Chapter 377: Turning Point

A sudden sound broke the order of the scene.

Several people turned their heads to look; at the hall's entrance stood a young girl, with slanting sunlight making her features unclear.

She seemed to have arrived in a hurry, and her chest rose and fell slightly.

"Hey, isn't that Professor Yang's daughter? Why is she here?" Zheng Guoping muttered.

Lu Cheng was also puzzled; he thought he had shouted something earlier, but the place was already noisy, so he hadn't heard clearly.

He just assumed the little girl was there to play, but she was Yang Kaiming's daughter on the stage; an ordinary person wouldn't be so bold as to barge directly into Da Litang.

Originally, after the Vice Principal on the stage was interrupted, he wanted to scold a couple of times, but fortunately Yang Kaiming explained promptly.

The Vice Principal finally smiled: "So she's Professor Yang's daughter. I heard his beloved daughter also got admitted to our Qingbei University and will enroll next year."

"Yes, she's just a bit impatient. I'll let her go back now."

Yang Kaiming thought his daughter wouldn't come; she had run out early saying she wanted to find a classmate, but when the moment came she just came, found a seat and sat down, yet she kept shouting and was completely impolite.

Fortunately the Vice Principal didn't mind: "It's okay, Professor Yang. Perhaps you're uneasy about her; it's already hard enough for you to serve as a judge today, so let her come in."

Wu Yang, seated below, grew impatient: "Why are they still chatting? Announce the president's selection quickly!"

That little girl, indeed—neither early nor late, but showing up precisely now, interrupting the Vice Principal's speech.

But since the girl is Professor Yang's daughter, Wu Yang could only wait patiently.

Anyway, the voting results are already set; announcing them later won't change anything.

As the Vice Principal and Yang Kaiming finished their small talk and were about to resume announcing the final president selection, unexpectedly Yang Yin slipped along the side of the hall and suddenly ran up to the podium.

Upon reaching the stage, she bowed to several leaders, making the Vice Principal laugh cheerfully.

"Professor Yang, your daughter does know manners. So, Yang Yin, wait aside for a moment; we'll finish here shortly."

Yang Yin wouldn't step down: "Sorry, leader uncle, I have something to say."

The Vice Principal glanced, and Yang Kaiming frowned: "Yin Yin, since you're here, just find a seat down below."

Yang Kaiming thought his daughter was just playing, but she still shouldn't run onto the stage to play.

"Dad, today I'm not here as your professor's daughter, but representing over seven hundred freshmen to talk with all the leaders."

Yang Kaiming was stunned; he didn't know what his daughter intended, and what these words meant, assuming she was just messing around.

"Yin Yin, stop fooling around; this is an important event. Go down quickly and stop causing trouble here."

"Dad, I'm not causing trouble; I really have something to say."

Yang Kaiming was about to speak when the Vice Principal chuckled: "Ha ha, Professor Yang, your daughter is quite spirited. So, Yang Yin, what would you like to tell us?"

Seeing the Vice Principal's approval, Yang Yin pulled her father's arm and stepped closer by two steps.

"Leader uncle, I'm here today because I want to take part in the voting activity."

When Yang Yin said that, not only did the Vice Principal fail to understand, but the students below also began to comment.

Wu Yang just thought it was sheer nonsense, boasting that being a professor's daughter let her do whatever she wanted.

Hearing Yang Yin's words, Yang Kaiming was also somewhat perplexed; the voting activity had already ended, only the final announcement of the president's selection remained.

"Yin Yin, the voting activity has already ended."

Yang Kaiming knew his daughter definitely wanted to vote for Lu Cheng; at home she had even discussed that editorial with him, praising its content.

"Dad, we haven't participated in the vote; the activity isn't over until then."

When Wu Yang heard that Yang Yin also wanted to vote, he grew restless.

"Student, I've already said the voting activity is over. Moreover, you're not a student of our school, so you have no right to vote."

Yang Yin disliked that person; last time he had pushed her, causing her head to get bruised.

She had been recuperating at home these days; today she finally removed the gauze, and her mother scolded her a bit.

But wearing the gauze was really ugly; even so, the scar behind would take a long time to heal.

So she could only forego tying a ponytail, letting her hair down so the gauze wouldn't be obvious.

She retorted immediately: "How can I have no qualification? I was also admitted to Qingbei University; although I haven't formally enrolled yet, I'm still admitted, so I'm a member of Qingbei University and have the right to vote."

Yang Yin's words seemed not wrong.

The Vice Principal smiled: "Yang Yin, you speak well. In March next year you will officially enroll; participating early in school activities is also permissible."

Yang Yin gave a smug glance to Wu Yang, who didn't bother to argue; if he wanted to vote, he could, after all he's just one person and can't change the outcome.

At this point the Vice Principal asked again: "So, Yang Yin, who would you like to cast your vote for?"

After all, she's Professor Yang's daughter; Professor Yang is an academician of the National Engineering Academy, specially hired with high remuneration.

"Of course I'll vote for sophomore Lu Cheng."

"Oh? Why vote for Lu Cheng?"

"Because a few days ago I listened to Lu Cheng's promotional material and read his editorial."

"I think he spoke well; as youths of the new era we should embrace new ideas, just as the editorial says, the Student Committee's purpose is to cultivate students' moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor development comprehensively."

"As students, of course we must first master our professional knowledge, but beyond that we should also cultivate our hobbies."

"Excelling in our major brings glory to the nation, but excelling in sports also allows us to compete internationally and bring glory as well."

"Our Qingbei University is a top national institution; at this moment we should set a good example, because if we only constrain youths' thoughts, such a country has no hope."

"Therefore I hope the leader uncles can understand; I've also consulted other incoming students, and everyone strongly supports Lu Cheng."

Listening to Yang Yin's chatter, the Vice Principal smiled.

In truth, he also admired Lu Cheng's ideas, but as a senior school leader, before policies are clear he must stick to a cautious, conservative approach, otherwise chaos could arise.

"Alright, I accept Yang Yin's proposal; let's start the voting."

The Vice Principal let Yang Yin voice her opinion, so he wouldn't bear the charge of suppressing student thought.

Students below began to leave one after another; they all knew that even if Yang Yin could vote, she alone couldn't change the final result.

Who knew that Yang Yin suddenly shouted toward the hall entrance: "You all come up quickly, we can vote now."

Just after Yang Yin finished speaking, a dozen or so students rushed in through the Lecture Hall entrance with a clatter.

Now Wu Yang was completely unable to sit still.