Chapter 64: 064 Beyond Saving
Counselor Teacher Liu stood on the lectern, his gaze sweeping around the classroom, taking in the expressions and demeanors of more than thirty students.
At this moment, everyone put away their mobile phones and stopped whispering to each other, all waiting for him to speak.
“Class Cadre election, now officially begins. The positions to be elected are Class Monitor, Study Committee Member, Life Committee Member…” Teacher Liu said while picking up a piece of chalk and writing those positions to be elected on the blackboard. “The first one to be elected is the most important position, Class Monitor. So now, please raise your hand if you want to run for this position, then come up one by one to give your speech…”
The last four words ‘election speech’ hadn’t even been spoken when he saw an arm raised high.
So Teacher Liu pointed at this student: “Sun Xing Si, you come up first to give your speech. Time limit is five minutes.”
Sun Xing Si walked onto the lectern full of confidence.
Teacher Liu made space in the center of the lectern for him to stand alone, while he himself stepped down from the lectern.
Sun Xing Si looked at the classmates below the stage. More than thirty pairs of eyes focused over, bringing an unspoken pressure. But he was only slightly nervous for a moment before quickly recovering his confident smile.
He said loudly: “Dear classmates, I am Sun Xing Si. After military training and our daily interactions, I believe everyone has some understanding of me. That’s right, I don’t have any particularly outstanding strengths; I just like making friends, listening, and sharing. If I can provide service to everyone and help my classmates, that would make me extremely happy…”
Sun Xing Si didn’t speak for the full five minutes; he finished his speech in less than two minutes. Because he knew very well that speaking too long would make everyone impatient, which would only backfire. Speaking as clearly as possible in the shortest time was the right way.
Amid a wave of applause from the classmates, Sun Xing Si walked down from the lectern and returned to his seat, unable to stop the corners of his mouth from turning up. At this moment, he really wanted to shout “Who else?”, but he couldn’t let his image collapse, so he could only maintain a proper smile…
“Next, Feng Jia Miaomiao!” Teacher Liu called the name of the second Class Monitor competitor. “Come up.”
Sun Xing Si frowned, sensing that things had taken a turn.
Before the class meeting for the election began, he had never heard even a hint about any competitors. After the military training and weekend social gathering operations, he even thought the Class Monitor position was in the bag. But now, he was suddenly told there was actually a competitor?
Feng Jia Miaomiao, this girl left a strong impression. She had delicate and pretty appearance, a generous and straightforward personality, and a long name, so her presence was quite strong…
Sun Xing Si clenched his fist, involuntarily feeling uneasy.
“Hello everyone, I am Feng Jia Miaomiao. Self-introduction and all that, I already said it at the first class meeting; repeating it has no meaning. Anyway, everyone should understand my personality. Vote for me if you want; if I become Class Monitor, I will definitely be serious and responsible. Um, that’s it.”
Feng Jia Miaomiao’s speech was so short it could hardly be called a ‘speech’, and her speaking speed was fast; she went offstage in less than half a minute.
Applause rang out in the classroom again, and it was even more enthusiastic than Sun Xing Si’s.
Sun Xing Si anxiously looked around, and suddenly, he met Wang Heng’s gaze from diagonally behind.
“You will vote for me, right?” Sun Xing Si lowered his voice and quietly asked.
Wang Heng smiled slightly: “One or two votes don’t mean much; it’s too late to talk about it now.”
Sun Xing Si patted his head: “This shouldn’t be! Why do so many people seem to support her more…”
Wang Heng shrugged: “She’s a girl, higher appearance value, and her speech was shorter than yours.”
Sun Xing Si: “Just that simple?”
Wang Heng: “Just that simple.”
On the lectern, seeing no more classmates raising hands to join the competition, Teacher Liu announced: “There are a few paper slips on everyone’s tables. Now, please write the name of the Class Monitor candidate you support on the paper slips, and I will collect them one by one.”
Sun Xing Si was so anxious he couldn’t sit still: “What to do!”
Seeing him like this, Wang Heng felt a bit sorry for him and advised: “No big deal; if not this first year, there’s still second year.”
Sun Xing Si shut his mouth. He really wanted to say that becoming Class Monitor in second year and then entering the Student Union wouldn’t have the same effect as in first year! But such worldly words, how could he say them out loud?
Soon, the classmates all finished writing, and Teacher Liu walked around, collecting all the votes.
“Now we need a student to write stroke characters on the blackboard. Anyone willing to come up for this voluntary labor? That… Feng Jia Miaomiao, you are a competitor with a stake in it; put your hand down.”
“Oh.” Feng Jia Miaomiao touched her head and awkwardly lowered her arm.
Sun Xing Si suddenly turned his head to stare at Wang Heng, saying in a low voice: “You go up; I believe in you, Teacher Wang.”
Wang Heng pointed at himself: “Believe in me?”
Sun Xing Si nodded: “Yes, you definitely won’t let me down.”
Wang Heng looked around and saw no one else in the classroom raising their hand, so he stood up: “Teacher, I’ll do it.”
Teacher Liu nodded in agreement: “Good, come up and take the chalk.”
Sun Xing Si and Feng Jia Miaomiao, the two competitors, both smiled at the same time. Although the vote count was already set and couldn’t be changed, having one of ‘our own’ as the counter still brought a sense of reassurance.
“We still need someone to read out the votes. Who will be responsible for announcing the names on the votes…” Teacher Liu pointed at the first boy to raise his hand, an ordinary one. “Jiang Hao Nan, you do it. One reads, one writes, and I supervise.”
Just like that, the moment to decide the Class Monitor candidate arrived.
“Sun Xing Si”, “Feng Jia Miaomiao”, “Feng Jia Miaomiao”, “Sun Xing Si”…
As Jiang Hao Nan read out these two names one by one, their vote counts rose alternately, always entangled together, with no clear winner.
Until the last vote.
“Sun Xing Si… and that’s it.”
Wang Heng glanced at the stroke characters he had written with chalk, secretly sighing.
It was hopeless to turn the tide; in the end, Sun Xing Si still had two more votes.
Teacher Liu counted them and announced: “So our class’s first-year Class Monitor is Sun Xing Si! Feng Jia Miaomiao is Vice Class Monitor; is that okay?”
Naturally, no one objected.
“Congratulations to Sun Xing Si and Feng Jia Miaomiao! Next is Study Committee Member…”
The election continued. Wang Heng, having completed his task, walked down from the lectern and couldn’t help but pause when he returned to his seat.
He felt his mobile phone vibrating in his pocket.
He took out his mobile phone and looked; surprisingly, it was a call from Han Yixuan!
“No contact for so many days, suddenly… what is this girl up to?”
Wang Heng immediately became alert.
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High energy warning ahead… no need to say more; everyone can probably tell from this cliffhanger.
Recently, times have been tough with current events. Besides this book I’m writing, there are work matters. My main job is screenwriter, working from home, and the workload isn’t reduced at all; it’s even more of a test.
But still, the same words: thank you very much for everyone’s support. The rising data for this book, along with everyone’s complaints and messages, give the author more motivation to type. Staying up late to finish writing, then sleeping and working after waking up; that’s all it is.
Finally… seeking recommendation tickets! The more, the better!!
