Chapter 101: Boarding the School Bus
The train soon entered the city, and Ji Xin'an looked out of the window at the urban scenery, feeling inexplicably excited. This was the city where she would be living for the next four years.
In four years' time, I will become a real soldier.
"Get off the bus, everyone's gone, what are you still staring at?" The bus had stopped, and Zou Ze saw that she was still looking out of the window, seemingly lost in thought, so he came over to call her.
"Oh, be careful on your way out, don't rush and make sure you don't drop anything." Ji Xin'an reminded her again with concern.
"An An, I feel like you're becoming more and more like my mom, nagging on and on about one thing." Zou Ze muttered to himself as he walked away.
"Zou Ze, are you implying that I'm old now?" Zou Ze's brain went numb at Ji Xin'an's words.
"How is that possible? You're so beautiful and lovely, no one would believe you're already over thirty." As he spoke, Zou Ze picked up his things and ran out of the car.
Ji Xin'an was taken aback at first, then laughed. He didn't expect him to learn from himself too. Just now, he really got a fright. Thinking about it, he wasn't already over thirty years old? If not for rebirth, he would be almost forty by now. Ah, rebirth is infinitely wonderful!
After getting off the car, Ji Xin'an had empty hands, with only a small bag on her back. In contrast, the two people behind her were carrying and holding things in their hands, all full. It wasn't that Ji Xin'an was enslaving them, but rather they firmly refused to let Ji Xin'an carry anything. Now, looking at it, it seemed somewhat like a princess with her entourage following behind.
As the university's opening date is around these days, there are not many pick-up school buses in front of the station, but among the many schools, Ji Xin'an immediately found the most beautiful olive green in her eyes.
"How about we don't go?" Zou Ze asked, seeing that Ji Xin'an was just staring blankly at their school's bus and the seniors who were welcoming new students.
"Let's go." Ji Xin'an smiled and strolled over with a leisurely pace.
"An An, how did I find out that you're always spacing out today? Did getting into the military academy make you stupid?" Yao Wen Hua asked with a half-joking tone after seeing Ji Xin An spaced out several times already.
"I'm so excited, don't you understand? Ah, it's pointless talking to someone like you who has no ideals." Ji Xin'an said it effortlessly, but afterwards he felt a bit regretful. No matter what mistakes Yao Wen-hao had made in the past, now he was giving up everything for himself and coming to military school; Ji Xin'an didn't know if he would be sad about this or not.
On the other hand, Yao Wen-hao not only didn't get angry because of her words, but instead became cheerful. Ji Xin-an couldn't remember how long it had been since she last spoke to him like that. Today, being able to speak so casually with him, no matter what, proved that Ji Xin-an had already let her guard down around him.
Ji Xin'an naturally understood his thoughts and could only sigh silently.
In the military academy, female students are a rare group. Some military academies have a male-to-female ratio of over 50:1 due to their majors. The school that Ji Xin'an attended was not as extreme, but female students were still scarce, especially pretty ones.
After all, military academies are different from other universities, not only do they have high academic requirements, but also physical fitness must be top-notch. This invisible barrier has already blocked most girls who dream of joining the army. Originally, there were few beautiful women who studied well, and now that physical fitness is required, it's easy to imagine what's left. But this won't make her complacent.
"Oh, thank you, Senior Zhao." The girl's face improved a bit then.
"No need to be polite. From now on, we're comrades-in-arms, if you have any difficulties just come find me." Zhao Fan said with a light smile.
Seeing a few people's faces not as ugly as before, he glared at Gu Song and the others, who also felt wronged. They didn't scare anyone when they talked to the beauty, but ended up scaring unrelated people.
When Zhao Fan was about to return to his own seat, he saw that Ji Xin'an seemed to have put it out of his mind and was still in the mood to appreciate the scenery outside.
"Didn't you feel afraid at all after hearing what they said?" Zhao Fan sat down with a smile, looking at Ji Xin'an with some curiosity, regardless of the resentful Gu Song who was squeezed away.
"Is being afraid useful? Can we skip military training then?" Ji Xin'an turned her head to see him sitting next to her, only then confirming that he was talking to her.
Zhao Fan was momentarily at a loss for words, as if facing this special junior his usual eloquence would never be of any use. "That's not it. It should just be a normal reaction for a new student."
"I don't think it's right to be afraid, since we've already come here. We should have made up our minds to endure hardship, if we can't even pass the first test, then we shouldn't have come here." Ji Xin'an smiled lightly, she had prepared for today without knowing how many times, how could she be afraid of a small 5km run?
"You may not understand, although it's just the first hurdle, but it's actually the most difficult one. Because military training is meant to imprint a soldier's mark on an ordinary student, and turning someone who knows nothing into a soldier who follows orders and listens to commands is not an easy process. It's like being a soldier, the three years of service are toughest in the new recruit company, afterwards it's actually not that tiring anymore because you've gotten used to it even if it's more exhausting than when you were a new recruit." Zhao Fan also warned him about this.
He had a deep understanding, at that time he thought military training was nothing to himself who was born and raised in the army, but he found out he was terribly wrong. Although he lived in the army every day, he was still an ordinary citizen at heart, only by becoming a soldier could he truly experience the hardships within.
"Thank you for telling me this, I will remember it." Jing Xian'an nodded gratefully.
"Don't be polite to me, I'm telling you this not because I want you to thank me, but just to remind you not to be too careless. If it's really because of the military training that you got rejected, it would be a pity and also unfair to you who scored so high in the exam." Zhao Fan smiled, but still didn't put his mind at ease about her, wondering what she would look like running five kilometers with such a soft and delicate appearance.
"Senior, you don't have to worry about Ji Xin'an anymore. Even if all the girls fail, she will stay." Zou Ze was really unable to bear it, and Ji Xin'an had no way to retort, he just didn't care about those things.
He, Yao Wenhao, also sneered inwardly. He was the one who understood Ji Xin'an's level best. Now, Ji Xin'an might not even be able to surpass himself.
"Really?" Zhao Fan was taken aback by his words and turned to look at Ji Xin'an in surprise, who still looked like a young lady from a scholarly family.
"Or we make a bet?" Zou Ze looked at him with a sly smile.
"Zou Ze, stop talking nonsense." Ji Xin'an didn't want to make a big deal out of it. "Zhao Xuechang, he's just joking, don't mind him."
"It's nothing, I'm just overthinking." Zhao Fan said with a self-deprecating smile, rubbing his nose.
"No, senior, what you said was very helpful to me. Since I've come all the way here, no matter how difficult or hard it is, I must stay." Ji Xin'an hurriedly explained.
"That's good." Zhao Fan smiled slightly and suddenly had a good impression of her, at least she wouldn't make people lose face.
Several people saw the boy who came with Ji Xian and confidently said that she guaranteed to pass, but looking at her again, no matter how they looked, it didn't seem like she was about to become a soldier. Even if so, being an art soldier would be barely acceptable.
