The Poor School Heartthrob Was Secretly a Financial Titan - Chapter 44
When the military training uniforms were handed out, the eight people in dormitory 203 changed into them, and the results were drastically different.
Old Xie fastened his belt; his old-fashioned demeanor made it hard for anyone not to believe he was a demobilized cadre.
After Li Jing changed his clothes, Yu Xin glanced at him and said, “You… are you a newly hired security guard?”
Li Jing raised his foot to kick him, but missed.
Zhou Xiaobai walked over from the bed, and everyone was stunned for a moment.
The military uniform accentuated his delicate features. With refined eyes and fair skin, and the cap on, he looked like a female soldier performing arts troupe from afar. If you didn’t look closely, you might mistake him for a girl visiting a boys’ dormitory.
Han Xuetao looked at him and thought to himself: This guy is a bit ahead of his time now. In a few years, this kind of image will be the most popular with girlsâa pretty boy.
An artistic version of Lu Han.
He changed his clothes and stood up.
His belt was fastened, his top button was fastened, and his hat was worn straight. He had broad shoulders and a narrow waist, with clean lines, and his eyebrows and eyes were particularly clear under the brim of his hat. Standing there, compared to the few people around him, he was simply a crane standing among chickens.
Yu Xin stared at him for a long time before suddenly saying, “Brother Tao, your appearance is truly impeccable.”
Han Xuetao glanced at him.
Yu Xin shook his head: “But it doesn’t look like my righteous and awe-inspiring revolutionary army at all.”
Li Jing, standing nearby, said, “It’s fine, how is it not righteous and awe-inspiring?”
Yu Xin pointed at Han Xuetao: “I always felt that Brother Tao had a bit of a bandit-like air about him. Don’t be fooled by his military uniform; he’ll betray the revolution sooner or later.”
Han Xuetao laughed and cursed, “Go to hell.”
But deep down, I thought this kid had a pretty keen sense of things.
Banditry? In his previous life, he had instigated a rebellion in South America. Otherwise, why would Wall Street investment banks and Texas oil tycoons seek to cooperate with him? Because he had guns! Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun, and gold grows out of the barrel of a gun.
In the dormitory, Chu Qiang was the most upright-looking person. The military training uniform looked the most convincing on him.
Chu Qiang has a dignified appearance, but he also has a poker face and almost no expression. When he stands there in his military uniform, he looks more like a real man than Han Xuetao.
The least convincing one is Yu Xin.
He was already thin, and the military training uniform looked baggy on him like a flour sack. The pants were even more ridiculousâthe two legs were different lengths, one dragging on his ankles and the other showing his calves.
The way he stood there, he looked like a complete scoundrel.
Everyone burst out laughing.
Zhao Jiang said, “Sanjin, you just came back from a defeat at the front, didn’t you?”
Li Jing laughed so hard he almost choked: “Yu Xin, how dare you accuse others of betraying the revolution? You yourself are a complete traitor!”
Ba Hui added insult to injury: “Brother Sanjin, the image of our army has been ruined by you.”
Yu Xin was so angry that his face turned green. He ripped off his hat and threw it on the bed: “Everyone else paid ten yuan, why did I get a defective set! I’m going to find them!”
He grabbed his pants and rushed out the door.
Half an hour later, Yu Xin returned, still wearing the same clothes, one pant leg longer than the other, and his hat tilted to the side.
Old Xie asked, “Didn’t you change it?”
Yu Xin sat down on the bed, puffing out her cheeks: “There’s only one set per person, no extras. Let me make do.”
Li Jing asked, “So you’ve come back?”
“How could that be!” Yu Xin slammed his hand on the bed. “I said if you didn’t solve my problem, I’d take my clothes off right there. That counselor was so stingy, he only gave me four yuan back!”
He pulled four crumpled one-yuan bills from his pocket and slapped them on the table.
Old Xie went over and took a look: “Take off your pants, I’ll alter them for you. I’ll cut the long ones shorter and attach them to the short side.”
Yu Xin was stunned: “Old Xie, you know this skill?”
Old Xie chuckled: “During those two years of repeating a grade, I had to mend my own clothes.”
I must say, Old Xie’s craftsmanship is really good. He cut it out, sewed it on, and the stitches are so fine and dense that you can’t even see them unless you look closely.
But here’s the problemâthe long ones were cut shorter and patched onto the short ones, so now both pant legs are the same length, but they’re both shorter than everyone else’s.
Yu Xin put them on, her legs dangling between her calves, revealing two sections of white socks, which were quite eye-catching.
Han Xuetao patted him on the shoulder: “Sanjin, take care of yourself these next few days.”
Yu Xin was taken aback: “What do you mean?”
Han Xuetao didn’t answer, but he quickly understood what Han Xuetao meant.
The opening ceremony was held on the morning of the second day, and the military training officially began in the afternoon. The first few days’ activities included formation training and marching.
Yu Xin was pulled out by the instructors more times than all the others combined.
There was no way around it; his cropped trousers and those two white socks were just too conspicuous in the ranks. If others took a step or two astray, since they were all dressed the same, the instructor might not notice immediately. But when he stood there, his white socks were like a signal light; it was impossible not to notice him.
“The one with the short trousers! Step forward!”
“Hey you in the white socks! Step forward!”
“You! Step forward!”
Yu Xin stepped forward more than ten times that afternoon.
Back in his dorm room, he collapsed onto his bed and didn’t move for a long time.
Li Jing leaned closer to take a look: “Sanjin?”
Yu Xin remained silent.
Ba Hui whispered, “Is he having a breakdown?”
Yu Xin rolled over, stared at the ceiling, let out a wail, and buried her face in the pillow.
Han Xuetao patted him with a smile: “Stop howling, hurry up and go buy a pair of green socks.”
On the third day of military training, “Prince” returned from the cafeteria and started shouting as soon as he entered the door.
“Hey guys, I have some big news to tell you: one of the instructors on the girls’ side is a pervert!”
The crown prince is Ba Hui.
This kid, despite being the youngest and shortest, has a gossipy heart, especially when it comes to girls. A couple of days ago, he was clinging to Zhao Jiang, nagging him, but Zhao Jiang has a girlfriend. They just started dating after graduating high school and are currently suffering the pain of a long-distance relationship, spending all his free time writing letters. After being bothered by Ba Hui several times, he simply chased him away.
Then Ba Hui found the kind-looking Li Jing.
The two hit it off immediately, finding common ground in each other’s quirks, and spent their days whispering amongst themselves. Their roommates, seeing their antics, nicknamed them “Li Jing, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, and Nezha, the Third Prince.”
After calling him that for two days, it got used to. Li Jing became “Heavenly King,” and Ba Hui became “Crown Prince.”
Now when people see Ba ââHui, they don’t call him “Little Ba” anymore; they just call him “Prince”.
Upon hearing his clamor, Heavenly King Li Jing immediately became interested: “Really? Instructor Yang from the girls’ formation? She looks perfectly normal to me.”
Ba Hui waved his hand: “They’re not from our department! You’ve seen all the girls in our department, haven’t you? Is there even one pretty one? With looks like that, even if Instructor Yang were a pervert, he wouldn’t be interested!”
Li Jing nodded: “That makes sense.”
Yu Xin chimed in from the side, “Which department are you talking about?”
“Department of Political Science and Public Administration!” Ba Hui’s eyes lit up. “The instructors in the girls’ formation over there seem to have a grudge against women! In just three days, four of them have already fainted!”
Li Jing gasped, “Four of them fainted?”
“Yeah, right!” Ba Hui gestured. “I heard that instructor is really tough. He doesn’t let us rest under the blazing sun; we have to stand at attention for an hour straight. Several girls couldn’t take it and collapsed. They’re really upset about it now and are going to complain to the department!”
Han Xuetao was reading a book while leaning against the bed when he heard the words “Department of Political Science and Public Administration” and his ears twitched.
Department of government?
Isn’t that the department Li Man studied?
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