Rebirth after the college entrance examination

Chapter 152 The Spring of Youth
Everyone present was a mentally sound college student, and they all understood that this was equivalent to the counselor directly nominating him. For a moment, not many people looked at Xia An, but quite a few looked at the acting class monitor, Wu Xun.

It's obvious that Director Xu is very dissatisfied with Wu Xun, and the reason is... self-evident.

Xia An was extremely helpless, and glanced resentfully at the boy with the youthful face and big chest muscles on the podium.

We had a discussion about this this morning, but before the sun even set, this woman changed her mind. Sure enough, she's not without cunning, she just hides her true intentions very well!
Xia An withdrew her gaze from Xu Wanying's chest and glanced apologetically at Wu Xun's location, but the other party did not turn around.

Wu Xun was staring at Xu Wanying, and Xia An could only catch a glimpse of him out of the corner of his eye. Having known him through two lifetimes, he knew that Wu Xun wasn't a vengeful boy, nor was he petty, but he was just like most people his age—a little man who tended to overthink things in relationships.

Xia An doesn't remember if Yuan Shi Wu Xun openly handed her a love letter, but she does remember that this male classmate was inconspicuous for four years and disappeared after graduation.

For a fleeting moment, Xia An felt that Xu Wanying's method of destroying someone's spirit was excessive, but seeing Wu Xun's eyes, filled with both grief and adoration...

Stop, young people should get over love early.

"Time is limited, so let's vote and pass it on from the end to the beginning."

Many students came to class empty-handed, and the sounds of tearing up notes and borrowing pens were constant.

Xu Wanying asked a girl in the front row to count the votes, and she personally drew a tally mark on the blackboard.

From an omniscient perspective and from a rather unusual angle, the final result was a tie. Only four boys voted for Xia An, and only four girls voted for Wu Xun.

However, the number of girls was more than twenty more than the number of boys.

Xia An was elected class monitor.

Qi Buyang pointed with his finger and asked curiously, "Liu Yang from Wu Xun's dorm has a boyfriend, so he can probably get votes from that girls' dorm. I've calculated it and there's an extra vote... Who voted for him?"

Lu Yao said, "Perhaps someone in that girls' dormitory has a crush on Lao Xia."

Xu Wanying nodded her chin at Xia An, "Go on stage and give your remarks."

Now that things had come to this, Xia An no longer hesitated and walked onto the stage amidst sparse applause.

"Being a class monitor in college doesn't depend on grades; grades are everyone's own business. From now on, I'm Teacher Xu's lackey. Don't fight, break the rules less, and I can handle other small things. Let's try to cause the teacher as little trouble as possible."

Xu Wanying: "Stop talking nonsense."

—Kukuku
Amid laughter, Xia An made an "OK" gesture.

"Okay, enough chit-chat, just three things. I'll organize a group gathering in a few days."

Wow!

Xia An waved his hand and laughed, "A month of military training, plus the National Day holiday, and winter is here in the blink of an eye."

This is a way of making amends to my ex.

“With winter approaching, it’s not very convenient to do outdoor activities by the sea. I’m trying to contact a small farm to make it affordable while ensuring both a pleasant environment and entertainment.”

--it is good!

As Xia An was speaking, Xu Wanying interjected, "We were thinking of collecting class fees before, let's do it together this time, 200 per person?" She looked at Xia An.

Seeing that some of the students looked troubled, Xia An immediately said, "I'll discuss the specifics of how to collect and spend the money with you, teacher, later."

Xu Wanying also realized what was happening.

It's not very good.

Class fees should be collected, and gatherings should be held, but if you calculate it this way, each student will have to spend an extra three or four hundred yuan this month, which is not a small amount for college students who currently have a living allowance of one or two thousand yuan.

She studied accounting and finance, yet she overlooked the crisis that follows the peak of expenditures. Sure enough, no matter how much theory you have, it can't escape the lack of practical experience. Apple blushed and decisively shut up.

Xia An: "The gathering and the second point I want to make complement each other. As you all know, I did a few things in the past two months, which were pretty... impressive."

—Tch, a chorus of sighs.

Xia An smiled and said, "While this is still fresh in my mind, I plan to apply for the Outstanding Class Collective award this semester."

Apart from Xu Wanying raising an eyebrow, the others showed little interest.

When freshmen first enter university, few people know the concept of an outstanding class collective.

Xia An said, "It's not that I'm greedy or impatient for quick success. The class that wins the Outstanding Class Award will give each student two credits as a reward. Maybe people don't quite understand the importance of credits yet."

Let me put it this way, everything will be clear after the final exams next month.

The selection and application for outstanding class collectives will take place after the start of the next semester. The application materials will examine daily activities and individual performance. Our major has a natural advantage: everyone should record more video and audio materials in their daily lives.

Besides being used for the application, it also serves as a personal record; over the past four years, it's all become memories.

Upon hearing the word "four years," the scene quieted down a bit.

Some people smiled and were lost in thought, while others seemed to be reminiscing about their twelve years of campus life.

In short, I have high hopes.

Xu Wanying glanced at Xia An, and the corners of her mouth curled up again. She knew she couldn't possibly say those words.

Xia An continued, "Third, and most importantly, I want to remind and advise every student..." She coughed twice to bring the conversation back to the present.

"Find a partner soon."

—Wahahaha
Amidst the uproarious laughter, Xu Wanying couldn't help but smile. As someone who had been through it all, she felt that this statement made a lot of sense.

That charming smile completely stunned Wu and Lu, who had been in a daze for a while.

Xia An: "It's not that I'm trying to attract attention."

After the laughter subsided, Xia An spoke again. Seeing that the students' gazes were much gentler than before, she continued, "Four years sounds like a long time, but it's actually very short. It's so short that there are only eight semesters, and the first semester is almost over with only a month and a half left."

"These four years are the tail end of our youth, and they occupy an extremely important place in our past and future lives."

In Chinese class, we all learned the phrase "connecting the past and the future," but in my opinion, the four years of university are more important and precious than that.

After leaving school... never mind. In short, those clean and pure days are numbered.

We've all heard the story of the little horse crossing the river since we were kids. The old horse said the river was shallow, while the squirrel said it was bottomless. Since we have to cross the river of university, let's cherish every step of the way.

I wish everyone could find a love worth cherishing for a lifetime by jumping into the river. Don't laugh, what's shameful about it? After all, the word "youth" contains the character for "spring."

Xu Wanying covered her mouth and burst out laughing.

……

The elections for other class committee members went smoothly, except for the election for the Youth League branch secretary.

There are strict requirements for this.

There was no other way, and in the end, Xu Wanying forced her to give the child to Li Xiaoru.

After the class meeting ended, Xu Wanying kept the newly appointed class committee members behind for a small meeting.

Xia An had two acquaintances: Li Xiaoru, who was also the secretary of the Youth League branch, and Lu Fei, the sports committee member.

There's no other way. There are already few boys, and even fewer with good physiques. The sports committee member is responsible for leading morning exercises in the first year, which is a dirty and tiring job that no one wants to do. So they have no choice but to be forced into it.

The meeting had a very simple agenda, consisting of just a few things.

The New Year's Day welcome party, the spring sports meet next semester, and collecting class fees.

The welcome party is organized by each college. The class's arts and culture representative just needs to cooperate with the college's student union. The new arts and culture representative is a cheerful, tall and thin girl named Gu Nannan.

Xia An wasn't familiar with her, but after hearing her manner of speaking, he felt she was capable of handling things, so he took the initiative to suggest that she take full responsibility for liaising with the college, and he would leave it to her.

The sports meet... the art college has never achieved much. As Xu Wanying herself said, the points are earned by the teachers.

"Let's not rush to collect the class fees, teacher," Xia An suggested. "Once I've calculated the expenses for the gathering, I'll allocate an extra fifty yuan per person as the class fee, and that will cover this year's expenses. We can collect the next semester's fees then."

Xu Wanying nodded: "That's right. You and Li Meng should make a plan. Collecting more money when it's not enough and transferring the surplus to expenditures are two different things."

The class's life committee member, Li Meng, didn't quite understand what was being said, but she carefully took meeting notes in her notebook.

Xia An grinned and gave Xu Wanying a thumbs up: "Professional enough."

The meeting lasted forty minutes. After it ended, Xu Wanying, Xia An, and the other two walked out of the school together.

Le Ning, Lu Yao, and Qi Buyang have arrived at the Weita Bar.

As Liu Xiao walked to the school gate, he called Xia An.

"The two of us have arrived."

……

After crossing the road at the east gate of the school, Xu Wanying looked at the afterglow in the west and said to Xia An, "I can see the words written in the second row from the podium. Wu Xun voted for you."

Xia An raised an eyebrow: "Everyone at school is innocent, teacher, you wouldn't...?"

Xu Wanying glared at him, "Shut your mouth!"

Sighing, Xu Wanying said, "What you said today is all true, but they may not understand it. Sometimes I really don't know how you can come up with so many ideas. Two of the music theory advisors also told me that Le Ning is a precocious child, and her thoughts and temperament are much more stable than other students."

Turning her head to look at Xia An, Xu Wanying asked, "Your parents' parenting style is very impressive."

Xia An didn't want to say that this had little to do with education, so she only said, "We have similar personalities. We like to do some summaries late at night when it's quiet. We summarize our high school and junior high school years, and naturally we can come up with what we said on the podium."

Summarize…

Xu Wanying chuckled and shook her head, then stopped talking. She took a few quick steps, took Li Xiaoru's arm, and started talking about other things.

Lu Fei, wearing an old black down jacket, said to Xia An, "I just saw a few people from Wu Xun's dorm carrying several cases of beer."

Xia An looked at him and asked, "What did he say?"

Lu Fei: "Wu Xun asked me to ask you if you have time to go to his dorm for drinks tonight."

Xia An: "..."

Looking ahead at Xu Wanying's slender back, Xia An found it quite interesting.

He said to Lu Fei, "You tell me, Wu Xun really adores her, that's why he's started drinking so much."

Lu Fei grinned, unsure how to respond. In his mind, this kind of thing was just something to listen to for fun; back in high school in a small county, there were far more messy things happening, so this was nothing.

Isn't the harvest from the land far more important than love and romance?
"I want to do some part-time work at school to earn some money. Lao Xia, can you help me think of something?"

This was the first time in Lu Fei's life that he had asked Xia An for a solution.

Patting Lu Fei on the shoulder, Xia An smiled and said:
"Let me think about it for you. Don't rush, it'll be in a few days."

"Okay, I'll think about what to buy for my parents when I go home for Chinese New Year."

"You took Xiaoru home?"

"..."

Seeing Lu Fei blush, Xia An couldn't stop laughing.
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The bar features live music every night starting at 6 PM.

Liu Xiao and Liu Fei arrived at Binhai University at four o'clock in the afternoon. They sat in the president's office for a while, strolled around the campus, and then drove around the university town. They had only been in a bar for a few minutes when they arrived.

There were no booths; the only slightly private spot was a row of openwork partitions on the side. Liu Xiao and Liu Fei walked to the second partition in the front row and sat down without prior arrangement.

They exchanged a smile, and Liu Xiao, while flipping through the wine list, said, "What? Isn't this seat too hot for your butt?"

Liu Fei's chubby, fair face twitched, and the harsh words that were on the tip of her tongue were swallowed back, turning into a sigh.

Who hasn't been young?

After ordering, Liu Xiao took off his cotton jacket and nodded to Liu Fei, "Last month, no, in September, the month before last, I heard from Niu Bizi that Jing Yun... she's not doing too well abroad."

Liu Fei was silent for a few seconds, took a sip of lemonade, took off her glasses and rubbed her face: "Melbourne has a good climate, and she went there for the environment in the first place."

Liu Xiao chuckled, shook his head, and dropped the subject, then changed the subject, saying, "By the way, Niu Bizi is also going back to China at the end of the year. He's organizing a get-together for everyone. Are you coming?"

Liu Fei put her glasses back on and said, "Go ahead, it's been so many years, and I don't have any grudges against him."

Liu Xiao laughed and said, "That's right. Your second child will be old enough to run errands next year, so don't worry about anything else."

Liu Fei laughed and scolded, "What about you? Why aren't you married yet?"

Liu Xiao scoffed, rolled his eyes, and was about to speak when four laughing and joking young men and women entered through the door.

After glancing at it, Liu Xiao and Liu Fei were immediately taken aback.

They exchanged a glance and then smiled in unison.

Liu Xiao nodded to Qi Buyang, who had just passed by, and said, "Look, doesn't this chubby boy look like you back then?"

Liu Fei's gaze fell on Le Ning's retreating figure, but she said, "Isn't that handsome young man just like you back then?"

Le Ning, Wang Yue, Qi Buyang, and Lu Yao sat in the fourth cubicle, which was an eight-person table.

Qi Buyang casually beckoned to the waiter and handed him a wine card.

"All the stored wine inside has been served."

Wang Yue blinked: "Didn't you say that Teacher Xu was treating us today?"

Lu Yao smiled and said, "It's all the same."

Liu Xiaochong said to Liu Fei with a smile, "Your mannerisms are just like yours back then."

Seeing Liu Fei still glancing back at the female college student, Liu Xiao tossed her a peanut, saying, "Stop talking nonsense."

Liu Fei turned around, smiled, and shook her head, "She looks just like Jing Yun."

Liu Xiaoqi opened two bottles of beer and said, "New talents emerge in every generation. Sometimes when I'm bored in the office, I occasionally check out our school's BBS. The last two years have been particularly impressive. The campus beauty list that Niu Bizi organized back then has become more and more exciting."

Pointing at Le Ning in the distance, Liu Xiao smiled and said, "She's on the list."

Liu Fei drank half a bottle, burped, and shook her head: "It's childish stuff, I'm not thinking about it anymore. What about your friend?"

Liu Xiao took out his phone: "I'll give him a call."

After hanging up, Liu Xiao said, "I'll be there right away."

At this moment, a lone man sitting at a table next to the aisle called the waiter to order more drinks.

Liu Xiao raised an eyebrow, gesturing for Liu Fei to look over. "Goodness, one person drinking a whole table's worth of stuff, doesn't that remind you of yourself..."

Liu Fei couldn't hold back any longer, hissing as she interrupted, "All you ever think about is that thing from back then, you bastard?"

"Don't rush, don't rush, I'm just kidding."

Liu Xiao shook his head, chuckled, and then lowered his voice to point at the forlorn man: "This guy just got married and he's out drinking. Do you think he's missing the past?"

Liu Fei looked completely bewildered and asked, "You can tell fortunes? You can tell a stranger that they just got married?"

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That's about it. I'll start paying off the debt tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)