Yin Ruyun: "..."
How had she become an irrelevant person?
But it seemed she truly was an irrelevant person.
She indeed felt out of place in this dormitory.
Su Xiaotian sighed. Although she had long anticipated that their dormitory, 314, might not have many peaceful days ahead, it was only the first day of school, the day of military training. To fall out over such a trivial matter was just asking to be ridiculed.
Zhao Hongmei had only retorted because she couldn't stand Yin Ruyun's words at that moment; she hadn't intended to start a real argument.
After Dong Yan'an offered a word of advice, the tension subsided, and she went to change clothes.
She quickly changed and leaned closer to Su Xiaotian, saying, "Xiaotian, can you help me tie mine?"
Even though she hadn't seen if Su Xiaotian could actually do it, she couldn't do it herself and was willing to trust Su Xiaotian.
Su Xiaotian glanced at the other girls; it was clear none of them knew how to tie the leg wraps.
"Everyone change your clothes first. Once you're done, I'll demonstrate for you. It's very simple."
At this moment, Qi Xiaofang had also finished sewing.
She tied the last knot, smoothed the stitched area with her hand, and nodded with satisfaction when she saw it was neat and tidy.
Fortunately, her skills hadn't regressed; the work was still presentable.
"Monitor, it's done. Are you satisfied?" Qi Xiaofang shyly handed the mended trousers to Su Xiaotian.
"Satisfied, satisfied! You're amazing, Xiaofang. Thank you."
Su Xiaotian said with emotion. If it weren't for Qi Xiaofang today, she would have had to attend military training in very unsightly trousers.
That was for sure. She knew herself well and was very aware of her own needlework skills.
Now, it was Qi Xiaofang's turn to feel a bit embarrassed. She busied herself by pretending to tidy her needle and thread, saying, "It's nothing, just a casual thing!"
After tidying her needle and thread, she also prepared to change.
Su Xiaotian took the mended trousers and began to change.
In the past two years, although clothing and fashion had improved considerably from previous years, many people still had a fondness for military green.
Therefore, even though the uniforms were a bit loose, the girls chattered excitedly, showing no signs of complaint.
Once everyone had changed, Su Xiaotian took the cloth strips for the leg wraps and began to demonstrate.
Su Xiaotian skillfully demonstrated for everyone, and all of them watched intently, including Yin Ruyun.
Yin Ruyun, with her affected tone, had been rebuked by Zhao Hongmei again. By this time, she had only finished changing her clothes and hadn't yet put on the trousers.
She had to stop for now and focus intently on Su Xiaotian's every move.
She felt that even though she didn't know how, she should be able to learn if she tried.
Such a simple task, she was sure she would pick it up after a little practice.
Moreover, after watching twice, she felt she had truly learned.
Seeing that Zhao Hongmei still didn't know how and needed Su Xiaotian's guidance, she sneered.
Idiots are just idiots; they can't even do something this simple.
Yin Ruyun was unaware that there is a type of knowing called knowing with your eyes but not with your hands.
The girls were all trying to dress themselves for the first time, fumbling around. It was thanks to Su Xiaotian's help that they finally managed to tie the wraps.
At this point, there were less than ten minutes left until assembly.
To avoid being punished for being late, Su Xiaotian and the others urged everyone to hurry to the sports field.
Just before leaving, Su Xiaotian suddenly remembered something. She quickly opened the cabinet again and took out several packs of jerky.
"Xiaotian, there's no time! Why are you still thinking about snacks?" Chu Yue called out.
In her heart, she thought, children are just children; even at a time like this, they still have the mood to eat.
Su Xiaotian tore open the packaging with a rip and handed a few strips of jerky to each person, not even leaving out Qi Xiaofang.
Naturally, Yin Ruyun was not included among these people.
Qi Xiaofang held the jerky in her hand, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
She remembered that two days ago, Su Xiaotian and the other classmates had eaten jerky without inviting her.
At that time, she had thought Su Xiaotian was truly excessive, not even letting her share a bit of snack.
But she never expected that just a day later, she would become someone who could share.
However, Qi Xiaofang also knew that this was not because Su Xiaotian considered her one of her own, but because Su Xiaotian was generous.
On the contrary, the person who always claimed to be generous was actually the most stingy.
"Xiaotian, hurry up!" Zhao Hongmei called out anxiously.
"We'll eat as we walk!" Su Xiaotian said, not delaying any further, and went out with everyone.
"Eating at this time might not be good. Besides, we already had meat for lunch!" Li Jianhong was still a bit reluctant.
They had eaten meat at noon, and now eating jerky again made her feel guilty.
Moreover, she subconsciously felt that this jerky must be very valuable.
"Just listen to me, and you won't be wrong."
Su Xiaotian, like a squirrel, bit into the jerky in her hand, speaking indistinctly.
Although they had eaten meat at noon, the afternoon's training was predictably going to be an arduous one.
Since it was training, the physical exertion would be considerable, and eating some jerky would definitely be beneficial.
Since the jerky was already in their hands, they couldn't just hold onto it, so several people began to chew on jerky along with Su Xiaotian as they went downstairs.
Seeing the others leave without calling her, Yin Ruyun felt indignant.
At this moment, she also realized that her time was running out.
She began to feel fortunate that she had followed Su Xiaotian's example in learning how to tie the leg wraps; otherwise, she would surely be flustered now.
She had swapped for a smaller size of clothes, and wearing them looked much better than Su Xiaotian and the others. She was determined to perform well today.
When Su Xiaotian and the others arrived at the Chinese department's military training area in the northeast corner of the sports field, it was still early.
Most of the classmates had not yet arrived. Su Xiaotian subconsciously checked her watch; there were still three minutes left.
She had a feeling that many classmates might be late.
Looking around, it seemed that students from other classes had not yet arrived either, which made her feel a little more at ease.
Although there was punishment for being late for military training, the law does not punish the masses. It should be fine, right?
As Su Xiaotian was pondering, she saw a troop of soldiers marching in neat formation towards the sports field. There were about twenty to thirty of them, but their steps were so uniform that not a single person was out of sync.
This group of figures in military green marched while shouting slogans, their resonant voices truly inspiring!
Su Xiaotian couldn't help but feel her blood boil.
"Xiaotian, I'm so excited!" Zhao Hongmei said, grabbing Su Xiaotian's arm.
Su Xiaotian herself was also extremely excited. Suddenly, she blinked hard, then blinked again.
She suspected she was mistaken, but she was clearly not mistaken.
She had indeed seen a very familiar figure.