Rejecting Qinghua Baoyan, I became a military officer

"Want to go sing?"

Chen Chen glanced at his watch; it was time for the second round, and suggested it.

When Chen Chen was at Teacher Tao's house earlier, Teacher He and Tao Linlin were present, so he couldn't drink freely. Also, he didn't expect Teacher Tao to be such a lightweight. Chen Chen didn't get to drink to his heart's content, so he decided to go sing karaoke and continue drinking.

Of course, the main reason was that Xu Ye had finally come back, and Chen Chen wanted to cherish their time together as much as possible and didn't want to go back to sleep right away.

Besides, he can't sleep at this hour anyway; he's slept almost all day.

"I do not mind!"

Knowing his thoughts, Xu Ye did not refuse.

Whether it's renovating his old house or the activities he's been doing with Chen Chen and Zhang Guicheng these past two days, for Xu Ye, it's more about relaxation and reminiscing, and there's no need to rush.

"Alright, I'll give Old Zhang a call!"

Seeing that Xu Ye did not refuse, Chen Chen was also very happy. He then took out his phone and dialed Zhang Guicheng's number.

Xu Ye wanted to remind him that Zhang Guicheng should be busy with a case right now, but seeing that he had already dialed the number, he didn't say anything.

Since we parted ways this morning, there has been no news from Zhang Guicheng, the implication of which is self-evident.

"No one answered?"

Chen Chen was a little confused. "Never mind him for now. He'll fight back when he sees this."

This wasn't the first time this had happened; Chen Chen had encountered it before.

"He'll probably be busy for a while, so don't even think about it," Xu Ye said with a mischievous grin.

"What's the matter?"

Chen Chen was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized, "Is there a big case?"

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask!" Xu Ye said deliberately with a stern face.

"Uh, I'm just a little curious."

Intimidated by Xu Ye's imposing presence, Chen Chen instinctively stammered.

"Haha, just kidding!" Xu Ye laughed, and before Chen Chen could get angry, he quickly gave a brief account of his encounter with Zhang Guicheng that morning.

"These damned tomb raiders and antique dealers are utterly depraved and inhuman!"

After hearing this, Chen Chen no longer cared about Xu Ye's earlier "bluff" and cursed angrily.

Clearly, this wasn't the first time he'd encountered something like this; if nothing unexpected happened, he must have co-organized similar events before.

It's perfectly normal for different departments to directly borrow and help each other.

"No one does a business that loses money, but some people will do it even if it means risking their lives. As long as the profit is big enough, this kind of thing will never be eradicated, even in a thousand years!" Xu Ye said casually.

In this world, the vast majority of disputes stem from interests.

The various actions he participated in, large and small, were essentially the same, stemming from different kinds of interests.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this!"

Knowing that Xu Ye was right, Chen Chen sighed and said, "It's just the two of us now, are we still going to go sing karaoke?"

"Or should I look for someone else?"

Although many of their classmates have left Los Angeles and gone to all parts of the country.

However, some people still chose to stay in their hometowns.

Chen Chen still maintains contact with these people in his spare time.

It's just that the three of them were the best at playing together.

"No need, then let's not sing. It'll be more interesting to just find a small stall." Xu Ye shook his head.

The other classmates were basically not close friends; they were just classmates, especially for Xu Ye now, there was even less affection between them, they were more like familiar "strangers".

As for karaoke, it's certainly booming now, but by the time Xu Ye transmigrated, it was practically a senior citizens' activity center. Xu Ye hadn't been there in a long time and didn't have any particular interest in it.

However, given that it was just the two of them, Xu Ye naturally didn't want to go.

"Okay then, I'll listen to you!"

Chen Chen wasn't surprised; that was just Xu Ye's personality. He then suggested, "How about we go to the Shizijie Night Market?"

"Let's go, get in the car!"

Xu Ye readily agreed.

The Cross Street Night Market, located in Los Angeles' Old Town, has always been, and will always be, one of the most bustling night markets in Los Angeles.

Unfortunately, Xu Ye had neither money nor time during his student days, so he had only heard of the major night markets in Los Angeles but had never properly explored or eaten there.

During the day, when they were strolling around Xigong Street, Tao Linlin was essentially the one leading him.

It's evening now, so taking a stroll through the Shizijie Night Market is a way of fulfilling a childhood dream.

After all, even the best students have a rebellious streak deep down; it's just a matter of whether they can control it.

Clearly, Xu Ye had excellent self-control at that time.

That's true. If you can't be self-disciplined, unless you're a super genius, you might have no problem getting into university, or even a top university, but getting into a top school like Tsinghua or Peking University is basically impossible.

After all, who isn't a genius to be able to get into these two schools?
"Can we drive?"

Once in the car, Chen Chen casually asked a question.

Earlier, Xu Ye, as the main character of the day, had already drunk quite a bit of alcohol.

"Do I look like something's wrong?" Xu Ye glanced at him, then said disdainfully, "Heh, don't you know how you got drunk last night?"

It really is a way to "train people." In just a short time, Chen Chen's alcohol tolerance has become quite impressive, much better than Zhang Guicheng's.

After all, the nature of Zhang Guicheng's job meant he wouldn't drink much, so he naturally didn't have many opportunities to practice his alcohol tolerance.

Chen Chen is different, especially in their group. If someone can't drink, they're definitely an oddball.

But let alone if he's only been training for less than a year, even if he trains for a lifetime, once he's truly tested by alcohol, he still wouldn't even be qualified to carry Xu Ye's shoes.

"Uh, let's hurry up and go!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Chen's face darkened.

As for not drinking and driving?
Here's a little-known fact: the traffic regulations haven't been officially implemented yet; we'll have to wait another month.

If drunk driving is a criminal offense, then it will be even later!

Therefore, even if traffic regulations are introduced, as long as there is no traffic accident and you are caught driving under the influence, the most you will get is a fine.

It has to be said that traffic in this era was incredibly wild.

"Hold on tight!"

Xu Ye stepped on the gas, and the Santana 2000 sped off aggressively, startling Chen Chen into grabbing the handrail.

"Xu Ye, brother, big brother, please slow down, please!" Soon, Chen Chen's panicked pleading voice came from inside the car. Good heavens, after driving a Santana for so long, Chen Chen really didn't know his car had this potential.

Clearly, he didn't know the saying: There are no cowardly cars, only cowardly people!

In Xu Ye's hands, he can easily drive each car to its limit.

"Impressed!"

After getting out of the car and vomiting for a while, Chen Chen looked at Xu Ye, who was perfectly fine, with a pale face and felt a little scared.

All I did was ask "Can you do it?", why did I have to put myself through all this trouble?
"Isn't this possible?"

Xu Ye mocked, then handed over a pack of tissues, "With your physical condition, if you joined the army, it would make you wish you were dead."

"There's nothing I can do. You know, we've never had a hard life growing up!" Chen Chen wiped his mouth, feeling much better after spitting it out.

"You always tell the truth," Xu Ye said, somewhat speechless. "Alright? Okay, let's go!"

The place where they parked was quite a distance from the Shizijie Night Market. Should they just drive there?

Not only is there traffic congestion, but there's also nowhere to park. You're just asking for trouble.

"Let's go!"

Chen Chen took a deep breath and quickened his pace to catch up with Xu Ye.

She secretly resolved that she must drive herself later and absolutely could not let Xu Ye drive again.

“You know the way, you lead the way!” Xu Ye said casually.

Chen Chen, who had been pampered since childhood, had naturally been to this kind of place more than once and was very familiar with it.

It's only because Chen Chen is talented and not a bad person that he's not spoiled. Otherwise, given his family's indulgent attitude of giving him whatever he wants, Chen Chen wouldn't have gotten into Zhongzhou University, and he might be staying somewhere right now!
After all, I've heard many such examples since I was a child, and I've also seen them around me.

Even those who died were not uncommon.

There's no way around it, that's just how wild this era is.

"Shall we find a place, or eat as we go?" Chen Chen asked without hesitation.

"This time, we're going to eat our way through the entire night market!" Xu Ye declared boldly.

In the past, his parents were quite strict with him, and they rarely took him to places like roadside stalls.

Judging from the original owner's previous physique, she was quite the foodie. In the past, she had always longed to visit several famous night markets in Los Angeles.

However, before the original owner's parents had their accident, they were very strict and there were not many opportunities. After the accident, let alone food, the original owner had little motivation to even live. It was thanks to the patient guidance of Teacher Tao and his wife that the original owner was able to get into Tsinghua University under such extremely unfavorable circumstances.

This is also the most important reason why Xu Ye is so good to Teacher Tao's family now, not just because they are his teachers.

Having inherited everything from the original body, one naturally cannot ignore these causes and effects.

Just like now, Xu Ye's bold statement of "eating and dressing at the night market" can be seen as making up for the original owner's regret back then.

"Then we need to hurry!" Chen Chen naturally wouldn't object.

Although it's called a night market, not all the stalls stay open all night. Most of them start to pack up gradually after midnight. It's almost 10 p.m. now, which is the liveliest time of the entire Shizijie Night Market. The sounds of vendors calling out their wares and the laughter of tourists rise and fall, creating a vibrant and lively atmosphere.

However, they need to hurry.

More than half an hour later, both of them were carrying things in their hands, especially Chen Chen, who had even more.

After vomiting, Xu Ye didn't really want to eat. At this moment, Chen Chen became Xu Ye's "personal food butler," serving him to make sure he ate and drank well.

"You can eat way too much!"

After Xu Ye finished a gluten roll biscuit, Chen Chen handed him a bag of peony-flavored cakes and asked with some concern.

In just over half an hour, Chen Chen roughly estimated that Xu Ye had eaten more than he usually eats in a whole day.

You should know that Xu Ye drank quite a bit of alcohol and ate quite a bit at Teacher Tao's house earlier.

Not only did Teacher He keep putting food on Xu Ye's plate, but Linlin also kept feeding him, and most of the food on the table ended up in Xu Ye's stomach.

Xu Ye used to be able to eat a lot, but not this much.

Is it possible that soldiers can really eat this much?
Xu Ye's belly is like a bottomless pit!

"Calm down. If you ever have the chance to visit the army canteen, you won't be making such a fuss!" Xu Ye put a piece of peony-flavored cake in his mouth.

Yes, that's the taste!
"All right!"

Hearing Xu Ye say this, Chen Chen could only suppress his worries.

After all, based on information he had received from somewhere before, soldiers really do eat a lot.

Some people can even eat a whole steamer of steamed buns in one meal!
"what?"

Xu Ye, who had just finished eating the peony-flavored cake and was patting the crumbs off his hands, exclaimed softly.

Following Xu Ye's gaze, Chen Chen, without thinking, said, "Noodles with fermented soybean paste? That's good!"

Perhaps influenced by Xu Ye's eating habits, or perhaps because it had been a while since he vomited, Chen Chen felt a bit hungry when he saw the noodle stall not far away.

"Okay, let's go try it. It's been a long time since I've had this."

Suppressing his doubts for the time being, Xu Ye stepped forward.

So-called fermented mung bean noodles are actually noodles cooked in fermented mung bean soy milk. They not only smell sour, but also taste sour, just like the sour douzhi (fermented mung bean juice) in Beijing. People who have never tried it before may find it unusual at first.

However, fermented noodle soup is not as strong-flavored as Beijing-style fermented mung bean juice. After a few sips, you will most likely get used to it and even like it, unlike Beijing-style fermented mung bean juice, which will most likely make you spit it out after one bite.

Those who don't spit it out are probably just trying to save face and swallowing it down.

Anyway, despite having lived in the capital for several years and being somewhat of a foodie, Xu Ye tried it once out of curiosity and immediately avoided it. As a native of the Central Plains, he simply couldn't get used to it.

"Xu Ye, did you recognize him just now?"

After the two sat down on small wooden stools next to a folding table at the invitation of the young female vendor, Chen Chen put down the things he was holding on the table, frowned, and said thoughtfully.

At this moment, he realized that Xu Ye's "Eh" just now was not because he wanted to eat the noodle soup, but more because of the young female vendor.

"You didn't recognize me?"

Xu Ye glanced at the young female vendor who was busy cooking noodles for the two of them and nodded.

"no!"

After pressing his temples a few times, Chen Chen thought carefully for a while, but finally had to give up and said, "She looks kind of familiar, but I really can't remember who she is. However, I definitely know her!"

If it weren't for Xu Ye's reaction just now and his question now, Chen Chen wouldn't have dared to say that.

"Xu Ye, you must have recognized him, right? Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me!"

Chen Chen felt like he had a cat's claws on his head and asked somewhat urgently.

"Here's a hint, my junior high classmate!"

Without giving him a direct answer, Xu Ye picked up a pair of disposable chopsticks, broke them apart, and smoothed out the rough edges, remarking with some emotion. (End of Chapter)