The classroom was already full of people, and the front seats were all occupied, so Xia Qingqing and her three friends could only find a few empty seats in the back.

As soon as Xia Qingqing sat down, she felt a light tap on her shoulder, and a clear male voice sounded behind her.

"Hello classmate, my name is Duan Hao. We're all in the same class, let's get to know each other."

Xia Qingqing turned around and saw a boy with a buzz cut, thick eyebrows, and big eyes smiling at her.

She gave a polite, faint smile: "Hello, Duan, my name is Xia Qingqing."

Duan Hao was about to say something when the teacher walked in, and Xia Qingqing immediately turned her head back.

Liu Minhui whispered gossip in Xia Qingqing's ear: "Qingqing, does that boy behind you have a crush on you?"

The four of them sat down together, but only asked Xia Qingqing's name. Who would believe they weren't hiding something?

"Sister Huimin, you're so gossipy! We've only been in the classroom for 5 minutes, how could it be so exaggerated?" Xia Qingqing seemed a little helpless, but didn't want to say too much, since the person involved was still sitting in the back row.

"I can't help it, married women like me love gossip the most, hehe," Liu Huimin chuckled to herself, unaware that Xia Qingqing had a boyfriend.

Xia Qingqing wasn't in the dorm the day Song Ze brought her there, and Chen Xiu didn't specifically tell her two other roommates about it afterwards, since it was Xia Qingqing's private matter.

Duan Hao has always had good hearing, so he heard Liu Minhui's teasing, and his ears secretly blushed.

Was his performance really that obvious? He had seen Xia Qingqing on the day he registered, but she was surrounded by many people, so he was too embarrassed to approach her.

He thought that since they were all in the same school, they would have a chance to meet eventually, but he never expected that this girl would be in the same class as him.

As soon as the teacher began to speak, the students below fell silent instantly.

"Every student sitting here is excellent... Okay, now let's talk about the main points of today's class meeting. There are two main parts. First, each student will take turns to introduce themselves so that everyone can get to know each other. Then, we will elect class officers."

The self-introductions were given in seating order. The first few students' self-introductions were not very smooth, and they seemed very nervous about suddenly standing in front of so many classmates to introduce themselves.

Soon it was Xue Mengyu's turn, and she confidently stood on the podium:

"Hello everyone, my name is Xue Mengyu, I am 19 years old, and my hobby is reading... In the next four years, I hope to contribute to the class, so I would like to run for class monitor. I hope you can give me a chance to show my abilities, thank you everyone~".

After she finished speaking, she gave a polite salute. This fluent self-introduction sounded like it had been prepared in advance, completely overshadowing the previous students.

Thunderous applause soon filled the classroom, and several male students even started to jeer, saying they would definitely vote for her later.

With Xue Mengyu as a role model, the students who followed her became much bolder.

Xia Qingqing didn't try to stand out; she simply introduced herself in the same way the students in front of her did.

With dozens of people in a class, it's difficult to remember everyone's names at once, unless you have outstanding performances, like Xue Mengyu's fluent self-introduction that sounded like a prepared speech, and her poised and generous personality, which made everyone remember her immediately.

Therefore, when the class officers were elected, she won by an overwhelming margin and became the class monitor.

Xia Qingqing wasn't interested in being a class officer, Chen Xiu was introverted and didn't dare to be one, and Xiang Qiu didn't like troublesome things either, so only Liu Huimin from their dormitory participated in the election and was eventually elected as the study committee member.

Xia Qingqing thought this was pretty good. Having a class officer as a roommate meant she could stay informed about any announcements from the class or school.

Unlike in later generations where everyone has a mobile phone and every class has a group chat, where everyone knows about any announcements, we now mainly rely on verbal notifications. If no one tells you, you will miss a lot of information.

After class, Xia Qingqing and her three roommates planned to go straight back to their dormitory. As they were leaving the classroom, Liu Guizhi bumped into them hard.

Liu Guizhi was not short, standing at around 172 cm tall. Although she wasn't fat, she had a large frame and looked rather robust. Xia Qingqing was knocked back and staggered a few steps by her.

Xiang Qiu quickly caught Xia Qingqing's waist: "Qingqing, are you alright? Did you bump into anything?"

Xia Qingqing shook her head, looking at Liu Guizhi with a somewhat unpleasant expression: "Are you sick?"

"You're the one who's sick. I didn't bump into you on purpose. Who told you to block the doorway?" Liu Guizhi crossed her arms smugly and looked down at Xia Qingqing with disdain.

"Hey country bumpkin, Mengyu is our class monitor now. You better avoid us from now on, or I'll make you regret it."

These arrogant words were too much for Xiang Qiu and the other two to bear, and they wanted to stand up for Xia Qingqing, but Xia Qingqing stopped them.

She sneered at Liu Guizhi: "Ha, is this what you call a dog relying on its master's power? You really have quite the airs of an official."

It's unbelievable that someone almost 20 years old is still so immature. He's just a class monitor; you'd think he was some big boss. Does he have the right to be so arrogant?

"You're the dog, your whole family are dogs, I'll tear your mouth apart!" Liu Guizhi angrily pointed at Xia Qingqing, then immediately withdrew her hand as if remembering something.

Xia Qingqing noticed her little trick and thought to herself that some people really do need to be beaten a few more times before they will behave.

However, since they were still in the classroom, whoever made the first move would definitely be in the wrong, so she put her hand down.

He turned his gaze back to Xue Mengyu, and said with a half-smile, "Squad Leader Xue, you were talking a good game on the stage, but now you're just going to stand by and watch your good friend bully me?"

Xue Mengyu, who was watching the show from the sidelines, was taken aback. She hadn't expected Xia Qingqing to drag her into this, and a hint of annoyance flashed in her eyes.

However, Xia Qingqing is right. As the class monitor, she cannot stand by and watch her classmates have conflicts, as that would contradict the persona she has cultivated.

Xue Mengyu gently patted Liu Guizhi's arm and whispered, "Guizhi, say less. We're all classmates, so we should get along well."

"And Xia, don't take it too hard on Guizhi. She's just a straightforward person and doesn't mean any harm."

Xia Qingqing laughed at these words: "No bad intentions? Are you blind or are we all blind? Oh...right, you and Liu are on the same side, of course you're on her side."