On the Day I Enlisted, I Wanted the Old Man to Buy Me Cigarettes

Yuan Tao: “You don’t dislike me because of my handsome looks, my rich inner world, and my undeniable talent, do you?”

“Relax, I don’t like those qualities about myself either.”

“I’m enlisting.”

“I’ll shoulder my father’s rifle and guard the border.”

“If you don’t make a splash, is it even youth?”

The squad leader roared, “Who washed my quilt?”

Yuan Tao: “Reporting, Squad Leader. I did.”

“You’re always saying that comrades should help each other. Your quilt looked so dirty, so I washed it for you.”

The recruit company gained a squad leader who pressed quilts alongside the recruits.

A five-kilometer march with full gear.

The company commander: “Anyone who finishes behind me today doesn’t get to eat.”

Yuan Tao: “Reporting, I’ll run ahead of you. I want you to wash my socks for a week.”

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I just love seeing veterans unable to stand me, but powerless to do anything about it.

What do you mean, top performer?

I’m the one who makes top performers.