The soldiers were all in training, so there was no one in the recruit barracks. The rows of beds were clean and tidy. Not only were the sheets flat without a trace of folds, but even the thin summer quilts were folded crisply. On the tin cabinet beside the barracks wall were a row of toothbrushes all pointed in one direction, and the slippers below were neatly lined up.

“Wow! This is too neat!” Yi Bailu was also amazed.

“This kind of dormitory is simply the gospel of obsessive-compulsive disorder.” Zhang Xiaoyuan also agreed with a smile.

“Look at the wardrobe!” Lin Chu went around to the other side of the tin cabinet. “Oh my god, can clothes even be folded into squares…”

The camera ran over and took a close-up of the equally neat wardrobe.

In fact, there are not many things in the barracks, and there is not much to see, but this level of tidiness was truly breathtaking.

Finally, the instructor announced. “Okay, now go back to your rooms, and organize according to this standard.”

When they returned to the tents they were temporarily staying at, they discovered that a male and female instructor were already waiting for them here. After briefly explaining the main points, and teaching how to fold the quilt into tofu cubes, the two instructors left, giving the artists two hours to tidy up, before they came back to check.

Jiang Dao folded the newly issued quilt according to the method taught by the instructor, and then silently looked at the quilt that was as soft as melting ice cream, and pondered for a long time.

Can this quilt really be folded?

It’s so thin, how is it possible?

Did they really not stuff steel plates into the quilts in the recruit barracks?

In the upper bunk, Chu Yinlong stepped on the ladder at the corner of the bed and fell into the same doubt.

Although he seems to be omnipotent in the eyes of outsiders, in fact, he has never folded a quilt since he was a child. When he was in the temple, he was still young and was taken care of by his senior brothers. Later he began filming and left the temple. At home the quilt is usually spread out so he has never folded a quilt before.

The other four were not much better, only Cheng Zhiyi’s quilt resembled a square. According to what he said, when he was in military training at the university, their dormitory was ranked first in the battalion’s internal affairs competition.

“So amazing?” Jiang Dao winked at him and smiled, “Can you help me fold it?”

“Ah?” Cheng Zhiyi was surprised, turned his head and glanced at the camera, his face full of disbelief. “Are you sure? Let me help you fold the quilt?”

Isn’t this guy afraid of humiliating himself in front of the audience? So blatantly lazy and cheating?

Chu Yinlong jumped off the ladder with the quilt in his arms and said, “Cheng Zhiyi, let’s do this, you teach everyone the key points you have mastered. The quilt has to be folded every day, so we can’t keep learning it.”

This requirement is not excessive. Cheng Zhiyi nodded, took Chu Yinlong’s quilt and spread it out on Jiang Dao’s bed, and began to share his quilt-folding skills with everyone.

After more than an hour of tossing, the six people in the male barracks finally folded squarish quilts.

Of course, the straightness of the corners is completely incomparable to those quilts in the recruit barracks, which were almost magical, but at least they looked neat.

After the big project of folding quilts was complete, the rest was much simpler – it was nothing more than placing things neatly and cleaning up.

Looking at the fluttered sheets, everyone was reluctant to sit on the bed, and simply stood at the door of the camp and chatted, waiting for the instructors to come back and check.

“I feel like it’s been several years since I last folded a quilt.” Yuwen Feiyang sighed. “A quilt like this has to be spread out every day anyway, is it really necessary to fold it up? It’s pretty neat, even spread out.”

“That neat and tidy barracks was really pleasing to the eye.” Lin Chu defended. “Although I can’t do it, I really admire them.”

“In non-combat times, it’s a good idea to use internal affairs to emphasize military discipline.” Jiang Dao stood next to Chu Yinlong and laughed softly. “After all, it is a combat organization. If sloppiness becomes a habit, it will be difficult to lead the team.”

“Huh, isn’t your statement too professional?” Cheng Zhiyi was amazed.

Soon, the inspection time came, and the lead instructor brought the two instructors back to the barracks.

Seeing the situation in the room, the internal affairs instructor shook off everyone’s quilts without saying a word, and then smashed them down with just one word: “Redo.”

As a result, everyone was stuck in the barracks folding quilts over and over again.

Cheng Zhiyi was the first to “pass” the audit, followed by Chu Yinlong, and then the rest of the people folded the quilt into squares that could barely be accepted. In the end, only Jiang Dao was left. The instructor shook off his quilt and asked him to start over.

He wasn’t in a hurry, he folded it obediently without a sign of impatience on his face.

It’s a pity that he doesn’t seem to be able to learn this skill at all. No matter how hard he tries, the quilt he folds will collapse and have no shape at all.

After repeating it many times, even the instructor couldn’t bear it anymore. Jiang Dao simply stepped forward and lifted the quilt, intending to fold it again.

“Wait a minute.” The instructor was helpless. “I’ll walk through the main points again, pay attention!”

The instructor gave another demonstration, and taught the skills of folding tofu cubes in great detail.

Then Jiang Dao went on stage, followed the instructor’s steps, did not drop any details, and seriously-folded another piece of collapsed tofu skin.

Instructor: …

Everyone: …

The same quilt, the same set of procedures, no matter how obediently it turned into a square in the hands of the instructor, it was disobedient in the hands of Jiang Dao. Really puzzling.

This incident even alarmed the instructor. The head instructor came to the male barracks with a straight face, and after witnessing this “miracle” with his own eyes, there was nothing he could do.

“Cough, in the end,” the instructor finally compromised, “your team’s daily internal affairs inspection will also affect your graduation score. You guys should find a way to solve it yourself. Gather for dinner in fifteen minutes, don’t be late. “

After speaking, he left with two internal affairs instructors.

“You’re really patient.” Cheng Zhiyi patted Jiang Dao’s shoulder. “If I was tossed so many times, I’d probably go crazy… How come you are so calm?”

“It’s alright.” Jiang Dao said with a smile. “Maybe it’s from practice. I had a scene before, and the number of NGs was more than that.”

Filming with Director Mu really trains patience. If this was when he had just transmigrated over, in such a situation, leaving with a slap would be considered a good outcome. With his temper, he might’ve fought with the instructor on the spot.

While the two of them exchanged words, over there, Chu Yinlong picked up Jiang Dao’s quilt, folded it for him silently, and put it on the head of the bed.

Jiang Dao looked back and said with a smile, “Thank you, Teacher Chu. I’ll leave my quilt to you in the future.” There was no politeness in his tone, as if it was a matter of course.

As a singer, Yuwen Feiyang is a little unfamiliar with the film and television industry, so he wasn’t afraid of Chu Yinlong. Seeing this, he smiled and said, “It’s no wonder that Jing Yu is licking your CPs, are you two too natural?”

Everyone took advantage of the topic. After a few jokes, Yi Bailu came over again, and everyone simply went out to gather for dinner.

Fortunately, the program team didn’t do anything at dinner.

The star class was brought to the real recruit canteen, but there was no five-minute meal time limit.

The only requirement that made it a little difficult for the artists was – no leftovers.

“Ah? But I don’t eat eggplant.” Lin Chu frowned and looked at the instructor.

The instructor flipped through the record book in his hand and said indifferently: “You all filled out the allergen questionnaire before joining the team. You didn’t write that you were allergic to eggplant.”

“I’m not allergic, I just don’t eat it.” Lin Chu quickly explained.

The instructor said lightly: “Doesn’t matter, no leftovers are allowed.”

“But I—” Lin Chu was a little anxious.

“Then give me the eggplant,” Cheng Zhiyi interrupted with a smile. “I like to eat eggplant, so I can exchange cauliflower with you… do you mind?”

“…Oh, that’s fine.” After finding a solution, Lin Chu nodded sullenly.

On the other side, Yi Bailu hesitated and said, “Teacher Chu, I can’t eat so much rice, can I give you a share? I haven’t touched it yet, it’s clean!”

Chu Yinlong didn’t have time to refuse, when Zhang Xiaoyuan followed suit: “I can’t eat so much rice, who can help me share some of it?”

Jiang Qiulin sat next to her and heard the words: “Then give me some.”

Seeing Zhang Xiaoyuan’s success, Yi Yi Bailu called out softly, “Teacher Chu?”

Chu Yinlong nodded helplessly, “Fine, give it to me.”

Yi Bailu smiled sweetly and put half her rice on Chu Yinlong’s plate.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Dao unceremoniously scooped some rice from Chu Yinlong’s plate, and also picked up all the scallions in the stewed pork ribs.

 “Ah,” Yi Bailu said. “I don’t eat green onions either…”

Jiang Dao pretended not to hear anything.

On the first day of entering the camp, a meeting was arranged from the end of dinner until the lights went out.

At the meeting, the instructor sent everyone their training schedule. Over the course of a week, everyone will train according to the schedule, and mobile phones are not allowed during the training. Of course, to better showcase the program, every morning and afternoon will feature a competition between the star class and the recruits.

Looking at the sheet in his hand, Jiang Qiulin was shocked: “We have to run five kilometers for morning exercise every day?!”

Lin Chu also frowned: “The first four days are all military standing and physical fitness, it’s really military training…”

“It seems that we can only look forward to the daily entertainment competition.” Cheng Zhiyi sighed exaggeratedly.

After the instructor left, Yi Bailu and Zhang Xiaoyuan ran to the gate of the male barracks, called everyone out, and chatted in the open space between the two tents.

It was not until the bathhouse opened at 8 o’clock and everyone returned to the barracks after taking a shower, that Yi Bailu and Zhang Xiaoyuan stopped.

Seeing the cameraman leave, Lin Chu breathed a sigh of relief. His expression was a little unnatural as he glanced at Chu Yinlong and quickly looked away. “Sister Bailu is too enthusiastic, she always runs to us.”

Yuwen Feiyang was not afraid of anything, and said with a smile, “Teacher Chu is too popular.”

Lin Chu was lying on the bed playing with his mobile phone, and smiled lightly.

There were no arrangements in the evening, because they shared a room, it was not good to stare at their phones, so they casually found topics and chatted.

Seeing that it was late, Jiang Dao went to the newly built outdoor bathroom behind the basketball court with his toothbrush in hand, then returned to the tent, disassembled the quilt and prepared to sleep.

“Hey, are you really going to use the quilt?” Cheng Zhiyi was surprised, “Didn’t we just fold them into tofu cubes? Anyway, it’s summer, it’s not cold to sleep with clothes on, and maybe we’ll even need to assemble urgently at night…”

“Trust me, it will be cold in the mountains at night.” Jiang Dao’s expression was extremely serious.

Facts proved that Jiang Dao was right.

Of course JD’s right!

Though that tofu blanket cube thing.

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