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

"Damn it, we made you practice drills so you could rest!"

"If you can't even master this, then we'll continue with the five-kilometer run!"

"Look at you all! How can you even march in step with the same gait!"

"Hey soldier, don't look at the others, take a look at you. The way you walk these two steps, you look like a traitor!"

"And you, you're from the mess hall, carrying the cooking pot on your back, why can't you stand up straight!"

Chen Nian is not even thirty yet, but it's as if he's entered menopause prematurely.

She kept babbling on and on like an old woman.

"Old Devil Chen, stop nagging! Our heads are about to explode!"

After the 10,000-meter endurance run incident, the new recruits, under the deliberate guidance of their squad leader and platoon leader, finally understood Chen Nian's "good intentions".

Someone called him "Old Devil Chen" during a report, and Chen Nian didn't correct him. In just half an afternoon, the name "Old Devil Chen" spread far and wide.

"Stop talking nonsense! Look at you! Is this how you stand at attention? Your legs are so wide you could fit a 122mm howitzer barrel between them!"

"Where's your squad leader? Tell him to come over and do fifty push-ups, one command, one movement!"

"Old Devil Chen, you have no heart!"

Amidst the groans and cries of the new recruits, the drill training finally came to an end.

"Damn it, that old devil Chen is inhuman! They're all new recruits, what gives him the right to boss everyone around like that!"

"I refuse to accept this!"

The fellow recruits glared at him sideways:

"If you're not convinced, then go for it! I'll cheer you on!"

"Get lost, you're so boring! I was just venting, why are you bringing up my shortcomings!"

"Nothing else, I just can't stand people who show off!"

"Damn, I can't beat Old Devil Chen, but I can beat you!"

During a short break after a day of training, the casual banter is when they relax the most, and there are no disciplinary officers or squad leaders to correct their behavior.

After dinner, the new recruits gathered at the training ground. Old Ge thought that the recruits had been under a lot of pressure for the past two weeks, and today's training intensity was also very high. He thought he would give them a small cultural performance before they learned the theoretical knowledge, so that everyone could relax a bit.

"Ahem, I have an idea. Old Devil Chen has tormented us all day, let's have him put on a show for everyone!"

"Great suggestion!"

"Old Devil Chen, give me one!"

"Old Devil Chen, give me one!"

"..."

Chen Nian does not object to such cultural performances that help relieve emotions; on the contrary, he quite approves of them.

The old man once said that one should be both serious and lively.

But Chen Nian never expected that he would be lifted up by these new recruits to perform a show.

"Tsk tsk, aren't you really afraid of my retaliation tomorrow?"

Sitting on the training field, one of the new recruits shouted out:

"Tomorrow is the day! I want to see Old Man Chen's performance today too!"

"Yes, Old Devil Chen, give us one!"

"Old Devil Chen, give me one!"

Standing next to Chen Nian, Lao Ge looked at Chen Nian with a smile:

"Comrade Chen Nian, the soldiers are really clamoring for this. Why don't you show off your talents?"

Chen Nian tilted his head to look at Lao Ge, his eyes darting around, and asked with a smile:

"Old Ge, have you thought this through? I'm going to perform, it's going to be a disaster!"

Old Ge always loves a good show.

"Fine, I'm tough, I just want to see you put on a show!"

Chen Nian chuckled, a wicked idea forming in his mind:

Are you sure?

Chen Nian's question made Lao Ge feel incredibly uneasy.

This kid is too cunning; Old Ge is really afraid that Chen Nian will pull something big.

But once the words are spoken, taking them back now would only invite ridicule.

"Hehe, what's there to be uncertain about!"

Old Ge's heart was pounding, but he remained stubborn.

"Okay, then I'll put on a show. Give me the megaphone!"

Lu Yao, who was next to Lao Ge Chong, beckoned to Chen Nian and handed him the megaphone.

"Old Ge, I'm just confirming with you one last time, are you sure you want me to perform?"

Old Ge swallowed hard, then steeled his resolve:

"I don't believe you can cause any trouble!"

Chen Nian gave Lao Ge a deep look, and without saying a word, stepped into the center of the circle formed by the new recruits.

Looking at the last look Chen Nian gave him, Lao Ge felt increasingly uneasy.

"Ahem, I could already feel everyone's enthusiasm outside!"

"Since you want to see me perform, I don't know anything else, so I can only sing you a song!"

"Alright, Old Devil Chen is going to sing, everyone quiet down!"

"Listen to Chen Laomo's deadly singing!"

Upon hearing that Chen Nian was going to sing, Lao Ge suddenly thought of a song.

"No, this kid can't sing..."

Before Lao Ge could finish his rambling, Chen Nian began to sing.

"The cold wind blows, leaves fall, and the army is a green flower!"

"My dear comrade, don't miss home, don't miss your mother~"

Old Ge's vision went black, followed by a sharp, explosive sound:

"Oh no, my soldiers!"

"Old stock!"

When Chen Nian sang this song in basic training, its power was no less than when he sang "Only Mother is Good in the World" in kindergarten!

There's a joke circulating online that goes like this: when recruits sing "Green Flowers in the Army" in basic training, the song is sung at noon, the recruits run away in the afternoon, and by evening the instructor is already waiting for them at their homes.

Zhang Zheng was summarizing the day's training in his office when he suddenly heard someone singing "Green Flowers in the Army" through a loudspeaker on the training field. He immediately sprang into action.

"Who the hell is this?! Are they trying to get themselves killed?!"

"The recruits are singing this song, isn't that...?"

Old Ge took Lu Yao away, and Zhang Zheng was now left with no one to rely on. He went to the window alone and saw Chen Nian showing off his singing voice with great enthusiasm. Zhang Zheng punched the glass.

"Damn it, I knew it was him!"

"No one but this kid could be this unreliable!"

"Chen Nian, Chen Nian, you really think I've lived too long!"

Wow, that's reputation! The reputation of the aged "Old Devil Chen"!

On the training field, Chen Nian had only sung a few lines when Lao Ge jogged over and kicked him in the butt:

"Chen Nian, what the hell are you trying to do?!"

Chen Nian turned around and gave Lao Ge a harmless smile:

"Heh, you won't let me have some peace and quiet, so I won't let you be idle either!"

Meanwhile, the new recruits, who had formed a circle around Chen Nian, stared blankly at him, tears streaming down their faces.

The squad leaders of these new recruits glared at Chen Nian through gritted teeth:

"Damn, Chen Laomo, your reputation for being inhuman is comparable to Dai Ying's!"

"Old Devil Chen, you have no heart! You're not human!"

"What a beast! He's such a fucking beast!"

The platoon leader is like a kindergarten teacher, coaxing each of the new recruits in his class.

"Disband!"

"Each class should take the items back in an orderly manner!"

Old Ge looked at the new recruits who had started by sobbing but were now crying loudly, and his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Squad leaders, pay attention to calming the new recruits down!"

"Quickly, disperse!"

Old Ge dared not let the new recruits gather together anymore. He couldn't imagine what kind of trouble the whole company would get into if things continued like this.

"Chen Nian, are you out of your mind? Do you know the consequences of doing this?"

Chen Nian shrugged:

"Don't worry, I trust the instructor's abilities!"

"Besides, I also wanted to toughen up the recruits' willpower!"

Half an hour later, Wang Shifeng returned from the meeting:

"Dad Chen, I beg you, please have some decency!"

"The instructor just held a meeting and ordered all class leaders that none of us are allowed to sleep tonight!"

"You're giving them a piece of your mind in the duty room. They have to patrol the entire camp non-stop tonight!"

Chen Nian grinned:

"Hey, we can't just let the new recruits suffer, can we? Let's get these leaders who sit in offices all year round moving around!"