48: If you don't eat your fill, where will you get the energy to train?

Lu Jing's gaze fell on Xiao Niannian. Seeing that Xiao Niannian had cut her long hair, a hint of a smile appeared in Lu Jing's eyes.

Soon, half an hour passed, and everyone gathered again to begin new training.

When Lu Jing came over, Xiao Niannian glanced at him. Hearing that he was there to teach the New Recruit Regiment how to shoot, she didn't think much of it.

"Now, begin push-up training..."

Afterward, Xiao Niannian noticed Lu Jing looking over, but she didn't dwell on it.

Hearing the whistle signal for assembly to eat, many people breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Niannian followed the team to the cafeteria.

Outside the cafeteria, they lined up again and began the pre-meal singing session.

Xiao Niannian sang along with her classmates, and the more she sang, the more excited she felt. Actually, when she first arrived here this morning, she didn't feel any sense of belonging; she still felt like an outsider.

But now, singing this song, her thoughts returned to her original world.

"Unity is strength..."

Back then, they also sang a song before meals, and everyone's voices would be very loud.

After singing, everyone went into the cafeteria and started queuing for food.

Xiao Niannian followed everyone to their class's assigned spot.

Looking at the dishes in front of her—stir-fried pork with chili, eggplant, potatoes, and pickles—Xiao Niannian tasted a bite and somewhat missed the food of later generations.

Xiao Niannian retracted her thoughts and quickly ate her meal.

Seeing Xiao Niannian eating very quickly, Yang Fang snorted coldly.

"hick."

Hu Ping also frowned as she looked at Xiao Niannian.

They thought the food wasn't tasty; although it was oily, it really didn't taste good. Yet, this Xiao Niannian was eating heartily.

How could Xiao Niannian not hear their cold snorts?

There was still training in the afternoon; if she didn't eat her fill, where would she get the strength to train?

After eating, washing and arranging her dishes, Xiao Niannian followed Li Le and Zheng Wu towards the dormitory.

She needed to have a good nap at noon; there was still training in the afternoon.

Xiao Niannian also completed the afternoon training with ease.

After dinner, Xiao Niannian and her Comrades-in-arms in the class began to read newspapers.

Li Le held a military newspaper and began to read. After finishing the information, she asked the female Soldiers to share their thoughts.

After talking for a while, they started reciting regulations and quotations.

Looking at the book in her hand, Xiao Niannian found that it was very different from what it would be decades later. However, she had heard many of those quotations in her previous life. She began to memorize them.

"Ding, memory +1."

Xiao Niannian was overjoyed to hear this sound. Great! Her memory was already excellent, and now it had improved even more. She could now be said to have an eidetic memory.

An hour passed quickly.

Li Le was somewhat surprised as she listened to Xiao Niannian recite the regulations and quotations.

Xiao Niannian could memorize them so quickly after reading the book?

Hu Ping and Yang Fang were also full of doubt. Xiao Niannian had only held the book and read for a while, and she could already recite these books?

Those quotations were such a thick volume.

Qian Si and Zheng Wu also looked at Xiao Niannian with admiration. They had discovered that Xiao Niannian was exceptionally capable; her movements were much more standard than theirs, even though they had been training for nearly a month.

Her voice when reciting these regulations and quotations was also extremely pleasant.

"Niannian, why is your Mandarin so standard?" Zheng Wu asked with admiration.

Xiao Niannian smiled and said,

"I learned it from the radio."

Xiao Niannian couldn't very well say that in her era, Mandarin had long been popularized.

She did indeed notice that her Comrades-in-arms' Mandarin wasn't very standard, all carrying some dialect. Even Hu Ping's Mandarin wasn't as standard as Xiao Niannian's.

"Niannian, are you a high school graduate?"

Hearing Zheng Wu ask her, Xiao Niannian nodded.

"Yes."

"No wonder your Mandarin is so good. You're the most educated among us. That's truly amazing."

Hearing this, Yang Fang was a little unconvinced, and Hu Ping also looked at Zheng Wu coldly.

"Our Pingping is also a high school graduate. What's there to be proud of?"

"Exactly, Pingping is also a high school graduate. She didn't even go to university; she just wanted to join the army to defend the country."

Yang Fang glanced at Xiao Niannian and said disdainfully,

"I think Xiao Niannian didn't have the chance to go to university. Nowadays, going to university requires a recommendation."

Xiao Niannian couldn't be bothered with their provocations. In her original world, she had graduated from the legendary Sifangping Vocational Technical School.

However, if she wanted to advance here, she would still have to re-enroll in a Military Academy in the future.

At this time, Sifangping Vocational Technical School seemed to have just moved to the City Name. It wasn't called this name yet; it would be renamed National University of Defense Technology a few years later. Xiao Niannian secretly set a goal. She still wanted to go back to this school to study.

"Actually, I already got a recommendation slot, but I gave it to someone else." Hu Ping touched her hair, saying somewhat proudly.

"Wow, Pingping, you're truly wonderful."

"This is true kindness."

"As expected of a Soldier's descendant."

Zhu Dan and He Juan also praised Hu Ping in various ways. Hu Ping felt even more triumphant seeing Xiao Niannian remain silent. How could someone like Xiao Niannian compare to her?

In the Family Courtyard.

Grandma Xiao saw Lu Jing walk in and happily called out to him.

"Xiao Jing, did you see Niannian today? How did she perform?"

Grandma Xiao had been worried all day, wondering if her Granddaughter would adapt to the Military Unit.

Hearing Grandma Xiao's words, Lu Jing said,

"Don't worry, she's performing very well in the Military Unit."

Grandma Xiao was overjoyed to hear that her Granddaughter was doing well in the Military Unit.

"Then when can Niannian come out? Or when can I go see her?"

Hearing Grandma Xiao's words, Lu Jing said,

"She'll only get time off after the new recruit assessment."

Grandma Xiao was a little disappointed to hear that she would only get time off after the new recruit assessment.

"That's still more than two months away."

"I'll find a way to occasionally bring her out to see you."

Seeing Grandma Xiao's disappointed expression, Lu Jing made a promise.

Grandma Xiao was extremely happy to hear Lu Jing say this.

"Then thank you so much, Xiao Jing. But won't that be bad? Maybe we should just wait. I can't let you violate regulations."

"You'll know then."

Lu Jing didn't say much more and turned to walk outside.

When the lights went out at ten o'clock, Xiao Niannian immediately closed her eyes and fell asleep.

In the morning, Xiao Niannian woke up on time.

These days, she would wake up promptly at 6:30 every day. Even if she lay in bed for a while after waking up, her biological clock was very precise. After Xiao Niannian got up, she immediately folded her quilt and tidied her bed.

Hearing the whistle, the people in the room quickly tidied up and ran towards the training ground.

This time, everyone arrived within the specified time.