet, and Lei Shaoqing was originally scheduled to be promoted to lieutenant officer at the end of this year.
However, Lei Shaoqing chose to go back to school for further studies, which made him lose the opportunity for promotion.
However, what is certain is that as long as he successfully completes his further studies and meets the graduation requirements, he will become a captain after returning to the Southwest Fleet.
With the help of his third uncle, he would definitely be able to become a major soon, which would give him more options.
In the first semester exam of the sophomore year, Tan Renhao not only obtained the 24 credits he owed from the first year, but also completed the 18 credits required for this semester, and also completed 6 credits of courses in excess.
Tan Renhao's results also surprised the examiner, but after learning that Tan Renhao was personally trained by the commander of the Fifth Fleet and was valued by the Navy Commander, the teacher no longer felt it was strange.
His excellent results also made Tan Renhao the best among the trainees in this period. It took him only more than half a year to complete the course that others needed a year and a half to complete. Soon, Tan Renhao became a celebrity in the school.
Lei Shaoqing, Hao Dongjue and Chang Jianxin also passed the exams at the end of the semester, met the school's requirements, and entered the second half of the second year of study with Tan Renhao.
Of course, the performance of the three was mixed.
The worst was Chang Jianxin, he just barely reached the minimum score, and it was with the help of three companions that he spent more than a month cramming knowledge in various aspects, and finally passed the exam.
The relationship between the four people has also changed a lot.
Tan Renhao's position as the "boss" has been consolidated. Whether in terms of ability, military rank, or the role he plays, Tan Renhao is undoubtedly the best among the four.
Hao Dongjue and Lei Shaoqing competed for the position of "second in command" for three months, but in the end Hao Dongjue took the initiative to withdraw from the competition. The reason was simple. Lei Shaoqing was a recipient of the Sea Lion Medal of the Imperial Naval Academy and one of the best second lieutenant officers, while Hao Dongjue was just an ordinary student.
Of course, there is also the issue of the relationship between Lei Shaoqing and Tan Renhao.
However, Hao Dongjue is not dissatisfied with being the "third one". On the contrary, he has the best relationship with Lei Shaoqing. This may have a lot to do with their personalities, tempers, and the fact that they both like to drink, pick up girls, and cause trouble .
Chang Jianxin is the oldest of the four, but he has the worst background.
Of course, the other three all respected him very much and would include the word "old" in their addresses to him.
In addition, Chang Jianxin's family background is the worst, and he usually seems very stingy. However, Tan Renhao and the others don't care about this. After all, a person's temper has a lot to do with his financial conditions.
This made Chang Jianxin feel very embarrassed sometimes, but he also felt that it was easier to be with three good friends. At least, he didn't need to scheme against each other with these three good friends.
Tan Renhao's personal problems also underwent tremendous changes during this period.
Under Liao Yingyu's "coercion and inducement", he had to spend his entire weekend off (Sunday was the only holiday at that time) on Liao Yingyu.
Even summer vacation is no exception.
Going shopping with a woman is a very painful thing. Tan Renhao prefers to spend his shopping time in the library or on the basketball court.
However, every time this happened, Tan Renhao would always comfort himself with the unreasonable excuse of "pain and happiness". At least, shopping with a beautiful woman is a very face-saving thing.
Of course, every time Liao Yingyu bought him men's clothing and men's products, Tan Renhao still felt very happy. The only person who had bought these things for him before was his mother.
According to some traditional concepts, apart from the mother, only the wife can buy these men's supplies for Tan Renhao.
Of course, these ideas have become very weak now, and neither Tan Renhao nor Liao Yingyu noticed them.
The two bad friends, Lei Shaoqing and Hao Dongjue, were the ones who noticed the change in their relationship.
In order to prevent the two bad friends from betraying him, Tan Renhao had to bring them some gifts or invite them out for a meal every Sunday night.
After more than a year, this has become a habit, or an indispensable part of the school life of the four of them.
For ordinary people, a year and a half may not be a short time.
Especially for those students who are striving towards the other shore in the ocean of knowledge, one and a half years is three semesters, more than 500 days, and 60 study weeks, which is definitely not a time that can pass in the blink of an eye.
However, when I look back on the past year and a half, it was indeed very short, as if it was just the time to breathe, just a moment.
All four of them passed the final examination successfully, and Tan Renhao was ranked first among the trainees in this training session.
However, they were not formal students of the school, so the school did not hold a graduation ceremony for them.
Colonel Ji Xiaobin has already sent the news of the promotion of the three people by telegram.
After returning to the fleet, Tan Renhao will be officially promoted to major officer, while Hao Dongjue and Chang Jianxin will both become naval captain officers.
Lei Shaoqing also received a telegram from his third uncle, in which his promotion to captain had been confirmed. Now he just had to go back and get new epaulettes.
After a year and a half, the four of them became good brothers, but on the day they received their graduation certificates, they all felt as if they had lost something.
Tan Renhao and Lei Shaoqing had the strongest feeling.
After living together for a year and a half, the two childhood friends are about to separate again.
"Let's go out for dinner. It's my treat today!"
Lei Shaoqing put away the graduation certificate and said, "We will be separated again tomorrow, so we should relax for a while."
The other three immediately raised their hands in agreement, as no one knew if they would have the chance to get together again in the future.
Although the Imperial Navy is a big family, the "area" of this family is too large. Lei Shaoqing, Tan Renhao and the other two do not belong to the same fleet, so they will not have many opportunities to meet in the future.
Of course, for four good brothers, separation is a matter of sooner or later, but there is no regret because they are already good brothers.
