Chapter 149: Are You the Class Monitor?

On the way back to the Finance Institute from He Family Camp, both girls kept their heads lowered.

Liu Jiaoyue was not used to holding her head too high; her greatest wish was for no one to notice her.

He Yulin was feeling discouraged and felt that things were just not sitting right.

"Jiaoyue, is that lecher Yang Tianxing interested in you because of, because of this...?"

He Yulin still couldn't help but speak up, though she was too embarrassed to be too explicit, and could only ask vaguely.

"Hm?"

Liu Jiaoyue turned her head, looking at He Yulin with a dazed expression; she clearly hadn't understood.

"Never mind."

He Yulin let out a deep sigh: "Some things are truly innate, and I can't force them, but it's just too cheap for Yang Tianxing!"

Little He looked down; she felt that for her, a more accurate description would be the feeling of straightening her legs and touching her knees with her hands.

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The bus ride from Chang'an to Huangshan takes about 12 hours, but the students of Public Management Class 2 were in high spirits, and He Yulin even established a "Class Travel Planning Group," with each dormitory selecting one representative to participate.

Because Yang Tianxing had to do the coordinating work as class monitor, and Fu Yiming had a part-time job at the entrepreneurship base, Yi Min represented Dormitory 312 in this planning group.

Since the girls' dormitories were represented by pretty girls like Chen Sisi and Deng Yidi, Yi Min went all out to show off his talents, and sometimes his sense of role immersion was so strong that he would still be ordering Yang Tianxing and Fu Yiming around after returning to the dorm.

"The whole class traveling out of the province together" was news to college students; not only was their own class excited, but the level of discussion among other students was also high, and eventually, even the school found out.

Given that the respiratory disease epidemic had just passed, and coupled with the large number of people and the long distance, the Youth League Committee asked Public Management Class 2 to submit a travel report.

This wasn't difficult; He Yulin wrote a "Humanities and Social Sciences Department Public Management Class 2 Travel Proposal" overnight and submitted it.

One afternoon, the planning group was gathered in the 101 Entrepreneurship Base discussing travel details when He Yulin pushed the door open in a huff and slammed the report onto the table with a "slap."

"Class monitor, you're a student cadre in the Youth League Committee, can't you go and put in a good word?"

He Yulin said in a muffled voice.

"Put in a good word for what?"

Yang Tianxing looked puzzled.

"The Youth League Committee rejected our travel report."

He Yulin plopped down onto a stool: "They also said that if it doesn't pass, our class's travel plan won't be approved."

"On what grounds? We aren't spending their money!"

Yi Min, who had been making a big splash in the class recently, immediately jumped up and said: "The bus is already booked; we should hurry up and send gifts or pull strings if we have to, we absolutely cannot let this be delayed."

The other dormitory representatives looked at each other; everyone had prepared for this trip for a long time, and it would be truly exhausting if it all fell through.

Yang Tianxing didn't say a word; he picked up the report, flipped through it, then picked up a pen to make a revision and said: "Print another copy and submit it."

He Yulin took it and discovered that Yang Tianxing had changed the title from "Humanities and Social Sciences Department Public Management Class 2 Travel Proposal" to "Humanities and Social Sciences Department Public Management Class 2 Team-Building Proposal."

He had only changed "travel" to "team-building," with no other changes to the content.

"Will this work?"

He Yulin said skeptically: "Don't let me make a wasted trip again."

Yang Tianxing said with a grin: "Just take it and try."

Twenty minutes later, He Yulin returned, and everyone looked at her nervously.

"It's done."

He Yulin stared blankly at Yang Tianxing: "Why did the Youth League Committee let it through after you only changed two characters?"

"Hmph!"

Yang Tianxing lit a cigarette triumphantly: "It's a pity you all listen so well in every class; although I fail all my exams, I've grasped things much more thoroughly than you lot."

After everything was arranged, the trip was scheduled for the National Day holiday, and counselor Xie Yu'an brought Xie Silu along as well; a bus for over 50 people drove along the Qin-Hu Expressway.

The atmosphere on the bus started with laughter and joy because everyone was quite excited; most of them had never left the province except for school, and He Yulin even had a few boys and girls who could sing perform to liven things up.

Later, as the vehicle bumped along, everyone began to close their eyes to rest, and any conversation was just whispers between seatmates.

After waking up from a nap, everyone was refreshed again, and the carriage became lively once more, with students asking from time to time: "How much longer until we arrive?"

Yang Tianxing sat in the seat next to the driver; for one, he wanted to look at the scenery, and for another, he could chat with the driver—when driving long distances, having someone to talk to prevents drowsiness.

Thirdly, he couldn't sit with Liu Jiaoyue anyway, so sitting in the front alone was more comfortable.

Xie Silu had originally been sitting next to Xie Yu'an, but later she felt the front seats were more spacious and felt a bit like a roller coaster, so she ran over to Yang Tianxing's spot to play.

When Yi Min came over, Yang Tianxing was leaning back in his chair with his feet up, fiddling with a borrowed camera, while Xie Silu's two little arms were wrapped around Yang Tianxing's neck, fast asleep.

"Damn it, I should have just borrowed a point-and-shoot camera instead of an SLR."

Yang Tianxing cursed inwardly; the camera had been borrowed from Gu Bo'an.

Chairman Gu loved playing with SLRs and was a famous "Teacher Gu" in the Finance Institute's photography circle.

"Second Brother, that's not how you adjust an SLR."

Yi Min shook his head, took the camera, and performed a series of operations with a "click-click-click": "Look, isn't it much clearer now?"

Yang Tianxing tried to focus: "Awesome, Old Six, from now on you are Teacher Yi."

"What Teacher Yi, Professor Yi."

Yi Min waved his hand modestly: "Having more skills doesn't weigh you down; it was my fault before for being too idle. Brother Yang, you shouldn't always be lazy either; you should always contribute a bit to class activities."

"Oh... okay."

Yang Tianxing was a bit stunned, thinking that Yi Min was taking his role very seriously this time; anyone who didn't know better would think he was the class monitor.

After another few hours of the long, boring journey, they finally stopped at the foot of Huangshan at around six in the evening; the weather was overcast, and the temperature wasn't hot at all.

After the students of Public Management Class 2 got off the bus, they were all curiously examining the surrounding environment, and Yang Tianxing's task was to arrange the accommodation.

He had chosen a homestay; the residents were the original inhabitants at the foot of Huangshan who had renovated their homes into lodging. The price was quite affordable, it wasn't far from the tourist spots, and the service didn't have the stuck-up attitude of hotels.

However, some students didn't quite understand, especially Yi Min, who immediately became unhappy upon seeing the layout of the farmhouse courtyard: "Brother Yang, this is the place you chose for us to stay?"

"What's wrong?" Yang Tianxing asked.

Yi Min complained, "These conditions are too harsh, these white walls are just like the countryside, and we aren't actually here for a team-building event."

"You don't know a damn thing."

Yang Tianxing turned his head and scolded, "This is a classic example of Hui-style architecture; black tiles and white walls are its features. Although it looks plain on the outside, the rooms are exactly the same as a hotel, and it's more convenient for going up the mountain from here. They might even be able to provide a tour guide."

Seeing Yang Tianxing get angry, Yi Min didn't dare to argue further, only muttering, "I don't even care about a tour guide..."

Just as the two were talking, a girl with a thick braid walked out from the courtyard.

The temperature in the mountains was low, so she was wearing a long-sleeved plaid shirt with an apron tied around her waist. Perhaps because she had just been washing vegetables, she wiped the water off on her apron while running over to say, "You must be the guests, we are currently cooking."

She immediately helped carry their luggage. Yang Tianxing took a glance; the young girl couldn't have been 20 years old yet. She had a pure and innocent smile, perhaps because the mountain environment nurtured people well, her face was fair and tender, and she looked very innocent when she smiled, somewhat like a low-budget version of Liu Jiaoyue.

Yi Min naturally noticed this too. He didn't say a word, immediately picked up his luggage, and said, "How could we men need you to carry things? You just lead the way."

Comrade Yi Min not only took the initiative himself but also turned his head to shout, "Everyone hurry up, pay attention and keep up with the group."

The two walked in front, and the farm girl with the thick braid said with some admiration, "Dad said you are university students; you must be the class monitor, right?"

"I, I, cough... am the class monitor."

Yi Min coughed and accepted it, then silently added in his heart: "the roommate of."