Reborn in the 80s: She Rewrites Life with Radiance-Chapter 108 Standard Bearer
Chapter 108: Chapter 108 Standard Bearer
A new week has begun.
The first two days were still spent practicing military posture and marching.
The practice of shooting was added for the latter two days.
When the instructor taught everyone how to shoot, he explained how to hold the gun and how the buttstock should be positioned.
The first day was just about placing the unloaded rifle on the ground.
Then we began practicing prone position and shooting.
After a day of this, everyone felt it was much more tiring than standing in military posture or marching.
Because you had to constantly fall to the ground, shoulder the gun, aim, shoot, stand up, and repeat.
Originally, Ye Hao would help Gu Yi relax her muscles every day, so her condition was better than the other students.
But even she found it hard today after a whole day of training.
Luckily, this training period wasn’t too long.
After practicing a bit more the next morning, Gu Yi and the others were directly taken to the shooting range in the afternoon.
Each person only had five bullets.
Gu Yi’s turn was quite late, so some classmates came back saying that the recoil was too strong, making their shoulders particularly sore.
When it was Gu Yi’s turn, she followed the instructor’s guidance, pressing the gun tightly against her shoulder.
Although it was still a bit painful, it was much less so than for the others.
The empty shell casings that fell, she picked up casually.
This was her first time shooting a gun in her life, so she wanted to take the shell casing back as a keepsake.
After returning from the shooting range, it was back to the daily posture and marching training.
Military training lasted for half a month, with a closing ceremony on the last day.
Each class formed a formation, ready to be reviewed by the school leaders.
Two days before the closing ceremony, Zhao Hu selected two people as exemplary soldiers, and Gu Yi was one of them, the other being a boy from their class.
Gu Yi was a bit excited about being an exemplary soldier.
Since she found out she would be an exemplary soldier, Gu Yi would wait for Ye Hao to come home each night, no matter how tired she was.
To have Ye Hao guide her.
Because Ye Hao gave her extra tutoring.
Gu Yi’s posture and marching were more standard than the other exemplary soldier’s.
Zhao Hu often used Gu Yi as a model example, encouraging others to learn from her.
Classmates began to secretly compete to do better than one another.
Watching everyone practice so hard every day, Zhao Hu saw the overall level of the class improve.
He secretly rejoiced in the corner.
On the day of the closing ceremony, Gu Yi’s class won first place as a group, and Gu Yi also received the title of outstanding exemplary soldier.
The students were very happy about not having to train anymore.
Only Gu Yi felt a bit lost.
No more training also meant Ye Hao had to return to the army.
The two of them wouldn’t be able to see each other every day.
"Yiyi, I’m going back tomorrow afternoon. Take good care of yourself here. If you have any difficulties, call me."
Ye Hao reminded Gu Yi while packing for his return to the army the evening before he was to leave.
"How did time pass so quickly? It feels like you’ve only just arrived, and now you’re going back to the army."
Gu Yi felt she had become more and more like a delicate woman, possibly because she had let Ye Hao into her heart, losing the carefree spirit she once had.
"Anyway, the army isn’t far from here. I’ll come over when I have time, and you can visit during your breaks."
Ye Hao noticed Gu Yi’s low mood and put down what he was doing to comfort her.
"Okay, I feel like I’m becoming more dependent on you. If you ever stop wanting me, I don’t know what I would do."
Sometimes the closer she was with Ye Hao, the more she feared it was all just a dream, and upon waking, their relationship would return to a courteous but distant one.
Gu Yi shook her head and hugged Ye Hao’s waist.
"What a silly thing to say, I could never bear to let you go. Don’t say these things again, okay?"
Ye Hao frowned and held Gu Yi tightly.
"Alright, I got it, I won’t say it again."
Gu Yi didn’t lift her head, nestling in Ye Hao’s arms with a slightly muffled voice.
Ye Hao sometimes wondered if there was something he hadn’t done well enough, making Gu Yi feel insecure.
Or if it was because he was in the army and couldn’t be with Gu Yi all the time.
But he wasn’t yet able to change this situation.
Thinking of this, Ye Hao sighed softly.
After the closing ceremony, Gu Yi and her classmates had half a day off.
No matter how much she didn’t want to part with Ye Hao, she had no choice.
Ye Hao said his goodbyes and returned to the army with the instructors.
At home, Gu Yi saw her own downcast reflection in the mirror.
She rubbed her face vigorously with her hands.
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She made a cheering gesture toward the mirror.
After resting for a while at noon,
Gu Yi went to the Jingying Second Store.
There were quite a lot of customers when she arrived today.
She quickly stepped in to help out.
After a busy afternoon, she found her mood much improved after closing the store.
She thought that if she ever felt down in the future, she would find things to do to occupy herself.
To push away negative emotions with busyness.
After the military training ended, Gu Yi and her classmates resumed their regular coursework.
Aside from cultural classes in the first semester, they only had one professional course in sketching.
According to Xie Qingyi, once you’ve mastered sketching, you’ve learned fifty percent of design.
No matter how brilliant an idea, if you can’t express it, it’s like a teapot brewing dumplings.
Gu Yi really enjoyed the sketching class, even though it was just about copying.
Every time during sketching class, the only sound was of pencil tips gliding over paper, as if the whole world had quieted down.
Because Gu Yi was attentive in class and had a natural talent,
Xie Qingyi grew increasingly fond of her as a student.
Sometimes Wang Yuan would be a bit jealous.
It’s said that all the efforts you make today will pave the way for a better tomorrow.
Time steadily moved forward.
After finishing her classes each week,
Gu Yi would stay at the Jingying Second Store on Saturday mornings,
and visit Ye Hao at the army base in the afternoon.
Then she would return to the Art College on Sunday afternoons.
Lately, Li Dongxiang at the army base started spreading unpleasant rumors again seeing Gu Yi’s routine.
Another Saturday came.
After leaving Jingying, Gu Yi went to the market to buy some groceries.
She took the bus to the army base.
As soon as she got off, she saw a group of military wives gathered together.
Everyone was so engrossed that no one noticed Gu Yi.
Upon seeing them, Gu Yi knew they were surely gossiping about someone.
She didn’t intend to get involved.
But as she passed by, she heard her own name.
She listened more closely and realized it was Li Dongxiang speaking.
She couldn’t help but stop, curious about what Li Dongxiang was saying about her this time.
"Her? Who knows what she’s been up to outside. Deputy Battalion Commander Ye is staying in the army like he doesn’t even have a wife. I even saw him wearing torn clothes the other day, and Gu Yi never seems to care. What kind of decent woman could she be?"
Li Dongxiang spoke righteously.
Some of the other military wives chimed in in agreement.
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