"What do you mean 'squeezed in'? I got in by taking the exam, okay?" Chen Jiaojiao protested, looking unhappy. "Besides, I already talked my dad into it. He said if I can get into a military academy, he won't stop me from joining the army."
"(⊙o⊙)…" Zhu Yanyi and the others didn't quite get it. Ma Yaya was the first to speak up. "Why would she stop you if you get in? If you get into the academy, you are already a soldier. She can't stop you then."
"Huh???" Chen Jiaojiao seemed stunned. "Isn't the military academy a university?"
"It is a university," Luo Kun nodded, smiling at Chen Jiaojiao. "Chen Jiaojiao, did your dad trick you? The academy trains real officers. Many commanders without degrees go there to study. Those who get in through exams are trained very hard."
Chen Jiaojiao suddenly understood. "So, my dad tricked me. He said he wouldn't stop me if I got in. But if I got in, I am already a soldier. He can't stop me then."
Zhu Yanyi and the other five were surprised at first, then laughed loudly. Chen Jiaojiao was so funny. She was truly a big airhead.
"Everyone gather! Boys and girls in separate lines. Girls in front, boys behind. Line up from left to right, tallest to shortest. Ready, start."
A voice suddenly appeared. The students of Class 3, Grade 1 stood up quickly. They lined up as told. Girls in front, boys behind. From left to right, tall to short. Two rows.
A sergeant walked over. He looked at the two lines. "Count off from left to right."
"1, 2, 3…" They started counting neatly.
"Report. Class 3, Grade 1. Girls should be twenty-four. Twenty-three are here. Done."
"Report. Class 3, Grade 1. Boys should be twenty-one. Twenty-one are here. Done."
The last person in each row reported loudly. The students of this military hospital school were very good at this.
The sergeant nodded. "Even numbers in the front row, step forward two paces. Even numbers in the back row, step back two paces. Execute."
Zhu Yanyi had an odd number, so she stayed still. The even numbers on her sides stepped forward.
The sergeant said again, "Attention. Eyes right. Front. At ease."
Everyone followed the orders perfectly. The sergeant nodded happily. "Good. Students of Class 3, Grade 1, hello. I am Instructor Pan Hua. You can call me Instructor Pan. For the next half month, I will spend this unforgettable time with you. Understood?"
"Understood!" everyone shouted loudly.
Instructor Pan Hua nodded. "Good. Your spirit is good. Now, turn left. Run ten laps around the track. Start."
The track looked small, but one lap was five hundred meters. Two laps were one kilometer. Ten laps were five kilometers. For Zhu Yanyi, this was nothing. But for Zheng Fei'er, who took two minutes to run one hundred meters, this was a huge torture. Slowly, she felt her legs getting heavy. She began to fall behind.