Chapter 551: Sign Up!

"Of course! When we came to China, I specially hired a Chinese coach to teach me," Hans said with a proud look on his face. Beside him, Keith rolled his eyes. They were identical twins, but Keith often felt his brother’s intelligence was not up to par. He dramatically slapped his forehead. "Hans, you should be more humble."

"Right! Chinese people like humble people. I should be humble," Hans said, completely missing Keith’s point. He nodded to everyone. "Hello, I am Hans. Please take care of me." Then he forced a shy smile.

Everyone stared for a moment, then burst into laughter. Zhu Zhibin laughed so hard he fell onto the ground. Keith was speechless. Hans blinked his innocent eyes, looking confused, as if he didn’t understand what was happening.

"It seems you get along well," Ouyang Manqing walked over. She glanced at Zhu Yanyi’s group and nodded. "We will form groups soon. If you feel comfortable with each other, you can agree beforehand."

"Thank you, Teacher Ouyang," Zhu Yanyi said. She did not want anyone to know her relationship with Ouyang Manqing here. Ouyang Manqing also kept quiet about it. Hearing Zhu Yanyi’s polite words, Ouyang Manqing smiled and nodded.

Suddenly, a whistle blew. A man in a military uniform walked over. "Alright, children, please come here and line up. Boys and girls separate."

There were twenty children in this summer camp. Six were under ten years old, and the rest were ten or older. There were ten boys and ten girls in total. This balanced mix allowed them to line up perfectly, ten in a row, separated by gender.

The man in uniform looked at the two lines. "Children, remember, you are standing in vertical lines now. But in the military camp, we stand in horizontal lines. So, everyone, turn left!" He gave the direction command at the end.

Everyone turned left automatically. Two children who were confused about directions just followed the crowd.

The man in uniform continued, "Children, my surname is Yang. You can call me Instructor Yang. During this summer camp, I am your commander and instructor. You can call me Instructor. I will lead your activities." she pointed to Ouyang Manqing beside her. "This is Teacher Ouyang. She is your performance teacher for this camp. She will check and guide all your performances."

She added, "The theme of this summer camp is rural performance. But before we go, you have two days of discipline training. I will train your discipline with military standards. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" all the children shouted loudly.

"Very good. Your voices are so loud. You are all good material for soldiers," Instructor Yang praised. "Now, we need to form groups. Three groups in total. One group of six, and two groups of seven. You can choose your partners freely. However, the six children under ten must be distributed evenly, meaning two per group. Alright, start now."

"Our group is ready!" Zhu Zhibin raised his hand before Zhu Yanyi could speak. He pulled Keith, Hans, Xie Jingyun, and Yun Yue over. "We are a group of six. Zhu Zhibin and Yun Yue are under ten."