422: They will definitely win next time.

"With someone like Shen Yan, your taste needs improvement."

After Qiao Yan finished speaking, he walked towards the cafeteria. He was genuinely hungry now.

Shen Yan was furious.

What did Qiao Yan mean by that? What did he mean?

What was wrong with him? He had won against Qiao Yan! What did Qiao Yan mean by 'someone like him'?

And what did it have to do with Sister Xiao's taste?

"Qiao Yan, what do you mean?"

Shen Yan yelled in anger.

"Alright, don't mind him, let's go eat."

Xiao Niannian advised.

Hearing Sister Xiao's advice, Shen Yan's anger instantly dissipated. Yes, eating was paramount. Qiao Yan had lost to them, so now he could only say sour words to provoke him. Hmph, he would work even harder and defeat Qiao Yan in future competitions, letting Qiao Yan know how formidable he was... While Xiao Niannian was getting food, a Cooking Squad Soldier brought out another plate of shrimp.

While Xiao Niannian was getting food, a Cooking Squad Soldier brought out another plate of shrimp.

"Instructor Xiao, these are the spicy shrimp we prepared for you. We traded them with fishermen by the sea."

"Thank you."

Xiao Niannian quickly thanked them.

These past few days, she had gone to the seaside several times and had quite a haul. Most of it was sent to the cafeteria, and now the Soldiers in the cafeteria were very fond of Xiao Niannian.

"Comrade Shen, this one is for you."

"I have one too, thank you."

Shen Yan hadn't expected to benefit from Sister Xiao's good fortune. It was wonderful.

Qiao Yan got his food and, seeing Xiao Niannian and Shen Yan not far away, misunderstood even further. He felt that Xiao Niannian and Shen Yan were now involved.

Although no rumors had spread.

If the Gu Family knew about this, they would definitely explode.

Gu Yuan and Gu Jin were here this time, so it seemed they had to be informed about this.

When Gu Yuan and Gu Jin found out, they would definitely deal with Shen Yan, and then the Gu Family and Shen Family might even have a conflict.

Xiao Niannian noticed Qiao Yan staring at her, and her brows furrowed.

Qiao Yan definitely didn't know about her going to the Arms Factory and Research Institute. But Qiao Yan had investigated the Xiao Family's affairs and now wanted to win her over, surely intending to use this opportunity to sow discord between the Gu Family and Lu Family.

Just like Qiao Zhu and her friends were close with Zhang Xiaorou and Ma Xue.

Lu Jing walked in, got his food, and sat directly at Xiao Niannian's table.

"Brother Lu, Qiao Yan was really shameless just now. He actually opened his mouth, wanting Sister Xiao to join their Special Forces Brigade..." Seeing Lu Jing, Shen Yan immediately complained.

He couldn't deal with Qiao Yan now, but Brother Lu could.

Hmph, Qiao Yan, just you wait.

Hearing Shen Yan's words, Lu Jing's gaze turned to Qiao Yan. His eyes were calm, meeting Qiao Yan's. Although both of their expressions were calm, their eyes were already clashing.

Lu Jing retracted his gaze and began to eat.

Xiao Niannian felt that today's food seemed to have extra chili, spicier than usual.

She looked not far away, then lowered her head and smiled.

It seemed Qiao Yan and his group were indeed unpopular.

Qiao Yan ate his meal, feeling it was a bit spicy. Several Soldiers around him were also sweating from the spiciness.

The Cooking Squad Soldiers heard many people complaining about the spiciness and saw Qiao Yan and his Soldiers sweating profusely. Their mood, needless to say, was excellent.

Of course, they didn't add chili to every dish.

"Why is this dish so spicy?"

"So spicy!"

"Ha..."

"Hiss."

Xiao Niannian listened to these people, looked at the Cooking Squad Soldiers not far away, and her smile grew wider.

Lu Jing smiled when he saw Niannian laughing.

Qiao Yan and his group's appearance not far away was indeed a bit comical.

Shen Yan heard Sister Xiao and Brother Lu's laughter, looked not far away, and seeing those people hissing and wiping sweat, he instantly understood what was happening.

Hahaha, Shen Yan couldn't help but laugh.

The Cooking Squad Comrades-in-arms were truly wonderful. Qiao Yan couldn't eat much spicy food and was very picky, unlike them, who could eat anything.

Qiao Yan was pretentious and arrogant, and this time he finally got his comeuppance.

Shen Yan laughed heartily.

Military Doctor Shen already understood what was going on. Hearing his younger brother laugh so brazenly, he gave him an exasperated look.

"Shut up, don't laugh so loudly."

Oh, Big Brother had spoken, so Shen Yan immediately stopped laughing.

However, his gaze still lingered on Qiao Yan. Mainly because it was rare to see Qiao Yan in such a disheveled state. He had to take a good look.

After dinner, when Xiao Niannian was washing dishes, Lu Jing naturally took over, washed the dishes for her, and carried the dishes and chopsticks back to the dormitory.

"Old Lu."

Hearing Qiao Yan's voice, Lu Jing stopped and looked at Qiao Yan.

Qiao Yan said with a smile on his face.

"Old Lu, this time I underestimated you."

Lu Jing heard Qiao Yan's words and saw the unconvinced look on Qiao Yan's face, a smile played at the corner of his mouth.

"Underestimated?"

Hearing Lu Jing's rhetorical question, the smile on Qiao Yan's face faded slightly.

"You had the advantage of the terrain, and you brought so much extra ammunition."

"Qiao Yan, you are too conceited. On the battlefield, anything can happen. Don't make excuses..."

Hearing Lu Jing's direct words, Qiao Yan's face instantly turned gloomy.

What right did Lu Jing have to lecture him?

He just used those tear gas and smoke bombs, setting up an ambush in advance to deal with them.

This time, they were careless. When he returned, he would rigorously train their Soldiers, teaching them how to make tear gas and smoke bombs by hand... And those traps, so varied and ingenious. When they reviewed the battle on the island today, they carefully examined the traps, and some of them he had never seen before. He wondered where Lu Jing's team found such skilled experts to set up so many traps.

He also needed to find such a master to teach their Soldiers these skills, so that in future confrontations with Lu Jing and his team, or in other missions, they could be put to good use.

"Don't get cocky, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

"Oh, you're all here."

Gu Yuan and Gu Jin were back now, and seeing Lu Jing and Xiao Niannian, they were very happy.

When their gaze fell on Qiao Yan, Gu Yuan nodded, while Gu Jin snorted coldly.

"Gu Yuan, Gu Jin."

Qiao Yan greeted them with a faint smile.

Although the Qiao Family and the Lu Family, and Gu Family were not on good terms, their younger generation had fought many times since childhood. However, in recent years, they rarely saw each other, unlike when they were children, always at loggerheads; now, they would maintain appearances.

"I heard you lost?"

Although Gu Yuan didn't snort like Gu Jin, his words were still piercing.

Qiao Yan heard Gu Yuan's words and said.

"Yes."

So what if they lost? What did it matter? Next time, they would definitely win.

"Old Lu has indeed changed a lot, and his methods are much more numerous than before, which I admire." Qiao Yan's words were ostensibly praise, but in reality, he was calling Lu Jing cunning.