Chapter 1445: Volunteers

Gu Yuxin pointed at the table and said to Zichen, "Stop blathering, carry it downstairs, and go to the Playground to claim a good spot."

She was not only the Class Monitor but also the Student Union President; today, all the clubs were very active, and the Student Union naturally couldn't fall behind.

"Such a big table, and you want me to carry it down alone? Are you trying to set me up?"

She smiled and said nothing, but her gaze already made it clear—I am setting you up, are you going to jump or not?

Sheng Zichen resignedly hoisted the table and walked out, while Gu Yuxin swaggered behind him, holding a notebook and a square donation box in her arms.

The Playground.

Just as Zichen prepared to set it down, the woman behind him stopped him: "Hey, this spot won't do. Won't I be roasted to death once the sun comes out later?"

That made sense.

Actually, he didn't want to put it here either; he just wanted to set it down and rest for a moment, but he knew Gu Yuxin's temper, so he tried not to provoke her if he could help it.

Carrying the table, he finally reached a place with a large tree; there was shade here, which was perfect.

He was just about to set it down when Gu Yuxin stopped him again: "You can't put it here. It's too remote; who would come here?"

"Big, big sister, didn't you want a place with shade? Where is there shade in a busy area? Where is there shade?"

"I don't care. In any case, our Student Union cannot fall behind others. You are also a member of the Student Union; you wouldn't have absolutely no sense of collective honor, would you?"

Zichen had no energy left to bicker, so he could only hoist the table and head back.

The table pressed down on him like a great mountain.

Sweat dripped down in torrents; the weather wasn't hot, it was even a bit cold, but he was sweating so much—he was truly exhausted.

"Put it down," Gu Yuxin said.

"Not, not there yet."

"Put it down and rest for a bit, are you stupid?"

Zichen:...

He then put it down and leaned against the table, gasping for air.

Gu Yuxin turned and walked away.

"Hey, where are you going?"

"Wait for me here."

She didn't say what she was going to do, only told him to wait right there, so he obediently waited in place without moving.

Before long.

Gu Yuxin returned, holding two bottles of mineral water, and handed him one: "Here."

Zichen took it, twisted it open, and drank more than half the bottle in one go with a "glug-glug" sound.

He was parched; his throat felt like it was smoking.

"Here."

Like magic, she opened her palm and handed him a piece of chocolate.

This was the best thing for a quick energy boost. Zichen took it happily, unwrapped it, and took a bite: "So delicious." He smiled foolishly, as if it were the first time he had ever eaten chocolate in his life.

"Hmph!"

Gu Yuxin rolled her eyes at him in annoyance, though her eyes and brows were filled with smiles.

After resting, they continued on. Gu Yuxin wanted to help him carry it, but Zichen refused: "No need, you're a girl, this isn't work for you. I can do it alone."

He hoisted the table again. This time, whether it was the effect of the chocolate or some other reason, he walked so fast that Gu Yuxin had to jog to keep up!

They reached the spot and set the table up. The two of them sat behind it, and in just one morning, they had raised half a box of money!

The students didn't have much money; it was all small change saved from their living expenses. Although it looked like a lot, in reality, it wasn't much—probably a little over a thousand—but it filled two large pages in the notebook.

The fundraising was only for the morning; in the afternoon, it had to be sent to the disaster area.

"This is mine."

Sheng Zichen took a stack of money out of his bag and was about to stuff it into the donation box.

"Hey, wait a second, how much is this?"

"Ten thousand yuan."

"Where did you get so much money?"

Zichen replied: "My bonus. I don't usually have a use for it, so I might as well donate it to people who need it."

"Oh my, I couldn't tell, Sheng Zichen, you actually have such awareness?"

Gu Yuxin looked at him with new eyes.

It was not easy for an ordinary family to take out so much money for a donation. She solemnly wrote in the notebook: Sheng Zichen, Business Administration Department Class One, donation of ten thousand yuan.

"I left in a hurry this morning and forgot to bring money. Wait for me a moment."

Gu Yuxin went home to get money and returned shortly after.

"Clatter, clatter..."

Good heavens, a shiny pile of coins, a huge heap piled on the table.

It must have been over ten pounds, and there were even broken ceramic shards mixed in with the coins.

Zichen was stunned: "Did you empty out your entire savings?"

"Are you looking down on me?"

Gu Yuxin reached into her bag and pulled out... this time it was all paper money, but in all sorts of denominations.

One hundred, fifty, twenty, ten, five yuan...

"Alright, that's all for now."

She grabbed the money and stuffed it into the donation box. Zichen stopped her: "Wait, how much is this? Do you have a count?"

"No count."

Zichen:...

"Everyone else's donation amounts are clearly recorded in the book, yet you don't even write down the number for your own?"

"Stop nagging, I've always been like this, don't worry about it."

There were quite a few students from other departments on the Playground also fundraising, and seeing this, they all gathered around to watch the spectacle.

Students familiar with Gu Yuxin said to Zichen: "You'll know once you've been here longer; our chairperson had a nickname back in middle school—'Gu One-Can'."

They were all from the same middle school and it was the same back then; every time there was a donation drive, Gu Yuxin would smash her piggy bank at home and take all the coins out to donate, and over time, she earned this nickname.

Gu Yuxin wrote in the book: Gu Yuxin, donation: one can.

"You're really something!"

Zichen gave her a thumbs up.

In the afternoon, there was a new report from the disaster area; because the roads were severely damaged, large vehicles could not get in, and a large number of volunteers were urgently needed to go to the disaster area for rescue.

In the Business Administration Department, Gu Yuxin was the first to sign up, and Sheng Zichen was the second.

He wanted to go himself, but he wouldn't let Gu Yuxin go.

"You can't go, it's too dangerous for a girl."

"By what right do you tell me what to do?"

"By the right of being your boyfriend!"

When Zichen shouted this, the whole class went quiet.

"You come out here with me."

Before the students could react, Gu Yuxin grabbed Sheng Zichen and dragged him out of the classroom to a deserted spot, saying exasperatedly: "Are you sick in the head? Why did you have to shout that so loudly in class? Besides, we've already broken up; you aren't my boyfriend anymore."

"Sorry, I forgot."

Gu Yuxin:...

She was not satisfied with this answer; she wanted to hear something else, but unfortunately, Sheng Zichen didn't say anything else.

"You are no longer my boyfriend, so you have no right to control me," she reminded him again.

"You are not allowed to go. How about this: as long as you don't go, I'll agree to any condition you have, anything at all."

"Hmph!"

Gu Yuxin turned and walked away; she didn't care for any conditions.

Zichen couldn't persuade her, so he tried a roundabout approach and went to find Principal Gu.

"Grandpa, Yuxin signed up to be a volunteer to go to the earthquake disaster area; you didn't know about this, did you?"

"I know."

Sheng Zichen:...

Grandpa Gu's expression was very calm; it looked like not only did he know, but he was also very supportive!