Chapter 41: If There Isn’t One, Build It Yourself
Xiang Chuan and Chou Manman, who were in the Club Building, naturally did not know that they were already at the center of the vortex. At this time, they were in the Student Union Room, furrowing their brows and looking at the Teaching Building Club Activity Room distribution map in front of them.
The benefit of technology is that when viewing building overlook maps, there’s no need to mentally visualize based on a 2D plane anymore; instead, one can directly view the 3D building model. However, looking at this model, Xiang Chuan’s face was as black as it could be.
They were told to select a Club Activity Room, but the remaining vacant Club Activity Rooms could be counted on one hand, and they were the kind that were as small as could be.
“Building 1, 14th floor, Room 3; 18th floor, Room 5; Building 2, 10th floor, Room 4; 12th floor, Room 2. These are the four Club Activity Rooms currently unused. Due to long-term disuse, they have accumulated quite a bit of sundries from other clubs. Of course, once the two of you confirm a Club Activity Room, we will immediately organize the clubs to move out the sundries and clean the Club Activity Room.”
The Student Council President introduced to the two, lightly tapping the four Club Activity Rooms just mentioned. The virtual building model immediately displayed 3D models of the four Club Activity Rooms. Each Club Activity Room’s layout was roughly the same. He casually grabbed one of the virtual models and tossed it upward, and suddenly the entire Student Union Room was enveloped in 3D space. Virtual walls could be seen in the room, intuitively showing the actual area of the Club Activity Room.
Hmm, this was indeed a very convenient function, much better than those deceptive 3D panoramic previews from her previous life. Xiang Chuan inwardly praised it with an expressionless face.
“So, have you chosen a Club Activity Room?”
The Student Council President asked with a smile. It had to be said that his refined temperament and affable smile were quite soothing, making even Chou Manman, who was frowning like Xiang Chuan, hesitant to complain.
But Xiang Chuan wasn’t buying it.
“President Senior, to be frank, this Club Activity Room isn’t even as big as my room.”
This was the truth.
“I remember you are… from the Xiang Family?”
“Yes. But let me state upfront, my room isn’t considered big.”
Although the Xiang Family was wealthy, there was basically no ostentatious nouveau riche decor. Her room was only about the size of a double room in a chain hotel from her previous life, incomparable to the exaggerated large rooms in Mary Sue dramas or presidential suites in star-rated hotels.
So when she said the Club Activity Room was small, it was really small.
“Just imagine, in a Club Activity Room only half the size of a classroom, how to store ingredients, where to place cooking equipment?” As she spoke, Xiang Chuan looked at Chou Manman beside her. “Man Man applied for the Performance Club. I think even if you haven’t seen the Twelfth Fleet’s performances, President Senior, you’ve heard of them… Of course, I’m not saying her current club’s scale can match the Twelfth Fleet, but for training ground, club locker room, clothing props storage warehouse, etc., their demand for club area is much greater than ours.”
“I naturally understand your needs.” The Student Council President said with a bitter smile. “However, the clubs in the Club Building have long histories and large memberships, so emotionally and rationally, we can’t ask them to vacate other Club Activity Rooms for two new clubs.”
Hearing this, the two fell silent. The other Student Union members in the Student Union Room, who were there due to free class periods or to watch the excitement while assisting the Student Council President, also cast sympathetic looks at them.
Xiang Chuan sighed deeply. She had anticipated this result as early as yesterday afternoon when she visited the Club Building.
Every Club Activity Room was filled with awards and club equipment of various sizes, and each had second year high school and third year high school senior students either enthusiastically greeting them or focused on club activities. If she used the Xiang Family’s influence, she might secure one or even two large Club Activity Rooms, but firstly, it would be thankless and make many people resent her Ancient Gourmet Food Club; secondly, Xiang Chuan wasn’t the kind of cold-blooded person who disregarded others’ lives for her own desires, and she couldn’t bear to see these young people who had spent one or two years with their seniors and peers in the Club Activity Rooms crammed into small rooms to finish high school.
Unexpectedly, after handling the seemingly most tedious application audit, they got stuck at the first step: selecting a Club Activity Room.
She rubbed her temples, thinking to herself: How about… using a small Club Activity Room for now?
But that didn’t guarantee they could get a large Club Activity Room later. Other clubs had long histories and were accustomed to their own Club Activity Rooms; there was no reason for them to vacate for them.
If not, just build one, right?
Suddenly, the words that had popped into Xiang Chuan’s mind yesterday when she was struggling over choosing a club resurfaced.
“Then let’s build one. President Senior, can you contact a construction team here?”
Without hesitation, Xiang Chuan chose “starting from zero to create a comfortable environment for herself” over “making do with mediocrity.”
Chou Manman was stunned, her gaze toward Xiang Chuan shifting from shock to admiration in an instant.
Pfft!!
The Student Council President, who had been sipping water while enjoying the two junior female students’ troubled expressions, spat out a mouthful of water upon hearing this. The surrounding Student Union members’ jaws nearly dropped off their faces.
Huh? Can it be done like that?
“Wait, wait, wait, you two, hold on. Are you planning to build a new Club Building?”
The Student Council President quickly wiped the water droplets from his mouth with a handkerchief to maintain his image. Xiang Chuan thought to herself, fortunately paper documents weren’t popular now, or this mouthful from the president would ruin at least a stack of files.
“Huh? I just want to build a single-story bungalow-style Club Activity Room… Does it have to be by building? ” Xiang Chuan tilted her head. “Then my pocket money probably won’t be enough; I’d need to get some sponsorship from my parents.”
With that, she opened her terminal to contact Xiang Weiguo and Lin Minzhi.
She’s really planning to build?! The entire Student Union was dumbfounded.
“No, no, no, wait first. Building an activity building… Club Activity Room isn’t that simple.” The Student Council President quickly stopped her communication, opened the Student Union’s teaching terminal communication, and dialed the principal’s communication line. “This matter needs to be approved by the principal first. Only if the principal agrees can you…”
[Mm, I approve.]
The terminal’s light screen suddenly showed the principal’s image. He was sitting in the Principal’s Office, holding an exquisite cup and sipping hot water, smiling at the screen.
“…” The Student Council President was stunned by the principal’s response, his brain short-circuiting. He took a deep breath, gathered his thoughts, and said, “No, Principal Teacher, what we’re talking about here is…”
[The Club Activity Room issue, right?]
As he spoke, the principal on the screen took another sip of water. His drinking posture was so elegant that Xiang Chuan couldn’t help wanting to swap the water in his water cup for tea, but unfortunately, they hadn’t found tea trees yet.
[The four remaining Club Activity Rooms in our Club Building have been used as warehouses for thousands of years, and everyone is used to it. This habit is hard to change quickly, and it can’t affect other clubs’ activities. So Xiang Chuan and Chou Manman can only choose to build a new Club Activity Room. Am I right?]
The principal’s words immediately silenced the Student Council President. Xiang Chuan looked at the principal in some surprise; he had thought of this before her.
[Since our school is welcoming new club blood, supporting you is fine. Of course, bear the construction fees yourselves; the school’s expenses are limited after all.] The principal smiled. [Wen Tao, talk to the University Department’s Engineering Department later and try to resolve the two new clubs’ Club Activity Room issue before school ends this afternoon.]
“Yes.”
Student Council President—Wen Tao—had nothing more to say and began directing the Student Union members to arrange the next steps.
Xiang Chuan and Chou Manman noticed the principal smiling at them, making the two a bit nervous, especially Xiang Chuan, who was still worried the principal held a grudge from yesterday.
[Do well, I have high hopes for you.] The principal encouraged with a smile.
The main storyline foreshadowing was planted at the end of the previous chapter. Wonder if the main storyline will resolve readers’ doubts when the time comes…
