Can’t Take My Eyes Off You

“She is Miss Jiang, the youngest in that group. She’s only 20 years old, but she’s amazing. She’s their teacher’s assistant. She’s in charge of bringing those students to our unit.”

“Only 20 years old? Are you talking nonsense?”

“I’ll eat shit if I’m lying! This morning, I was the one who drove to the university to pick them up.”

“Eh, those two pretty girls’ eyes are red. Did the Colonel bully them?”

“Of course! The Colonel doesn’t show any mercy when he insults others. The words that come out of his mouth are just like the cold wind slicing through one’s heart.”

“Do you want to know something?”

“Why are you asking so many questions? Scram, don’t disturb my meal!”

“Well, it looks like the Colonel really did make the girls cry. If you don’t know why he made them cry, we’ll ask you something else. Are those girls married? Do they have a partner?”

“You brought them to the army in the morning. What do they think of us as soldiers? ”

No matter what they asked, that soldier continued to eat without saying anything.

Jiang Yao listened to every word of their discussion and laughed. It seemed like everyone in the group knew that Colonel Shao was a vicious person.

“The plates are over there, and the rice is over there. You can eat as much as you want. If you want to eat anything, go ahead and get it. After you finish eating, wash the utensils at the sink and put them back in the big pot over there. Someone will boil some water to disinfect it in the afternoon.” Shao Fucheng left after that.

There were only four women in the cafeteria, and the rest were all men. It was likely that they had never been stared at by so many people before. Therefore, Jing Mengjie and Li Hong pulled their training uniforms somewhat awkwardly. They said, “It’s so embarrassing to be stared at by so many people when we look so ugly.”

No matter how awkward Jing Mengjie and Li Hong felt, Jiang Yao decided to remind them. “Remember what Colonel Shao said.”

“Take as much as you want to eat. Don’t waste food.”

Then, Jiang Yao took the lead in getting the plates and queueing for food. Liu Chao and the others pulled Jing Mengjie and Li Hong to follow behind Jiang Yao. The men did not feel embarrassed following a young woman like Jiang Yao. She was calm and composed in that environment. She did not even feel uncomfortable being stared at by others. That made them forget about Jiang Yao’s age. She was Miss Jiang, and it was right to follow her.

Most of the soldiers in the army base were very kind. When they saw Jiang Yao and a few others lining up, they automatically gave up their places.

“You guys go first.”

Jiang Yao, who was originally at the end of the line, suddenly became the first in line.

“First come, first served. Those who arrive later should line up!” Jiang Yao smiled very sweetly and thanked them.

Jiang Yao and the others had a two-hour lunch break. It was not until 2:30 that Commissar Wang called Jiang Yao and the others to his office.

Unsurprisingly, Jiang Yao and the others took an afternoon of ideological and political lessons in the commissar’s office. They also learned about some restrictions in the army.

What made Jiang Yao feel gratified was that Commissar Wang did not intend to train them on internal affairs. After two and a half hours of ideological lessons, they were liberated.

The next day, Jiang Yao and the others were brought to watch the soldiers’ training for the whole day.. Finally, they set off for the exercise at Shao Fucheng’s office at night.