Second floor of the canteen at the Southwest Military Region base.

This place is not usually open to the public; people can only come up here for important celebrations.

At this moment, a large round table was filled with main dishes.

Sizzling Ningxia Tan lamb, braised pork, spicy boiled fish, and a mountain of various staple foods.

After a fierce battle, the girls were finally able to relax a bit.

Chen Zheng walked in, pulled out the chair in the main seat and sat down. Although he glanced around and noticed that someone seemed to be missing, he still casually placed the thermos on the table.

Everyone immediately stopped chatting and focused their attention on him.

Without wasting any words, Chen Zheng flipped his hand and placed two red-covered certificates, two medals, and a certificate of merit on the spinning wheel.

With a flick of his finger, he spun the glass turntable, accurately delivering the red booklet to the two of them.

"Take these, they were just approved from above."

"Lamu, Mengyi, and Anran have performed well in the frontline operation in Changbai Mountain. Effective today, they are promoted to first-class sergeants, their allowances are doubled, and they are each awarded a first-class merit."

"Those who didn't go to the Northeast don't need to be envious. The Mulan Team as a whole has been awarded a collective second-class merit, and their honors have already been entered into the archives."

After a few seconds of silence, everyone suddenly erupted in chaos.

Ram grabbed the red booklet from the turntable, opened it to confirm the stamp on it, and excitedly picked it up and kissed it.

"Holy crap! First-class sergeant! First-class merit! I've never fought such a rewarding battle in my entire life!"

"Long live the drill instructor! The drill instructor is like my second parents!"

Li Yue sat beside him, looking at the heavy military medal: "My life is so hard. When will I be able to go on a mission with the instructors..."

Keyboard pushed up his glasses, looked at the collective second-class merit certificate, and grinned from ear to ear.

This is a genuine military achievement.

Looking across the entire Southwest Military Region, which unit dares to say that it can bring back three first-class merits after going out on a mission?

Although Chen Zheng and his team's achievement of wiping out the Slavic special forces battalion was classified as top secret, the mere fact that it was leaked out was enough to make the entire Mulan team very happy.

"Alright, stop howling." Chen Zheng put down his thermos and waved his hand. "This meal was specially approved by the logistics department. Eat as much as you want. No one is leaving until they finish."

At the instructor's command, everyone immediately began to eat.

Guo Huaiying was the first to rush forward, demonstrating her strength as a heavy armorer.

This physical monster didn't need a bowl at all; he simply reached out and picked up the large basin full of braised pork, pouring the soup and meat straight into his mouth.

Lamu panicked at the sight, grabbed her chopsticks and joined the fray, snatching a piece of marbled hind leg meat from Guo Huaiying's hand, and then tearing off a roasted lamb leg.

While stuffing spicy fish slices into her mouth, Jiang Nan mumbled her comments on the roasted lamb's cooking time and even started discussing whether putting a miniature bomb inside the lamb's belly would make the meat even softer.

The clinking of bowls and chopsticks, along with the laughter and playful banter of people scrambling for food, filled the private room, creating a lively atmosphere.

Amidst the lively atmosphere, Meng Xue, sitting in the corner, seemed somewhat uneasy.

At this moment, she had already changed into a training uniform issued by the base.

The military green training uniform was originally a one-size-fits-all, and it would be loose on other people, but when it was put on Meng Xue, it was stretched into a tight curve.

The fabric heaved violently with each breath, as if it might tear at any moment.

Meng Xue lowered her head, her fingers nervously twisting the hem of her clothes.

Looking at those people who had just escaped death in Changbai Mountain, but were now eating meat and laughing loudly, I felt completely out of place with them.

She was just an ordinary girl who had been rescued, and she couldn't join in the conversation at all.

But an emotion she had never felt before welled up in her heart.

I no longer want to be a burden who can only hide behind others.

With that thought in mind, she slammed her hands on the table, took a deep breath, and made her already exaggerated curves even more prominent.

"Instructor Chen!"

Meng Xue shouted at everyone with all her might, "I want to stay and join the army!"

The noisy restaurant fell silent instantly.

Everyone at the table stopped eating in unison, and more than a dozen pairs of eyes stared at the girl with an amazing figure.

Ram's eyes darted around, and she leaned close to An Ran's ear, lowering her voice to say:

"Captain, could this girl really have a crush on our instructor? With that kind of equipment, the instructor really can't handle her!"

An Ran's face darkened, and she gripped the chopsticks in her left hand and slammed them hard against Ram's forehead.

Chen Zheng put down his chopsticks and stared at Meng Xue: "Soldier? What do you think this place is?"

"This is the first female special operations team of the Southwest Military Region, not a place for you to experience life."

"The training here will skin you alive, and the missions here can really kill you."

"Back in Changbai Mountain, when the Slavs pointed their guns at your head, you were so scared you could barely stand. Now you're coming to me saying you want to join the army?"

Every word was heartbreaking.

Meng Xue was also overwhelmed by his imposing aura, her face turned pale, and her legs began to tremble.

But she still clenched her fists tightly, meeting Chen Zheng's gaze firmly, and replied:

"I'm not afraid to die!"

"I didn't know anything before, and I only dragged others down."

"But now I understand that only by becoming stronger can I control my own destiny."

"I want to become like my older sister, I want to become as strong as you! I'll endure any hardship as long as I can stay!"

Meng Yi sat opposite her, holding a half-eaten pork rib in her hand, looking at her younger sister with some admiration, and nodded slightly.

Chen Zheng stared at Meng Xue for a full ten seconds.

After confirming that there was no hesitation or backing down in the other person's eyes, he slowly said:

"The base's logistics warehouse is short of someone to organize supplies, so you can go and stay there for now."

"Starting tomorrow, we will do morning exercises with the entire Mulan team and run 10 kilometers with weights every morning."

"If you can't make it through, if you can't persevere, then you might as well go back to the Greater Khingan Mountains as soon as possible."

Meng Xue was stunned for a moment, then bowed repeatedly with excitement: "Thank you, Instructor! I will never give up!"

……

After the meal, the food on the table was swept clean, and even the soup bowl containing the braised pork was wiped shiny by Guo Huaiying with a steamed bun.

As night deepened, the celebration banquet officially came to an end.

The team members walked out of the canteen in twos and threes and headed towards their dormitories.

An Ran deliberately slowed down and fell to the back of the group.

She took a few deep breaths, mustered her courage, turned around and looked at Chen Zheng walking behind her, preparing to find an excuse to say a few words under the cover of night.

Even if you don't know what to say, just start a conversation.

"Instructor, um..."

An Ran had just opened her mouth, before she could finish speaking.

Chen Zheng didn't stop walking at all.

With one hand in his pocket and the other holding a thermos, he strode quickly.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Zheng had already walked past her and quickly disappeared into the night.

"well……"

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