Chapter 151: The Art of Language

After Zhang Xiaoxian finished her self-introduction, the students of Public Management Class 2 went up one by one; on the Cool Terrace under the morning sun, faint clouds and mist permeated the air, with brilliant golden light weaving through them, refracting a hazy array of colors.

In such an environment, with their backs to the morning sun and facing their counselor and classmates, they introduced themselves again after a year.

Yang Tianxing was taking photos on the side, and when it was his turn, he asked someone else to take them for him.

"My name is Yang Tianxing, from Jinzhou City, Qinhan Province. My goal is to be the class monitor; I ask for everyone's support," Yang Tianxing said with a smile.

"Support!"

A classmate shouted from below.

Another classmate joked, "Can we choose not to support you? I regret it."

……………

"My name is Liu Jiaoyue, from Chuan-Yu. Thank you, everyone."

Liu Jiaoyue was still the same as last year, stuttering a bit when speaking in public; after finishing, she bowed and walked down with her head lowered.

Everyone's eyes were very friendly; ever since Liu Jiaoyue started working part-time at the 101 Entrepreneurship Base, many students in Public Management Class 2 realized that this girl was truly beautiful.

However, no one made a move; one reason was that Liu Jiaoyue was overly low-key, and the second was because of Yang Tianxing's presence.

……………

"Hello everyone, my name is Deng Yidi, from Hu City."

When Deng Yidi introduced herself last year, she had deliberately taken off her military training uniform to show off her charm.

Today she used the same trick again, taking off the jacket she wore when she got up early, exposing her delicate skin to the morning sun.

"My name is He Yulin………"

"My name is Yi Min………"

"My name is Fu Yiming………"

"I am your counselor, Xie Yu'an………"

"I am Xie Silu!"

Finally, even Xie Silu excitedly crowded over to introduce herself; after everyone had finished, they all felt both happy and somewhat emotional.

Freshman year had already passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was already sophomore year; this trip to Mount Huang seemed to be a commemoration of their constantly fading youth.

"Let's take a group photo."

Counselor Xie Yu'an suggested.

Everyone obediently stood in several rows; Yang Tianxing invited a professional photographer nearby to help, and after everything was ready, Xie Yu'an, who was in the middle, called out: "Tianxing, hurry over here; you are the class monitor, you need to stand here."

There was actually nothing wrong with this sentence, and the students all felt it was normal, but Dong'er, who was acting as their guide, had a very strange look on her face.

"Shall we all shout 'cheese' together?"

Yang Tianxing said loudly.

However, while the other students were shouting "cheese," Yang Tianxing deliberately shouted "tomato," and the girls couldn't help but laugh.

"Click!"

The photographer helping them was very professional; he captured this moment and took a photo of them in their most relaxed state.

After lingering on the Cool Terrace for a while, these people reluctantly moved on to other scenic spots; the original travel plan was only three days long, but Mount Huang had various landscapes like strange pines, grotesque rocks, seas of clouds, and hot springs, so they needed to hurry to see the most typical representatives.

Although they had Dong'er as a guide and avoided many detours, they were still very tired after a day, and many students went back to their rooms to rest without even eating dinner.

Yang Tianxing couldn't sleep without eating, so he asked the homestay owner to cook him a special meal; just as he was slurping down his noodles, Dong'er walked over slowly.

"Is something the matter?"

Yang Tianxing glanced at her.

"Hello, I would like to ask, are you the class monitor, or is Brother Xiao Yi the class monitor?"

Dong'er asked hesitantly.

Yang Tianxing thought to himself that this little girl was quite serious, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "We are both class monitors, one head and one deputy."

"Thank you."

Dong'er let out a soft sigh of relief, then thanked him and left.

Before long, Yi Min came over with a complex look in his eyes: "Thanks, Second Brother. I thought you would expose me………"

"No need to explain, I understand everything."

Yang Tianxing waved his hand to interrupt: "You assist He Yulin in doing a good job with the coordination work these next few days."

"Thanks, Second Brother. You really are a good person."

Yi Min thanked him sincerely again, but when Yang Tianxing heard the word "good person," he raised his eyebrows and said: "Don't just say nice things; you need to show it through your actions."

After Yang Tianxing finished his noodles, he picked up the bowl to take it to the kitchen and used his hand to gesture the number "2."

Yi Min was stunned for a moment, then suddenly cursed.

Yang Tianxing was telling him to buy two packs of Su cigarettes.

The days of the trip passed very quickly and were very exhausting, because they had to get up early every day, and the only time they truly rested was when they were lying on the bus back.

As they were about to leave this famous mountain, the students in the class felt a sense of emptiness; even the heavy-flavored food they had been eating was something they had gradually adapted to.

The middle-aged owner of the homestay gave a small gift to every student, but Yi Min had two, one of which was given by Dong'er.

Watching Yi Min holding them in his arms like a treasure, Yang Tianxing said with a grin: "How about that? Two packs of cigarettes weren't a loss, right?"

Yi Min raised his head and suddenly said: "Second Brother, I don't plan on keeping in touch with Dong'er after I go back."

Yang Tianxing asked: "Why?"

"In short, we can't be together anyway."

Yi Min smiled, actually showing some of the vicissitudes of growth: "I'm not suitable for her."

Yang Tianxing thought that Old Six actually had this kind of realization, so he patted him on the shoulder: "That's all up to you. In short, if your feet are big, don't buy small-sized shoes; not only will it wear out your feet, but it also wrongs the shoes."

"What are you thinking about?"

Yi Min shook his head and explained, "Mainly because she is too far away, out of sight and out of reach. It's wonderful enough for me to find a junior sister within the Finance Institute; I can't just give up the whole forest for one tree, can I?"

"Awesome."

Yang Tianxing couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "I thought your level of enlightenment was already high, but I still underestimated you. You, Lao Liu, have already jumped outside the Three Realms and are no longer within the Five Elements."

The carriage on the way back was very quiet; everyone was either sleeping with their eyes closed or reminiscing about the fun of this trip. After arriving at the entrance of the Finance Institute, the classmates all said to Yang Tianxing one after another: "Class Monitor, remember to copy the photos out."

In 2003, there was no QQ Zone or WeChat. It just so happened that there was a little bit of class fund left over from before the trip, so Yang Tianxing called He Yulin over: "Go to the printing shop in Hejiaying and pick out a few photos to make a photo album."

"Is it necessary to go to such trouble?" He Yulin felt it was a bit superfluous.

"It's not troublesome, and you don't need to do the printing yourself."

Yang Tianxing said with a smile: "If this kind of photo album is printed, many people can keep it for decades. It's not easy for us to be classmates, so let's leave as many mementos as possible. If you mention the name 'Rocket 101' at that shop, the owner will give you a discount."

"Then you might as well go yourself," He Yulin said.

"I've been away for so long, there are some business matters that need to be handled."

Yang Tianxing turned to Liu Jiaoyue and said: "I'm reporting to you, I won't be back at school for dinner tonight."

Liu Jiaoyue nodded with a blushing face.

After Yang Tianxing left, He Yulin smiled and nudged Liu Jiaoyue: "Not bad, Jiaoyue. A man like Yang Tianxing has been tamed by you, reporting to you so obediently. It really is using softness to overcome hardness."

"No, it's not."

Liu Jiaoyue was a little embarrassed: "He's just doing it for work social engagements."

Tonight's social engagement was for a woman; Zhao Qingxun was leaving the factory area.

That was why Yang Tianxing gave up his rest time to go find her, took out his mobile phone, dialed Zheng Guanshi, and said: "President Zhao, shall we sit down together tonight?"

"Yang Tianxing, you're something else."

Zhao Qingxun said on the phone: "Every time I just return to Chang'an, you ask me to eat, and when I'm about to leave, you ask me to sit down. It feels like you can track my movements."

"Is it such a coincidence?"

Yang Tianxing smiled: "This can only mean that we have a tacit understanding."

"I won't bicker with you anymore. But I don't have many friends in Chang'an, and you, this scumbag, count as a quarter of one. Let's chat for a while tonight."

In the end, Zhao Qingxun still agreed; she really didn't have any friends of her own age.

Zhao Qingxun was a very smart woman. Judging from her previous way of doing things, her thinking was very jumpy, elusive, and her desire for control was relatively strong, so Yang Tianxing only chatted idly with her while eating and didn't talk about anything else.

Because of this, Zhao Qingxun instead remembered the previous time they had barbecue and went to karaoke, as well as this time when Yang Tianxing specifically squeezed out time to eat.

Although she knew his motives were definitely not pure, Zhao Qingxun still took the initiative to ask about the situation of Yang Tianxing's career.

"It's alright, nothing more than being short of money."

Only after Zhao Qingxun spoke did Yang Tianxing smile and say: "If President Zhao supports it a little, this campus enterprise could take on a whole new look."