novelinnhs Chapter 8 The Squad Leader's Oath
Chapter 8 The Squad Leader's Oath
After two weeks of watching Louis XVI, Xiahou Dun realized that the seemingly endless days of military training were finally coming to an end.
The red flower formation scored 5 points higher than the green leaf formation, one with 90 and the other with 95. But 90 points is enough to get full marks. The freshmen who were swinging their military boxing so hard that they were swept into the red flower formation cried out that they had been tricked.
They may seem different, but in reality they are the same.
"It's over, it's all over. I'm going to spend the rest of my life hugging my little clumsy bed." In dormitory 404, Wang Guangyu kicked off his shoes and pounced on the bed.
"You're overthinking it. You forgot what the counselor said: although there's no more military training at night, we still have to attend evening self-study sessions." Ma Xu poured cold water on the idea without hesitation.
"Ah, am I here to go to university?" A desperate cry rang out.
"But it seems like tonight is for electing class officers," Xiao Hui, who was listening nearby, added at the opportune moment.
"Why don't you run for class monitor, Brother Ma? We'll be counting on you to protect us from now on." When it came to class matters, Zhao Zilong, who was usually quiet in the dormitory, also joined the conversation.
"Competition my ass. Look, after Chen Sui said she was going to run for class monitor, we couldn't even see anyone else signing up. The competitive election has turned into an equal election," Ma Xu complained.
Actually, everyone knew this without saying it. As the group leader who created the class group, Chen Sui left a deep impression on everyone when she signed in on the first day of registration, not only because of her appearance, but also because of her serious and responsible attitude.
So when she signed up to run for class monitor, everyone else wisely ran for other positions.
Then, the class's other major pillar, the Youth League Secretary, became a hot candidate for election.
Moreover, they will almost certainly be chosen from among the male students. After all, the class monitor has already been decided to be a girl. If the Youth League secretary is also a girl, this is a civil engineering class with 24 boys and 5 girls. It would be too embarrassing to have the two most important class committee members both be girls.
"How about we have one of us compete for the position of class monitor? We're guaranteed at least four votes, right? Chezi, are you interested?"
"I'm too lazy to be happy. Brother Ma, you should get ready. There's still time to prepare."
Chen Che rolled over in bed. He didn't want to discourage his roommate. Regardless of who got more votes, the result had already been decided in advance.
Bai Mu, who lives in dormitory 403 across the hall, is a classmate of Professor Shao, who teaches structural mechanics, and the nephew of a construction project manager. He works for a student internship partner of the college and said he wants to become a branch secretary of the Youth League to train himself. Does anyone have any objections?
While his buddies were still daydreaming in the dorm, he was already dragging other classmates downstairs to brag, saying he'd take care of all their internships.
As they were talking, there was a knock on the door of dormitory 404.
Ma Xu opened the door, and there stood Bai Mu, who looked somewhat roguish and had gotten a tan after military training.
"Hi everyone, hi everyone." Bai Mu walked in with a grin, casually pulling a pack of Yuxi cigarettes from his pocket and gesturing to the group, "Any brothers want a smoke?"
This person is here to build relationships.
Ma Xu frowned and shook his head, saying, "No one in our dorm smokes."
"Oh~" Bai Mu didn't feel embarrassed at all. He put the cigarette back in his pocket and took out a pack of betel nuts from another pocket.
"Does anyone chew betel nuts? The kind from Hecheng Tianxia, they cost 50 yuan a pack."
Everyone knows that smoking is harmful to health, and almost everyone is a victim of secondhand smoke. So once people don't accept smoking, they have an absolutely opposing attitude towards cigarettes. However, their awareness of betel nut is not as strong because betel nut does not directly affect others.
"Is this delicious?" Xiao Hui, who was closest to him, asked curiously, a hint of envy flashing in his eyes.
Xiao Hui is a student from a poor family. He usually doesn't even want to eat an extra dish, let alone enjoy this "luxury" of 50 yuan a pack. Now that he has the opportunity to try it for free, his excitement is already showing on his face.
"Betel nut isn't any good either." Chen Che's tone turned unfriendly as he saw him leading his roommate astray.
"Hey, just give it a try. You won't get addicted right away. People should try all sorts of new things." Bai Mu then encouraged the group in 404 to try the hammer.
In the end, Xiao Hui could not resist the temptation of his inner demons. He chewed a few times, and the juice from the fruit began to overflow, intensely stimulating his mouth and throat. His body began to feel a little hot, and a slight feeling of suffocation began to make him addicted.
"Cough cough cough cough cough." It was inevitable that Xiao Hui would feel uncomfortable after his first time eating betel nut, and he started coughing uncomfortably.
Bai Mu chuckled, "It's okay, it's okay. It's always like this the first time. You'll get used to it and it'll just feel great."
Seeing that he had made progress, Bai Mu directly stated his true purpose: "Everyone, we're all brothers, so I'll be frank."
I'd like to become the class's Youth League Secretary, and I hope everyone will support me. My uncle is a project manager at a construction site, and he's involved in a project with our college. He'll definitely treat everyone well if they want to do internships there.
Since the words were spoken so bluntly, everyone nodded in agreement, except for Chen Che, who sighed and said to Bai Mu as if deliberately trying to create an awkward silence: "Bai Mu, we're all classmates, so let me give you a piece of advice: avoid smoking, drinking, and betel nuts."
Bai Mu remained smiling and said dismissively, "It'll be the same whether we go to the construction site or not. It'll be the same sooner or later. My uncle said it doesn't matter if we get good grades or not, but we must be able to drink."
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Evening, Renzhi Building self-study room.
The election of class committee members was presided over by Huang Yun from the junior class.
"Now, please let Chen Sui come up and deliver her oath for class monitor election."
A round of applause erupted from the audience.
Wearing a floral maxi dress with a pure white light jacket over it creates an elegant and graceful look while preventing the slight chill of a summer night from bothering your skin after a shower.
After military training ended, the girls were finally able to wear the dresses that had been stored in their closets for weeks, and Chen Sui was no exception.
Chen Sui's gaze swept across the audience and met Chen Che's eyes.
Chen Sui was the first to look away and slowly said, "Hello everyone, I am Chen Sui."
"I'll skip the redundant self-introduction; everyone already knows me."
"Actually, I prepared a whole page of letter paper, but after thinking about it, I didn't bring it with me."
"The more you talk, the more it feels like you're making excuses; the more you talk, the weaker and more feeble it becomes."
"So I want to say that I will try my best to do it."
"I am strict with myself, fair and just, and consider the interests of my classmates in matters concerning the class. I will not use the power entrusted to me by my classmates to do anything for personal gain, and I will live up to every vote that is trusted by them."
Thank you everyone.
As applause erupted, Chen Sui bowed slightly in thanks.
"Okay, please raise your hands if you support Chen Sui as class monitor." Huang Yun from the junior class started counting.
Although only one person is running for class monitor, the necessary procedures still need to be followed.
Chen Che raised her hand high. Some people thought her words were just a formality, just for show, but Chen Che knew that this was what she truly thought and what she was guided by.
"Okay, apart from Chen Sui's own vote, there are a total of 28 votes."
"Although only Chen Sui ran for class monitor, judging from the result, everyone is definitely convinced. So congratulations to Chen Sui for becoming the class monitor of our Civil Engineering Class 1."
Next is the election for the branch secretary of the Youth League.
Other boys and girls went up on stage to try and win her over, but after Bai Mu went up, the result became obvious.
"Those who support Bai Mu as the Youth League branch secretary, please raise your hands."
Bai Mu sat in the audience, his eyes scanning the crowd like a venomous snake, noting who hadn't voted for him.
One, one, and another.
He showed no fear when he saw Chen Che meet his eyes.
He didn't raise his hand.
Okay, another candidate for the organization's evaluation and commendation has been crossed off.