Chapter 128: The East Wind is a Good Card

The freshman assembly arrived as scheduled; Yang Tianxing had attended once last year, but back then he was standing among several thousand freshmen, his scalp slick with oil under the scorching sun.

This year, Yang Tianxing attended once again, this time sitting on the main stage at the very front; although he was only in a corner spot, the school leaders were on his left and right, so he had to pretend to look serious and composed.

"Next, we invite the provincial model student entrepreneur, Chang'an City outstanding university student, Chang'an District top ten university student... and Vice Chairman of the Humanities and Social Sciences Student Union, classmate Yang Tianxing, to give a report speech."

Clap, clap, clap; clap, clap, clap; clap, clap, clap.

Enthusiastic applause roared over; it seemed the freshmen were also intimidated by this string of titles, as even after squeezing out the fluff, a few were quite valuable.

Yang Tianxing didn't pull any stunts, honestly reading on according to the script someone else had written.

"Respected leaders, distinguished guests, fellow students, hello everyone. Once, I was just like you, waving goodbye to my hometown and stepping onto a brand-new and colorful journey of life..."

Yang Tianxing had only read the script through once last night and hadn't felt it was very long at the time, but now, facing so many people—especially with his military training uniform feeling like a steamer under the baking sun—he cursed inwardly that there were too many words.

This damn thing wasn't a graduation thesis; what was that stinky brat who wrote the script thinking?

In fact, it wasn't just Yang Tianxing cursing in his heart; the freshmen below were cursing too. So what if there were many titles? At a time like this, even the Dean of the Finance Institute would be cursed.

"Fuck, why isn't it over yet? Are they crazy?"

"I'm about to faint from the heat."

"I really regret coming to the Finance Institute for university."

……………

The freshmen were almost all thinking the same thing, the only difference being in a certain class of the Accounting Department.

A girl with delicate features took off her cap, revealing smooth, shoulder-length short hair, and pointed at the speaking Yang Tianxing: "See that? Senior Yang will be my boyfriend in the future!"

The roommates around her heard this and were either shocked or didn't believe it at all.

"Xiao Xuan, don't joke around. We know you're pretty, but Senior Yang might already have a girlfriend."

"Exactly, he's basically a big-shot celebrity in our school."

"We're too far away to see what Senior Yang looks like clearly, but his voice sounds pretty good."

Zheng Xuan was dismissive: "So what if he has a girlfriend? No one likes him more than I do, and besides, Senior Yang and I have known each other for a long time."

A few roommates looked at each other: "Really? Then after military training, we're going to have a mixer with another dorm; can you convince Senior Yang's dorm to come over?"

"What's hard about that?"

Zheng Xuan gave a cold snort: "Just you wait."

At this moment, the counselor standing behind walked over to remind them: "No whispering, listen carefully."

Zheng Xuan silently put her cap back on, glanced in the direction of Entrepreneurship Base 101, and thought to herself that although you are prettier than me and have a better figure, your love for Yang Tianxing cannot possibly compare to mine.

Just based on this point, I can squeeze you out without any guilt!

"... My speech is finished, thank you everyone."

Yang Tianxing had read for nearly twenty minutes, and in his heart, he had spent those twenty minutes cursing the idiot who wrote the script; he finally saw this closing sentence, wiped the sweat from his face, and walked back to his seat.

Because this assembly was only for freshmen, sophomores and juniors in casual clothes passed by the field from time to time, and those who knew Yang Tianxing pointed at him and joked.

After the freshman assembly ended, each class was led by their counselor to a classroom for a meeting; the following process was more counselor speeches, self-introductions, and choosing a class monitor, and immediately after, these freshmen would welcome their own university careers.

When Yang Tianxing returned to the dorm after his speech and was preparing to go out after showering, Yi Min and Song Fei were each holding a bottle of iced cola, and Liu Lei was holding a watermelon; the group was laughing and joking.

"What are you guys doing?" Yang Tianxing asked.

"The juniors are starting military training this afternoon, and we're preparing to give them some special care."

Qian Jiale patted the big watermelon: "We plan to go in front of them to eat watermelon and drink cola, to make them die of envy. Are you coming, Second Brother?"

"I'm not going, I have something to do this afternoon."

Yang Tianxing found it funny: "You guys are really despicable. If I were the instructor, I'd just call for a ten-minute break and have the juniors serve up a round of no-rules military boxing."

……………

Yang Tianxing had to go play mahjong with Zhang Liye in the afternoon; old Zhang was a social veteran, and there wasn't an entertainment activity—singing karaoke, playing cards, foot massages, etc. —that he wasn't proficient in.

Arriving at the entrance of the chess and card room, Yang Tianxing discovered that the courier Wu Qiang and Liu Guohua were also there; Yang Tianxing had known them for nearly a year and greeted them familiarly.

"With school starting these past few days, you kid must have made a fortune again."

Zhang Liye said while feeling his tiles.

All four of them smoked, but fortunately, there was air conditioning and ventilation in the room, so it didn't feel choking.

Yang Tianxing was calculating his tiles in his head while saying unceremoniously: "The big money isn't being made by you? I'm working hard just to work for you."

"Three of bamboo."

Zhang Liye smiled and discarded a tile: "Now you're working two jobs; one is the school's courier business, and the electronics factory is actually still contracting it to you. I thought they would switch to Shunfeng after the pandemic ended."

"Zhao Qingxun and I survived three days together through life and death, after all; she wouldn't be that heartless."

Yang Tianxing said, half-truthfully.

"You sure can brag."

Zhang Liye sighed: "But that Hong Kong businesswoman has very sharp methods. She replaced a large batch of management last month and even sent some of them to jail; even the old factory manager Li Bisong took early retirement."

Yang Tianxing gave an "un" sound; he knew the inside story. Li Bisong had taken plenty of bribes and kickbacks, and after Zhao Qingxun obtained the evidence, she forced Li Bisong to become her mole.

While she searched for new management, she dug deep into the corrupt parasites in the factory, and in the end, she achieved a seamless transition; not only did she ensure that factory production didn't fall behind, but there was also no resistance during the reform.

These things sound simple to say, but they are very difficult to actually execute; Yang Tianxing didn't want to talk about others, as he also had something to discuss with Zhang Liye today.

"Boss Zhang, there's a matter I've been thinking about for a long time, and I want to get your consent."

"Let's hear it."

Zhang Liye puffed on his cigarette and said with narrowed eyes.

"I have now completely occupied the courier market of five universities, and I plan to expand outward a bit."

Yang Tianxing said.

"How are you going to expand? Are you trying to steal my territory?"

"If I could steal it from you, I would have done it long ago."

Yang Tianxing did not shy away at all: "What I mean is that I want to take all the express delivery business in the Chang'an University Town under my own name. In any case, you know my capabilities; I can definitely earn more profit than other university student agents."

Zhang Liye did not expect Yang Tianxing to propose this suggestion; he flicked the cigarette ash and said: "This matter isn't difficult; I can consider letting you be the general agent."

"Hehe, thank you, Boss Zhang."

Yang Tianxing played a tile: "Nine of Dots."

"Pong."

Zhang Liye smiled and took it; he could roughly guess that Yang Tianxing had played it for him to pong on purpose.

However, Old Zhang still had a question: "Then what name are you planning to use at other schools? Is it still Rocket 101?"

"That's for sure. The name Shentong sounds too ugly; Rocket 101 is a bit more playful, and university students find it easier to accept."

At this, Zhang Liye frowned: "Then the one being promoted in the end is still Rocket 101. I can agree to let you be the general university express delivery agent for the Chang'an District, but you cannot use the name Rocket 101, otherwise that woman Wang Shuzhu will definitely make things difficult for me."

"You aren't even afraid of her making things difficult for you, and besides, I'm only doing this for the sake of promotion," Yang Tianxing argued.

"There is no room for negotiation on this matter, unless you get Wang Shuzhu's consent."

Zhang Liye shook his head and said.

Yang Tianxing knew there was no way to start from Old Zhang here; he rubbed the "East Wind" in his hand and pushed all his tiles over with a "clatter."

"Hu, damn it, pay up."

Yang Tianxing said loudly.

Zhang Liye took a look: "Fuck, you son of a bitch were just waiting for an East Wind; I even thought you played it for me to pong on purpose."

Yang Tianxing smiled: "I originally intended to let you win, but the East Wind is a good tile, so I just decided to win it myself!"