But the Major General disagreed as he spoke earnestly: âWithout you, Iâm absolutely certain todayâs Ye Jian1 would not exist. A swift horse without Bo Le, thatâs a tragedy. While Bo Le identified a swift horse, thatâs celebratory! Your wise eyes identified talent, and you trained Ye Jian with your unique ways to the point where sheâs one step away from being a member of the special forces. Old Chen, you are the exemplar for all of us generals to learn from!â
Outside the tent came a guardâs voice: âReport,â and the Major General replied with: âEnter,â and quickly, two figures walked in side by side.
The man had a slim body, noble eyes, and brows; the woman was slender and owned a beautiful face. They wore the same colored jungle camo as they walked in; one represented the male soldiers, while the other represented the female soldiers. Both of them could describe the image of all the soldiers in the military in conscription propaganda.
âCome, come, come, hurry up and sit.â When the seated Major General saw Ye Jian, he stood up and personally walked over to welcome her, âYou look great, huh. Fifteen days of surviving alone, Ye Jian, youâve done well!â
Uncle Chen looked amiably at Ye Jian; his smile was filled with satisfaction.
In the past, the young lady had finally grown up and now had the grace of a woman and the temperament that a soldier should have.
Her back stood straight; her expression was confident yet controlled; she even carried unruffled confidence while speaking with the Major General⦠Sheâs all grown up, all grown up; sheâs grown into an adult now.
The atmosphere within the command tent was harmonious; hearty laughter could occasionally be heard from it. The Major General had given Ye Jianâs performance during the entire survival exercise an objective assessment and said: âBased on your current performances, you have, without a doubt, achieved the demands of the entire training. Overcoming your fears alone, and also helped the border police complete their operation without a hitch, the military is extremely satisfied by your performance. At the same time, we also hope that you would keep at it, and not let down Old Chenâs efforts in training you.â
Facing her superiorâs assessment and praise, Ye Jianâs display was still calm as usual. There wasnât a hint of arrogance because she believed everything she had done were things that she shouldâve done, and there was nothing for her to be arrogant about.
âMajor General, when you mentioned teachings, I believe thereâs also another opportunity for Ye Jian to learn right before our eyes and would like to know what Major General intends to do.â A man who was proficient at finding the most suitable opportunity and bringing up suitable suggestions, he brought the topic up very naturally. With a serious look on his face, Major Xia turned around and stared at Ye Jain, âHow about you go and ask the Major General?â
Ye Jian was still wondering how sheâs going to bring up the topic, but the moment he spoke up, her expression turned really serious as she asked: âMajor General, I still have another week of vacation. When I saw the armored vehicles just now, I was wondering if I could stay here and get to know these mobile weapons that have extreme firepower on the battlefield.â
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When the topic was brought up, Uncle Chen silently stared at the Major General; thatâs a great idea! He, too, was wondering about it.
âMajor Xia gave you the idea? Or did you think about it yourself?â The Major General didnât agree immediately as he smirked at the young Major who seemed serious. He smiled as he asked Ye Jian, âWhy do I have the feeling that youâve discussed it outside?â
âWe did discuss it.â
Two voices spoke up at the same time; one belonged to Xia Jinyuan2, the other belonged to Ye Jian, their reply was loud and orderly.
That caused the Major General to point his fingers at the duo, âThatâs quite a bold idea. However, itâs actually practical. One weekâs time, alright, but Iâm afraid there wonât be any classes, as you have to get to know it on your own.â
One sentence made Ye Jian stay; there wasnât anything else that needed to be said, this made Xia Jinyuan let out a long sigh, âMajor General, you should at least oppose it a little. You agreed so easily; now Iâve lost my chance to impress!â