Chapter 409: Which of These Two Mops Is the Unrecognized Talent?

So Pei Wencong should count as one of them, right?

"Oh."

A sudden, out-of-place cheer erupted in the classroom; several students jumped up excitedly.

"Amazing! I never thought the negotiations would actually succeed."

"I'm so happy—today is a day worth remembering."

"Of course it's worth remembering—Hong Kong has returned, Macau is next, and reunification across the strait is just around the corner."

"I'll go tell the other classmates—this news should reach everyone."

Li Ye watched his classmates rush excitedly toward other classrooms, and couldn't help but feel a wave of reflection—university students of this era were still quite different from those of the future.

They were more sincere, more passionate, and their longing for a better future was far stronger.

The release of the joint statement followed the timeline in Li Ye's memory, but it had altered Zhen Rongrong's autumn outing plans.

Because this Sunday was already September 30th; everyone suddenly felt they ought to prepare properly for tomorrow's National Day parade.

Thus, the economics department's trip to Fragrant Hills—a collective activity with strong personal overtones—was inevitably canceled.

After a brief sense of disappointment, Zhen Rongrong seriously began preparing for the National Day parade.

She bought red paper and small sticks, and each student made a little red flag; she also sternly warned several classmates that on October 1st, they must wash and clean their clothes and shoes—no trace of slovenliness allowed.

But when a neatly made little red flag was handed to Li Ye, he shook his head helplessly, indicating he couldn't attend this year's National Day parade.

Because on this year's October 1st, Li Ye's sister Li Yue was getting married.

Though marriage and funerals were private matters, they still carried more weight than the National Day parade. So Zhen Rongrong could only nod sadly at Li Ye and turn back to continue making flags.

Yet that clearly well-crafted little red flag remained on Li Ye's desk.

Perhaps Zhen Rongrong's words, "We may never meet again after graduation," were spoken from the heart.

Li Ye's mind flashed with several ideas—should he suggest she make a giant banner instead?

But then he decided against it—he was already far too extraordinary; unless necessary, he shouldn't steal others' fortune.

Still, on the afternoon of September 30th, Li Ye specifically went to the biology department dormitory, determined to identify which mop would create that iconic, legendary moment in tomorrow's parade.

But after looking over and over, every single mop was dull, unremarkable, and plain.

Tell me—among these mops, which one is the unrecognized talent, and which one is just an ordinary nobody?

Perhaps everyone's life is like this: originally just an ordinary talent, yet by chance, thrust onto a pivotal moment, and then, bewildered, gains a lifetime of brilliance.

In his past life, Li Ye had once looked up the three biology students who held the banner—but Baidu had no separate entries for them; compared to many economics students, they were far more low-key.

Perhaps they themselves never imagined that the brightest moment of their lives would be that single instant tomorrow.

The 1984 National Day parade featured many iconic moments—for instance, farmers driving tractors past the square, with large signs reading "Contract Responsibility System Is Great";

Or, after many years, the mainland's first restored military parade, which created the universally acclaimed strongest spear-presenting formation—a sea of gleaming bayonets that, even decades later, still left people awestruck;

But the most classic, the most dazzling, was still that one banner made from two mops and a strip of cloth.

(End of Chapter)

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