Chapter 33: Handling Matters Requires Methods

The Youth League Committee is a department whose functions vary from school to school; in some schools, it is merely an ordinary mid-level department, but at the Chang'an Finance Institute, its position is quite important. From the Student Union to the Admissions Office, and from logistics management to resource allocation, the Youth League Committee is a department that can have a say in things.

After class, Yang Tianxing followed He Yulin to the office building, with Liu Jiaoyue silently trailing behind; seeing that Yang Tianxing's expression was poor, she was even more afraid to speak.

"Knock, knock, knock."

At the door of a single-person office, He Yulin greeted, "Teacher Sun, I'm bothering you again."

Yang Tianxing looked at the job information posted on the wall: Sun Nan, Deputy Secretary of the Youth League Committee of the School of Finance and Economics.

Sun Nan was about 40 years old and wore a pair of black-gold-rimmed glasses; perhaps due to sitting in an office for long periods, his body was slightly obese.

He was drafting a document and looked at He Yulin with some impatience: "Why are you here again? I've already said that applying for the financial aid for impoverished students requires a process. Besides, the supporting materials for that student, Liu Jiaoyue, are insufficient, and we still need to verify them properly with the local government departments."

"Then how much longer will it take, Teacher Sun?" He Yulin asked hurriedly.

Sun Nan lowered his head again to draft the document: "It's hard to determine the time; it could be long or short. In any case, after we have verified everything clearly, this financial aid for impoverished students will definitely be issued."

Upon hearing that there was still no definite answer, He Yulin began to feel anxious: "I submitted the materials before the break, and you said long ago that the review had started; how is it that there is still no confirmation now?"

Sun Nan replied in a leisurely manner: "The school has the school's rules, and the finance department has the finance department's system. You students should also try to understand."

After speaking, Sun Nan stopped paying attention to He Yulin and ignored Yang Tianxing and Liu Jiaoyue as well, burying his head in writing materials on his own; in the room, there was only the "whoosh" sound of the air conditioner.

"It's like this again."

He Yulin had encountered this situation several times in a row; it was like hitting a cotton ball with a fist, stuck here unable to advance or retreat.

She turned her head to look; the class monitor, Yang Tianxing, was watching coldly from the sidelines, and the person concerned, Liu Jiaoyue, was standing cautiously at the door, hope and disappointment coexisting in her beautiful peach-blossom eyes.

"Huff."

He Yulin let out a heavy breath; the previous times she had encountered such cold treatment, she would have left at a loss, but this time Yang Tianxing was also here, so she must not let him look down on her.

"Teacher Sun, it is already common knowledge that Liu Jiaoyue's family is impoverished; she now only eats three-mao worth of rice and free seaweed and egg drop soup every day."

"Liu Jiaoyue works a part-time job in the library and has to be busy until ten o'clock every night."

"She is now preparing to take a part-time job in the cafeteria just to save the money for one dinner; Teacher Sun, these situations can all be seen."

He Yulin explained earnestly and emotionally, but Sun Nan did not respond at all, as if he hadn't heard her.

Facing this kind of soft rejection and obstruction, along with the anger accumulated over several times, He Yulin could no longer hold back and slammed her hand on the table with a "slap."

Everyone was startled, and the pen in Sun Nan's hand was thrown out.

"Do you deserve to be a teacher and a Party member like this?!"

He Yulin shouted loudly, her short hair seeming to stand up along with this momentum.

Seeing that things were going poorly, Yang Tianxing quickly walked up to pull He Yulin back, but unexpectedly, Sun Nan also became angry; he took the official seal out of the drawer and slammed it onto the table: "Since you say it like that, just take the official seal and you be responsible for the approval!"

He Yulin was also reckless and was about to walk over without a word, but Yang Tianxing hurriedly stopped her: "He Yulin, don't do anything stupid!"

"Yang Tianxing, don't stop me! Don't you like He Yulin?! Then you should be standing on our side!"

He Yulin was already speaking with a sobbing tone.

Yang Tianxing thought to himself how such a matter could be purely divided into "this side" and "that side"; if one really wanted the application to succeed, one had to place oneself on the school's "side."

The money was actually a small matter; the key was that this quota was very precious. Once Liu Jiaoyue's status as an impoverished student was confirmed, she would have an invisible advantage in other various applications.

Finally, Yang Tianxing managed to persuade He Yulin to leave, and he also tidied up Sun Nan's official seal and desk on the way out.

Walking out of the office, He Yulin finally couldn't help but cry: "Jiaoyue's conditions all meet the requirements, but he just won't approve it, why!!!"

Liu Jiaoyue stretched out her sleeve; she was still wearing her old high school uniform, loose and baggy, with some parts already washed white. She gently helped He Yulin wipe away her tears and then said softly: "Then let's not apply anymore. We won't come again in the future."

"Then what will you do in the future?"

He Yulin asked while wiping her tears; her personality was such that emotions came and went very quickly.

"It's okay, I'm, I'm fine."

Liu Jiaoyue spoke in her usual small voice, but her tone revealed strength.

Yang Tianxing was a bit surprised at first, but upon noticing that Liu Jiaoyue still didn't dare to look at him, he suddenly understood that this strength was not in her personality, but hidden deep in her bones.

Liu Jiaoyue was still innocent, still kind, still timid and inferior, and even remained a punching bag in front of Yang Tianxing, but due to her hard upbringing, she was naturally prepared to face all the difficulties of life in silence.

Yang Tianxing sighed and said to He Yulin: "Give me Liu Jiaoyue's application materials."

"Can you handle it?"

He Yulin asked with teary eyes.

Yang Tianxing shook his head: "I'm not sure either, but if you had let me intervene from the very beginning, it should have been a bit simpler."

"Even if you intervene in advance, it's useless! The key is that that teacher doesn't understand the system," He Yulin said indignantly.

"It's not that he doesn't understand the system, it's that you don't understand the ways of the world, Secretary He."

Yang Tianxing took the application materials and flipped through them casually: "You two go back; I've taken over this matter."

"What do you plan to do?"

He Yulin asked, unwilling to give up.

"I have my own methods. One is to clean up your mess, and the other is to build connections for myself," Yang Tianxing said with a relaxed expression.

He Yulin felt a bit guilty; she also realized that her impulsiveness just now had increased the difficulty of this matter, but what did "building connections" mean? Listening to Yang Tianxing, it seemed there was also a positive side to it.

Seeing He Yulin's confused look, Yang Tianxing explained with rare seriousness: "Misfortune is what fortune relies upon; sometimes a problem seems to be at a dead end, but it actually hides an opportunity for a breakthrough."

"For example, you offended the Youth League Committee teacher, but if I can resolve this dispute, it is actually an opportunity to increase communication with the Youth League Committee teacher."

"There is gain in every loss, is that the logic?" He Yulin said, realizing.

"Exactly. Who knows, after this matter is resolved, I might even harvest love?"

Yang Tianxing said with a cheeky grin and glanced at Liu Jiaoyue, who immediately lowered her head, blushing, and stared at her own toes.

He Yulin spat, pulled Liu Jiaoyue along to leave, and added earnestly: "Class monitor, you're actually quite handsome when you're serious."

Yang Tianxing laughed: "Little He, I advise you not to indulge in wishful thinking; it's impossible for us. You should consider Yi Min properly."

"Pah!"