Inside the dormitory.
All the Recruits were diligently folding their quilts.
Although they had watched it twice, only when they actually started folding did they realize it wasn't like that at all.
“How do I do it? Why can't I fold it well?”
Chen Erhu was sweating profusely with anxiety, constantly looking around.
Wang Yong next to him was also scratching his head. He remembered it wasn't this difficult on TV. Wasn't being a Soldier all about carrying satchels of explosives to blow up bunkers? How could folding a quilt be so hard!
In the entire platoon, only Lin Hui was folding it properly and incredibly smoothly.
“Ding, barracks tidiness ability +1!”
Hearing the notification sound, Lin Hui was startled.
The speed of his hands actually became a little faster.
Including some details he hadn't noticed before, he was now instinctively completing them.
His technique became more skilled and experienced than before.
Soon, a quilt with sharp edges appeared in front of him.
Although it didn't reach the standard of a tofu block, it was much better than before.
Lin Hui looked at the newly folded quilt and was dumbfounded: “Grandpa, I don't want to fold it this well, I don't want to be the standout. System, stop adding to my abilities!”
“Host, this System will increase corresponding abilities as long as you learn!”
Lin Hui had a bitter expression. For the first time in his life, he felt that a pie falling from the sky wasn't a good thing.
He only wanted to increase his strength a little, not a billion points!
Because of his Old Dad, Lin Hui was well-versed in military matters.
Soldiers have to compete in everything, not just running and shooting, but even barracks tidiness.
If a Recruit's barracks tidiness is outstanding, he will definitely be treated as a model and taken out for performances and demonstrations.
By then, it would be difficult not to attract attention.
“Damn it, I can't fold anymore. If I increase my abilities a few more times, I'm afraid I could fold the quilt into a tofu block even with my eyes closed and hands tied!”
“Hmm, well folded, much better than before.”
Lin Hui was startled. Xu Da was standing behind him like a ghost, he didn't know when he got there.
At this moment, he nodded with satisfaction: “It's folded alright, it's starting to look like something. Okay, you don't need to fold anymore for now, go teach the others.”
“Yes!”
Lin Hui immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
He really couldn't fold anymore.
The others had almost no clue at this point.
Especially Chen Erhu, his folded quilt looked like it had been dug up by a dog, it was horrible to look at.
Wang Yong wasn't much better. His entire bed looked like it had been bombed, and that kid was so anxious he was jumping up and down.
Lin Hui chuckled. Folding quilts upon entering the New Recruit Company was the first hurdle, and also the longest one.
Some people, even after becoming Old Soldiers, might not necessarily fold it well.
Lin Hui glanced at everyone, and the smile on his face froze.
He grew up in the compound and knew that if a Recruit couldn't fold his quilt well, the entire platoon's quilts would be thrown down from upstairs to 'fly'.
Or the quilts would be thrown directly into the toilet, and everyone would do push-ups over the squatting toilets before folding them again.
Although Lin Hui didn't want to stand out, he also didn't want to be punished.
“Hey, how's it going?” Lin Hui raised his head and looked at Chen Erhu with a smile.
Chen Erhu's eyebrows were already furrowed into a knot. Seeing Lin Hui was like seeing a family member: “Big Brother, quickly help me take a look, I don't know how?”
“What Big Brother, Big Brother! How many times have I said it? In the army, there are only comrades, no Big Brothers!”
Xu Da's cold voice startled Chen Erhu.
“Yes!”
He lowered his voice and whispered: “Big Brother, I really don't know how to fold quilts, can you teach me?”
Lin Hui glanced at his quilt: “Don't you fold your quilt at home? It looks like a dog chewed on it.”
Chen Erhu scratched his head: “My Dad and Mom never let me do work since I was little. They were busy in the fields, and I just watched from the side...”
Lin Hui's eyes rolled directly to the sky.
He thought people from the countryside were all hardworking and able to endure hardship.
Unexpectedly, there were also spoiled ones.
He pointed at the quilt and said: “To get the quilt into shape, you first have to press it down firmly. The cotton inside is new and easily bulges. Come, do it like this, use the strength of your arms to press hard towards both sides...”
Lin Hui guided him from the side, and Chen Erhu folded it by imitating him.
Although this kid was a bit clumsy, he still had a lot of strength.
Before long, he had pressed the quilt down quite a bit thinner.
“It works, it works, it really works! It's much better than before! Big Brother, you're amazing, you're incredible!”
“Hmm? Why are you calling me Big Brother again?”
Xu Da's cold snort came from below.
Chen Erhu said awkwardly: “Squad Leader, I forgot again!”
“A teachable child!” Lin Hui smiled and nodded.
“What did you say?” Chen Erhu stared at him with a smile.
Lin Hui's mouth twitched. You couldn't be too refined with this guy.
“Keep folding, don't be idle, we need to win glory for our platoon!” Lin Hui looked like an old master.
“Okay!” Chen Erhu happily continued to handle the quilt according to his instructions.
Seeing that Chen Erhu had already folded it into some shape, the others also came forward one after another, wanting to learn from him.
“Flatterer!” Wang Yong rolled his eyes in disdain.
“What's so great about it? It's just folding a quilt, acting like no one else can do it, showing off!”
Although he said that, his eyes couldn't help but sneak glances over there, following along and imitating.
Soon, under Lin Hui's guidance, Chen Erhu managed to fold a quilt.
Although it looked like a crooked marshmallow, it at least had some shape.
It was much better than when he first started folding.
Chen Erhu was overjoyed: “Oh Mom, thank you so much, this quilt is folded so nicely, you'll be my Brother from now on!”
The other Recruits also gave thumbs up one after another.
“So amazing!”
“Lin Hui, come teach me!”
“Help guide me too, I don't know how to do it!”
Lin Hui got off the bed and waved his hand with a calm expression: “No problem, no problem. We're all comrades now. If you need any help, I'm obligated. Come one by one, come one by one!”
Seeing him looking smug like a petty person who had just achieved something, Wang Yong felt full of displeasure.
When he was in school, he disliked those kids from the city.
They were arrogant and self-righteous.
Relying on their good family conditions, they often mocked those from the urban-rural fringe.
He didn't expect to encounter someone like this again now that he was in the army.
“If you can do it, I can do it too!”
Wang Yong treated the quilt like an enemy. Following the method he had just secretly learned from Lin Hui, he used his arms to clamp the corners of the quilt and pushed forward forcefully.
Soon, he pushed out the basic shape of a square tofu quilt.
Xu Da watched from the side, his eyes full of excitement.
On the first day of entering the New Recruit Company, these Recruit rookies could already fold their quilts.
It seemed that in this new recruit training, he would definitely far surpass other platoons in barracks tidiness.
As long as the other subjects didn't fall behind, he was sure he could lead First Platoon to be first in the New Recruit Company and bring back a commendation.
Coupled with the two third-class merits he had received before, and other honors big and small, his promotion this time was absolutely secure.
Xu Da looked at Lin Hui, a faint smile playing on his lips: “The Company Commander was a bit harsh. Although this kid is from the city, his learning ability is quite strong, and he's also willing to help others. The Company Commander probably misjudged him this time. It seems I should make good use of him.”
He said loudly: “You all keep folding for now, I'll go get some water for you.”
Lin Hui watched Xu Da's departing back, a mischievous smile appearing on his face.
He couldn't be clearer about what the Squad Leader was thinking.
Want to use me as a helper to get results for you? Don't even think about it!
Lin Hui's goal was for the entire platoon to be mediocre together, with no one falling behind and no one excelling.
This way, it would be convenient for him to muddle through and smoothly get through the New Recruit Company.
Just now, while helping to guide the quilt folding, Lin Hui had already roughly figured out the situation in the platoon.
There were ten people in the entire platoon, of varying heights.
Besides himself, there was also someone named Yu Chaochao, who was also a city Soldier, but he spoke less and was a quiet person.
The others were all rural Soldiers, or like Wang Yong, from the urban-rural fringe.
There was also someone named Ma Xiaoshan, who looked like a skinny dark Monkey, jumping up and down and talking a lot.
Based on experience, rural Soldiers are relatively honest and simple, and easy to manage.
Old Soldiers liked obedient rural Soldiers the most.
But some individuals had relatively weaker qualities and were easily scolded.
Those from the city were relatively more active, learned things quickly, but had many ideas.
Therefore, the best situation was for the entire First Platoon to maintain a consistent level, neither good nor bad.
This way, he wouldn't be implicated and punished, and could safely wait until he was assigned to a Company, and then coast along.
Lin Hui's eyes darted around, and he immediately had an idea.
He clapped his hands and said loudly: “Everyone, while you're folding, listen to me! I have something important to tell everyone!”
“What is it?”
Everyone turned their heads and looked at him curiously.
Even Wang Yong stopped what he was doing, his face full of suspicion: “What trick is this kid trying to pull now?”
Lin Hui smiled slightly and said: “What I'm about to tell you is a great thing that will prevent you from being scolded or punished in the days to come!”