Father, you've been drafted four times already, please spare us!

"Everyone did a great job today. Everyone persevered in the 5km race, and some even achieved excellent results!"

"This deserves praise; you've set a good example. Now, each squad, go back and rest!"

Company Commander Zhang looked at the training ground, where the new recruits were all radiating exhaustion and the joy of surviving a disaster. Without saying a word, he took them back directly.

Back in his dormitory, Wang Shifeng took out the Yunnan Baiyao that he had prepared beforehand.

"Everyone, don't rush. Just do a simple stretch, and I'll apply the medicine to each of you in a bit!"

After running five kilometers, all the new recruits were exhausted. Only Chen Nian and Wang Shifeng were still able to stand when they got back to the dormitory.

Chen Nian smiled as he looked at the new recruits, shook his head, and sat down to the side, taking out a military magazine to read.

Wang Shifeng then carefully sprayed the medicine onto the soldiers' wounds and gently rubbed it in.

"After completing a high-intensity workout, be sure to relax your muscles afterwards. It's best to use some muscle relaxant spray to prevent lactic acid buildup, like this..."

While explaining, Wang Shifeng gave the new recruits a simple massage.

"This can clear the meridians, eliminate lactic acid, and relax muscles."

"Here, do it yourself!"

After Wang Shifeng set an example, he went to Lu Haiyang.

"Class monitor, I can do it myself!"

Lu Haiyang felt a little embarrassed and reached out to take the medicine bottle from Wang Shifeng's hand.

Wang Shifeng dodged it:

"Hehe, don't be shy. To me, you're all just junior brothers. Let me take the lead, you get a feel for it!"

Wang Shifeng repeated the actions of the previous person, spraying medicine, rubbing, and giving a simple massage.

As Chen Nian watched Wang Shifeng's actions, he recalled his first time joining the army, when his squad leader was nothing like this.

pain?

Just bear with it!

tired?

Just bear with it!

Legs are weak?

Let's set up a 400-meter obstacle course next, and I guarantee you'll be full of energy!

For a moment, Chen Nian even felt a little envious of these new recruits.

"Squad leader, I think we should call you Aunt Wang from now on. Your thoughtfulness and attentiveness are just as good as your own mother's!"

Chen Nian made a joke.

"Old squad leader, please stop teasing me. The name 'Wang Ma' sounds so pitiful, like a maid in a wealthy family!"

These past two days, Wang Shifeng's face has lost its sour look, and he often jokes with the new recruits.

"Wang Ma?"

"I think this is a good idea. The class monitor treats me even better than my mom. From now on, I'll call her 'Aunt Wang'!"

"Wang Ma, I can do it myself!"

Just a minute ago, Wang Shifeng thought it was just a joke, but a minute later, the nickname spread, and until the day he was discharged from the army, the soldiers still affectionately called him "Wang Ma".

"You're making me miserable by yelling at me like that!"

Wang Shifeng protested helplessly.

Chen Nian grinned mischievously and said sarcastically:

"You're not even married yet, and you already have so many wonderful sons! Aunt Wang, I'm so envious of you!"

Just then, Lu Haiyang poked his head in:

"Hey, no need to be envious. From now on, you can just call Brother Chen 'Dad'!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Nian's smile froze.

"Go away, go away! I'm still a young, unmarried man!"

...

Chen Nian's resistance was clearly futile.

"Dad Chen, what entertainment activities do we have planned for tonight?"

Lu Haiyang was a little bored, so he scratched his head and walked over.

Upon hearing this, Chen Nian thought, "Entertainment activities?"

Yes, there are, a big one, yes, there are!

Wang Shifeng also looked over at this moment. The two exchanged a glance and simultaneously revealed "harmless" smiles on their faces.

"Looking for some fun, huh!"

"Hmm, a bit boring!"

"Have you all rested enough? Don't be like a bunch of weaklings before the activity has even started!"

Chen Nian confirmed it repeatedly.

"Don't worry, Dad Chen, we've recovered!"

"Yes, yes, yes, we're full of energy now!"

"Dad Chen, can you take us flying?"

"..."

Seeing the new recruits recover, Chen Nian's eyes darted around.

"Alright, then I'll take you flying!"

"Everyone, change into your training uniforms and assemble at the training ground!"

At Chen Nian's command, the new recruits, like wild boars released from their enclosure, quickly changed their clothes and assembled on the training ground.

"Want to take a stroll?"

Inside the dormitory, only Chen Nian and Wang Shifeng remained.

Wang Shifeng had probably already guessed what Chen Nian wanted to do, and nodded in agreement:

"Let's take a stroll then!"

"Okay, you get your things ready, I'll bring some equipment, let's meet at the training ground!"

The two discussed it and reached a consensus in a very tacit manner.

Five minutes later, Chen Nian appeared on the training field with a three-kilogram sandbag tied to each of his legs and a two-kilogram sandbag tied to his wrists.

"Aren't you guys bored? Let's do something interesting today!"

"Everyone, get on the track!"

"Let your Chen Dad take us on a five-kilometer takeoff!"

Wang Shifeng's smile remained unchanged, but the new recruits were in a terrible situation.

Upon hearing that they had to run five kilometers, they all howled like little wolf cubs.

"what!"

"We want to have fun, not become fun!"

"Wang Ma, please stop messing with us!"

"Wang Ma, is it too late to back out now?"

"Dad Chen, please say something for us! We feel like we want to go back and rest!"

Chen Nian doesn't care about that:

"Old Wang, give them the stuff and let them put it on themselves!"

Wang Shifeng took out the prepared nylon rope from his pocket and strung the recruits of the first class together like garlic cloves.

"Hehe, your Dad Chen is leading the team, I'll bring up the rear. Today we're not aiming for speed, we're just aiming to finish!"

"See those sandbags on your father Chen's body? Those were specially prepared for you!"

"Alright, that's enough!"

Wang Shifeng nodded to Chen Nian, who smiled and said, "Let's go!"

With sandbags slowing him down, Chen Nian felt his steps were a bit heavy, but he had no choice because of the new recruits.

Without these sandbags, Chen Nian was afraid that he would get carried away and lose control of his speed, and actually take off with these new recruits.

"Come on, let's shout the slogans!"

"Five kilometers, I love you!"

Chen Nian shouted from the front, and the new recruits behind him echoed, "Five kilometers, I love you!"

"I'll miss you terribly if you don't run for a day!"

"You'd die if you didn't run for a day?"

As the recruits shouted, their tone changed from firm to questioning.

"Five kilometers..."

As the slogans rang out on the training ground, the other recruits in the barracks also looked out the window.

"Where did this slogan come from? And it's being shouted so...irritating!"

"I don't know, let's take a look!"

"Which class are they from? Running five kilometers at night?"

In a corner, Xie Fei was holding a cigarette that Jin Shun handed him.

"What the hell, are you smoking with your eyes now?!"

Xie Fei stared at the cigarette in his hand, his mind in turmoil.

"If you want to master it, quit smoking first!"

"If he smokes again, he'll be like Wang Jingwei!"

Xie Fei remembered Chen Nian's instructions and returned the cigarette to Jin Shun:

"I've quit!"

"If you hit me again, I'll be a Wang Jingwei!"

Jin Shun glanced at him sideways, ignored him, and continued smoking.

"Wow, that feels great!"

"Hiss, whew, who invented this stuff? It feels so good when you inhale it!"

Thirty seconds later, Xie Fei, with a cigarette between his fingers, lit it while simultaneously spitting out a puff of smoke.

"Yeah, I guess I've now done something righteous!"

"Five kilometers! I love you!"

"I'll miss you terribly if you don't run for a day!"

Xie Fei's hand trembled when he heard the slogans:

"Where did this slogan come from!"

"No way, it's only been a few days, and they're already doing night training? Isn't that too intense?"

Jin Shun also frowned slightly. The two looked out the window and exclaimed in surprise:

"Isn't that Wang Shifeng's class? Look! Isn't Chen Nian leading the pack?"

Xie Fei looked in the direction Jin Shun was pointing and, sure enough, it was Chen Nian.

Seeing Chen Nian leading the new recruits in night training, Xie Fei felt a chill run down his spine, and then glanced at the cigarette in his hand:

"I didn't smoke, I'm still a Party member, and I still love my country!"

After saying that, he crushed the cigarette and threw it out the window.

"Go ahead and smoke, I'm off to do night training with the kids in my class!"