They relied on their height and long legs, with a few having practiced so boxing techniques. Their footwork and body movents were more agile than the average person. They tore apart and crushed the Automobile Company’s defensive line with the montum of a thunderstorm, vowing to score as many points as possible to redeem the opening sha.
Ling Chengyan seed to lack energy, hardly moving at all, mostly staying in the opponent’s half, waiting quietly.
Then, when Yang Songming led his n to break through layer upon layer of defensive lines and rushed under the opponent’s basket, even when it was ti to shoot, she moved like a shark ready to strike, instantly charging out to intercept accurately. Whether it was a rebound or a three-pointer, she nearly intercepted them all, even blocking shots!
Can you believe it—a female soldier only slightly over 1.6 ters tall jumping up to block shots?!
The result was that the Guard Company players looked increasingly embarrassed as the ga went on, while the Automobile Company players continued to look relaxed, with carefree smiles on their faces.
Their radiant smiles were dazzling enough to blind soone, and it made the Guard Company players and cheerleaders so angry that they felt pain in their hearts, livers, spleens, lungs, and kidneys!
Exhales, the smiles of those Automobile Company guys are too glaring. It makes you want to rush up and rip their faces apart!
In the first half, the score was 45:22, with the Automobile Company leading by a large margin.
In the second half, the Guard Company organized one counterattack after another, but most were crushed, and the few lucky shots seed to be deliberately let in by Ling Chengyan.
From the start, she had a lazy deanor. After finishing the first half, she remained the sa, without a hint of tension, without blushing or gasping—showing little fatigue at all;
As the second half proceeded, she still didn’t show much change. In contrast to the sweat-drenched and panting players from the Guard Company, her cheeks only showed a slight blush, making her a true anomaly on the court!
At the end of the second half, the score was 98:47, with the Automobile Company achieving an overwhelming victory in the first match.
Guard Company, eliminated!
Over the next week, Ling Chengyan led the Automobile Company basketball team, sweeping through the basketball courts of the entire military sub-region, achieving eight consecutive wins without a single defeat!
Political Commissioner He and Staff Officer Xing watched all the matches, exchanging a glance and smiling like foxes that had stolen chickens.
With the military sub-region basketball selection tournant concluded, the Automobile Company was awarded first prize.
These days, Automobile Company’s Lian Changjiang and instructor Wu Yushu walked with a spring in their step. Not to ntion the consistently refined Wu Yushu, even the stern Jiang Yuntong was like a changed man, smiling at everyone he encountered. They pulled off so serious jealousy.
As the military sub-region’s match concluded, a coach from the provincial physical education school was invited to help select a basketball team. The Automobile Company secured four spots, two official players and two alternates. Other companies and departnts claid eight spots, including the Guard Company’s Yang Mingsong.
After this selection, the basketball team’s height was generally above 1.7 ters, with more than half being over 1.8 ters. The only exception was Ling Chengyan, who stood at 1.64 ters, and was female.
With so ti left before the competition, Ling Chengyan continued her daily routines.
At the end of April, Ling Chengyan visited the Sea Defense Post, detouring back to Fucheng County, where she received news that Wang Hongjun did not wait for a recruitnt call and instead signed up to join the military.
Ling Chengyan specifically visited Wu Xiangyang, the team leader of the commune, and Political Commissioner Xu Dong, and also went to see County Team Leader Zhang Hanchao. She didn’t ask for any special treatnt for Wang Hongjun, only for fair treatnt: under the condition that Wang Hongjun t the requirents, she hoped he’d be allowed to enlist and fulfill his wish to beco a soldier.
May quickly arrived, and by the eighth, the new recruits were gradually setting out to their designated military bases.
Ling Chengyan also received news that the new soldiers from Fucheng County went to a naval base within the province, becoming proud naval warriors.
Wang Liansheng and Ling Chengyan managed to return before Wang Hongjun left ho, and Ling Chengyan prepared so naval-related books, again encouraging Wang Hongjun not to give up on studying since he could still take exams for military academies after enlisting.
After graduating from a military academy, one could directly bypass the hurdle of promotion and beco an officer.
Wang Hongjun nodded repeatedly with red eyes, looking at his hurriedly returning Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt.
Being able to join the navy was sothing he had never dared to imagine. His dream now was to enter a military academy and beco a naval officer.
Both were quite busy, catching a ride with Ling Chengyan’s trip to the sea defense, without even having ti to eat a al... From start to finish, Wang Liansheng didn’t ntion going ho, and neither did Ling Chengyan or anyone else bring it up.
Yet soone simply lacked tact, not wanting to see others doing well.
As Wang Liansheng and Ling Chengyan were about to leave after saying goodbye to their uncle and aunt, they were blocked by Li Xiuying at the village entrance.
"Second son, you really forgot your mother after getting married, huh? You co back but don’t visit ho. Do you still recognize your dad and mom? Your parents and sister are almost getting bullied to death. Are you really that heartless, ignoring it all?" Li Xiuying rushed to tear at Wang Liansheng, but was stopped by Qu Cui and several other won.
"Go call your second uncle!" Wang Futang coldly instructed his son, then rebuked, "Second son, you personally signed the severance letter, and yet you’re here causing trouble?"
The second couple’s stubbornness forced Liansheng and his wife to drift apart, yet they wouldn’t give up and continued causing trouble?
Does it have to end with a feud between father and son, mother and child, before they’re satisfied?!
With several won pulling her, Zhou Xiuying was ultimately unable to pounce on Wang Liansheng but persisted with intense dissatisfaction, kicking two won who were holding her down.
Ling Chengyan stepped back a few steps, neither intervening nor urging, simply observing quietly.
Wang Liansheng’s face was so dark it seed ready to drip water. He pulled on his curious and idle wife, hastily pushing through the crowd to get in the car and leave Nanli Team.
The car left Nanli Team and drove onto the asphalt road behind the village. Ling Chengyan turned, raised her eyebrows with a hint of sarcasm, and said, "Why the rush? If there’s an issue, address it and clarify things, isn’t that better?"
Wang Liansheng looked out the car window, remaining silent for a while.
Ling Chengyan didn’t continue to provoke him, focusing on driving, but she didn’t expect Wang Liansheng suddenly to say, "It’s simply indescribable."
Ling Chengyan paused slightly, then realized he ant Zhou Xiuying was unreasonable and entangled, impossible to communicate with, wasn’t it?
In mid-May, the grand military district basketball tournant finally comnced.
As the Huicheng Military Sub-Region basketball team captain, Ling Chengyan handed her car over to Ma Dajun and then led the team to the provincial capital.
The provincial capital is the central base for the major military district, comprising two provinces and over 300,000 troops.
Basketball teams selected by various military sub-regions, army groups, and other units ford dozens of teams, initially employing a group elimination format to advance to the top eight, where teams would fight in pairs to determine the final victory.
The arrival of the Huicheng basketball team quickly attracted attention because Huicheng was the only team with a female soldier. Ling Chengyan was the only participating female soldier and the team captain.
After reporting in, they moved into the guesthouse for a short rest, and then it was lunchti.
Ling Chengyan entered the dining hall carrying her lunchbox, imdiately drawing countless eyes. Everyone looked curiously, wanting to know what the only female soldier in the basketball tournant was like.
Ling Chengyan kept her gaze steady, disregarding the countless glances, joining her team mbers to collect food at the window before finding a seat to dine.
On the surface, calm and unruffled, Ling Chengyan also felt a bit shaken inside: indeed, the major military district had a different atmosphere. As she entered and glanced around quickly, she noticed several people with slow and steady breathing—these people had practiced skills, and their abilities weren’t low.
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