At the age of 38, he went to college and his children were classmates.

Chapter 144, Old Shen's Military Training Experience (Please Subscribe)
"I never said I was guaranteed to win an award."

"There's no cost to trying it out anyway!"

Chen Min shrugged. Zhou Gang's move was completely personal and not about the issue.

She was too lazy to make any further explanations; the contract had already been signed, and the publishing process was underway.

have nothing to say!

"Anyway, I don't think this book is any good. What market is there for science fiction?"

"It's obviously a money-losing project!"

"Could it be that Editor-in-Chief Chen is very familiar with the author?"

Just as Chen Min judged, Zhou Gang's move was personal, not political.

However, both Chen Min and the president of the club, Cao Zizhou, were already used to this situation.

"okay!"

"Weren't the contracts all signed?"

"There's no point in discussing these things now!"

Cao Zizhou slapped the table and turned to Chen Min, saying, "Tell the printing factory to print 3 copies of the first print run of 2. We'll see how the market reacts to the remaining 1."

"Let's adjourn the meeting!"

After saying that, Cao Zizhou stood up and strode out of the conference room.

Zhou Gang then said sarcastically, "I don't think even 2 copies will sell."

"The publisher's already tight financial situation is going to get even worse!"

Chen Min ignored the other person, put away the meeting notes on the table, and returned to her office in her high heels.

Chen Min personally has a high opinion of the book "The Three-Body Problem".

But she had no idea how well it would sell, because there had never been a science fiction novel that sold well in the domestic market.

Sanjiang University.

stadium.

Military training for freshmen has begun.

Shen Qiushan, who is 183 cm tall, stood at the front of the class.

The instructor of Class 20 of Electrical Engineering was named Li Jun. He was a young sergeant in his early twenties with big pimples on his face.

It's clear that he's not much older than the freshmen.

This is quite common; the instructors who come to universities to give military training to students are all relatively young, and are mostly non-commissioned officers from the military.

Sometimes, the instructors and students are even the same age, which is one of the reasons why some female college students often fall in love with their instructors during military training.

This is Li Jun's second time performing military training missions. For these non-commissioned officers, performing military training missions is considered a "good job".

Firstly, it's more free than being in the military.

Secondly, military training is much easier than their usual training.

Also, becoming an instructor might lead to a romantic encounter; having a female college student as a girlfriend would be a very prestigious thing!
Therefore, when they went out to carry out missions, Li Jun and the other instructors would inevitably discuss similar issues.

If we can be assigned to a department with a lot of female students, then this mission will be the best of the best!

However, Li Jun was clearly somewhat "unlucky".

He was assigned to be an instructor in the Electrical Engineering Class 1.

The Electrical Engineering Class 1 has a total of 38 students, of which only 8 are girls, and their appearance is... well, let's just say it's not that they're attractive.

Instructor Li Jun's hopes of finding a girlfriend have been completely dashed!

Not only that, there was also a man in his thirties in this class.

It certainly broadened his horizons!
"Everyone is here!"

"stand at attention!"

The September sun was scorching and intense. Not long after the military training began, many students were already drenched in sweat and complained that they couldn't take it anymore.

But Shen Qiushan handled it with ease; after all, he was a man with maxed-out stamina.

The physical exertion from military training was nothing to him!

A sunshade was set up on the rostrum of the stadium, where the school's staff who were assisting with the military training were gathered.

There were people from the Youth League Committee, people from the Logistics Department, and most of them from the Student Union.

The number of freshmen in the Class of 25 at Sanjiang University reached 6500, and they were scattered across three different campuses. The main campus, where Shen Qiushan was located, had the largest number of students, approximately 3500.

With so many freshmen undergoing military training at the same time, some unexpected situations are bound to occur, so the school must provide logistical support throughout the process.

Lin Xiamo, as the deputy secretary of the Youth League Committee, was also in the military training support team, but her main responsibilities were organizing the military training cultural evening, the military song competition, and the welcome party after the military training.

As a leader, Lin Xiamo was not required to be present. The reason she stayed was mainly to check on Shen Qiushan and his nephew and niece's military training.

Shen Qiushan, in particular, originally wanted to speak with the school and ask them to exempt her from military training.

Given her advanced age of 38, the school will surely understand.

But Shen Qiushan insisted on participating, and Lin Xiamo wanted to see if he could really stick with it.

Less than two hours into the military training, some students had already fainted from heatstroke.

This situation is quite common during military training in previous years. Medical staff and student union members responsible for logistical support take students suffering from heatstroke to cool and ventilated places for treatment.

"The physical fitness of these students is getting worse and worse."

"They've only been training for a short time!"

Yang Jianjun, the security supervisor of the logistics department, sighed as he fanned himself with a fan.

As he spoke, he subconsciously glanced at Lin Xiamo out of the corner of his eye.

He had long heard that a beautiful deputy secretary, whose beauty surpassed that of all the female teachers in the school, had come to the Youth League Committee.

I had only seen his back twice from afar before, but today I finally had the chance to get up close.

Just as rumored, her looks and figure are impeccable!
Yang Jianjun, an old bachelor, was naturally very tempted, but he also knew that his conditions were far inferior to those of the other man.

Even so, he still wanted to show himself in front of this beautiful deputy secretary, at least to strike up a conversation and become familiar with her.

He had already moved closer to Lin Xiamo. What he said earlier seemed like he was talking to himself, but in reality, he hoped that this Deputy Secretary Lin would join in the conversation.

Lin Xiamo seemed not to hear, and just silently watched the military training formations on the track and field.

"Secretary Lin, would you like a fan?"

"It's so hot today!"

Seeing that Lin Xiamo didn't respond, Yang Jianjun took the initiative to be attentive.

"No thanks."

Lin Xiamo had noticed Yang Jianjun, the security supervisor, long ago; she had encountered far too many men like him.

Lin Xiamo was perfectly aware of their thoughts.

Lin Xiamo usually adopts a cold approach when dealing with men she is not interested in.

If there's work-related interaction, then talk about work directly. If the other person wants to talk about personal matters, then there's no point in discussing it further.

For example, at this moment, Lin Xiamo decisively and politely declined Yang Jianjun's offer.

Undeterred by the closed door, Yang Jianjun pondered for a moment before smiling and saying, "Secretary Lin, I heard you were just transferred to our school?"

"Ok!"

Lin Xiamo responded in a cold voice, clearly indicating her refusal to chat.

Then Yang Jianjun added, "I've been working at the school for eight years, and I know the area around the school very well. Secretary Lin, feel free to ask me anything you'd like to eat or do." "How about we add each other on WeChat first?"

Lin Xiamo nodded, not refusing, but the WeChat account she used to add Yang Jianjun was a small account specifically for adding such "flies".

Because of work, it's impossible to refuse all requests from people like Yang Jianjun to add each other on WeChat. After all, in workplaces like universities, personnel relationships are very stable. You can handle it calmly, but there's no need to make the relationship too strained.

Little did Yang Jianjun know about the beautiful secretary's tactics. After adding Lin Xiamo on WeChat, he was overjoyed and began to think about how to win her over.

The formation of Class 1, Electrical Engineering Department.

Since the class next door got a break, the group of boys who were still standing at attention couldn't help but start complaining.

"Instructor, shouldn't we take a break too?"

"Yeah, yeah, the class next door is on break."

"If I don't rest soon, I feel like I'm going to faint!"

"If everyone else can rest, why can't we?"

Feng Sicong took the lead, and Bao Beibei, Sun Peng and others immediately echoed him.

Instructor Li Jun, his face stern, roared, "Quiet!"

"I've said it so many times."

"Raise your hand before you speak!"

"Disorganized, undisciplined, and a complete mess!"

Military training is tough enough, but Li Jun wasn't deliberately making things difficult for them. It's just that Feng Sicong, Bao Beibei, and the other new college students were really too fragile.

Unfortunately, these students spend their high school years immersed in books and exercises, and have no time to exercise.

Therefore, their physical fitness is generally poor!

"report!"

Having learned his lesson, Feng Sicong raised his hand and shouted.

"Say!"

Li Jun frowned and glanced at the other person.

Since it wasn't his first time being an instructor, he was quite experienced and wanted to tame these students and make them obedient.

First, you need to deal with the "troublemakers" in the class!
In his current view, Feng Sicong is that troublemaker!
"Instructor, can we take a ten-minute break like the class next door?"

Feng Sicong said loudly.

"Isn't this okay?"

"I really don't know how you guys managed to get into university with that kind of perseverance!"

Li Jun, his face dark, scolded, "People are resting because they've practiced well!"

"And you guys? You still can't stand at attention properly!"

"At ease, all hands!"

sigh~
Li Jun finished speaking.

Everyone immediately switched from standing at attention to standing at ease.

Just when everyone thought they could finally catch their breath, Li Jun loudly issued the command: "Attention!"

"Five minutes at military posture!"

Kao!

Upon hearing this, a wailing erupted from within the formation.

"Quiet!"

"You guys think you can rest in this state?"

Li Jun coldly swept his gaze across the ranks. As an instructor, he wouldn't deliberately make things difficult for the students, but today was the first day of military training, so he still needed to give them a tough start.

Impossible! Students can rest whenever they want and do whatever they want!

So where is his authority as an instructor?

In particular, Li Jun noticed that the beautiful counselor from Class 1 of the Electrical Engineering Department was walking towards their formation.

Before the military training began, he chatted with the beautiful counselor for a few minutes, and she made a very good impression on him.

It even gave him a feeling of "a new vista opening up after a long and winding road".

Because the girls in his class just couldn't stand it, his little scheme to find a girlfriend during military training basically failed.

To everyone's surprise, this class had a young and beautiful counselor named Liu Qingwu.

That's something we could look for opportunities to develop.

"Well, don't say I didn't give you a chance."

"Well then, didn't you want to rest?"

"If any of you can beat me in the push-up contest, you'll get a half-hour break!"

"If you lose to me, you'll stand at attention for an extra half hour!"

As Liu Qingwu drew closer, Li Jun shouted.

In his view, showcasing his impressive physical abilities was undoubtedly a very good way to attract the attention of this beautiful counselor.

The significance of doing 200 push-ups!
I know everything!

As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Sicong, Bao Beibei, and the others looked around at the others.

Compete with the drill instructor in push-ups?
There's no chance of winning!

"Damn, that's really sneaky!"

Feng Sicong muttered under his breath, "Comparing your strengths to their weaknesses, how can that be fair?"

"Old Zhao, you're in good shape, wanna go for it?"

Feng Sicong was self-aware; he himself was only at the level of twenty or thirty. He immediately asked Zhao Hongyu, who was standing behind him, in a low voice.

"I can't do it!"

Zhao Hongyu shook his head decisively. He was okay at solving problems, but he was really bad at push-ups.

"No one's going to accept the challenge?"

"Then stop wasting time!"

Li Jun wanted to show off in front of Liu Qingwu, but he didn't expect these students to be so cowardly; not a single one of them stepped forward.

He even regretted saying that the person who lost to him would have to stand at attention for an extra half hour.

I guess that scared those guys half to death.

Feng Sicong gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, but ultimately didn't have the courage to step forward.

Bao Beibei, the young master from Shanghai, was already covered in sweat. He cursed inwardly: Why don't they compare their wealth with mine!

Although the students were all eager to try, no one dared to step forward. Those who could get into Sanjiang University were not fools; they all knew their place.

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out from the direction of the front of the line.

"report!"

"Say!"

"I'm signing up!"

(End of this chapter)